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JEE Advanced 2010 · Vector Algebra

Let PP, QQ, RR and SS be the points on the plane with position vectors −2i^−j^-2\hat{i}-\hat{j}, 4i^4\hat{i}, 3i^+3j^3\hat{i}+3\hat{j} and −3i^+2j^-3\hat{i}+2\hat{j} respectively. The quadrilateral PQRSPQRS must be a

Answer: A. parallelogram, which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

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P(−2,−1),Q(4,0),R(3,3),S(−3,2)P(-2,-1),\quad Q(4,0),\quad R(3,3),\quad S(-3,2)

Check: sides, their lengths, and angles (dot products)\text{Check: sides, their lengths, and angles (dot products)}

PQ⃗=(6,1),QR⃗=(−1,3)\vec{PQ}=(6,1),\qquad \vec{QR}=(-1,3)

RS⃗=(−6,−1),SP⃗=(1,−3)\vec{RS}=(-6,-1),\qquad \vec{SP}=(1,-3)

PQ⃗=−RS⃗⇒PQ∥RS,PQ=RS\vec{PQ}=-\vec{RS} \Rightarrow PQ\parallel RS,\quad PQ=RS

QR⃗=−SP⃗⇒QR∥SP,QR=SP\vec{QR}=-\vec{SP} \Rightarrow QR\parallel SP,\quad QR=SP

⇒ PQRS is a parallelogram

∣PQ⃗∣=62+12=37|\vec{PQ}|=\sqrt{6^{2}+1^{2}}=\sqrt{37}

∣QR⃗∣=(−1)2+32=10|\vec{QR}|=\sqrt{(-1)^{2}+3^{2}}=\sqrt{10}

37≠10⇒not a rhombus\sqrt{37}\neq\sqrt{10} \Rightarrow \text{not a rhombus}

PQ⃗⋅QR⃗=6(−1)+1(3)=−3≠0\vec{PQ}\cdot\vec{QR}=6(-1)+1(3)=-3\neq0

⇒no right angle⇒not a rectangle, nor a square\Rightarrow \text{no right angle} \Rightarrow \text{not a rectangle, nor a square}

⇒parallelogram, neither rhombus nor rectangle⇒(1)\Rightarrow \text{parallelogram, neither rhombus nor rectangle} \Rightarrow (1)

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