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The coordinates of three points A(-3/2,3), B(6,-2) and C(-3,4). Using vectors show that three points are collinear. |
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Answer» Given points are A(-3/2,3), B(6,-2) and C(-3,4) \(\vec{AB}\) = \(\vec{OB}\) - \(\vec{OA}\) = (6\(\hat i\) - 2\(\hat j\)) - (-3/2\(\hat i\) + 3\(\hat j\)) = (6 + 3/2)\(\hat i\) - (2+3)\(\hat j\) = 15/2 \(\hat i\) - 5\(\hat j\) \(\vec{BC}\) = \(\vec{OC}\) - \(\vec{OB}\) (-3\(\hat i\) + 4\(\hat j\)) - (6\(\hat i\) - 2\(\hat j\)) = (-3 - 6)\(\hat i\) + (4 + 2)\(\hat j\) = - 9\(\hat i\) + 6\(\hat j\) Now, \(\vec{AB}\) . \(\vec{BC}\) = (15/2\(\hat i\) - 5\(\hat j\)) . (-9\(\hat i\)+ 6\(\hat j\)) = 15/2 x -9 - 5 x 6 = \(\cfrac{-135}2\) - 30 = \(\cfrac{-135-60}2\) = \(\cfrac{-195}2\) \(\left|\vec{AB}\right|\) = \(\sqrt{(\cfrac{15}2)^2+(-5)^2}\) = \(\sqrt{\cfrac{225}4+25}\) = \(\sqrt{\cfrac{{225}+{100}}4}\) = \(\sqrt{\cfrac{325}2}\) = \(\cfrac{5\sqrt{13}}2\) \(\left|\vec{BC}\right|\) = \(\sqrt{(-9)^2+6^2}\) = \(\sqrt{81+36}\) = \(\sqrt{117}\) = \(3\sqrt{13}\) Cos θ = \(\cfrac{{\vec{AB}}.{\vec{BC}}}{{|\vec{AB}|}|{\vec{BC}|}}\) = \(\cfrac{\cfrac{-195}2}{\cfrac{5\sqrt{13}}{2}\times3\sqrt{13}}\) = - 1 = cos \(\pi\) Hence, angle between \(\vec {AB}\) and \(\vec {BC}\) is 180° \(\therefore\) Points A,B and C are collinear |
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