Practice Paper – Vector Addition Practice Paper 1

1. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied (B) A 2  B 2  2 AB cos 

at one point and all are lying in one plane.
(C) A 2  B 2  2 AB sin 
If the angles between them are equal, the
resultant force will be (D) A 2  B 2  2 AB sin
(A) Zero (B) 10 N (C) 20 N (D) 10 2 N 10. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a
2. Angular momentum is body. The resultant force on the body can
(A) A scalar (B) A polar vector only be –
(C) An axial vector(D) None of these (A) more than 3 dynes
3. Two forces, each of magnitude F have a (B) more than 4 dynes
resultant of the same magnitude F. The (C) between 3 and 4 dynes
angle between the two forces is (D) between 1 and 7 dynes
(A) 45° (B) 120° (C) 150° (D) 60° 11. There are two force vectors, one of 5 N
4. For the resultant of the two vectors to be and other of 12 N at what angle the two
maximum, what must be the angle vectors be added to get resultant vector of
between them 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively
(A) 0° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 180° (A) 0°, 180° and 90°(B) 0°, 90° and 180°
5. A particle is simultaneously acted by two (C) 0°, 90° and 90°(D) 180°, 0° and 90°
forces equal to 4 N and 3 N. The net force Sol: (A) For 17 N both the vector should be
on the particle is parallel i.e. angle between them should be
(A) 7 N (B) 5 N (C) 1 N zero.
(D) Between 1 N and 7 N For 7 N both the vectors should be
6. Forces F1 and F2 act on a point mass in antiparallel i.e. angle between them
should be 180°
two mutually perpendicular directions.
For 13 N both the vectors should be
The resultant force on the point mass will
perpendicular to each other i.e. angle
be
between them should be 90°
(A) F1  F2 (B) F1  F2
12. If A  4ˆi  3 ˆj and B  6ˆi  8 ˆj then
(C) F12  F22 (D) F12  F22
magnitude and direction of A  B will be
7. Find the resultant of three vectors OA, OB
(A) 5, tan 1 (3 / 4 ) (B) 5 5 , tan 1 (1 / 2)
and OC shown in the following figure.
Radius of the circle is R. C
(C) 10 , tan 1 (5 ) (D) 25 , tan 1 (3 / 4 )
(A) 2R B
Sol. (B) A  B  4ˆi  3 ˆj  6ˆi  8 ˆj  10ˆi  5 ˆj
45o
(B) R(1  2 ) 45o
| A  B |  (10 ) 2  (5 ) 2  5 5
A
(C) R 2 O
5 1 1
(D) R( 2  1) tan       tan 1  
10 2 2
8. Magnitude of vector which comes on 13. The sum of the magnitudes of two forces
addition of two vectors, 6ˆi  7 ˆj and 3ˆi  4 ˆj acting at point is 18 and the magnitude of
is their resultant is 12. If the resultant is at
(A) 136 (B) 13 . 2 (C) 202 (D) 160 90° with the force of smaller magnitude,
9. The value of the sum of two vectors A what are the, magnitudes of forces
and B with  as the angle between them (A) 12, 5 (B) 14, 4(C) 5, 13 (D) 10, 8
is
(A) A 2  B 2  2 AB cos 

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 Practice Paper 2
Sol. (C) Let P be the smaller force and Q be 20. For the fig.
the greater force then according to (A) A  B  C
problem – (B) B  C  A C
P + Q = 18 ...(i) (C) C  A  B
B

R  P 2  Q 2  2 PQ cos   12 ...(ii) (D) A  B  C  0

A
Q sin  21. Let C  A  B then
tan    tan 90  
P  Q cos  (A) | C | is always greater then | A|
 P  Q cos   0 ...(iii) (B) It is possible to have | C | | A | and
By solving (i), (ii) and (iii) we will get
| C | | B |
P  5 , and Q  13
(C) C is always equal to A + B
14. Two forces F1  1 N and F2  2 N act along
(D) C is never equal to A + B
the lines x = 0 and y = 0 respectively. 22. Following forces start acting on a particle
Then the resultant of forces would be at rest at the origin of the co-ordinate
(A) ˆi  2ˆj (B) ˆi  ˆj (C) 3ˆi  2ˆj (D) 2ˆi  ˆj system simultaneously
Sol. (D) x = 0 means y-axis  F 1  ˆj F1  4ˆi  5 ˆj  5 kˆ , F 2  5ˆi  8 ˆj  6 kˆ ,
y = 0 means x-axis  F 2  2ˆi so F 3  3ˆi  4 ˆj  7 kˆ and F 4  2ˆi  3 ˆj  2 kˆ then

