If a = i ̂ - j ̂ + 7k ̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 b ⃗= 5i ̂ - j ̂ + λk ̂, then find the value of 𝜆 so that the vectors a ⃗ + b ⃗ and  a ⃗ - b ⃗ are orthogonal

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Question 23 (Choice 1) If 𝑎 ⃗=𝑖 ̂−𝑗 ̂+7𝑘 ̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 ⃗=5𝑖 ̂−𝑗 ̂+"𝜆" 𝑘 ̂, then find the value of 𝜆 so that the vectors 𝑎 ⃗+𝑏 ⃗ and 𝑎 ⃗−𝑏 ⃗ are orthogonal Two vectors 𝑝 ⃗ and 𝑞 ⃗ are orthogonal (perpendicular) if their scalar product is zero, i.e. 𝒑 ⃗ . 𝒒 ⃗ = 0 Finding (𝒂 ⃗ + 𝒃 ⃗) and (𝒂 ⃗ − 𝒃 ⃗) (𝒂 ⃗ + 𝒃 ⃗) = (1 + 5) 𝑖 ̂ + (−1 + (−1)) 𝑗 ̂ + (7 + 𝜆) 𝑘 ̂ = 6𝒊 ̂ − 2𝒋 ̂ + (7 + 𝜆)𝒌 ̂ (𝒂 ⃗ − 𝒃 ⃗) = (1 − 5) 𝑖 ̂ + (−1 − (−1)) 𝑗 ̂ + (7 − 𝜆) 𝑘 ̂ = −4𝒊 ̂ + 0𝒋 ̂ + (7 − 𝜆)𝒌 ̂ Since (𝑎 ⃗ + 𝑏 ⃗) and (𝑎 ⃗ − 𝑏 ⃗) are perpendicular to each other. Thus, (𝒂 ⃗ + 𝒃 ⃗) . (𝒂 ⃗ − 𝒃 ⃗) = 0 (6𝑖 ̂ − 2𝑗 ̂ + (7 + 𝜆)𝑘 ̂) . (−4𝑖 ̂ + 0𝑗 ̂ + (7 − 𝜆)𝑘 ̂) = 0 (6 × −4) + (−2 × 0) + (7 + 𝜆) (7 − 𝜆) = 0 −24 + 0 + 72 − 𝜆2 = 0 −24 + 0 + 49 − 𝜆2 = 0 25 = 𝜆2 𝜆2 = 25 𝜆 = ±5

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Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science at Teachoo.