If the volume of the tetrahedron formed by the coterminous edges

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481.

If three numbers are drawn at random successively without replacement from a set S = {1, 2, ... 10}, then the probability that the minimum of the chosen numbers is 3 or their maximum is 7

  • 1140

  • 540

  • 340

  • 140


482.

 If the points having the position vectors3i^ - 2j^ - k^, 2i + 3j^ - 4k^, - i^ + j^ + 2k^ and4i^ + 5j^ + λk^ are coplanar, then λ = ?

  • - 14617

  • 8

  •  - 8

  • 14617


483.

If a, b and c are non-zero vectors such that a and b are not perpendicular to each other, then the vector r which is perpendicular to a and satisfying r x b = c x b  is

  • a × b × cc a

  • b × a × cb c

  • b × c × aa b

  • c × b × aac


484.

The triad (x, y, z) of real number such that3i^ - j^ + 2k^ = 2i^ + 3j^ - k^x + i^ - 2j^ + 2k^y +  - 2i^ + j^ - 2k^z is

  • (- 2, 5, 3)

  • (2, - 5, 3)

  • (2, 5, 3)

  • (2, 5, - 3)


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485.

If the volume of the tetrahedron formed by the coterminous edges a, b and c is 4, then the volume of the parallelopiped formed by the coterminous edges a x b, b x c and c x a is

  • 576

  • 48

  • 16

  • 144


A.

576

a We know, volume of tetrahedron formed by the coterminous edges a, b and c= 16a b c 16a b c = 4  a b c = 24Now, volume of parallelopped formed by the cotermmous edges a x b, b x c and c x a= a × b b × c c × a= a b c2= 242 = 576


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486.

Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that a - c2 + a - c2 = 8. Then a + 2b2 + a + 2c2 = ?


487.

Let the position vectors of points 'A' and 'B' be i^ + j^ + k^ and 2i^ + j^ + k^, respectively. A point 'P' divides the line segment AB internally in the ratio λ : 1 (λ > 0). If O is the origin and OB . OP - 3OA × OP2 = 6 then λ is equal to


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488.

Let a, b, c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c2 = 1. If  acosθ = bcosθ + 2π3 = ccosθ + 4π3, where θ = π9, then the angle between the vectors ai^ + bj^ + ck^ and bi^ + cj^ +k^  is:

  • 0

  • 2π3

  • π2

  • π9


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489.

Let x0 be the point of local maxima of fx = a . b × c, where a = xi^ - 2j^ +3k^, b = - 2i^ + xj^ - k^ andc = 7i^ - 2j^ + xk^. Then the value of a . b + b . c + c . a at x = x0

is :

  • - 22

  • 14

  •  - 4

  •  - 30


490.

Suppose the vectors x1, x2 and x3 are the solutions of the system of linear equations, Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal to b1, b2 and b3 respectively. If

x1 = 111, x2 =  021, x3 =  001, b1 =  100, b2 =  020,

then the determinant of A is equal of A is

  • 32

  • 4

  • 12

  • 2


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