Mathematics · Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2026 — 21 January, Morning Shift — Question 7

Let c→\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} andd→\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}} be vectors such that ∣c→+d→∣=29|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}|=\sqrt{29} and c→×(2i^+3j^+4k^)=(2i^+3j^+4k^)×d→\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} \times(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}})=(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}}) \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}. If λ1,λ2(λ1>λ2)\lambda_{1}, \lambda_{2}\left(\lambda_{1}>\lambda_{2}\right) are the possible values of (c→+d→)⋅(−7i^+2j^+3k^)(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}) \cdot(-7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}), then the equationK2x2+(K2−5 K+λ1)xy+(3 K+λ22)y2−8x+12y+λ2=0\mathrm{K}^{2} \mathrm{x}^{2}+\left(\mathrm{K}^{2}-5 \mathrm{~K}+\lambda_{1}\right) \mathrm{xy}+\left(3 \mathrm{~K}+\frac{\lambda_{2}}{2}\right) \mathrm{y}^{2}-8 \mathrm{x}+12 \mathrm{y}+\lambda_{2}=0 represents a circle, for k equal to :

  1. Option A:

    44

  2. Option B:

    11

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    −1-1

  4. Option D:

    22

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

∣c→+d→‾∣=29|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overline{\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}}|=\sqrt{29}

c→+d→=λ((2i^+3j^+4k^)\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}=\lambda((2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}})

λ=±1\lambda= \pm 1

λ(−14+6+12)=4λ,λ1=4,λ2=−4\lambda(-14+6+12)=4 \lambda, \lambda_{1}=4, \lambda_{2}=-4

k2x2+(k2−5k+4)xy+(3k−2)y2−8x+12y−4=0k^{2} x^{2}+\left(k^{2}-5 k+4\right) x y+(3 k-2) y^{2}-8 x+12 y-4 =0 is circle k2−5k+4=0\mathrm{k}^{2}-5 \mathrm{k}+4=0

⇒k=1,4\Rightarrow \mathrm{k}=1,4

k2=3k−2\mathrm{k}^{2}=3 \mathrm{k}-2

⇒k=1,2\Rightarrow \mathrm{k}=1,2

k=1\mathrm{k}=1

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra
Topic
Vector or Cross Product of Two Vectors
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