H Previous Years' Questions h

1 Mark
1. Find a unit vector in the direction of a = 3i -2j+6. Delhi 2008]

2. Find the angle between the vectors a =i -j+k and b = i +j-k. Delhi 2008]

3. For what value of A are the vectors a =2i +j +k and b =

i-2j+3k perpendicular to
each other? Delhi 2008, Delhi 2013(C))

4. If P (1, 5, 4) and Q (4, 1, - 2), find the direction ratios of PQ. [AI 2008]

b.
5. If a =i +2j -k and b =
3î + j-5k, find a unit vector in the direction of a -

[AI 2008]

=V3, find the angle between a and b. [Foreign 2008

6. If a= 2, b=v3 and a. b

7. If a = i +2j-3k and b 2i +4j + 9k, find a unit vector parallel to a + b. Foreign 2008

and b is 60", find a .b. [PKL 2008]

8. Ifa=V3. |b= 2 and angle between a

vector in the direction of a

= i -

2j whose magnitude is 7.[PKL 2008; NCERT)

9. Find a

(Delhi 2009]
10. Find the projection
of a on b if a.b =8 and b=2i +6j+3k.
parallel vectors.
3i +2j+9k and b =i+pj+3k are
11. Write the value of p for which a =

(Delhi 2009

between two vectors a and b

with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and
12. Find the angle
Delhi 2009]
when a xb=v3.
inclined to the three coordinate
axes.
cosines of a line equally
13. Write the direction AI 2009]

p). (x + p) 80, then

= find Ix |. AI 2009]
is unit vector and (x -

14. If p a

15 units in the direction of vectori 2j

2k.[Delhi -
+ 20101
15. Write a vector
of magnitude
vector v2 i + j+k makes
with y-axis?
which the
cosine of the angle
16. What is the Delhi 2010]

AI 20101
(i j + 7k) =
0.
(2i 6j+ 14k) x -

17. Find , if +
 then what is the angle bet.
such that |a.b| = |axb], ween
18. If a and b are two vectors
AI 2010
a and b?
3, |b| = and (a x b) is a unit vector. Wte
19. Vectors a and b are such that | |
a =

AI 2010
the angle between a and b.
unit vector? fForeign 2010
20. For what value of p, is (i + j +k)p a

4k and ai + 6j -

8k are collinear? Delhi 2011

[Delhi 2011
21. For what value of a
the vectors 2i -3j +

vector-2i + j-5k
Delhi 2011
cosines of the
22. Write the direction
on the vectori + j.
AI 2011, NCERT
projection of the vector i j
-

23. Write the

of the vector joining the points P{2, 3, 4) and
24. Write the position vector of the mid-point
Q4, 1, - 2 )
[Foreign 2011

be concluded about the vector b? Foreign 2011

25. If a.a = 0 and a.b =
0, then what can

Ai j + 4 on b =
2i + 6j + 3k is 4 units
26. Find X when the projection of a = +
[Deihi 2012
27. Write the value of ixj). k+i. AI 2012

23. Write the value of (ixj). k+(jxk)-i [Foreign 2012

29. Write the value of the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors 2i and 3.
Foreign 2012
ol
30. If a =
xi+2j zk and b
- = 3i yj
-

+ k are two equal vectors, then write the value

X+y + Z. Delhi 2013

K.
31. If a unit vector a
makes angleswith i,with j and an acute angle 0 with
then find the value of 0. [Delhi 2013

32. L and M are two points with position vectors 2a - b and a + 2b respectively. w

the position vector of a point N which divides the line segment LM in the ratio 2
AI 2013
externally.
33. If a is a unit vector and (2 x - 3a )(2x 3a) = 91, then write the value of |X

Delhi 2013(C)

4 Marks
1.
Find the projection of b + c on a, where a =
2 -2j k, b= i+ 2j -2k an
C 2 - j +4k. Delhi 207
 3. 1t a=i +2j-3k, b =3i - j + 2k, show that (a+ b) and (a - b) are perpendicular to eacn

other. [Kerala 2008]

l f a =i+j+k and b =j-k, find a vector c such that axc =b and a c = 3

[Delhi 2008]

5. If a +b + C =0 and a 5 and
=7, show that the angle between

[Delhi 2008]
a

and b is 60°.

