Let O be the origin and O A → = 2 i ^ + 2 j ^ + k ^ ,    O B → = i ^ - 2 j ^ + 2 k ^…

Let O be the origin and OA=2i^+2j^+k^,  OB=i^-2j^+2k^ and OC=12OB-λOA for some λ>0. If OB×OC=92, then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
  1. Projection of OC and OA is -32
  2. Area of the triangle OAB is 92
  3. Area of the triangle ABC is 92
  4. The acute angle between the diagonals of the parallelogram with adjacent sides OA and OC is π3

Solution

OA=2i^+2j^+k^

OB=i^2j^+2k^

OC=12OBλOA;λ>0

OB×OC=92

OB×12OBλOA=92

12OB×OBλOA=92

12λOA×OB=92

λ2OA×OB=92      ...1

now, OA×OB=i^j^k^2211-22

=6i^3j^6k^

OA×OB=36+9+36=9        ...2

Put in (1) λ2×9=92

λ=1

λ=±1          λ>0

λ=1

OC=12OBOA

OC=12i^4j^+k^

(A) 

Projection of OC on OA

=OCOAOA

=12i^4j^+k^2i^+2j^+k^4+4+1

=1228+13

=96=32

(B) Area of ΔOAB=12OA×OB

=92 sq unit

(C) 

Area of   

ABE=12|AB×AC|

AB=-i^-4j^+k^

AC=-52i^-4j^-k^2

AB×AC=i^j^k^-1-41-52-4-12

=6i^-3j^-6k^

|AB×AC|=36+9+36=9

Area of ABC=12AB×AC

=92 sq.unit

(D)

Apply angle between diagonals OD & CA

cosθ=a+caca+cac

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

c=12i^+4j^+k^

a+c=32i^+32k^

a+c=94+94=322

ac=52i^+4j^+12k^

ac=254+16+14=904=3102

cosθ=154+343223102

=9294×20=15π3

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2021 (Paper 2)

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