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If a⃗=i^−7j^+4k^\vec{a} = \hat{i} - 7\hat{j} + 4\hat{k} and b⃗=2i^−14j^−pk^\vec{b} = 2\hat{i} - 14\hat{j} - p\hat{k} are parallel, then the value of pp, is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Parallel vectors have proportional components: 21=−14−7=−p4\dfrac{2}{1}=\dfrac{-14}{-7}=\dfrac{-p}{4}.

The common ratio is 2, so −p=8-p=8, giving p=−8p=-8.

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