The value of [ a - b , b - c , c - a ], where | a |=1, | b |=5, | c |=3, is: 1. 0 2. 1 3. 6 4. None of these.

1. 0 Solution: We have [ a - b , b - c , c - a ] = ( ( a - b ) ( b - c ) ). ( c . a ) (By definition of scalar triple product) = ( ( a - b ) b - ( a - b ) c ). ( c - a ) = ( a b - b b - a c + b c ). ( c - a ) = ( a b -0- a c + b c ). ( c - a ) = ( a b ). ( c - a )- ( a c ). ( c - a )+ ( b c ). ( c - a ) = ( a b ). c - ( a b ). a - ( a c ). c + ( a c ). a + ( b c ). c ( b c ) . a [ a b c ]- [ a b a ]- [ a c c ]+ [ a c a ]+ [ b c c ]- [ b c a ] = [ a b c ]-0+0+0- [ a b c ] ( [ a b c ]= [ b c a ]= [ c a b ] ) =0

The value of [ a - b , b - c , c - a ], where | a |=1,

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The value of $\big[\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}},\vec{\text{b}}-\vec{\text{c}},\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big],$ where $\big|\vec{\text{a}}\big|=1,\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|=5,\big|\vec{\text{c}}\big|=3,$ is:

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None of these.

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Solution:
We have
$\big[\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}},\vec{\text{b}}-\vec{\text{c}},\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big]$
$=\big(\big(\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}\big)\times\big(\vec{\text{b}}-\vec{\text{c}}\big)\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}.\vec{\text{a}}\big)$ (By definition of scalar triple product)
$=\big(\big(\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}\big)\times\vec{\text{b}}-\big(\vec{\text{a}}-\vec{\text{b}}\big)\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)$
$=\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{b}}-\vec{\text{b}}\times{\vec{\text{b}}}-\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}+\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)$
$=\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{b}}-0-\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}+\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)$
$=\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{b}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)-\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)+\big(\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\big(\vec{\text{c}}-\vec{\text{a}}\big)$
$=\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{b}}\big).\vec{\text{c}}-\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{b}}\big).\vec{\text{a}}-\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\vec{\text{c}}+\big(\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\vec{\text{a}}+\big(\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\vec{\text{c}}\big(\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big)\\.\vec{\text{a}}\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]-\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{a}}\big]-\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]+\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{a}}\big]+\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]-\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{a}}\big]$
$=\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]-0+0+0-\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]$ $\big(\therefore\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]=\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{a}}\big]=\big[\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\big]\big)$
$=0$

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