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JEE Main 202331 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
31 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

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

Let → a = 2 ^ i + ^ j + ^ k , and → b and → c be two nonzero...

Let \overset{\to}{a} = 2\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}, and b→andc→\overset{\to}{b} and \overset{\to}{c} be two nonzero vectors such that \left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right| = \left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right|andb→⋅c→=0.Considertheand \overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = 0. Consider thefollowing two statement:

\left(A\right)\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \lambda\overset{\to}{c}\right| \ge \left|\overset{\to}{a}\right| for allλ∈\lambda \in\mathbb{R}.</p><p>(B)a→.</p><p>\left(B\right) \overset{\to}{a} and c→\overset{\to}{c} are always parallel

Options

  1. Aonly (B) is correct
  2. Bneither (A) nor (B) is correct
  3. Conly (A) is correct
  4. Dboth (A) and (B) are correct.

Correct answer

C. only (A) is correct

Step-by-step solution

Given,

∣a→+b→+c→∣=∣a→+b→−c→∣</p><p>Nowsquaringbothsideweget,</p><p>\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right| = \left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right|</p><p>Now squaring both side we get,</p><p>⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} + \overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} = {\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2}</p><p></p><p>⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} + {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + {\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} + 2 \left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}\right) + 2 \left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) + 2 \left(\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a}\right) = {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} + {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} + {\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} + 2 \left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}\right) - 2\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) - 2\left(\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a}\right)</p><p>⇒ 2 \left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right)+2(c→⋅a→)+ 2 \left(\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a}\right) = - 2 \left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) + 2 \left(\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a}\right)

⇒4[(b→⋅c→)+(c→⋅a→)]=0⇒ 4\left[\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) + \left(\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a}\right)\right] = 0

Now here given b→⋅c→=0\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = 0, so

c→⋅a→=0\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{a} = 0 which means c→ and  a→\overset{\to}{c} \text{\text{ and } } \overset{\to}{a} are perpendicular vector, so statement \left(B\right)isfalse,</p><p>Nowstatement(A)is false,</p><p>Now statement \left(A\right): \left|\overset{\to}{a} + \lambda\overset{\to}{c}\right| \ge \left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|

⇒∣a→+λc→∣⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \lambda\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} \ge {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2}

⇒∣a→∣⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} + \lambda{\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} + 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) \ge {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2}

⇒λ∣c→∣⇒ \lambda{\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} + 2\left(\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right)≥0\ge 0

⇒λ∣c→∣⇒ \lambda{\left|\overset{\to}{c}\right|}^{2} \ge 0</p><p>Thisisnotalwaystrue,since</p><p>This is not always true, since\lambda \in R.</p><p>Hence,wecansaythatstatement(A)istrue.</p><p>Hence, we can say that statement \left(A\right) is true and statement(B)isfalse.</p>statement \left(B\right) is false.</p>

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