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VECTOR ALGEBRA — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsVECTOR ALGEBRA2 Marks
Question
Write the projection of the vector $\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}+7\hat{\text{k}}$ on the vector $2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}}.$
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Answer

We know that projection of $\vec{\text{a}}$ on $\vec{\text{b}}=\frac{\vec{\text{a}}.\vec{\text{b}}}{\big|\vec{\text{b}}\big|}.$
Let $\vec{\text{a}}=\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}+7\hat{\text{k}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}=2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}}.$
$\therefore$ projection of $\vec{\text{a}}$ on $\vec{\text{b}}$
$=\frac{\big(\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}+7\vec{\text{k}}\big).\big(2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}}.\big)}{\big|2\hat{\text{i}}-3\hat{\text{j}}+6\hat{\text{k}}.\big|}$
$=\frac{1\times2+3\times(-3)+7\times6}{\sqrt{2^2+(-3)^2+6^2}}$
$=\frac{2-9+42}{\sqrt{49}}$
$=\frac{35}{7}$
$=5$

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