CBSE Class 12 Maths 2010 Solved Paper

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Question : 5
Total: 29
Write a vector of magnitude 15 units in the direction of vector
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k
Solution:  
Unit vector along the direction of vector
a
,
a
=
a
|
a
|

Let
a
=
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k

|
a
|
= (1)2+(2)2+(2)2 = ± 3
i.e.
^
a
=
1
3
(
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k
)

So, the vector whose magnitude is 15 and has direction along the vector
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k
is given by,
15 × (
1
3
)
(
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k
)

= 5 (
^
i
2
^
j
+2
^
k
)

= (5
^
i
10
^
j
+10
^
k
)

So the required vector is (5
^
i
10
^
j
+10
^
k
)
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