ASSIGNMENT

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TOPIC: VECTORS
1.

The vectors 2i - mj + 3mk and (1 + m)i - 2mj + k include an acute angle for
(A) m = -

2.

r r
If a b

-1

(B) m -2,
2

1
2

rr

) + ( a.b ) = 144 and

2

(A) 16
3.

4.

5.

(D) m < 2 or m > -

1
2

r
r
a = 4, then b =

(B) 8

(C) 3

(D) 12

If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then the angle between them is equal to
p
p
p
2p
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2
6
3
3

r
r
r
r
r
r
r r 2
Vectors a and b are inclined at an angle q = 120. If a = 1, b = 2 , then a + 3b 3a - b

is equal to
(A) 300
(B) 325
(C) 275
(D) 225

) (

r
r
r
r r r
If a = (2, 1, 1), b = (1, 1, 0) and c = (5, 1, 1), then the unit vector parallel to a + b - c , but
in the opposite direction is
-1
1
1
(A)
2i - j + 2k
(B)
2i - j + 2k
(C)
2i + j - 2k
(D) none of these
3
3
3

6.

(C) all values of m

r
r
r r r r
r
r
r
If a + b + c = 0 and a = 3, b = 5, c = 7 , then the angle between a and b is
(A)

p
2

(B)

p
3

(C)

p
4

(D)

p
6

7.

2i + 7j and i + j + k are respectively 1, 6 and 5.

Dot products of a vector with vectors 3i - 5k,
The vector is
(A) 3i + j + 2k
(B) 3i + 2k
(C) 3i - 2k
(D) none of these

8.

2i + 5j,3i + 2j - 3k and i - 6j - k ,
If the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D are i + j + k,
uuur
uuur
then the angel between the vectors AB and CD is
(A)

9.

10.

p
2

2p
3

(C) p

(D) none of these

r
r
If the scalar projection of a = l i + j + 4k on b = 2i + 6j + 3k is 4 units, then l is equal to
(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 5
r
r
r r
If a and b are unit vectors and q is the angle between them, then a - b =
(A) sin

11.

(B)

q
2

(B) 2 sin

q
2

(C) 4 sin

q
2

(D) none of these

r
r
r r
If a = 3i - j + 2k and b = - i - 2j + 4k , then a unit vector along the vector a b is
(A)

-2j + k
5

(B)

-j - 2k
5

(C)

-2j - k
5

(D) none of these

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12.

13.

A vector whose length is 3 and which is perpendicular to each of the vectors

r
r
a = 3i + j - 4k and b = 6i + 5j - 2k is
(A) i + j - 2k
(B) 2i + 2j + k
(C) 2i - 2j + k
(D) none of these

r
r
b = - i + k and cr = 2i - k , then the area of the parallelogram having diagonals
If a = 2i - 3j + k,
r r
r r
a + b and b + c is
(A)

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

21

(B)

r r r r r r r r r
For any three vectors a, b, c, a + b b + c c + a is equal to
r r r
r r r
(A) 0
(B) a b c
(C) 2 a b c
If i, j, k are the unit vectors
r
r
r
r
a, i a i + j a j + k a k =
r
r
(A) O
(B) a

ar br 2 + ar br 2

=
The value of
2a2b 2
1
(A) 1
(B)
2

are

1
23
2

represented

by

(D) 179

and

mutually

orthogonal,

(D) none of these

then

for

any

vector

r
(C) 2a

(D) none of these

(C) 2

(D)

) ( )

1
4

r
r r r
r
r
r r r
If a, b, c are three vectors such that a = 3, b = 4, c = 5 and a, b, c are perpendicular to
r r r r r r
r r r
b + c, c + a, a + b respectively, then a + b + c =
(B) 4 2

(C) 3 2

(D) 5 2

r
r
r r
r
r
B = i + j + k , then for A + B = A + B to be true, the value of l =
If A = i + lj + k,
(B) 2

(C) 2

(D) 1

r
r
r
r
r r r
r
r
If a = (2, 1, 1), b = (1, 0, 3), c = (2, 1, 3) and a b c = xa + yb + zc , then (x, y, z) =

(A) (0, 8, 5)
22.

(D)

If i, j, k are the unit vectors are mutually perpendicular, then i - j j - k k - i =

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 1
(D) none of these

(A) 1
21.

23

(C)

If
the
volume
of
a
parallelepiped
whose
edges

-12i + lk, 3 j - k, 2i + j - 15k is 546, then the value of l is

(A) 3
(B) 3
(C) 179

(A) 6 2
20.

1
21
2

(B) (8, 0, 5)

(C) (0, 8, 5)

(D) (8, 5, 0)

The volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are the points O(0, 0, 0), A(1, 1, 1), B(l, 0, 1)
5
and C(0, 1, l) is cubic units, if the value of l is
6
(A) 3
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 2

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23.

r
r
b = i + j - k and cr = i + j - 2k be three vectors. A vector in the plane of
Let a = 2i - j + k,
r
r
r
b and c whose projection on a is of magnitude
(A) 2i + 3 j - 3k

24.

25.

(B) 2i + 3 j + 3k

2
is
3
(C) -2i - j + 5k

(D) 2i + j + 5k

r r
r
r r
r
Let a, b and c be three non-zero and non-coplanar vectors and p, q and r be three vectors
r
r
r
r r
r r
r
r
r r
r
given by p = a + b - 2c, q = 3a - 2b + c and r = a - 4b + 2c . If the volume of the parallelepiped
r r
r
r r
r
determined by a, b and c is V1 and the volume of the parallelepiped determined by p, q and r
is V2, then V2 : V1 =
(A) 3 : 1
(B) 7 : 1
(C) 11 : 1
(D) 15 : 1
r
r
b = i + 2j - 3k and cr = 3i + mj + 5k are coplanar, then m is a root of the equation
If a = 2i - j + k,
2
2
2
(A) x + 3x = 4
(B) x + 2x = 6
(C) x + 3x = 6
(D) none of these

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ANSWERS
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B, D

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A, D

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A, C

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