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If \((\bar{a} \times \bar{b}) \times \bar{c}=-5 \bar{a}+4 \bar{b}\) and \(\bar{a} \cdot \bar{b}=3\), then the value of \(\bar{a} \times(\bar{b} \times \bar{c})\) is

  1. A \(3 \bar{b}-4 \bar{c}\)
  2. B \(4 \overline{\mathrm{a}}-3 \overline{\mathrm{b}}\)
  3. C \(4 \overline{\mathrm{b}}-3 \overline{\mathrm{c}}\)
  4. D \(3 \bar{a}-4 \bar{c}\)
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Correct Answer

(C) \(4 \overline{\mathrm{b}}-3 \overline{\mathrm{c}}\)

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Detailed explanation

\(\begin{aligned}
& (\overline{\mathrm{a}} \times \overline{\mathrm{b}}) \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}=(\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}) \overline{\mathrm{b}}-(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}) \overline{\mathrm{a}} \\
& \text { But, }(\overline{\mathrm{a}} \times \overline{\mathrm{b}}) \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}=-5 \overline{\mathrm{a}}+4 \overline{\mathrm{b}} \\
\therefore \quad & -5 \overline{\mathrm{a}}+4 \overline{\mathrm{b}}=(\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}) \overline{\mathrm{b}}-(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}) \overline{\mathrm{a}}
\end{aligned}\)
Comparing, we get
\(\begin{aligned}
\therefore \quad \overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}=4 & \\
\overline{\mathrm{a}} \times(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}) & =(\overline{\mathrm{a} \cdot} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}}) \overline{\mathrm{b}}-(\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{b}}) \overline{\mathrm{c}} \\
& =4 \overline{\mathrm{b}}-3 \overline{\mathrm{c}} \quad \ldots[\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{b}}=3 \text { (given) }]
\end{aligned}\)