A parallelogram is constructed on 3→a+→b and →a−4→b, where |→a|=6 and |→b|=8 and →a and →b are anti-parallel. Then the length of the longer diagonal is?
A
40
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B
64
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C
32
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D
48
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Solution
The correct option is A40 →R=→x+→ywehave→x=3→a+→b→y=→a−4→b→R=3→a+→b+→a−4→b=4→a−3→bHereaandbareanti−parallelso,theywillbesimplyaddintermsofmagnitude=4×6+3×8=24+24=[lengthofdiagonal=48]