EXERCISE-I

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SECTION - A : KINDS OF VECTORS 7. If a , b and c are three non - zero vectors, no two
1. Consider points A, B, C and D with position vectors 
of which are collinear, a  2b is collinear with c
7 î + 4 ĵ + 7 k̂ , î – 6 ĵ + 10 k̂ , – î – 3 ĵ + 4 k̂ and 
and b  3c is collinear with a , then find the value
5 î – ĵ + 5 k̂ respectively. The ABCD is a   
of a  2b  6c ,
(A) square (B) rhombus
(C) rectangle (D) none of these (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
SECTION - B
ADDITION & SUBSTRACTION OF VECTORS SECTION - E
2. The vertices of a triangle are A(1, 1, 2), B(4, 3, 1) COPLANAR AND NON - COPLANAR VECTORS
and C(2, 3, 5). A vector representing the internal 8.
  
If a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors and  is a real
bisector of the angle A is  
number, then the vectors a + 2 b + 3 c ,  b + 4 c
(A) ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ (B) 2iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ
and (2 – 1) c are non-coplanar for
(C) 2iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ (D) 2iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ (A) all values of 
(B) all except one value of 
  (C) all except two values of 
3. The vectors AB = 3 î + 4 k̂ and AC = 5 î – 2 ĵ + 4 k̂
are the sides of a triangle ABC. The length of the (D) non value of 
median through A is
9. The set of values of 'm' for which the vectors
(A) 18 (B) 72 
a  miˆ  (m  1)ˆj  (m  8)kˆ ,

(C) 33 (D) 288 b  (m  3)iˆ  (m  4)ˆj  (m  5)kˆ and

c  (m  6)iˆ  (m  7) ˆj  (m  8)kˆ are non-coplanar
SECTION - C is
COLLINEARITY OF THREE POINTS (A) R (B) R – {1}

4. If the vector b is collinear with the vector (C) R – {1, 2} (D) 
 
a (2 2,  1, 4) and | b | = 10, then
    SECTION - F
(A) a  b 0 (B) a  2 b 0 SCALAR OR DOT PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS
    
(C) 2a  b  0 (D) none of these 10. If | a | = 5, | a – b | = 8 and | a + b | = 10, then | b | is
equal to
SECTION - D
RELATION BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL VECTORS
(A) 1 (B) 57
(C) 3 (D) none of these
5. If A(– î + 3 ĵ + 2 k̂ ), B(–4 î + 2 ĵ – 2 k̂ ) and

C(5 î +  ĵ + µ k̂ ) are collinear then 11. Angle between diagonals of a parallelogram whose

(A)  = 5, µ = 10 (B)  = 10, µ = 5 side are represented by a  2 î  ĵ  k̂ and
(C)  = –5, µ = 10 (D)  = 5, µ = –10 
b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ

 The vectors 2iˆ  3jˆ , 5iˆ  6jˆ and 8jˆ  ˆj have their –1  1  –1  1 
(A) cos   (B) cos  
initial points at (1,1). Find the value of  so that the  3 2
vectors terminate on one straight line
(A) 9 (B) 8 –1  4  –1  5 
(C) cos   (D) cos  
(C) 7 (D) 6 9 9

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    SECTION - G
12. Let a , b , c be vectors of length 3, 4, 5 respectively..
    VECTOR OR CROSS PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS
Let a be perpendicular to b + c , b to
 
     
c + a and c to a + b . Then | a + b + c |
  19. Let a  iˆ  ˆj and b 2iˆ  kˆ . The point of

(A) 2 5 (B) 2 2 intersection of the lines r  a  b  a and
(C) 10 5 (D) 5 2     is
rb  ab

13. The value of a, for which the points A, B, C (A) ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ (B) 3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
with position vectors 2 î – ĵ – k̂ , î – 3 ĵ – 5 k̂
(C) 3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (D) ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
and a î – 3 ĵ – k̂ respectively are the vertices of a
right angled triangle with C = /2 are  2π
. if | a | = 1,

(A) –2 and –1 (B) –2 and 1 20. Vector a and b make an angle  =
3
(C) 2 and –1 (D) 2 and 1      2
| b | = 2, then {( a + 3 b ) × (3 a – b )} is equal to
14. A particle is acted upon by constant forces (A) 225 (B) 250
(C) 275 (D) 300
4 î + ĵ – 3 k̂ and 3 î + ĵ – k̂ which displace it
from a point î + 2 ĵ + 3 k̂ to the point 5 î + 4 ĵ + k̂ . 21. Unit vector perpendicular to the plane of the triangle
The workdone in standard units by the force is given   
ABC with position vectors a , b , c of the vertices
by
(A) 40 (B) 30 A, B, C is
     
(C) 25 (D) 15 (a  b  b  c  c  a)
(A)
   
15. a , b , c are three vectors, such that      
(a  b  b  c  c  a)
       (B)
a + b + c = 0 , | a | = 1, | b | = 2, | c | = 3 then 2
     
      (a  b  b  c  c  a)
a . b + b . c + c . a is equal to (C)
(A) 0 (B) –7 4
(D) none of these
(C) 7 (D) 1
    
16. If a iˆ  ˆj, b ˆi  ˆj, c iˆ  3jˆ  5kˆ and n be a unit 22. If b and c are two non-collinear vectors such that
            
vector such that b.n  0 , a .n  0 then value of | c.n | a || ( b × c ), then ( a × b ). ( a × c ) is equal to
is    
(A) a 2 (b.c) (B) b2 (a .c)

(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 2 
(C) c2 (a .b) (D) none of these
 
17. Given the three vectors a 2iˆ  ˆj  k, ˆ b iˆ  5jˆ

and c  4iˆ  4ˆj  2kˆ . The projection of the vector 23. Vector of length 3 unit which is perpendicular to
  
