Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Statement-1: Unit vectors orthogonal to the vector $3\hat i+2\hat j+6\hat k$ and coplanar with the vectors $2\hat i+\hat j+\hat k$ and $\hat i-\hat j+\hat k$ are $±\frac{1}{\sqrt{10}}(3\hat i-\hat k)$.

Statement-2: For any three vectors $\vec a, \vec b$ and $\vec c$, vector $\vec a×(\vec b×\vec c)$ is orthogonal to a and lies in the plane of $\vec b$ and $\vec c$.

Options:

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.

Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

Correct Answer:

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Explanation:

Statement-2 is true.

Let $\vec a = 3\hat i+2\hat j+6\hat k, \vec b=2\hat i+\hat j+\hat k$ and $\vec c=\hat i-\hat j$

Using statement-2, required unit vectors are given by

$α = ±\frac{\vec a×(\vec b×\vec c)}{|\vec a×(\vec b×\vec c)|}$

Now, $\vec a×(\vec b×\vec c)=(\vec a.\vec c)\vec b-(\vec a.\vec b)\vec c$

$⇒\vec a×(\vec b×\vec c)=7(2\hat i+\hat j+\hat k)-14(\hat i-\hat j+\hat k)=21\hat j-7\hat k$

$∴α = ±\frac{21\hat j-7\hat k}{7\sqrt{10}}=±\frac{1}{\sqrt{10}}(3\hat i-\hat k)$

So, statement-1 is true and statement-2 is a correct explanation of statement-1.