VECTORS

QUESTIONS ON ALGEBRA OF VECTORS

1. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line segment

joining P and Q whose position vectors are externally

in the ratio 1 : 2. Also, show that P is the mid-point of the line segment
RQ.
2. Find the position vector of a point which divides the line joining the two

points P and Q with position vectors

respectively in the ratio 1 : 2 internally and externally.

3. The two vectors represent the sides

respectively of triangle ABC. Find the length of the median through A.

4. If find a vector of magnitude 6

units which is parallel to the vector

5. Find a vector of magnitude of 5 units parallel to the resultant of the

vectors

6. Using vectors show that the points A (-2, 3, 5), B (7, 0, -1), C (-3, -2, -5)
and D (3, 4, 7) are such that AB and CD intersect at the point P
(1, 2, 3).

7. If represent the sides of a triangle taken in order, then write the

value of

8. Write a unit vector in the direction of

9. If find a unit vector parallel to

10. Write a unit vector in the direction of

11. Find the position vector of the mid-point of the line segment AB,
where A is the point (3, 4, - 2) and B is the point (1, 2, 4).

12. Find a vector in the direction of which has

magnitude of 6 units.

13. What is the cosine of the angle which the vector makes
with y-axis?

14. Find a unit vector in the direction of

15. For what value of ‘a’ the vectors are

collinear?

16. Write the direction cosines of the vectors

17. Find the sum of the following vectors:

18. Find a unit vector in the direction of the vector

19. Write a unit vector in the direction of the sum of the vectors

20. Find the value of ‘p’ for which the vectors

are parallel.

21. Find a vector of magnitude making an angle of with x-

θ
axis, with y-axis and an acute angle with z-axis.
22. Write a unit vector in the direction of , where P and Q are the
points (1, 3, 0) and (4, 5, 6) respectively.

23. Find a vector in the direction of vector which has

magnitude 21 units.

24. In a triangle OAC, if B is the mid-point of side AC and

then what is ?

25. Write the position vector of the point which divides the join of

points with position vector in the ratio 2 : 1.

QUESTIONS ON SCALAR PRODUCT

1. Find

2. If find the angle between

3. If are two vectors such that then prove that is

perpendicular to

4. The scalar product of the vector with a unit vector along the

sum of the vectors is equal to 1. Find

the value of λ and hence find the unit vector along

5. If with reference to a right handed system of mutually perpendicular

unit vectors we have . Express in the

form where is parallel to and is perpendicular to .

6. Find the values of x for which the angle between the vectors

is obtuse.

7. If are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude,

prove that is equally inclined with vectors . Also, find

the angle.

8. Let be three vectors of magnitudes 3, 4 and 5 respectively. If

each one is perpendicular to the sum of the other two vectors, prove

that

9. If are unit vectors such find the value of

10. (i) Dot product of a vector with are

0, 5 and 8 respectively. Find the vector.

(ii) Dot products of a vector with vectors are

respectively 4, 0 and 2. Find the vector.

11. If then find the value of λ, so that

are perpendicular vectors.

12. If then express in the form of

where is parallel to and is perpendicular to .

13. Show that the vectors

form a right angled triangle.
14. Find the projection of where

15. If then show that the vector

are orthogonal.

16. If two vectors are such that then

find the value of

17. If what can you conclude about the vector

18. Let be vector such If

then

19. What is the angle between vectors with magnitudes 2

and respectively? Given

20. Find the angle between the vectors

21. For what value of λ are the vectors

perpendicular to each other?

22. Find the projection of if

23. Write the value of p for which are

parallel vectors.

24. Find the value of λ if the vectors are

perpendicular to each other.
25. If and find the projection of

QUESTIONS ON CROSS PRODUCT

1. If are any two vectors, then

2. If find the value of

3. Show that the area of a parallelogram having diagonals

is square units.

4. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are A (3, -1, 2), B (1, -1, -3)
and C (4, -3, 1).

5. If and show that is parallel to where

and

6. If are three vectors such that then prove that

7. Prove that the normal to the plane containing three points whose

position vectors are lines in the direction

8. For any two vectors show that:

9. If are given vectors, then find a vector satisfying

the equations
10. Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors:

11. If find
12. Let . Find a vector

which perpendicular to both

13. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors

where

14. Using vectors find the area of the triangle with vertices, A (2, 3,
5), B (3, 5, 8) and C (2, 7, 8).

15. If are three vectors, find the area of

the parallelogram having diagonals

16. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are

. Find the unit vector parallel to one of its

diagonals. Also, find its area.
17. Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices: (i) A (1,
1, 2), B (2, 3, 5) and C (1, 5, 5) (ii) A (1, 2, 3), B (2, -1, 4) and C (4, 5, -
1).
18. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are

. Find the two unit vectors parallel to its

diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the
parallelogram.

19. If then write the value of

20. Write the value of

21. Find the angle between two vectors with magnitudes 1

and 2 respectively and when

22. Vectors are such that is a unit

vector. Write the angle between .

23. Find λ, if
24. Write the value of the area of the parallelogram determined by

the vectors

25. Write the value of

26. Find a vector of magnitude which is perpendicular to both of

the vectors

27. Write the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both

the vectors

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