If $\mathbf{a}=3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}}, \mathbf{b}=2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+7 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $\mathbf{c}=7 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+23 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ are three vectors, then which of the following statement is true.