JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Mathematics Q11

Mathematics

Problem

Let p⃗\vec{p} = 2î + ĵ + 3k^\hat{k} and q⃗\vec{q} = î − ĵ + k^\hat{k}. If for some real numbers α, β, and γ, we have 15î + 10ĵ + 6k^\hat{k} = α(2p⃗\vec{p} + q⃗\vec{q}) + β(p⃗\vec{p} − 2q⃗\vec{q}) + γ(p⃗\vec{p} × q⃗\vec{q}), then the value of γ is ________.

Browse the problem library