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Standard VI
Mathematics
Collinear Points
If p̅, q̅, ...
Question
If
¯
p
,
¯
q
,
¯
r
are position vectors of the points P, Q, R respectively. Where
¯
p
=
¯
a
+
2
¯
b
+
5
¯
c
,
¯
q
=
3
¯
a
+
2
¯
b
+
¯
c
,
¯
r
=
2
¯
a
+
2
¯
b
+
3
¯
c
, then show that the points P, Q, R are collinear.
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Solution
→
p
=
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
5
→
c
→
q
=
3
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
→
c
→
r
=
2
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
3
→
c
P
,
Q
,
R
are collinear if
→
p
+
→
q
=
λ
→
r
⇒
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
5
→
c
+
3
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
→
c
=
λ
(
2
→
a
+
2
→
b
+
3
→
c
)
⇒
4
→
a
+
4
→
b
+
6
→
c
=
2
λ
→
a
+
2
λ
→
b
+
3
λ
→
c
⇒
2
λ
=
4
,
3
λ
=
6
∴
λ
=
2
Hence,
P
,
Q
,
R
are collinear.
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If
¯
a
,
¯
b
,
¯
c
are non-coplaner vectors, then prove that the vectors
3
¯
a
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¯
b
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¯
c
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¯
a
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¯
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¯
c
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¯
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¯
b
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¯
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¯
a
−
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¯
b
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¯
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¯
a
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¯
c
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¯
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¯
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λ
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Show that the points having position vectors,
¯
a
,
¯
b
and
3
¯
a
−
2
¯
b
are colliera, where
¯
a
,
¯
b
,
¯
c
any vectors.
Q.
If
¯
a
,
¯
b
,
¯
c
,
are non - coplanar vectors and
¯
p
=
¯
b
×
¯
c
[
¯
b
¯
c
¯
a
]
,
¯
q
=
¯
c
×
¯
a
[
¯
c
¯
a
¯
b
]
,
¯
r
=
¯
a
×
¯
b
[
¯
a
¯
b
¯
c
]
then :
(
¯
a
−
¯
b
−
¯
c
)
⋅
¯
p
−
(
¯
b
−
¯
c
−
¯
a
)
⋅
¯
q
+
(
¯
c
−
¯
a
−
¯
b
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⋅
¯
r
=
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