Vector Algebra

Vector Algebra
Synopsis
1. Definition:- Physical quantities that have both magnitude and direction.
i.e. ⃗ |⃗ | ̂ where|⃗ | magnitude & ̂ gives the direction of the vector
2. Types of vector:-
1. Null vector: A vector whose magnitude is zero
2. Unit vectors: A vector whose magnitude is one. A unit vector along the direction of ⃗ is
⃗
denoted by ̂ and ̂ |⃗ |
where|⃗ | of ⃗
3. Equal vectors : Two vectors are said to be equal vectors if there magnitude and direction
are same
4. Like vectors : Two or more vectors are said to be like vectors if they have same direction
5. Unlike vectors : Two or more vectors are said to be unlike vectors if they have opposite
direction
6. Negative vectors : A vector having the same magnitude as that of the vector ⃗ and the
direction opposite to that of ⃗ is called negative vector and it is denoted by ⃗
7. Co-initial vectors : Two or more vectors are said to be co-initial vectors if there initial
point co-inside
8. Collinear Vectors: Two or more vectors are said to be collinear vectors if they have the
same direction or opposite direction
9. Coplanar vectors : Vectors lying in the same plane or parallel planes are called coplanar
vectors
3. Addition of two vectors :
i) Parallelogram law of addition of two vectors: let ⃗ and ⃗ be two vectors
such that ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . Complete the
𝐶 𝐷
parallelogram . Then the vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
represented by the diagonal is the sum
⃗ ⃗ . This process of addition is called
Parallelogram law of addition. ⃗
ii) Triangle law of addition of two vectors: let ⃗ and ⃗ be two vectors
such that ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . Complete the
triangle . Now, the ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is called the sum ⃗
⃗ ⃗ . This process of addition is called
⃗
triangle law of addition
Note: 1) Triangular law of addition can be extended to more than two vectors.
Let ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ,⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ are three Vectors.
Now, the vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is the sum of ⃗ ⃗ of the ⃗
vectors ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
2) Let ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ of the parallelogram . Since ⃗
is a parallelogram clearly ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗.
𝐶 𝐷
Now, from parallelogram law of addition ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ ⃗
From the triangle law of addition
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ ⃗
In a parallelogram if ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ ,
then the diagonals ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ ⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ ⃗. ⃗
4. Position vector : Let be the fixed point in a plane (space). Let be any point in the plane
(space) then the position vector of w.r.t is ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

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A Here,
h p v w ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
h p v w ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
O B
h p v w ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ A
C
Note : Let and be any point in a plane(space). Let be the fixed
point then the position vectors of and w.r.t are ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ respectively.
Now, from triangle law of addition O
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ B

5. The position vector of a point in a plane is given by ̂ ̂ where ̂ ̂ are the unit vectors
along the direction of and
axis respectively and its magnitude is given by √
6. The position vector of a point in a space is given by ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ where ̂ ̂ ̂ are
the unit vectors along the direction of and axis respectively and its magnitude is given
by √
7. Direction cosines of a vector: Let ̂ ̂ ̂ be a vector which is inclined at angles
(say) , ,  with and axes respectively then cos, cos, cos are the direction cosines of
⃗
1.  | | | ̂| √
⃗
2.  | | | ̂| √
⃗
3.  | || ̂ | √

8. Note : 1) If  is the angle between two lines whose direction cosines are l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2,
n2, then 
√ √

2) If two lines are parallel, then l1 = l2, m1 =m2, n1 = n2

3) Sum of squares of direction cosines is unity
  
     
9. Direction ratio of a vector: Any three numbers in proportion with direction cosines are
direction ratios.
i.e., ̂ ̂ ̂ Here are the direction ratios of
10. Dot Product (Scalar Product) of two vectors :Let ⃗ ⃗ be any two vectors then scalar
product is defined as ⃗ ⃗ |⃗ ||⃗ | 
11. Geometrical interpretation of dot product:
OP gives the projection of vector ⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗
OP = |⃗ |  |⃗ |
i.e.,

⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗
|⃗ |
12. Properties
1) |⃗ | ⃗ ⃗
2) ⃗ (⃗ ) ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
3) ⃗ ( ⃗ ) (⃗ ⃗ )
4) If ⃗ is perpendicular to ⃗ then ⃗ ⃗
5) ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
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7)
⃗ ⃗
8)  (|
⃗ ||⃗ |
)  ⃗ ⃗

9) If = a1i + a2j + a3k and ⃗ = b1i + b2j + b3k are the two non-zero vectors then
⃗ = a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3
13. Cross vector (Vector product) of two vectors: ⃗ be any two vectors then cross
Let ⃗
product is defined as⃗ ⃗ |⃗ ||⃗ |  ̂ where  is the angle between ⃗ ⃗ ̂ is the unit
vector perpendicular to the plane containing ⃗ ⃗.
14. Geometrical interpretation of cross product: Consider a triangle
OAB. Its two side are represented by vector
⃗ ⃗ and  is the angle between them, then
Area of triangle OAB = |⃗ ||⃗ |  |⃗ ⃗ |

15. Area of a parallelogram with adjacent sides represented by vectors

⃗ ⃗ |⃗ ⃗| |⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ |

where ⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ are vectors representing diagonals

16. Properties
1) ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
2) ⃗ (⃗ ) (⃗ ⃗) ⃗
3) ⃗ ( ⃗) (⃗ ⃗)
4) If ⃗ is parallel to ⃗ then ⃗ ⃗
5) If ⃗ is perpendicular to to ⃗ then |⃗ ⃗| |⃗ ||⃗ |
6) x x x
7) x x x
⃗ ⃗
8) ̂ ̂ is unit vector perpendicular to plane containing ⃗ ⃗)
|⃗ ⃗|

9) ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
10) If ⃗⃗⃗ = a1i + a2i + a3k & ⃗ = b1i + b2j + b3k are two non-zero vectors then ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗

| |

11) If ⃗ is the any vector, then |⃗ | |⃗ | |⃗ ⃗| |⃗ |

12) Relation between dot and cross product:|⃗ ⃗| |⃗ | |⃗ | ⃗ ⃗
17. Scalar triple product: Let ⃗ ⃗ be any three vectors then scalar triple product is defined

as ⃗⃗ (⃗ ) | | Where ⃗ ,⃗ ,

18. Representation ⃗ (⃗ ) ⃗ ⃗
19. Geometrical Interpretation of scalar triple product: Volume of the parallelepiped whose
three co-initial edges are represented by vectors ⃗ ⃗ is given by ⃗ (⃗ ) [⃗ ⃗ ]
20. Properties
1) ⃗ (⃗ x ) ⃗ x⃗ ⃗ x⃗
2) Dot and cross can be interchanged in case of scalar triple products. i.e. ⃗ (⃗ x )
(⃗ ⃗ )
3) [⃗ ⃗ ] [⃗ ⃗ ]
4) ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ [⃗ ⃗ ⃗] [⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ]
5) [⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗] [⃗ ⃗ ]

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6) Three vectors are coplanar if [⃗ ⃗ ]

7) [⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗]
8) [ ⃗ ⃗ ] [⃗ ⃗ ]
21. Vector Triple Product: Let ⃗ ⃗ be any three vectors then vector triple product is defined
as ⃗ x (⃗ x ) ⃗ ⃗ (⃗ ⃗ )
22. Properties:
1) (⃗ x ⃗ ) x (⃗ x ⃗ )
2) [⃗ x ⃗ ⃗ x x ⃗]
] [⃗ ⃗
3) ⃗ ( x ) is a vector perpendicular to ⃗ and coplanar with ⃗
⃗
4) ⃗ ( ⃗)
23. Some Results and Definitions:
1) Three points with position vectors ⃗ ⃗ collinear if there exists a relation of the
type.
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ wh
2) Section Formula: If A and B are two points with position vectors ⃗ ⃗ Let C be any point
with position vector dividing AB in the ration m:n
⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
1) Internally then 2) Externally then
3) Midpoint formula: If point C with position vector is the midpoint of vector AB where point
⃗ ⃗
A has position vector ⃗ and point B has position vector ⃗ then
4) Centroid of a triangle ABC where ⃗ ⃗ are the position vectors of A,B,C respectively then
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
position vector of centroid is
5) If ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗ are three vectors, it forms
i. An equilateral |⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗ |
ii. A right angles triangle if dot product of any two vectors is ‘0’
iii. Isosceles if modules of any two vectors are equal
5) | ⃗| ⃗
| || |
6) | ⃗| | | |⃗ |
7) |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗
8) |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗
9) |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | *|⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ | +
10) |⃗ ⃗ | |⃗ | |⃗ | | | ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗

Session I: Addition of Vectors

1. The perimeter of a triangle with sides 3i  4 j  5k , 4i  3j  5k and 7i  j is

(A) 450 (B) 150 (C) 50 (D) 200

Ans (A)
l1  25  25  5 2, l2  25  25  5 2 , l3  5 2.
Hence, l1  l2  l3  3 50  450.

