CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    If\[\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}=0\]and\[\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{b}=0\]then:

    A)  \[\overrightarrow{a}\bot \overrightarrow{b}\]                

    B)  \[\overrightarrow{a}|\,|\overrightarrow{b}\]  

    C)         \[\overrightarrow{a}=0\]and\[\overrightarrow{b}=\overrightarrow{0}\]

    D)         \[\overrightarrow{a}=\overrightarrow{0}\]and\[\overrightarrow{b}=\overrightarrow{0}\]

    E)  cannot be determined

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\because \] \[\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}=\overrightarrow{0}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\overrightarrow{a}\] is parallel to\[\overrightarrow{b}\] Also, \[\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{b}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\overrightarrow{a}\]is perpendicular to \[\vec{b}\] which is possible only, if                 \[\overrightarrow{a}=\overrightarrow{0}\]or \[\overrightarrow{b}=\overrightarrow{0}\]


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