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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Vectors
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Medium
  • Numerical

If two vectors \(\vec{P}=\hat{i}+2 m \hat{j}+m \hat{k}\) and \(\vec{Q}=4 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+ mk\) are perpendicular to each other. Then, the value of \(m\) will be :

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(D) \(2\)

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\(\overrightarrow{ P } \cdot \overrightarrow{ Q }=0\)

\((\hat{i}+2 m \hat{j}+m \hat{k}) \cdot(4 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+m \hat{k})=0\)

\(\Rightarrow 4-4 m+m^2=0\)

\(\Rightarrow( m -2)^2=0 \Rightarrow m=2\)

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