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ASPIRE DPP
DPP – 03 Year : 2024
Topic : Vector Product
1. If a, b, c are any vectors, then the true statement is
(a) 𝐚 × (𝐛 × 𝐜) = (𝐚 × 𝐛) × 𝐜 (b) 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐚
(c) 𝐚. (𝐛 × 𝐜) = 𝐚. 𝐛 × 𝐚. 𝐜 (d) 𝐚. (𝐛 − 𝐜) = 𝐚. 𝐛 − 𝐚. 𝐜
2. If a and b are unit vectors such that 𝐚 × 𝐛 is also a unit vector, then the angle between a and b
is
𝜋
(a) 0 (b) 3
𝜋
(c) 2 (d) 𝜋
3. The points 𝐴(𝐚), 𝐵(𝐛), 𝐶(𝐜) will be collinear if
(a) 𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐜 = 𝟎 (b) 𝐚 × 𝐛 + 𝐛 × 𝐜 + 𝐜 × 𝐚 = 𝟎
(c) 𝐚. 𝐛 + 𝐛. 𝐜 + 𝐜. 𝐚 = 0 (d) None of these
4. (𝐚 − 𝐛) × (𝐚 + 𝐛) =
(a) 2(𝐚 × 𝐛) (b) 𝐚 × 𝐛
(c) 𝑎 − 𝑏
2 2
(d) None of these
5. If 𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐜 = 𝟎, then which relation is correct
(a) 𝐚 = 𝐛 = 𝐜 = 𝟎 (b) 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐛. 𝐜 = 𝐜. 𝐚
(c) 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 = 𝐜 × 𝐚 (d) None of these
6. If be the angle between the vectors a and b and |𝐚 × 𝐛| = 𝐚. 𝐛, then 𝜃 =
𝜋
(a) 𝜋 (b) 2
𝜋
(c) 4 (d) 0
7. (2𝐚 + 3𝐛) × (5𝐚 + 7𝐛) =
(a) 𝐚 × 𝐛 (b) 𝐛 × 𝐚
(c) 𝐚 + 𝐛 (d) 7𝐚 + 10𝐛
8. If a and b are two vectors such that a . b = 0 and 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝟎, then
(a) a is parallel to b
(b) a is perpendicular to b
(c) Either a or b is a null vector
(d) None of these
9. The components of a vector a along and perpendicular to the non-zero vector b are
respectively
𝐚.𝐛 |𝐚×𝐛| 𝐚.𝐛 |𝐚×𝐛|
(a) |𝐚| , |𝐚| (b) |𝐛| , |𝐛|
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𝐚.𝐛 𝐚.𝐛 |𝐚×𝐛| |𝐚×𝐛|
(c) |𝐚| , |𝐚| (d) ,
|𝐚| |𝐛|
10. |(𝐚 × 𝐛). 𝐜| = |𝐚||𝐛||𝐜|, if
(a) 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐛. 𝐜 = 0 (b) 𝐛. 𝐜 = 𝐜. 𝐚 = 0
(c) 𝐜. 𝐚 = 𝐚. 𝐛 = 0 (d) 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐛. 𝐜 = 𝐜. 𝐚 = 0
11. Which of the following is not a property of vector
(a) 𝐮 × 𝐯 = 𝐯 × 𝐮
(b) 𝐮. 𝐯 = 𝐯. 𝐮
(c) (𝐮 × 𝐯)2 = 𝐮2 . 𝐯 2 − (𝐮. 𝐯)2
(d) 𝐮2 = |𝐮|2
12. The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to vectors 𝐚 = (1,1,0) and 𝐛 = (0,1,1) is
(a) Three (b) One
(c) Two (d) Infinite
13. If 𝐚 = (1, −1,1) and 𝐜 = (−1, −1,0), then the vector b satisfying 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐜 and 𝐚. 𝐛 = 1 is
(a) (1, 0, 0) (b) (0, 0, 1)
(c) (0, –1, 0) (d) None of these
14. If 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 ≠ 0, where a, b and c are coplanar vectors, then for some scalar k
(a) 𝐚 + 𝐜 = 𝑘𝐛 (b) 𝐚 + 𝐛 = 𝑘𝐜
(c) 𝐛 + 𝐜 = 𝑘𝐚 (d) None of these
15. If 𝐚 ≠ 𝟎, 𝐛 ≠ 𝟎, 𝐜 ≠ 𝟎, then true statement is
(a) 𝐚 × (𝐛 + 𝐜) = (𝐜 + 𝐛) × 𝐚 (b) 𝐚. (𝐛 + 𝐜) = −(𝐛 + 𝐜). 𝐚
