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JEE Main 29 July 2022, Shift 1, Maths Q10

Question 10 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 10 of 30, Section A.

Let

\vec{a} = 3\hat{i} + \hat{j}

and

\vec{b} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k}

. Let

\vec{c}

be a vector satisfying

\vec{a} \times (\vec{b} \times \vec{c}) = \vec{b} + \lambda\vec{c}

. If

\vec{b}

and

\vec{c}

are non-parallel, then the value of

\lambda

is :

(1) $-5$ Official answer
(2) $5$
(3) $1$
(4) $-1$

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter: Vector Algebra
Topic: Triple Products
Idea tested: VTP BAC-CAB Expansion

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 4× in all

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