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JEE Advanced 2020 · Vector Algebra

Let aa and bb be positive real numbers. Suppose PQ→=ai^+bj^\overrightarrow{PQ} = a\hat{i} + b\hat{j} and PS→=ai^−bj^\overrightarrow{PS} = a\hat{i} - b\hat{j} are adjacent sides of a parallelogram PQRSPQRS. Let u⃗\vec{u} and v⃗\vec{v} be the projection vectors of w⃗=i^+j^\vec{w} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} along PQ→\overrightarrow{PQ} and PS→\overrightarrow{PS}, respectively. If ∣u⃗∣+∣v⃗∣=∣w⃗∣|\vec{u}| + |\vec{v}| = |\vec{w}| and if the area of the parallelogram PQRSPQRS is 88, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Answers: B. a−b=2a - b = 2 · C. The length of the diagonal PRPR of the parallelogram PQRSPQRS is 44 · D. w⃗\vec{w} is an angle bisector of the vectors PQ→\overrightarrow{PQ} and PS→\overrightarrow{PS}

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PQ⃗=ai^+bj^,PS⃗=ai^−bj^,w⃗=i^+j^\vec{PQ}=a\hat{i}+b\hat{j}, \quad \vec{PS}=a\hat{i}-b\hat{j}, \quad \vec{w}=\hat{i}+\hat{j} u⃗=projPQ⃗w⃗,v⃗=projPS⃗w⃗,∣u⃗∣+∣v⃗∣=∣w⃗∣\vec{u}=\text{proj}_{\vec{PQ}}\vec{w}, \quad \vec{v}=\text{proj}_{\vec{PS}}\vec{w}, \quad |\vec{u}|+|\vec{v}|=|\vec{w}| Area=∣PQ⃗×PS⃗∣=8\text{Area}=|\vec{PQ}\times\vec{PS}|=8 Which are TRUE?\text{Which are TRUE?} (1) a+b=4,(2) a−b=2(1)\ a+b=4, \quad (2)\ a-b=2 (3) ∣PR⃗∣=4,(4) w⃗ bisects ∠QPS(3)\ |\vec{PR}|=4, \quad (4)\ \vec{w} \text{ bisects } \angle QPS 1. ∣PQ⃗×PS⃗∣=8⇒ab1.\ |\vec{PQ}\times\vec{PS}|=8 \Rightarrow ab 2. ∣u⃗∣, ∣v⃗∣: projections of w⃗2.\ |\vec{u}|,\ |\vec{v}|: \text{ projections of } \vec{w} 3. a=b; then check (1)–(4)3.\ a=b; \ \text{then check (1)--(4)} PQ⃗=(a,b,0),PS⃗=(a,−b,0)\vec{PQ}=(a,b,0),\quad \vec{PS}=(a,-b,0) ∣PQ⃗×PS⃗∣=2ab=8⇒ab=4|\vec{PQ}\times\vec{PS}|=2ab=8 \Rightarrow ab=4 ∣u⃗∣=∣w⃗⋅PQ⃗∣∣PQ⃗∣=∣a+b∣a2+b2|\vec{u}|=\dfrac{|\vec{w}\cdot\vec{PQ}|}{|\vec{PQ}|}=\dfrac{|a+b|}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}} ∣v⃗∣=∣w⃗⋅PS⃗∣∣PS⃗∣=∣a−b∣a2+b2|\vec{v}|=\dfrac{|\vec{w}\cdot\vec{PS}|}{|\vec{PS}|}=\dfrac{|a-b|}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}} a+b+∣a−b∣a2+b2=∣w⃗∣=2\dfrac{a+b+|a-b|}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}}=|\vec{w}|=\sqrt{2} a+b+∣a−b∣=2max⁡(a,b)a+b+|a-b|=2\max(a,b) 2max⁡(a,b)a2+b2=2⇒a2+b2=2max⁡(a,b)2\dfrac{2\max(a,b)}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}}=\sqrt{2} \Rightarrow a^{2}+b^{2}=2\max(a,b)^{2} a2+b2=2max⁡(a,b)2⇒a=ba^{2}+b^{2}=2\max(a,b)^{2} \Rightarrow a=b ab=4⇒a=b=2ab=4 \Rightarrow a=b=2 PQ⃗=(2,2,0), PS⃗=(2,−2,0), PR⃗=(4,0,0), w⃗=(1,1,0)\vec{PQ}=(2,2,0), \ \vec{PS}=(2,-2,0), \ \vec{PR}=(4,0,0), \ \vec{w}=(1,1,0) (1) a+b=2+2=4 ✓(1)\ a+b=2+2=4 \ \checkmark (2) a−b=2−2=0≠2 ×(2)\ a-b=2-2=0\neq 2 \ \times PR⃗=PQ⃗+PS⃗=(2a,0,0)\vec{PR}=\vec{PQ}+\vec{PS}=(2a,0,0) (3) ∣PR⃗∣=2a=4 ✓(3)\ |\vec{PR}|=2a=4 \ \checkmark bisector∥PQ⃗∣PQ⃗∣+PS⃗∣PS⃗∣=(2a,0,0)∥i^\text{bisector} \parallel \dfrac{\vec{PQ}}{|\vec{PQ}|}+\dfrac{\vec{PS}}{|\vec{PS}|}=(2a,0,0)\parallel \hat{i} (4) w⃗=(1,1,0)≠i^ ×(4)\ \vec{w}=(1,1,0)\neq \hat{i} \ \times (1) and (3)\boxed{(1)\ \text{and}\ (3)}

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