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Standard XII
Mathematics
Definition of Vector
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Question
Find a unit vector perpendicular to both
→
a
and
→
b
, where
→
a
=
ˆ
i
−
2
ˆ
j
+
3
ˆ
k
and
→
b
=
ˆ
i
+
2
ˆ
j
−
ˆ
k
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Solution
Given that
→
a
=
^
i
−
2
^
j
+
3
^
k
,
→
b
=
^
i
+
2
^
j
−
^
k
Vector perpendicular to both
→
a
and
→
b
is given by
⇒
→
c
=
→
a
×
→
b
⇒
→
c
=
(
^
i
−
2
^
j
+
3
^
k
)
×
(
^
i
+
2
^
j
−
^
k
)
⇒
→
c
=
−
4
^
i
+
4
^
j
+
4
^
k
Unit vector perpendicular to both
→
a
and
→
b
is
→
a
×
→
b
→
a
|
|
→
b
|
⇒
→
c
|
c
|
=
−
4
^
i
+
4
^
j
+
4
^
k
√
4
2
+
4
2
+
4
2
⇒
→
c
|
c
|
=
−
4
^
i
+
4
^
j
+
4
^
k
4
√
3
⇒
→
c
|
c
|
=
−
^
i
+
^
j
+
^
k
√
3
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Q.
Let
→
a
=
ˆ
i
+
5
ˆ
j
+
α
ˆ
k
,
→
b
=
ˆ
i
+
3
ˆ
j
+
β
ˆ
k
and
→
c
=
−
ˆ
i
+
2
ˆ
j
−
3
ˆ
k
be three vectors such that,
|
→
b
×
→
c
|
=
5
√
3
and
→
a
is perpendicular to
→
b
. Then the greatest amongst the values of
|
→
a
|
2
is
Q.
If
2
¯
¯
¯
a
−
4
ˆ
i
−
2
ˆ
j
+
ˆ
k
=
0
then find
¯
¯
¯
a
.
Q.
Find a vector perpendicular to each of the vectors
→
a
+
→
b
and
→
a
−
→
b
, where
→
a
=
∧
i
+
∧
j
+
∧
k
,
→
b
=
∧
i
+
2
∧
j
+
3
∧
k
.
Q.
Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors
2
→
a
+
→
b
and
→
a
−
2
→
b
, where
→
a
=
ˆ
i
+
2
ˆ
j
−
ˆ
k
,
→
b
=
ˆ
i
+
ˆ
j
+
ˆ
k
.
Q.
The cross product of vectors A =
(
ˆ
i
+
ˆ
j
)
and B =
(
ˆ
i
+
ˆ
k
)
in
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