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JEE Main 202310 AprilMorning Shift
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...

Let OO be the origin and the position vector of the point PP be - \overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + 3k. If the position vectors of the points A,BA, B and CC are - 2\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} - 3k, 2\overset{^}{i} + 4\overset{^}{j} - 2k and - 4\overset{^}{i} ^ + 2\overset{^}{j} - k respectively, then the projection of the vector OP→\overset{\to}{OP} on a vector perpendicular to the vectors AB→\overset{\to}{AB} and AC→\overset{\to}{AC} is

Options

  1. A33
  2. B83\dfrac{8}{3}
  3. C73\dfrac{7}{3}
  4. D103\dfrac{10}{3}

Correct answer

A. 33

Step-by-step solution

Given,

OO be the origin and the position vector of the point PP 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 A,BA, B and CC 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 OP→\overset{\to}{OP} on vector perpendicular to AB→ and AC→\overset{\to}{AB} \text{ and } \overset{\to}{AC} we get,

Projection=∣OP→⋅(AB→×AC→)∣AB→×AC→∣∣= \left|\dfrac{\overset{\to}{OP} \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{AB} \times \overset{\to}{AC}\right)}{\left|\overset{\to}{AB} \times \overset{\to}{AC}\right|}\right|

= \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}}=3= 3

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