Question 32

Mathematics Scalar and Vector Products Hard

Let&nbsp;<span class="math-tex">\(\vec a, \vec b, \vec c\)</span>&nbsp;be vector such that&nbsp;<span class="math-tex">\(|\vec a| = 2, |\vec b|= 3, |\vec c| = 5\)</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span class="math-tex">\(\vec a + \vec b + \vec c = 0\)</span>. The value of&nbsp;<span class="math-tex">\(\rm \vec a.\vec b + \vec b.\vec c + \vec c.\vec a\)</span>&nbsp;is?

(A) 38
(B) -38
(C) 19
(D) -19
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Correct Solution: Option D

Step-by-step Solution:

\[ \text{Here, } \vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c} = 0 \text{ and } \vec{a}^2 = 4, \quad \vec{b}^2 = 9, \quad \vec{c}^2 = 25 \] \[ \therefore (\vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c}) \cdot (\vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c}) = 0 \] \[ \Rightarrow \vec{a}^2 + \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{a} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{a} + \vec{b}^2 + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{c}^2 = 0 \] \[ \Rightarrow \vec{a}^2 + \vec{b}^2 + \vec{c}^2 + 2 (\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}) = 0 \quad [\because \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = \vec{b} \cdot \vec{a}] \] \[ \Rightarrow 4 + 9 + 25 + 2 (\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}) = 0 \] \[ \Rightarrow \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a} = \frac{-38}{2} = -19 \]