JEE Main & Advanced Physics Vectors Question Bank Multiplication of Vectors

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    Find the torque of a force \[\overrightarrow{F}=-3\hat{i}+\hat{j}+5\hat{k}\] acting at the point \[\overrightarrow{r}=7\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+\hat{k}\] [CPMT 1997; CBSE PMT 1997; CET 1998; DPMT 2004]

    A)                 \[14\hat{i}-38\hat{j}+16\hat{k}\]

    B)                             \[4\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+6\hat{k}\]

    C)                 \[21\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+4\hat{k}\]

    D)                             \[-14\hat{i}+34\hat{j}-16\hat{k}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                        \[\vec{\tau }=\vec{r}\times \vec{F}=(7\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+\hat{k})\,(-3\hat{i}+\hat{j}+5\hat{k})\]                 \[\vec{\tau }=\,\left| \begin{matrix}    {\hat{i}} & {\hat{j}} & {\hat{k}}  \\    7 & 3 & 1  \\    -3 & 1 & 5  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]\[=14\hat{i}-38\hat{j}+16\hat{k}\]


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