Q.

Let p,q,r be three mutually perpendicular vectors 

of the same magnitude. If a vector x satisfies the equation

p×(xq)×p+q×(xr)×q+r×xp×r=0

then x is given by

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a

12(p+q+r)

b

13(p+q+r)

c

13(2p+qr)

d

12(p+q2r)

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

We have,

p×{(xq)×p}+q×{(xr)×q}+r×{xp)×r}=0(pp)(xq){p(xq)p)+(qq)(xr){(q(xr)}q+(rr)(xp){r(xp)}r=0|p|2+|q|2+|r|2x|p|2q+|q|2r+|r|2p {px)p+(qx)q+(rx)r}=03λ2xλ2(p+q+r){(px)p+(qx)q+(rx)r}=0

where λ=|p|=|q|=|r|

3λ2xλ2(p+q+r)λ2x=0 x=(px)p|p|2+(qx)q|q|2+(rx)r|r|2x=12(p+q+r)

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