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Vector Algebra — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsVector Algebra1 Mark
MCQ
If $\vec{a}$ is a nonzero vector of magnitude 'a' and $\lambda$ a nonzero scalar, then $\lambda\ \vec{a}$ is unit vector if
  • A
    $\lambda=1$
  • B
    $\lambda=-1$
  • C
    $a=\big|\lambda\big|$
  • ✓
    $a=1/\big|\lambda\big|$
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
$a=1/\big|\lambda\big|$
Given: $ \vec{a}$ is a non-zero vector of magnitude a $ \Rightarrow\ \ \ |\vec{a}|=1$
Also given $\lambda\neq0\ \text{and}\ \lambda\vec{a}$ is a unit vector.
$\Rightarrow\ \ |\lambda\vec{a}|=1\ \Rightarrow\ \ |\lambda|\big|\vec{a}\big|=1$
$\Rightarrow\ \ \ \ \ \ |\lambda|a=1\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ a=\frac{1}{|\lambda|}$
Therefore, option (D) is correct.

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