Let a → and b → be two vectors such that | 2 a → + 3 b → | = | 3 a → + b…

Let a and b be two vectors such that |2a+3b|=|3a+b| and the angle between a and b is 60°. If 18a is a unit vector, then |b| is equal to : 

  1. 8
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 5

Solution

Given that 

18a is a unit vector.

|a|=8
|2a+3b|2=|3a+b|2

We know thata · b  = a b cos θ ,
4|a|2+9|b|2+12|a||b|cos60°=9|a|2+|b|2+6|a||b|cos60°
5|a|2=8|b|2+6|a|||bcos60°
564=8|b|2+68·|b|12
|b|2+3|b|-40=0b+8|b|-5=0
|b|=5

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug Shift 1)

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