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Show that the vectors a,b are coplanar if a+b, b+c are coplanar.

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Show that the vectors `veca, vecb` are coplanar if `veca+vecb, vecb+vecc ` are coplanar.

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Solution

It is given that `veca+vecb, vecb+vecc `

Therefore

Scalar triple product=Volume of the parallelopoid=0

`(veca+vecb).[(vecb+vecc)xx(vecc+veca)]=0`

`=>(veca+vecb).|__(vecbxxvecc)+(vecbxxveca)+0+(veccxxveca)__|=0`

`=>veca.(vecbxxvecc)+veca.(vecbxxveca)+veca.(veccxxveca)+vecb.(vecbxxvecc)+vecb.(veccxxveca)=0`

⇒ [abc]+0+0+0+0+[bca]=0

2[abc]=0

[abc]=0

Therefore, the vectors `veca,vecb `are coplanar.

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