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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

If the vectors \(\hat{i}-2 x \hat{j}+3 y \hat{k}\) and \(\hat{i}+2 x \hat{j}-3 y \hat{k}\) are perpendicular, then the locus of \((x, y)\) is:

  1. A a circle
  2. B an ellipse
  3. C a hyperbola
  4. D a parabola
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(B) an ellipse

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\(( \hat{i}-2 x \hat{j}+3 y \hat{k} ) \cdot ( \hat{i}+2 x \hat{j}-3 y \hat{k} ) = 0\) \((1)(1) + (-2x)(2x) + (3y)(-3y) = 0\) \(1 - 4x^2 - 9y^2 = 0\) \(4x^2 + 9y^2 = 1\) The locus is an ellipse.