J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    If \[|\vec{a}|=10,\,\,|\vec{b}|=2\] and \[\vec{a}.\vec{b}=12,\]then \[|\vec{a}\times \vec{b}|\] is equal to

    A)  \[12\]           

    B)  \[14\]

    C)  \[16\]           

    D)  \[18\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given, \[|\vec{a}|=10,\,\,\,|\vec{b}|=2\]and \[\vec{a}\,.\,\vec{b}=12\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|\,\cos \,\theta =12\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[10\times 2\times \cos \theta =12\Rightarrow \cos \theta =\frac{12}{20}=\frac{3}{5}\] \[\therefore \] \[\sin \theta =\sqrt{1-{{\cos }^{2}}\theta }=\sqrt{1-\frac{9}{25}}=\frac{4}{5}\] Now, \[|\vec{a}\times \vec{b}|=\,|\vec{a}|\,|\vec{b}|\,\sin \theta =10\times 2\times \frac{4}{5}=16\]


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