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JEE Main 4 April 2026, Shift 2, Maths Q15

Question 15 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 15 of 25, Section A.

Let u^\hat u and v^\hat v be unit vectors inclined at an acute angle such that ∣u^×v^∣=32|\hat u\times\hat v|=\frac{\sqrt3}{2}. If A⃗=λu^+v^+(u^×v^)\vec A=\lambda\hat u+\hat v+(\hat u\times\hat v), then λ\lambda is equal to:
  1. (1)43(A⃗⋅u^)−23(A⃗⋅v^)\frac43(\vec A\cdot\hat u)-\frac23(\vec A\cdot\hat v)Official answer
  2. (2)23(A⃗⋅u^)−13(A⃗⋅v^)\frac23(\vec A\cdot\hat u)-\frac13(\vec A\cdot\hat v)
  3. (3)43(A⃗⋅u^)+23(A⃗⋅v^)\frac43(\vec A\cdot\hat u)+\frac23(\vec A\cdot\hat v)
  4. (4)(A⃗⋅u^)−12(A⃗⋅v^)(\vec A\cdot\hat u)-\frac12(\vec A\cdot\hat v)

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Vector Algebra
Topic
Cross Product
Idea tested
Magnitude and Sine Formula

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 6× in all
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  2. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q11Let a⃗\vec{a} be a non-zero vector parallel to the line of intersection of the two planes described by i^+j^, i^+k^\hat{i}+\hat{j},\ \hat{i}+\hat{k}…HardSingle correct
  3. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q15Let ABCABC be a triangle such that BC→=a⃗\overrightarrow{BC}=\vec a, CA→=b⃗\overrightarrow{CA}=\vec b, AB→=c⃗\overrightarrow{AB}=\vec c,…HardTwo statements
  4. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q75Let a⃗\vec{a}, b⃗\vec{b} and c⃗\vec{c} be three vectors such that ∣a⃗∣=3|\vec{a}|=\sqrt3, ∣b⃗∣=5|\vec{b}|=5, b⃗⋅c⃗=10\vec{b}\cdot\vec{c}=10 and the…MediumNumerical value
  5. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q84Let a⃗=2i^+j^−2k^\vec{a}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2\hat{k} and b⃗=i^+j^\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}. Let c⃗\vec{c} be a vector such that ∣c⃗−a⃗∣=3|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|=3,…HardSingle correct

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.