EXERCISE-I

%*Q.20(b)85/5 Find the minimum area of the triangle whose vertices are A(–1, 1, 2); B(1, 2, 3) and C(t, 1, 1)
3
where t is a real number. [Ans. ]
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1    2  
[Sol. A=
2
a  b and a  b = a2 b 2 – a2 ·b 2 2  
 
a  ( t  1) î  ˆj  2k̂ ; b  2î  ˆj  k̂
 
| a |2 = (t – 1)2 + 1 + 4; | b |2 = 4 + 1 + 1 = 6

a ·b = 2(t – 1) – 1 – 2 = 2t – 5
 
| a  b |2 = 6[t2 – 2t + 6] – (4t2 + 25 – 20t)
 
| a  b |2 = 2t2 + 8t + 11 1 which is minimum at t = – 2
 
| a  b |2min = 8 – 16 + 11 = 3
 
| a  b |min = 3
 
| a  b |min 3
 = Amin = Ans. ]
2 2

EXERCISE-I
  1 3ˆ    
%Q.25 Let a  3 î  ˆj and b  î  j and x  a  (q 2  3) b , y   p a  qb . If x  y , then express p
2 2
as a function of q, say p = f (q), (p  0 & q  0) and find the intervals of monotonicity of f (q).

3   q 2  3   
[Sol.

x   1
3 î  ĵ  (q 2  3) î 
2 2
ĵ  =  3 
2
î
   1 
2
3 2
( q  3)  ĵ

     


  1
y   p 3 î  ĵ  q î 
2 2
3 
ĵ 
 
 
x · y = 0 gives

q (q 3  3)
p= Ans.
4
dp 1
= [3q2 – 3] > 0
dq 4
2
q –1>0
q > 1 or q < – 1
and decreasing in q  (–1, 1), q  0 Ans. ]
 EXERCISE-II
Q.1586/5 Given four points P1, P2, P3 and P4 on the coordinate plane with origin O which satisfy the condition
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O P n 1 + O P n 1 = O P n , n = 2, 3
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(i) If P1, P2 lie on the curve xy = 1, then prove that P3 does not lie on the curve.
(ii) If P1, P2, P3 lie on the circle x2 + y2 = 1, then prove that P4 lies on this circle.
3
[Sol. put n = 2 in O P n 1 + O P n 1 = O P n
2
3
O P 3 = O P 2 – O P1 ....(1)
2
1
O P1 = a î  ĵ 
a 
 ab  0
1
O P 2 = b î  ĵ 
b
3 1 ˆ  1 ˆ   3b   3 1 ˆ
 O P 3 = 2  b î  b j    a î  a j  =  2  a  î   2 b  a  j
       
if P3 lies on xy = 1
 3b   3 1
 a    = 1  (3b – 2a)(3a – 2b) = 4ab  9ab – 6b2 – 6a2 + 4ab = 4ab
 2   2b a 
2a2 – 3ab + 2b2 = 0
which is not possible except as D < 0, except q = 0 and b = 0
(ii) O P1 = cos  î  sin  ˆj and O P 2 = cos  î  sin  ˆj
3 3  3 
 O P3 = (cos  î  sin  ĵ) – (cos  î  sin  ˆj) =  cos   cos   î   sin   sin   ĵ
2 2  2 
2 2
since P3 lies on x + y = 1
2 2
3  3 
 cos   cos     sin   sin   = 1
2  2 
9
 1  3(cos  cos   sin  sin ) = 1
4
9 3
 3 cos(  ) = cos( – ) = ....(2)
4 4
put n = 3 in the given relation
3 3
O P 2 + O P 4 = O P3 ; O P 4 = O P3 – O P 2
2 2
3 3 5 3
O P 4 = ( O P 2 – O P1 ) – O P 2 = O P 2 – O P1
2 2 4 2
5 3
O P 4 = (cos  î  sin  ĵ)  (cos  î  sin  ĵ)
4 2
5 3  5 3 ˆ
=  cos   cos   î   sin   sin   j
4 2  4 2 
2 2
if this lies on x + y =1 then it must satisfy this equation
2 2
5 3  5 3 
consider  cos   cos     sin   sin  
4 2  4 2 
25 9 15 25 36 15 3 25  36  45 16
=   cos(  ) =   · = = = 1 = RHS
16 4 4 16 16 4 4 16 16
hence P4 lies on x2 + y2 = 1. ]