Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

If $|\vec a|=5,|\vec b|=3,|\vec c|=4$ and $\vec a$ is perpendicular to $\vec b$ and $\vec c$ such that angle between $\vec b$ and $\vec c$ is $\frac{5π}{6}$, then the volume of the parallelopiped having $\vec a, \vec b$ and $\vec c$ as three coterminous edges is

Options:

30 cubic units

60 cubic units

20 cubic units

none of these

Correct Answer:

30 cubic units

Explanation:

Since $\vec a$ is perpendicular to both, $\vec b$ and $\vec c$.

Therefore, $\vec a$ is parallel to $\vec b×\vec c$.

Now,

$\left|[\vec a\,\,\vec b\,\,\vec c]\right|=\left|\vec a.(\vec b×\vec c)\right|$

$⇒\left|[\vec a\,\,\vec b\,\,\vec c]\right|=|\vec a||\vec b×\vec c|$   $[∵\vec a||\vec b×\vec c]$

$⇒\left|[\vec a\,\,\vec b\,\,\vec c]\right|=|\vec a||\vec b||\vec c|\sin\frac{5π}{6}$

$⇒\left|[\vec a\,\,\vec b\,\,\vec c]\right|=5×3×4×\frac{1}{2}=30$ cubic units