ADDITION OF VECTORS

PREVIOUS EAMCET BITS

1. In a quadrilateral ABCD, the point P divides DC in the ratio 1 : 2 and Q is the midpoint of AC. If
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
AB + 2AD + BC − 2DC = kPQ , then k = [EAMCET 2009]
1) – 6 2) – 4 3) 6 4) 4
Ans: 1
Sol. A = a, B = b, C = c, D = d
c + 2d a+c
∴ P= ,Q =
3 2
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
∴ AB + 2AD + BC − 2DC = KPQ

⇒ k = −6
HJJG
2. The position vectors of P and Q are respectively a and b. If R is a point on PQ such that
HJJG HJJG
P R = 5P Q , then the position vector of R is [EAMCET 2008]
1) 5b – 4a 2) 5b + 4a 3) 4b – 5a 4) 4b + 5a
Ans: 1
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
( )
Sol. PR = 5PQ ⇒ OR − OP = 5 OQ − OP ⇒ OR = 5OQ − 4OP = 5b − 4a
G G G G G G G G G
3. If the points whose position vectors are 2i + j + k, 6i − j + 2k and 14i − 5 j + pk are collinear, then
the value of p is [EAMCET 2007]
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
Ans: 2
Sol. ( x1 , y1 , z1 ) = ( 2,1,1) ;
( x 2 , y2 , z 2 ) = ( 6, −1, 2 ) ;
( x 3 , y3 , z3 ) = (14, −5, P )
x1 − x 2 z1 − z 2
= ⇒P=4
x 2 − x 3 z 2 − z3
4. The position vector of a point lying on the line joining the points whose position vectors are
G G G G G G
i + j − k and i − j + k is [EAMCET 2006]
G G G G
1) j 2) i 3) k 4) 0
Ans: 2
Sol. Vector which is collinear with given two vector by verification answer is i.
5. I : Two non-zero, non-collinear vectors are linearly dependent. [EAMCET 2005]
II: Any three coplanar vectors are linearly dependent.
Which of the above statements is true?
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Both I and II 4) Neither I nor II
Ans: 3
Sol. By conceptual
6. Observe the following statements : [EAMCET 2005]
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A : Three vectors are coplanar if one of them is expressible as a linear combination of the other
two.
R : Any three coplanar vectors are linearly dependent.
The which of the following is true?
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A
2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A
3) A is true, R is false
4) A is false, R is true
Ans: 2
Sol. From the definition A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
G G G G G G
7. If i + 2 j + 3k,3i + 2 j + k are sides of a parallelogram, then a unit vector parallel to one of the
diagonals
G G of G the parallelogram
G G Gis G G G G G[EAMCET
G 2004]
i + j+k i − j+k i + j−k −i + j − k
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 3 3 3
Ans: 1
G G G
Sol. diagonal = 4i + 4 j + 4k
G G G
i + j+k
∴ unit vector parallel to diagonal =
3
JJJG JJJG JJJG
8. If G is the centroid of the ΔABC, then GA + BG + GC = [EAMCET 2004]
JJJG JJJG G JJJG
1) 2GB 2) 2GA 3) 0 4) 2BG
Ans: 4
JJJG JJJG JJJG
Sol. GA + GB + GC = 0
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
⇒ GA + BG + GC = 2BG
JJJG JJJG
9. If D, E and F are respectively the midpoints of AB, AC and BC in ΔABC, then BE + AF = ....
[EAMCET 2003]
JJJG 1 JJJ
G JJJ
G 3 JJJG
1) DC 2) BF 3) 2BF 4) BF
2 2
Ans: 1 A
JJJG G JJJG G JJJG G
Sol. Let OA = a, OB = b, OC = c
G
JJJG aG + cG JJJG b + cG D F
OF = , OE =
JJJG JJJG2 JJJG JJJG2 JJJG JJJG
BE + AF = OE − OB + OF − OA
B
G 1 G G JJJG E C
( )
= c − a + b = DC
2
G G G G G G G
10. If a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors, then the vector equation r = (1 − p − q ) a + pb + qc
represents is [EAMCET 2003]
1) Straight line 2) Plane
3) Plane passing through the origin 4) Sphere
Ans: 2
G G G
Sol. r = (1 − p − q ) a + Pb + qc is a plane passing through a, b and c where p and q are scalars.

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11. If three points A, B and C having position vector is (1, x, 3) (3, 4, 7) and (y, -2, -5) respectively
and if they are collinear, then (x, y) = [EAMCET 2002]
1) (2, –3) 2) (–2, 3) 3) (–2, –3) 4) (2, 3)
Ans: 1
Sol. AB = t AC ⇒ ( 2, 4 − 4, 4 )
= t ( y − 1, −2 − x, −8 )
2 4−x 4 2 −1
= = ⇒ = ⇒ y = −3
y − 1 −2 − x −8 y −1 2
4 − x −1
= ⇒x=2
−2 − x 2
G G G G G G G G G
12 If the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle are 2i − j + k, i − 3 j − 5k and 3i − 4 j − 4k then
it is a …….triangle [EAMCET 2002]
1) Equilateral 2) Isosceles 3) Right angled isosceles 4) Right-angled
Ans: 4
Sol. Let A = ( 2, −1,1) , B = (1, −3, −5 ) , C = ( 3, −4, −4 ) are the vertical of ΔABC
AB2 = 1 + 4 + 36 = 41
BC2 = 4 + 1 + 1 = 6 ; AC2 = 1 + 9 + 25 = 35
AB2 = AC 2 + BC2
∴ ΔABC is right angled triangle.
G G G G G G G G G
13. If a = i + 4 j, b = 2i − 3 j c = 5i + 9 j , then C [EAMCET 2001]
G G G G G G G G
1) 5a + b 2) a + 2b 3) a + 3b 4) 3a + b
Ans: 4
G G G
Sol. Let C = ta + b
⇒ 5i + 9 j = t ( i + 4 j) + ( 2i − 3j)
G G G
t=3 ∴ C = 3a + b
JJJG JJJG
14. ABCD is a parallelogram, with AC, BD as diagonals. Then AC − BD = [EAMCET 2001]
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
1) 4AB 2) 3AB 3) 2AB 4) AB
Ans: 3
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
Sol. AC − BD = AB + BC − BA + AD ( )
JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
(
= AB + BC − − AB + BC = 2AB ) JJJG G JJJG G JJJG
15. If OACB is a parallelogram with OC = a and AB = b then OA [EAMCET 2000]
G G G 1 G G
G
1) a + b
G
2) a − b (
3)
1
2
)
b−a
G
4) (
2
a−b)
Ans: 4
JJJG JJJG B C
Sol. Mid point of OC = Mid point of AB
G JJJG JJJ
G
a OA + OB
=
2 2
JJJG JJJG JJJG G JJJG G JJJG 1 G G O
G
( )
A
a = 2OA + OB − OA ; a = 2OA + b ⇒ OA = a − b
2
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