RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    The square of resultant of two equal forces is three times of their product. The angle between them \[\overrightarrow{P}\] and \[\overrightarrow{Q}\] will be

    A)  \[\pi /3\]             

    B)  \[\pi /4\]

    C)  \[\pi /5\]             

    D)  \[\pi /6\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Let angle between\[\overrightarrow{P}\]and\[\overrightarrow{Q}\]is\[\theta \]whose magnitude is R. Here,\[P=Q\]and \[{{R}^{2}}=3PQ=3{{P}^{2}}\] \[{{P}^{2}}={{P}^{2}}+{{Q}^{2}}+2PQ\,cos\theta \] \[\therefore \] \[3{{P}^{2}}={{P}^{2}}+{{P}^{2}}+2{{P}^{2}}cos\theta \] or    \[3{{P}^{2}}-2{{P}^{2}}=2{{P}^{2}}cos\theta \] or         \[{{P}^{2}}=2{{P}^{2}}cos\theta \] or          \[1=2\text{ }cos\theta \] \[\therefore \] \[\cos \theta =\frac{1}{2}\] \[\theta =60{}^\circ =\frac{\pi }{3}\]


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