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JEE Main 2023 · MathsMultiple choiceSingle correctMediumConceptual

JEE Main 11 April 2023, Shift 2, Maths Q17

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

If four distinct points with position vectors a⃗,b⃗,c⃗\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c} and d⃗\vec{d} are coplanar, then [a⃗ b⃗ c⃗][\vec{a}\ \vec{b}\ \vec{c}] is equal to
  1. (1)[d⃗ b⃗ a⃗]+[a⃗ c⃗ d⃗]+[d⃗ b⃗ c⃗][\vec{d}\ \vec{b}\ \vec{a}] + [\vec{a}\ \vec{c}\ \vec{d}] + [\vec{d}\ \vec{b}\ \vec{c}]
  2. (2)[d⃗ c⃗ a⃗]+[b⃗ d⃗ a⃗]+[c⃗ d⃗ b⃗][\vec{d}\ \vec{c}\ \vec{a}] + [\vec{b}\ \vec{d}\ \vec{a}] + [\vec{c}\ \vec{d}\ \vec{b}]Official answer
  3. (3)[a⃗ d⃗ b⃗]+[d⃗ c⃗ a⃗]+[d⃗ b⃗ c⃗][\vec{a}\ \vec{d}\ \vec{b}] + [\vec{d}\ \vec{c}\ \vec{a}] + [\vec{d}\ \vec{b}\ \vec{c}]
  4. (4)[b⃗ c⃗ d⃗]+[d⃗ a⃗ c⃗]+[d⃗ b⃗ a⃗][\vec{b}\ \vec{c}\ \vec{d}] + [\vec{d}\ \vec{a}\ \vec{c}] + [\vec{d}\ \vec{b}\ \vec{a}]

Official answer

Option 2

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