FI I TJEE CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEM - VECTOR

L I M I T E D

Single Correct Choice Type

1. In a triangle ABC, D and E are points on BC and AC respectively such that BD = 2DC and
AE = 3EC. Let P be the point of intersection of AD and BE then the ratio BP : PE is equal
to
(A) 8 : 3 (B) 7 : 4 (C) 3 : 2 (D) None of these

2. If a = iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, b = 4iˆ + 3 jˆ + 4kˆ and c = iˆ +  jˆ +  kˆ are linearly dependent vectors and

| c |= 3 , then
(A)  = 1,  = −1 (B)  = 1,  = 1 (C)  = −1,  = 1 (D)  = 1,  = 1

1
3. If r .a = r .b = r .c =
for some non-zero vector r , then the area of triangle whose vertices
2
are A(a ), B(b ) and C(c ) is ( a, b, c are non-coplanar)
(A) | [abc ] | (B) | r | (C) | [abc ]r | (D) None of these

4. If b is not perpendicular to c , then the vector r satisfying the equation r  b = a  b and

r .c = 0 is
 a.c   a.b   a.b   a.c 
(A) a −  b (B) a −   c (C) b −   a (D) b −  a
 b.c   a.c   a.c   b.c 

5. If a and b are two vectors such that | a  b |= 2 then [a b a  b ] =

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 0

6. A tetrahedron has vertices at O(0, 0, 0), A(1, 2, 1), B(2, 1, 3) and C(-1, 1, 2). Then the
angle between faces OAB and ABC will be
 19   17 
(A) cos−1   (B) cos−1   (C) 300 (D) 900
 
35  
31

b+c
7. If a, b, c are non-coplanar unit vectors such that a  (b  c ) = , then the angle
2
between a and b is
  3
(A) (B) (C)  (D)
4 2 4

8. Let a and b be non-collinear vectors of which a is a unit vector. The angles of the triangle
whose two sides are represented by 3(a  b ) and b − (a.b )a are
        
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) None of these
2 3 6 2 4 4 3 3 3

Multiple Correct Choice Type

9. Let a = iˆ + xjˆ + 3kˆ be the position vector of a point A. If vector OA (where O is origin) is
rotated in anticlockwise direction through an angle  and doubled in magnitude, then it
becomes 4iˆ + (4 x − 2) jˆ + 2kˆ . The values of x are
(A) –2/3 (B) 1/3 (C) 2/3 (D) 2
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10. The vectors a, b, c are of same length and the angle between any two of them is the same.
If a = iˆ + jˆ, b = jˆ + kˆ then c is
1 1 ˆ
(A) − (iˆ − 4 ˆj + kˆ ) (B) iˆ + kˆ (C) ( −i + 4 ˆj + kˆ ) (D) iˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ
3 3

11. Let r be a unit vector satisfying r  a = b , where | a |= 3 and | b |= 2 . Then

2 1 2 1
(A) r = (a + a  b ) (B) r = (a + a  b ) (C) r = (a − a  b ) (D) r = ( −a + a  b )
3 3 3 3

12. If side AB of an equilateral triangle ABC lying in x-y plane is 3iˆ , then side CB can be
3 3 3 3
(A) − (iˆ − 3 jˆ) (B) (iˆ − 3 ˆj ) (C) − (iˆ + 3 jˆ) (D) (iˆ + 3 ˆj )
2 2 2 2

13. The vector C directed along the bisectors of the angle between the vectors
a = 7iˆ − 4 jˆ − 4kˆ and b = −2iˆ − jˆ + 2kˆ if | c |= 3 6 is given by
(A) iˆ − 7 ˆj + 2kˆ (B) iˆ + 7 ˆj − 2kˆ (C) −iˆ + 7 ˆj − 2kˆ (D) iˆ − 7 ˆj − 2kˆ

3 7
14. Let u, v , w be three unit vectors such that u + v + w = a, a.u = , a.v = and | a |= 2 , then
2 4
3 1
(A) u.v = (B) v .w = 0 (C) u.w = − (D) None of these
4 4

