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JEE Main 202330 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
30 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2023 · 30 January · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

If → a , → b , → c are three non-zero vectors and ^ n is a unit...

If a→,b→,c→\overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{b}, \overset{\to}{c} are three non-zero vectors and \overset{^}{n} is a unit vector perpendicular to c→\overset{\to}{c} such that \overset{\to}{a} = \alpha\overset{\to}{b} - \overset{^}{n}, \left(\alpha \ne 0\right) and \overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = 12,then∣c→×(a→×b→)∣, then \left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right)\right| is equal to:

Options

  1. A1515
  2. B99
  3. C1212
  4. D66

Correct answer

C. 1212

Step-by-step solution

Given:

\overset{\to}{a} = \alpha\overset{\to}{b} - \overset{^}{n} where, α≠0\alpha \ne 0

⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = \alpha\left(\overset{\to}{b} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) - \left(\overset{^}{n} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right)

⇒a→⋅c→=12α−0⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c} = 12\alpha - 0

Since, \overset{^}{n} ⊥ \overset{\to}{c} ⇒ \left(\overset{^}{n} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}\right) = 0.

Now,

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

⇒c→×(a→×b→)=12a→−12αb→⇒ \overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 12\overset{\to}{a} - 12\alpha\overset{\to}{b}

⇒c→×(a→×b→)=12(a→−αb→)⇒ \overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 12\left(\overset{\to}{a} - \alpha\overset{\to}{b}\right)

⇒ \overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 12\left(- \overset{^}{n}\right)

⇒ \left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right)\right| = \left|12\left(- \overset{^}{n}\right)\right|

⇒ \left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right)\right| = 12\left|\left(- \overset{^}{n}\right)\right|

⇒∣c→×(a→×b→)∣=12⇒ \left|\overset{\to}{c} \times \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right)\right| = 12

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