- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 25 June
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Mathematics in Physics
JEE Main 2022 · 25 June · Morning Shift · Physics · Mathematics in Physics
Which of the following relations is true for two unit vector ^ A...
Options
- A\left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{tan\theta}{2}
- B\left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{tan\theta}{2}
- C\left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{cos\theta}{2}
- D\left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{cos\theta}{2}
Correct answer
B. \left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{tan\theta}{2}
Step-by-step solution
We know,
Now,\left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) = {\left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|}^{2} + 2\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} + {\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} ⇒ \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) = {\left(1\right)}^{2} + 2 \times 1 \times 1 \times cos\theta + {\left(1\right)}^{2} ⇒ \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right) = 2\left(1 + cos\theta\right) ⇒ {\left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right|}^{2} = 4\cos^{2}\left(\dfrac{\theta}{2}\right) ⇒ \left|\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}\right| = 2\cos \left(\dfrac{\theta}{2}\right) . . . ( 1 )
Therefore,
\left|\overset{^}{A} - \overset{^}{B}\right| = \left|\overset{^}{A} + \overset{^}{B}\right|\dfrac{tan\theta}{2}