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(b) exactly two value of (p, q)
1. f 𝑢 ⃗⃗ are three vectors such that 3[𝑢
⃗ , 𝑣, 𝑤 ⃗⃗ ] = 1,
⃗ 𝑣𝑤 (c) more than two but not all values of (p, q)
then 3[𝑢 ⃗⃗ ] − [𝑣 𝑤
⃗ 𝑣𝑤 ⃗ ] − 2[𝑤
⃗⃗ 𝑢 ⃗]=
⃗⃗ 𝑣 𝑢 (d) all values of (p, q)
(a) 0 (b) 2 9. The value of 𝑎. (𝑏⃗ + 𝑐) × (𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐), is
(c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 2[𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] (b) [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐]
2. If 𝑟 = 𝑥(𝑎 × 𝑏⃗) + 𝑦(𝑏⃗ × 𝑐) + 𝑧(𝑐 × 𝑎) such that
(c) 0 (d) None of these
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 ≠ 0 and 𝑟. (𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐) = 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧, then 10. The vectors 𝑎 = 𝑥𝑖̂ + (𝑥 + 1)𝑗̂ + (𝑥 + 2)𝑘̂
[𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] = 𝑏⃗ = (𝑥 + 3)𝑖̂ + (𝑥 + 4)𝑗̂ + (𝑥 + 5)𝑘̂
(a) 0 (b) 1 and, 𝑐 = (𝑥 + 6)𝑖̂ + (𝑥 + 7)𝑗̂ + (𝑥 + 8)𝑘̂ are
(c) – 1 (d) 2 coplanar for
3. If 𝛼 = 𝑥(𝑎 × 𝑏⃗) + 𝑦(𝑏⃗ × 𝑐) + 𝑧(𝑐 × 𝑎) and [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] = (a) all values of x (b) x < 0 only
1
, then 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = (c) x > 0 only (d) None of these
8
⃗
11. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non-coplanar vectors and 𝜆 is a real
⃗⃗⃗
(a) 8𝛼 . (𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐) (b) 𝛼 . (𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐)
number , then [𝜆(𝑎 + 𝑏⃗) 𝜆2 𝑏⃗ 𝜆𝑐 ] = [𝑎 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐 𝑏⃗] for
(c) 8(𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐) (d) None of these
(a) exactly two values of 𝜆
4. If 𝑎 = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘 𝑏 = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑐 = −3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ +
̂ ⃗
(b) exactly three values of 𝜆
2𝑘̂, then [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] = (c) no value of 𝜆
(a) 30 (b) – 30 (d) exactly one value of 𝜆
(c) 15 (d) – 15 12. The number of real values of a for which the vectors
5. Let 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ − 𝑘̂, 𝑏⃗ = 𝑥𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + (1 − 𝑥)𝑘̂ and 𝑐 = 𝑦𝑖̂ + 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝑎𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑎𝑘̂ are
𝑥𝑗̂ + (1 + 𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑘̂, then, [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] depends on coplanar, is
(a) neither x nor y (b) both x and y (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) only x (d) Only y (c) 3 (d) 0
6. Volume of the parallelopiped with its edges 13. The number of distinct values of 𝜆 , for which the
represented by the vector 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂, 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ and 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + vectors −𝜆2 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, 𝑖̂ − 𝜆2 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝜆2 𝑘̂
𝜋𝑘̂, is are coplanar, is
(a) 𝜋 (b) 𝜋/2 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 𝜋/3 (d) 𝜋/4 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. Let 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘, 𝑏 = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑐 = 𝑥𝑖̂ + (𝑥 −
̂ ⃗ ⃗
14. If the vectors 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non-coplanar and l, m, n are
2)𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂. if the vector 𝑐 lies in the plane of 𝑎 and 𝑏⃗ , distinct scalars such that
then x equals [𝑙𝑎 + 𝑚𝑏⃗ + 𝑛𝑐 𝑙𝑏⃗ + 𝑚𝑐 + 𝑛𝑎 𝑙𝑐 + 𝑚𝑎 + 𝑛𝑏⃗] = 0
(a) – 4 (b) – 2 then
(c) 0 (d) 1 (a)𝑙𝑚 + 𝑚𝑛 + 𝑛𝑙 = 0 (b) 𝑙 + 𝑚 + 𝑛 = 0
8. If 𝑢 ⃗⃗ are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are real
⃗ , 𝑣, 𝑤 (c) 𝑙 2 + 𝑚2 + 𝑛2 = 0 (d) 𝑙 3 + 𝑚3 + 𝑛3 = 0
numbers, then the equality 15. For any three vectors 𝑎, 𝑏⃗, 𝑐 the value of [𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ 𝑏⃗ +
[3𝑢⃗ 𝑝𝑣 𝑝𝑤 ⃗⃗ ] − [𝑝𝑣 𝑤 ⃗ ] − [2𝑤
⃗⃗ 𝑞𝑢 ⃗⃗ 𝑞𝑣 𝑞𝑢⃗ ] = 0 holds for 𝑐 𝑐 + 𝑎], is
(a) exactly one value of (p, q)
(a) 0 (b) 2[𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐]

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(c) [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐] (d) - [𝑎𝑏⃗𝑐]
16. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗ and 𝑐 are unit coplanar vectors, then the
scalar triple product [2𝑎 − 𝑏⃗ 2𝑏⃗ − 𝑐 2𝑐 − 𝑐] =
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) – √3 (d) √3
⃗
17. Let 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 be three non-zero non-coplanar vectors
and 𝑝, 𝑞 and 𝑟 be three vectors given by 𝑝 = 𝑎 +
𝑏⃗ − 2𝑐, 𝑞 = 3𝑎 − 2𝑏⃗ + 𝑐 and 𝑟 = 𝑎 − 4𝑏⃗ + 2𝑐. If the
volume of the parallelopiped determined by 𝑎, 𝑏⃗
and 𝑐 is 𝑉1 and that of the parallelopiped
determined by 𝑝, 𝑞 and 𝑟 is 𝑉2 , then 𝑉2 : 𝑉1 =
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 7 : 1
(c) 11 : 1 (d) 15 : 1
18. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗, 𝑐 are three non-coplanar vectors
represented by non-current edges of a
parallelopiped of volume 4 units, then the value of
(𝑎 + 𝑏⃗). (𝑏⃗𝑐) + (𝑏⃗ + 𝑐). (𝑐𝑎) + (𝑐 + 𝑎). (𝑎𝑏⃗), is
(a) 12 (b) 4
(c) ± 12 (d) 0

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