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JEE Main 202331 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
31 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2023 · 31 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

Let → a , → b , → c be three vectors such that | → a | = 31 , 4| →...

Let a→,b→,c→\overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{b}, \overset{\to}{c} be three vectors such that \left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| = \sqrt{31}, 4\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right| = \left|\overset{\to}{c}\right| = 2andand2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 3\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right).Iftheanglebetween. If the angle between\overset{\to}{b}andand\overset{\to}{c}isis\dfrac{2\pi}{3},then, then{\left(\dfrac{\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c}}{\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}}\right)}^{2} is equal to _____ .

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Step-by-step solution

Given,

∣a→∣=31,4∣b→∣=∣c→∣=2\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| = \sqrt{31}, 4\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right| = \left|\overset{\to}{c}\right| = 2, 2(a→×b→)=3(c→×a→)2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 3\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) and angle between b→ and c→\overset{\to}{b} \text{ and } \overset{\to}{c} is given as 2π3\dfrac{2\pi}{3}

Now solving, 3(c→×a→)+2(b→×a→)=03\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) + 2\left(\overset{\to}{b} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) = 0

⇒(3c→×2b→)×a→=0⇒ \left(3\overset{\to}{c} \times 2\overset{\to}{b}\right) \times \overset{\to}{a} = 0

Means \left(3\overset{\to}{c} \times 2\overset{\to}{b}\right) \text{ and } \overset{\to}{a}areparallelvector,</p><p>So,letare parallel vector,</p><p>So, let3\overset{\to}{c} \times 2\overset{\to}{b} = \lambda\overset{\to}{a}</p><p>Nowsquaringbothsidesweget,<br/></p><p>Now squaring both sides we get,<br />9{\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} + 4{\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + 12\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) = {\lambda}^{2}{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2}</p><p></p><p>⇒ 36 + 1 + 12 \times \dfrac{1}{2} \times 2\left(\cos \left(2\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)\right) = {\lambda}^{2}\left(31\right)</p><p></p><p>⇒ {\lambda}^{2} = 1</p><p></p><p>⇒ \lambda = \pm 1</p><p>Nowputtingthevalueof</p><p>Now putting the value of\lambdain(3c→×2b→)=λa→in \left(3\overset{\to}{c} \times 2\overset{\to}{b}\right) = \lambda\overset{\to}{a} we get,

3c→+2b→=±a→…(1)3\overset{\to}{c} + 2\overset{\to}{b} = \pm \overset{\to}{a} \ldots \left(1\right)

Now taking dot product with b→\overset{\to}{b} in above equation we get,

3(b→⋅c→)+2(b→⋅b→)=±a→⋅b→3\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) + 2\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}\right) = \pm \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}

⇒a→⋅b→=±(−32+12)=±(−1)⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} = \pm \left(- \dfrac{3}{2} + \dfrac{1}{2}\right) = \pm \left(- 1\right)

⇒(a→⋅b→)2=1⇒ {\left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}\right)}^{2} = 1

Again taking 3(c→×a→)=2(a→×b→)3\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) = 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) and sqauring both side,

⇒(c→×a→)2=49(a→×b→)2⇒ {\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{4}{9}{\left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right)}^{2}

⇒(c→×a→)2=49[∣a→∣2∣b→∣2−(a→⋅b→)2]⇒ {\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{4}{9}\left[{\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2}{\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} - {\left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}\right)}^{2}\right]

⇒(c→×a→)2=49[314−(1)]⇒ {\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{4}{9}\left[\dfrac{31}{4} - \left(1\right)\right]

⇒(c→×a→)2=49×274=3⇒ {\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{4}{9} \times \dfrac{27}{4} = 3

Hence, the value of (a→×c→a→⋅b→)2=31=3{\left(\dfrac{\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c}}{\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{3}{1} = 3.

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