JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 25 April 2013)

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                    Let\[\vec{a}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2\hat{k},\,\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}\]. If\[\vec{c}\] is a vector such that \[\vec{a}\cdot \vec{c}=|\vec{c}|,\,|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|=2\sqrt{2}\]and the angle between \[\vec{a}\times \vec{b}\] and \[\vec{c}\]is \[{{30}^{o}}\], then \[|(\vec{a}\times \vec{b})\times \vec{c}|\] equals:     JEE Main Online Paper ( Held On 25  April 2013 )

    A)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\]                                   

    B)                                        \[\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\]

    C)                                        3                                             

    D)                                        \[\frac{3}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    \[\vec{a}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2k,\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}\]\[\Rightarrow |\vec{a}|=3\] and\[\left| \begin{matrix}    {\hat{i}} & {\hat{j}} & {\hat{k}}  \\    2 & 1 & -2  \\    1 & 1 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=2\hat{i}-2\hat{j}+\hat{k}\] \[|\vec{a}\times \vec{b}|=\sqrt{4+4+1}=3\] Now,\[|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|=2\sqrt{2}\Rightarrow |\vec{c}-\vec{a}{{|}^{2}}=8\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|.(\vec{c}-\vec{a})=8\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\vec{c}{{|}^{2}}+|\vec{a}{{|}^{2}}-2\vec{c}.\vec{a}=8\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[|\vec{c}{{|}^{2}}+9-2|\vec{c}|=8\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{(|\vec{c}|-1)}^{2}}=0\Rightarrow |\vec{c}|=1\] \[\therefore \]\[|(\vec{a}\times \vec{b})\times \vec{c}|=|\vec{a}\times \vec{b}||\vec{c}|\sin {{30}^{o}}=3\times 1\times \frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}\]


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