JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 QUESTION PAPER WITH SOLUTUONS

# Q1 of 54

Let a,b be two vectors, and let P,Q and R be the points with position vectors a,b and a+b, respectively, with respect to the origin O. If |a+b|=21, |ab|=3, and a and (ab) are perpendicular to each other, then the area of the triangle OPR is

Options
A.

3

B.

32

C.

332

D.

32

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Correct Answer
C

332

Solution

The correct option is 332.

Let us analyze the given information step-by-step:

1. The position vectors of points P, Q, and R relative to the origin O are given as:

OP=a

OQ=b

OR=a+b

2. We are given the magnitudes:

|a+b|=21

|ab|=3

3. We are also told that a and (ab) are perpendicular to each other. Therefore, their dot product is zero:

a·(ab)=0

|a|2a·b=0a·b=|a|2

4. Now, let us square both given magnitude equations:

|a+b|2=|a|2+|b|2+2(a·b)=21

|ab|2=|a|2+|b|22(a·b)=9

5. Subtracting the second equation from the first equation gives:

4(a·b)=219=12

a·b=3

Since a·b=|a|2, we have:

|a|2=3|a|=3

6. Adding the two squared equations gives:

2(|a|2+|b|2)=21+9=30

|a|2+|b|2=15

Substituting |a|2=3:

3+|b|2=15|b|2=12|b|=23

7. The area of triangle OPR formed by vectors OP=a and OR=a+b is given by:

Area=12|OP×OR|

Area=12|a×(a+b)|

Since a×a=0, this simplifies to:

Area=12|a×b|

8. Using Lagrange's identity, we can find |a×b|:

|a×b|2=|a|2|b|2(a·b)2

|a×b|2=(3)(12)(3)2=369=27

|a×b|=27=33

9. Substituting this into the area formula gives:

Area of ΔOPR=12(33)=332

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