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QJEEM25Mae36c: JEE Main 2025 Physics - Class 11 JEEM25Mae36c Solution: Let the position vectors of the vertices and C of a tetrahedron …

Let the position vectors of the vertices A,B\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B} and C of a tetrahedron ABCD be i^+2j^+k^,i^+3j^−2k^\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-2 \hat{k} and 2i^+j^−k^2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k} respectively. The altitude from the vertex DD to the opposite face ABCA B C meets the median line segment through AA of the triangle ABCA B C at the point EE . If the length of ADA D is 1103\frac{\sqrt{110}}{3} and the volume of the tetrahedron is 80562\frac{\sqrt{805}}{6 \sqrt{2}} , then the position vector of E is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 16(7i^+12j^+k^)\frac{1}{6}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+12 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})
  • B 112(7i^+4j^+3k^)\frac{1}{12}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})
  • C 16(12i^+12j^+k^)\frac{1}{6}(12 \hat{i}+12 \hat{j}+\hat{k})
  • D 12(i^+4j^+7k^)\frac{1}{2}(\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+7 \hat{k})

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JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift Mathematics - Vector Algebra Question 6 English Explanation

Area of △ABC=12∣AB→×AC→∣\triangle \mathrm{ABC}=\frac{1}{2}|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AC}}|

=12∣5i^+3j^+k^∣=1235=\frac{1}{2}|5 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}|=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{35}

volume of tetrahedron

amp;=13× Base area ×h=80562amp;13×1235×h=80562amp; h=232\begin{aligned}& =\frac{1}{3} \times \text { Base area } \times \mathrm{h}=\frac{\sqrt{805}}{6 \sqrt{2}} \\& \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{35} \times \mathrm{h}=\frac{\sqrt{805}}{6 \sqrt{2}} \\& \mathrm{~h}=\sqrt{\frac{23}{2}}\end{aligned}

AE2=AD2−DE2=1318∴AE=1318\mathrm{AE}^2=\mathrm{AD}^2-\mathrm{DE}^2=\frac{13}{18} \therefore \mathrm{AE}=\sqrt{\frac{13}{18}}

amp;AE→=∣AE∣⋅(i^−5k^26)amp;=1318⋅(i^−5k^26)amp;=1318⋅(i^−5k^26)=i^−5k^6amp; P.V. of E=i^−5k^6+i^+2j^+k^=16(7i^+12j^+k^)\begin{aligned}& \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AE}}=|\mathrm{AE}| \cdot\left(\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{26}}\right) \\& =\sqrt{\frac{13}{18}} \cdot\left(\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{26}}\right) \\& =\sqrt{\frac{13}{18}} \cdot\left(\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{\sqrt{26}}\right)=\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{6} \\& \text { P.V. of } \mathrm{E}=\frac{\hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{6}+\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}=\frac{1}{6}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+12 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})\end{aligned}

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