Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Three-dimensional Geometry

Question:

Given figure is cuboid then the acute angle between the diagonal OA and BE is

Options:

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)$

Correct Answer:

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)$

Explanation:

$\overrightarrow{O A}=a \hat{i}+a \hat{j}+a \hat{k} ~~~~|\overrightarrow{OA}|=\sqrt{a^2+a^2+a^2}=\sqrt{3} a$

$\overrightarrow{B E}=a \hat{i}-a \hat{j}-a \hat{A} ~~~~|\overrightarrow{B E}|=\sqrt{3}a$

So $|\overrightarrow{O A} . \overrightarrow{B E}|=|\overrightarrow{O A}||\overrightarrow{B E}| \cos \theta$

$\Rightarrow \cos \theta=\left|\frac{a^2-a^2-a^2}{a \sqrt{3} \times a \sqrt{3}}\right| =\frac{1}{3}$

so  $\theta=\cos ^{-1} \frac{1}{3}$

Option: D