2. If the vectors 4i  7 j  2k,i  5j  3k, and 3i  j  k form a triangle then =

(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 12 (D) –1
Ans (C)
a  bc

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3. If the vectors 4i  7 j  2k,i  5j  3k, and 3i  j  k form a triangle then =

(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 12 (D) –1
Ans (C)
a  bc
4. If the vectors 4i  7 j  2k,i  5j  3k, and 3i  j  k form a triangle then =
(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 12 (D) –1
Ans (C)
a  bc
5. Let a  i be a vector which makes an angle of 120o with a unit vector b. Then the unit vector
(a  b) is
1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
(A)  i j (B)  i j (C) i j (D) i j
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ans (C)
1 3
b  cos120i  sin120 j or b   i  j.
2 2
1 3 1 3
Therefore a  b  i  i j i j.
2 2 2 2
6. If the vectors 6i  2 j  3k , 2i  3j  6k and 3i  6 j  2k form a triangle, then it is

(A) Right angled (B) Obtuse angled (C) Equilateral (D) Isosceles
Ans (B)
AB = Position vector of B – Position vector of A  (2i  3 j  6k )  (6 i  2 j  3k )  4i  5j  9k
 | AB |  16  25  81  122 , BC  i  3j  4k

 | BC |  1  9  16  26 and AC  3i  8 j  5k

 | AC |  98
Therefore, AB2  122 , BC2  26 and AC2  98 .
 AB2  BC2  26  122  148
Since AC2  AB2  BC2 , therefore ABC is an obtuse-angled triangle.
7. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon and AB  a, BC  b,CD  c then AE is equal to

(A) a  b  c (B) b  c (C) a  b (D) a  c

Ans (B)
AE  AF  FE
bc
8. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon. Then AB + AC + AD + EA + FA =
(A) 2AB (B) 3AB (C) 4AB (D) AB
Ans (C)
Let AB  a, BC  b

CD  b  a
9. ABCDEF be a regular hexagon. If AB  a, BC  b then AD  EB  FC

(A) a (B) 2 a (C) 3 a (D) 4 a

Ans (D)
AD  2BC,EB  2FA,FC  2AB

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10. Let A = 2i + 4j – k; B = 4i + 5j + k. If the centroid G of the triangle ABC is 3i + 5j – k then the
position vector of C is
(A) 3i – 6j +3k (B) 3i – 6j – 3k (C) 3i – 6j + 2k (D) 3i + 6j – 3k
Ans (D)
OC  3OG  OA  OB
11. The vectors AB  3i  4k, and AC  5i  2 j  4k are the sides of a triangle ABC. The length of the
median through A is
(A) 18 (B) 72 (C) 33 (D) 288
Ans (C)
(3  5)i  (0  2) j  (4  4)k
P.V. of AD   4i  j  4k
2
A

B C
D

| AD | 16  16  1  33 .

12. If P and Q be the middle points of the sides BC and CD of the parallelogram ABCD, then
AP  AQ 
1 2 3
(A) AC (B) AC (C) AC (D) AC
2 3 2
Ans (D)
1 1
AP  AB  BP  AB  BC  AB  AD …..(i)
2 2
Q
D C

A B

1 1
AQ  AD  DQ  AD  DC  AD  AB …..(ii)
2 2
By (i) and (ii), we get,
3 3 3
AP  AQ  (AB  AD)  (AB  BC)  AC .
2 2 2
13. If a, b, c are the position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of the triangle ABC, then the centroid of
 ABC is
abc 1 bc  bc abc
(A) (B) a (C) a  (D)
3 2  2  2 2
Ans (A)

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14. If A,B,C are the vertices of a triangle whose position vectors are a, b, c and G is the centroid of

the ABC, then GA  GB  GC is

abc ab c
(A) 0 (B) A  B  C (C) (D)
3 3
Ans (A)
Position vectors of vertices A, B and C of the triangle ABC = a, b and c. We know that position
abc
vector of centroid of the triangle (G) = .
3
Therefore , GA  GB  GC
 abc   abc   abc  1
 a    b    c    [2a  b  c  2b  a  c  2c  a  b]  0
 3   3   3  3
15. If D, E, F are respectively the mid points of AB, AC and BC in ABC , then BE  AF 
1 3
(A) DC (B) BF (C) 2BF (D) BF
2 2
Ans (A) C
BE  AF  OE  OB  OF  OA
OA  OC OB  OC
  OB   OA E F
2 2
OA  OB
 OC   OC  OD  DC
2 A D B

16. The three points whose position vectors are i + 2j + 3k, 3i + 4j + 7k, –3i – 2j – 5k
(A) form an equilateral triangle (B) form a right angled triangle
(C) are collinear (D) form an isosceles triangle
Ans (C) are collinear
Let the three points be A, B and C
 OA  i  2j  3k, OB  3i  4j  7k and OC  3i  2j  5k
Now AB  OB  OA  2i  2j  4k

BC  OC  OB  6i  6j  12k
CA  OA  OC  4i  4j  8k
Clearly CA  2AB
17. If the vectors a  ki  3j and b  4i  kj  k  0  are collinear then
(A) k2 = 12 (B) k = –3 (C) k2 = 4 (D) k = – 4
Ans (A)
By data, a  ki  3j and b  4i  kj are collinear

 a  l b  ki  3j  4li   klj 
k 3
 4l  k and kl  3  l  andl 
4 4
k 3
   k 2  12
4 k
18. If the points A (a), B (b), C (c) satisfy the relation 3a – 8b + 5c = 0 then the points are
(A) vertices of an equilateral triangle (B) collinear
(C) vertices of a right angled triangle (D) vertices of a isosceles triangle
Ans (B)

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3a  5c
b ; B divides Ac in the ration 5 : 3
8
19. A and B are two points. The position vector of A is 6b  2a. A point P divides the line AB in the
ratio 1 : 2. If a  b is the position vector of P, then the position vector of B is given by
(A) 7a  15b (B) 7a  15b (C) 2 / 3 (D) 15a  7b
Ans (A)
1(OB)  2(6b  2a)
OP 
1 A(6b
2 – 2a)
1
P (a, b)

 3(a  b)  OB  12b  4a  OB  7a  15b .

O B
20. If i + pj + k, 2i + 3j + qk are like parallel vectors then (p, q) =
 3 3 3 3 
(A)  2,  (B) (2, 2) (C)  ,  (D)  , 2 
 2 2 2 2 
Ans (D)
1 p 1
 
2 3 q
3
 p  ,q  2
2
21. If the points a  b, a  b and a  k b be collinear, then k =
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D) Any real number
Ans (D)
(a  b)  (a  b)  (a  kb)  (a  b)
 2b  (k  1)b . Hence k  R.
22. If a  i  j  2k, b  i  2j  k and c  i  2j  2k then a unit vector parallel to a  b  c is
1 1 1 1
(A)  2i  j  k  (B) i  j  k  (C) i  2 j  k  (D) i  j  k 
6 3 6 3
Ans (B)
a  i  j  2k, b  i  2j  k and c  i  2j  2k
n  a  b  c  i  j k
1 1
n̂  n i  j  k 
n 3

23. The vector (cos  cos ) i + (cos  sin ) j + sin  k is

(A) Null vecotor (B) Unit vector
(C) Parallel to i  j  k  
(D) A vector parallel to 2i  j  k 
Ans (B)
cos2  cos2   cos2  sin 2   sin 2 

 cos 2   sin 2 
24. If a  3iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ , b = – i + j + k then the unit vector parallel to a + b is

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1 1 1 1
(A)  2i  j  2k  (B)  2i  j  2k  (C)  2i  j  2k  (D)  2i  j  2k 
3 5 3 3
Ans (A)


a  b
ab

25. If a  i  2 j  2k and b  3i  6 j  2k , then a vector in the direction of a and having magnitude as

7 7
|b| is (A) 7(i  j  k ) (B) (i  2 j  2k ) (C) (i  2 j  2 k ) (D) None of these
3 9
Ans (B)
 i  2 j  2k  7
| b | aˆ  9  36  4    (i  2 j  2k ).
 1 4  4  3
26. A set of direction cosines of the vector which is equally inclined to coordinate axes is
1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Ans (D)
Standard result :
1 1 1
The d.c.'s are , .
3 3 3
27. A straight line is inclined to the axes of Y and Z at angles 45 and 60 respectively. The
inclination of the line with the X – axis is
(A) 60 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 90
Ans (A)
cos2  + cos2  + cos2  = 1
28. If a line makes angles ,  and  with coordinates then cos 2 + cos 2 + cos 2 =
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1/2 (D) 2
Ans (B)
Cos2  + cos2  cos2  = 1
 cos 2 + cos 2 + cos 2
= 2 (cos2  + cos2  + cos2 ) – 3
= 2(1) – 3 = – 1
1
29. If l, m, n are the d.c's of vector if l  , then the maximum value of lmn is
2
(A) 1/ 4 (B) 3 /8 (C) 1/ 2 (D) 3 /16
Ans (D)
m2  n 2
l2  m 2  n 2  1,  m2n 2
2
3 3 3
m2  n 2   mn  and lmn 
4 8 16
30. The direction cosines of the resultant of the vectors (i  j  k ), (i  j  k ), (i  j  k ) and
(i  j  k ), are
 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(A)  , ,  (B)  , , 
 2 3 6  6 6 6
 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(C)   , ,  (D)  , , 
 6 6 6  3 3 3
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Resultant vector  2i  2 j  2k.
 1 1 1 
Direction cosines are  , , .
 3 3 3
Session II: Dot Product
31. If a and b are two non zero and different vectors such that a  b  b  a , then the angle between

the vectors a and b is

   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 6
Ans (C)
a b  ba
2 2
 a b  ba
2 2 2 2
 a  b  2a.b  b  a  2a.b

