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If `vecu` and `vecv` be unit vectors. If `vecw` is a vector such that `vecw+(vecwxxvecu)=vecv` then `vecu.(vecvxxvecw)` will be equal to

A

`1-vecv.vecw`

B

`1-|vecw|^(2)`

C

`|vecw|^(2)-(vecv.vecw)^(2)`

D

all of these

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The correct Answer is:
D

We have
`vecw+(vecwxxvecu)=vecv`……………..i
Taking scalar product with `vecv` we obtain
`{vecw+(vecwxxvecu)}.vecv=vecv.vecv`
`impliesvecw.vecv+(vecwxxvecu).vecv=|vecc|^(2)`
`impliesvecw.vecv+[(vecu, vecv, vecw)]=1 [ :' |vecv|=1]`
`implies[(vecu, vecv, vecw)]=1-vecv. vecw`................ii
So option a is correct.
Taking cross product of i with `vecu`, we obtain
`vecuxxvecw+vecuxx(vecwxxvecu)=vecuxxvecv`
`impliesvecuxxvecw+(vecu.vecu)vecw-(vecu.vecw)vecu=vecuxxvecv`
`impliesvecuxxvecw+vecw-(vecu.vecw)vecu=vecuxxvecv`
Taking dot product with `vecw` we get
`vecw.(vecuxxvecw)+vecw.vecw-(vecu-vecw)(vecw.vecu)=vecw.(vecuxxvecc)`
`implies|vecw|^(2)-(vecu.vecw)^(2)=[(vecu, vecv, vecw)]`
`implies|vecw|^(2)-(vecu.vecw)^(2)=[(vecu, vecv, vecw)]`..............iii
So option is correct
Taking scalar product of i with `vecw` we get
`vecw.vecw+vecw.(vecwxxvecu)=vecw.vecv`
`implies|vecw|^(2)+0=vecv.vecw`
`impliesvecv.vecw=|vecw|^(2)`
Substituting the value of `vecv.vecw` in ii, we get
`[(vecu, vecv, vecw)]=1-|vecw|^(2)`
So optio b is correct.
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