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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Vectors
  • JEE Mains 2018
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Let \(\vec A\, = \,(\hat i\, + \,\hat j)\,\)  and \(\vec B\, = \,(2\hat i\, - \,\hat j)\,.\)  The magnitude of a coplanar vector \(\vec C\) such that  \(\vec A\cdot \vec C\, = \,\vec B\cdot \vec C\, = \vec A\cdot \vec B\) is given by

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(A) \(\sqrt {\frac{5}{9}} \)

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\(\begin{array}{l}
If\,\vec C = a\hat i + b\hat j\,then\,\vec A.\vec C = \vec A.\vec B\\
a + b = 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( i \right)\\
\vec B.\vec C = \vec A.\vec B\\
2a - b = 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( {ii} \right)\\
Solving\,equation\,\left( i \right)\,and\,\left( {ii} \right)\,\,we\,get\\
a = \frac{1}{3},\,b = \frac{2}{3}\\
Magnitude\,of\,coplanar\,vector,\\
\left| {\vec C} \right| = \sqrt {\frac{1}{9} + \frac{4}{9}}  = \sqrt {\frac{5}{9}} 
\end{array}\)
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