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JEE Main2026Apr 2, Shift 1Mathematics
Q.

Let a line passing through the point be perpendicular to both the vectors and . If is the foot of perpendicular from the origin on the line , then the value of is :

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

Solution

Direction of is the cross product of the two given vectors:

Parameterise as . A general point is (rewriting with direction as in the source gives ).

For to be the foot of perpendicular from origin, must be orthogonal to the direction:

Hence .

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