STAR-MINDSETTERS MATHS PRIVATE TUITIONS

1. (d)
Since, we assume that p, q, r are coplanar
p, q, r are collinear, then PQ  k PR So, values of  and  must satisfy (iii)
 q  p  k r  p 1 1 4
 9   5    2  8

  a  (m  4)b  k  3a  6b  2 2 2

1  p, q, r are non-coplanar..
  3k  1  k 
3 4. (b)
and m + 4 = 6k  m + 4 = 2  m = –2
P.V. of A  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ
2. (a) P.V. of B  3iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ
Let a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ , b  6iˆ  4 x ˆj  y kˆ P.V. of C  5iˆ  8 ˆj  7 kˆ
Since, a and b are parallel  AB  iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ, AC  3iˆ  9 ˆj  3kˆ

 a  mb  3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  m 6iˆ  4 x ˆj  y kˆ   AB and AC are collinear..
1
 3 = 6m  m = 5. (a)
2
Points P, Q, R are collinear
 4x
Also, – 4xm = 2  = 2  x = –1 PQ  q  p  3a  5b  c
2
y PR  r  p  9a  15b  3c
and ym = –1  = –1  y = –2
2

 PR  3  3a  5b  c 
3. (a)  PR  3PQ  r  p  3 q  p  
Let p  5a  6b  8c, q  7a  8b  9c  r  p  3q  3 p  2 p  3q  r
and r  3a  20b  5c 3q  r 3q  r
Let the given vectors are coplanar.  p  p
2 3 1
 p   q  r  P divides RQ in the ratio 3 : 1 externally.
 5a  6b  8c
6. (b)
  
  7a  8b  9c   3a  20b  5c    
A is a  2b , B is 2a  b 
 5a  6b  8c  Required point is
 (7  3)a  (8  20)b  (9  5)c   
3 2a  b  2 a  2b
 z=0

 4a  b
 7 + 3 = 5 ...(i), –8 + 20 = 6 ...(ii) 3 2
9 – 5 = 8 ...(iii)
7. (a)
1 1
Solving (i) and (ii), we get   ,   Since, xy-plane divides the line segment
2 2 joining (–2, 3, 1) and (3, 5, 2)
 Let the ratio be r : 1. 12. (c)
2r  1 1 1 0 1
Then, 0   2r  1  0  r  
r 1
 Required ratio is 1 : 2 externally
2 a 
b c  x 1 1 x
y x 1 x  y
8. (c) Operate C3  C3 + C1

9. (c) 1 0 0

 
Here aiˆ  ˆj  kˆ iˆ  bˆj  kˆ iˆ  ˆj  ckˆ  0
 x 1 1  1 x  x  1
y x 1 x
a 1 1
 1 b 1 0  
Then a b c neither depends on x nor on y.
1 1 c
13. (d)
 a(bc – 1) – 1(c – 1) + 1(1 – b) = 0
 abc – a – b – c + 2 = 0        
a  ˆj  2 j  3kˆ  a  2 ˆj  ˆj  3 ˆj  kˆ
 a + b + c – abc = 2
 a  20  3iˆ   3a  iˆ 
10. (c) = –3(4) = –12


Required Volume = 2a  b 2b  c 2c  a  14. (b)
 2a  b  2b  c  2c  a  AB  DC  b  a  c  d  b  d  c  a
 2a  b  4b  c  2b  a  c  a  bd ac
   m (say)
 8a  b  c  b  c  a 
2 2
 Mid-point of diagonals AC and BD is
 9a  b  c   9(2)  18 cu. units. same.
Then diagonals bisect each other.
11. (b)  ABCD is a parallelogram.
We have,
15. (b)
a  b       
bc ca  ab  bc  ca Since, the diagonals of the rhombus bisect each

 a  b  b  c  b  a  c  a 
other.
 OA  OC and OB  OD
 a  b  c  b  c  a   2a b c  OA  OB  OC  OD  0


a  b b  c c  a  2 16. (b)
a b c     
a bc  c ab  a b c 
b  a  c   a b c 
Therefore, the answer is 0
17. (d)
pqr
 g  3g  p  q  r
We have, c  x a  yb 3
 4iˆ  13 ˆj  18kˆ  0iˆ  0 ˆj  0kˆ
  
