KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-26

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    Let \[a=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k},\] \[b=\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k},\] \[a\times b=b+\lambda \,a\] and \[a.c=1\], then which of the following is true

    A) \[\left[ a\,b\,c \right]=-\frac{8}{3}and\lambda =-\frac{1}{3}\]

    B) \[\left[ a\,b\,c \right]=\frac{8}{3}and\lambda =-\frac{1}{3}\]

    C) \[\left[ a\,b\,c \right]=-\frac{8}{3}and\lambda =-\frac{2}{3}\]

    D) \[\left[ a\,b\,c \right]=-\frac{8}{3}and\lambda =\frac{2}{3}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have, \[a=\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{i}}\,+\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{j}}\,+\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{k}}\,,b=\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{i-}}\,\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{j}}\,+\overset{\hat{\ }}{\mathop{k}}\,\]\[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a\times b=b+\lambda a\]\[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,a.\left( a\times c \right)=a.b+\lambda |a{{|}^{2}}\]
    \[0=1+3\lambda \]\[\Rightarrow \lambda =-\frac{1}{3}\]\[\Rightarrow a\times (b\times c)=a\times b+\lambda (a\times a)\]\[\Rightarrow \,\,\,|a{{|}^{2}}c-(a.c)a=b\times a\]\[\Rightarrow c=\frac{b\times a+(a.c)a}{|a{{|}^{2}}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \left[ a\,b\,c \right]=\frac{|a\times b{{|}^{2}}}{|a{{|}^{2}}}=\frac{8}{3}\]


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