Vectors 31

1. 0.4
i 0.8 represents a unit vector when
j ck (c) 3
i 2
j (d) 2
i
j
c is 8. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and (x
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.2 y) act so that the resultant may be (x2 y2)
(c) 0.8 (d) 0
x2 y2
(a) cos
1
(b)
2. The angles which a vector
i
j
2k makes 2(x2 y2)

with X, Y and Z axes respectively are
2(x2 y2)
(a) 60, 60, 60 (b) 45, 45, 45 cos1
(c) 60, 60, 45 (d) 45, 45, 60 x2 y2
3. The value of a unit vector in the direction of vector x2 y2 x2 y2
(c) cos (d) cos
1 1
A 5
i 12
j, is
x2 y2
x2 y2
(a) i (b) j
9. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest at
(c) (
i
j) / 13 (d) (5
i 12
j) / 13 the origin of the co-ordinate system
simultaneously
4. Which of the following is independent of the
choice of co-ordinate system F 1 4 ,
i 5j 5k ,
F 2 5i 8j 6k

(a) P Q R (b) (Px Qx Rx )
i F 3 3
i 4j 7k and F 4 2
i 3j 2k
then the particle will move
(c) Px
i Qy
j Rzk (d) None of these
(a) In x y plane (b) In y z plane
5. A car travels 6 km towards north at an angle of (c) In x z plane (d) Along x -axis
45 to the east and then travels distance of 4 km
towards north at an angle of 135 to the east. How 10. The resultant of A B is R1. On reversing the
far is the point from the starting point. What angle vector B, the resultant becomes R 2. What is the
does the straight line joining its initial and final
position makes with the east value of R12 R22

(a) 50 km and tan1(5) (a) A 2 B 2 (b) A 2 B 2

(b) 10 km and tan1( 5) (c) 2(A 2 B 2 ) (d) 2(A 2 B 2 )

11. Figure below shows a body of mass M moving with
(c) 52 kmand tan1(5)
the uniform speed on a circular path of radius, R.
(d) 52 km and tan1( 5) What is the change in acceleration in going from
P1 to P2
6. Given that A B C = 0 out of three vectors two
are equal in magnitude and the magnitude of third (a) Zero P2

vector is 2 times that of either of the two (b) v2 / 2R v

having equal magnitude. Then the angles between
vectors are given by (c) 2v2 / R P1
R
(a) 30, 60, 90 (b) 45, 45, 90 v2
(d) 2
(c) 45, 60, 90 (d) 90, 135, 135 R
7. Two forces F1 1 N and F2 2 N act along the 12. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r
lines x = 0 and y = 0 respectively. Then the with uniform velocity v. The change in velocity
resultant of forces would be when the particle moves from P to Q is
(POQ 40) P
(a)
i 2
j (b)
i
j r
(a) 2v cos 40 O v
40o

Q
v
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(b) 2v sin 40 (a) b = 0 (b) b = 1

(c) 2v sin 20 (c) b = 2 (d) b= 4

(d) 2v cos 20 20. Which of the following is not true ? If A 3

i 4
j

and B 4 are two and B 6

i 8
j where A and B are the
13. A 2
i 4j 4k i 2j 4k
vectors. The angle between them will be magnitudes of A and B
(a) 0 (b) 45 A 1
(a) A B 0 (b)
(c) 60 (d) 90 B 2
14. If 2
i 3
jk and B
i 3
j 4k then (c) A . B 48 (d) A = 5
projection of A on B will be and
21. The area of the triangle formed by 2
i j k
3 3 is
(a) (b) i j k
13 26
(a) 3 sq.unit
3 3
(c) (d) (b) 2 3 sq. unit
26 13
15. In above example a unit vector perpendicular to (c) 2 14 sq. unit
both A and B will be
14
(d) sq. unit
1 1 2
(a) (i j k) (b) (i j k)
3 3
22. Two trains along the same straight rails moving
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these with constant speed 60 km/hr and 30 km/hr

16. Two constant forces F1 2 (N) and

i 3j 3k
respectively towards each other. If at time t 0,
the distance between them is 90 km, the time
F2 (N) act on a body and displace it
i j 2k when they collide is
from the position r1 (m) to the
i 2j 2k (a) 1 hr (b) 2 hr

position r2 7
i 10 (m). What is the
j 5k (c) 3 hr (d) 4 hr
work done 23. A steam boat goes across a lake and comes back
(a) 9 J (b) 41 J (a) On a quite day when the water is still and (b)
On a rough day when there is uniform air current
(c) 3 J (d) None of these
so as to help the journey onward and to impede
17. For any two vectors A and B, if the journey back. If the speed of the launch on
A . B | A B |, the magnitude of C A B is both days was same, in which case it will complete
equal to the journey in lesser time

(a) (b) A B (a) Case (a)

