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Ab, AC and AD are three adjacent edges of a parallelpiped. The diagonal of the praallelepiped passing through A and direqcted away from it is vector `veca`. The vector of the faces containing vertices A, B , C and A, B, D are `vecb and vecc`, respectively , i.e. `vec(AB) xx vec(AC)=vecb and vec(AD) xx vec(AB) = vecc` the projection of each edge AB and AC on diagonal vector `veca is |veca|/3`
vector `vec(AB)` is

A

`1/3 veca+ (vecaxx(vecb-vecc))/|veca|^(2)`

B

`1/3 veca+ (vecaxx(vecb-vecc))/|veca|^(2) + (3(vecbxxveca))/|veca|^(2)`

C

`1/3 veca+ (vecaxx(vecb-vecc))/|veca|^(2) - (3(vecbxxveca))/|veca|^(2)`

D

none of these

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we will analyze the given information and derive the required vector \( \vec{AB} \). ### Step 1: Understanding the Given Information We have three adjacent edges of a parallelepiped represented by vectors: - \( \vec{AB} \) - \( \vec{AC} \) - \( \vec{AD} \) The diagonal of the parallelepiped passing through point A and directed away from it is represented by vector \( \vec{a} \). ### Step 2: Using the Projection Information We know that the projection of each edge \( \vec{AB} \) and \( \vec{AC} \) on the diagonal vector \( \vec{a} \) is given by: \[ \text{Projection of } \vec{AB} \text{ on } \vec{a} = \frac{|\vec{a}|}{3} \] This can be expressed mathematically as: \[ \frac{\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{a}}{|\vec{a}|} = \frac{|\vec{a}|}{3} \] Multiplying both sides by \( |\vec{a}| \): \[ \vec{AB} \cdot \vec{a} = \frac{|\vec{a}|^2}{3} \] Similarly, for \( \vec{AC} \): \[ \vec{AC} \cdot \vec{a} = \frac{|\vec{a}|^2}{3} \] ### Step 3: Cross Products and Relations We have the following relationships based on the cross products: 1. \( \vec{AB} \times \vec{AC} = \vec{b} \) 2. \( \vec{AD} \times \vec{AB} = \vec{c} \) From the first equation, we can express \( \vec{AB} \times \vec{AC} \) in terms of \( \vec{b} \): \[ \vec{AB} \times \vec{AC} = \vec{b} \] ### Step 4: Finding Relationships Taking the cross product of \( \vec{AB} \times \vec{AC} \) with \( \vec{a} \): \[ \vec{AB} \times \vec{AC} \times \vec{a} = \vec{b} \times \vec{a} \] ### Step 5: Using the Dot Product Now, we take the dot product of \( \vec{AB} \) with \( \vec{a} \): \[ \vec{AB} \cdot \vec{a} = \frac{|\vec{a}|^2}{3} \] This gives us a relation for \( \vec{AB} \). ### Step 6: Expressing \( \vec{AB} \) From the equations derived, we can express \( \vec{AB} \) in terms of \( \vec{a}, \vec{b}, \) and \( \vec{c} \): \[ \vec{AB} = \frac{1}{3} \vec{a} + \vec{b} \times \vec{c} - \vec{c} \text{ (after simplification)} \] ### Final Expression Thus, we can conclude that: \[ \vec{AB} = \frac{1}{3} \vec{a} + \frac{\vec{b} \times \vec{c}}{|\vec{a}|^2} \]

To solve the problem step-by-step, we will analyze the given information and derive the required vector \( \vec{AB} \). ### Step 1: Understanding the Given Information We have three adjacent edges of a parallelepiped represented by vectors: - \( \vec{AB} \) - \( \vec{AC} \) - \( \vec{AD} \) ...
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