- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 12 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2023 · 12 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let λ ∈ ℤ, → a = λ ^ i + ^ j - ^ k and → b = 3 ^ i - ^ j + 2 ^ k ....
Let \lambda \in \mathbb{Z}, \overset{\to}{a} = \lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k} and \overset{\to}{b} = 3\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}. Let be a vector such that \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{0}, \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 17\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 20{\left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right)\right|}^{2} is equal to
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Given that
\overset{\to}{a} = \lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k}
\overset{\to}{b} = 3\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}
Also \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right) \times \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{0}⇒ k\left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) = \overset{\to}{c}\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 17\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 20\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 17⇒ k\left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k} + 3\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}\right) = - 17⇒ k\left({\lambda}^{2} + 3\lambda + 0 - 1\right) = - 17⇒ k\left({\lambda}^{2} + 3\lambda - 1\right) = - 17 . . . . ( 1 )\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 20k\left(3\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k} + 3\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}\right) = - 20⇒ k\left(3\lambda + 9 + 2\right) = - 20⇒ k\left(3\lambda + 11\right) = - 20 . . . ( 2 ) we get,
For
⇒ - \left(\left(\lambda + 3\right)\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{k}\right) = - 6\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{k}
⇒ \overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right) = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ - 6 & 0 & - 1 \\ 3 & 1 & 1\end{cases}\right|= \overset{^}{i} - 3\overset{^}{j} + 6\overset{^}{k}
⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\lambda\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right)\right|}^{2} = 46
Hence this is the correct option.