A2 B2
(b) Case (b)
AB
(c) A2 B2 (d) (c) Same in both
2
(d) Nothing can be predicted
A2 B 2 2 AB
24. To a person, going eastward in a car with a
18. Which of the following is the unit vector
velocity of 25 km/hr, a train appears to move
perpendicular to A and B
towards north with a velocity of 25 3 km/hr.
B
A B
A
(a) (b) The actual velocity of the train will be
AB sin AB cos
(a) 25 km/hr (b) 50 km/hr
A B A B (c) 5 km/hr (d) 5 3 km/hr
(c) (d)
AB sin AB cos
25. A swimmer can swim in still water with speed
19. Two vectors P 2 and Q
i bj 2k
i j k and the river is flowing with velocity v/2. To cross
will be parallel if the river in shortest distance, he should swim
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making angle with the upstream. What is the 26. A bus is moving with a velocity 10 m/s on a
ratio of the time taken to swim across the shortest straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the
time to that is swimming across over shortest bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km
distance from the scooterist, with what velocity should the
scooterist chase the bus
(a) cos (b) sin
(a) 50 m/s (b) 40 m/s
(c) tan (d) cot
(c) 30 m/s (d) 20 m/s

(SET -0)
1. (b) (0.4)2 (0.8)2 c2 1
1
0.16 0.64 c2 1 c 0.2
2 2 km
2

2. (c) R
i j
2k Net movement along y-direction Sy = (6 + 4)
Comparing the given vector with sin 45 j

R Rxi Ry j Rzk 1
10 5 2 km
Rx 1, Ry 1, Rz 2 and
2
Net movement from starting point
| R | Rx2 Ry2 Rz2 = 2

R 1
| S| Sx 2 Sy2 2 2

5 2 2
=
cos x 60 52 km
R 2
Angle which makes with the east direction
Ry
1
cos 60 Y component 5 2
R 2 tan
X component 2
Rz 1
cos 45 tan1(5)
R 2
6. (d)

3. (d) A 5
i 12
j ,| A | 2
5 (12) 2
=

25 144 13
C B

A 5
i 12
j
Unit vector A =
| A| 13
A
4. (a) From polygon law, three vectors having
5. (c) N summation zero should form a closed polygon.
(Triangle) since the two vectors are having
4 km
6 km same magnitude and the third vector is 2
o
45 times that of either of two having equal
W E(X
O ) magnitude. i.e. the triangle should be right
angled triangle
Angle between A and B, = 90
S (Y
Angle between B and C, = 135
)
Net movement along x-direction Sx = (6 4) Angle between A and C, = 135
cos 45 i 7. (d) x = 0 means y-axis F 1 j

y = 0 means x-axis F 2 2
i
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so resultant F F 1 F 2 2
i j
(3 )(6
i 2j k ) 18 16 7 9 J
i 8j 7k
8. (a) R2 A2 B 2 2AB cos
17. (d) AB cos AB sin tan 1 45
Substituting, A (x y) , B (x y) and
R (x2 y2) | C | A2 B2 2AB cos45

(x2 y2) A2 B2 2AB

we get cos
1
2(x2 y2) 18. (c) Vector perpendicular to A and B,

A B AB sin n

9. (b) F1 F2 F3 F4
Unit vector perpendicular to A and B
= (4
i 5
i 3
i 2
i)
A B

n
(5
j 8
j 4
j 3
j) | A | | B| sin
6k
(5k 7k
2k
) 4j 2k

2 b 2
the particle will move in y z plane. 19. (c) P and Q will be parallel if b 2
1 1 1
10. (c) R1 A B , R2 A B
A 1
2 2 20. (b) | A| 5 , | B| 10
R12 2
R2
A B
2

2
A B
2

2
= B 2

2 A 2 B2 21.

(d) A 2 , B
i j k


i j k

11. (d) a 2a sin

=
2
2a sin45 Area of the triangle
2

1
A B
v2
i
j k
2a 2 1 1
R 2 1 1 2i 3j k
2 2
1 1 1

12. (b) v 2v sin 2v sin20
2 1
4 91
.B a1b1 a2b2 a3b3
2
13. (c) cos
| | .| B| | | .| B| 14
sq.unit
2 4 4 2 4 4 2
0
| A| .| B| ***
cos (0) 90
1

14. (b) | | 22 32 (1)2 4 91 14

| B| (1)2 32 4 2 1 9 16
26
A . B 2(1) 3 3 (1)(4) 3

A. B
The projection of A on B
| B|

3 22. (a) The relative velocity

26 vrel. 60 (30) 90km/ hr.

A B 8
i 8j 8k 1 Distance between the train srel. 90km,
15.
(c) n (i j k)
| A B| 8 3 3
Time when they collide
There are two unit vectors perpendicular to srel. 90
both A and B they are 1hr.
vrel. 90
1

n (i j k) 23. (b) If the breadth of the lake is l and velocity of
3
boat is vb. Time in going and coming back on a
16. (a) W F (r2 r1) quite day
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l l 2l
tQ .....(i)
vb vb vb
Now if va is the velocity of air- current then
time taken in going across the lake,

l
t1 [As current helps the
vb va
motion]

l
and time taken in coming back t2
vb va
[As current opposes the motion]

2l
So tR t1 t2 .....(ii)
vb [1 (va / vb )2 ]
From equation (i) and (ii)

tR 1 va2
1 [as1 1] i.e.
tQ [1 (va / vb )2 ] vb2
tR tQ

i.e. time taken to complete the journey on

quite day is lesser than that on rough day.
2 2
24. (a) vT vTC vC2 = (25 3) (25)2

= 1875 625 = 2500 = 25 km/hr

25. (b)
26. (d) Let the velocity of the scooterist =v
Relative velocity of scooterist with respect to bus
(v 10)
S (v 10) 100
1000 (v 10) 100

v 10 10 20m/s