Home
Class 11
MATHS
Let veca, vecb , vecc be non -coplanar v...

Let `veca, vecb , vecc` be non -coplanar vectors and let equations `veca', vecb', vecc'` are reciprocal system of vector `veca, vecb ,vecc` then prove that `veca xx veca' + vecb xx vecb' + vecc xx vecc'` is a null vector.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

`veca xx veca' = (veca xx (vecb xx vecc))/([veca vecb vecc])= (veca.vecc)vecb - (veca .vecb)vecc)/([veca vecb vecc]) `
similarly, `vecb xx veb' = ((vecb .veca)vecc- (vecc.vecc)veca)/[veca vecb vecc] `
`and vecc xx vecc' = ((vecc. Vecb) veca - (veca .veca) vecb)/[veca vecb vecc]`
so `vecaxx veca'+vecbxxvecb' +veccxxvecc' =0`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS AND THEIR GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS

    CENGAGE|Exercise Exercise|247 Videos
  • DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS AND THEIR GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS

    CENGAGE|Exercise JEE Previous Year (Single Question)|28 Videos
  • DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS AND THEIR GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS

    CENGAGE|Exercise Exercise 2.2|15 Videos
  • CONIC SECTIONS

    CENGAGE|Exercise Solved Examples And Exercises|1316 Videos
  • LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES

    CENGAGE|Exercise Solved Examples And Exercises|320 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

if veca + vecb + vecc=0 , then show that veca xx vecb = vecb xx vecc = vecc xx veca .

If veca, vecb, vecc and veca', vecb', vecc' form a reciprocal system of vectors then [(veca', vecb', vecc')]=

If veca + 2 vecb + 3 vecc = vec0 " then " veca xx vecb + vecb xx vecc + vecc xx veca=

If veca,vecb, vecc and veca',vecb',vecc' are reciprocal system of vectors, then prove that veca'xxvecb'+vecb'xxvecc'+vecc'xxveca'=(veca+vecb+vecc)/([vecavecbvecc])

If veca, vecb, vecc are vectors such that veca.vecb=0 and veca + vecb = vecc then:

If veca, vecb, vecc and veca', vecb', vecc' form a reciprocal system of vectors then veca.veca'+vecb.vecb'+vecc.vecc'=

Let veca, vecb, and vecc be three non- coplanar vectors and vecd be a non -zero , which is perpendicular to (veca + vecb + vecc). Now vecd = (veca xx vecb) sin x + (vecb xx vecc) cos y + 2 (vecc xx veca) . Then

If veca, vecb and vecc be three non-coplanar vectors and a',b' and c' constitute the reciprocal system of vectors, then prove that i. vecr=(vecr.veca')veca+(vecr.vecb')vecb+(vecr.vecc')vecc ii. vecr= (vecr.veca)veca'+(vecr.vecb)vecb' + (vecr.vecc) vecc'

CENGAGE-DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OF VECTORS AND THEIR GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS -Exercise 2.3
  1. If veca , vecb , vecc and vecd are four non-coplanar unit vectors such...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. If vecl,vecm,vecn are three non coplanar vectors prove that [vec vecm ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. if the volume of a parallelpiped whose adjacent egges are veca=2hati+3...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. If veca=hati+hatj + hatk and vecb = hati - 2 hatj+hatk then find the v...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. If vecx.veca=0vecx.vecb=0 and vecx.vecc=0 for some non zero vector vec...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. If veca=hati+hatj + hatk and vecb = hati - 2 hatj+hatk then find the v...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. If veca , vecb and vecc are three vectors such that vecaxx vecb =vecc...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. If veca= vecP + vecq, vecP xx vecb = vec0 and vecq. vecb =0 then prove...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. prove that (veca.(vecbxxhati)hati+(veca.(vecbxxhatj))hatj+ (veca.(vecb...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. for any four vectors veca,vecb, vecc and vecd prove that vecd. (vecax...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. If veca and vecb be two non-collinear unit vectors such that vecaxx(ve...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. show that (vecaxxvecb)xxvecc=vecaxx(vecbxxvecc) if and only if veca a...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Let veca, vecb and vecc be non-zero vectors such that no two are colli...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. If vecp, vecq , vecr denote vectors vecbxxvecc, vecc xx vecc xx veca, ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Let veca, vecb , vecc be non -coplanar vectors and let equations veca'...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Given unit vectors hatm hatn and hatp such that angle between hatm and...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. vec a , vec b ,a n d vec c are three unit vectors and every two are...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Let veca=a(1)hati+a(2)hatj+a(3)hatk,vecb=b(2)hatj+b(3)hatk and vecc=c(...

    Text Solution

    |