JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Vector Algebra Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Vector Algebra

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    Let \[\overrightarrow{A}={{a}_{1}}\hat{i}+{{a}_{2}}\hat{j}+{{a}_{3}}\hat{k},\text{ }\overrightarrow{B}={{b}_{1}}\hat{i}+{{b}_{2}}\hat{j}+{{b}_{3}}\hat{k}\] and \[\overrightarrow{C}={{c}_{1}}\hat{i}+{{c}_{2}}\hat{j}+{{c}_{3}}\hat{k}\] be three non-zero vectors such that \[\overrightarrow{C}\] is a unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors \[\overrightarrow{A}\] and \[\overrightarrow{B}\] .If the angle between \[\overrightarrow{A}\] and \[\overrightarrow{B}\] is \[\frac{\pi }{6}\], then.

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) \[\frac{1}{4}(a_{1}^{2}+a_{2}^{2}+a_{3}^{2})(b_{1}^{2}+b_{3}^{2})\]

    D) \[\frac{3}{4}(a_{1}^{2}+a_{2}^{2}+a_{3}^{2})(b_{1}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}+b_{3}^{2})(c_{1}^{2}+c_{3}^{2})\]  

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[{{\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}} & {{a}_{2}} & {{a}_{3}}  \\    {{b}_{1}} & {{b}_{2}} & {{b}_{3}}  \\    {{c}_{1}} & {{c}_{2}} & {{c}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|}^{2}}={{[\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,\overset{\to }{\mathop{C}}\,]}^{2}}={{((\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\times \overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,).\overset{\to }{\mathop{C}}\,)}^{2}}\] \[={{\left\{ |\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,||\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|sin\frac{\pi }{6}(\overset{\to }{\mathop{C}}\,).\overset{\to }{\mathop{C}}\, \right\}}^{2}}\] \[=|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,{{|}^{2}}|\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,{{|}^{2}}{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}|\overset{\to }{\mathop{C}}\,{{|}^{4}}=\frac{1}{4}|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,{{|}^{2}}|\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,{{|}^{2}}\] \[=\frac{1}{4}(a_{1}^{2}+a_{2}^{2}+a_{3}^{2})(b_{1}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}+b_{3}^{2})\]


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