MCQ
For two vectors A and B,$ |\text{A} + \text{B}| = |\text{A} - \text{B}|$ is always true when
  • A
    $|\text{A}|=|\text{B}|\neq0$
  • B
    $\text{A}\bot\text{B}$
  • C
    $|\text{A}|=|\text{B}|\neq0$ and A and B are parallel or anti parallel
  • D
    when either $|\text{A}|$ or $|\text{B}|$ is zero.

Answer

  1. Magnitude of particle velocity (speed) remains constant.
  1. Direction of acceleration keeps changing as particle moves.

Explanation:

According to the problem, $|\vec{\text{A}}+\vec{\text{B}}|=|\vec{\text{A}}-\vec{\text{B}}|$

$\Rightarrow\ \sqrt{|\vec{\text{A}}|^2+|\vec{\text{B}}|^2+2|\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta}\\=\sqrt{|\vec{\text{A}}|^2+|\vec{\text{B}}|^2-2|\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta}$

$\Rightarrow\ |\vec{\text{A}}|^2+|\vec{\text{B}}|^2+2|\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta\\=|\vec{\text{A}}|^2+|\vec{\text{B}}|^2-2|\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta$

$\Rightarrow\ 4|\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta=0$

$\Rightarrow\ |\vec{\text{A}}||\vec{\text{B}}|\cos\theta=0$

$|\vec{\text{A}}|=0\text{ or }|\vec{\text{B}}|=0\text{ or }\cos\theta=0$

i.e. $\theta=90^\circ$

When $\theta=90^\circ,$ we can say that $\vec{\text{A}}\bot\vec{\text{B}}.$

Hence options (b) and (d) are correct.

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