J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    If \[|a|=7\] and \[|b|=11,\] then the angle between the vectors \[a+b\]and \[a-b\] is equal to

    A)  \[\pi \]      

    B)  \[\frac{5\pi }{6}\]

    C)  \[\frac{2\pi }{3}\]    

    D)  \[\frac{3\pi }{4}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Given,  \[|a|=7\] and \[|b|=11\] The angle between vectors \[a+b\] and \[a-b\] is \[\cos \theta =\frac{(a+b)\,.\,(a-b)}{|a+b|\,.\,|a-b|}=\frac{|a{{|}^{2}}-|b{{|}^{2}}}{18.4}\] \[|\because |a+b|\le |a|+|b||a-b|\ge |a|-|b|\] \[=\frac{49-121}{18.4}=\frac{-72}{72}=-1\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\cos \,\theta =cos\,\pi \] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\theta =\pi \]


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