JEE Main 2004 — Vector Algebra Question with Solution
JEE Main 2004
Question
Let and be three non-zero vectors such that no two of these are collinear. If the vector is collinear with and is collinear with ( being some non-zero scalar) then equals
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Correct answer
D0
Step-by-step explanation
and
.
Since and are non-collinear.
Putting the value of and in (1) and (2), we get
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