3a  2b on the vector c is ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and lies in the plane of ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and 2iˆ  3jˆ
(A) 11 (B) –11
(C) 13 (D) none of these 3 ˆ ˆ ˆ 3
(A) (i  2 j  k) (B) (2iˆ  ˆj  k)
ˆ
6 6
  
18. Let a , b and c be three units vectors that 3 3
 (C) (8iˆ - 7j
ˆ-ˆk) (D) (-7iˆ + 8jˆ - k)
ˆ
  114 114
3a + 4b + 5c = 0. Then which of the following
statements is true ?
 24. Given the vertices A (2, 3, 1), B(4, 1, –2), C(6, 3, 7) &
(A) a is parallel to b
 D(–5, –4, 8) of a tetrahedron. The length of the
(B) a is perpendicular to b altitude drawn from the vertex D is

(C) a is neither parallel nor perdendicular to b (A) 7 (B) 9
(C) 11 (D) none of these
(D) None of these

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25. For a non zero vector A If the equations 32. Let a = a1iˆ + a2 ˆj + a3k,
ˆ b = b iˆ + b ˆj+ b kˆ and
1 2 3
       
A . B = A . C and A × B = A × C hold simultaneously,,  ˆ ˆ ˆ
c = c1i + c 2 j+ c3k be three non-zero vectors such
then  
   that c is a unit vector perpendiuclar to both a
(A) A is perpendicular to B – C
     π
(B) A = B and b . If the angle between a and b is , then
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 
(C) B = C 2
 a1 a 2 a 3

(D) C = A b1 b 2 b3 is equal to
c1 c 2 c3
26. If u and v are unit vectors and  is the acute angle
between them, then 2u × 3v is a unit vector for (A) 0
(A) Exactly two values of  (B) 1
(B) More than two values of  1 2
(C) ( a  a 22  a 32 )( b12  b 22  b32 )
(C) No value of  4 1
3
(D) Exactly one value of  (D) ( a12  a 22  a 32 )( b12  b 22  b32 )( c12  c 22  c32 )
4
       
27. If u  a b and | 
a b, v  b | 2 , then
a | | SECTION - I
  VECTOR TRIPLE PRODUCT
| u  v | is equal to
 
    33. Vector x satisfying the relation A.x  c and
(A) 2(16 - (a .b) 2 ) (B) 2 (16 - (a .b) 2 )   
B is
A x 
  
(C) 2 (4 - (a .b) 2 ) (D) 2(4 - (a .b) 2 )      
cA  (A  B) cA  (A  B)
(A)  (B) 
|A| | A |2
28. If A(1, 1, 1), C(2, –1, 2), the vector equation of the
       
line AB is r  (iˆ  ˆj  k)
ˆ  t(6iˆ  3jˆ  2k)
ˆ and d is the cA  (A  B) cA  2(A  B)
 (C)  (D) 
shortest distance of the point C from AB , then | A |2 | A |2
(A) B(6,–3,2) (B) B(5, –4, 1)
  
(C) d= 2 (D) d= 6 34. Let a , b and c be non-zero non–collinear vectors
   1   
such that ( a × b ) × c = | || | , If  is the
SECTION - H 3 b c a
 
SCALAR TRIPLE PRODUCT angle between the vectors b and c , then sin
  
29. The value of [( a + 2 b – c ), ( a – b ), ( a – b – c )] equals is
is equal to the box product 1 2
(A) (B)
  3 3
(A) [ a b c ] (B) 2[ a b c ]
2 2 2
  (C) (D)
(C) 3[ a b c ] (D) 4[ a b c ] 3 3

30. The volume of the parallelopiped constructed on SECTION - J / K

the diagonals of the faces of the given rectangular SCALAR / VECTOR PRODUCT OF 4 VECTORS
   
parallelopiped is m times the volume of the given 35. Let the pairs a , b and c , d each determine a
parallelopiped. Then m is equal to plane. Then the planes are parallel if
(A) 2 (B) 3   
(C) 4 (D) none of these
 

(A)  a × c  × b × d = 0 
  
31. If u , v and w are three non-coplanar vectors,
 

(B)  a × c  . b × d = 0 
 
then ( u + v – w ).[( u – v ) × ( v – w )] equals   
    
(C) a × b × c × d = 0
(A) 0 (B) u . v × w
  

(C) u . w × v

(D) 3 u . v × w    
(D) a × b . c × d = 0

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      
b, c and d be such that  a × b  ×  c × d 
36.   
let vectors a,
 41. If the vectors a and b are linearly independent


= 0 . Let P1 and P2 be planes determined by the satisfying   
3 tan   1 a +  
3 sec   2 b  0 ,
  
pairs of vectors a , b and c, d , respectively. Then then the most general values of  are
the angle between P1 and P2 is  11
(A) 0 (B) /4 (A) n  ,n  Z (B) 2n  ,n  Z
6 6
(C) /3 (D) /2
 11
(C) n  ,n  Z (D) 2n  ,n  Z
6 6
SECTION - L
MIXED PROBLEMS
  
   42. If a , b and c are three mutually perpendicular
37. If a , b , c are linearly independent vectors, then
vectors, thent he vector which is equally inclined to
which one of the following set of vectors is linearly
these vectors is
dependent ? 
   
    a b c
(A) a + b , b + c , c + a
(B) a  b  c

  (A) a  b  c
   
(B) a – b , b – c , c – a
        
(C) a × b , b × c , c × a a b c  
     
(D) none of these (C) a 2 b 2 c 2 (D) a a  b b  c c

38. A point taken on each median of a triangle divides

the median in the ratio 1 : 3, reckoning from the
vertex. Then the ratio of the area of the triangle
with vertices at these points to that of the original
triangle is
(A) 5 : 13 (B) 25 : 64
(C) 13 : 32 (D) none of these

