Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2009

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    If\[{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}\]and\[{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}}\]are two non-collinear unit vectors if\[|{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}+{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}}|=\sqrt{3}\], then the value of\[({{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}-{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}})\cdot (2{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}+{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}})\]is

    A) \[2\]                                     

    B) \[\frac{3}{2}\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{2}\]                                   

    D) \[1\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Since,\[{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}\]and\[{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}}\]are non-collinear \[\therefore \]  \[{{a}_{1}}={{a}_{2}}=1\] and        \[|{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}+{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}}|=\sqrt{3}\] \[a_{1}^{2}+a_{2}^{2}+2{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}=\cos \theta {{(\sqrt{3})}^{2}}\] or            \[1+1+2\cos \theta =3\] or            \[\cos \theta =\frac{1}{2}\] Now,     \[({{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}-{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}})\cdot (2{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{1}}+{{\mathbf{\vec{a}}}_{2}})\]                 \[=2a_{1}^{2}-a_{2}^{2}-{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}\cos \theta \]                 \[=2-1-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\]


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