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411.

The length of longer diagonal of the parallelogram constructed on 5a + 2b and a - 3b, if it is given that a = 22, b = 3and the angle between a and b is π4, is

  • 15

  • 113

  • 593

  • 369


412.

If the gradient of the tangent at any point (x, y) of acurve which passes through the point 1, π4 is yx - sin2yx, then the equation of the curve is

  • y = cot-1logex

  • y = cot-1logexe

  • y = xcot-1logeex

  • y = cot-1logeex


413.

If a plane meets the coordinate axes at A, B and C in such a way that the centroid of ABC is at the point (1, 2, 3), then equation of the plane is

  • x1 + y2 + z3 = 1

  • x3 + y6 + z9 = 1

  • x1 + y2 + z3 = 13

  • None of these


414.

If 3p and 4p are resultant of force 5p,then angle between 3p and 5p is

  • sin-135

  • sin-145

  • 90°

  • None of these


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415.

If A(- 2, 1), B(2, 3) and C( - 2, - 4) are three points. Then the angle between BA and BC is

  • tan-123

  • tan-132

  • tan-113

  • tan-112


416.

In a ABCa + b + cb + c - ac + a - ba + b - c4b2c2 equals

  • cos2A

  • cos2B

  • sin2A

  • sin2B


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417.

The angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0, l2 + m2 - n2 = 0 is

  • π6

  • π4

  • π3

  • π2


C.

π3

 Given, I + m + n = 0,  I = - m - nand               l2 + m2 - n2 = 0 - m - n2 + m2 - n2 = 0                   2m2 + 2mn = 0                    2mm + n = 0           m = 0 or m + n = 0If m = 0, then l = - n                l10 = m1- 1 = n21and if m + n = 0  m = - n, then l = 0

            l1- 1 = m2- 1 = n21i.e., l1, m1, n1 = - 1, 0, 1and l2, m2, n2 = 0, - 1, 1 cosθ = 0 + 0 + 11 + 0 + 10 + 1 + 1 = 12        θ = π3


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418.

The plane through the point (- 1, - 1, - 1) and containing the line of intersection of the planes r . i^ + 3j^ - k^ = 0 and r . j^ + 2k^ = 0 is

  • r . i^ + 2j^ - 3k^

  • r . i^ + 4j^ + k^

  • r . i^ + 5j^ - 5k^

  • r . i^ + j^ + 3k^


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419.

If θ is the angle between the lines AB and AC where A, B and C are the three points with coordinates (1, 2, - 1), (2, 0, 3), (3, - 1, 2) respectively, then 462 cosθ is equal to

  • 20

  • 10

  • 30

  • 40


420.

Let the pairs a, b and c, d each determine a plane. Then the planes are parallel, if :

  • a × c and b × d = 0

  • a × c . b × d = 0

  • a × b × c × d = 0

  • a × b . c × d = 0


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