Let u → , v → and w → be vectors in three-dimensional space, where u → and v →…

Let u,v and w be vectors in three-dimensional space, where u and v are unit vectors which are not perpendicular to each other and u·w=1, v·w=1, w·w=4.
If the volume of the parallelopiped, whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors u,v and w, is 2, then the value of |3u+5v| is

Solution

Volume of the parallelopiped is uvw=2

uvw2=2

u·uu·vu·wv·uv·vv·ww·uw·vw·w=2

Using u·w=1, v·w=1, w·w=4, we get

u·uu·vu·wv·uv·vv·ww·uw·vw·w=1u·v1v·u11114=2

3-u·v4u·v-1+v·u-1=2

u·v(1-4u·v+1)=0

u·v=12  (u·v0)

Also, u=1, v=1

So, |3u+5v|=|3u+5v|2

=9u2+25v2+30u·v

=7

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2021 (Paper 1)

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