- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 31 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2024 · 31 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let → a = 3 ^ i + 2 ^ j + ^ k , → b = 2 ^ i - ^ j + 3 ^ k and → c...
Let \overset{\to}{a} = 3\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = 2\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k} and be a vector such that \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) + 24\overset{^}{j} - 6\overset{^}{k}and \left(\overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{^}{i}\right) . \overset{\to}{c} = - 3. Then is equal to _______.
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
Given,
\overset{\to}{a} = 3\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = 2\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k} and\overset{\to}{c}be a vector such that \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) + 24\overset{^}{j} - 6\overset{^}{k}
Now, finding \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 3 & 2 & 1 \\ 2 & - 1 & 3\end{cases}\right| = 7\overset{^}{i} - 7\overset{^}{j} - 7\overset{^}{k}
Now, solving
\left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) + 24\overset{^}{j} - 6\overset{^}{k}⇒ \left(5\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + 4\overset{^}{k}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = 2\left(7\overset{^}{i} - 7\overset{^}{j} - 7\overset{^}{k}\right) + 24\overset{^}{j} - 6\overset{^}{k}⇒ \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 5 & 1 & 4 \\ x & y & z\end{cases}\right| = 14\overset{^}{i} + 10\overset{^}{j} - 20\overset{^}{k}⇒ \overset{^}{i}\left(z - 4y\right) - \overset{^}{j}\left(5z - 4x\right) + \overset{^}{k}\left(5y - x\right) = 14\overset{^}{i} + 10\overset{^}{j} - 20\overset{^}{k}z - 4y = 14, 4x - 5z = 10, 5y - x = - 20 . . . . \left(i\right)</p><p>Now, solving </p><p>\left(\overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{^}{i}\right) \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 3
⇒ \left(2\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} - 2\overset{^}{k}\right) \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 3
Now, solving the equation \left(i\right) \text{ and } \left(ii\right) we get,
^{2} = 25 + 9 + 4 = 38