(3i +j 2k) and (i -3j + 4k)

6. Show that the of the parallelogram having diagonals
-

area
[Foreign 2008]
is 53 sq. units.

7. If i + j +k, 2i +5j, 3i +2j -3k and i-6- k are the position vectors of the points
that AB and CD are
A, B, C and D, find the angle between AB and CD. Deduce
[PKL 2008
collinear.
along the sum of vectors
i +j+k with the unit vector
8. The scalar product of the vector

to one. Find the value of . [AI 2009

2i +4j-5k and ai +2j+3k is equal
two vectors and b. If for three non-zero

9. Define the scalar and

vector product of a

b =
c and a x b =
a x c, then show that b =
c .

vectors a, b and c; a a
[Foreign 2009]
the line joining two points P and
position vector of a point R which divides
10. Find the
in the ratio
vectors are (2a + b) and -3b) respectively, externally
(a
Qwhose position [Delhi 2010]
1:2. Also, show that
P is the mid point of the line segment RQ.
of magnitude
a= î+j+k, b = 4i - 2j +3k and c i -2j +k, find a vector

11. If
b +3c. [AI 2010]
to the vector 2 a
-

6 units which is parallel

7

a vector d which
3i -2j + 7k and c = 2i -j+4k. Find
= i+4j+ 2k, b =

12. Let a
Al 2010)
both a and b and c.d = 18.
is perpendicular to
each of the vectors a + b and a-h.
a b
unit vector perpendicular to
13. Find a
[Delhi 2011, NCERT]
2k and b i+ 2j -2k.
where a 3i +2/ + and b =
1, then find the
and b are such that | a| =
2, | b|= 1 a

14. Iftwo vectors a

[Delhi 20111.
of (3a 5b). (2a 7 b).
+
value
-

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 with vertices A(L, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and
15. Using vectors, find the area of the triangle
AI 20111
C(1, 5, 5).
and c=3i +j are such that a+a6 is
16. If vectors a=2i +2j+3k, b--i+2j+k
Foreign 2011, NCER
perpendicular to c, then find the value of .

three vectors such that lal =

5, Ib| = 12 and Icldlc - 13,
13, and
and
= a+ b+ c = 0
17. If a, b,c are

{Delhi 2012
find the value ofa. b+ b: c+ C:a.

and c=2i-j+4k. Find a vector p which is

18. Let a =i+4j+2k, b=3i-2j+7k
and b and p C = 18. AT 2012]
perpendicular to both a

B in the form B B,+Bz, where

=

19. If a=3i +4j+5k and B=2i +j-4k, then express

is perpendicular toa. Foreign 2012]

B,is parallel to a and B2
bl =[al, then prove that vector 2a +b
20. If a and b are two vectors such that |a +

is perpendicular to vector b.
Delhi 2013

then find the value of , so that

21. If a =i-j + 7k and b =
5i -j +k,
AI 2013
a + b and a -

b are perpendicular vectors.

b and a -

b,
of magnitude 6, perpendicular to each of the
vectors a
22. Find a vector
3k. Foreign 2013)
where a
=i +j+k and b = i +2 +

j 3k and i+j+k are respectively

23. Dot product of a vector with vectors i -j +k, 2i + -

Delhi 2013/C)
4, 0 and 2. Find the vector.

Important Questions

1 Mark
ear?

1. If AB = 2i +j-2k and BC = 6i +3j-6k, can we say that the points A, B, Care colneo
e
Show that |a b P |a + |b P, if a and b are along adjacent sides of a rectaln
2 + =

the
Find
and coordinates of the terminal point are (0, 1, 3).
3 Given AB = 3i -j-Sk HOT

coordinates of the initial point.

i + J+ k is equally inclined to axes.

4. Show that the vector