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JEE Main 26 August 2021, Shift 1, Maths Q77

Question 77 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 17 of 30, Section A.

Let

\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}

and

\vec{b}=\hat{j}-\hat{k}

. If

\vec{c}

is a vector such that

\vec{a}\times\vec{c}=\vec{b}

and

\vec{a}\cdot\vec{c}=3

, then

\vec{a}\cdot(\vec{b}\times\vec{c})

is equal to :

(1) $-2$ Official answer
(2) $2$
(3) $-6$
(4) $6$

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter: Vector Algebra
Topic: Cross Product
Idea tested: Solving Vector Equations with Cross Products

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