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JEE Advanced · Physics · 4. Motion in 2D

Three vectors P, Q and R are shown in the figure. Let, S be any point on the vector R . The distance between the points P and S is bR. The general relation among vectors P, Q and S are

  1. A S=1-b P+b2Q
  2. B S=B-1P+bQ
  3. C S=1-bP+bQ
  4. D S=1-b2P+bQ
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(C) S=1-bP+bQ

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Let, vector from point \(P\) to point \(S\) be \(\vec{C}\),
\(\Rightarrow \vec{C}=b|\vec{R}| \widehat{R}=b|\vec{R}|\left(\frac{\vec{R}}{|\vec{R}|}\right)=b \vec{R}=b(\vec{Q}-\vec{P})\)
From triangle rule of vector addition,
\(\vec{P}+\vec{C}=\vec{S}\)
\(\vec{P}+b(\vec{Q}-\vec{P})=\vec{S}\)
\(\Rightarrow \vec{S}=(1-b) \vec{P}+b \vec{Q}\)
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