JEE Main & Advanced Physics Vectors JEE PYQ - Vectors

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    Two vectors  \[\overrightarrow{A}\text{ }and\text{ }\overrightarrow{B}\] have equal magnitudes. The magnitude of \[\left( \overrightarrow{A}+\text{ }\overrightarrow{B} \right)\] is ‘n’ times the magnitude of\[\left( \overrightarrow{A}-\overrightarrow{B} \right)\]. The angle between \[\overrightarrow{A}\] and \[\overrightarrow{B}\] is-       [JEE Main 10-Jan-2019 Evening]

    A) \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\,\left[ \frac{n-1}{n+1} \right]\]

    B) \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\,\left[ \frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}+1} \right]\]

    C) \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\,\left[ \frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}+1} \right]\]

    D) \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\,\left[ \frac{n-1}{n+1} \right]\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[\left| \overrightarrow{A}+\overrightarrow{B}\text{ } \right|=n\left| \overrightarrow{A}-\overrightarrow{B}\text{ } \right|\]
    \[{{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+2\,AB\text{ }cos\text{ }\theta ={{n}^{2}}\left( {{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}-2\,AB\text{ }cos\text{ }\theta  \right)\]\[2AB\text{ }cos\text{ }\theta \left( 1+{{n}^{2}} \right)=\left( {{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}} \right)\left( {{n}^{2}}-1 \right)\]
    \[\cos \,\theta \,\,=\,\frac{{{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}}{2\,AB}\,\frac{({{n}^{2}}-1)}{({{n}^{2}}+1)}\]
    As \[A=B\]
    \[\therefore \,\,\cos \,\theta \,=\frac{{{B}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}}{2{{B}^{2}}}\,\left( \frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}+1} \right)\]
    \[\cos \,\theta \,\,=\,\,\frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}+1}\]
    \[\,\theta \,\,=\,\,{{\cos }^{-1}}\,\left( \,\frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}+1} \right)\]


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