Condition for Right Angle

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Condition for Right Angle

Two non-zero vectors are perpendicular if:

$$\vec a\cdot\vec b=0$$

Usage

- Standard condition for a right angle between vectors.

Question 1

Let $$\vec{a},\vec{b}$$ be two vectors, and let $$P,Q$$ and $$R$$ be the points with position vectors $$\vec{a}$$, $$\vec{b}$$ and $$\vec{a}+\vec{b}$$, respectively, with respect to the origin $$O$$. If $$|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|=\sqrt{21}$$, $$|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|=3$$, and $$\vec{a}$$ and $$(\vec{a}-\vec{b})$$ are perpendicular to each other, then the area of the triangle $$OPR$$ is

Question 2

For real numbers $$\alpha,\beta,\gamma,\delta$$ and $$\mu$$, consider the matrix $$M=\begin{bmatrix}\alpha&\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}&-\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\\[2pt]\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}&\beta&\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\\[2pt]\gamma&\delta&\mu\end{bmatrix}.$$

Suppose that $$MM^{T}=I$$, where $$M^{T}$$ is the transpose of $$M$$ and $$I$$ is the $$3\times 3$$ identity matrix. Let $$\vec{u}=\alpha\hat{i}+\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\hat{j}+\gamma\hat{k},\quad \vec{v}=\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}+\beta\hat{j}+\delta\hat{k},\quad \vec{w}=-\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i}+\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\hat{j}+\mu\hat{k}.$$

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.

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Question 3

Let $$\vec a=\hat i+\hat j+\hat k$$ and $$\vec b=\hat i-\hat j+\hat k$$

If $$\vec c$$ is a vector such that $$\vec a\times\vec c=\vec b$$ and $$\vec a\cdot\vec c=4$$

then the value of $$|\vec c|^2$$ is :

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