Given the following simultaneous equations for vectors $x$ and $y$:
$(i) x + y = a$
$(ii) x \times y = b$
$(iii) x \cdot a = 1$
Then $x = ?, y = ?$

  • A
    $a, a - x$
  • B
    $a - b, b$
  • C
    $b, a - b$
  • D
    None of these

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