The document contains 15 vector algebra problems involving operations like finding lengths, sums, dot products, unit vectors, angles between vectors, work done by forces, and areas of geometric shapes formed by vectors.
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Assignment From Module II
The document contains 15 vector algebra problems involving operations like finding lengths, sums, dot products, unit vectors, angles between vectors, work done by forces, and areas of geometric shapes formed by vectors.
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Assignment from Module II-Vector Algebra
1. Find the length of the vector î − 2ĵ + 2k̂.
2. Find sum of the vectors î − 2ĵ + 3k̂, 2î − 3ĵ + k̂ and −î + 2ĵ − 3k̂. 3. If ⃗a = î + ĵ + k̂, ⃗b = 2î − ĵ + 3k̂, find ⃗a · ⃗b. 4. Find unit vector in the direction of ⃗a = 2î + 3ĵ + 4k̂. 5. Find a vector perpendicular to the vectors ⃗a = 2î + 3ĵ + 4k̂ and ⃗b = î + ĵ + k̂. 6. Find the angle between the vectors 6î − 3ĵ + 2k̂ and 2î + 2ĵ − k̂. 7. Find work done by the force F⃗ = î + 2ĵ + k̂ acting on a particle which is displaced from a point with position vector 2î + ĵ + k̂ to the point with position vector 3î + 2ĵ + 4k̂. 8. A force F⃗ = 4î − 3k̂ passes through the point A whose position vector is 2î − 2ĵ + 5k̂. Find the moment of the force about the point B whose position vector is î − 3ĵ + k̂. 9. The constant forces 2î − 5ĵ + 6k̂, −î + 2ĵ − k̂ and 2î + 7ĵ act on a particle from the position 4î − 3ĵ − 2k̂ to 6î + ĵ − 3k̂. Find the total work done. ⃗ = î + 10. Find the area of the triangle formed by O, A and B when OA ⃗ = −3î − 2ĵ + k̂. 2ĵ + 3k̂ and OB 11. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the vectors î − ĵ + k̂ and 2î + ĵ − k̂. 12. Find the angle between the vectors 7î − ĵ + 11k̂ and î + ĵ + k̂ 13. Find the value of ’p’ so that two vectors 2î − 3ĵ − k̂ and 4î − pĵ − 2k̂ are perpendicular to each other. 14. Find the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are determined by the vectors ⃗a = î − ĵ + 3k̂ and ⃗a = 2î − 7ĵ + k̂. 15. If ⃗a = 5î − ĵ − 3k̂, ⃗b = î + 3ĵ − k̂, then show that the vectors (⃗a + ⃗b) and (⃗a − ⃗b) are perpendicular.