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    If \[|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\,\,\,\times \overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|\,=\sqrt{3}\overset{\to }{\mathop{A\,}}\,.\overset{\to }{\mathop{B\,}}\,,\] then the value of \[\left| \text{A}+\text{B} \right|\] is:                                [AIPMT (S) 2004]

    A) \[{{({{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+AB)}^{1/2}}\]

    B)             \[{{\left( {{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+\frac{AB}{\sqrt{3}} \right)}^{1/2}}\]

    C) \[A+B\]

    D) \[{{({{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+\sqrt{3}AB)}^{1/2}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: \[\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\,\times \,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,=AB\sin \theta \]
    and       \[\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\,.\,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,=AB\cos \theta \]
    Given,   \[|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\,\,\times \,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|=\sqrt{3}\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,.\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,\]                     ...(i)
    but        \[|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\,\,\times \,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|=|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,||\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|\sin \theta =AB\sin \theta \]
    and       \[\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,.\,\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,=|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,||\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|\cos \theta =AB\cos \theta \]
    Make these substitution in Eq. (i), we get
                \[AB\sin \theta =\sqrt{3}AB\cos \theta \]
    or         \[\tan \theta =\sqrt{3}\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[\theta ={{60}^{0}}\]
    The addition of vector \[\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,\] and \[\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,\] can be given by the law of parallelogram.
    \[\therefore \]      \[|\overset{\to }{\mathop{A}}\,+\overset{\to }{\mathop{B}}\,|=\sqrt{{{A}^{1}}+{{B}^{2}}+2AB\cos \,{{60}^{0}}}\]
    \[|=\sqrt{{{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+2AB\times \frac{1}{2}}\]
    \[{{({{A}^{2}}+{{B}^{2}}+AB)}^{1/2}}\]


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