JEE Advanced 2010Paper 2
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2010
- Paper
- Paper 2
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Advanced 2010 · Paper 2 · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram A B C D are given by A B =2 i...
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are given by and . The side is rotated by an acute angle in the plane of the parallelogram so that becomes . If makes a right angle with the side , then the cosine of the angle is given by
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Angle ' ' between and is \begin{aligned} & \cos (\theta)=\left|\begin{array}{l} \overrightarrow{\mathbf{A B}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathbf{A D}} \\ \mid \overrightarrow{\mathbf{A B}}\|\overrightarrow{\mathbf{A D}}\| \end{array}\right| \\ & =\left|\frac{-2+20+22}{(15)(3)}\right|=\frac{8}{9} \\ & \Rightarrow \quad \sin (\theta)=\frac{\sqrt{17}}{9} \\ & \text { Since, } \quad \alpha+\theta=90^{\circ} \\ & \therefore \quad \cos (\alpha)=\cos \left(90^{\circ}-\theta\right) \\ & =\sin (\theta)=\frac{\sqrt{17}}{9} \\ & \end{aligned}$$$