Question
If $\big[2\vec{\text{a}}+4\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big],$ then $\lambda+\mu=$
  1. 6
  2. -6
  3. 10
  4. 8

Answer

  1. 6

Solution:

We have

$\big[2\vec{\text{a}}+4\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$

$\Rightarrow\big[\big(2\vec{\text{a}}+4\vec{\text{b}}\big]\times\vec{\text{c}}\big].\vec{\text{d}}=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$ (By definition of scalar triple product)

$\Rightarrow\big[\big(2\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big)+\big(4\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big)\big].\vec{\text{d}}=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$

$\Rightarrow\big(2\vec{\text{a}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\vec{\text{d}}+\big(4\vec{\text{b}}\times\vec{\text{c}}\big).\vec{\text{d}}=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$

$\Rightarrow\big[2\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{ c }}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\big[4\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{ c }}\vec{\text{d}}\big]=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{ c }}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{ c }}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$

$\Rightarrow2\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+4\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]+\mu\big[\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\vec{\text{d}}\big]$ $\big(\therefore\big[\lambda\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]=\lambda\big[\vec{\text{a}}\vec{\text{b}}\vec{\text{c}}\big]$ for any scaler $\lambda\big)$

Comparing both sides, we get

$\lambda=2$

$\mu=4$

$\therefore\lambda+\mu=2+4=6$

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