A B C D is parallelogram. The position vectors of A and C are respectively, 3 i+3 j+5 k and i-5 j-5 k. If M is the midpoint of the diagonal D B, then…
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ABCD is parallelogram. The position vectors of A and C are respectively, 3i^+3j^+5k^ and i^−5j^−5k^. If M is the midpoint of the diagonal DB, then the magnitude of the projection of OM on OC, where O is the origin, is
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A
751
B
507
C
750
D
517
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In a parallelogram, diagonals bisect each other. So, mid point of DB is also the midpoint of AC. Mid-point of M=2i^−j^ Direction ratio of OC=(1,−5,−5) Direction ratio of OM=(2,−1,0) Angle θ between OM and OC is given by cosθ=22+(−1)2()2+(−5)2+(−5)2(1×2+)−5(−1)(+−5)0()()=5512+5=5517 Projection of OM on OC is given by ∣OM∣⋅cosθ=5×5×517=517
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