Let and be the vertices of a triangle and be the midpoint of AC. If G divides BM in the ratio, , then (O being the origin) is equal to:
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Since is the midpoint of and divides in the ratio , is the centroid of triangle : . With and , their dot product is , while and . Hence .
JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Apr 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option