VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    The angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations \[l+m+n=0,\] \[{{l}^{2}}+{{m}^{2}}-{{n}^{2}}=0\]is

    A)  \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]

    B)  \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    C)  \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    D)  \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given, \[l+m+n=0,\]\[\Rightarrow \] \[l=-m-n\] and          \[{{l}^{2}}+{{m}^{2}}-{{n}^{2}}=0\] \[\therefore \] \[{{(-m-n)}^{2}}+{{m}^{2}}-{{n}^{2}}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[2{{m}^{2}}+2mn=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[2m(m+n)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]         \[m=0\]or\[m+n=0\] If m = 0, then \[l=-n\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{{{l}_{1}}}{-1}=\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{0}=\frac{n}{1}\] and if \[m+n=0\,\,\,\Rightarrow \,\,m=-n,\] then \[l=0\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{{{l}_{2}}}{0}=\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{-1}=\frac{{{n}_{2}}}{1}\] i.e., \[({{l}_{1}},\,{{m}_{1}},\,{{n}_{1}})=(-1,\,0,\,1)\] and \[({{l}_{2}},\,{{m}_{2}},\,{{n}_{2}})=(0,\,-1,\,1)\] \[\therefore \] \[\cos \theta =\frac{0+0+1}{\sqrt{1+0+1}\,\sqrt{0+1+1}}=\frac{1}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\theta =\frac{\pi }{3}\]


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