RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    If\[\overrightarrow{a}=\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k}\]and\[\overrightarrow{b}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k},\]then the angle between 1st and b will be

    A)  \[30{}^\circ \]              

    B)  \[45{}^\circ \]

    C)  \[60{}^\circ \]            

    D)  \[90{}^\circ \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Given,\[\overrightarrow{a}=\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k}\]and \[\overrightarrow{b}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}\] \[\cos \theta =\frac{\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{b}}{|\overrightarrow{a}|.|\overrightarrow{b}|}\] \[=\frac{(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k}).(2\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})}{\sqrt{1+{{2}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}}\sqrt{{{2}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}+1}}\] \[=\frac{2+2-1}{\sqrt{1+4+1}\sqrt{4+1+1}}\] \[=\frac{3}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{6}}\] \[=\frac{3}{6}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\cos \theta =\frac{1}{2}\cos 60{}^\circ \] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\theta =60{}^\circ \]


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