Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Let $\vec a$ be a unit vector perpendicular to unit vectors $\vec b$ and $\vec c$ and if the angle between $\vec b$ and $\vec c$ is $α$, then $\vec b×\vec c$ is

Options:

$±(\cos α)\vec a$

$±(cosec α)\vec a$

$±(\sin α)\vec a$

none of these

Correct Answer:

$±(\sin α)\vec a$

Explanation:

We have,

$\vec a=±\frac{\vec b×\vec c}{|\vec b×\vec c|}$

$⇒\vec b×\vec c=±|\vec b×\vec c|\vec a=±(\sin α)\vec a$   $[∵|\vec b×\vec c|=\sin α]$