JEE Advanced 2016Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2016
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Advanced 2016 · Paper 2 · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let ^ u = u _ 1 ^ i + u _ 2 ^ j + u _ 3 ^ k be a unit vector in ℝ ^...
Let \overset{^}{u} = {u}_{1}\overset{^}{i} + {u}_{2}\overset{^}{j} + {u}_{3}\overset{^}{k} be a unit vector in{\mathbb{R}}^{3} and \overset{^}{w} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\left(\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}\right) .\overset{\to}{v}{\mathbb{R}}^{3}such that \left|\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v}\right| = 1 and \overset{^}{w} . \left(\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v}\right) = 1 . Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct ?
Options
- AThere is exactly one choice for such
- BThere are infinitely many choice for such
- CIf \overset{^}{u} lies in the xy - plane then \left|{u}_{1}\right| = \left|{u}_{2}\right|
- DIf \overset{^}{u} lies in the xz - plane then
Correct answer
B. There are infinitely many choice for such
Step-by-step solution
As | \overset{^}{w} | = | \overset{^}{u} | = 1 = | \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} |
Let is angle between \overset{^}{w} \text{ and } ( \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} )
\left|\overset{^}{w}\right|\left|\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v}\right|cos ϕ = 1 ⇒ ϕ = 0⇒ \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \overset{^}{w}⇒\overset{\to}{v}\overset{^}{u}xy\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ {u}_{1} & {u}_{2} & 0 \\ {v}_{1} & {v}_{2} & {v}_{3}\end{cases}\right|$= \overset{^}{w}
Let \overset{\to}{v} = {v}_{1} \overset{^}{i} + {v}_{2} \overset{^}{j} + {v}_{3} \overset{^}{k}
\overset{^}{w} = \left({u}_{2}{v}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{i} - \left({u}_{1}{v}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{j} + \left({u}_{1}{v}_{2} - {u}_{2}{v}_{1}\right)\overset{^}{k} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{i} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{j} + \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{k}
If \overset{^}{u} his in plane : \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ {u}_{1} & 0 & {u}_{3} \\ {v}_{1} & {v}_{2} & {v}_{3}\end{cases}\right|
\overset{^}{w} = \left(- {v}_{2}{u}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{i} - \left({u}_{1}{v}_{3} - {u}_{3}{v}_{1}\right)\overset{^}{j} + \left({u}_{1}{v}_{2}\right)\overset{^}{k} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{i} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{j} + \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{k}
$⇒ 2\left|{u}_{3}\right| = \left|{u}_{1}\right|
Let is angle between \overset{^}{w} \text{ and } ( \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} )
\left|\overset{^}{w}\right|\left|\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v}\right|cos ϕ = 1 ⇒ ϕ = 0⇒ \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \overset{^}{w}⇒\overset{\to}{v}\overset{^}{u}xy\overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ {u}_{1} & {u}_{2} & 0 \\ {v}_{1} & {v}_{2} & {v}_{3}\end{cases}\right|$= \overset{^}{w}
Let \overset{\to}{v} = {v}_{1} \overset{^}{i} + {v}_{2} \overset{^}{j} + {v}_{3} \overset{^}{k}
\overset{^}{w} = \left({u}_{2}{v}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{i} - \left({u}_{1}{v}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{j} + \left({u}_{1}{v}_{2} - {u}_{2}{v}_{1}\right)\overset{^}{k} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{i} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{j} + \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{k}
If \overset{^}{u} his in plane : \overset{^}{u} \times \overset{\to}{v} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ {u}_{1} & 0 & {u}_{3} \\ {v}_{1} & {v}_{2} & {v}_{3}\end{cases}\right|
\overset{^}{w} = \left(- {v}_{2}{u}_{3}\right)\overset{^}{i} - \left({u}_{1}{v}_{3} - {u}_{3}{v}_{1}\right)\overset{^}{j} + \left({u}_{1}{v}_{2}\right)\overset{^}{k} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{i} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{j} + \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \overset{^}{k}
$⇒ 2\left|{u}_{3}\right| = \left|{u}_{1}\right|