Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Find a vector of magnitude 5 units, and parallel to the resultant of vectors  \(\vec{a}\) = 2\(\hat{i}\) +3\(\hat{j}\) -  \(\hat{k}\) and \(\vec{b}\) = \(\hat{i}\) -2\(\hat{j}\) + \(\hat{k}\)

Options:

±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/ √(6)

±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/√(30)

±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/√(5)

±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/ √(10)

Correct Answer:

±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/ √(10)

Explanation:

We have  \(\vec{a}\) = 2\(\hat{i}\) +3\(\hat{j}\) -  \(\hat{k}\) and \(\vec{b}\) = \(\hat{i}\) -2\(\hat{j}\) + \(\hat{k}\)

let \(\vec{c}\)  be the resultant of \(\vec{a}\)  and \(\vec{b}\)

Then, 

\(\vec{c}\) = \(\vec{a}\)  + \(\vec{b}\) =(2\(\hat{i}\) +3\(\hat{j}\)-  \(\hat{k}\)) + ( \(\hat{i}\) -2\(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\)) = 3 \(\hat{i}\) +\(\hat{j}\)  

|\(\vec{c}\)| = √(3)2 +(1)2

|\(\vec{c}\)|= √10

so unit vector \(\hat{c}\) = \(\vec{c}\) / |\(\vec{c}\)| = (3 \(\hat{i}\)+\(\hat{j}\) ̂)/ √10

Hence vector of magnitude 4 units, and parallel to the resultant of vectors  \(\vec{a}\)  and \(\vec{b}\)  is = ±5. {(3 \(\hat{i}\) + \(\hat{j}\))/ √(10)