Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    If\[\overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{a}}}\,=-\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+2\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\], \[\mathbf{\vec{b}=2\hat{i}-\hat{j}-\hat{k}}\] and\[\overset{\to }{\mathop{\mathbf{c}}}\,=-2\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+3\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\], then the angle between\[2\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}-\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}\]and\[\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\]is

    A) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]                                              

    B) \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    C) \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]                              

    D)        \[\frac{3\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Now,\[2\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}-\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}=2(\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{j}}-2\widehat{\mathbf{k}})-(-2\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+3\widehat{\mathbf{k}})\]                 \[=\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\] and        \[\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}=-\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+2\widehat{\mathbf{k}}+2\widehat{\mathbf{i}}-\widehat{\mathbf{j}}-\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]                 \[=\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\] Let\[\theta \]be the angle between\[2\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}-\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}\]and\[\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}\]. \[\therefore \]  \[\cos \theta =\frac{(\hat{j}+\hat{k})(\hat{i}+\hat{k})}{\sqrt{{{1}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}}\sqrt{{{1}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\cos \theta =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}\sqrt{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\theta =\frac{\pi }{3}\]


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