 4a.b  0  a.b  0  a  r b

 angle is
2
32. If a and b are unit vectors and  is the angle between them, then a  b is a unit vector when 
=
  2 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 3 2
Ans (C)
a  b 1
2
 a  b 1
2 2
 a  b  2a.b  1
 1  1  2cos   1
 2 1  cos    1
1 2
 cos      
2 3
33. If OA  i  2j  3k, OB  3i  j  2k, and OC  2i  3j  k, then AB.AC 
(A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 0 (D) none of these
Ans (A)
OA  i  2j  3k, OB  3i  j  2k, OC  2i  3j  k,
AB  OB  OA  2i  j  5k
AC  OC  OA  i  3j  2k
AB.AC  2  3  10  15
34. The angle between two vectors a and b with magnitudes 3 and 4, respectively and a.b  2 3
is
   5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 2 2
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We have,
a . b  a . b cos 

 2 3  3.4cos 
1 
 cos   
2 3
35. The vectors 2i – mj + 3mk and (1 + m) i – 2mj + k include an acute angle for
1  1
(A) m   (B) m   2,  
2  2
1
(C) for all values of m (D) m  2 or m  
2
Ans (D)
The vectors a and b include an acute angle if a.b  0
 (2i – mj + 3mk) . [ (1 + m) I – 2mj + k] > 0
 2 (1 + m) + 2m2 + 3m > 0
 2m2 + 5m + 2 > 0  (2m + 1). (m + 2) > 0
1
 m  2 or m  
2
36. The vectors 2i  m j  3mk and 1  m  i  2m j  k include an acute angle for
1 1 1
(A) all values of m (B) m  2, m   (C) m  2 or m  (D) 2  m  
2 2 2
Ans (C)

 2i  m j  3mk . 1  m  i  2m j  k   0
37. The sine of the angle between the vectors 3i + j + 2k and i + j + 2k is
5 5 15 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
22 12 22 21
Ans (D)
a  3i  j  2k, b  i  j  2k
a. b 3 1 4
cos   
a b 9 1 4 11 4

8 4
 
2 21 21
16 5
sin   1  
21 21

38. If a and b are two unit vectors and  be the angle between them, then sin   
2
1 1
(A) a  b (B) a  b (C) ab (D) ab
2 2
Ans (C)
verify
39. If a  i  j and b  j  k then the angle between a  b and a  b is
(A) 0 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 90
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a  i  j, b  j  k
a  b  i  2j  k, a  b  i  k,

 a  b  . a  b   1  0  1  0
  a  b    a  b     90
r

40. If then a value of for which a  b is perpendicular to a  b is

9 3 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 4 2 3
Ans (B)

 a  b  . a  b   0
2 2
 a  .b  a.b  2
b 0
9 3
 9  16 2
0 2
  
16 4
41. If a = i+ 2j + 3k, b = –i+ 2j + k, c = 3i + j and a + tb is perpendicular to c, then t =
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
Ans (A)

 a  tb .c  0
42. If  is acute angle and the vector (sin ) i + (cos ) j is perpendicular to the vector i  3j then 
=
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 5 4 3
Ans (D)
 sin 1  cos    
3 0

sin 
  3    60
cos 
43. If a  3, b  4 then a  b =
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
Ans (B)
a.b  0  a  r b
ab  ab 5

44. The a,b,c are three vectors which are respectively perpendicular to b  c,c  a and a  b , such

that a  3, b  4, c  5 then a  b  c 

(A) 3 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 2 (D) 2 3

Ans (C)
By data

  
a  r b  c  a. b  c  0 
 a.b  a.c  0
 
b  r c  a  b.c  b.a  0

c r  a  b   c.a  c.b  0
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
 2 a.b  b.c  c.a  0 
2
Now, a  b  c

 
2 2 2
 a  b  c  2 a.b  b.c  c.a
= 9 + 16 + 25 + 0
abc 5 2

     
45. If a,b,c are three vectors such that a. b  c  b. c  a  c. a  b  0 and a  1, b  4, c  8 , then

abc =
(A) 13 (B) 81 (C) 9 (D) 5
Ans (D)
We have,

   
a. b  c  b c  a  c a  b  0 
 2  a.b  b.c  c.a   0
Now,
2 2 2 2
abc  a  b  c


2 a .b  b . c  c . a 
= 1 + 16 + 64 + 0 = 81
abc 9

46. If a,b,c are three vectors such that a  b  c  O and a  2, b  3, c  5 then the value of

a.b  b.c  c.a =

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –19 (D) 38
Ans (C)
We, a  b  c  0
2 2 2 2
abc  a  b  c


2 a. b  b .c  c.a 
 0 = 4 + 9 + 25


2 a. b  b .c  c.a 
 a.b   b.c  c.a  19
47. If a and b are unit vectors such that a  b  1 , then a  b 

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

Ans (C)
2
a  b 1  a  b 1
2 2
 a  b  2a. b  1

 1  1  2a. b  1
 2a.b  1

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a  b  a  b  2a. b  1  1  1  3

ab  3

48. If a  b  a  b , then the angle between a and b is

 3  2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3 3
Ans (D)
2 2 2
a  b  a  b  2 a b cos 
2 2 2
 a  a  b  2 a b cos 

 
2 2
 b  2 b cos  a b

1 2
cos      
2 3
49. If A = i + j + k, B = i + j + k then for A  B  A  B to be true, the value of =

(A) –1 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) 1

Ans (D)

 
2 2
AB  A  B  A.B  A B
 cos   1
A B

A  tB  t  1,  1
50. If a and b are unit vectors inclined to x – axis at angle 30 and 120, then a  b equals

(A) 2/3 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 2

Ans (B)
Clearly, a and b are at right angles
2 2 2
 a  b  a  b  2 a b cos90
2
 a  b  11 0  2

 ab  2


51. If two out of the 3 vectors a,b,c are unit vectors, a  b  c  0 and 2 a.b  b.c  c.a  3  0 then the 
length of the third vector is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
Ans (C)
2 2
a  b  c  0  11 c  3  0

 c 1
52. If a, b and c are perpendicular to b  c, c  a and a  b respectively and if | a  b | 6,| b  c | 8 and
| c  a | 10 then | a  b  c |
(A) 5 2 (B) 50 (C) 10 2 (D) 10
Ans (D)

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a.(b  c)  0  a.b  c.a  0 .....(i)
b(c  a)  0  b.c  a.b  0 .....(ii)
c.(a  b)  0  c.a  b.c  0 .....(iii)
From (i), (ii) and (iii),
2(a.b  b.c  c.a)  0
Now, | a  b |2 | b  c |2  | c  a |2  62  82  102
 2[| a |2  | b |2  | c |2 ]  2[a.b  b.c  c.a]  200
 2 | a  b  c |2  200  | a  b  c | 10
53. If | a |  | b |  | c | and a  b  c, then the angle between a and b is

(A) (B)  (C) 0 (D) None of these
2
Ans (C)
a  b  c | a |2  | b |2 2a .b | c |2
and | a |  | b |  | c | | a |2  | b |2 2 | a || b | | c |2
a .b  | a || b | cos   1    0.
54. The length of the projection of 2i – 3j + k in the direction of 4i – 4j + 7k is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
Ans (C)

 2i  3j  k . 4i  4 j  7k   3
4i  4 j  7k
55. The orthogonal projection of a = 2i + 3j + 3k on b = i – 2j + k (where i.j.k are unit vectors along
three mutually perpendicular directions) is
i  2j  k i  2 j  k
(A) (B) (C) i– 2j + k (D) –i + 2j – k
6 6
Ans (B)

Orthogonal projection of a on b 
 a.b  b
2
b

the projection a on b
56. Given two vectors a  2i  3j  6k,b  2i  2j  k and  , then the value of
the projection of b ona
is
3 7
(A) (B) 7 (C) 3 (D)
7 3
Ans (D)
a.b
b a
 
b.a b
a
57. If a  2i  j  2k and b  5i  3 j  k , then the projection of b on a is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Ans (A)
Vectors a  2i  j  2k and b  5i  3 j  k .
We know that the projection of b on

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b.a (2i  j  2k ).(5i  3 j  k ) 10  3  2 9

a     3.
|a| (2)2  (1)2  (2)2 9 3

     
58. For any vector a , a.i i  a.j j  a.k k 

(A) a (B) 2a (C) 3a (D) 0

Ans (A)
Standard result

 a. i .i   a.j   a. k  k  a
59. If the position vectors of A and B be 6i  j  3k and 4i  3j  2k , then the work done by the force

