Exercise for Session 1

1. Find the angle between the vectors i - 2j +3k and 3 -2j + k.

2. Find and angle between two vectors aand b with magnitudes V3 and 2 respectively such thata-b=/6
3. Show that the vectors 2i-j+ kand i -3j- 5kare at right angles.
4. If r.i=r.j=r.kand | r| =3, then find vector r.
5. Find the angle between the vectors a+banda-b, if a =2i -j+3k andb=3i +j-2k.
6. Find the projection of the vector i+3j +7k on the vector 7i-j+ 8k.
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7. If the projection of vedor xí -j+ kon vector2i -j +5k is V30 then find the value of x.
8. If|al+ |b|=|cl and a + b=c, then find the angle between a and b.
9. If three unit vectors a, band c satisfy a + b+ c=0, then find the angle betweena and b.
10. If a =xi +(x -1)j+ kand b=(x + 1)i+j+ ak make an acute angle, x eR, then find the values of a.
11. Find the component of î in the direction of the vector i + j+ 2k.
12. Find the vector components of avector 2i+ 3j+ 6k along and perpendicular to the non-zero vector2i+ j+2k
13. Aparticle is acted upon by constant forces 4i+ j-3k and 3i + j-kwhich displace it from a point i +2j+ 3k to
the point 5i + 4j + k Find the work done by the forces in standard units.
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DPP 3.1
Dot Product
Single Correct Answer Type (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
1. If a. b> 0 and a=-++bk and 4. Aunit vector a in the plane of b =2i+j and
a b
B=bi+aj+ -*, then the maximum value c=i-itk such that the angle between a
and b is same as the angle between a and d
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of is
where d=j+2k is
5+a-ß
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a)
(c) 4 (d) 8
2. Ifavector r is equally inclined with the vectors (c) (d)
d =cos ei +sin j, b=sin i +cosj and 5. The vectors x and y satisfy the cquation
c =k, then the angle between r and a is
px t qy =a (where p. q are scalar constants
(a) cos () cos and a is a known vector). If it is given that

(c) cos-! (d) cos- I

3 then is equal to (pq>0)
4pq
3. Let a.b and c be unit vectors such that a is
perpendicular to the plane of b and c. If the (a) 1 (b) p
angle between b and cis 3 then Ja +b +cl= (c) 2
p
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6. If a, b,c are non-zero vectors such that a is Multiple Correct Answers Type
OA+ Bc
perpendicular to bandc,la|=1.15|=2. lc|=1 9. If0ABC is a tetrahedron suchtherthatwhich ofthe
and b c =1.There is a non-zero vector a = OB+ CA = 0C+ AB-,
following is/are true?
coplanar with a+b and 25 -c. Ifd -a =1,
(a) OATBC (b) OB LAC
then the minimum value of d | is
(c) OClAB (d) AB AC
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(a) (b)
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4 4 10. If a =3i-j+5k and b=i+2j-3k are
(c) (d)
/13 given vectors. A vector c perpendicular 1fto
z-axis, satisfiesc a - 9 and c b =-4.
7. Four vectors a, b,c and xsatisfy the relation inclinations of c with x-axis and y-axis are a
(a -x)b =ctx,where b a + 1. Then x and ß. respectively. then
(a)
(6-th-1) (a) a< (b) a> A
( h-1) 4

(b) (c) B> (d) B<

-b-1
2()b + 11. The volume of a right triangular prism ABC
(c) A,B, C is equal to 3 cubic unit. Then the
b-1
2( c)ë +
i coordinates of the vertex A,, if the coordinates
(d) of the base vertices of the prism are A(1, 0, 1),
äb-l B(2, 0, 0) and C(0, 1, 0) are
8. If a. b and c are three unit vectors, cqually (a) (-2, 0, 2) (b) (0, -2, 0)
inclined to each other at an angle a, then the (c) (0, 2, 0) (d) (2, 2, 2)
angle between a, and plane ofb and c is
Matrix Match Type
(a) = cos
12. In triangle ABC. AB=p=2i-4j+4kand
COS AC= q 2i+ i+2k. Then match the List I
with the List II.
cOS O List I List II
(b) =sin-!
(1) If the component of vector p (i) 7
CO
2 in the direction of vector q is
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(c) 0= cos!
sin
2
i+j+pk . then (74 +)
Sin a

(2) If the component of vector p (iH) 2

in the direction which is
Si
(d) - sin perpen-dicularto thevectorq is
sin a
9 j+pk .then(Ra+ )
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(3) If the vector along the

intenal(iiü) 8 time t. its position vector oP (where O is the
angle bisector of ZBACis Ai -j
+ uk. then 3(À + u) = origin) is given as OP
(4) If the vector along the then the least distance of P from the origin is
median(iv) 4
through vertex Ais ituj +6k. where (2+ u)=
then (2 t u) =
15. In a tetrahedron O.ABC, 0A| = BC = a.
(a) (I-iiü). (2)-{iv). (3)-i). (4)-(ii) OB = AC = h and 0C = AB c. Let G,
(b) (1i). (2)-(iii), (3}-iv). (4)-i) and G, be the centroids of the triangles ABC
(c) (1)-(iii). (2)-(). (3)-(iv). and AOC such that 0G, 1 BG,. The value of
(4)-i)
(d) ()-(iv). (2)-i). (3)-(ü). (4)-(ü) a+
1S

Numerical Value Type

16. Ifp and q are two diagonals ofa quadrilateral
13. LetG be the centroid of
AABCwhose sides are suchthat |p -qi-p -lP|=land|q|=2.
a, b and c. IfP is a point in the plane of A4BC
such that PA = 1. PB= 3. PC =4. and PG=2. then the area of quadrilateral is cqual to
then the value ofu -b* -cis 17. Let u.h ande be three non-zero vectors such

14. Let two non-collinear vectors a and b inclined that projection of (b tc)on a is cqual to 2u.
projection of(a tc)onb is 3/6| and projection
at anangle be such that la |=3 and jb=2. of (a +B) onc is 4<e, (where la. B1. cle M.
If point P moves in such a way that at any then the minimum value of ]a +b +eis vn,
where à =

Answer Key
Single Correct Answer Type
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a)
Multiple Correct Answers Type
9. (a. b., c) 10. (b. c) 11. (b. d)

Matrix Match Type

12. (a)
Numerical Value Type
13. (42) 14. (143) 15. (3) 16. (0.5) 17. (12)