JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main Sample Paper-22

  • question_answer
    If the vectors \[3\overrightarrow{p}+\overrightarrow{q};\text{ }5\overrightarrow{p}-3\overrightarrow{q};\text{ }2\overrightarrow{p}+\overrightarrow{q};\text{ }4\overrightarrow{p}-2\overrightarrow{q}\] are pairs of mutually perpendicular vectors then sin \[(\overrightarrow{p}\wedge \overrightarrow{p})\] is

    A)   \[\sqrt{54}/4\]             

    B)  \[\sqrt{55}/8\]

    C)  \[\sqrt{3}/16\]             

    D)  \[\sqrt{247}/16\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[(3\vec{p}+\vec{q}).(5\vec{p}-3\vec{q})=0\]      Or \[15{{\vec{p}}^{2}}-3{{\vec{p}}^{2}}=4\vec{p}.\vec{q}\]             ?         \[(2\vec{p}+\vec{q}).(4\vec{p}-2\vec{q})=0\] Or         \[8{{\vec{p}}^{2}}=2{{\vec{q}}^{2}}\Rightarrow \,{{\vec{q}}^{2}}=4{{\vec{p}}^{2}}\]? Now \[\cos \theta =\frac{\vec{p}.\vec{q}}{|\vec{p}||\vec{q}|};\] substituting \[{{\vec{q}}^{2}}=4{{\vec{p}}^{2}}\] in , \[\therefore \,\,3{{\vec{p}}^{2}}=4\vec{p}.\vec{q}\] \[\cos \theta =\frac{3}{4}.\,\frac{{{{\vec{p}}}^{2}}}{|\vec{p}|\,2|\vec{p}|}\,=\frac{3}{8}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\sin \theta \,=\frac{\sqrt{55}}{8}\]


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