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Standard XII
Mathematics
Applications of Dot Product
A unit vector...
Question
A unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors
^
i
+
^
j
and
^
j
+
^
k
is
A
−
^
i
−
^
j
+
^
k
√
3
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B
^
i
+
^
j
−
^
k
3
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C
^
i
+
^
j
+
^
k
√
3
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D
^
i
−
^
j
+
^
k
√
3
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Solution
The correct option is
B
^
i
−
^
j
+
^
k
√
3
let vector perpendicular to both is
a
i
+
b
j
+
c
k
Dot product should be zero if 2 vectors are perpendicular.
(
i
+
j
)
.
(
a
i
+
b
j
+
c
k
)
=
0
a
+
b
=
0
(
j
+
k
)
.
(
a
i
+
b
j
+
c
k
)
=
0
b
+
c
=
0
So
a
=
−
b
b
=
b
c
=
−
b
Ratio
a
:
b
:
c
is
−
1
:
1
:
−
1
or
1
:
−
1
:
1
Option D satisfies the above condition. so correct answer is option D.
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