JEE MainMathematicsVector AlgebraMCQ+4 / −1
Consider three vectors . Let and . If is the angle between the vectors and , then the minimum value of is equal to:
- A124
- B110
- C121
- D105
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Correct answer: A
- Use the cross product condition
Given
and if is the angle between and , then
So,
- Find
Since
we know that is perpendicular to both and . Hence,
- Compute
Using
and , we get
Thus,
Therefore,
- Minimize the expression
We are given
Since and , we must have , so effectively
Now, to minimize
we need to maximize .
On , the maximum value of occurs at
So,
Hence,
- Check options
- A: ✅
- B:
- C:
- D:
So the correct option is A.
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