Practicing Success
If $\vec a =\hat i+\hat j+\hat k, \vec b =4\hat i+3\hat j+4\hat k$ and $\vec c=\hat i+α\hat j+β\hat k$ are linearly dependent vectors and $|\vec c|=\sqrt{3}$, then |
$α = 1, β = -1$ $α =1,β=±1$ $α =-1,β=±1$ $α =±1, β=1$ |
$α =±1, β=1$ |
$\vec a,\vec b,\vec c$ are linearly dependent vectors. $∴[\vec a\,\,\vec b\,\,\vec c]=0$ $⇒\begin{vmatrix}1&1&1\\4&3&4\\1&α&β\end{vmatrix}=0⇒-β+1=0⇒β=1$ Also, $|\vec c|=\sqrt{3}$ $⇒\sqrt{1+α^2+β^2}=\sqrt{3}$ $⇒1+1+α^2=3⇒α^2=1⇒α=±1$ |