39. If G is the centroid of a trinagle ABC, then

  
GA  GB  GC is equal to
 
(A) 0 (B) 3GA
 
(C) 3GB (D) 3GC

 
40. ˆ and AC = 5iˆ  2j
If vector AB = 3iˆ  4k ˆ
ˆ  4k

are the sides of a ABC , then the length of the

median through A is
(A) 14 (B) 18
(C) 29 (D) 5

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
COPLANAR AND NON - COPLANAR VECTORS 6. In a quadrilateral ABCD. AC is the bisector of
   
1. Image of the point P with position vector 7 î  ĵ  2k̂ AB and AD , angle between AB and AD is 2/3,
in the line whose vector equation is   
15 AC = 3 AB = 5 AD . Then the angle be-

r  9 î  5 ĵ  5k̂   ( î  3 ĵ  5k̂ ) has the position  
tween BA and CD is
vector.
(A) (–9, 5, 2) (B) (9, 5, –2) 14 1 21
(B) cos
1
(A) cos
(C) (9, –5, –2) (D) none of these 7 2 7 3

1 2 2 7
(C) cos (D) cos1
SCALAR OR DOT PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS 7 14
2. If a, b, c are pth, qth, rth terms of an H.P. and
 ˆi ˆj k ˆ VECTOR OR CROSS PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS

u = (q – r) î + (r – p) ĵ + (p – q) k̂ ,  a  b  c , 7.
      
If a = b + c , b × d = 0 and c . d = 0 then
then   
  d  (a  d)
(A) u,  are parallel vectors  is equal to
d2
   
(B) u,  are orthogonal vectors (A) a (B) b
 
 
(C) u,  = 1 (C) c (D) d

 
(D) u    î  ĵ  k̂ 8. Consider a tetrahedron with faces f1, f2, f3, f4 Let
   
a1, a2 , a3 , a4 be the vectors whose magnitudes are
  respectively equal to the areas of f1, f2, f3, f4 and
3. If the unit vectors e1 and e 2 are inclined at an
whose directions are perpendicular to these faces
 
angle 2 and | e1 – e 2 | < 1, then for   [0, ],  in the outward direction. Then
   
may lie in the interval (A) a1  a2  a3  a 4  0
   
    (B) a1  a3  a 2  a 4
(A) 0, 6  (B)  6 , 2     
    (C) a1  a2  a3  a 4
 5    5  (D) none of these
(C)  6 ,  (D)  2 , 6 
   
 
  9. Let a = î + ĵ + k̂ , b = î – ĵ + 2 k̂ and
4. Let u , v , w be such that | u | = 1, | v | = 2, | w | = 3. If the
 
  c = x î + (x – 2) ĵ – k̂ . If the vector c lies in the
projection v along u is equal to that of w along u  
plane of a and b , then x equals
and v , w are perpendicular to each other, then
(A) 0 (B) 1

| u – v + w | equals (C) –4 (D) –2
(A) 2 (B) 7 10. Points L, M and N lie on the sides AB, BC and
(C) 14 (D) 14 CA of the triangle ABC such that  (AL) :  (LB)
=  (BM) :  (MC) =  (CN) :  (NA) = m : n, then
 the areas of the triangles LMN and ABC are in the
5. Let u = î + ĵ , v = î – ĵ and w = î + 2 ĵ + 3 k̂ . ratio

If n̂ is a unit vector such that u . n̂ = 0 and m2 m2  mn  n2
  (A) (B)
v . n̂ =0 then | w . n̂ | is equal to n2 (m  n)2
(A) 0 (B) 1
m2  n2 m2  n2
(C) 2 (D) 3 (C) (D)
m2  n2 (m  n)2

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11. For any four points P, Q, R, S, VECTOR PRODUCT OF 4 VECTORS
| PQ  RS  QR  PS  RP  QS | is equal to 4 times   
18. If a , b , c are three non-coplanar non-zero
the vectors and r is any vector in space, then
area of the triangle         
( a × b )×( r × c )+( b × c )×( r × a )+( c × a )×( r × b )
(A) PQR (B) QRS
(C) PRS (D) PQS is equal to
     
(A) 2[ a , b , c ] r (B) 3[ a , b , c ] r
  
SCALAR TRIPLE PRODUCT (C) [ a , b , c ] r (D) none of these
 
12. Given a = x î + y ĵ + 2 k̂ , b = î – ĵ + k̂ ,
MIXED PROBLEMS
    
c = î + 2 ĵ ; ( a ^ b ) = /2, a . c = 4, then 19.
 
The vectors a  4 î  3k̂, b  14 î  2 ĵ  5k̂ are
   2     
(A) [ a b c ] = | a | (B) [ a b c ] = | a | 
coinitial. The vector d which is bisecting the angle
       2 
(C) [ a b c ] = 0 (D) [ a b c ] = | a | 
between the vectors a and b and is having the
magnitude 6 , is
  
13. Let r be a vector perpendicular to a + b + c ,
(A) î  ĵ  2k̂ (B) î  ĵ  2k̂
      
where [ a b c ] = 2. If r = ( b × c ) + m( c × a ) +
  (C) î  ĵ  2k̂ (D) none of these
n( a × b ), then ( + m + n) is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 1  
20. If b and c are any two perpendicular unit vectors
(C) 0 (D) none of these 
and a is any vector, then
   
  

a. b  c  
14. Let a , b and c be non-coplanar unit vectors equally      
 
( a . b ) b + ( a . c ) c +   2 b  c is equal to
|bc |
inclined to one another at an acute angle . Then  
   (A) a (B) b
[ a b c ] in terms of  is equal to

