Question 16

Let $$\overrightarrow{r}=2\widehat{i}+\widehat{j}-2\widehat{k}, \overrightarrow{b}=\widehat{i}+\widehat{j}\text{ and }\overrightarrow{c}=\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b}$$. Let $$\overrightarrow{d}$$ be a vector such that $$|\overrightarrow{d}-\overrightarrow{a}|=\sqrt{11},|\overrightarrow{c}\times \overrightarrow{d}|=3$$ and the angle between $$\overrightarrow{c}\text{ and }\overrightarrow{d}$$ is $$\frac{\pi}{4}$$. Then $$\overrightarrow{a}. \overrightarrow{d}$$ is equal to

Consider the vectors $$\vec{a} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - 2\hat{k}$$ and $$\vec{b} = \hat{i} + \hat{j}$$, with $$\vec{c} = \vec{a} \times \vec{b}$$. It is also given that $$|\vec{d} - \vec{a}| = \sqrt{11}$$, $$|\vec{c} \times \vec{d}| = 3$$, and the angle between $$\vec{c}$$ and $$\vec{d}$$ is $$\frac{\pi}{4}$$.

First, computing the cross product yields $$\vec{c} = \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 2 & 1 & -2 \\ 1 & 1 & 0 \end{vmatrix} = \hat{i}(0+2) - \hat{j}(0+2) + \hat{k}(2-1) = 2\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + \hat{k}$$, and therefore $$|\vec{c}| = \sqrt{4+4+1} = 3$$.

Since $$|\vec{c} \times \vec{d}| = |\vec{c}||\vec{d}|\sin\theta$$ we have $$3\cdot|\vec{d}|\cdot\sin\frac{\pi}{4} = 3$$, implying $$|\vec{d}|\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = 1$$ and hence $$|\vec{d}| = \sqrt{2}$$.

Similarly, the dot product is given by $$\vec{c} \cdot \vec{d} = |\vec{c}||\vec{d}|\cos\frac{\pi}{4} = 3\cdot\sqrt{2}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = 3$$.

Using $$|\vec{d} - \vec{a}|^2 = |\vec{d}|^2 - 2\vec{a}\cdot\vec{d} + |\vec{a}|^2 = 11$$ and noting $$|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{4+1+4} = 3$$ so that $$|\vec{a}|^2 = 9$$, we substitute to obtain $$2 - 2(\vec{a}\cdot\vec{d}) + 9 = 11$$, which leads to $$\vec{a}\cdot\vec{d} = \frac{11 - 9 - 2}{-2} = 0$$.

Therefore $$\vec{a} \cdot \vec{d} = 0$$, which corresponds to Option 2.

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