MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT NO.

08/24/25
VECTOR ALGEBRA & THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

1.
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The value of the expression a  b + a.b is (  )
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(a) a.b
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(b) a . b
2 2
(c) a b (d) a.b (  )
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2. The area of triangle formed by vertices O, A B where OA = i + 2 j + 3k and OB = −3i − 2 j + k is
(a) 3 5 (b) 5 5 (c) 6 5 (d) 4
3. The direction cosine of a vector joining the points (1,2,−1) and (3,4,0) are
 2 2 1  2 2 1
(a) (− 2,−2,−1) (b) (2,2,1) ,− ,− (c)  − (d)  , , 
 3 3 3  3 3 3
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4. The value of p for which vector 2i + pj + k and − 4i − 6 j + 26k are perpendicular to each other
(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) – 17/3 (d) 17/3
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5. The value of p for which vector 3i − 6 j + k and 2i − 4 j + pk are parallel to each other is
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 5/2 (d) 2/5
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6. a and b are two non-zero vectors such that the projection of a on b is zero. The angle between a

and b is
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(a) (b)  (c) (d) 0
2 4
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7. In triangle ABC , AB = i + j + 2k and AC = 3i − j + 4k . If D is the mid-point of BC, then vector
AD is equal to
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(a) 4i + 6k (b) 2i − 2 j + 2k (c) i − j + k (d) 2i + 3k
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8. Position vector of the mid-point of line segment AB is 3i + 2 j − 3k . If position vector of the point A
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is 2i + 3 j − 4k , then position vector of the point B is
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(a) i + j− k (b) 4i + j − 2k (c) 5i + 5 j − 7 k (d) i − j+ k
2 2 2 2 2 2
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9. a + b = i and a = 2i − 2 j + 2k , then b equals
(a) 14 (b) 3 (c) 12 (d) 17
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10. The value of (i  j ) . j + ( j  i ) . k is
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) – 1
11. The coordinates of foot of perpendicular drawn from the point (2,−3,4) on the y-axis is
(a) (2,3,4) (b) (− 2,−3,−4) (c) (0,−3,0) (d) (2,0,4)
12. If a line makes  ,  ,  with the axis respectively, cos 2 + cos 2  + cos 2 is equals
(a) – 2 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
x −1 1 − y 2z −1
13. Direction cosine of the line = = are
2 3 12
2 3 6 2 3 6 2 3 6 2 3 6
(a) , , (b) ,− , (c) ,− ,− (d) ,− ,
7 7 7 157 157 157 7 7 7 7 7 7
14. If a line makes angle of 900, 1350 and 450 with x, y and z axes respectively, then its direction cosines
are
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 0,− , (b) − ,0, (c) ,0,− (d) 0, ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
15. Equation of a line passing through (1, 1, 1) and parallel to z-axis is
x y z x − 1 y − 1 z −`1 x y z −1 x −1 y −1 z −1
(a) = = (b) = = (c) = = (d) = =
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
x +1 y + 2 z + 3
16. If the point P(a, b, 0) lies on the line = = , then (a, b) is
2 3 4
(a) (1, 2) (b) (1/2, 2/3) (c) (1/2, ¼) (d) (0, 0)
 x y −1 z − 2
17. The image of the point (1, 6, 3) in the line = = is
1 2 2
(a) (2, 0, 5) (b) (1, 3, 4) (c) (1, 0, 7) (d) ( - 3, - 2, 0)
18. The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = - z and 6x = - y = - 4z is
(a) 00 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 900
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19. Find a vector in the direction a = i − 2 j that has a magnitude 7 units.
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20. What is the cosine of the angle, which the vector 2i + j + k makes with y-asis.
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21. If a = 4, b = 3 and a. b = 6 3 , then the value of a  b .
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22. Write the value of area of parallelogram determine by the vector 2i & j .
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23. If a = , b = and a  b = , then find a. b
2 3 3
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24. Show that for any two non-zero vectors a and b , a + b = a − b , iff a and b are perpendicular
to each other.
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25. If r = 3i − 2 j + 6k , find the value of r  j . r  k − 12 .
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26. The vectors a = 3i + xj and b = 2i + j + yk are mutually perpendicular. If a = b , then find the
value of x and y.
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27. If the vector a and b are such that a = 3, b = and a  b is a unit vector, then find the value of
3
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a and b .
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28. If a = i + j + k and b = j − k , then find a vector c such that a  c = b and a. c = 3 .
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29. If a and b are units vectors, then what is angle between a and b for a − 2b to be a unit vector.
x − 1 y − 4 z −`3 x − 2 y − 5 1 −`z
30. Find the value of p, so that lines = = and = = are perpendicular
−2 3p 4 4p 2 7
to each other.
31. Find the vector and the Cartesian equation of a line that passes through the point (1, 2, - 1) and
parallel to the line 5x – 25 = 14 – 7y = 35z.
32. Check whether the lines given by the equations x = 2p + 2, y = 7p + 1, z = - 3p – 3 and x = - q – 2, y
= 2q + 8, z = 4q + 5 are perpendicular to each other.
x y −1 z +1
33. Find the coordinates of the points on the line = = which are at a distance of 11 units
1 2 2
from the origin.
34. Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point P (0, 2, 3) to the line
x + 3 y −1 z + 4
= = .
5 2 3
35. Find the vector and Cartesian equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2,−4) and
x − 8 y + 19 z − 10 x − 15 y − 29 z − 5
perpendicular to the lines = = and = = .
3 − 16 7 3 8 −5
x − 1 y − b z −`3 x − 4 y −1
36. Find the value of b so that the lines = = and = = z are intersecting
2 3 4 5 2
lines. Also, find the point of intersection of these lines.
37. Find the equation of all sides of the parallelogram ABCD whose vertices are A (4, 7, 8), B (2, 3, 4),
C (− 1,−2,1) and D (1, 2, 5). Also, find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular from A to CD.
38. Find the vector and Cartesian equation of a line passing through the point (1, 2, − 4) and parallel to
the line joining the points A (3, 3, − 5) and B (1, 0, − 11) . Hence, find the distance between the two
lines.
39. Find the equation of the line passing through the points A (1, 2, 3) and B (3, 5, 9). Hence. Find the
coordinates of the points on this line which are at a distance of 14 units from the points B.