JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 11-Jan-2019 Morning)

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    Let \[A=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 2q & r  \\    P & q & -r  \\    P & -q & r  \\ \end{matrix} \right).\]If \[A{{A}^{T}}={{I}_{3}},\]then \[|P|\]is [JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 11-Jan-2019 Morning]

    A) \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]                 

    B)                                       \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    C)               \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\]                                         

    D)               \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Here,\[A=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 2q & r  \\    p & q & -r  \\    p & -q & r  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] \[\therefore \]\[{{A}^{T}}=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & p & p  \\    2q & q & -q  \\    r & -r & r  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] \[\therefore \]\[A{{A}^{T}}=\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & 2q & r  \\    p & q & -r  \\    p & -q & r  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\left( \begin{matrix}    0 & p & p  \\    2q & q & -q  \\    r & -r & r  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] \[=\left( \begin{matrix}    4{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}} & 2{{q}^{2}}-{{r}^{2}} & -2{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}  \\    2{{q}^{2}}-{{r}^{2}} & {{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}} & {{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}-{{r}^{2}}  \\    -2{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}} & {{p}^{2}}-{{q}^{2}}-{{r}^{2}} & {{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right)\] Also, \[A{{A}^{T}}={{I}_{3}}\]                                   [Given] \[\Rightarrow \]\[2{{q}^{2}}={{r}^{2}},{{p}^{2}}={{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}\]and\[{{p}^{2}}+{{q}^{2}}+{{r}^{2}}=1\] \[\therefore \]\[|p|=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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