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ANGLE BETWEEN VECTORS

1. The value of x for which the angle between the vectors  7 6 2 
(c) cos −1  −  (d) cos−1  
a = xî − 3 ĵ − k̂ & b = 2xî + xĵ − k̂ is acute, and the angle  11   11 
 
between the vector b and the axis of y is obtuse, are
1 7. The vectors a , b and c are equal in length and, taken
(a) ,2 (b) −2, 3
2
pair-wise, they make equal angles. If a = î + ĵ, b = ĵ + k̂ ,
(c) all x  0 (d) all x  0
and c makes an obtuse angle with x-axis, then c =
2. The value of x for which the angle between (a) − î + 4 ĵ − k̂ (b) î + k̂
a = 2x î + 4xĵ + k̂ & b = 7î − 2 ĵ + xk̂ is obtuse and the
( ) ( )
2
1 1
(c) − î + 4 ĵ − k̂ (d) î − 4 ĵ + k̂
angle between b and the z-axis is acute and less than 3 3

, are
6 8. The vectors a = 3î − 2 ĵ + 2k̂ and b = −î − 2k̂ are the
1 1 adjacent sides of a parallelogram. Then, the acute angle
(a) a  x  (b)  x  15 between its diagonals is
2 2
1  
(c) x  or x  0 (d) none of these (a) (b)
2 4 3
3 2
(c) (d)
3. The vectors a , b and c are of the same length and, 4 3

taken pair-wise they form equal angles. If a = î + ĵ and

9. If the vectors a = (c log 2 x )î − 6 ĵ + 3k̂ and
b = ĵ + k̂ , then c is equal to
b = (log 2 x )î + 2 ĵ + (2c log 2 x )k̂ make an obtuse angle
1
(
(a) î + k̂ , − î + 4 ĵ − k̂
3
) (b) î + 2 ĵ + 3k̂, î + ĵ for any x (0, ) , then c belongs to
 4
(c) − î + ĵ + 2k̂, î + k̂ (d)
1
3
( )
− î + 4 ĵ − k̂ , ĵ + k̂ (a) (− , 0) (b)  − , − 
 3
 4   4 
(c)  − , 0  (d)  − ,  
4. A unit vector making an obtuse angle with x-axis and  3   3 
perpendicular to the plane containing the points
î + 2ˆj + 3k̂ , 2î + 3ˆj + 4k̂ and î + 5 ĵ + 7 k̂ also makes
10. If a, b are unit vectors such that the vector a + 3b is
obtuse angle with
(a) y-axis only (b) z-axis only perpendicular to 7a − 5b and a − 4b is perpendicular to
(c) y and z axes (d) none of these
7a − 2b , then the angle between a and b is

5. If the unit vectors a & b are inclined at an angle 2 such (a)
6
that a − b  1 and 0     , then  lies in the interval 
(b)
2
    5 
(a) 0,    ,  (b) 0,  
 6  6  (c)
3
    5 
(c)  ,  (d)  ,  (d) such a, b are non existent
6 2 2 6 

11. Let a & b are two vectors inclined at an angle of 60 o .

6. If e1 = (1, 1, 1) & e 2 = (1, 1, − 1) and a & b are two
If a = b = 2 , then the angle between a & a + b is
vectors such that e1 = 2a + b and e 2 = a + 2b , then
angle between a and b is (a) 30 o (b) 60 o
(c) 45 o (d) none of these
−1  7  −1 
7
(a) cos   (b) cos  
9  11 
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12. If a , b are unit vectors such that a − b is also a unit

18. If a , b, c be three vectors such that a + b+c =1,
vector, then the angle between a & b is

(a)

6
(b)

3
( )
c =  a  b and a =
1
2
,b =
1
3
, c=
1
6
, then the

 
(c) (d) angle between a & b is
4 2
 
(a) (b)
6 4
13. If a , b are two unit vectors such that a + b = 2 3 and
 
(c) (d)
3 2
a − b = 6 , then the angle between a & b is

 2
( )
19. Three vectors a , b, c are such that a  b = 3 a  c . Also,
(a) (b) 1
3 3 a = b = 1 , c = . If the angle between b and c is
3
 
(c) (d) 60 o , then
4 2
(a) b = 3c + a (b) b = 3a − c
14. A vector of magnitude 4 which is equally inclined to the
(c) b = 3c + 2a (d) b = 3c − 2a
vectors î + ĵ, ĵ + k̂ and k̂ + î is

(a)
4
3
(î − ĵ − k̂ ) (b)
4
3
(î + ĵ − k̂ ) 20. The values of x for which the angle between the vectors
a = xî − 3 ĵ & b = 2xî + xĵ − k̂ is acute and the angle

(c)
4
3
(î + ĵ + k̂ ) (d) none of these between the vectors b and y-axis lies between

2
and

, are
15. Unit vectors equally inclined to the vectors (a)  0 (b)  0
1
( ) 1
(
î , − 2î + ĵ + 2k̂ , − 4 ĵ + 3k̂ are
3 5
) (c) −2,−3 (d) 1, 2

(a) 
1
51
(
î − 5 ĵ + 5k̂ ) (b) 
1
51
(
î − 5 ĵ − 5k̂ ) 21. The unit vector in the ZOX plane making angles 45 o
and 60 o respectively, with a = 2î + 2 ĵ − k̂ & b = ĵ − k̂ , is

(c) 
1
51
(
î + 5 ĵ + 5k̂ ) (d) none of these (a)
1
(− i + k̂ ) (b)
1
(î − k̂ )
2 2
3 1
16. If a, b, c are the p th , q th & r th terms of a GP, then the (c) î + k̂ (d) none of these
2 2
angle between the vector u = (log a )î + (log b)ĵ + (log c)k̂
22. A unit vector perpendicular to the vector − î + 2ˆj + 2k̂
and v = (q − r )î + (r − p)ĵ + (p − q )k̂ is
and making equal angles with X and Y axes can be
 
(a)
3
(b)
6 (a)
1
3
(
2î − 2 ĵ − k̂ ) 1
(
(b) 2î − 2 ĵ − k̂
3
)

(c)  (d)
2 (c)
1
3
(
2î + 2ˆj + k̂ ) 1
(
(d) 2î − 2 ĵ + k̂
3
)
17. If a, b, c are the p th , q th & r th terms of a HP, then the
23. If a and b are two non-collinear vectors such that
vector u = a −1î + b −1 ĵ + c −1k̂ and a = 3, b = 4 and a − b = î + 2 ĵ + 3k̂ , then the value of
v = (q − r )î + (r − p)ĵ + (p − q )k̂ 2
(a) are parallel  
 a b 
(b) are orthogonal  2 − 2  is equal to
(c) satisfy u . v = 1 a b 
 
(d) satisfy u  v = î + ĵ + k̂
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1 5 1 2
(a) (b) (c) cos −1   (d) cos −1  
24 72 3 7
7 7
(c) (d)
72 48 25. ?

26. ?
24. If a and b are two unit vectors such that a + 2b and
5a − 4b are perpendicular to each other, then the angle 27. ?
between a and b is
28.
(a) 45 o (b) 60 o
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