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Vector Algebra question
2013 · Shift 2 · Q21
JEE AdvancedMathematicsVector AlgebraMCQ+4 / −1
match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (P.) Volume of parallelopiped determined by vectors a,b and c is 2. Then the volume of the parallelepiped determined by vectors 2(a×b),3(b×c) and (c×a) is (Q.) Volume of parallelopiped determined by vectors a,b and c is 5. Then the volume of the parallelepiped determined by vectors 3(a+b),(b+c) and 2(c+a) is (R.) Area of a triangle with adjacent sides determined by vectors a and b is 20. Then the area of the triangle with adjacent sides determined by vectors (2a+3b) and (a−b) is (S.) Area of a parallelogram with adjacent sides determined by vectors a and b is 30. Then the area of the parallelogram with adjacent sides determined by vectors (a+b) and a is List II (1.) 100 (2.) 30 (3.) 24 (4.) 60
A
P=4,Q=2,R=3,S=1
B
P=2,Q=3,R=1,S=4
C
P=3,Q=4,R=1,S=2
D
P=1,Q=4,R=3,S=2
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Correct answer: C
For P
Given volume of parallelepiped formed by a,b,c is
∣a⋅(b×c)∣=2.
We need volume formed by
2(a×b),3(b×c),(c×a).
So required volume is
2(a×b)⋅(3(b×c)×(c×a)).
But the standard identity gives:
[(a×b),(b×c),(c×a)]=[a,b,c]2,
where [a,b,c]=a⋅(b×c).
Including scalar multipliers 2,3,1:
Required volume=2⋅3⋅1⋅[a,b,c]2=6⋅22=24.
Thus,
P=24
which matches List II (3).
For Q
Given
∣[a,b,c]∣=5.
We need volume of parallelepiped formed by
3(a+b),(b+c),2(c+a).
Hence volume is
∣3⋅1⋅2∣∣[(a+b),(b+c),(c+a)]∣.
So,
V=6∣[(a+b),(b+c),(c+a)]∣.
Now expand the scalar triple product linearly:
[(a+b),(b+c),(c+a)]=[a,b,c]+[a,b,a]+[a,c,c]+[a,c,a]+[b,b,c]+[b,b,a]+[b,c,c]+[b,c,a].
All terms having two equal vectors are zero. So only
[a,b,c]+[b,c,a]
remain.
These are equal cyclic permutations, hence
[(a+b),(b+c),(c+a)]=2[a,b,c].
Therefore,
V=6⋅2⋅5=60.
Thus,
Q=60
which matches List II (4).
For R
Area of triangle with adjacent sides a,b is 20.
Since triangle area is half the parallelogram area,
21∣a×b∣=20⟹∣a×b∣=40.
We need area of triangle with adjacent sides
2a+3b,a−b.
First compute cross product:
(2a+3b)×(a−b)=2a×a−2a×b+3b×a−3b×b.
Since
a×a=0,b×b=0,b×a=−a×b,
we get
(2a+3b)×(a−b)=−2a×b−3a×b=−5a×b.
Hence
(2a+3b)×(a−b)=5∣a×b∣=5⋅40=200.
Therefore required triangle area is
21⋅200=100.
Thus,
R=100
which matches List II (1).
For S
Area of parallelogram with adjacent sides a,b is 30, so
∣a×b∣=30.
We need area of parallelogram with adjacent sides
(a+b),a.
Its area is
∣(a+b)×a∣=∣a×a+b×a∣.
Since a×a=0 and b×a=−a×b,
∣(a+b)×a∣=∣b×a∣=∣a×b∣=30.