Let $\vec a$ be a non-zero vector of magnitude 'a' and $λ$ is a non-zero scalar, then $λ\vec a$ is a unit vector if |
$λ=-1$ $a=\frac{1}{|λ|}$ $λ=1$ $a=|λ|$ |
$a=\frac{1}{|λ|}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $a=\frac{1}{|λ|}$ Given: $|\vec{a}| = a$, and $\lambda$ is a scalar. For $\lambda \vec{a}$ to be a unit vector, its magnitude must be 1: $|\lambda \vec{a}| = 1$ $|\lambda| \, |\vec{a}| = 1$ $|\lambda| \, a = 1$ $|\lambda| = \frac{1}{a}$ Therefore, $\lambda a⃗$ is a unit vector if $|\lambda| = \frac{1}{a}$. |