CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    A vector of magnitude 12 unit perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors \[4\hat{i}+6\hat{j}-\hat{k}\] and\[3\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+\hat{k}\]is

    A)  \[-8\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+8\hat{k}\]

    B)  \[8\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+8\hat{k}\]

    C)  \[8\hat{i}-4\hat{j}+8\hat{k}\]

    D)  \[8\hat{i}-4\hat{j}-8\hat{k}\]

    E)  \[4i-8\hat{j}-8\hat{k}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let\[\overrightarrow{a}=4\hat{i}+6\hat{j}-\hat{k}\]and \[\overrightarrow{b}=3\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+\hat{k}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\overrightarrow{c}=|\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}|=\left| \begin{matrix}    {\hat{i}} & {\hat{j}} & {\hat{k}}  \\    4 & 6 & -1  \\    3 & 8 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]                 \[=14\hat{i}-7\hat{j}+14\hat{k}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\hat{c}=\frac{14\hat{i}-7\hat{j}+14\hat{k}}{21}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\overrightarrow{d}=\hat{c}\times 12\]                                 \[=12.\frac{(14\hat{i}-7\hat{j}+14\hat{k})}{21}\]                                 \[=8\hat{i}-4\hat{j}+8\hat{k}\]


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