(C) c (D) none of these
(A) (1 + cos ) cos 2
(B) (1 + cos ) 1  2 cos 2
21. The vector î  x ĵ  3k̂ is rotated through an angle
(C) (1 – cos ) 1  2 cos 2
11 –1
(D) none of these of cos and doubled in magnitude, then it
14
becomes 4 î  ( 4 x  2) ĵ  2k̂ . The value of 'x' is
15. If the vectors a î  ĵ  k̂, î  b ĵ  k̂ and î  ĵ  ck̂ 2 2
(A) – (B)
(a  b  c  1) are coplanar, then the value of 3 3
1
1 1 1 (C) (D) 2
+ + is equal to 3
1 a 1 b 1 c
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) none of these

VECTOR TIRPLE PRODUCT

     
16. ( d + a ).( a × ( b × ( c × d ))) simplifies to
         
(A) ( b . d )[ a c d ] (B) ( b . c )[ a b d ]
    
(C) ( b . a )[ a b d ] (D) none of these

           
17. [( a × b ) × ( b × c ), ( b × c ) × ( c × a ), ( c × a ) × ( a × b )]
is equal to
 2  3
(A) [ a b c ] (B) [ a b c ]
 4
(C) [ a b c ] (D) none of these

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 EXERCISE-II (LEVEL-II)

COLLINEARITY OF THREE POINTS 5. A line passes through a point A with position vector
1. If a, b, c are different real numbers and
3 î  ĵ  k̂ and parallel to the vector 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ . If P
a î  b ĵ  ck̂, b î  c ĵ  ak̂ and c î  aˆj  bk̂ are
is a point on this line such that AP = 15 units, then
position vectors of three non-collinear points A, B,
and C, then the position vector of the point P is/are
abc (A) 13 î  4 ĵ  9k̂ (B) 13 î  4 ĵ  9k̂
(A) centroid of triangle ABC is ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
3
(C) 7 î  6 ĵ  11k̂ (D) 7 î  6 ĵ  11k̂
(B) î  ĵ  k̂ is equally inclined to the three vectors
(C) perpendicular from the origin to the plane of
triangle SCALAR OR DOT PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS
ABC meet at centroid 6.

The vector c , directed along the external bisector
(D) triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle.

of the angle between the vectors a  7iˆ  4jˆ  4kˆ
RELATION BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL VECTORS
 
2.

If a line has a vector equation r  2 î  6 ĵ  ( î  3 ĵ) , and b  2 î  ĵ  2k̂ with | c | 5 6 , is
2then which of the following statements hold goods ? 5
ˆ
(A) (5iˆ5jˆ10k) (B) ( î  7 ĵ  2k̂ )
(A) the line is parallel to 2 î  6ˆj 3

(B) the line passes through the point 2iˆ  6jˆ 5

ˆ
(C) – (5iˆ5jˆ10k) (D) (  î  7 ĵ  2k̂ )
3
(C) the line passes through the point î  9 ĵ
(D) the line is parallel to XY-plane
 
7. If z1  a î  b ĵ and z2  c î  d ĵ are two vectors in î
1
3. The vector (2 î  2 ĵ  k̂ ) is  
and ĵ system, where | z1 | = | z 2 | = r and z1 . z2 = 0,
 
3
(A) a unit vector  
then w1  a î  c ĵ and w 2  b î  d ĵ satisfy

(B) makes an angle with the vector 2 î  4 ĵ  3k̂  
3 (A) | w 1 | = r (B) | w 2 | = r
1  
(C) parallel to the vector  î  ĵ  k̂ (C) w1 . w 2 = 0 (D) none of these
2

(D) Perpendicular to the vector 3 î  2 ĵ  2k̂  

8. If a, b are two non-collinear unit vectors and
4.    
â and b̂ are two given unit vectors at right angle. a, b, xa  yb form a triangle, then
The unit vector equally inclined with â , b̂ and
 
 a ^b 
â × b̂ will be 
(A) x = –1; y = 1 and | a + b | = 2 cos  2 

 
1
(A) – ( + + × )
3 â b̂ â b̂ (B) x=–1; y=1 and cos ( a ^ b ) + | a + b |
   

1   
(B) ( + b̂ + â × b̂ ) cos ( a ^ – ( a + b )) = – 1
3 â
   
1    a ^b   a ^b 
(C) ( + – × )
3 â b̂ â b̂
(C) | a  b | =– 2 cot  2  cos  2  and x =–1, y=1
  
   
1 (D) none of these
(D) – ( â + b̂ – â × b̂ )
3

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9. The value(s) of   [0, 2] for which vector 13. Let

p  2 î  3 ĵ  ak̂ ,

q  b î  5 ĵ  k̂ and

a  î  3 ĵ + (sin 2) k̂ makes an obtuse angle with      
r  î  ĵ  3k̂ . If p, q, r are coplanar and p . q  20 ,
the z-axis and the vectors
then a and b have the values
  (A) –1, 3 (B) 9, 7
b  (tan  ) î  ĵ  2 sin k̂ and
2 (C) 5, 5 (D) –13, 9

  
14. If a, b, c be three non-zero vectors satisfying the
ˆ  3 cosec k
 ˆ are
 (tan )iˆ  (tan )j
c  
2 condition a  b  c and b  c  a , then
  
orthogonal, is/are (A) a, b, c are orthogonal is pairs
–1 –1     2
(A) tan 3 (B)  – tan 2 (B) [ a, b, c ] = [ a ]
–1 –1 
(C)  + tan 3 (D) 2  – tan 2 (C) [ a b c ] = | c |
 2

 
(D) | b | = | c |
VECTOR OR CROSS PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS
    VECTOR TRIPLE PRODUCT
10. If a  b  c  d and a  c  b  d , then the vectors
 
