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Let a=a_i i+a_2 j+a_3 k and b=b_1 i+b_2 j+b_3 k be two vectors such that | a|=1; a· b=2 and | b|=4. If =2( a× b)-3 b, then the angle between b and is…

JEE Main 2024 — Mathematics Vectors & 3D Geometry

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Let a⃗=aii^+a2j^+a3k^\vec{a}={a}_{i}\hat{i}+{a}_{2}\hat{j}+{a}_{3}\hat{k}a=ai​i^+a2​j^​+a3​k^ and b⃗=b1i^+b2j^+b3k^\vec{b}={b}_{1}\hat{i}+{b}_{2}\hat{j}+{b}_{3}\hat{k}b=b1​i^+b2​j^​+b3​k^ be two vectors such that ∣a⃗∣=1;a⃗⋅b⃗=2|\vec{a}|=1;\vec{a}\cdot \vec{b}=2∣a∣=1;a⋅b=2 and ∣b⃗∣=4|\vec{b}|=4∣b∣=4. If c⃗=2(a⃗×b⃗)−3b⃗\vec{c}=2(\vec{a}\times \vec{b})-3\vec{b}c=2(a×b)−3b, then the angle between b⃗\vec{b}b and c⃗\vec{c}c is equal to :

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Held on 30 Jan 2024 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    cos−1(23){\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}})cos−1(3​2​)

  2. B

    cos−1(−13){\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}})cos−1(−3​1​)

  3. C

    cos−1(−32){\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})cos−1(−23​​)

  4. D

    cos−1(23){\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}(\frac{2}{3})cos−1(32​)

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