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JEE Advanced2025Paper 1MATH-IV
Q.

Let , and and be two vectors such that and . Let and be real numbers such that

Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.

List-IList-II
(P) is equal to(1)
(Q) If , then is equal to(2)
(R) If , then is equal to(3)
(S) If , then is equal to(4)
(5)
  1. A

    (P) (2); (Q) (1); (R) (4); (S) (5)

  2. B

    (P) (2); (Q) (4); (R) (3); (S) (5)

  3. C

    (P) (2); (Q) (1); (R) (4); (S) (3)

  4. D

    (P) (5); (Q) (4); (R) (1); (S) (3)

Solution

Geometric setup. From , and are perpendicular and is perpendicular to both. From , is perpendicular to (already known) and form a right-handed orthogonal triple.

Using the vector identity, (since ). But , so , giving (P) (2).

Magnitude of . Taking magnitudes in : , so Hence

Also gives

The linear system. The three given equations have the determinant For a nontrivial solution we need this to vanish, so or .

Case : The three equations all reduce to . Combined with , we get .

For : (S) (5).

Case : The system reduces to . Combined with from , subtracting yields , so and .

If : then and (Q) (1) and (R) (4).

The correct option is (A).

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