JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 35

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    \[\vec{u},\,\vec{v}\] and \[\vec{w}\] are three vectors of magnitude \[\sqrt{3},1\] and 2, respectively, such that \[\vec{u}\times (\vec{u}\times \vec{w})+3\vec{v}=0.\]. If \[\theta \] is the angle between \[\vec{u}\] and \[\vec{w}\], then \[{{\cos }^{2}}\theta \] is equal to

    A) \[1/4\]                  

    B)        \[1/3\]                   

    C) \[3/4\]      

    D)        \[1/2\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[\vec{u}\times (\vec{u}\times \vec{w})+3\vec{v}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,(\vec{u}.\vec{w})\vec{u}-(\vec{u}.\vec{u})w=-3\vec{v}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\left( 2\sqrt{3}\cos \theta  \right)\vec{u}-3\vec{w}=-3\vec{v}\]                                     Squaring both sides, we get \[{{\left| {\vec{u}} \right|}^{2}}{{\left( 2\sqrt{3}\cos \theta  \right)}^{2}}+9{{\left| {\vec{w}} \right|}^{2}}-12\sqrt{3}\cos \theta \left| {\vec{u}} \right|\left| {\vec{w}} \right|\cos \theta =9{{\left| {\vec{v}} \right|}^{2}}\]\[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,{{\cos }^{2}}\theta =\frac{3}{4}\]          


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