JEE Main 202228 JuneEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 28 June
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2022 · 28 June · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
Let → a = α ^ i + 2 ^ j - ^ k and → b = - 2 ^ i + α ^ j + ^ k ,...
Let \overset{\to}{a} = \alpha\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k} and \overset{\to}{b} = - 2\overset{^}{i} + \alpha\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}, where . If the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors and is , then the value of is equal to
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Given,
\overset{\to}{a} = \alpha\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} - \overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = - 2\overset{^}{i} + \alpha\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k},
Area of parallelogram = \left|\overset{^}{a} \times \overset{^}{b}\right|</p><p>\overset{^}{a} \times \overset{^}{b} = \sqrt{{\left(\alpha + 2\right)}^{2} + {\left(\alpha - 2\right)}^{2} + {\left({\alpha}^{2} + 4\right)}^{2}}
Given \left|\overset{^}{a} \times \overset{^}{b}\right|2\left({\alpha}^{2} + 4\right)^{2} = 15 \left({\alpha}^{2} + 4\right)⇒ {\left({\alpha}^{2} + 4\right)}^{2} = 13 \left({\alpha}^{2} + 4\right)
Now,