- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 10 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2023 · 10 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let O be the origin and the position vector of the point P be - ^ i...
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Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Given,
be the origin and the position vector of the point be - \overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k},
So, \overset{\to}{OP} = - \overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k}
Also given the position vectors of the points and are - 2\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - 3\overset{^}{k}, 2\overset{^}{i} + 4\overset{^}{j} - 2\overset{^}{k} and - 4\overset{^}{i} ^ + 2\overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k}
Now finding,
\overset{\to}{AB} = 4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}
\overset{\to}{AC} = - 2\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}
And \overset{\to}{AB} \times \overset{\to}{AC} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 4 & 3 & 1 \\ - 2 & 1 & 2\end{cases}\right|
⇒ \overset{\to}{AB} \times \overset{\to}{AC} = 5 \overset{^}{i} - 10 \overset{^}{j} + 10 \overset{^}{k}
Now finding the Projection of on vector perpendicular to we get,
Projection
= \dfrac{5\left(- \overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k}\right)\left(\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}\right)}{5\sqrt{1 + 4 + 4}}