12th Class Mathematics Sample Paper Mathematics Olympiad - Sample Paper-2

  • question_answer
    If \[\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}=\mathbf{0}\]and\[\left| \overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}} \right|=\mathbf{3},\left| \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}} \right|=\mathbf{5},\left| \overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}} \right|=\mathbf{7}\], then angle between a and b is:

    A)  \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]                       

    B)  \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]               

    C)  \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]                                   

    D)  \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] \[\because \overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}+\overrightarrow{c}=0.\] \[\Rightarrow \overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b}=-\overrightarrow{c}\,\Rightarrow {{(\overrightarrow{a}+\overrightarrow{b})}^{2}}={{(-\overrightarrow{c})}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow {{\left| \overrightarrow{a} \right|}^{2}}+{{\left| \overrightarrow{b} \right|}^{2}}+2\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{b}={{\left| \overrightarrow{c} \right|}^{2}}~\Rightarrow {{\left( 3 \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( 5 \right)}^{2}}+2\left| \overrightarrow{a} \right|.\left| \overrightarrow{b} \right|.\cos \theta =49\]\[\Rightarrow 9+25+2\times 3\times 5.cos\theta =49\Rightarrow 30.cos\theta =49-34=15\] \[cos\theta =\frac{15}{30}=\frac{1}{2}~~~~~~~~~~~\Rightarrow cos\theta =cos\frac{\pi }{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \theta =\frac{\pi }{3}\] Hence, option [b] is correct.


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