Q.

Let a=2i^3j^+4k^b=3i^+4j^5k^ and a vector c be such that a×(b+c)+b×c=i^+8j^+13k^. If a·c=13, then (24b·c) is equal to __________.          [2024]


Ans.

(46)

We have, a×(b+c)+b×c=i^+8j^+13k^

  (a×b)+(a×c)+(b×c)=i^+8j^+13k^

  a×(a×b)+a×(a×c)+a×(b×c)=a×(i^+8j^+13k^)

  (a·b)aa2b+(a·c)aa2c+(a·c)b(a·b)c=a×(i^+8j^+13k^)

  26a29b+13a29c+13b+26c=|i^j^k^2341813|

  13a16b3c=71i^22j^+19k^

  13a·b16b23b·c=2138895

  3388003b·c=396

  4623b·c=396  b·c=22

.  24b·c=24+22=46