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JEE Main 20238 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
8 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2023 · 8 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

Let → a = 6 ^ i + 9 ^ j + 12 ^ k , → b = α ^ i + 11 ^ j - 2 ^ k and...

Let \overset{\to}{a} = 6\overset{^}{i} + 9\overset{^}{j} + 12\overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = \alpha\overset{^}{i} + 11\overset{^}{j} - 2\overset{^}{k} and c→\overset{\to}{c} be vectors such that a→×c→=a→×b→\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b} If a→⋅c→=−12,\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = - 12, and \overset{\to}{c} \cdot \left(\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right) = 5 then \overset{\to}{c} \cdot \left(\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right) is equal to _______

Correct answer

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Step-by-step solution

Given,

\overset{\to}{a} = 6\overset{^}{i} + 9\overset{^}{j} + 12\overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = \alpha\overset{^}{i} + 11\overset{^}{j} - 2\overset{^}{k} and c→\overset{\to}{c} be vectors such that a→×c→=a→×b→\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b},

a→×c→−a→×b→=0\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b} = 0

⇒a→×(c→−b→)=0⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \times \left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 0

So, a→ and (c→−b→)\overset{\to}{a} \text{ and } \left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}\right) are parallel vectors,

Hence, λa→=c→−b→\lambda\overset{\to}{a} = \overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{b}

⇒c→=b→+λa→⇒ \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{b} + \lambda\overset{\to}{a}

⇒a→⋅c→=a→⋅b→+λ∣a→∣2⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} + \lambda{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2}

⇒−12=(6α+75)+λ(261)⇒ - 12 = \left(6\alpha + 75\right) + \lambda\left(261\right)

⇒2α+87λ=−29....(i)⇒ 2\alpha + 87\lambda = - 29 . . . . ( i )

Now again using c→=b→+λa→\overset{\to}{c} = \overset{\to}{b} + \lambda\overset{\to}{a} we get,

\overset{\to}{c} = \overset{^}{i}\left(\alpha + 6\lambda\right) + \overset{^}{j} ( 11 + 9\lambda ) + \overset{^}{k} ( - 2 + 12\lambda )

Also given \overset{\to}{c} \cdot \left(\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right) = 5

⇒(α+6λ)−2(11+9λ)+(−2+12λ)=5⇒ \left(\alpha + 6\lambda\right) - 2 ( 11 + 9\lambda ) + ( - 2 + 12\lambda ) = 5

⇒α=29⇒ \alpha = 29

So, 2α+87λ=−292\alpha + 87\lambda = - 29

⇒λ=−1⇒ \lambda = - 1

Hence, \overset{\to}{c} = 23\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} - 14\overset{^}{k}

So, the value of \overset{\to}{c} \cdot ( \overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k} ) = 23 + 2 - 14 = 11

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