(c) 𝐚 × (𝐛 − 𝐜) = (𝐜 − 𝐛) × 𝐚 (d) 𝐚. (𝐛 − 𝐜) = (𝐜 − 𝐛). 𝐚
16. Let a and b be two non-collinear unit vectors. If 𝐮 = 𝐚 − (𝐚. 𝐛)𝐛 and 𝐯 = 𝐚 × 𝐛, then | v | is
[IIT 1999]
(a) | u | (b) | u |+| u . a |
(c) | u |+| u . b | (d) | u |+ u . (a+b)
17. If 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 ≠ 0 and 𝐚 + 𝐜 ≠ 0, then
(a) (𝐚 + 𝐜) ⊥ 𝐛 (b) (𝐚 + 𝐜)||𝐛
(c) 𝐚 + 𝐜 = 𝐛 (d) None of these
18. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the points (1, – 1, 2), (2, 0, – 1) and
(0, 2, 1) is
1 1
(a) ± (2𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤) (b) (𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 𝐤)
√6 √6
1 1
(c) (𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤) (d) (2𝐢 − 𝐣 − 𝐤)
√6 √6
19. If 𝐚 = 2𝐢 + 3𝐣 − 5𝐤, 𝐛 = 𝑚𝐢 + 𝑛𝐣 + 12𝐤 and 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 0, then (𝑚, 𝑛) =
24 36 24 36
(a) (− , 5) (b) ( 5 , − 5 )
5
24 36 24 36
(c) (− ,− 5) (d) ( 5 , 5 )
5
20. A unit vector which is perpendicular to 𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 2𝐤 and −𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 2𝐤 is
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1 1
(a) (2𝐢 − 𝐤) (b) (−2𝐢 + 𝐤)
√5 √5
1 1
(c) (2𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤) (d) (2𝐢 + 𝐤)
√5 √5
21. If 𝐴(−1,2,3), 𝐵(1,1,1) and 𝐶(2, −1,3) are points on a plane. A unit normal vector to the plane
ABC is
2𝐢+2𝐣+𝐤 2𝐢−2𝐣+𝐤
(a) ± ( ) (b) ± ( )
3 3
2𝐢−2𝐣−𝐤 2𝐢+2𝐣+𝐤
(c) ± ( ) (d) − ( )
3 3
22. The unit vector perpendicular to the vectors 6𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 3𝐤 and 3𝐢 − 6𝐣 − 2𝐤, is
2𝐢−3𝐣+6𝐤 2𝐢−3𝐣−6𝐤
(a) (b)
7 7
2𝐢+3𝐣−6𝐤 2𝐢+3𝐣+6𝐤
(c) (d)
7 7
23. For any two vectors a and b, (𝐚 × 𝐛)2 is equal to
(a) 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 (b) 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
(c) 𝑎2 𝑏 2 − (𝐚. 𝐛)2 (d) None of these
24. The unit vector perpendicular to 3𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 𝐤 and 12𝐢 + 5𝐣 − 5𝐤, is
5𝐢−3𝐣+9𝐤 5𝐢+3𝐣−9𝐤
(a) (b)
√115 √115
−5𝐢+3𝐣−9𝐤 5𝐢+3𝐣+9𝐤
(c) (d)
√115 √115
25. The sine of the angle between the two vectors 3𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 𝐤 and 12𝐢 + 5𝐣 − 5𝐤 will be
√115 51
(a) (b)
√14√194 √14√144
√64
(c) (d) None of these
√14√194
26. For any two vectors a and b, if 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝟎, then
(a) 𝐚 = 𝟎 (b) 𝐛 = 𝟎
(c) Not parallel (d) None of these
27. If a and b are two vectors, then (𝐚 × 𝐛)2 equals
𝐚. 𝐛 𝐚. 𝐚 𝐚. 𝐚 𝐚. 𝐛
(a) | | (b) | |
𝐛. 𝐛 𝐛. 𝐚 𝐛. 𝐚 𝐛. 𝐛
𝐚. 𝐛
(c) | | (d) None of these
𝐛. 𝐚
28. For any vectors a, b, c 𝐚 × (𝐛 + 𝐜) + 𝐛 × (𝐜 + 𝐚) + 𝐜 × (𝐚 + 𝐛)
