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Standard VII
Mathematics
Definition of Parallel Lines
If a = 2i -...
Question
If
→
a
=
2
ˆ
i
−
ˆ
j
+
5
ˆ
k
and
→
b
=
4
ˆ
i
−
2
ˆ
j
+
λ
ˆ
k
such that
→
a
|
|
→
b
, find the value of
λ
.
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Solution
If
→
A
=
→
a
=
2
ˆ
i
−
ˆ
j
+
5
ˆ
k
→
B
=
→
b
=
4
ˆ
i
−
2
ˆ
j
+
λ
ˆ
k
We know that:
→
a
∥
→
b
,
Therefore,
→
B
=
k
→
A
Here, by observation,
k
=
2
⇒
λ
=
2
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i
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a
→
and
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→
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a
→
=
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i
^
+
2
j
^
+
k
^
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i
^
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j
^
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^
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i
^
+
2
j
^
+
k
^
and
b
→
=
5
i
^
-
9
j
^
+
2
k
^
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a
→
=
2
i
^
+
3
j
^
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k
^
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^
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^
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3
¯
i
−
2
¯
j
−
¯
¯
¯
k
,
2
¯
i
+
3
¯
j
−
4
¯
¯
¯
k
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i
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j
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2
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¯
¯
k
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i
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