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`veca` and `vecb` are two given vectors. On these vectors as adjacent sides a parallelogram is constructed. The vector which is the altitude of the parallelogam and which is perpendicular to `veca` is not equal to

A

`((veca.vecb))/(|veca|^(2))veca-vecb`

B

`1/|veca|^(2){|veca|^(2)vecb- (veca.vecb)veca}`

C

`(vecaxx(veca xx vecb))/(|veca|^(2))`

D

`(vecaxx(vecb xx veca))/(|vecb|^(2))`

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The correct Answer is:
a,b,c

w have
AM = projection of `vecb on veca = (veca . Vecb)/(|vecb|)`
`vec(AM) = ((veca.vecb)/(|veca|^(2)))veca` ,
Now, in `triangle ADM`
`vec(AD) =vec(AM) +vec(MD) or vec(DM)=vec(AM)-vec(AD)`
`Rightarrow vec(DM)= ((veca.vecb)veca)/(|veca|^(2))-vecb`
` = 1/(|veca|^(2))[(veca.vecb)veca-|veca|^(2) vecb]`
`vec(MD) = 1/(|veca|^(2))[|veca|^(2)vecb- (veca.vecb)veca]`
Now, ` (vecaxx (vecaxxvecb))/(|veca|^(2))=1/(|veca|)[(veca.vecb)veca-(veca.vecb)vecb]`
`vec(DM)`
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