Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

In a parallelogram ABCD, $|\vec{AB}|=a,\,|\vec{AD}|=b$ and $|\vec{AC}|=c$, then $\vec{DB}.\vec{AB}$ has the value:

Options:

$\frac{3a^2+b^2-c^2}{2}$

$\frac{a^2+3b^2-c^2}{2}$

$\frac{a^2-b^2+3c^2}{2}$

$\frac{a^2+3b^2+c^2}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{3a^2+b^2-c^2}{2}$

Explanation:

$\vec{DB}.\vec{AB}=(\vec{AB}-\vec{AD}).(\vec{AB})=|\vec{AB}|^2-\vec{AD}.\vec{AB}$

$=a^2-ab\cosθ=a^2+ab[\frac{b^2+a^2-c^2}{2ab}]=\frac{2a^2+b^2+a^2-c^2}{2}=\frac{3a^2+b^2-c^2}{2}$