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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Vectors
  • JEE Mains 2022
  • Hard
  • Numerical

If the projection of \(2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}\) on \(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\alpha \hat{k}\) is zero. Then, the value of \(\alpha\) will be.

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(C) \(5\)

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\(\overrightarrow{ a } \cdot \overrightarrow{ b }=0\)

\(\therefore \overrightarrow{ a } \cdot \overrightarrow{ b }=0\)

\(\therefore 2 \times 1+4 \times 2-2 \times \alpha=0\)

\(\therefore \alpha=5\)

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