B  i  j  5k in displacing a particle from A to B is

(A) 15 unit (B) 17 unit (C) – 15 unit (D) None of these
Ans (A)
| W |  (i  3j  5k ).(2i  4 j  k )  2  12  5  15 unit.
60. The value of b such that scalar product of the vectors (i  j  k ) with the unit vector parallel to
the sum of the vectors (2i  4 j  5k ) and (bi  2 j  3k ) is 1, is
(A) – 2 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D)1
Ans (D)
Parallel vector  (2  b)i  6 j  2k
(2  b)i  6 j  2k
Unit vector 
b2  4b  44
(2  b)  6  2
According to the condition, 1 
b2  4b  44
 b2  4b  44  b2  12b  36  8b  8  b  1.
Session III: Cross Product
61. If a and b are two vectors such that a.b  0 and a  b  0 then the correct statement is
(A) a is parallel to b (B) a is perpendicular to b
(C) either a  0 or b0 (D) none of these
Ans (C)
a.b  0  a  0 or b  0 or a r b
a  b  0  a  0 or b  0 or a ||lel to b
These two statements, implies a  0 or b  0
62. If i, j are unit vectors and i  j = k then (i + j)  (j – i) =
(A) k (B) 2k (C) –k (D) –2k
Ans (B)
 i  j   j  i    i  j   i  i    j  j   j  i 
 k  0  0  k[ j  i    i  j]
= 2k
2 2
63. If a  b  4 and a.b  2 then a b =
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 20 (D) 8
Ans (C)

 
2 2 2 2
We have a  b  a.b a b

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 16  4  a b  a b  20

64. If r is a vector such that r  a  b  a and r  b  a  b where, a  i  j,b  2j  k then r̂ =

1 1 1 1
(A)  i  3j  k  (B)  i  3j  k  (C) i  j  k  (D) i  j  k 
11 11 3 3
Ans (A)
Let, r  a1i  a 2 j  a 3 k.

By data, r  a  b  a and r  b  a  b

 r  a  r  b

 r a  b  0 
 r isparallel to a  b
r a  b  r   i  3j  k 
 option (A) is correct
65. If a,b,c are non – coplanar vectors such that b  c  a,c  a  b and a  b  c , then a  b  c =

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

Ans (D)
We have,
a  b  c, b  c  a, and c  a  b
 a  b  c and  a  b  c  1
2 2 2
 a  b  c  3  a.b  b.c  c.a  0 
2
 a bc 3 a bc  3
66. – 8k, then b =
(A) 5i – j + 2k (B) 5i + j – k (C) 5i + j + 2k (D) 5i + j – 2k
Ans (C)
Verify the options
67. The value of i.i  i  j  j.j  j  k  k.k  k  i 

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

Ans (D)
1+1+1+1+1+1=6
68. 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
Ans (C)
Since a  b  c  0
 a  (a  b  c)  0  a  a  a  b  a  c  0
 a  b  a  c  c  a .....(i)
Similarly, b  (a  b  c)  0  a  b  b  c .....(ii)
By (i) and (ii), we get a  b  b  c  c  a.
69. 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
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i j k
The vector perpendicular to a and b is a  b  1 1 0  i  j  k
0 1 1

Since the length of this vector is 3, the unit vector perpendicular to a and b is
ab 1
  (i  j  k )
| ab | 3
Hence there are two such vectors.
70. Given a  i  j  k , b  i  2 j  k and c  i  2 j  k. A unit vector perpendicular to both a  b and
b  c is
i  jk
(A) i (B) j (C) k (D)
3
Ans (C)
Obviously, b  c  2i  4 j and a  b  3j.
Hence the unit vector k is perpendicular to both b  c and a  b.
71. The unit vector perpendicular to the vectors i  j  k and 2i  3j  k is
2 i  3 j  5 k 2i  5 j  6k 2i  3 j  5k 2i  4 j  5k
(A) (B) (C) (D)
30 38 38 38
Ans (C)
Vectors a  i  j  k and b  2i  3j  k .
We know that a  b  i(1  3)  j(1  2)  k (3  2)
  2i  3j  5k

and | a  b |  (2)2  (3)2  (5)2  38

ab 2i  3 j  5k
Therefore unit vector 
| ab | 38

 
2
72. If a  4, b  2 and angle between a and b is , then a  b is
6
(A) 48 (B) 16 (C) a (D) 15
Ans (B)
We have,

a  b
2 2
 ab
2 2
 a . b .sin 2 
1
 16.4.  16
4

    a  j   a  k 
2 2 2
73. For any vector a , the value of a  i 
2 2 2 2
(A) a (B) 3a (C) 4a (D) 2a
Ans (D)
Let a  a1i  a 2 j  a 3 k

a  i   a1i  a 2 j  a 2 k   i  a 2 k  a 3 j

a  i
2
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  a  k 
2 2
|||ly a  j  a 32  a12 ,  a12  a 22

 required expression  2 a1  a 2  a 3
2 2 2
 
2 2
 2 a  2a
74. If a = 2i– 2 2 2 =
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 18
Ans (D)
2
2a

75. If u  a  b, v  a  b and a  b  2 then u  v 

       
2 2 2 2
(A) 2 16  a.b (B) 2 4  a.b (C) 16  a.b (D) 4  a.b
Ans (A)
Consider, u  v  a  b  a  b    
 ba  a b

 2 ab 
 
2 2 2 2
a  b  a . b  a.b

 
2
 16  a.b

 
2
a  b  16  a.b

 
2
 u  v  2 16  a.b

76. If a  b  c and b  c  a then

(A) a  1, b  c (B) c  1, a  1 (C) b  2,c  2a (D) b  1, c  a

Ans (D)
By data,  a  b  c and b  c  a 

 a  b  c  a.b  b.c  c.a  0

Now, a  b  c

 
 bc b c

  b.b  c   b.c  b  c

 b.c  0
2
 b cc

 b 1

Again, a  b  c

 a.b  c  a  c  b 1 
77. If a  2, b  7 and a  b  3i  2j  6k then a.b 

(A) 147 (B) 145 (C) 143 (D) 142

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 a  b    a.b 
2 2 2 2
a b

78. If p  a  b,q  a  b, a  b  r then p  q =

     
2 2 2
(A) r 4  a.b (B) 2 r 4  a.b (C) 3 r 4  a.b (D) 0

Ans (B)

 
2 2 2
ab  a b  a.b

79. If a  i  2j  3k,b  i  2j  k,c  3i  j and d is normal to both a and b , then c,d   

 4   4   2   2 
(A) cos1   (B) sin 1   (C) cos 1   (D) sin 1  
 30   30   30   30 
Ans (A)
d  ab
d.c
cos  
d c
80. A force F  2i  j  k acts at a point A, whose position vector is 2i  j . The moment of F about
the origin is
(A) i  2 j  4k (B) i  2 j  4k (C) i  2 j  4k (D) i  2 j  4k
Ans (C)
Force (F )  2i  j  k and its position vector  2 i  j . We know that the position vector of a force
about origin (r)  (2i  j)  (0i  0 j  0k ) or r  2 i  j .
i j k
Therefore, moment of the force about origin  r  F  2  1 0  i  2 j  4k .
2 1 1

81. If a,b,c be the position vectors of the vertices A, B, C respectively of the triangle ABC. The
vector area of ABC is

(A)
1
2
  
a  bc  b ca  c a  b     (B)
1
2
     
a b  bc  ca

(C)
1
2

abc  (D)
1
2
      
b.c a  c.a b  a.b c

Ans (B)
Standard result.
1

   a  b  bc  ca 
2     
82. The area of the triangle formed by the points A (1, 2, 3), B (2, 3, 1), C (3, 1, 2) is
3 3
(A) (B) 3 3 (C) 3/2 (D) 3
2
Ans (A)
1
AB  AC
2
83. The vector area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are 2i  3j and 2i  4 j is

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Ans (B)
1
AB  AC
2
84. The sine of the angle between the vectors i + 3j + 2k, and 2i – 4j – k,
(A) 7/5 (B) 5/7 (C) 7/6 (D) 6/7
Ans (B)
ab
sin  
a b

85. a,b are such that a  3, b  2 and  a,b   3 . Then the area of the triangle with adjacent

sides a  2b and 2a  b is

(A) 5 3 (B) 15 (C) 9/2 (D) 15/2

Ans (C)
1
2
  
a  2b  2a  b 

1
2
 3
 3
3 a  b  a  b  a b sin
2 2 3
86. If vertices of a triangle are A(1,  1,2),B(2,0,  1) and C(0,2,1), then the area of a triangle is

(A) 6 (B) 2 6 (C) 3 6 (D) 4 6

Ans (B)
y1 z1 1
1
    2
x
2
y
2
z where  x  y 2 z 2 1 and so on.
2
y3 z3 1

Alter : Form two vectors AB and AC

i j k
1 1
  | AB AC | = x 2  x1 y 2  y1 z 2  z1
2 2
x 3  x1 y3  y1 z3  z1

i j k
1 1
= 1 1 3 = | 8i  4 j  4k |
2 2
1 3 1

1 96
= 64  16  16  2 6.
2 2
87. The area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are the vectors 2a  b and 4a  5b, where a and b
are the unit vectors forming an angle of 45 , is
o

3
(A) 3 2 (B) (C) 2 (D) None of these
2
Ans (B)
Let p  2a  b and q  4a  5b.
Then p  q  (2a  b)  (4a  5b)  6(a  b)
 1
 6 | a || b | sin nˆ  6  nˆ  3 2 nˆ .
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Hence the area of the given parallelogram
1 3
 | p  q | .
2 2
88. The area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors i  2 j  3k and
3i  2 j  k (in square unit) is
(A) 180 (B) 140 (C) 80 (D) 40
Ans (A)
Adjacent sides of parallelogram are a  i  2 j  3k and b   3 i  2 j  k . We know that vector area
of parallelogram.
i j k
ab  1 2 3  i (2  6)  j(1  9)  k (2  6)
3 2 1
 8i  10 j  4k .

