Mathematics · Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Morning Shift — Question 46

Let aˉk=(tan⁡θk)iˉ+jˉ\bar{\mathrm{a}}_{\mathrm{k}} = (\tan \theta_{\mathrm{k}})\bar{\mathrm{i}} +\bar{\mathrm{j}} and bˉk=iˉ−(cos⁡θk)jˉ\bar{\mathrm{b}}_{\mathrm{k}} = \bar{\mathrm{i}} - (\cos \theta_{\mathrm{k}})\bar{\mathrm{j}}, where θk=2k−1π2n+1\theta_{\mathrm{k}} = \frac{2^{\mathrm{k} - 1}\pi}{2^{\mathrm{n} + 1}}, for some n∈N,n>5.n∈ℕ, n>5. Then the value of ∑k=1n∣aˉk∣2∑k=1n∣bˉk∣2\frac{\sum_{k=1}^{n}|\bar{\mathrm{a}}_{\mathrm{k}}|^{2}}{\sum_{k=1}^{n}|\bar{\mathrm{b}}_{\mathrm{k}}|^{2}} is ______.

Answer: 3

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

∣ak∣2=1+tan⁡2θk=sec⁡2θk\left|\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{k}}\right|^{2}=1+\tan ^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}}=\sec ^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}} ∣bk∣2=1+cot⁡2θk=cosec⁡2θk\left|b_{k}\right|^{2}=1+\cot ^{2} \theta_{k}=\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta_{k} Since, cot⁡θ−tan⁡θ=2cot⁡2θ\cot \theta-\tan \theta=2 \cot 2 \theta ∴−cosec⁡2θ−sec⁡2θ=−4cosec⁡22θ\therefore-\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta-\sec ^{2} \theta=-4 \operatorname{cosec}^{2} 2 \theta sec⁡2θ=4cosec⁡22θ−cosec⁡2θ\sec ^{2} \theta=4 \operatorname{cosec}^{2} 2 \theta-\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta Σsec⁡2θk=4Σcosec⁡22θk−Σcosec⁡2θk\Sigma \sec ^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}}=4 \Sigma \operatorname{cosec}^{2} 2 \theta_{\mathrm{k}}-\Sigma \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}} Now Σcosec⁡22θk=Σcosec⁡2θk\Sigma \operatorname{cosec}^{2} 2 \theta_{\mathrm{k}}=\Sigma \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}} since ∑k=1ncosec⁡22kπ2n+1=∑k=1ncosec⁡22k−1π2n+1\sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \frac{2^{\mathrm{k}} \pi}{2^{\mathrm{n}}+1}=\sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \frac{2^{\mathrm{k}-1} \pi}{2^{\mathrm{n}}+1} because cosec⁡2nπ2n+1=cosec⁡π2n+1\operatorname{cosec} \frac{2^{n} \pi}{2^{n}+1}=\operatorname{cosec} \frac{\pi}{2^{n}+1} ∴Σsec⁡2θk=3Σcosec⁡2θk\therefore \Sigma \sec ^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}}=3 \Sigma \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}} ∑sec⁡2θk∑cosec⁡2θk=3\frac{\sum \sec ^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}}}{\sum \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta_{\mathrm{k}}}=3

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra
Topic
Introduction to Vectors