MHT CET202617 April 2026Morning ShiftMathematicsVector AlgebraActual
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABCD are given by AB = 2 i + 10 j + 11 k and AD = - i + 2 j + 2 k . The side AD is rotated by an acute angle in the plane of the parallelogram so that AD becomes AD'. If AD' makes a right angle with the side AB, then the cosine of the angle is given by
Options
- A8 9
- B17 9
- C1 9
- D4 5 9
Correct answer
B. 17 9
Step-by-step solution
Let be the angle between the vectors AB and AD . Using the dot product formula, we have: = AB AD | AB | | AD | Given AB = 2 i + 10 j + 11 k and AD = - i + 2 j + 2 k , we calculate the dot product: AB AD = (2)(-1) + (10)(2) + (11)(2) = -2 + 20 + 22 = 40 Now, we find the magnitudes of the vectors: | AB | = 2^2 + 10^2 + 11^2 = 4 + 100 + 121 = 225 = 15 | AD | = (-1)^2 + 2^2 + 2^2 = 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 = 3 Substituting these values into the cosine formula: = 40 15 3 = 40 45 = 8 9 Since > 0 , the angle is acute. The side AD is