JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2008

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        If a and b are the two vectors such that\[|\overrightarrow{a}|=3\sqrt{3},|\overrightarrow{b}|=4\]and\[|\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}|=\sqrt{7},\]then the angle between a and b is

    A)  \[120{}^\circ \]                                

    B)  \[60{}^\circ \]

    C)  \[30{}^\circ \]                                  

    D)  \[150{}^\circ \]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Given that,\[|\overrightarrow{a}|=3\sqrt{3},|\overrightarrow{b}|=4\]and\[|\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}|=\sqrt{7}\] Now, \[|\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}{{|}^{2}}=|\overrightarrow{a}{{|}^{2}}+|\overrightarrow{b}{{|}^{2}}+2|\overrightarrow{a}|\,|\overrightarrow{b}|\cos \theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{(\sqrt{7})}^{2}}={{(3\sqrt{3})}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}+2(3\sqrt{3})(4)\cos \theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[7=27+16+24\sqrt{3}\cos \theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[24\sqrt{3}\cos \theta =-36\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\cos \theta =-\frac{3}{2\sqrt{3}}=-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\theta =150{}^\circ \]


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