 x iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  y 2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ      
 aiˆ  ˆj  3kˆ   2iˆ  bˆj  5kˆ  4iˆ  7 ˆj  ckˆ 
 4iˆ  13 ˆj  18kˆ  ( a  2)iˆ  (b  8) ˆj  (c  2) kˆ
 a + 2 = 0  a = –2
 ( x  2 y )iˆ  (2 x  3 y ) ˆj  (3 x  4 y ) kˆ
b + 8 = 0  b = –8
 x + 2y = 4 ...(i), –2x + 3y = 13 ...(ii) c–2=0  c=2
and 3x – 4y = –18 ...(iii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get x = –2, y = 3 24. (b)
These values satisfies (iii). Let the required point be C.
Now, the point C is three fifth of the way from
18. (a) A(3, 4, 5) to B(–2, –1, 0).
19. (b) 3 3
 AC  AB  AC  ( AC  CB)
5 5
20. (b) AC 3
 
8AB  3AC  5AD  0 CB 2
  8BA  3AC  5AD  0  C divides AB in the ratio 3 : 2.
 3BA  3AC  5BA  5AD  0 3b  2a
Now, c 
  
 3 BA  AC  5 BA  AD  0  3 2

 3BC  5BD  0  BC  
 5  c
  
3  2iˆ  ˆj  0kˆ  2 3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ 
 BD 3 2
 3 
 The points B, C, D are collinear.  c  0iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
So, co-ordinates of C  (0, 1, 2)
21. (d)
2q  p 2iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ 25. (d)
Here r 
2 1

3      
iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  ˆj  kˆ  iˆ  kˆ  iˆ  ˆj
3iˆ  6 ˆj  3kˆ ˆ  iˆ  iˆ  ˆj  ˆj  kˆ  kˆ  1  1  1  3
  i  2 ˆj  kˆ
3
 R  (1, 2, –1) 26. (b)
3 1 4
22. (a)
 
a bc  2 3 1
23. (d) 5 2 3

Let G g be the centroid of PQR, where = 3(9 + 2) + (6 – 5) + 4(4 + 15)
= 33 + 1 + 76 = 110
p  a iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, q  2iˆ  bˆj  5kˆ

r  4iˆ  7 ˆj  c kˆ, g  0iˆ  0 ˆj  0kˆ

27. (a)
We have,
Now, Incentre, h 
3a  5b  
c d  3a c d 5b c d    
    
x iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  y  3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  z  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 
x yz
 p = 3, q = 5  p + q = 8
3iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ  12iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ  15iˆ  5 ˆj  10kˆ
28. (d) 
12
  
We have a  b  c  a  b  c  
 24iˆ  12 ˆj  12kˆ
 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
 a  b  a  b  c  c  a  c  b
12
 Incentre  (–2, 1, –1)
 0  a b c  0  a c b  0
32. (d)

29. (a) Let a, b, c, g , l be the position vectors of

    
We have, u  v  w  u  v  v  w  points A, B, C, G, L
Now BL = 2LC  BL  2LC
1 1 1
 l  b  2c  2 l  3 l  b  2c
 1 1 0  u v w  
0 1 1 Now, GB  2GC  b  g  2c  2 g

   
 (1) u v w  u  v  w

 b  2c  3g  3 l  3g  3 l  g  3GL 
33. (a)
30. (b)
AD  BD  CD  0
3a  2b c  6a  b c 6a b c
 d a d b d c  0 3b  2c a  6b  c  a
 3d  a  b  c  d 
abc  6b c a   6a b c 
3
Hence, D is the centroid of ABC.
4c  3b a  12c  b a 12b  c a
 12b c a   12a b c 
31. (c)
Vertices of triangle are (1, 1, –2), (–3, 1, 1)  Required sum
and (–3, 1, –2).
A   
 6 a b c  6 a b c  12 a b c  0   
P.V. of A  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ (1,1,–2)
P.V. of B  3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 34. (c)

P.V. of C  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ z y Here a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ , b  9iˆ  8 ˆj  10kˆ ,

c  2iˆ  3 ˆj  pkˆ
x  (3)2  3 B C
x
(–3,1,1) (–3,1,–2) Now, AB  b  a  6iˆ  6 ˆj  6kˆ ,
2
y  (4)  4
AC  c  a  5iˆ  5 ˆj  ( p  4)kˆ
2 2
z  (4)  (3)  25  5
  Points, A, B, C are collinear, then 39. (b)
AB  mAC 7 a  3b 7 a  3b
We have, c  

