KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-26

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    Let a, b and c be three non-coplaner unit vectors such that the angle between every pair of them is \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]. If \[a\times b\times b\times c=pa+qb+rc\] where p, q and r are scalars, then the value of  \[\frac{{{P}^{2}}+2{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}}{{{q}^{2}}}\]

    A) 6

    B) 10

    C) 8

    D) 4

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    We know,\[{{\left[ a\,b\,c \right]}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a.a & a.b & a.c  \\    b.a & b.b & b.c  \\    c.a & c.b & c.c  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
    \[{{\left[ a\,b\,c \right]}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & \frac{1}{2} & \frac{1}{2}  \\    \frac{1}{2} & 1 & \frac{1}{2}  \\    \frac{1}{2} & \frac{1}{2} & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
    \[{{\left[ a\,b\,c \right]}^{2}}=\frac{5}{4}-\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1}{2}\]
    \[\left[ a\,b\,c \right]=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]
    As given \[a\times b+b\times c=pa+qb+rc\]Take dot product with a is
    \[a.\left( a\times b \right)+a.\left( b\times c \right)\]\[=p{{\left( a \right)}^{2}}+qa..b+r\left( a.c \right)\]
    \[0+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=p+\frac{q}{2}+\frac{r}{2}\]       ?? (i)
    Similarly take dot product with b and c
    \[0=\frac{p}{2}+q+\frac{r}{2}\]                        ?.. (ii)
    \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{p}{q}+\frac{q}{2}+r\]                       ?.. (iii)
    From Eqs. (i) and (iii), we get \[P=r\]and \[p+q=0\]
    \[\therefore \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{{{p}^{2}}+2{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}}{{{q}^{2}}}=\frac{{{p}^{2}}+2{{p}^{2}}+{{p}^{2}}}{{{p}^{4}}}=4\]


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