Basic Maths Vector
Basic Maths Vector
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2. The length of the arc AB, shown in the figure: (R = 7cm, = 90°, = 22/7)
A B
R
1
3. If sin = , then cos will be:
3
8 4 2 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 3 3 4
5*. sin2 =
1 + cos 2 1 − cos 2
(A) (B)
2 2
(C) 1 – cos2 (D) sin(2)
6. Find the approximate values of (i) sin1° (ii) tan2° (iii) cos1°
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7. A normal human eye can see an object making an angle of 1.8° at the eye. What is the approximate
height of object which can be seen by an eye placed at a distance of 1m from the eye.
8. Calculate 0.99 .
m0
9. The mass m of a body moving with a velocity v is given by m = where m0 = rest mass of
v2
1− 2
c
body = 10 kg and c = speed of light = 3 108 m/s. Find the value of m at v = 3 107 m/s.
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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS COURSE: GROWTH (XI) ELP No.-05
2. Vectors A,B and C are shown in figure. Find angle between A and B
3. The vector below represents the resultant of two forces acting on a particle P.
Which of the following pair of vectors best represents two forces that combine to produce this
resultant force vector?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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4. A vector A is directed along 30° west of north direction and another vector B along 15° south of
east. Their resultant cannot be in _____________ direction.
(A) North (B) East (C) North-East (D) South
5. Vector A is 2cm long and is 60° above the x–axis in the first quadrant. Vector B is 2cm long and
is 60° below the x–axis in the fourth quadrant. The sum A + B is a vector of magnitude:
(A) 2 cm along + y–axis
(B) 2cm along +x–axis
(C) 2 cm along –y– axis
(D) 2 cm along – x– axis
6*. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about a vector quantity:
(A) A physical quantity having magnitude & direction is a vector only if it obeys law of vector addition
(B) Two vector quantities are equal if they have same direction and magnitude even if they represent
two different physical quantities
(C) A scalar and a vector quantity can be added through vector law of addition
(D) Similar to scalar addition, the order of the terms in vector addition does not affect the result
7*. Two vectors of the same physical quantity are unequal if:
(A) they have different magnitudes and different directions
(B) they have different magnitudes and same directions
(C) they have same magnitudes and different directions
(D) they have same magnitudes and same directions
9*. If | A + B |2 = A2 + B2 , then:
(A) A and B must be parallel and in the same direction
(B) A and B must be parallel and in opposite directions
(C) either A or B may be zero
(D) the angle between A and B may be 90°
10*. The resultant vector of the two vectors (having angle between them) of equal magnitude is at an
angle from either vector. Then:
(A) = tan−1 (B) =
2 2
(C) = tan−1 tan (D) is any possible value between 0° to
2
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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS COURSE: GROWTH (XI) ELP No.-06
1. Angle between two vectors of magnitudes 12 unit and 18 unit when their resultant is 24 unit is:
1 1
(A) cos–1 (B) cos–1
2 4
1 1
(C) cos–1 (D) cos–1
3 5
3. Which of the following sets of forces cannot give zero resultant force:
(A) 1 N, 1 N, 1 N (B) 2 N, 3 N, 4 N
(C) 2 N, 3 N, 5 N (D) 2 N, 3 N, 6 N
→ → →
4. Find the resultant of three vectors OA, OB and OC each of magnitude r as shown in figure?
( )
(A) r 1 − 2 ( )
(B) 2r 1 + 2
(C) r ( 1 + 2 ) (D) 2r ( 1 − 2 )
5. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one point and all are lying in one plane. If the angles
between them are equal, the resultant force will be:
6. Vector A points N–E and its magnitude is 3 kg ms–1, it is multiplied by the scalar such that
= –4 second. Find the magnitude of the new vector quantity.
(A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 19 (D) 15
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7. The initial and final velocities of an object are as shown in figure-(a). Which arrow shown in
figure-(b) can represent change in velocity vector?
8. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane. Another vector C lies outside this plane. The resultant A + B + C
of these three vectors:
(A) can be zero
(B) cannot be zero
(C) lies in the plane of A + B
(D) lies in the plane of A − B
9*. Four pairs of force vectors are given; which pairs of force vectors cannot be added to give a resultant
vector of magnitude 10 N?
(A) 2N, 13 N
(B) 5N, 16 N
(C) 7N, 8N
(D) 100N, 105 N
10*. The vector P makes an angle of 120° with the +x-axis and vector Q makes 30° angle with the
+y-axis. What is their possible magnitude of resultant?
(A) P + Q (B) |P – Q|
(C) P2 + Q2 (D) P2 – Q2
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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS COURSE: GROWTH (XI) ELP No.-07
1. ˆ is:
If the angle between the unit vectors â and b̂ is 60°, then â– b
2. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction making an angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical
component be:
(A) 10 N (B) 3 N (C) 4 N (D) 2.5 N
3. For shown situation, what will be the magnitude of minimum force in newton that can be applied
in any direction so that the resultant force is along east direction?
North
3N 5N
South
4. A particle is situated at the origin of a coordinate system. The following four forces begin to act on
the particle simultaneously.
( )
F1 = 2iˆ + 3jˆ − k ( )
ˆ N,F = 3iˆ − ˆj + k
2 (
ˆ N,F = 2iˆ − 5jˆ + 3k
3 ) (
ˆ N;F = 5iˆ + 3jˆ − 3kˆ N
4 )
The net force acting an the particle will be: -
(A) along x-axis (B) along y-axis
(C) along z-axis (D) in y-z plane
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1 ˆ 1 ˆ
6*. The expression i+ j is a :-
2 2
(A) unit vector (B) null vector
(C) vector of magnitude 1 (D) Vector in XY plane
( )
velocity 3iˆ + 4ˆj m/s.
7. Angle made by velocity vector with positive x – axis is:
(A) 30° (B) 37° (C) 45° (D) 53°
10. A vector a of magnitude 8 units has two components. One is perpendicular to a and is of magnitude
6 units. What is the magnitude of the other component?
[Hint: They are ‘components’ not ‘rectangular component’]
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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS COURSE: GROWTH (XI) ELP No.-08
1. Given: A = 2iˆ − ˆj + 2k
ˆ and B = −ˆi − ˆj + k
ˆ . The unit vector of A − B is:
2. If A = 3iˆ + 4ˆj and B = 7iˆ + 24ˆj, the vector having the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is:
3. A bird moves from point (1, – 2, 3) to (4, 2, 3). If the speed of the bird is 10 m/sec, then the velocity
vector of the bird is:
(A) 5(iˆ − 2ˆj + 3k)
ˆ (B) 5(4iˆ + 2ˆj + 3k)
ˆ
4. A man walks 40 m North, then 30 m East and then 40 m South. Find the displacement from the
starting point?
(A) 30m East
(B) 60m East
(C) 30m West
(D) 30m West
|b|
6. If a + b is perpendicular to a and (2a + b) is perpendicular to b , then is:
|a|
1
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D)
2
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7*. Let P and Q be two vectors of the same magnitude and form a rhombus whose diagonals are A
and B . Mark the CORRECT statement(s):
1 1
(A) P = (A + B) (B) Q = (A − B) (C) | A + B | = | A − B | (D) A .B = 0
2 2
8*. Two vectors a and b of magnitudes 2 units and 4 units respectively are shown in the figure. Which
of the following mathematical operations is/are correct?
9. A particle travels with speed 50 m/s from the point (3, –7) in a direction 7iˆ − 24ˆj . Find its position
vector after 3 seconds.
10. ˆ ˆ on XY plane.
What is the length of projection of A = 3iˆ + 4j+5k
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