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Q.

The value of x for which the angle between  a¯=2x2i^+4xj^+k^ and  b=7i^2j^+xk^ is obtuse and the angle between  b and the z-axis is acute and less than π/6  

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a

no value of x

b

0<x<1/2

c

1/2<x<15

d

x>12​​​  orx<0

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

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 Given vectors are a=2x2i+4xj+k,b =7i-2j+xk  Given that angle between a and b is obtuse then a.b<0 14x28x+x<0   7x(2x1)<0   0<x<1/2.............(i)   Given angle between b and z-axis is accute and less than π6 (b¯,k¯)<π6 cos(b¯,k¯)>cosπ6 b.kbk>32 x49+4+x2>32 2x>353+x2 4x2>3x2+159   x2>159 x>159  or x<159.......(2)

clearly, (i) and (ii) cannot hold together

there is no common value for equations (1) and (2)

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