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BITSAT 2015
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2015
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

BITSAT 2015 · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

Let a, b and c be three vectors satisfying a × b=(a ×...

Let a,ba, b and cc be three vectors satisfying a×b=(a×c),∣a∣=∣c∣=1,∣b∣=4a \times b=(a \times c),|a|=|c|=1,|b|=4 and ∣b×c∣=15|b \times c|=\sqrt{15}. If b−2c=λa,b-2 \mathrm{c}=\lambda \mathrm{a}, then λ\lambda equals

Options

  1. A1
  2. B-1
  3. C2
  4. D-4

Correct answer

D. -4

Step-by-step solution

Let θ\theta be the angle between band\mathbf{b} and\mathbf{c}.Given,. Given,|\mathrm{b} \times \mathrm{c}|=\sqrt{15}⇒∣b∥c∣sin⁡θ=15⇒sin⁡θ=15∣ b∣c∣⇒sin⁡θ=154×1=154∴cos⁡θ=1−1516=116=14\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow|\mathrm{b}\| \mathrm{c}| \sin \theta=\sqrt{15}\\ \Rightarrow \sin \theta=\frac{\sqrt{15}}{|\mathrm{~b}| \mathrm{c} \mid}\\ \Rightarrow \sin \theta=\sqrt{\frac{15}{4 \times 1}}=\frac{\sqrt{15}}{4}\\ \quad \therefore \cos \theta=\sqrt{1-\frac{15}{16}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{16}}=\frac{1}{4} \end{array}Nowgiven,Now given,\mathrm{b}-2 \mathrm{c}=\lambda \mathrm{a} \Rightarrow\left|\mathrm{b}-2 \mathrmc^{2}\right|=\mid \lambda \mathrma^{2}⇒∣\Rightarrow|\mathrm{b}|^{2}+4∣4|\mathrm{c}|-4(4(\mathrm{~b} \cdot \mathrm{c})=\lambda^{2}|\mathrm{a}|^{2} ⇒16+4−4∣ b∥c∣cos⁡θ=λ2⇒20−16cos⁡θ=λ2⇒20−4=λ2⇒λ2=16(∴cos⁡θ=14)⇒λ=±4\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow16+4-4|\mathrm{~b}\| \mathrm{c}| \cos \theta=\lambda^{2}\\ \Rightarrow 20-16 \cos \theta=\lambda^{2}\\ \Rightarrow 20-4=\lambda^{2} \Rightarrow \lambda^{2}=16\left(\therefore \cos \theta=\frac{1}{4}\right)\\ \Rightarrow \lambda=\pm4 \end{array}
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