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Q01. If (2iˆ  6ˆj  27k)
ˆ  (iˆ  pjˆ  qk)
ˆ  0 , then the value of p and q are
27 27
(a) p  6, q  27 (b) p  3, q  (c) p  6, q  (d) p  3, q  27
2 2
Q02. The magnitude of projection of (2iˆ  ˆj  k) ˆ on (iˆ  2ˆj  2k)
ˆ is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
Q03. Vector of magnitude 5 units and in the direction opposite to 2i  3j  6kˆ is
ˆ ˆ
5 5 1
(a) (2iˆ  3jˆ  6k)ˆ (b) (2iˆ  3jˆ  6k)ˆ (c) (2iˆ  3jˆ  6k)ˆ (d) (2iˆ  3jˆ  6k)
ˆ
7 7 7
3ˆ
Q04. A unit vector in the direction opposite to – j is
4
3
(a) ĵ (b) î (c) k̂ (d) ĵ
4
Q05. Area (in Sq. units) of the triangle whose two sides are represented by the vectors 2iˆ and – 3jˆ , is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 3
Q06. Angle between the unit vectors â and bˆ , given that â  bˆ  1 , is
5 2  
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 3 3 6
Q07. If ˆi, ˆj, kˆ are unit vectors along three mutually perpendicular directions, then
(a) ˆi . ˆj  1 (b) ˆi  ˆj  1 (c) ˆi .kˆ  0 (d) ˆi  kˆ  0
   
Q08. ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at E. Then EA  EB  EC  ED equals
   
(a) 0 (b) AD (c) 2BC (d) 2AD
  1    
Q09. If a .b  a b , then the angle between a and b is
2
o
(a) 0 (b) 30o (c) 60o (d) 90o
 ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ  ˆ ˆ
Q10. If a is a non-zero vector, then (a.i)i  (a.j) j  (a.k)k equals
   
(a) 0 (b) a (c) a (d) 2a
Q11. The projection of the vector ˆi  ˆj on the vector ˆi  ˆj is
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(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
 ˆ ˆ ˆ   2   
Q12. Let a  i  2 j  3k . If b is a vector such that a.b  b and a  b  7 , then b equals
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 7 (d) 21
Q13. ˆ ˆ ˆ
The value of p for which p(i  j  k) is a unit vector is
1
(a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d) 3
3
Q14. The area of the parallelogram, whose diagonals are 2iˆ and 3kˆ , is ______ square units.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 3
Q15. ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
The value of  for which the vectors 2i  j  k and i  2 j  k are orthogonal, is
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d) 2
2
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Q16. If a  4 and 3    2 then a lies in

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(a) [0,12] (b) [2,3] (c) [8,12] (d) [12,8]

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Q17. The area of a triangle formed by vertices O, A and B, where OA  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and

OB  3iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ is
(a) 3 5 sq. units (b) 5 5 sq. units (c) 6 5 sq. units (d) 4 sq. units
Q18. The angle between the vectors ˆi  ˆj and ˆj  kˆ is
  2
(a)  (b) 0 (c) (d)
3 3 3
     
Q19. If a  3, b  4 and a  b  6 , then the value of a .b is

(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 3 (d) 6 3

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Q20. If the projection of a  i – 2 j  3k on b  2iˆ  kˆ is zero, then the value of  is
–2 –3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
3 2
 
Q21. The position vectors of two points A and B are OA  2iˆ – ˆj – kˆ and OB  2iˆ – ˆj  2kˆ ,
respectively. The position vector of a point P which divides the line segment joining A and B in
the ratio 2 :1 is
(a) 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (b) 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (c) 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (d) ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ
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Q22. If a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and a  b  a  b , then the value of  is
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) – 2
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Q23. Write the projection of vector r  3i  4 j  12kˆ on (i) x-axis, and (ii) y-axis.
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Q24. If a   ˆi  3jˆ  6kˆ and b  2iˆ  ˆj   kˆ , then find the value of  and  so that a and b may be
collinear.
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Q25. Find the magnitude of vector a given by a  (iˆ  3jˆ  2k) ˆ  (ˆi  3k)
ˆ .
     
Q26. If a, b and c are three mutually perpendicular unit vectors, find the value of a  2b  3c .
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Q27. If the sides AB and BC of a parallelogram ABCD are represented as vectors AB  2iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ
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and BC  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ , then find the unit vector along diagonal AC.
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  projection of vector a on vector b
Q28. ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
If a  2i – j  2k and b  5i – 3j – 4k , then find the ratio  .
projection of vector b on vector a
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Q29. Let â and bˆ be two unit vectors. If the vectors c  aˆ + 2bˆ and d  5aˆ – 4bˆ are perpendicular to
each other, then find the angle between the vectors â and b̂ .
Q30. Find the area of the parallelogram whose one side and a diagonal are represented by coinitial
vectors ˆi – ˆj  kˆ and 4iˆ  5kˆ respectively.
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Q31. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a and b where a  5iˆ  6ˆj – 2kˆ and
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b  7iˆ  6ˆj  2kˆ .
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Q32. Find a vector r equally inclined to the three axes and whose magnitude is 3 3 units.
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Q33. Find the angle between unit vectors a and b so that 3 a  b is also a unit vector.
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Q34. Show that for any two non-zero vectors a and b ,

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a  b  a  b iff a and b are perpendicular vectors.
Q35. Show that the vectors 2iˆ  ˆj  k,ˆ 3iˆ  7ˆj  kˆ and 5iˆ  6ˆj  2kˆ form the sides of a right-angled
triangle.
         
Q36. If a  b  c  0 and a  3, b  5, c  7 then, find the value of a.b  b.c  c.a .
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Q37. If a  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2ˆi  4ˆj  5kˆ represent two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, find unit
vectors parallel to the diagonals of the parallelogram.
Q38. Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 2, 3), B(2, –1, 4) and C(4, 5, –1).
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Q39. Find a and b , if a  2 b and (a  b).(a  b)  12 .
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Q40. If â and bˆ are unit vectors inclined at an angle  , then prove that sin  aˆ – bˆ .
2 2
     
Q41. Show that a b  b a is perpendicular to a b  b a , for any two non-zero vectors a and b .

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