    15. If a  x î  y ĵ  zk̂, b  y î  z ĵ  xk̂ and
a  d and b  c are    
c  z î  x ĵ  yk̂ , then a  (b  c ) is
(A) collinear
(A) parallel to (y – z) î + (z – x) ĵ + (x – y) k̂
(B) linearly independent
(C) perpendicular (B) orthogonal to î + ĵ + k̂

(D) parallel (C) orthogonal to (y + z) î + (z + x) ĵ + (x + y) k̂

(D) orthogonal to x î + y ĵ + z k̂
  
11. Unit vectors a, b and c are coplanar. A unit vector
    
d is perpendicular to them. If ( a × b ) × ( c × d )

1 1 1  
= î  ĵ  k̂ , and the angle between a and b
6 3 3

is 30º, then c is

(A) ( î  2 ĵ  2k̂ ) / 3 (B) ( î  2 ĵ  2k̂ ) / 3

(C) ( 2 î  2 ĵ  k̂) / 3 (D) (  î  2 ĵ  2k̂ ) / 3

SCALAR TRIPLE PRODUCT

12. The volume of a right triangular prism ABCA1B1C1
is equal to 3. If the position vectors of the vertices
of the base ABC are A(1, 0, 1), B(2, 0, 0) and
C(0, 1, 0), then position vectors of the vertex
A1 can be
(A) (2, 2, 2) (B) (0, 2, 0)
(C) (0, –2, 2) (D) (0, –2, 0)

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 EXERCISE-III

1. The position vector of two points A and B are 8. Find out whether the following pairs of lines are
    parallel, non parallel; & intersecting, or non-parallel
6a  2b and a  3b . If a point C divides AB in the
& non-intersecting.
ratio 3 : 2 then show that the position vector of C is 
  r1  î  ĵ  2k̂  (3 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ )
3a  b . (i) 
r2  2 î  ĵ  3k̂  ( 6 î  4 ĵ  8k̂ )

2. In a OAB, E is the mid-point of OB and D is a r1  î  ĵ  3k̂  ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
(ii) 
point on AB such that AD : DB = 2 : 1. if OD and r2  2 î  4 ĵ  6k̂  (2 î  ĵ  3k̂ )
AE intersect at P, then determine the ratio OP : PD
using vector methods. 
r1  î  k̂  ( î  3 ĵ  4k̂ )
(iii) 
r2  2 î  3 ĵ  (4 î  ĵ  k̂ )
3. Show that the points
       
a  2b  3c ; 2a  3b  4c &  7b  10c 9. Let OACB be parallelogram with O at the origin &
are collinear. OC a diagonal. Let D be the mid point of OA. Using
vector method prove that BD & CO intersect in
 the same ratio. Determine this ratio.
4. If r  ( î  2 ĵ  3k̂ )  ( î  ĵ  k̂) and
 10. Find the shortest distance between the lines :
r  ( î  2 ĵ  3k̂ )  ( î  ĵ  k̂) are two lines, then

find the equation of acute angle bisector of two r (4 ˆi  ˆj)  ( ˆi  2ˆj  3k)
 ˆ

lines. and
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  (2iˆ  4 ˆj  5k)
ˆ
r  ( i  j  2k)
5. If the three successive vertices of a parallelogram
have the position vectors as,   
11. (i) Let A  2iˆ  k,
ˆ B  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and C  4 î  3 ĵ  7k̂ .
A(–3, –2, 0); B(3, –3, 1) and C(5, 0, 2). Then find
    
(i) Position vector of the fourth vertex D Determine a vector R satisfying R  B  C  B and
 
R. A  0
(ii) A vector having the same direction as that of AB
(ii) Find vector v which is coplanar with the vectors
but magnitude equal to AC
î  ĵ  2k̂ and î  2 ĵ  k̂ and is orthogonal to the

(iii) The angle between AC and BD . vector  2 î  ĵ  k̂ . It is given that the projection of

  v along the vector î  ĵ  k̂ is equal to 6 3 .
6. (i) If ê1 and ê2 are two unit vectors such that e1  e2
is also a unit vector, then find the angle  between 12. Find the point R in which the line AB cuts the plane
ê1 and ê 2 . CDE, where position vectors of points A, B, C, D,
E are respectively
 2   2  
 a

b   ab  ˆ , b  2iˆ  ˆj  2k
a ˆi  2ˆj  k ˆ , c  ˆ,
ˆ  4k
4j
(ii) Prove that   2   2      
 
 
a b   | a || b |  ˆ and e
d  2iˆ  2ˆj  2k  4 î  ĵ  2k̂ .

1    
7. Given that x +  2 ( p . x ) p = q , then show that 13. The position vectors of the angular points of a
p
tetrahedron are A(3 î  2 ĵ  k̂), B(3 î  ĵ  5k̂) ,
  1     
p . x = ( p . q ) and find x in terms of p and q . C( 4 î  k̂) and D( î ) . Then find the acute angle
2
between the lateral faces ADC and the base ABC.

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14. Examine for coplanarity of the following sets of points
22. The vector OP  î  2 ĵ  2k̂ turns through a right
(i) 4iˆ  8 ˆj  12k,
ˆ 2 ˆi  4 ˆj  6k,
ˆ 3 ˆi  5 ˆj  4k,
ˆ 5 ˆi  8 ˆj  5k.
ˆ
angle, passing through the positive x-axis on the
            way. Find the vector in its new position.
(ii) 3a  2b  5c, 3a  8b  5c,  3a  2b  c, a  4b  3c.

