Paragraph: Let $O$ be the origin, and $\overrightarrow{O X}, \overrightarrow{O Y}, \overrightarrow{O Z}$ be…

Paragraph: Let $O$ be the origin, and $\overrightarrow{O X}, \overrightarrow{O Y}, \overrightarrow{O Z}$ be three unit vectors in the directions of the sides $\overrightarrow{Q R}, \overrightarrow{R P}$, $\overrightarrow{P Q}$, respectively, of a triangle $P Q R$.
Question: $|\overrightarrow{O X} \times \overrightarrow{O Y}|=$
  1. sinP+Q
  2. sin 2R
  3. sinP+R
  4. sinQ+R

Solution

OX,OY,OZ are unit vectors in the directions of sides OR,RP and PQ respectively,

  OX=QRQR,  OY=RPRP,OZ=PQPQ

  OX×OY=OR×RPQRRP

=QRRPsinP+QQRRP

=sinP+Q

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2017 (Paper 2)

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