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Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Angle between i⃗−j⃗\vec{i} - \vec{j} and j⃗+k⃗\vec{j} + \vec{k}(I) 0
(B) Angle between 2j⃗−k⃗2\vec{j} - \vec{k} and j⃗+2k⃗\vec{j} + 2\vec{k}(II) 2π3\frac{2\pi}{3}
(C) Angle between i⃗+2j⃗\vec{i} + 2\vec{j} and 5i⃗+10j⃗5\vec{i} + 10\vec{j}(III) π6\frac{\pi}{6}
(D) Angle between 3i⃗+j⃗\sqrt{3}\vec{i} + \vec{j} and i⃗\vec{i}(IV) π2\frac{\pi}{2}

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

To find the angle between two vectors, the dot product formula is used:

cos⁡θ=a⃗⋅b⃗∣a⃗∣∣b⃗∣\cos \theta = \frac{\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}}{|\vec{a}| |\vec{b}|}


For i⃗−j⃗\vec{i} - \vec{j} and j⃗+k⃗\vec{j} + \vec{k}:

a⃗=(1,−1,0)\vec{a} = (1, -1, 0)

b⃗=(0,1,1)\vec{b} = (0, 1, 1)

a⃗⋅b⃗=(1)(0)+(−1)(1)+(0)(1)\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = (1)(0) + (-1)(1) + (0)(1)

=0−1+0= 0 - 1 + 0

=−1= -1

∣a⃗∣=12+(−1)2+02=2|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{1^2 + (-1)^2 + 0^2} = \sqrt{2}

∣b⃗∣=02+12+12=2|\vec{b}| = \sqrt{0^2 + 1^2 + 1^2} = \sqrt{2}

cos⁡θ=−12×2\cos \theta = \frac{-1}{\sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{2}}

=−12= \frac{-1}{2}

θ=cos⁡−1(−12)\theta = \cos^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)

=2π3= \frac{2\pi}{3}

(A) matches with (II)


For 2j⃗−k⃗2\vec{j} - \vec{k} and j⃗+2k⃗\vec{j} + 2\vec{k}:

a⃗=(0,2,−1)\vec{a} = (0, 2, -1)

b⃗=(0,1,2)\vec{b} = (0, 1, 2)

a⃗⋅b⃗=(0)(0)+(2)(1)+(−1)(2)\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = (0)(0) + (2)(1) + (-1)(2)

=0+2−2= 0 + 2 - 2

=0= 0

When the dot product equals 0, the vectors are perpendicular.

θ=π2\theta = \frac{\pi}{2}

(B) matches with (IV)


For i⃗+2j⃗\vec{i} + 2\vec{j} and 5i⃗+10j⃗5\vec{i} + 10\vec{j}:

a⃗=(1,2,0)\vec{a} = (1, 2, 0)

b⃗=(5,10,0)\vec{b} = (5, 10, 0)

b⃗=5a⃗\vec{b} = 5\vec{a}

The vectors are parallel and point in the same direction.

θ=0\theta = 0

(C) matches with (I)


For 3i⃗+j⃗\sqrt{3}\vec{i} + \vec{j} and i⃗\vec{i}:

a⃗=(3,1,0)\vec{a} = (\sqrt{3}, 1, 0)

b⃗=(1,0,0)\vec{b} = (1, 0, 0)

a⃗⋅b⃗=(3)(1)+(1)(0)+(0)(0)\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = (\sqrt{3})(1) + (1)(0) + (0)(0)

=3= \sqrt{3}

∣a⃗∣=(3)2+12+02|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{(\sqrt{3})^2 + 1^2 + 0^2}

=3+1= \sqrt{3 + 1}

=2= 2

∣b⃗∣=12+02+02=1|\vec{b}| = \sqrt{1^2 + 0^2 + 0^2} = 1

cos⁡θ=32×1\cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2 \times 1}

=32= \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}

θ=cos⁡−1(32)\theta = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)

=π6= \frac{\pi}{6}

(D) matches with (III)


(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

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