resultant F  F 1  F 2  2ˆi  ˆj the particle will move

(A) In x – y plane (B) In y – z plane
15. Let A  2ˆi  ˆj, B  3 ˆj  kˆ and C  6ˆi  2kˆ
(C) In x – z plane (D) Along x -axis
value of A  2 B  3 C would be 23. The sum of two forces acting at a point is
(A) 20ˆi  5 ˆj  4 kˆ (B) 20ˆi  5 ˆj  4 kˆ 16 N. If the resultant force is 8 N and its
(C) 4ˆi  5 ˆj  20 kˆ (D) 5ˆi  4 ˆj  10 kˆ direction is perpendicular to minimum
force then the forces are
Sol. B) A  2 B  3C  (2ˆi  ˆj)  2(3ˆj  kˆ )  3(6ˆi  2kˆ )
(A) 6 N and 10 N (B) 8 N and 8 N
 2ˆi  ˆj  6 ˆj  2kˆ  18 ˆi  6 kˆ
(C) 4 N and 12 N (D)2 N and 14 N
= 20ˆi  5 ˆj  4 kˆ 24. If vectors P, Q and R have magnitude 5,
16. Given vector A  2ˆi  3 ˆj, the
angle between 12 and 13 units and P  Q  R, the angle
A and y-axis is between Q and R is
(A) tan 1 3 / 2 (B) tan 1 2 / 3 (A) cos  1
5
(B) cos  1
5
12 13
(C) sin 1 2 / 3 (D) cos 1 2 / 3
12 7
17. The unit vector along ˆi  ˆj is (C) cos  1 (D) cos  1
13 13
ˆ ˆ ˆi  ˆj
(A) kˆ (B) ˆi  ˆj (C) i  j (D) 25. What vector must be added to the two
2 2
vectors ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ and 2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ , so that the
18. The angle made by the vector A  ˆi  ˆj resultant may be a unit vector along x-
with x- axis is axis
(A) 90° (B) 45° (C) 22.5°(D) 30° (A) 2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (B)  2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
19. The magnitude of vector A, B and C are (C) 2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (D)  2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and 26. Given that A  B  C and that C is  to A .
A  B  C then the angle between A and B
Further if | A | | C |, then what is the angle
is
between A and B
(A) 0 (B)  (C)  / 2 (D)  / 4

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 Practice Paper 3
  v 1  20 ˆj and v 2  20ˆi
(A) radian (B) radian
4 2
3 v  v 2  v 1  20 (ˆi  ˆj)
(C) radian (D)  radian
4 | v |  20 2
27. Two vectors have magnitudes 3 unit and 4
and direction   tan 1 (1)  45  i.e. S–W
unit respectively. What should be the
32. Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-
angle between them if the magnitude of
ordinate system is (3, 2, 5). Then its
the resultant is -
position vector will be
(i) 1 unit (ii) 5 unit (iii) 7 unit
(A) 180º, 90º, 0º (B) 80º, 70º, 0º (A) 3ˆi  5 ˆj  2kˆ (B) 3ˆi  2ˆj  5 kˆ
(C) 90º, 170º, 50º (D) None of these (C) 5ˆi  3 ˆj  2kˆ (D) None of these
28. A blind person after walking 10 steps in Sol. (B) If a point have coordinate (x, y, z)
one direction, each of length 80 cm, turns then its position vector OP  xˆi  yˆj  z kˆ .
randomly to the left or to the right by 90º. 33. If a particle moves from point P (2,3,5)
After walking a total of 40 steps the to point Q (3,4,5). Its displacement
maximum possible displacement of the vector be
person from his starting position could be (A) ˆi  ˆj  10 kˆ (B) ˆi  ˆj  5 kˆ
(A) 320 m (B) 32 m
(C) ˆi  ˆj (D) 2ˆi  4 ˆj  6 kˆ
(C) 16/ 2 m (D) 16 2 m
Sol. (C) Displacement vector
29. If the magnitudes of the vectors A, B and
r  xˆi  yˆj  z kˆ
C are 6, 8, 10 units respectively and if A
+ B = C, then the angle between A and C  (3  2)ˆi  (4  3)ˆj  (5  5)kˆ  ˆi  ˆj
is - 34. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a
(A) /2 (B)arc cos (0. 6) direction making an angle of 60° with
(C) arc tan (0.75) (D) /4 vertical. Its vertical component be
30. A truck travelling due north with 20 m/s (A) 10 N (B) 3 N
turns towards west and travels at the same (C) 4 N (D) 5.2 N
speed. Then the change in velocity is - Sol. (D) The component of force in vertical
(A) 40 m/s north-west direction will be F cos   F cos 60 
1 y
(B) 20 2 m/s north-west  5  2. 5 N F
F cos 60o

