VECTORS

ASSIGNMENT

1. A body is given two velocities, one 30m/sec. due east and 40m/sec. due north. Find the resultant magnitude of
velocity. [50m/sec]
o
2. Two forces 5N and 7N act on a particle with an angle of 60 between them. Find the resultant force. [10.44N]
3. Two forces p and 2p act on a particle. If the first be doubled and second be increased by 20N, the direction of
resultant is unchanged. Find the value of p. [10N]
4. The greatest and least resultant of two forces acting at a point is 29N and 5N respectively. If each force is
increased by 3N, find resultant of two new forces.[25N]
5. The resultant vector of 𝑃⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 ⃗ 𝑖𝑠 𝑅⃗ . on reversing the direction of 𝑄
⃗ , 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑆. prove
that R2+S2=2(P2+Q2).
6. Two equal forces have square of their resultant equal to three times their product. Find the angle between
them.[60]
7. At what angle do the two forces P+Q and P-Q act so that their resultant is √3𝑃2 + 𝑄 2 . [60o]
8. Find the angle between two vectors 𝑃⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 ⃗ if the resultant is given by R2=P2+Q2. [90o]
1
9. Find the unit vector parallel to 𝐴 = 𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and 𝐵⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ . [ ̂
(4𝑖 − 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ )]
3√2
10. Find the value of x in the unit vector 0.4𝑖̂ + 0.8𝑗̂ + 𝑥𝑘̂. [√0.2]
̂
11. A body is subjected to a force of 𝐹 =−𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘 N .Calculate work done to displace body through a distance 4m
along z axis. [12 J]
⃗ +
12. Three vectors are such that 𝐴 = 𝐵
𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 5,4,3. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵. [cosθ=0.6]
13. If |𝐴 + 𝐵⃗ |=|𝐴 − 𝐵⃗ |, find the angle between 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵⃗. [90]
14. Determine the angles the vector 5𝑖̂ + 0𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ makes with X,Y and Z axis. [45,90,45]
𝜃
15. If unit vectors are inclined at angle θ, then prove that |𝑎̂ − 𝑏̂| = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛 . 2
⃗ = 𝐶 and A +B =C , then prove that vectors A and B are perpendicular.
16. If 𝐴 + 𝐵 2 2 2

17. Find the angle between vectors −𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ [90]
18. The sum and difference of two vector 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 ⃗ , 𝐴+𝐵 ⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝐴 − 𝐵
⃗ =4 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 11𝑘̂ . Find the
magnitude of each vector and their scalar product. [√50,√41, −25]
𝐴2 +𝐵2 −𝐶 2
19. 𝐴 = 𝐵⃗ − 𝐶 , then determine the angle between vector A and vector B. [ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = ]
2𝐴𝐵
20. Prove that vectors 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 6𝑖̂ + 9𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ are parallel.
21. Determine a unit vector perpendicular to both 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ .
⃗ )×( 𝐴 + 𝐵
22. Prove that (𝐴 − 𝐵 ⃗ )=2(𝐴 × 𝐵
⃗).
⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 prove that 𝐴 × (𝐵
23. For any three vectors 𝐴, 𝐵 ⃗ + 𝐶) + 𝐵
⃗ × (𝐶 + 𝐴) + 𝐶 × (𝐴 + 𝐵
⃗ )=0
⃗ )2=A2B2 – (𝐴. 𝐵
24. For any two vectors prove that (𝐴 × 𝐵 ⃗ )2
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
25. In any triangle prove that = =
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐵 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐶
26. Find 𝐴 × (𝐵 ⃗ × 𝐶 ), 𝐴 = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂, 𝐵
⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝐶 = 𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ [−𝑖̂ + 8𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂]
27. Find |𝐴 + 𝐵 ⃗ | 𝑖𝑓 |𝐴| = 10, |𝐵
⃗ | = 2 and 𝐴. 𝐵 ⃗ = 12. [16]
28. Find the value of a for which the vectors 3𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 9𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ̂𝑖 + 𝑎𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ are parallel. [1]
29. If two vectors are such that |𝐴| = 2, |𝐵 ⃗ | = 7 and 𝐴 × 𝐵 ⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂. Find angle between two vectors. [30]
30. Find the vector of magnitude 18 which is perpendicular to both the vectors 𝐴 = 4𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂, 𝐵 ⃗ = −2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂.
[−6𝑖̂ + 12𝑗̂ + 12𝑘̂]
31. If 𝐴 = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 𝐵
⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂, then find the value of (𝐴 + 𝐵
⃗ )×( 𝐴 − 𝐵
⃗ ). [−20𝑖̂ + 10𝑗̂ + 10𝑘̂.]
32. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35 m/s. Winds starts blowing after sometime with a speed of 12 m/s in
east to west direction. In which direction should a boy waiting at a bus stop hold his umbrella?
33. Find the resultant of three vectors shown in figure:

[hint sin37=3/5, and cos37=4/5]

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , 𝑂𝐵
34. The magnitude of vectors 𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ in the figure are equal. Find the direction of 𝑂𝐴
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝑂𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ − 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .