Q. $\left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}\ \ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}} \right\rbrack = \left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack,\$ then

A) $\left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack = 1$
B) $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}},\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}},\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}$ are coplanar
C) $\lbrack\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}\rbrack = - 1$
D) $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}},\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}},\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}$ are mutually perpendicular
Explanation

(b)
Given, $\left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} + \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}} \right\rbrack = \left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack$
$\Longrightarrow 2\left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack = \left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack$
$= \left\lbrack \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right\rbrack = 0$
Hence,$\ \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}},\overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}$ are coplanar.

Dr. Abubacker
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