Therefore area of parallelogram | a  b | (8)2  (10)2  (4)2  64  100  16

 180 sq. unit.

89. The area of triangle whose vertices are (1, 2,3),(2,5,  1) and (1,1,2) is

155 155
(A) 150 sq. unit (B)145 sq. unit (C) sq. unit (D) sq. unit
2 2
Ans (C)
1
Area of triangle = | AB AC |
2
i j k
1
 x 2  x1 y 2  y1 z 2  z1
2
x 3  x1 y3  y1 z3  z1
Here, (x1 , y1 , z1 )  (1, 2,3) , (x 2 , y 2 , z 2 )  (2,5,  1) ,
(x 3 , y3 , z 3 )  ( 1,1, 2)
i j k
1 1
 1 3 4  | (7i  9 j  5k ) |
2 2
2 1 1

1 155
 49  81  25  sq. unit.
2 2
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
 
90. If a,b 
6
,c is a perpendicular to a and b, a  3 b  4, c  6 then abc  

(A) 12 3 (B) 48 3 (C) 36 (D) 72

Ans (C)
c a  b  a b c 

 
 a  b .c  a b sin a, b   c
91. The shortest distance between the lines r  i  2 j  3k  s 2i  3j  4k  
  
and r  2i  4 j  5k  t 3i  4 j  5k is 
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(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 6 3 3
Ans (B)
a  c b d 
 
bd

92. i  j j  k k  i  
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2
Ans (C)
i  j j  k k  i   i j k   1
2
 
a b bcca
93. If a b c   0, then
  a b c 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 10
Ans (B)
 a  b b  c c  a  2 a b c 
    2
a b c  a b c 
   
94. If a  3i  j  2k, b  2i  j  k, then a  a.b   is
(A) 0 (B) 3a (C) 3 14 (D) none of these
Ans (D)

 
a.b is a scalar and a  a.b is not defined.
95. i.(j  k) + j. (k  i) + k. (i  j) =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) none of these
Ans (C)
 i. j  k    i.i  j  k  i
 1  1  1  1  3


96. a. b  a  
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 2
Ans (C)

 
a. b  c  0 if any two vectors are equal.


 a. b  c  0 
97. |(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
Ans (D)
We have | (a  b).c || a || b || c |
 | a || b | sin  n.c | a || b || c |
 | a || b || c | sin  cos  | a || b || c |

 | sin  || cos  | 1    and   0
2
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 a  b and c is perpendicular to both a and b
 a, b, c are mutually perpendicular
Hence, a.b  b.c  c.a  0.
98. (a  b).(b  c)  (a  b  c) 
(A) – [a b c] (B) [a b c] (C) 0 (D) 2[a b c]
Ans (B)
(a  b).(b  c)  (a  b  c)
 (a  b).{ a  b  c  a  b  b  c  b  b  c  c  c}
 (a  b).{ a  b  b  c  c  a  c  b} [ b  b  0and c  c  0]
 (a  b).( a  b  c  a)
 [aab]  [aca]  [bab]  [bca]
 0  0  0  [bca]  [abc] .
2
99. If a is perpendicular to b and c,| a | 2,| b | 3 , | c | 4 and the angle between b and c is , then
3
[a b c] is equal to
(A) 4 3 (B) 6 3 (C) 12 3 (D) 18 3
Ans (C)
[abc]  a.(b  c)  a.(| b || c | sin  nˆ )
2 3
= a(3  4sin .nˆ ) = a.(12  nˆ )
3 2
= 6 3 | a || nˆ | = 6 3  2 1  12 3 .
100. If a  2i  j  k , b  i  2 j  k and c  i  j  2k , then a .(b  c) 
(A) 6 (B)10 (C) 12 (D) 24
Ans (C)
i j k
a .(b  c)  a . 1 2 1  a .(5i  j  3k )
1 1 2
 (2i  j  k ).(5i  j  3k )  10  1  3  12 .
101. If x .a  0, x .b  0 and x .c  0 for some non-zero vector x, then the ture statement is
(A) [a b c]  0 (B) [a b c]  0 (C) [a b c]  1 (D) None of these
Ans (A)
Since x is a non-zero vector, the given conditions will be satisfied, if either (i) at least one of the
vectors a, b, c is zero or (ii) x is perpendicular to all the vectors a, b, c. In case (ii), a, b, c are
coplanar and so [a b c]  0.

102. If a,b,c form a left handed orthogonal system and a.a  4, b.b  9,c.c  16, then a b c  

(A) 24 (B) –24 (C) 12 (D) –12

Ans (B)
a  2, b  3, c  4

 
a b c   0  a  b .c   a b c
 
   2  3 4 
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103. If the vectors c,a  xi  y j  zk and b  j are such that a,c and b form a right handed system,

then c 
(A) zi (B) yi (C) zi  xk (D) zi  xk
Ans (C)
a,c,b from R. H. S
 c  b  a  c  zi  xk
104. If the vectors ai  j  k,i  b j  k,i  j  ck (a, b, c are not equal to 1) are coplanar, then
a b c
  
a 1 b 1 c 1
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
Ans (C)
a 1 1
1 b 1  0 expand and simplify
1 1 c
105. The value of k for which the points A 1,0,3 ,B  1,3,4  ,C 1,2,1 and D  k,2,5  are coplanar is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) –1
Ans (D)
 AB AC AD   0  k  1
 
106. The value of p such that the vectors 2i – j + k, i + 2j – 3k and 3i – pj + 5k are coplanar is
18
(A) –4 (B) (C) 4 (D) none of these
7
Ans (C)
Let a  2i  j  k, b  i  2j  3k, c  3i  pj  5k


a,b,c are coplanar  a. b  c  0 
2 1 1
 1 2 3  0
3 p 5
 2(10 – 3p) + 1 (5 + 9) + (– p – 6) = 0
 28 – 7p = 0  p = 4
107. The volume of the rectangular box whose co terminal edges along the axes of magnitude 3, 4, 6
is
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 72 (D) 48
Ans (C)
v = lbh = 3 (4) (6) = 72
108. If  a b c   4 . Then the volume of the tetrahedron with sides a  b,b  c,c  a is – (cu. u)

1 2 4 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
Ans (C)
1
V   AB AC AD 
6
109. Volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are 2i  3j  4k , i  2 j  2k , 3i  j  k , is

(A) 5 cubic unit (B) 6 cubic unit (C) 7 cubic unit (D) 8 cubic unit

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Ans (C)
2 3 4
V  1 2 2  | 7 |  7 cubic unit.
3 1 1
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bc
110. If a,b,c are non – coplanar unit vectors such that a  b  c    2
, then the angle between a

and b is
3  
(A) (B) (C) (D) π
4 4 2
Ans (A)

 a.c  b   a.b  c  1
2
b
1
2
c

1 1
a.c   | a.b 
2 2

 a.c  4   a.b   34


111. The vector a  b  c is perpendicular to 
(A) a (B) b  c (C) both 1 and 2 (D) b,c
Ans (C)
Cross product of any two vectors is perpendicular to both the vectors.