   
15. The length of the edge of the regular tetrahedron 23. If px  ( x  a)  b ; (p  0)
DABC is 'a'. Point E and F are taken on the edges      
 p2b  (b.a)a  p(b  a)
AD and BD respectively such that E divides DA prove that x 
p(p2  a2 )
and F divides BD in the ratio 2 : 1 each. Then find
the area of triangle CEF.
COMPREHENSION – 1
16. The pv's of the four angular points of a tetrahedron
Let O, N, G and O' are the circumcentre, nine point centre,
are : A(ˆj  2k)
ˆ ; B(3iˆ  k)
ˆ ; C(4iˆ  3jˆ  6k)
ˆ & centroid and orthocentre of a ABC respectively. AL and
D( 2î  3 ĵ  2k̂ ) . Find : BM are perpendiculars from A and B on sides BC and CA
(i) The perpendicular distance from A to the line BC. respectively. Let AD be the median and OD is perpendicu-
(ii) The volume of the tetrahedron ABCD. lar to side BC. Let R be the circum radius of ABC, then
(iii) The perpendicular distance from D to the plane ABC. OA = OB = OC = R.
(iv) The shortest distance between the lines AB & CD. Now, in OBD, OD = R cos A, in AMB,
AO' = AM sec (90° – C) (  O' AM = 90° – C)
17. ABCD is a tetrahedron with pv's of its angular
points as A(–5, 22, 5); B(1, 2, 3); C(4, 3, 2) and C cos A
= AM cosec C = A
D(–1, 2, –3). If the area of the triangle AEF where sin C
the quadrilaterals ABDE and ABCF are = 2R cos A
M

parallelograms is S then find the value of S.  AO' = 2OD O'

R

N
 If S be any point in the G O
 ˆ c  3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
18. Let a  ˆi  2 ˆj  3k,
ˆ b  2iˆ  ˆj  k, plane of ABC and R R

 AP is the diameter of C
and d  3 î  ĵ  2k̂ , then B L D
      the circum circle.
(i) If a  (b  c )  pa  qb  rc , then find value of p, q are r..

    24. OA + OB + OC is equal to
(ii) Find the value of ( a  b ) × ( a  c ). d
(A) OO' (B) 2O' O
19. Are the following set of vectors linearly
(C) 2AO (D) ON
independent?
 
(i) a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂, b  3 î  6 ĵ  9k̂
25. O' A + O' B + O' C is equal to
  
(ii) a  2 î  4k̂, b  î  2 ĵ  k̂, c  î  4 ĵ  3k̂ (A) O' B (B) 2O' O
  (C) 2AO' (D) 2O' N
20. The resultant of two vectors a & b is perpendicular
  
to a . If | b | = 2 | a | show that the resultant of
   26. AO' + O' B + O' C is equal to
2 a & b is perpendicular to b .
(A) OO' (B) 2O' O
21. Given three points on the xy plane on O(0, 0), A(1, 0)
and B(–1, 0). Point P is moving on the plane (C) 2AO (D) 3SG
satisfying the condition ( PA .PB ) + 3( OA . OB )= 0.
If the maximum and minimum values of | PA | | PB |
are M and m respectively then find the value of
M2 + m2.

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Comprehension - 2 MATRIX MATCH TYPE
  30. Observe the following columns :
Given two orthogonal vectors A and B each of length unity..
     Column - I Column - I
Let P be the vector satisfying the equation P  B  A  P .
(A) If V1, V2, V3 are the volumes
Then of parallelopiped, triangular prism (P) 2V1+3V3=5V2
  
27. P  B  B is equal to and tetrahedron respectively.
  The three coterminus edges of
(A) P (B) P all three figures are the vectors
 
(C) 2B (D) A ˆ and 2 î  5 ĵ  3k̂ , then
î  ĵ  6k̂ , ˆi  ˆj  4k

28. P is equal to (B) If V1, V2, V3 are the volumes (Q) V1+V2+V3 =60
     
A A B A BA of parallelopiped, triangular prism
(A)  (B)  and tetrahedron respectively.
2 2 2 2
   The three coterminus edges of all
(C)
A B A


(D) A  B
 three figures are the vectors
2 2
 2 î  3 ĵ  3k̂ , 4 î  5 ĵ  3k̂ and (R) V1 + 3V3 = 3V2
29. Which of the following statements is false ? 6 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ , then
   
(A) vectors P , A and A  B are linearly dependent
   
(B) vectors P , A and A  B are linearly indepen- (C) If V1, V2, V3 are the volumes (S) V1+V2+V3=50
dent of parallelopiped, triangular prism
  and tetrahedron respectively.
(C) P is orthogonal to B and has length 1 / 2
The three coterminus edges of all
(D) None of these three figures are the vectors
 3 î  ĵ  k̂ , 4 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ and (T) V1:V2:V3=6:3:1

2 î  2 ĵ , then

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 EXERCISE-IV (JEE-MAIN)
  
1. If u, v, w are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are real 5. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors. If the vectors
numbers, then the equality  
c ˆ ˆ and 
a  2b d 5a ˆ are perpendicular to
ˆ  4b
3u pv pw   pv w qu   2w qv qu   0 holds for :  
each other, then the angle between a and b is:
[AIEEE 2009]
(A) exactly two values of (p,q) [AIEEE 2012]
(B) more than two but not all values of (p, q)  
(A) (B)
(C) all values of (p, q) 3 4
(D) exactly one value of (p, q)
 
   (C) (D)
2. Let a  ĵ  k̂ and c  î  ĵ  k̂ . The the vector b 6 2
     
satisfying a × b + c = 0 and a . b = 3 is
6. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
[AIEEE 2010]    

AB q,  AD p and  BAD be an acute angle. If
(A) – î + ĵ – 2 k̂ (B) 2 î – ĵ + 2 k̂

r is the vector that coincides with the altitude
(C) î – ĵ – 2 k̂ (D) î + ĵ – 2 k̂ 
directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r
 is given by : [AIEEE 2012]
 
