JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 09-Jan-2019 Evening)

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    Let \[\overrightarrow{a}=\widehat{i}+\widehat{j}\,\,+\sqrt{2}\widehat{k},\,\,\,\overrightarrow{b}={{b}_{1}}\widehat{i}\,\,+\,{{b}_{2}}\widehat{j}\,\,+\,\,\sqrt{2}\widehat{k}\]and \[\overrightarrow{c}=5\widehat{i}\,\,+\,\,\widehat{j}\,\,+\,\,\sqrt{2}\widehat{k}\] be three vectors such that the projection vector of \[\overrightarrow{b}\] on \[\overrightarrow{a}\] is \[\overrightarrow{a}\]. If \[\overrightarrow{a}\,\,+\,\,\overrightarrow{b}\] is perpendicular to \[\overrightarrow{c}\], then \[\left| \overrightarrow{b} \right|\] is equal to: [JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 09-Jan-2019 Evening]

    A) 4                                             

    B)               \[\sqrt{22}\] 

    C)               6         

    D)               \[\sqrt{32}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Projection or \[\overrightarrow{b}\] on \[\overrightarrow{a}\] is \[\overrightarrow{a}\] \[\therefore \,\,\,\frac{\overrightarrow{b}\,.\,\overrightarrow{a}}{\left| \overrightarrow{a} \right|}\,\,=\,\,\left| \overrightarrow{a} \right|\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{{{b}_{1}}+{{b}_{2}}+2}{2}=2\] \[{{b}_{1}}+{{b}_{2}}=2\]                 .... (1) and \[\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}\] is perpendicular to \[\overrightarrow{c}\] \[\Rightarrow \text{ }\,\,\left( \overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b} \right)\,.\,\overrightarrow{c}\text{ }=0\] \[=\,\,5({{b}_{1}}+1)+({{b}_{2}}+1)+\sqrt{2}\,(2\sqrt{2})\,\,=\,\,0\] \[=5{{b}_{1}}+{{b}_{2}}+10=0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...(2)\] solving (1) & (2) \[{{b}_{1}}=-3\text{ }and\text{ }{{b}_{2}}=5\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\left| \overrightarrow{b} \right|\,\,=\,\,\sqrt{9+25+2}\,\,=\,\,6\]                             


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