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AP EAMCET · Maths · Three Dimensional Geometry

The position vectors of \(A\) and \(B\) are \((\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}})\) and \(\left.\left(\frac{1}{3} \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\frac{1}{3} \hat{\mathbf{k}}\right)\right)\). If \(B\) divides the line \(A C\) in the ratio \(2: 1\), then position vector \(C\) is

  1. A \(\left(\frac{1}{2}, 0,0\right)\)
  2. B \(\left(0, \frac{1}{3}, 0\right)\)
  3. C \(\left(\frac{-1}{2}, \frac{-1}{2}, 0\right)\)
  4. D \(\left(\frac{-1}{2}, 0,0\right)\)
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(D) \(\left(\frac{-1}{2}, 0,0\right)\)

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Let \(\mathbf{O A}=(\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}})\) and \(\mathbf{O B}=\left(\frac{1}{3} \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\frac{1}{3} \hat{\mathbf{k}}\right)\) Given ratio = 2 : 1 Let m: n = 2:1 m = 2and n = 1…