JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    If the matrix\[\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 2\beta  & \gamma   \\   \alpha  & \beta  & -\gamma   \\    \alpha  & -\beta  & \gamma   \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]is orthogonal, then

    A) \[\alpha =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]                           

    B) \[\beta =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\]

    C) \[\gamma =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]                       

    D)  All of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let\[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 2\beta  & \gamma   \\    \alpha  & \beta  & -\gamma   \\    \alpha  & =\beta  & \gamma   \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] Since, matrix \[A\] is orthogonal \[\therefore \]  \[AA'=1\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & 2\beta  & \gamma   \\    \alpha  & \beta  & -\gamma   \\    \alpha  & -\beta  & \gamma   \\ \end{matrix} \right]\left[ \begin{matrix}    0 & \alpha  & \alpha   \\    2\beta  & \beta  & -\beta   \\    \gamma  & -\gamma  & \gamma   \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\left[ \begin{matrix}    4{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}} & 2{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}} & -2{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}  \\    2{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{2}}-{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}}  \\    -2{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{2}}-{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}} & {{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]                 \[=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 0 & 0  \\    0 & 1 & 0  \\    0 & 0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] Equating the corresponding elements of above matrices, we get                 \[4{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}=1\]                                  ? (i)                 \[2{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}}=0\]                                   ... (ii)                 \[{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}=1\]                     ? (iii) Adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get                 \[6{{\beta }^{2}}=1\Rightarrow \beta =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\] From Eq. (ii), \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\gamma }^{2}}=2{{\beta }^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\gamma }^{2}}=\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{3}\Rightarrow \gamma =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\] From Eq. (iii),                 \[{{\alpha }^{2}}=1-{{\beta }^{2}}-{{\gamma }^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\alpha }^{2}}=1-\frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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