Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

If $\vec a, \vec b, \vec c$ be three vectors such that $|\vec a+\vec b+\vec c|=1, \vec c=λ(\vec a×\vec b)$ and $|\vec a|=\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}$, then the angle between $\vec a$ and $\vec b$ is

Options:

$\frac{π}{6}$

$\frac{π}{4}$

$\frac{π}{3}$

$\frac{π}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{π}{2}$

Explanation:

Let θ be the angle between $\vec a$ and $\vec b$.

We have,

$\vec c=λ(\vec a×\vec b)⇒\vec c⊥\vec a,\vec c⊥\vec b⇒\vec c.\vec a=\vec c.\vec b=0$

Now,$|\vec a+\vec b+\vec c|=1$

$⇒|\vec a+\vec b+\vec c|^2=1$

$⇒|\vec a|^2+|\vec b|^2+|\vec c|^2+2(\vec a.\vec b+\vec b.\vec c+\vec c.\vec a)=1$

$⇒\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{6}+2\left\{|\vec a||\vec b|\cos θ\right\}=1$

$⇒\cos θ=0⇒θ=\frac{π}{2}$