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 Let $\overrightarrow{b}$ and  $\overrightarrow{c}$ be non collinear vectors.If $\overrightarrow{a}$ is a vector such that $\overrightarrow{a}.\left(\overrightarrow{b}+\overrightarrow{c}\right)=4$ and $\overrightarrow{a}\times\left(\overrightarrow{b}\times \overrightarrow{c}\right)=\left({x}^{2}-2x+6\right)\overrightarrow{b}+\sin{y} .\overrightarrow{c}$ then $\left(x,y\right)$ lies on the line

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  1. $x+y=0 $

  2. $x-y=0$

  3. $x=1$

  4. $y=\dfrac{\pi}{2}$

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

$\overrightarrow{a}\times \left(\overrightarrow{b}\times \overrightarrow{c}\right)=\left(\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{c}\right).\overrightarrow{b}-\left(\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{b}\right).\overrightarrow{c}$
$\therefore \overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{c}={x}^{2}-2x+6=-\sin y$
$\overrightarrow{a}.\left(\overrightarrow{b}+\overrightarrow{c}\right)=4 \Rightarrow -\sin y+{x}^{2}-2x+6=4$
$\Rightarrow {x}^{2}-2x+2=\sin y$
$\Rightarrow {\left(x-1\right)}^{2}+1=\sin y$
Left side $\ge 1$, right side $\le 1$
$\therefore $ they are equal if 
${\left(x-1\right)}^{2}+1=\sin y=1$
$\therefore y=\dfrac{\pi}{2},x=1$

Three points whose position vectors are $x\bar{i}+y\bar{j}+z\bar{k}$, $\bar{i}+2\bar{j}$ and $-\bar{i}-\bar{j}$ are collinear, then relation between $x, y, z$ is?

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  1. $x-2y=1, z=0$

  2. $z+y=1, z=0$

  3. $x-y=1, z=0$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D

If the points $(\alpha, - 1), (2, 1)$ and $(4, 5)$ are collinear, then find $\alpha $ by vector method.

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  1. $4$

  2. $1$

  3. $8$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
If there points are collinear then vectors from one to another will have scalar triple produced $0$.Point $\left(\alpha,-1\right), \left(2,1\right), \left(4,5\right)$
$\left( 2-\alpha  \right) \hat { i } +2\hat { j } -\bar { A }$
$2\hat { i } +4\hat { j } -\bar { B }$
$\left( 4-\alpha  \right) \hat { i } +6\hat { j } -\bar { C }$
$ \bar { A } .\left( \bar { B } \times \bar { C }  \right) =0$
$\left( \left( 2-\alpha  \right) \hat { i } +2\hat { j }  \right) \left( 2\hat { i } +4\hat { j }  \right) \times \left( \left( 4-\alpha  \right) \hat { i } +6\hat { j }  \right) \\ \left( \left( 2-\alpha  \right) \hat { i } +2\hat { j }  \right) .\left[ 12\hat { k } -16\hat { k } +4\alpha \hat { k }  \right] =0$
$4\alpha =4$
 $\alpha =1$
Also the direction vector will be proportion
$\left( 2-\alpha,2 \right)=\lambda\left( 4-2.5-1\right)$
$\left( 2-\alpha,2 \right)=\lambda\left( 2,4\right)$
$\lambda=\dfrac{1}{2}$ as $2=4\lambda$
$2-\alpha=1$
$\therefore \alpha=1$

If the points $\bar a + \bar b,\bar a - \bar b,\bar a + k\bar b$ are collinear, then  

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  1. $k$ has only one real value

  2. $k$ has two real value

  3. $k$ has no real values

  4. $k$ has infinite number of real values

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
As the $3$ point should be collinear area of triangle termed by then should be zero

considering $2$ direction to be $(\bar{a}+\bar{b})-(\bar{a}-\bar{b})=2\bar{b}$
& $(\bar{a}+\bar{b})-(\bar{a}+k\bar{b})=(1-k)\bar{b}$

$(2\bar{b})\times (1-k)\bar{b}=0$

this will be for any value of $k$ as cross produced of $2$ linear vector $=0$


If $A = (1,2,3) , B  = (2,10,1), Q$ are collinear points and $Q _{x}=-1$ then $Q _{z}$ is

