JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Vector Algebra Question Bank Vector or Cross product of two vectors and its application

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    The scalars l and m such that \[l\mathbf{a}+m\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{c},\] where a, b and c are given vectors, are equal to

    A)                 \[l=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b})\,.\,(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}{{{(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}^{2}}},\,\,m=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\,.\,(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}{{{(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}^{2}}}\]

    B)                 \[l=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b})\,.\,(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}{(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})},\,\,m=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\,.\,(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}{(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}\]

    C)                 \[l=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b})\,\times \,(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}{{{(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}^{2}}},\,\,m=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\,\times \,(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}{(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}\]

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Here \[(l\mathbf{a}+m\mathbf{b})\times \mathbf{b}=\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b}\Rightarrow l\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b}=\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b}\]            \[\Rightarrow l{{(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}^{2}}=(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b})\,.\,(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})\Rightarrow l=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{b})\,.\,(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}{{{(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})}^{2}}}\]                 Similarly, \[m=\frac{(\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\,.\,(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}{{{(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a})}^{2}}}\].


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