15. The vectors AB = 3iˆ + 2 jˆ + 2kˆ and BC = −iˆ − 2kˆ are the adjacent sides of a
parallelogram. The angle between its diagonals is
  3 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 4 3

16. Let a, b and c be three vectors having magnitude 1, 1 and 2 respectively. If

a  (a  c ) + b = 0 , then

(A) c.b = 1 (B) Angle between a and c is
6
(C) a.b = 0 (D) a  (b  c ) = 3b

17. If 2a, − 3b, 2(a  b ) are position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of ABC respectively and
| a |= 1, | b |= 1 , OA.OB = −3 (where O is origin), then
(A) ABC is right angled triangle
(B) Angle B is 900
 7 
(C) A = cos−1  
 19 
(D) The position vector of orthocentre of ABC is 2(a  b )

18. a and c are unit vectors and | b |= 4 with a  b = 2a  c . The angle between a and c is
cos−1(1/ 4) and b − 2c =  a then  is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 1/4 (C) –4 (D) –1/4

PART – B

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 Matrix-Matching

1. Match the following

Column-I Column-II
If a + b + c =  d , b + c + d =  a and a, b, c are non-coplanar 2
(A) (P)
then | a + b + c + d |= 3
If a and b are unit vectors inclined at an angle  to each 3
(B) (Q)
other and | a + b | 1, then  can be equal to 4
If a is a unit vector perpendicular to another unit vector b
(C) (R) 1
then | a  [a  {a  (a  b )}] |=
Let a, b, c be three unit vectors such that a + b + c = 0 ,
(D) (S) 0
then the angle between a and b is equal to

2. Volume of parallelopiped formed by vectors a  b, b  c and c  a is 36 cubic units then

Column-I Column-II
(A) Volume of parallelopiped formed by vectors a , b and c is (P) 0 cubic units
(B) Volume of tetrahedron formed by vectors a , b and c is (Q) 12 cubic units
Volume of parallelopiped formed vectors a + b, b + c and
(C) (R) 6 cubic units
c + a is
Volume of parallelopiped formed by vectors a − b, b − c and
(D) (S) 1 cubit units
c − a is

3. Match the following

Column-I Column-II
(A) If | a + b |=| a + 2b | , then angle between a and b is (P) 900
(B) If | a + b |=| a − 2b | , then angle between a and b is (Q) Obtuse
(C) If | a + b |=| a − b | , then angle between a and b is (R) 00
Angle between a  b and a vector perpendicular to the
(D) (S) Acute
vector c  (a  b ) is

4. Match the following

Column-I Column-II
If a, b and c are three mutually perpendicular vectors where
(A) (P) -12
| a |=| b |= 2, | c |= 1 then [a  b b  c c  a ] is

If a and b are two unit vectors inclined at , then
(B) 3 (Q) 0
16[a b + a  b b ] is
If b and c are orthogonal unit vectors and b  c = a then
(C) (R) 16
[a + b + c a + b b + c ] is
If [ x y a ] = [ x y b ] = [a b c ] = 0 , each vector being a non-
(D) (S) 1
zero vector then [ x y c ] is

PART – C
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 Numerical Based

1. The work done by the force F = 3iˆ − jˆ − 2kˆ acting on a particle such that the particle is
displaced from point A(-3, -4, 1) to point B(-1, -1, -2) is________

2. Let a vector v satisfying the condition 2v + v (iˆ + 2 jˆ) = 2iˆ + kˆ . If 3 | v |= m , then value of
m is ________

3. Let u and v be unit vectors such that u  v + u = w and w  u = v , then the value of
[u v w ] is __________

4. Let a =  iˆ + 2 jˆ − 3kˆ, b = iˆ + 2 jˆ − 2kˆ and c = 2iˆ −  jˆ + kˆ . The value of 6 such that

{(a  b )  (b  c )}  (c  a ) = 0 is _______

5. If iˆ − 3 ˆj + 5kˆ bisects the angle between a and −iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ where a is a unit vector such
 iˆ +  ˆj +  kˆ
that a = then |  +  −  | = __________
105

