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1. Write a vector of magnitude 9 units in the direction of vector -2î + ĵ + 2k̂.

2. What is the cosine of angle which the vector √2î + ĵ + k̂ makes with Y-axis?

3 Find a vector of magnitude 5 units and parallel to the resultant of a⃗ = 2î + 3ĵ – k̂
and b⃗ = î – 2ĵ + k̂.

4 Let a⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂, b⃗ = 4î – 2ĵ + 8k̂ and c⃗ = î – 2ĵ + k̂. Find a vector of magnitude 6 units,
which is parallel to the vector 2a⃗ – b⃗ + 8 c⃗ .

5 Find the position vector of a point R, which divides the line joining two points P and Q
whose position vectors are 2a⃗ + b⃗ and a⃗ – 8b⃗ respectively, externally in the ratio 1 :
2. Also, show that P is the mid-point of line segment RO.

6 Find the magnitude of each of the two vectors a⃗ and b⃗ , having the same magnitude
such that the angle between them is 60° and their scalar product is 9/2.

7. If |a⃗ ×b⃗ |^2+|a⃗ ⋅b⃗ |^2 = 400 and |a⃗ | = 5, then write the value of |b⃗ |.
8. If a⃗ = 7î + ĵ – 4k̂ and b⃗ = 2î + 6ĵ + 3k̂, then find the projection of a⃗ on b⃗ .

9. If â, b̂ and ĉ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then find the value of |2â + 3b̂ + ĉ |.

10. If a⃗ and b⃗ are perpendicular vectors, |a⃗ + b⃗ | = 13 and |a⃗ | = 5, then find the
value of |b⃗ |.

11. Write the value of λ, so that the vectors a = 2î + λĵ + k̂ and b = î – 2ĵ + 3k̂ are
perpendicular to each other

12. If a⃗ and b⃗ are two vectors, such that |a⃗ ⋅b⃗ |=|a⃗ ×b⃗ |, then find the angle
between a⃗ and b⃗

13. If |a⃗ | = 2, |b⃗ | = 7 and a⃗ ×b⃗ = 3î + 2ĵ + 6k̂, find the angle between a⃗ and b⃗

14. Show that the points A(-2î + 5ĵ + 5k̂), B(î + 2 ĵ + 5k̂) and C(7î – k̂) are collinear.
15. If θ is the angle between two vectors î – 2 ĵ + 3k̂ and 3î – 2 ĵ + k̂, find sin θ

16. If a⃗
+b⃗ +c⃗ = 0 and |a⃗ | = 5, |b⃗ | = 6 and |c⃗ | = 9, then find the angle
between C⃗ and b⃗

17. Let a⃗ = 4 î + 5ĵ – k̂, b⃗ = î – 4ĵ + 5k̂ and c⃗ = 3î + ĵ – k̂. Find a vector which is
perpendicular to both c⃗ and b⃗ and d⃗ ⋅a⃗ = 21.

18. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2î – 4ĵ – 5k̂ and 2î + 2 ĵ + 3k̂. Find the two
unit vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the
parallelogram [

×b⃗ =c⃗ ×d⃗ and a⃗ ×c⃗ =b⃗ ×d⃗ , then show that a⃗ −d⃗
19. If a⃗ is parallel
to b⃗ −c⃗ , where a⃗ ≠d⃗ and b⃗ ≠c⃗ .
20. Find the vector p⃗ which is perpendicular to both α⃗ = 4î + 5ĵ – k̂ and β⃗ = î – 4ĵ + 5k̂
and p⃗ . q⃗ = 21, where q⃗ = 3i + j – k

21. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane ABC where the position vectors of A, B
and C are 2î – ĵ + k̂, î + ĵ + 2k̂ and 2î + 3k̂, respectively.

22. If a⃗ = 3î – ĵ and b⃗ = 2î + ĵ – 3k̂, then express b⃗ in the form b⃗ =b⃗ 1+b⃗ 2,
where b⃗ 1∥a⃗ and b⃗ 2⊥a⃗ .

23. If a⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂ and b⃗ = ĵ – k̂, then find a vector c⃗ , such


that a⃗ ×c⃗ =b⃗ and a⃗ ⋅c⃗ = 3. [ c⃗ =5/3i^+2/3j^+2/3k^]
24. If vectors a⃗ = 2î + 2ĵ + 3k̂, b⃗ = -î + 2ĵ + k̂ and c⃗ = 3î + ĵ are such that a⃗ +λb⃗ is
perpendicular to c⃗ , then find the value λ

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

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26.

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