(C) 40 m/s south-west 2

(D) 20 2 m/s south-west 60o

31. A truck travelling due north at 20 m/s x

F sin 60o
turns west and travels at the same speed.
35. If A  3ˆi  4 ˆj and B  7ˆi  24 ˆj, the vector
The change in its velocity be
having the same magnitude as B and
(A) 40 m/s N–W (B) 20 2 m/s N–W
parallel to A is
(C) 40 m/s S–W (D) 20 2 m/s S–W (A) 5ˆi  20 ˆj (B) 15ˆi  10 ˆj
Sol. (D) From fig.
(C) 20ˆi  15 ˆj (D) 15ˆi  20 ˆj
v1 =20 m/s Sol. (D) | B |  7 2  (24 )2  625  25
v2 =20 m/s
Unit vector in the direction of A will be
ˆ ˆ
 O ˆ  3i  4 j
A
5
v – v1

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 Practice Paper 4
 3ˆi  4ˆj 
  15ˆi  20ˆj
(A) 4ˆi  2ˆj  5 kˆ (B)  4ˆi  2ˆj  5 kˆ
So required vector = 25 
 5  (C) 3ˆi  4 ˆj  5 kˆ (D) Null vector
36. Vector A makes equal angles with x, y Sol. (B) Unit vector along y axis  ˆj so the
and z axis. Value of its components (in required vector
terms of magnitude of A ) will be  ˆj  [(ˆi  3 ˆj  2kˆ )  (3ˆi  6 ˆj  7kˆ )]
A A 3   4ˆi  2ˆj  5 kˆ
(A) (B) (C) 3 A (D)
3 2 A 39. A body is at rest under the action of
Sol. (A) Let the components of A makes three forces, two of which are
 
angles  ,  and  with x, y and z axis F1  4ˆi , F2  6 ˆj, the third force is

respectively then      (A) 4ˆi  6 ˆj (B) 4ˆi  6 ˆj

(C)  4ˆi  6 ˆj (D)  4ˆi  6 ˆj
cos 2   cos 2   cos 2   1  3 cos 2   1
Sol. (D)
1
 cos   40. A plane is revolving around the earth
3
with a speed of 100 km/hr at a constant
A
 A x  A y  A z  A cos   height from the surface of earth. The
3
change in the velocity as it travels half
37. ˆ
If A  2ˆi  4 ˆj  5 k the direction of cosines circle is
of the vector A are (A) 200 km/hr (B) 150 km/hr
2 4 5 (C) 100 2 km / hr (D) 0
(A) , and
45 45 45 Sol. (A)
1 2 3 41. What displacement must be added to the
(B) , and
45 45 45 displacement 25ˆi  6 ˆj m to give a
4 4
(C) , 0 and displacement of 7.0 m pointing in the x-
45 45
direction
3 2 5
(D) , and (A) 18ˆi  6 ˆj (B) 32ˆi  13 ˆj
45 45 45
(C)  18ˆi  6 ˆj (D)  25ˆi  13 ˆj
Sol. (A)| A |  (2)  (4 )  (5) 2  45
2 2
Sol. (C)
2 4 5 42. A body moves due East with velocity 20
 cos   , cos   , cos  
45 45 45 km/hour and then due North with
38. The vector that must be added to the velocity 15 km/hour. The resultant
vector ˆi  3 ˆj  2kˆ and 3ˆi  6 ˆj  7kˆ so that velocity
the resultant vector is a unit vector along (A) 5 km/hour (B) 15 km/hour
the y-axis is (C) 20 km/hour (D) 25 km/hour
Sol. (B) p
Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A C B A D C B C A D A B C D B
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B C B C C B B A C B C A D B D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
D B C D D A A B D A C B

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