“Vector 03 – TRIANGLE LAW-FORMULAE BASED”

1. Two vectors of magnitudes 2 and 3 have resultant of magnitude 7 . Find the angle between
them
2. Two vectors have magnitude 3 unit and 4 unit respectively. What should be the angle
between them if the magnitude of the resultant is (a) 1 unit, (b) 5 unit and (c) 7 unit.

3. Given that P + Q = P − Q. This can be true when:

4. Given that P + Q = R and P = 8, Q = 15, R = 17, What is the angle between P and Q?
8 17
(A) tan − (B) tan −
15 15
8
(C) tan − (D) None of the above
17

5. Given that P = 12, Q = 5 and R = 13. Also P + Q = R. The angle between P and Q is:
(A) 0 (B) /4
(C) /2 (D) 

6. Given that P + Q + R = 0. What of the following statements is true?

(C) P − Q = R (D) P − Q = R

7. The magnitude of resultant of the two vectors of magnitude 4 and 3 is 1. The angle between
them is
(A) 0 (B) /4
(C) /2 (D) 

8. A car moves from O to D along the path OABCD. What is the displacement of the car from the
starting point? O
8km
A
D 4km
(A) 17 kg (B) 10 km 1km B
(C) 5 km (D) 3 km C 4km

9. At what angle should the two forces 2P and 2 P act so that the resultant force is P 10
(A) 45 (B) 60

(C) 90 (D) 120

10. Maximum and minimum values of the resultant of two forces acting at a point are 7 N and 3N
respectively. The smaller force is equal to
(A) 1N (B) 4N
(C) 2N (D) 5N

11. The resultant of two forces, each P, acting at an angle  is

    
12. Two vectors A and B are such that A + B = C and A2 + B2 = C2. Which of the following is
correct?
   
(A) B and A are parallel (B) B is perpendicular to A
(C) A and B are equal in magnitude (D) none of the above

13. A man travels 1 mile due east, 5 mile due south, 2 mile due east and finally 9 miles due north. How
far is he from the starting point?
(A) 3 miles (B) 5 mile
(C) 4 mile (D) between 5 and 9 mile

14. Two forces of magnitude 7 N and 5 N Newton act on a particle at an angle  to each other,  can have
any value. The minimum magnitude of the resultant force is
(A) 12 N (B) 8 N
(C) 2 N (D) 5 N

15. The resultant of two equal forces is double of either of the force. The angle between them is
(A) 00 (B) 600
0
(C) 90 (D) 1200

16. Resultant of two vectors P and Q is inclined at 450 to either of them. What is the magnitude of the
resultant ?
(A) p 2 + Q 2 (B) p 2 − Q 2
(C) P + Q (D) P – Q

17. Two vectors A and B are such that | A + B |=| A − B | Then, the angle between two vectors A and B
will be
(A) 00 (B) 600
0
(C) 90 (D) 1800

18. Vectors A and B have equal magnitude. In addition, the magnitude of their resultant is also equal to
the magnitude of either of them. Then, A and B are at an angle of
(A) 300 (B) 600
(C) 900 (D) 1200

19. If the magnitude of vectors, A, B and C are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively and if A + B = C, then the
angle between A and C is
(A) /2 (B) cos-1 0.6
-1
(C) tan 0.75 (D) /4
20. The magnitude of vectors A, B and C are 12, 5 and 13 units respectively and if A + B = C, then the
angle between vectors A and B is
(A) 0 (B) 
(C) /2 (D) /4

21. A force F makes an angle 200 with another force F. The resultant of two forces is
(A) F cos 200 (B) 2F cos 200
0
(C) 2F cos 10 (D) F cos 100
22. At what angle should the two forces 2P and 2 P act so that the resultant force is P 10
(A) 45 (B) 60

(C) 90 (D) 120
     
23. If two non-zero vectors A & B obey the relation | A + B |=| A − B | , the angle between them is
(A) 1200 (B) 900
0
(C) 60 (D) 00

24. If maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes A and B
are in the ratio 3: 1, then which of the following relation is true?
(A) A = 2B (B) A = B
(C) AB = 1 (D) none of these

25. If the magnitude of two vectors are 3 and 4 respectively, which of the following can not be the
magnitude of their resultant
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 2 (D) 1

26. Following sets of the force act on a body. In which case the resultant can not be zero ?
(a) 5N, 5N, 5N (b) 6N, 8N, 10 N (c) 6N, 8N, 14N (d) 6N, 5N, 15 N

ANSWERS

1. 90o 2. 180o , 90o ,0o 3.(B) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (B)

7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (B)

14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (C)

21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (d)