Question
Question: Let \(\mathbf { b } = 3 \mathbf { j } + 4 \mathbf { k }\) , \(\mathbf { a } = \mathbf { i } + \math...
Let b=3j+4k , a=i+j and let b1 and b2 be component vectors of b parallel and perpendicular to a. If , then b2=
A
23i+23j+4k
B
−23i+23j+4k
C
−23i+23j
D
None of these
Answer
−23i+23j+4k
Explanation
Solution
b=b1+b2
∴ b2=b−b1 = (3j+4k)−(23i+23j) = −23i+23j+4k
Clearly, b1=23(i+j)=23a i.e., b1 is parallel to a
; ∴b2 is ⊥r to a