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CH 10 Vector Algebra Multiple Choice Questions (With Answers)

This document contains 26 multiple choice questions about vector algebra. The questions cover topics like vectors representing sides of regular shapes, unit vectors, direction and magnitude of vectors, projections of vectors, angles between vectors, cross products, and determining if vectors are coplanar. The answers to each question are provided at the end.

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CH 10 Vector Algebra Multiple Choice Questions (With Answers)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

CHAPTER – 10 VECTOR ALGEBRA

Q1. If a and b are the vectors forming consecutive sides of a regular hexagon ABCDEF , then the vector
representing the side CD is:

(a) a  b (b) a  b (c) b  a 


(d)  a  b 
Q2. The vector cos  cos  iˆ  cos  sin  ˆj  sin  kˆ is a :

(a) null vector (b) unit vector (c) contant vector (d) none of these

Q3. The vector in the direction of the vector a  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ that has a magnitude 9 is:

(a) iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ (b) 


1 ˆ ˆ
3
i  2 j  2kˆ  
(c) 3 iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ  
(d) 9 iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ 
Q4. The projection of the vector a  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ on b  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ is:

(a) 14 2 (b) 14 2 (c) 14 (d) 7

Q5. The p.v.’s of the points A , B , C are 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , 3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ and iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ respectively. These points :

(a) form an isosceles triangle (b) form a right triangle


(c) are collinear (d) form a scalene triangle

Q6. The p.v.’s of the points A , B , C are iˆ  xjˆ  3kˆ , 3iˆ  4 ˆj  7kˆ and yiˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ respectively are collinear,

then  x , y   ?

(a)  2,  3 (b)  2,3 (c)  2,  3 (d)  2,3

Q7. If a  3 and 1  k  2 , then ka lies in the interval:

(a)  0, 6 (b)  3,6 (c) 3, 6 (d) 1, 2

Q8. If a and b be two vectors such that a  b  2 and a.b   1 , then the angle between a and b is:

(a)  3 (b)  4 (c) 2 3 (d) none of these

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  
Q9. If a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ and b  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ , then angle between a  b and a  b is:
(a)  3 (b)  4 (c)  2 (d) 2 3

Q10. If a  b  a  b , then:

(a) a  b (b) a  b (c) a || b (d) none of these

Q11. If aˆ , bˆ , cˆ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then value of aˆ  bˆ  cˆ is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2

Q12. If a  b  c  0 , a  3, b  5, c  7 , then the angle between a and b is:

(a)  6 (b) 2 3 (c) 5 3 (d)  3

Q13. Let a and b are two unit vectors and  be the angle between them, then a  b is a unit vector, if:

(a)    4 (b)    3 (c)   2 3 (d)    2

Q14. If p.v. of P and Q are iˆ  3 ˆj  7kˆ and 5iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ then cosine of the angle between PQ and y-axis is:

5 4 11 5
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
162 162 162 162

Q15. If a and b are two unit vectors, then which of the following values of a. b is not possible?

(a) 3 (b) 3 2 (c) 1 2 (d) 1 2

Q16. If a and b are two unit vectors inclined at an angle  , then the value of a  b is:

(a) 2sin  2  (b) 2sin  (c) 2cos  2  (d) 2cos 

Q17. If the angle between the vectors xiˆ  3 ˆj  7kˆ and xiˆ  xjˆ  4kˆ is acute, then x lies in the interval:

(a)  4, 7  (b)  4, 7 (c) R   4,7 (d) R   4,7 

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Q18. If a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ , b   iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , then a  b .  a  c  is:

(a) 74 (b) 74 (c) 52 (d) 52

Q19. The vector b  3iˆ  4kˆ is to be written as the sum of a vector  parallel to a  iˆ  ˆj and a vector 
perpendicular to a . Then  is:

(a)
2

3 ˆ ˆ
i j  (b)
3

2 ˆ ˆ
i j  (c)
2

1 ˆ ˆ
i j  (d)
3

1 ˆ ˆ
i j 

Q20. If a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , b   iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and c   iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ , then unit vector normal to vectors a  b and b  c


is:

(a) iˆ (b) ĵ (c) k̂ (d) none of these

2
Q21. If a  b  4, a . b  2 , then a
2
b is:

(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 20 (d) 8

Q22. If  is the angle between any two vectors a and b , then a  b  a . b when  is:

(a) 0 (b)  4 (c)  2 (d) 

Q23. The diagonals of a parallelogram are represented by the vectors d1  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and d2  iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ .
The area of the parallelogram:

(a) 7 3 sq.units (b) 5 3 sq.units (c) 3 5 sq.units (d) none of these

Q24. The value of  a  b b  c c  a  , where a 1, b  5 , c  3 , is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) none of these

Q25. If a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ , b  3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and c  5iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ , then the volume of the parallelopiped with
coterminus edges a  b , b  c , c  a is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 0

Q26. If the vectors a  4iˆ  11 ˆj  x kˆ , b  7iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ and c  iˆ  5 ˆj  4kˆ are coplanar, then value of x is:

(a) 0 (b) 38 (c) 10 (d) 20


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ANSWERS
1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. c 9. c 10. b 11. c 12. d 13. c 14. d

15. a 16. a 17. d 18. b 19. a 20. a 21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. d 26. c

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