Practicing Success
Find |\(\vec{p}\)|, if for a unit vector \(\vec{a}\), (\(\vec{p}\)- \(\vec{a}\)).((\(\vec{p}\)+ \(\vec{a}\)) =10 |
√13 √11 √17 √19 |
√11 |
We have (\(\vec{p}\)- \(\vec{a}\)).((\(\vec{p}\)+ \(\vec{a}\)) =10 ⇒|\(\vec{p}\)|2 - |\(\vec{a}\)|2 =10 ⇒|\(\vec{p}\)|2 - 1 =10 |\(\vec{a}\)|=1 as \(\vec{a}\) is a unit vector) ⇒|\(\vec{p}\)|2 =11 ⇒|\(\vec{p}\)|= √11
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