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JEE Main 25 June 2022, Shift 2, Maths Q26

Question 26 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 26 of 30, Section B.

Let

\vec{b} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \lambda\hat{k}

\lambda \in \mathbb{R}

. If

\vec{a}

is a vector such that

\vec{a} \times \vec{b} = 13\hat{i} - \hat{j} - 4\hat{k}

and

\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + 21 = 0

, then

\left(\vec{b} - \vec{a}\right) \cdot \left(\hat{k} - \hat{j}\right) + \left(\vec{b} + \vec{a}\right) \cdot \left(\hat{i} - \hat{k}\right)

is equal to ___________.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Vector Algebra
Topic: Cross Product
Idea tested: Simultaneous Cross and Dot Equations

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Asked 7× in all

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