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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Vectors
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If \(\overrightarrow{ P }=3 \hat{ i }+\sqrt{3} \hat{ j }+2 \hat{ k }\) and \(\overrightarrow{ Q }=4 \hat{ i }+\sqrt{3} \hat{ j }+2.5 \hat{ k }\) then, The unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }\) is \(\frac{1}{x}(\sqrt{3} \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \sqrt{3} \hat{k})\). The value of \(x\) is

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(D) \(4\)

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If \(\overrightarrow{ P }=3 \hat{ i }+\sqrt{3} \hat{ j }+2 \hat{ k }\) and \(\overrightarrow{ Q }=4 \hat{ i }+\sqrt{3} \hat{ j }+2.5 \hat{ k }\) then, The unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }\) is \(\frac{1}{x}(\sqrt{3} \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \sqrt{3} \hat{k})\). The value of \(x\) is
\(\begin{array}{l}\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{ i } & \hat{ j } & \hat{ k } \\ 3 & \sqrt{3} & 2 \\ 4 & \sqrt{3} & 2.5\end{array}\right|=\sqrt{3} \frac{\hat{ i }}{2}+\frac{\hat{ j }}{2}-\sqrt{3} \hat{ k } \\ \Rightarrow \frac{\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }}{|\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }|}=\frac{1}{2}\left(\sqrt{3} \frac{\hat{ i }}{2}+\frac{\hat{ j }}{2}-\sqrt{3} \hat{ k }\right)\end{array}\)
\( =\frac{1}{4}(\sqrt{3} \hat{ i }+\hat{ j }-2 \sqrt{3} \hat{ k })\)
The unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{ P } \times \overrightarrow{ Q }\) is \(\frac{1}{x}(\sqrt{3} \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \sqrt{3} \hat{k})\)
hence \( x=4\)
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