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If \(\mathrm{a}(\vec{\alpha} \times \vec{\beta})+\mathrm{b}(\vec{\beta} \times \vec{\gamma})+\mathrm{c}(\vec{\gamma} \times \vec{\alpha})=\overrightarrow{0}\), where \(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}\) are non-zero scalars, then the vectors \(\vec{\alpha}, \vec{\beta}, \vec{\gamma}\) are

  1. A parallel
  2. B non-coplanar
  3. C coplanar
  4. D mutually perpendicular
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(C) coplanar

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\(\therefore \vec{\alpha} \times \vec{\beta}, \vec{\beta} \times \vec{\lambda}, \vec{\gamma} \times \vec{\alpha}\) are coplanar \(\Rightarrow \vec{\alpha}, \vec{\beta}, \vec{\gamma}\) are coplanar