JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper Phase-I Held on 07-1-2020 Morning

  • question_answer
    A vector \[\vec{a}=\alpha \hat{i}+2\hat{j}+\beta \hat{k}(\alpha ,\beta \in R)\] lies in the plane of the vectors, \[\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}\] and \[\vec{c}=\hat{i}-\hat{j}+4\hat{k}.\]If \[\vec{a}\] bisects the angle between \[\vec{b}\] and \[\vec{c}\] , then:                       [JEE MAIN Held on 07-01-2020 Morning]

    A) \[\vec{a}\cdot \hat{i}+3=0\]      

    B) \[\vec{a}\cdot \hat{i}+1=0\]

    C) \[\vec{a}\cdot \hat{k}+2=0\]  

    D) \[\vec{a}\cdot \hat{k}+4=0\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c]
    \[\vec{a}={{\lambda }_{1}}(\hat{b}+\hat{c})\]
    \[={{\lambda }_{1}}\left( \frac{\hat{i}+\hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{\hat{i}-\hat{j}+4\hat{k}}{3\sqrt{2}} \right)\]
    \[=\frac{{{\lambda }_{1}}}{3\sqrt{2}}\left( 4\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+4\hat{k} \right)\]
    As \[\vec{a}=\alpha \hat{i}+2\hat{j}+\beta \hat{k}\]
    \[\therefore {{\lambda }_{1}}=3\sqrt{2},\,\,\,\,\alpha =4,\beta =4\]
    \[\vec{a}=4\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+4\hat{k}\] no option is satisfied
    Also \[\vec{a}={{\lambda }_{2}}(\hat{b}-\hat{c})\]
    \[=\frac{{{\lambda }_{2}}}{3\sqrt{2}}\left( (3\hat{i}+3\hat{j})-(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+4\hat{k}) \right)=\frac{{{\lambda }_{2}}}{3\sqrt{2}}(2\hat{i}+4\hat{j}-4\hat{k})\]                       
    \[=\frac{2{{\lambda }_{2}}}{3\sqrt{2}}\left( \hat{i}+2\hat{j}-2\hat{k} \right)\]
    \[\Rightarrow \alpha =1,\beta =-2\] and \[\frac{2{{\lambda }_{2}}}{3\sqrt{2}}=1\]
    \[\therefore \vec{a}\cdot \hat{k}+2=0\]


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