MCQ
If $ABCDEF$ is regular hexagon, then $\overrightarrow {AD} \, + \overrightarrow {EB} + \overrightarrow {FC} = $
  • A
    $0$
  • B
    $2\overrightarrow {AB} $
  • C
    $3\overrightarrow {AB} $
  • $4\overrightarrow {AB} $

Answer

Correct option: D.
$4\overrightarrow {AB} $
d
(d)A regular hexagon  $ABCDEF.$

We know from the hexagon that $\overrightarrow {AD} $ is parallel to $\overrightarrow {BC} $ or $\overrightarrow {AD} = 2\,\overrightarrow {BC} $; $\overrightarrow {EB} $ is parallel to $\overrightarrow {FA} $

or $\overrightarrow {EB} = 2\overrightarrow {FA} $, and $\overrightarrow {FC} $ is parallel to $\overrightarrow {AB} $ or $\overrightarrow {FC} = 2\,\overrightarrow {AB} $.

Thus $\overrightarrow {AD} + \overrightarrow {EB} + \overrightarrow {FC} = 2\,\overrightarrow {BC} + 2\,\overrightarrow {FA} + 2\,\overrightarrow {AB} $

$ = 2(\overrightarrow {FA} + \overrightarrow {AB} + \overrightarrow {BC} ) = 2(\overrightarrow {FC} ) = 2(2\overrightarrow {AB} ) = 4\,\overrightarrow {AB} $.

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