Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    Let us define the length of a vector\[a\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+b\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+c\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\]as\[|a|+|b|+|c|\]. This definition coincides with the usual definition of length of a vector\[a\widehat{\mathbf{i}}+b\widehat{\mathbf{j}}+c\widehat{\mathbf{k}}\], if

    A)  \[a=b=c=0\]

    B)  any two of\[a,\,\,b\]and\[c\]are zero

    C)  any one of\[a,\,\,b\]and\[c\]is zero

    D) \[a+b+c=0\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have,\[|a\mathbf{\hat{i}}+b\mathbf{\hat{j}}+c\mathbf{\hat{k}}|=|a|+|b|+|c|\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}}=|a|+|b|+|c|\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\] \[={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}(|a||b||+|b||c|+|c||a|)\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|a||b|+|b||c|+|c||a|\,\,=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[ab=bc=ca=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]Any two of\[a,\,\,b\]and\[c\]are zero.


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