(a) 0 (b) 𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐜
(c) [𝐚𝐛𝐜] (d) 𝐚 × 𝐛 × 𝐜
29. If 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐚. 𝐜, 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐚 × 𝐜 and 𝐚 ≠ 𝟎, then [RPET 1990]
(a) 𝐛 = 𝟎 (b) 𝐛 ≠ 𝐜
(c) 𝐛 = 𝐜 (d) None of these
30. If |𝐚| = 2, |𝐛| = 5 and |𝐚 × 𝐛| = 8, then a . b is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 2
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(c) 4 (d) 6
31. If |𝐚. 𝐛| = 3 and |𝐚 × 𝐛| = 4, then the angle between a and b is
3 3
(a) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 4 (b) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 5
4 𝜋
(c) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 5 (d) 4
32. If 𝐚 = 2𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 𝐤 and 𝐛 = 6𝐢 − 3𝐣 + 2𝐤, then the value of 𝐚 × 𝐛 is
(a) 2𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 𝐤 (b) 6𝐢 − 3𝐣 + 2𝐤
(c) 𝐢 − 10𝐣 − 18𝐤 (d) 𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤
33. The scalars l and m such that 𝑙𝐚 + 𝑚𝐛 = 𝐜, where a, b and c are given vectors, are equal to
(𝐜×𝐛).(𝐚×𝐛) (𝐜×𝐚).(𝐛×𝐚)
(a) 𝑙 = (𝐚×𝐛)2 , 𝑚 = (𝐛×𝐚)2
(𝐜×𝐛).(𝐚×𝐛) (𝐜×𝐚).(𝐛×𝐚)
(b) 𝑙 = ,𝑚 =
(𝐚×𝐛) (𝐛×𝐚)
(𝐜×𝐛)×(𝐚×𝐛) (𝐜×𝐚)×(𝐛×𝐚)
(c) 𝑙 = ,𝑚 =
(𝐚×𝐛)2 (𝐛×𝐚)
(d) None of these
34. |𝐚 × 𝐢|2 + |𝐚 × 𝐣|2 + |𝐚 × 𝐤|2 =
(a) |𝐚|2 (b) 2|𝐚|2
(c) 3|𝐚|2 (d) 4|𝐚|2
35. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the points 𝑃(1, −1,2), 𝑄(2,0, −1) and
𝑅(0,2,1) is
2𝐢−𝐣+𝐤 2𝐢+𝐣+𝐤
(a) (b)
√6 √6
−2𝐢+𝐣+𝐤 2𝐢+𝐣−𝐤
(c) (d)
√6 √6
36. A unit vector perpendicular to the vector 4𝐢 − 𝐣 + 3𝐤 and −2𝐢 + 𝐣 − 2𝐤 is
1 1
(a) 3 (𝐢 − 2𝐣 + 2𝐤) (b) 3 (−𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 2𝐤)
1 1
(c) 3 (2𝐢 + 𝐣 + 2𝐤) (d) 3 (2𝐢 − 2𝐣 + 2𝐤)
37. Given 𝐚 = 𝐢 + 𝐣 − 𝐤, 𝐛 = −𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 𝐤 and 𝐜 = −𝐢 + 2𝐣 − 𝐤. A unit vector perpendicular to both
𝐚 + 𝐛 and 𝐛 + 𝐜 is
(a) i (b) j
𝐢+𝐣+𝐤
(c) k (d)
√3
38. The vectors 𝐜, 𝐚 = 𝑥𝐢 + 𝑦𝐣 + 𝑧𝐤 and 𝐛 = 𝐣 are such that a, c, b form a right handed system,
then c is
(a) 𝑧𝐢 − 𝑥𝐤 (b) 0
(c) 𝑦𝐣 (d) −𝑧𝐢 + 𝑥𝐤
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39. If A, B, C, D are any four points in space, then | 𝐴𝐵 × 𝐶𝐷 + 𝐵𝐶 × 𝐴𝐷 + 𝐶𝐴 × 𝐵𝐷 | is equal to
(a) 2Δ (b) 4Δ
(c) 3Δ (d) 5Δ
(where denotes the area of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶)
40. If (𝐚 × 𝐛)2 + (𝐚. 𝐛)2 = 144 and |𝐚| = 4, then |𝐛| =
(a) 16 (b) 8
(c) 3 (d) 12
41. 𝐫 × 𝐚 = 𝐛 × 𝐚; 𝐫 × 𝐛 = 𝐚 × 𝐛; 𝐚 ≠ 0; 𝐛 ≠ 0; 𝐚 ≠ 𝜆𝐛, a is not perpendicular to b, then 𝐫 =
(a) 𝐚 − 𝐛 (b) 𝐚 + 𝐛
(c) 𝐚 × 𝐛 + 𝐚 (d) 𝐚 × 𝐛 + 𝐛
