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If aijkbijka→=2i^-j^+k^,b→=i^+j^-2k^ and cijkc→=i^+3j^-k^, find λ such that aa→ is perpendicular to bcλb→+c→. - Mathematics

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If `vec"a" = 2hat"i" - hat"j" + hat"k", vec"b" = hat"i" + hat"j" - 2hat"k"` and `vec"c" = hat"i" + 3hat"j" - hat"k"`, find `lambda` such that `vec"a"` is perpendicular to `lambdavec"b" + vec"c"`.

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We have `lambda vec"b" + vec"c" = lambda (hat"i" + hat"j" - 2hat"k") + (hat"i" + 3hat"j" - hat"k")`

= `(lambda + 1)hat"i" + (lambda + 3)hat"j" - (2lambda + 1)hat"k"`

Since `vec"a"` ⊥ `(lambdavec"b" + vec"c"), vec"a"*(lambda vec"b" + vec"c")` = 0

⇒ `(2hat"i" - hat"j" + hat"k") * [(lambda + 1)hat"i" + (lambda + 3)hat"j" - (2lambda + 1)hat"k"]` = 0

⇒ `2(lambda + 1) - (lambda + 3) - (2lambda + 1)` = 0

⇒ `lambda` = – 2

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Chapter 10: Vector Algebra - Solved Examples [Page 209]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 12
Chapter 10 Vector Algebra
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