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QJEEM25Mac3ce: JEE Main 2025 Physics - Class 11 JEEM25Mac3ce Solution: Let the arc of a circle subtend a right angle at the centre .…

Let the arc ACA C of a circle subtend a right angle at the centre OO . If the point BB on the arc ACA C , divides the arc ACA C such that  length of arc⁡AB length of arc⁡BC=15\frac{\text { length of } \operatorname{arc} A B}{\text { length of } \operatorname{arc} B C}=\frac{1}{5} , and OC→=αOA→+βOB→\overrightarrow{O C}=\alpha \overrightarrow{O A}+\beta \overrightarrow{O B} , then α+2(3−1)β\alpha+\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1) \beta is equal to

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  • A 232 \sqrt{3}
  • B 535 \sqrt{3}
  • C 2+32+\sqrt{3}
  • D 2−32-\sqrt{3}

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JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift Mathematics - Vector Algebra Question 7 English Explanation

amp;c→=αa→+βb→….(1)amp;a→.c→=αa→⋅a→+βb→⋅a→amp;0=α+βcos⁡15∘….(2)amp;(1)⇒b→⋅c→=αa→⋅ b→+βb→⋅ b→amp;⇒cos⁡75∘=αcos⁡15∘+β….(3)amp;(2)&(3)⇒cos⁡75∘=−βcos⁡215∘+β\begin{aligned}& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\alpha \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}+\beta \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} \ldots .(1) \\& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} . \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\alpha \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}+\beta \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \\& 0=\alpha+\beta \cos 15^{\circ} \ldots .(2) \\& (1) \Rightarrow \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\alpha \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}+\beta \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}} \\& \Rightarrow \cos 75^{\circ}=\alpha \cos 15^{\circ}+\beta \ldots .(3) \\& (2) \&(3) \Rightarrow \cos 75^{\circ}=-\beta \cos ^2 15^{\circ}+\beta\end{aligned}

amp;β=cos⁡75∘sin⁡215∘=1sin⁡15∘=223−1amp;(2)⇒α=−cos⁡15∘sin⁡15∘=−(3+1)(3−1)amp;∴c→=−(3+1)(3−1)a→+(223−1)b→\begin{aligned}& \beta=\frac{\cos 75^{\circ}}{\sin ^2 15^{\circ}}=\frac{1}{\sin 15^{\circ}}=\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1} \\& (2) \Rightarrow \alpha=\frac{-\cos 15^{\circ}}{\sin 15^{\circ}}=\frac{-(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3}-1)} \\& \therefore \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\frac{-(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3}-1)} \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}+\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1}\right) \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}\end{aligned}

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amp;α+2(3−1)β=−(3+1)(3−1)+2(3−1)⋅223−1amp;=−(3+1)22+4amp;=−3−1−23+82amp;=2−3\begin{aligned}& \alpha+\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1) \beta=\frac{-(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3}-1)}+\frac{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1) \cdot 2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1} \\& =\frac{-(\sqrt{3}+1)^2}{2}+4 \\& =\frac{-3-1-2 \sqrt{3}+8}{2} \\& =2-\sqrt{3}\end{aligned}

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