      
112. i   a  b  i   j   a  b  j  k   a  b  k  
   
(A) 0 (B)  a.b  b (C) b 
(D) 2 a  b 
Ans (D)


2 ab 

113. Let a  b  c  1 and a  2b  c  b then a, b    
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 6 4
Ans (A)

    
2 a.c b  a.b c  b  0

 
 2 a.b  0

a b

 
114. If a  3i  4j  5k then i  a  i  j  a  j  k  a  k     
(A) 2 50 (B) 50 2 (C) 10 2 (D) 100 2
Ans (C)
2a  2 a  10 2

115. If a  2i  j  3k, b  i  2j  k,c  i  j  4k and d  i  j  k , then a  b  c  d =

(A) 5 114 (B) 5 162 (C) 78 3 (D) 5 121

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Ans (A)
Use definition of four vectors

 
116. a  b  c is parallel to b , then

(A) a || c (B) b || c

(C) a || b (D) a.b and c are parallel to each other

Ans (B)

a   b  c  b  0
 
 a.b b  c  0;  b || c

117. If a  2i  3j  4k,b  i  j  k and c  4i  3k then a  b  c  

(A) 10 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 129
Ans (D)

 a.c  b   a.b  c
118. If a  a   a  b    pr , where p is a scalar, then
 
(A) p  a.a. r   a  b  (B) p  b.b. r  a  b (C) p  a.a. r  b  a (D) p  b.b. r  b  a

Ans (C)
Now, a  a  a  b 
  
 a   a.b  a   a.a  b 
 
  a.b  a  b   a . a  b 
2

  a.b  .  b  a   a  a  0 

 p  a.a r  ba

119. Let a, b and c be non zero vectors such that  a  b   c  13 b c a . If  is the acute angle between

the vectors b and c then sin  =

1 2 2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
Ans (D)
By data,

 a  b   c  13 b c a
   
 c. a b  b.c a 
1
3
b ca

 
 b.c a 
1
3
b ca

1 1
  b . c cos   b c  cos   
3 3
1
 sin   1 
9

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 sin  
3

JEE
1. If ⃗ and are perpendicular to ⃗ and ⃗ respectively and if | ⃗ | ,| |
and | ⃗| then | ⃗ | is equal to
a) √ b) 50 c) √ d) 10
2. Let ⃗ be three non-coplanar vectors and let ⃗ ⃗ be vector defined by the relations.
⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗ . Then, the value of the expression( ⃗ ) ⃗ ( ) ⃗ ⃗ is
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
equal to
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
3. If ⃗⃗ are three vectors such that ⃗ and | | |⃗ | | | , then the value of
⃗ ⃗ is equal to
a) 29 b) c) d)
4. ⃗
If | | | | then a value of λ for which ⃗ is perpendicular to ⃗ is
a) b) c) d)
5. If ⃗ are two vectors such that | ⃗ | √ , and | ⃗ | √ , then the angle between ⃗ and
is
a) b) c) d)
6. If ⃗ are three mutually perpendicular vectors each of magnitude unity, then | ⃗ | is equal
to
a) 3 b) 1 c) √ d) None of these
7. ( ⃗ ̂̇)̂̇ ( ⃗ ̂̇)̂̇ ⃗ ̂ ̂ is equal to
a) ⃗ b) ⃗ c) ⃗ d) ⃗
8. If ⃗ ̂ ⃗ ̂ ̂ ⃗ (̂ ̂ ̂ ) then ⃗ is equal to
a) ̂ b) ̂ c) ̂ d) ̂ ̂ ̂
9. If | ⃗ | | | and ⃗ then | ⃗ | is equal to
a) 12 b) 14 c) 16 d) 18
10. If | | |⃗ | and | | such that ( ⃗ ) ⃗ and ⃗ , then | ⃗ | is
a) 7 b) 5 c) 13 d) √
11. The value of , for which the four points ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ are coplanar, is
a) b) 8 c) 6 d) 0
12. Given that | ⃗ | | | |⃗ | then | ⃗ | equals
a) 88 b) 44 c) 22 d) None of these
13. If | | |⃗ | and | ⃗| , then | ⃗|
a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3
14. Unit vector which is perpendicular to both the vectors ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ and ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ is
̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂
a) b) c) d)
√ √ √ √
15. If the volume of parallelopiped with coterminous ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ is 34 cu units, then is
equal to
a) 4 c) 13 d) 6
b)

16. If | ⃗ | |⃗ | then the angle between ⃗ is

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a) b) c) d)
17. The angle between ⃗ and is and the projection of ⃗ in the direction of is , then | ⃗ | is equal
√
to
a) 6 c) 12 d) 4
b) √

18. If ⃗ | ⃗ || | then the angle between ⃗ and is

a) b) c) d)
19. If the vectors ⃗ ⃗ +3 and ⃗ are coplanar, then the value of λ is
a) 2 b) c) 1 d)
20. The two vectors ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ are parallel, if is equal to
a) 2 b) c) 3 d)
21. If ⃗ are unit coplanar vectors, then ⃗ ⃗ is equal to
a) 1 b) 0 c) √ d) √
22. The angle between the vectors ⃗ and ⃗ when ⃗ and is
a) b) c) d)
23. If ⃗ are three unit vectors such that ⃗ , where ⃗ is null vector, then ⃗
⃗ is
d) 0
a) b) c)
24. The value of so that the volume of parallelopiped formed by ̂̇ ̂̇ ̂ ̂̇ ̂ and
̂̇ ̂ becomes minimum is
a) b) 3 c) √ d) √
25. If the volume of the parallelopiped with ⃗ and as coterminous edges is 40 cu units, then the
volume of the parallelopiped having ⃗ and ⃗ as coterminous edges inn cubic units is
a) 80 b) 120 c) 160 d) 40
26. If | ⃗ | and | ⃗ | then | ⃗ | | | is equal to
a) 6 b) 2 c) 20 d) 8
27. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane of ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ is
̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂
a) b) c) d)
√
28. If | ⃗| | ⃗| , then | | |⃗ |
a) 6 b) 2 c) 20 d) 8
29. The value of ̂̇ (̂̇ ̂) ̂̇ ( ̂ ̂̇) ̂ ̂̇ ̂̇ is
a) ⃗ b) ̂̇ c) ̂̇ d) ̂
30. If ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ and
̂ ̂ ̂, then ⃗ is perpendicular to , if is equal to
a) 8 b) 4 c) 6 d) 2
31. If ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ and | | | ⃗ | , then | ⃗ | is

a) √ ( ⃗) b) √ ( ⃗) c) √ ( ⃗) d) √ ( ⃗)
32. If ̂ ̂ ̂ (̂ ̂ ̂) , then
a) ⃗ b) ̂ c) ̂ d) ̂ ̂ ̂
33. If | ⃗| ⃗ |, then
|
a) is parallel to ⃗ b) ⃗ c) | | |⃗ | d) None of these
34. ⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) ∞
35. If ⃗ ⃗ be vectors of unit length and be the angle between them, then

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|⃗ ⃗ |

a) b) c) d)
36. Let ⃗ and be vectors with magnitude 3,4 and 5 respectively and ⃗ ⃗ , then the value
of ⃗ ⃗ is
a) 47 b) 25 c) 50 d)
37. The value of [ ⃗ ⃗ ] where | | |⃗ | | | is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 6 d) None of these
38. A unit vector perpendicular to both ̂ ̂ and ̂ ̂ , is
̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂
a) ̂ ̂ ̂ b) ̂ ̂ ̂ c) d)
√ √
39. If | ⃗ | |⃗ | |⃗ | h | | is equal to
a) 12 b) 3 c) 8 d) 4
40. ⃗ ⃗ is equal to
a) [ ⃗ b) 2[ ⃗ c) [ ⃗ ] d) ⃗
41. ⃗ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then | ⃗ | is equal to
a) √ b) 3 c) 1 d) 0
42. If the vectors ̂ ̂ ̂ and ̂ ̂ ̂ are perpendicular, then is equal to
a) b) 7 c) 14 d)
43. If ̂ ̂ are two unit vectors and is the angle between them, then
|̂ ̂ |
a) | ̂ ̂ | b) | ̂ ̂ | c) ̂ ̂ d)
|̂ | |̂ |
44. In a , if ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ , then the length of median through , is
a) √ b) √ c) √ d) √
45. The angle between ⃗ and is and the projection of ⃗ in the direction of is then | ⃗ | is equal
√
to
a) 6 b) √ c) 12 d) 4
46. The non-zero vectors ⃗ are related by ⃗ Then, the angle between ⃗ is
a) b) 0 c) d)
47. If ⃗ for some non-zero vector Then, the value of ⃗ is
a) 0 c) 1 d) 2
b)
48. If ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ , then the projection of on ⃗ is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
KCET
1) The area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are i  k and 2 i  j  k is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 2 (K-CET 2014)

2) If a and b are two unit vectors inclined at an angle then the value of a  b is
3
(a) equal to 0 (b) equal to 1 (c) less than 1 (d) greater than 1 (K-CET 2014)
3) The value of [a  b , b  c , c  a ] 
(a) 2 [a , b , c] (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1 (K-CET 2014)

4) If a  i  2 j  2k , b  5 and the angle between a and b is then the area of the triangle
6
formed by these two vectors as two sides is (KCET2014)

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15 15 15 3
(a) (b) 15 (c) (d)
2 4 2
2
5) Let a  i  2 j  3k . If b is a vector such that a  b  b and a  b  7 then b 

(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 7 (d) 21 (K-CET 2015)

2 9 2
6) If the direction cosines of a vector of magnitude 3 are , , and a  0 , then vector is
3 3 3
(a) 2 i  j  2k (b) 2 i  9 j  2k (c) i  2 j  2k (d) i  2 j  2k (K-CET 2015)

7) Given two vectors i j and i  2 j . The unit vector, coplanar with the two given vectors and

perpendicular to i j is

(a)
1
2
 
i j (b)
1
5

2i  j  (c) 
1
2
 
i j (d) none of these (Comed K-2015)

