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WBJEE · Maths · Vector Algebra

The position vectors of the points \(A, B, C\) and \(D\) are \(3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}}, 2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \mathbf{k}, \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}\) and \(4 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}-\lambda \hat{\mathbf{k}},\) respectively. If the points \(A, B, C\) and \(D\) lie on a plane, the value of \(\lambda\) is

  1. A 0
  2. B 1
  3. C 2
  4. D \(-4\)
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(D) \(-4\)

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The position vectors of the points \(A, B, C\) and \(D\) are \(3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}}, 2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}, 5 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}\) and…