3. If the vectors a = î – ĵ + 2 k̂ , b = 2 î + 4 ĵ + k̂ and c  
= î + ĵ + k̂ are mutually orthogonal, then ( ) =
 
   p. q     3 p.q  
(A) r q      p (B) r 3q    p
[AIEEE 2010]
 p.p  p.p  
(A) (–3, 2) (B) (2, –3)
 
(C) (–2,3) (D) (3, –2)   3 p.q    
 
  p.q  
(C) 
r 3q    p (D) r q      p
  
p.p    p.p 
4. The vectors a and b are not perpendicular and c

and d are two vectors satisfying :  
      7. If the vectors AB = 3 i + 4k̂ and AC =
b × c = b × d and a . d = 0. Then the
 5 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ are the sides of a triangle ABC, then
vector d is equal to : [AIEEE 2011]
the length of the median through A is :
  
  b .c     a.c   [JEE-MAIN 2013]
(A) b      c (B) c      b
 a.b   a .b  (A) 33 (B) 45

  b.c   
 
 a.c   (C) 18 (D) 72
(C) b      c (D) c      b
 a.b   
   a.b 

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   
         2 11. Let a,b and c be three unit vectors such that
8. If a  b b  c c  a =  a b c  then  is equal
 
  
to : [JEE-MAIN 2014] 
a b 
c
2
3  
   
b  c . If b is not parallel to c ,
(A) 2 (B) 3
 
(C) 0 (D) 1 then the angle between a and b is:
[JEE – MAIN 2016]
9. The angle between the lines whose direction cosines
 2
satisfy the equations  + m + n = 0 and 2 = m2 + n2 (A) (B)
2 3
is : [JEE-MAIN 2014]
  5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 4

  12.

Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors
(C) (D)
6 2 
 ˆ if u is perpen-
ˆ and b ˆj  k.
a  2iˆ  3j
ˆk
      
10. Let a,b and c be three non- zero vectors such dicular to a and u . b  24 , then u 2 is equal
  
that no two of them are collinear and ( a  b ) × c = to : [JEE-MAIN 2018]
(A) 84 (B) 336
1    
b c a . If  is the angle between vectors b (C) 315 (D) 256
3

and c , then a value of sin is : [JEE-MAIN 2015]

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

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 EXERCISE-IV (JEE-ADVANCED)
1. Let P, Q, R and S be the points on the plane with 7. Consider the set of eight vectors

position vectors  2 î  ĵ , 4 î , 3 î  3 ĵ &  3 î  2 ĵ V = { aiˆ  bj ˆ : a, b, c  {– 1, 1}}. Three non-

ˆ  ck
respectively. The quadrilateral PQRS must be a coplanar vectors can be chosen from V in 2p ways.
[JEE 2010]
Then p is [JEE 2013]
(A) parallelogram, which is neither a rhombus nor
a rectangle
(B) square 8. Match List-I with List-II and select the
(C) rectangle, but not a square correct answer using code given the lists
(D) rhombus, but not a square [JEE 2013]
  List-I List-II
2. If a and b are vectors in space given by
P. Volume of parallelepiped determined 1. 100
 î  2 ĵ  2 î  ĵ  3k̂
a and b  , then the value of   
5 14 by vectors a,b and c is 2. then

    
  
2a  b . a x b  a  2 b is  
[JEE 2010] the volume of the parallelepiped
   
determined by vectors 2(a  b),3(b  c)
  
3. ˆ b  ˆi  ˆj  k
Let a  ˆi  ˆj  k, ˆ and c  ˆi  ˆj  k
ˆ  
and (c  a) is

be three vectors. A vector v in the plane of
Q. Volume of parallelepiped determined 2. 30
   1   
a and b , w hose projection on c is , is given by by vectors a,b and c is 5. Then the
3
[JEE 2011] volume of the parallelepioed determined
     
(A) î  3 ĵ  3k̂ (B) 3 î  3 ĵ  k̂ by vectors 3(a  b),(b  c) and 2(c  a) is
(C) 3î  ĵ  3k̂ (D) î  3 ĵ  3k̂ R. Area of a triangel with adjacent sides 3. 24
4. The vector(s) which is/are coplanar with vectors  
determined by vectors a and b is 20.
î  ĵ  2k̂ and î  2 ĵ  k̂ , and perpendicular to the Then area of the triangle with adjacent
 
vector î  ĵ  k̂ is/are [JEE 2011] sides determined by vectos (2a  3b)
(A) ĵ  k̂ (B)  î  ĵ  
and (a – b) is
(C) î  ĵ (D)  ĵ  k̂ S. Area of a parallelogram with adjacent 4. 60

 sides determined by vectors a and
 
5. Let a   î  k̂, b   î  ĵ and c  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ be 
b is 30. Then the area of the
three given vectors. If r is a vector such that
        parallelogram with adjacent sides
r  b  c  b and r . a  0 , then the value of r . b   
is [JEE 2011] determined by vectors (a  b) and a is
Codes :

6. Let PR  3î  ĵ  2k̂ and SQ = î  3 ĵ  4k̂

P Q R S
determine diagonals of a parallelogram PQRS and (A) 3 2 4 1

(B) 1 3 4 2
PT  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ be another vector. Then the (C) 3 4 1 2
volume of the parallelepiped determined by the (D) 2 4 1 3
  
vectors PT, PQ and PS is [JEE 2013]
(A) 5 (B) 20
(C) 10 (D) 30

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    12. Column I
9. Let x , y and z be three vectors each of magni-
(A) In a triangle XYZ, let a, b and c be the lengths
tude 2 and the angle between each pair of them
of the sides opposite to the angles X, Y and Z,
 
is . If a is a nonzero vector perpendicular to respectively. If 2(a 2 – b 2) = c 2 and  =
3
    sin(X – Y)
x and y × z and b is a nonzero vector perpen-
, then possible values of n for
sinZ
   which cos(n) = 0 is (are)
dicular to y and z × x , then [JEE 2014]
     (B) In a triangle XYZ, let a, b and c the lengths
(A) b  (b · z)(z – x) of the sides opposite to the angles X, Y and Z,
    