8) If a, b, c are three non-zero vectors such that each one of them are perpendicular to the sum
2
of the other two vectors then the value of a  b  c is (comed K 2015)

2 a  b  c 
1 2
a b c 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) a b c (b) a  b  c (c) (d)
  2  
9) If 2a  b  a b then the angle between a and b is

(a) 300 (b) 00 (c) 900 (d) 600 (K-CET 16)

10) If a and b are unit vectors then what is the angle between a and b for 3 a  b to be a unit
vector?
(a) 300 (b) 450 (c) 600 (d) 900 (K-CET 16)

11) Suppose a bc  0 , a  3, b  5 , c  7 then the angle between a and b is

  
(a)  (b) (c) (d) (K-CET 16)
2 3 4
12) If a  3, b  4 , c  5 and each one of a, b and c is perpendicular to the sum of the remaining

then a  b  c is equal to

5 2
(a) (b) (c) 5 2 (d) 5 (K-CET 16)
2 5
13) The value of x if  
x i  j  k is a unit vector is
1 1
(a)  (b)  3 (c) 3 (d)  (K-CET 16)
3 3
14) If ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ are orthogonal, then value of is (KCET-2017)
a) b) c) d)
15) If ⃗ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then ( ⃗) ( ⃗)
(a) 5 b) 3 c) 6 d) 12 (KCET-2018)
16) If the vectors ̂ ̂ ̂, ̂ ̂ ̂ and ̂ ̂ ̂ are coplanar , then the value of
(KCET-2018)
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17) If ̂ ̂ ̂ ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ are orthogonal and | | | ⃗ |, then

(a) ( ) b) ( ) c) ( ) d) ( ) (KCET-2018)

18) If | | |⃗ | then √| ⃗| | ⃗ | = …. (KCET-2019)

(a) 4 b) c) d) 64
19) If the angle between ⃗ is and the projection of in the direction of ⃗ is , then | | ……
(KCET-2019)
(a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 1
20) A unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors ̂ ̂ ̂
& ̂ ̂ ̂ is (KCET-2019)
̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂
(a) b) c) d)
√ √ √ √

21) [ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ] … (KCETT-2019)
(a) b) [ ⃗ ] c) [ ⃗ ] d) [ ⃗ ]
22) If ⃗ are unit vectors and is the angle between ⃗ , then is (KCET-2020)
|⃗ ⃗| |⃗ ⃗|
(a) b) c) | ⃗| d) | ⃗|

23) The two vectors ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ represents the two sides ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ respectively of a .
The length of the median through is (KCET-2020)
√
(a) 14 b) 7 c) √ d)

24) If | ⃗| | | and | | , then | ⃗ | is equal to (KCET-2020)

(a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6
25) A vector makes equal acute angles on the coordinate axis. Then the projection of vector
⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ on is (KCET-2021)
(a) b) c) d)
√ √

26) The diagonal of a parallelogram are the vectors ̂ ̂ ̂ & ̂ ̂ ̂ , then the length of the
shortest side of parallelogram is (KCET-2021)
(a) 2√ b) √ c) √ d) √
27) If ⃗ and ⃗ makes an angle with with then (KCET-2021)
(a) | | |⃗ | c) | | b) | | | ⃗ |
d) √ | | √ |⃗ | |⃗ |
⃗
28) If the area of the parallelogram with and as two adjacent sides is sq. units then the area
of the parallelogram having ⃗ and ⃗ as two adjacent sides in sq. units is …
(KCET-2021)
(a) 45 b) 75 c) 105 d)
⃗ ⃗
29) If | | and | ⃗ | and the angle between and ⃗ is , then the length of the vector | |
is (KCET-2022)
(a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
30) If | ⃗| | | and | | , then | ⃗ | is equal to (KCET-2022)
(a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6
31) If ̂ ̂, ̂ ̂ ̂ then express in the from ⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ where ⃗⃗⃗⃗ is parallel to and ⃗⃗⃗⃗
is perpendicular to then ⃗⃗⃗⃗ is given by (KCET-2022)
(a) ̂ ̂ b) ̂ ̂ c) ̂ ̂ d) ̂ ̂

DPP CLASS WORK

1. If a is a non-zero vector and |k | = 1, then k is equal to

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1) | | 2) 3) 4)
|⃗ | |⃗ |
2. If i + j + 2k, 3i – j – k, 2i + j – k, 4i – j – 3k are the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D then
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is
1) i – 2j + 2k 2) – 4i – 5k 3) 4i – k 4) None of these
3. The projection of i + j – 2k on i + j + 4k is
1) √ 2) √ 3) √ 4) √
4. Sine of the angle between the vectors 2i – 3j + k and 6i – 9j + 3k is

1) 0 2) ½ 3) √ 4) 1

5. If ⃗⃗⃗ = i + 3j + k, ⃗⃗⃗ = 2i – j - k, ⃗⃗ = 7j + 3k then ⃗⃗⃗ (⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ) is

1) – 3 2) 5 3) – 1 4) 0
6. The volume of the parallelepiped whose conterminous edges are ⃗⃗⃗ 2i 3j 4k, ⃗⃗⃗
– and ⃗⃗ – is
1) 10 2) 0 3) 5 4) 7
7. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = – and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = and cos( ̂ ) = 0 then
1) 2) 30 3) 35 4)
8. If ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗ are unit vectors such that ⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ = 0 then
(⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ) (⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ) ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ =
1) 2) 3) 4) ½
9. ABCD is a parallelogram ,⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗ represents the position vectors of the vertices, A, B & D
respectively. The position vector of the vertex C is
1) ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ 2) ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ 3) ⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗ - ⃗⃗⃗ 4) ⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗⃗ - ⃗⃗⃗
10. If |⃗⃗⃗ | = 11, |⃗⃗⃗ | |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | = 30 then |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ | =
1) 10 2) 20 3) 15 4) 25
11. If ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors then |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ | is equal to
1) 1 2) 0 4) 3 3) √
12. If A , B , C are the vertices of a triangle whose position vectors are ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗⃗ , ⃗⃗ and G is the centroid
of the ABC then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ =
⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗
1) 2) 3) ⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗⃗ + ⃗⃗ 4) ⃗
13. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle whose orthocentre is at O. if the position vectors of A and B
w.r. to O are ⃗ , then position vector of C w.r to O is
1) ⃗ 2) ( ⃗) 3) ( ⃗) 4) ( ⃗)
14. If are perpendicular vectors, then the value of
1) 2) 3) 4)
15. If the vectors co-planner,the value of is
1) 2) 3) 4)
16. If | | |⃗ | | ⃗| |⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ |
1) 4 2) 2 3) 5 4) 6

17. Which of the following is false?

1) | ⃗| | | |⃗ | 2) ⃗ | | |⃗ |
3) | | |⃗ | ⃗ 4)
18. (⃗ ⃗) ⃗ (⃗ ⃗) ⃗ h
1) |⃗ | √ |⃗ | 2) |⃗ | |⃗ | 3) |⃗ | |⃗ | 4) |⃗ | |⃗ |
19. The geometrical significance of |⃗ ⃗| |⃗ ⃗| |⃗ | |⃗ | is that the parallelogram is a

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1) 2) 3) 4) h
20. Let ⃗ ⃗ h v ⃗ bisecting the angle AOB and C being a point
on the line AB is :
2) 3) 4)
21. A unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors
h h y
1) 2) 3) 4)
22. If the vectors ⃗ x y z ⃗ h h ⃗ ⃗ a right handed system, then
1) z x 2) 3) 4) – z x
23. ⃗  h angle between the vectors ⃗ z x then cos is equal to
1) √ 2) √ 3) √ 4) √
24. The sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector. The magnitude of their differences is
1) 2) √ 3) 4) √
25. If |⃗ ⃗| |⃗ | |⃗ |wh h h w p y
1) ⃗ ⃗ are perpendicular to each other
2) The points A and B with position vectors ⃗ ⃗ are collinear with 0
3) ⃗ ⃗ 
4) None of these
26. The value of [⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ] where |⃗ | |⃗ | | |
1) 2) 3) 4)
⃗ ⃗
27. Given two vectors ⃗ ⃗ and then the value of is
⃗ ⃗
1) 2)
3) 4)
28. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and angle be an acute angle. If is
the vector that coincides with the altitude directed from the vertex B to the side AD then is
given by
⃗ ⃗
1) 2)
⃗ ⃗
3) 4)
29. ̂ ̂ two unit vectors and is the angle between them, the ½ | ̂ – ̂|

1) 2) 3) | | 4) | |
30. ⃗ then a unit vector perpendicularto both
⃗ ⃗
1) i 2) 3) 4)
√ √
31. A vector magnitude which is equally inclined to the vectors is
1) 2) 3) 4) h
√ √ √
|⃗⃗⃗ |
32. If (⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ) = 2i – j – k and (⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ) = 4i – 3j – 3k then is
|⃗⃗⃗ |

1) √ 2) 2 3) √ 4) 0

33. ⃗⃗⃗ – ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ then ⃗⃗⃗ x (⃗⃗⃗ x ⃗⃗ ) is

