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Let overrightarrow AB=2 i+4 j-5 k and overrightarrow AD= i+2 j+λ k, λ ∈ mathbbR. Let the projection of the vector v= i+ j+ k on the diagonal…

JEE Main 2026 — Mathematics Vectors & 3D Geometry

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Let AB→=2i^+4j^−5k^\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}AB=2i^+4j^​−5k^ and AD→=i^+2j^+λk^,λ∈R\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AD}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\lambda \hat{k}, \lambda \in \mathbb{R}AD=i^+2j^​+λk^,λ∈R. Let the projection of the vector v⃗=i^+j^+k^\vec{v}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}v=i^+j^​+k^ on the diagonal AC→\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AC}}AC of the parallelogram ABCD be of length one unit. If α,β\alpha, \betaα,β, where α>β\alpha>\betaα>β, be the roots of the equation λ2x2−6λx+5=0\lambda^{2} x^{2}-6 \lambda x+5=0λ2x2−6λx+5=0, then 2α−β2 \alpha-\beta2α−β is equal to

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