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-- Mathematics - Section B1
Vectors
Let ˆa be a unit vector and →b a non-zero vector not parallel to ˆa. The angles of the triangle, two of whose sides are represented by √3(ˆa×→b) and →b−(ˆa.→b)ˆa are |
π/4, π/4, π/2 π/4, π/3, π/12 π/б, π/3, π/2 none of these |
π/б, π/3, π/2 |
We have, \hat a×(\vec b×\hat a)=(\hat a.\hat a)\vec b-(\hat a.\vec b)\hat a ⇒\hat a×(\vec b×\hat a)=\vec b-(\hat a.\vec b)\hat a [∵\hat a.\hat a=|\hat a|^2=1] Thus, two sides of the triangle are represented by the vectors \sqrt{3}(\hat a×\vec b) and \hat a×(\vec b×\hat a). Since \hat a×(\vec b×\hat a) is perpendicular to \hat a and \vec b×\hat a. Therefore, angle between the sides represented by the given vectors is a right angle. Now, |\vec b-(\hat a×\vec b)\hat a|=\hat a×(\vec b×\hat a) ⇒|\vec b-(\hat a×\vec b)\hat a|=|\hat a||\vec b×\hat a|\sin π/2 [∵\hat a⊥(\vec b×\hat a)] ⇒|\vec b-(\hat a×\vec b)\hat a|=|\vec b×\hat a|=|\hat a×\vec b| Thus, the lengths of the sides containing the right angle of the triangle are in the ratio 1:\sqrt{3}. So, the other two angles are π/6 and π/3. |