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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 12 - 10. vector algebra

If \(\vec a,\vec b\) and  \(\vec c\) are unit vectors such that \(\vec a + 2\vec b + 2\vec c = \vec 0\), then \(\left| {\vec a \times \vec c} \right|\) is equal to

  1. A \(\frac{1}{{4}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{4}\)
  3. C \(\frac{15}{{16}}\)
  4. D \(\frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{16}\)
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(B) \(\frac{{\sqrt {15} }}{4}\)

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(b) \(\quad \because \vec{a}+2 \vec{b}+2 \vec{c}=\overrightarrow{0}\) [Given] \(\Rightarrow \vec{a}+2 \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=-2 \vec{b}\) \( \Rightarrow (\vec a + 2\vec c) \cdot (\vec a + 2\overrightarrow {\rm{c}} ) = ( - 2\vec b)( - 2\overrightarrow {\rm{b}} )\)…
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