- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 29 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2023 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let → a = 4 ^ i + 3 ^ j and → b = 3 ^ i - 4 ^ j + 5 ^ k and → c is...
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Given:
\overset{\to}{a} = 4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j}
\overset{\to}{b} = 3\overset{^}{i} - 4\overset{^}{j} + 5\overset{^}{k}
So,
\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b} = \left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 4 & 3 & 0 \\ 3 & - 4 & 5\end{cases}\right|
⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{b} = 15\overset{^}{i} - 20\overset{^}{j} - 25\overset{^}{k}
Let \overset{\to}{c} = x\overset{^}{i} + y\overset{^}{j} + z\overset{^}{k}
Then,
Also,
\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \left(\overset{^}{i} + \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right) = 4
And projection of on is
⇒ \dfrac{\left(x\overset{^}{i} + y\overset{^}{j} + z\overset{^}{k}\right) \cdot \left(4\overset{^}{i} + 3\overset{^}{j}\right)}{\sqrt{16 + 9}} = 1
Solving \left(1\right), \left(2\right) \text{ and } \left(3\right)x = 2, y = - 1, z = 3\overset{\to}{c} = 2\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k}\overset{\to}{c}\overset{\to}{b}\dfrac{\overset{\to}{c} \cdot \overset{\to}{b}}{\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|} = \dfrac{\left(2\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 3\overset{^}{k}\right) \cdot \left(3\overset{^}{i} - 4\overset{^}{j} + 5\overset{^}{k}\right)}{\sqrt{9 + 16 + 25}} = \dfrac{25}{5\sqrt{2}} = \dfrac{5}{\sqrt{2}}$