42. If 𝐢, 𝐣, 𝐤 are unit orthonormal vectors and a is a vector, if 𝐚 × 𝐫 = 𝐣, then a . r is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) – 1 (d) Arbitrary scalar
43. A unit vector perpendicular to each of the vector 2𝐢 − 𝐣 + 𝐤 and 3𝐢 + 4𝐣 − 𝐤 is equal to
(−3𝐢+5𝐣+11𝐤) (3𝐢−5𝐣+11𝐤)
(a) (b)
√155 √155
(6𝐢−4𝐣−𝐤) (5𝐢+3𝐣)
(c) (d)
√53 √34
→ → → →
44. If 𝐴 = 3𝐢 + 𝐣 + 2𝐤 and 𝐵 = 2𝐢 − 2𝐣 + 4𝐤 and is the angle between 𝐴 and 𝐵 , then the value of
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 is
2 2
(a) (b) √7
√7
4 3
(c) (d)
√7 √7
45. A unit vector perpendicular to vector c and coplanar with vectors a and b is
𝐚×(𝐛×𝐜) 𝐛×(𝐜×𝐚)
(a) |𝐚×(𝐛×𝐜)| (b) |𝐛×(𝐜×𝐚)|
𝐜×(𝐚×𝐛)
(c) |𝐜×(𝐚×𝐛)| (d) None of these
46. |𝐚 × 𝐛|2 + (𝐚. 𝐛)2 =
(a) (𝐚 × 𝐚). (𝐛 × 𝐛) (b) (𝐚. 𝐚)(𝐛. 𝐛)
(c) |(𝐚 × 𝐛)|(𝐚. 𝐛) (d) 2(𝐚. 𝐛)(𝐚. 𝐛)
47. If the position vectors of three points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are respectively i + j + k, 2i + 3j – 4k and 7i +
4j + 9k, then the unit vector to the plane containing the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶
31i−38j−9 k
(a) 31i – 18j – 9k (b)
√2486
31i+18j+9k
(c) (d) None of these
√2486
48. If a, b, c are position vector of vertices of a triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, then unit vector perpendicular to its
plane is
a×b+b×c+c×a
(a) a × b + b × c + c × a (b) |a×b+b×c+c×a|
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a×b
(c) |a×b| (d) None of these
|a×b|
49. If 𝜃 is the angle between the vectors a and b, then equal to
|a.b|
(a) 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 (b) − 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃
(c) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃 (d) − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃
50. If the vectors 𝐚, 𝐛 and c are represented by the sides 𝐵𝐶, 𝐶𝐴 and 𝐴𝐵 respectively of the Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶,
then
(a) 𝐚. 𝐛 + 𝐛. 𝐜 + 𝐜. 𝐚 = 0 (b)𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 = 𝐜 × 𝐚
(c) 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐛. 𝐜 = 𝐜. 𝐚 (d) 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 = 𝐜 × 𝐚 = 0
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Answer Key
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. D C B A C C B C B D
Ques. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C B A C A,C B A C D
Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. A C C C A D B A C D
Ques. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B C A B B B C A B C
Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. B D A A C B B B A B
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