Engineering
Mathematics
Direction Cosines and Direction Ratio
Linear Combination of Vectors
Question

The vector AF, is given by?

acc

2acc

13acc

 acc

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Solution
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Let the position vector of Aand C be a and c respectively.
Therefore,
Position vector of B=b=a+c   --------- (i)

Also, E divides BC in ratio of 2:2

 Position vector of E=b+2c3 (ii)

 Position vector of E=b+2c3 (from (1))

  Position vector of E=a+3c3

The vector equation of the bisector of AOC is

 γ=λa|a|+c|c|   ------ (iii)

The vector equation of AE is

γ=a+μa+3c3a   ----- (iv)

Lines (3) and (4) intersects at p.
∴ for point P we must have

λa|a|+1c|c|a+μ3c2a3 

λ|a|1+2μ3a+λ|c|μc=0 

λ|a|1+2μ3=0 and λ|c|μ=0 

 a and c are non- colinear)

λ=3|a||c|3|c|+2|a| and μ=3|a|3|c|+2|a|

Putting the value of λ in (iii) or that of μ in (iv) we obtain the positive vector of p as 

γ1=3|a||c|3|c|+2|a|a|a|+c|c|

Now, vector eqaution of line cp:

γ1=c+λ13|a||c|3|c|+2|a|a|a|+c|c|c   ------ (v)

vector eqaution of line AB is γ=a+λ2c  --- (vi)

These two line intersets at F, we must have for f

c+λ13|a||c|2|a|+3|c|a|a|+c|c|c=a+λ2c

3|c|λ13|c|+2|a|1=0 and 1+3λ1|a|3|c|+2|a|λ1λ2=0

( a and c are non- colinear)

λ1=3|c|+2|a|3|c| and λ2=13|a||c|

putting values of λ2 in (vi) we get

r4=a+13|a||l|c

  AF=r4a