(B) a  (a · y)(y – z) respectively. If 1 + cos2X – 2cos2Y = 2sinX
     
(C) a · b  –(a · y)(b · z) a
sinY, then possible value(s) of is (are)
     b
(D) a (a · y)(z  y)

(C) In R2, let 3iˆ  ˆj , ˆi  3jˆ and ˆi  (1 – )j
ˆ
   be the position vectors of X, Y and Z with
10. Let a,b and c be three non-coplanar unit vectors
such that the angle between every pair of them is respect to the origin O, respectively. If the
distance of Z from the bisector of the acute
       
. If a  b  b  c  pa  qb  rc , where p, q and 3
3  
angle OX with OY is then possible
2
p2  2q2  r2 value(s) of || is (are)
r are scalars, then the value of 2 is
q (D) Suppose that F( ) denotes the area of the
[JEE 2014] region bounded by x = 0, x = 2, y2 = 4x and
y = |  x – 1| + |  x – 2| +  x, where
  8
11. Let  PQR be a triangle. Let a = QR ,   {0, 1}. Then the value(s) of F() +
3 2,
     
b = RP and c = PQ . If | a | = 12, | b | = 4 3 and
when  = 0 and  = 1, is (are)
 
b.c = 24, then which of the following is (are) true? Column II
[JEE 2015]
(P) 1

| c |2  (Q) 2
(A) –| a | = 12
2
 (R) 3
| c |2 
(B) + | a | = 30 (S) 5
2
   
(C) | a  b  c  a | = 48 3 (T) 6

 
(D) a.b = –72

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 ˆ be a unit vector in R3 and 
13. Let û  u1ˆi  u 2ˆj  u3k 17.

Let a and b be two unit vectors such that

1 ˆ ˆ ˆ  

ŵ (i  j  2k) . Given that there exists a a . b  0. For s om e x, y  R, let
6
 
 =x 
  
 3
vector v in R such that û  v = 1 and c
a + y b + ( a  b ). If | c | = 2 and


w·(u 1 . Which of the following statement(s)
ˆ ˆ  v)  
the vector c is inclined at the same angle 
is(are) correct ?
(A) There is exactly one choice for such v  
to both a and b, then the value of 8 cos2 
(B) There are infinitely many choices for such v
is _______ [JEE Adv. 2018]
(C) If û lies in the xy-plane then |u1| = |u2|
(D) If û lies in the xz-plane then 2|u1| = |u3|  
ˆ and b ˆi  2j ˆ be two
18. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  k ˆ k
[JEE 2016]   
vectors. Consider a vector c  a   b .
14. Let O be the origin and let PQR be an arbitrary 
 �  If the projection of c on the vector
   
triangle. The point S is such that OP . OQ + OR.OS  
         
a  b is 3 2 , then the minimum value of
= OR.OP + OQ.OS = OQ.OR + OP.OS Then the
c  a  b  c
   
triangle PQR has S as its [JEE Adv. 2017]
(A) circmcentre (B) Incentre
equals_____ [JEE Adv. 2019]
(C) Centroid (D) orthocenter

Paragraph 15 to 16
  
Let O be the origin, and OX , OY , OZ be three

unit vectors in the directions of the sides QR ,
 
RP , PQ , respectively, of a triangle PQR.
[JEE Adv. 2017]
15. If the triangle PQR varies, then the minimum value
of cos(p + Q) + cos(Q + R) + Cos(R +P) is
3 5
(A) (B)
2 3

5 3
(C)  (D) 
3 2
 
16. OX  OY =

(A) sin(P + R) (B) sin(Q + R)

(C) sin(P + Q) (D) sin2R

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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. A
15. B 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. B
22. A 23. D 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C
29. C 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. C
36 . A 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. B

EXERCISE - II
(Level - I) Single correct Option - type Questions
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. C
8. A 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. C
15. A 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. D

(Level - II) Multiple correct Option - type Questions

1. A,B,C,D 2. C,D 3. A,C,D 4. A,B 5. B,D
6. A,C 7. A,B,C 8. A,B 9. B,D 10. A,D
11. A,D 12. A,D 13. A,D 14. A,B,C 15. A,B,C,D

EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions

6 2
2. 3 : 2 4. (1, 2, 3) +  (jˆ  k)
ˆ 5. (i) D(–1, 1, 1) , (ii) (6,  1, 1) , (iii)
19 3

  
   (p.q)p
6. (i) 7. x q  8. (i) parallel ; (ii) intersecting ; (iii) non intersecting
3 2p2

6  
9. 2 : 1 10. 11. (i) R  (1, 8  2) ; (ii) v  9(ˆj  k)
ˆ
5

 19 11 19  2 5a 2
12.  , ,  13. cos  = 15. sq. units
8 8 8 89 41 12 3

6 3
16. (i) 14 (ii) 6 (iii) (iv) 17. 110
7 5 10 6
18. (i) p = 0; q = 10; r = –3 ; (ii) –100 19. (i) No ; (ii) No

 4 1 1  1
21. 34 22.  , ,  23. ± (–1, –5, 1)
 2 2 2 3 3

Comprehension - based Questions

24. A 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. B

Matrix Match - type Questions

30. (A)–P,R,S,T; (B)–P,R,T; (C)–P,Q,R,T

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EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A
8. D 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B

JEE Advanced
1. A 2. 5 3. C 4. A,D 5. 9 6. C
7. 5 8. C 9. A,B,C 10. 4 11. A,C,D
12. (A)  P,R,S (B)  P (C)  P,Q (D)  S,T 13. B,C 14. D 15. D
16. C 17. 3 18. 18

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