6. Two points A and B are given in the rectangular Cartesian system of co-ordinates OXY on
curve y = x2 the points being such that OA . iˆ = 1 and OB . iˆ = −2 , then the value of
| 2 OA − 3OB |2
= __________
41

7. Let a = iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, b = x1iˆ + x2 jˆ + x3 kˆ , where x1, x2 , x3  {−3, − 2, − 1, 0, 1, 2} . Number of

possible vectors b such that a and b are mutually perpendicular is k2 then |k| = _____

8. Let u and v be two unit vectors. If w be any vector such that w + (w  u ) = v , then the
1
least value of is __________
| [u v w ] |
Space for rough works

PART – A

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A
5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A
9. AD 10. AB 11. BD 12. AC
13. AC 14. ABC 15. AC 16. ABCD
17. ACD 18. AC

PART – B

1. A-S; B-Q; C-R; D-P 2. A-R; B-S; C-Q; D-P

3. A-Q; B-S; C-P; D-R 4. A-R; B-P; C-S; D-Q

PART – C
1. 9 2. 6 3. 1 4. 4
5. 7 6. 4 7. 5 8. 2

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 HINTS & SOLUTION
VECTOR
PART – A

1. A
A(0)

k E
p
1
1
m

B(b) D C(c)
 b + 2c 
m0 + m  
kb + 1(3c / 4)  3 
p.v. of p = =
k +1 m +1
k = 3/8

2. D
1 1 1
4 3 4 =0
1  
 =1
| c |= 3  1 − 1 2 +  2 = 3
 = 1

3. C
r can be
r = x ( a  b ) + y ( b  c ) + z( c  a )
Taking dot product with a, b, c
r .c r .a r .b
x= , y= ,z=
[abc ] [abc ] [abc ]
1
[abc ]r = (a  b + b  c + c  a )
2
1
Area of ABC = | a  b + b  c + c  a |
2
=| [abc ]r |

4. A
(r − a )  b = 0
 r − a = tb
(r .c = 0)
r .c − a.c = t (b.c )
 a.c 
t = − 
 b.c 

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  a.c 
r =a − b
 b.c 

5. C
[a b a  b ] = a.b  (a  b )
= a {(b.b )a − (b.a )b }
= (b.b )(a.a ) − (b.a )(a.b )
=| b |2 | a |2 −(a.b )2 =| a  b |2 = 4

6. A
i j k
n1 = OA  OB = 1 2 1 = 5i − j − 3k
2 1 3
i j k
n2 = AB  AC = 1 −1 2 = i − 5 j − 3k
−2 −1 1
 n1.n2  −1  19 
 = cos−1   = cos  
 | n1 || n2 |   35 

7. D
b c
(a.c )b − (a.b )c = +
2 2
a.c = 1/ 2 and a.b = −1/ 2
 = 3 / 4

8. A
b − (a.b )a = (a.a )b − (a.b )a
= a  (b  a )
a  b perpendicular a  (b  a )
ABC = 900
A

3 (a x b)

B a x (b x a) C

3 |ab|
tan  = = 3
|a| |ba|
 =  / 3 = A B
BAC =  / 6

9. AD
a = i + xj + 3k
b = 4i + (4 x − 2) j + 2k
| a |= 10 + x 2 | b |= 16 x 2 − 16 x + 24

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 | b |= 2 | a |
16 x 2 − 16 x + 24 = 2 10 + x 2
( x − 2)(3 x + 2) = 0
x = 2, − 2 / 3

10. AB
Let c = c1i + c2 j + c3 k
c12 + c22 + c32 =| i + j |2 = 2
1
c.a = c.b =
2
c1 + c2 = c2 + c3 = 1, c1 = c3 , c2 = 1 − c3
3c32 − 2c3 − 1 = 0  c3 = −1/ 3 or 1
1
 c = − (i − 4 j + k ), i + k
3

