JEE Main 20236 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 6 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2023 · 6 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D be 5 ^ i + 5 ^...
Let the position vectors of the points and be 5\overset{^}{i} + 5\overset{^}{j} + 2\lambda\overset{^}{k}, \overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k}, - 2\overset{^}{i} + \lambda\overset{^}{j} + 4\overset{^}{k} and - \overset{^}{i} + 5\overset{^}{j} + 6\overset{^}{k} . Let the set S = { \lambda \in \mathbb{R}: the points and are coplanar} . The is equal to
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Given that:
, , and
.
Now,
Given that are coplanar.
⇒ \left|\begin{cases}- 4 & - 3 & 3 - 2\lambda \\ - 7 & \lambda - 5 & 4 - 2\lambda \\ - 6 & 0 & 6 - 2\lambda\end{cases}\right| = 0
Expand the determinant along the first row.
On solving the above equation we get,
We have two values of .
Hence,