$\vec{u}, \vec{v}, \vec{w}$ are three unit vectors. Let $\vec{p}=\vec{u}+\vec{v}+\vec{w}, \vec{q}$ $=\vec{u}…

$\vec{u}, \vec{v}, \vec{w}$ are three unit vectors. Let $\vec{p}=\vec{u}+\vec{v}+\vec{w}, \vec{q}$ $=\vec{u} \times(\vec{v} \times \vec{w})$.If $\vec{p} \cdot \vec{u}=\frac{3}{2}, \vec{p} \cdot \vec{v}=\frac{7}{4},|\vec{p}|=2$ and $\vec{v}=\mathrm{K} \vec{q}$, then $K=$
  1. $-1$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $-2$

Solution

Given that $|\vec{u}|=|\vec{v}|=|\vec{w}|=1$ $\therefore \vec{p} \cdot \vec{u}=(\vec{u}+\vec{v}+\vec{w}) \cdot \vec{u}=\frac{3}{2} \Rightarrow|\vec{u}|^2+\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{w} \cdot \vec{u}=\frac{3}{2}$ $\Rightarrow \vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{w} \cdot \vec{u}=\frac{3}{2}-1=\frac{1}{2}$ ....(i) $\vec{p} \cdot \vec{v}=(\vec{u}+\vec{v}+\vec{w}) \cdot \vec{v}=\frac{7}{4} \Rightarrow \vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+|\vec{v}|^2+\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}=\frac{7}{4}$ $\Rightarrow \vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}=\frac{7}{4}-1=\frac{3}{4}$ ....(ii) $|\vec{p}|^2=|\vec{u}+\vec{v}+\vec{w}|^2$ $\Rightarrow 4=|\vec{u}|^2+|\vec{v}|^2+|\vec{w}|^2+2(\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}+\vec{w} \cdot \vec{u})$ $\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}=\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}+\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}+\vec{w} \cdot \vec{u}$ ....(iii) On solving (i), (ii) and (iii), we get $\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}=\frac{3}{4}, \vec{v} \cdot \vec{w}=0$ and $\vec{w} \cdot \vec{u}=-\frac{1}{4}$ $\therefore \vec{v}=k \vec{q}=k[\vec{u} \times(\vec{v} \times \vec{w})]=k[(\vec{u} \cdot \vec{w}) \vec{v}-(\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v}) \vec{w}]$ $\vec{v}=k\left(-\frac{1}{4} \vec{v}-\frac{3}{4} \vec{w}\right) \Rightarrow 4 \vec{v}=-k \vec{v}-3 k \vec{w}$ $(4+k) \vec{v}=-3 k \vec{w} \Rightarrow|4+k||\vec{v}|=|-3 k||\vec{w}|$ $\therefore|4+k|=|3 k| \Rightarrow 4+k=3 k \Rightarrow k=2$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (20 May Shift 1)

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