Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Let $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ be unit vectors such that $\vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c} = \vec{x}, \vec{a} . \vec{x}=1, \vec{b} . \vec{x}=\frac{3}{2},|\vec{x}|=2$ Then angle between $\vec{c}$ and $\vec{x}$ is :

Options:

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{8}\right)$

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{8}\right)$

Correct Answer:

$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

Explanation:

$\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=\vec{x}$

Taking dot with $\vec{x}$ on both sides, we get

$\vec{x} . \vec{a}+\vec{x} . \vec{b}+\vec{x} . \vec{c}+\vec{x} . \vec{x}=|\vec{x}|^2=4$

$\Rightarrow 1+\frac{3}{2}+\vec{x} . \vec{c}=4$

$\Rightarrow \vec{x} . \vec{c}=\frac{3}{2}$

If '$\theta$' be the angle between $\vec{c}$ and $\vec{x}$ then

$|\vec{x}||\vec{c}| \cos \theta=\frac{3}{2}$

$\Rightarrow \cos \theta=\frac{3}{4}$

$\Rightarrow \theta=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

Hence (2) is correct answer.