Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

If \(\vec{a}\) = (2\(\hat{i}\) + 4 \(\hat{j}\)-6\(\hat{k}\))  and \(\vec{b}\)=(\(\hat{i}\) + 5 \(\hat{j}\)  + 7\(\hat{k}\) ) then find the unit vector in direction of vector (\(\vec{a}\) + \(\vec{b}\))

Options:

( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  - \(\hat{k}\) ) /√91 

( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) ) /√93 

( 3\(\hat{i}\) -9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) ) /√91 

( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) ) /√91 

Correct Answer:

( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) ) /√91 

Explanation:

We have  vectors  \(\vec{a}\) = (2\(\hat{i}\) + 4 \(\hat{j}\)-6\(\hat{k}\))  and \(\vec{b}\)=(\(\hat{i}\) + 5 \(\hat{j}\)  + 7\(\hat{k}\) )   

 Then   (\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\))    = {(2\(\hat{i}\) + 4 \(\hat{j}\)-6\(\hat{k}\)) + (\(\hat{i}\) + 5 \(\hat{j}\)  + 7\(\hat{k}\) )}

                            = ( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) )

   magnitude of (\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\)) =√(3)2 +(9)2 +(1)2 = √91

   The unit vector in direction of   (\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\))=  (\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\))/ |(\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\))|

   So,  The unit vector in direction of  (\(\vec{a}\) +\(\vec{b}\)) =( 3\(\hat{i}\) + 9 \(\hat{j}\)  + \(\hat{k}\) ) /√91