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JEE Advanced 2020Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2020
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Paper 1
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Advanced 2020 · Paper 1 · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

In a triangle PQR , let → a = → QR , → b = → RP and → c = → PQ . If...

In a triangle PQRPQR , let a→=QR→,b→=RP→\overset{\to}{a} = \overset{\to}{QR}, \overset{\to}{b} = \overset{\to}{RP} and c→=PQ→\overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{PQ} .

If \left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| = 3, \left|\overset{\to}{b}\right| = 4andand\dfrac{\overset{\to}{a} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)}{\overset{\to}{c} . \left(\overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)} = \dfrac{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| + \left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|},thenthevalueof, then the value of{\left|\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} is _______

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Step-by-step solution

a→+b→+c→=0\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c} = 0

∵a→.(c→−b→)c→.(a→−b→)=∣a→∣∣a→∣+∣b→∣∵ \dfrac{\overset{\to}{a} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)}{\overset{\to}{c} . \left(\overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)} = \dfrac{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| + \left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}

⇒−(b→+c→)⋅(c→−b→)−(a→+b→)⋅(a→−b→)=∣a→∣∣a→∣+∣b→∣⇒ \dfrac{- \left(\overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right) ⋅ \left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)}{- \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) ⋅ \left(\overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{b}\right)} = \dfrac{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| + \left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}

⇒∣c→∣2−∣b→∣2∣a→∣2−∣b→∣2=33+4=37⇒ \dfrac{{\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} - {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2}}{{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} - {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2}} = \dfrac{3}{3 + 4} = \dfrac{3}{7}

⇒∣c→∣2=13⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} = 13

Now, a→+b→=−c→⇒∣a→+b→∣2=∣−c→∣2\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} = - \overset{\to}{c} ⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} = {\left|- \overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2}

⇒∣a→∣2+∣b→∣2+2a→.b→=∣c→∣2⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} + {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + 2\overset{\to}{a} . \overset{\to}{b} = {\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2}

⇒9+16+2(a→.b→)=13⇒ 9 + 16 + 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} . \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 13

⇒a→⋅b→=−6⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} = - 6

Now, ∣a→×b→∣2+(a→.b→)2=∣a→∣2.∣b→∣2{\left|\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + {\left(\overset{\to}{a} . \overset{\to}{b}\right)}^{2} = {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} . {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2}

⇒∣a→×b→∣2+36=(9)(16)⇒∣a→×b→∣2=108⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + 36 = \left(9\right)\left(16\right) ⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} = 108

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