 6iˆ  6 ˆj  6kˆ  m  5iˆ  5 ˆj  ( p  4) kˆ  4 73
So, C divides BA externally in the ratio 7 : 3.
6
 –5m = 6 and m(p + 4) = –6  m =
5 40. (a)
6
Hence, (p + 4) = –6  p + 4 = 5  p = 1 41. (d)
5
Let a  4iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ, b  5iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ
35. (a)
AB  b  a, AC  3a  2b  a  2 b  a   
A a 
P p 
Q q 
B b

 AC  2AB 
Now, P p divides AB in the ratio 1 : 2
 Points A, B, C are collinear.
 p

b  2a 5iˆ  5 ˆj  7 kˆ  2 4iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ


36. (d) 1 2 3
Vectors are collinear iff their corresponding 13 ˆ ˆ ˆ
 i  jk
components are in same proportion. 3

37. (b)  13 
So, coordinates of P   ,  1,  1
 3 
Let A  7iˆ  9 ˆj, B  iˆ  ˆj and C  5iˆ  3 ˆj

 AB  8iˆ  8 ˆj and AC  12iˆ  12 ˆj


Also, Q q is the mid point of PB

12 3
 AC  AB  AB
 13 ˆ ˆ ˆ 
pb  3 

 i  j  k   5iˆ  5 ˆj  7 kˆ 
8 2  q 
2 2
 Vectors AC and AB are collinear.. 14 ˆ ˆ
Hence, the points A, B and C are collinear.  i  3 j  3kˆ
3
38. (b)  14 
So, co-ordinates of Q   ,  3, 3 
 3 
Any vector coplanar with vectors iˆ  ˆj and

  
ˆj  kˆ is a  x iˆ  ˆj  y ˆj  kˆ  42. (b)


or a  x iˆ   x  y  ˆj  y ˆj  kˆ  P.V. of A  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
P.V. of B  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
It is given that a is parallel to 2iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ
P.V. of C  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
 
 a   2iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ for some scalar 

 x iˆ  ( x  y ) ˆj  ykˆ   2iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ   Volume of tetrahedron 
1
6
a b c 
 x = 2, x + y = –2 and y = – 4
 x = 2 and y = – 4 1 1 2
 
 a  2 iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , where   R.
1
 2
6
1 1
3 1 2
 1 46. (c)
 {1( 2  1)  1( 4  3)  2( 2  3)}
6 a  b b  c c  a  b  c c  a
 a  b  b  c  b  a  c  a 
1 1 1
 [1  7  10]    cu. units
6 3 3
 a  b  a  b  b  c  c  a 
43. (d)
 a b c  b c a 
4 13  18
 
Here a b c  0  1  2 3 0  a b c  a b c   0
p 3 4
47. (d)
 4(8 – 9) – 13(–4 – 3p) – 18(3 + 2p) = 0
 – 4 + 52 + 39p – 54 – 36p = 0 AC  3AB  c  a  3 b  a  
 3p = 6  p = 2
 c  a  3b  3a  3b  2a
44. (b)
48. (c)

We have, a  b b  c c  a  AB  2BC  3CD  4DA D C

 a  b  b  c  c  a    
 AB  BC  BC  DA 
 a  b  b  c  b  a  c  a  
 3 CD  DA  A B

 a  b  b  c  a  b  c  a  
 AC  BC  BC  3CA 
 a  b  c  b  c  a   a  b  c  a  b  c   CA  3CA  2CA

 2a  b  c   2a b c  49. (d)

45. (c) Here p  5iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ, q  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ,

iˆ ˆj kˆ r  x iˆ  y ˆj  z kˆ
 The origin and points P, Q, R are coplanar,,
bc  2 1  1  3iˆ  7 ˆj  kˆ  b  c  59
1 0 3 then OP, OQ, OR are coplanar..

Now OP  p  5iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ


We have a b c  a  b  c   
OQ  q  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
 a b  c cos  , where  is the angle
OR  r  x iˆ  y ˆj  z kˆ
between a and b  c 5 8 4
 a bc  cos   1 OP 
OQ OR  0   1 2 3  0
x y z
 59
 5(2z – 3y) – 8(–z – 3x) + 4(–y – 2x) = 0
 10z – 15y + 8z + 24x – 24y – 4y – 8x = 0
 16x – 19y + 18z = 0
50. (a)
We have

a bc abc 
   
 a b  c  a b  c 
 a  b  a  c  a  b  c 

 a  b  a  a  b  b  a  b  c  a  c  a

 a  c  b  a  c  c

 a b c  a c b

 a b c  a b c   0

Hence, a b  c a  b  c   0

  