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  1. $-3$

  2. $7$

  3. $-14$

  4. $-7$

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Correct Option: B

If points $\hat i + \hat j, \hat i - \hat j$ and $p \hat i + q \hat j + r \hat k$ are collinear, then

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  1. $p = 1$

  2. $r = 0$

  3. $q \in R$

  4. $q \neq 1$

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Correct Option: A,B,D
Explanation:

Points $A(\hat i + \hat j), B (\hat i - \hat j)$ and $C(p \hat i + q \hat j + r \hat k)$ are collinear
Now $\vec{AB} = - 2 \hat j$ and $\vec{BC} = (p -1) \hat i + (q - 1) \hat j + r k$
Vectors $\vec{AB}$ and $\vec{BC}$ must be collinear
$\Rightarrow p = 1,  r= 0 $ and $q \neq 1$

If  $\bar { a }, \bar { b }, \bar { c }$ are non-coplaner vector , then the vectors $2\bar { a }- 4\bar { b }+ 4\bar { c }, \bar { a }- 2\bar { b }+ 4\bar { c }$ and $-\bar { a }+ 2\bar { b }+ 4\bar { c }$ are parellel.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

If the points $(0, 1, -2), (3, \lambda, -1)$ and $(\mu, -3, -4)$ are collinear, the point on the same line is

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  1. $(12, 9, 2)$

  2. $(1, -1, -2)$

  3. $(5, -3, 4)$

  4. $(0, 0, 0)$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
We know condition of collinearity,
$\dfrac{x-x _1}{x _2-x _1}=\dfrac{y-y _1}{y _2-y _1}=\dfrac{z-z _1}{z _2-z _1}$


We have points $(0,1,-2),(3,\lambda,-1) and (\mu,-3,-4)$
$\dfrac{x-0}{3-0}=\dfrac{y-1}{\lambda-1}=\dfrac{z+2}{-1+2}.........(1)$

Since $(\mu,-3,-4)$ is collinear , so it satisfy equation (1)
taking y and z coordinates,
$\dfrac{-3-1}{\lambda-1}=\dfrac{-4+2}{-1+2}$
$\lambda=3$

Now equation (1) becomes
$\dfrac{x-0}{3-0}=\dfrac{y-1}{3-1}=\dfrac{z+2}{-1+2}.........(2)$

Option (A) (12,9,2) satisfy equation (2).

Therefore option (A) is correct.

If the points $(-1, 3, 2), (-4, 2, -2)$ and $(5, 5, \lambda)$ are collinear, then $\lambda$ is equal to

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  1. $-10$

  2. $5$

  3. $-5$

  4. $10$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the points be $A(-1,3,2) B(-4,2,-2) C(5,5,\lambda)$
Direction ratio of $AB{=}(-3,-1,-4)$
If $A,B,C$ are collinear points then direction ratio of $AB$ and $BC$ must be proportional.
Direction ratio of $BC{=}(9,3,\lambda+2)$
$\therefore 9{=}\alpha (-3)$
$\therefore 3{=}\alpha(-1)$
$\therefore \lambda+2{=}\alpha(-4)$ and $\alpha{=} -3$
$\therefore \dfrac{\lambda+2}{-3}{=}-4$
$\therefore \lambda{=} 10$

The values of $a$ for which point $(8, -7, a), (5, 2, 4)$ and $(6, -1, 2)$ are collinear.

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  1. $-4$

  2. $-2$

  3. $0$

  4. $2$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the points be $A(8,-7,a), B(5,2,4), C(6,-1,2)$
Direction ratio of $BC =(1,-3,-2)$
If $A,B,C$ are collinear points then direction ratio of $BC$ and $AB$ must be proportional.
Direction ratio of $AB=(-3,9.4-a)$
$\therefore -3=\lambda1$
$\therefore 9=\lambda(-3)$
$\therefore 4-a=\lambda(-2)$ and $\lambda=-3$
$\therefore \dfrac{4-a}{-3}=-2$

$\therefore a=-2$