- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2017
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
BITSAT 2017 · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let ^ a and ^ b are& two non-collinear unit vectors. If → u = ^ a -...
Options
- A
- B\left|\overset{→}{u}\right| + \left|\overset{→}{v} . \overset{^}{a}\right|
- C
- D\left|\overset{→}{v}\right| + \overset{→}{u} \cdot \left(\overset{^}{a} + \overset{^}{b}\right)
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
We have,& \left|\overset{^}{a}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{b}\right| = 1
Given,~\overset{→}{v} = \overset{^}{a} \times \overset{^}{b} = \left|\overset{^}{a}\right|\left|\overset{^}{b}\right|sin\theta\overset{^}{n} = sin\theta\overset{^}{n}
where,~~is& the angle between \overset{^}{a} and~\overset{^}{b}.~
Now, \overset{→}{u} = \overset{^}{a} - \left(\overset{^}{a} \cdot \overset{^}{b}\right)\overset{^}{b} = \overset{^}{a} - \left(\left|\overset{^}{a}\right|\left|\overset{^}{b}\right|cos\theta\right)\overset{^}{b}
\overset{→}{u} = \overset{^}{a} - \left(cos\theta\right)\overset{^}{b}
∴ \left|\overset{→}{u}\right| = \sqrt{\left|\overset{^}{a}\right|2 + \left|- cos\theta\left|\overset{^}{b}\right|\right|2 - 2\left|\overset{^}{a}\right|\left|- cos\theta\overset{^}{b}\right|cos\theta}
So,~\left|\overset{→}{v}\right| = \left|\overset{→}{u}\right|