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JEE Main 5 April 2024, Shift 1, Maths Q29

Question 29 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 29 of 30, Section B.

Let

\vec a=\hat i-3\hat j+7\hat k

\vec b=2\hat i-\hat j+\hat k

and

\vec c

be a vector such that

(\vec a+2\vec b)\times\vec c=3(\vec c\times\vec a)

. If

\vec a\cdot\vec c=130

, then

\vec b\cdot\vec c

is equal to ________.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Vector Algebra
Topic: Cross Product
Idea tested: Solving Vector Equations with Cross Products

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