Let a, b and c be three vectors satisfying a × b=(a ×...
Let a,b and c be three vectors satisfying a×b=(a×c),∣a∣=∣c∣=1,∣b∣=4 and ∣b×c∣=15. If b−2c=λa, then λ equals
Options
A1
B-1
C2
D-4
Correct answer
D. -4
Step-by-step solution
Let θ be the angle between band\mathbf{c}.Given,|\mathrm{b} \times \mathrm{c}|=\sqrt{15}⇒∣b∥c∣sinθ=15⇒sinθ=∣b∣c∣15⇒sinθ=4×115=415∴cosθ=1−1615=161=41Nowgiven,\mathrm{b}-2 \mathrm{c}=\lambda \mathrm{a} \Rightarrow\left|\mathrm{b}-2 \mathrmc^{2}\right|=\mid \lambda \mathrma^{2}⇒∣\mathrm{b}|^{2}+4∣\mathrm{c}|-4(\mathrm{~b} \cdot \mathrm{c})=\lambda^{2}|\mathrm{a}|^{2}
⇒16+4−4∣b∥c∣cosθ=λ2⇒20−16cosθ=λ2⇒20−4=λ2⇒λ2=16(∴cosθ=41)⇒λ=±4