11. BD
a  (r  a ) = a  b
3r − (a.r )a = a  b
| r  a |=| b |
sin2  = 2 / 3
cos2  = 1/ 3
a.r = 1
 3r  a = a  b
1
 r = (a  b  a )
3

12. AC

13. AC
 7i − 4 j − 4k −2i − j + 2k 
c = + 
 9 3 

c= ( i − 7 j + 2k )
9
2 2
| c |= (1 + 49 + 4) =  54
81 81
 = 9
c = (i − 7 j − 12k )

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14. ABC
| u |=| v |=| w |= 1
u +v +w =a
a.u + a.v + a.w = a.a
a.w = 3 / 4
(u + v )2 = (a − w )2
1 + 1 + 2u.v = 4 + 1 − 3 / 2
u.v = 3 / 4
Similarly v .w = 0
And w .u = −1/ 4

15. AC
AB − BC = 4i − 2 j + 4k
AB + BC = 2i − 2 j
  =  / 4, 3 / 4

16. ABCD
a  (a  c ) + b = 0
(a.c )a − c + b = 0
2cos  a = c − b
(2cos  ) (a . a ) = a.c − a.b
a.b = 0
(2cos  ) a.b = c.b − 1
c.b = 1
4 cos2  = 4 + 1 − 2b.c
cos2  = 3 / 4  =  / 6
a  ( b  c ) = 3b

17. ACD
OA . OB = −3
2 . 3 cos  = −3
2
cos  = −1/ 2,  =
3
(2(a  b ) − 2a ) . (2(a  b ) − 3b )
= 4 | a |2 | b |2 sin2  + 6 a.b = 0
C = 900

18. AC
| a |= 1, | c |= 1
| b |= 4
a  b = 2a  c
a.c = 1.1.1/ 4
a.c = 1/ 4
b − 2c =  a
b 2 = 4c 2 +  2a 2 + 4c.a
 = −4, 3

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 PART-B
1. A-S; B-Q; C-R; D-P
(A) a + b + c + d = ( + 1)d = (  + 1)a
 +1
If   −1 d= a
 +1
(  + 1)
a + b + c = d =  a
 +1
 a, b, c are coplanar
  = −1  a + b + c + d = 0
(B) | a + b | 1
2
 cos   −1/ 2   
3
(C) a  (a  b ) = (a.b )a − (a.a )b = −b
a  {a  [a  (a  b )]} = b
(D) a + b = −c  | a + b |2 =| c |2 = 1
a.b = −1/ 2,  = 2 / 3

2. A-R; B-S; C-Q; D-P

[a  b b  c c  a ] = 36  [abc ] = 6

3. A-Q; B-S; C-P; D-R

4. A-R; B-P; C-S; D-Q

PART-C
1. 9

2. 6

3. 1
u + v  u = w and w  u = v
(u  v + u )  u = v
 u.v = 0
[uvw ] = u (v  (u  v + u ))
= v 2u 2 = 1

4. 4
2
6 = 6  =4
3

5. 7
2k + 2 j − i
 ( i − 3 j + 5k ) = a +
3
3 | a |=| (3 + 1)iˆ − (9 + 2) ˆj + (15 − 2)kˆ |
 = 0, 2 / 35
1
= (41iˆ − 88 jˆ − 40kˆ )
105
 = 41,  = −88,  = −40

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 |  +  −  |=| 41 − 88 + 40 |= 7

6. 4
2OA − 3OB = 8iˆ − 10 jˆ
| 2OA − 3OB | 164
= =4
41 41

7. 5
k 2 = 25
k = 5
|k| = 5

8. 2
w + (w  u ) = v
 2 v .w = 1 + w 2 − (u  w )2
w .v + (w  u ).v = v .v
 v .(w  u ) = 1 − w .v
1
v .(w  u ) = 1 − (1 + w 2 − (u  w )2 )
2
1 w 2 (u  w )2
= − +
2 2 2
1
= (1 − w 2 cos2  )
2
0  w 2 cos2   w 2
1 − w 2 cos2 
  1/ 2
2
1
 2
[uvw ]

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