Motion In A Plane Ques 62

62. If the angle between the vectors $\vec{A}$ and $\vec{B}$ is $\theta$, the value of the product $(\vec{B} \times \vec{A}) \cdot \vec{A}$ is equal to

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(a) $B A^{2} \sin \theta$

(b) $B A^{2} \cos \theta$

(c) $B A^{2} \sin \theta \cos \theta$

(d) zero

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 62.(d)

Solution:

  1. (d) $(\vec{B} \times \vec{A}) \cdot \vec{A}=\vec{C} \cdot \vec{A}=C A \cos 90^{\circ}=0$.

Dot product of any two perpendicular vector is zero.