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Let a and b be two vectors of equal magnitude 5 uints. Let p, q be vectors such that p=ab and q=a+b. If |p×q|=2{γ(a.b)2}1/2, then the value of γ is

A
5
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25
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125
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D
625
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Solution

The correct option is D 625
|p×q|=2{γ(a.b)2}1/2(1)
p×q=(ab)×(a+b)
p×q=2(a×b)
p×q=2|a||b|sinθ
p×q=501cos2θp×q=2625625cos2θ

We know that,
ab=|a||b|cosθ=25cosθ

Using the equation (1),
2625625cos2θ=2{γ(a.b)2}1/22625625cos2θ=2{γ625cos2θ}1/2
γ=625


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