+ 5k) 2) – 60i + 40j + 50k
3) 64i – 55j + 40k 4) 60i + 40j – 50k
34. ABCD is a parallelogram, then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ is equal to
1) 2 (⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ) 2) 2 (⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ )
3) ⃗ 4) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
35. If A B C D E F is a regular hexagon then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ =
1) 3 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 2) 4 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 3) 2 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 4) ⃗

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36. If A B C D E F is a regular hexagon. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ =

1) 2) 3) 4)
37. Let ⃗ ⃗ be three non-coplanar vectors and let p
⃗ ⃗ be the vectors defined by the relations
⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
⃗
p ⃗ then the value of the expression(⃗ ⃗) p
⃗ (⃗ )⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
1) 2) 3) 2 4)
38. If ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ are non-coplanar non-zero vector and is any vector in space then [ ⃗ ] ⃗
[ ⃗ ] is equal to
1) 3[ ⃗ ] 2) [ ⃗ ] 3) [ ⃗ ] 4)
39. ⃗
the point of intersection of the lines ⃗ & ⃗ ⃗ is
1) 2) 3) 4)
40. A unit vector in xy – plane that makes an angle of 45 with the vector I + j & an angle of 60 0 with
0

the vector 3i – 4j is
1) 2) 3) 4) does not exist
√ √

41. ⃗ are three vectors. In the plane of ⃗ a vector

whose projection on is of magnitude √

1) 2)
3) 4)
42. If are three mutually perpendicular vectors of unit magnitude and if a vector the
equation p
⃗ ( x⃗ ⃗ ⃗)
p ⃗ ( x⃗ ⃗) ( x⃗ ⃗
p ) the vector
1) (1/2) ( 2) (1/2) ⃗⃗⃗⃗
3) (1/3) ( 4) (1/3)
43. If ⃗ and are any two perpendicular unit vectors and is any vector, then ( ⃗ )⃗
⃗ (⃗ )
(⃗ )
|⃗ |

1) ⃗ 2)
4) none of these 3)
44. Let a & b be unit vectors inclined at an angle 2 to each other then |⃗ ⃗|

1)   2)   3)   4)  
45. Let  be the angle between 2 vectors ⃗ ⃗ If ⃗ ⃗ |⃗ ⃗| then
1)   2)    3)   4)  
46. If ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ h (⃗ ⃗) (⃗ ) ⃗
1) (⃗ ) 2) (⃗ ⃗) 3) ⃗ 4)
47. If | | |⃗ | ⃗ then the value of | ⃗|
1) 5 2) 10 3) 14 4) 16
48. For any vector the value of | | | | | |
1) | | 2) | | 3) | | 4) | |
49. If ⃗ are unit vectors, then what is the angle between and ⃗ for √ ⃗ to be a unit
vector?
1) 2) 3) 4)
⃗
50. If is the angle between any two vector and then | ⃗ | ⃗
| | | | when θ is equal to
1) 0 2) 3) 4) π
51. The value of
1) 2) 3) 4) 3
52. Let ⃗ be two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them. Then ⃗ is a unit vector if
1) 2) 3) 4)

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1. For any vector =
1) 2) 3) 4)
2. For what values of are the vectors and coplanar?
1)-3 2) -4 3) 2 4) 4
3. If ⃗ are three vectors, then [ ⃗ ⃗ ]
1) ⃗ 2) ⃗ 3) ⃗ 4) ⃗
4. The sine of the angle between
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √ √

5. If | ⃗| | | |⃗ |
1) is parallel to ⃗ 2) is perpendicular to ⃗
3) ⃗ 4) | ⃗| | | |⃗ |
6. The unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing
– –
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √ √

7. (⃗ )
1) 2) 3) 4) 2
8. If ⃗ are unit vectors, such that | ⃗| | ⃗|
1) 3 2) 3) √ 4) √
9. If | | |⃗ | | | ⃗ ⃗ then the angle between ⃗
   
2) 3) 4)
10. The area of the parallograom two of whose adjacent sides are and ⃗

1) √ 2) √ 3) 4)
11. ⃗ are the two unit vectors and  is the angle between them, then | ⃗|
 
1) 2) 3)  4) 2
12. The Vectors form a triangle which is
1) 2) 3) 4)
13. If | ⃗| | ⃗|
1) ⃗ 2) ⃗

3) ⃗ 4) w ⃗

14. h v (⃗ ) ⃗ ( ⃗)
1) 2) 2 [ ⃗ ] 3) ⃗ 4) ⃗
|⃗ ⃗
15.  h w h v ⃗ , then
⃗⃗⃗ ⃗
is equals.
1)  2)  4) – 3)  
16. ⃗ are the unit vectors and  is the angle between them, | ⃗|
 
1) 2 cos  2)  3) 4)
17. ⃗ are unit vectors such that ⃗ ⃗ then the value of ⃗ ⃗
2) 3) 4)
18. h h v
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
19. h v p p then the value of a =
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20. are coplanar, then the value of x is 1) 2)
3) 4)
21. The unit vector perpendicular to the vectors
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √ √

22. ⃗ ⃗ h ⃗ (⃗ )
1) 2) 120 3) 118 4) 122
23. If p p h
1) 2) 7 3) 4) 5
24. If ⃗ ⃗ are unit vector then.
1) ⃗ ⃗ vector if ⃗ ⃗ p p v
2) ⃗ ⃗ w y v
3) ⃗ ⃗ v
4) ⃗ ⃗ v
25. are coplanar, then the value of is
1)4 2) 4) 3)
26. If ⃗ ⃗ mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then |⃗ ⃗ | is equal to
1) √ 2) 3 3) 1 4) √
27. If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon, then ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ equals
1) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 2) 0 3) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 4) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
28. If the vector are coplanar, then
1) 2) 38 3) -10 4) 10
29. The angle between the vectors ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ where ⃗ ⃗ is
1) 2) 3) 4)
30. If |⃗ x ⃗ | |⃗ ⃗ | |⃗ | |⃗ |
1) 6 2) 2 3) 20 4) 8
31. ⃗ ⃗ (⃗ ⃗ )
1) ⃗ 2) ⃗ 3) 3⃗ 4) ⃗
32. If |⃗ | |⃗ | then the value of for which ⃗ ⃗ p p ⃗ ⃗
1) 2) 3) 4)
33. The projection of the vector h v
√
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √
34. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors is
1) 2) 3) 4)
√ √ √ √

35. The projection of ⃗

1) 2) 3) √ 4)
√ √ √
36. If p
⃗ ⃗ then the unit vector in the direction of p
⃗ ⃗
1) 2) 3) 4)
37. If ⃗ ⃗ are two vectors such that |⃗ | √ |⃗ | |⃗ ⃗| √ then the angle between ⃗ ⃗
is
1) 600 2) 1200 3) 1500 4)
38. If ⃗ v p p h⃗ h
1) ⃗ x ⃗ =⃗ 2) ⃗ ⃗ =⃗ 3) ⃗ ⃗ x = 4) ⃗ x ⃗ x =⃗
39. The area of the parallelogram with ⃗ ⃗ as two adjacent sides is 15sq. units, then the area of
the parallelogram having ⃗ ⃗ and ⃗ ⃗ as two adjacent sides in sq.units is

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1) 105 2) 120 3) 45 4) 75
40. The area of the triangle whose vertices are is
1) 4√ 2) √ 3) √ 4) √
41. The projection of ⃗ ⃗
1) 6 2) √ 3) √ 4)none of these
42. The volume of a parallelepiped whose adjacent sides are ⃗ ⃗ and
1) 2) 7cu. units 3) 5cu. units 4) 8cu. Units
43. The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are ̂ ̂ and ̂ ̂ ̂ is
1) 6 2) √ 3) √ 4) 3
44. If and ⃗ are two unit vectors inclined at an angle then the value of | ⃗ | is
1) 2) 3) 4) none of these

45. The value of [ ⃗ ⃗ ] is equal to

1) 2) 3)[ ⃗ ] 4) [ ⃗ ]

ANSWER KEY
CLASS WORK
Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A
1 4 2 4 3 1 4 1 5 4 6 4 7 1 8 3 9 1 10 2
11 3 12 4 13 3 14 2 15 1 16 4 17 3 18 1 19 3 20 2
21 2 22 1 23 1 24 4 25 2 26 3 27 4 28 4 29 3 30 2
31 3 32 1 33 1 34 3 35 2 36 1 37 4 38 2 39 3 40 4
41 3 42 2 43 2 44 4 45 2 46 1 47 4 48 4 49 1 50 3
51 3 52 4
HOME WORK
Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A Q A
1 3 2 2 3 2 4 1 5 2 6 1 7 3 8 3 9 4 10 2
11 4 12 1 13 2 14 3 15 3 16 4 17 4 18 3 19 1 20 4
21 2 22 1 23 3 24 4 25 2 26 1 27 4 28 1 29 2 30 3
31 1 32 2 33 2 34 4 35 2 36 2 37 3 38 4 39 1 40 3
41 2 42 2 43 3 44 1 45 2

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