M-10

CH. VECTORS

CLASS XII MATHEMATICS Time : 1½ hrs

Marks : 40
SET A

SECTION - A 10 × 1 = 10

1. Which of the following is correct?

      2   
aa a    
a) ab ba b) aa a c) d) a  b  b  a

2. The unit vector in the direction of a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ

a)
1 ˆ
49

3i  2 ˆj  6kˆ  b)
1 ˆ
7

3i  2 ˆj  6kˆ 
c) 
7 3iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ  d) 49  3iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ 

3. The direction cosines of the vector 2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ are

2 1 5 2 1 5
a) , , b) , ,
30 30 30 30 30 30
2 1 5 2 1 5
c) , , d) , ,
 30 30 30 30  30  30

4. If the vectors 2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ and aiˆ  6 ˆj  8kˆ are collinear then the value of ‘a’ is

a) –4 b) 4 c) 2 d) –2

5. The scalar components of the vector AB with initial point A(2, 1) and terminal point
B(1, 0) are

a) 1, 1 b) –1, –1 c) 1, –1 d) –1, 1

6.   
The value of iˆ  ˆj . kˆ  iˆ. ˆj  kˆ. ˆj  iˆ is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) –1 d) 2
   
7. If a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ and b  4iˆ  8 ˆj  12 kˆ the vectors a and b are

a) Parallel b) Perpendicular

c) Co initial vectors d) None of the above

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8. The magnitude of b  iˆ  8 ˆj  2kˆ is

a) 69 b) 63 c) 70 d) 11

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 For question number 9 -10 two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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9. Assertion (A) : The magnitude of vector b  3iˆ  2 ˆj  6 kˆ is 7

 
If r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ then r  x  y  r
2 2 2
Reason (R) :

   
10. Assertion (A) : For any two vectors a and b with a  0  b we always have
   
ab  a b

  2
Reason (R) : a .a  a .
SECTION - B 2×2=4
   
11. If a  4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ, then find the unit vector along the vector a  b

   
12. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and b  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, then find a  b

OR

The position vectors of points A, B, C are  iˆ  3 ˆj , 12iˆ   ˆj and 11iˆ  3 ˆj respectively. If C

divides the line segment joining A and B in the ratio 3 : 1, find the values of  and 
SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

  
13. If a  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ, b  2iˆ  ˆj and c  3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ. Find a unit vector perpendicular to
 

both vectors a  b  and  c  b 
     
14. Let a , b and c be three vectors such that a  3, b  4 and c  5 and each one of
  
them being perpendicular to the sum of the other two, find a  b  c

           
15. If a , b and c are unit vectors such that a  b  c  0, find the value of a. b  b . c  c .a

    
16. If a  2iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, c  3iˆ  ˆj are such that a  b is perpendicular to

c , find the value of 

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 OR

     
Show that the points A 2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ , B iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ and C 7iˆ  kˆ are collinear..

SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10

17. Find a vector of magnitude 51 which makes equal angles with the unit vectors
 1  1 
3
  5
 
a  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ , b  4iˆ  3kˆ and c  ˆj.

18. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and 2iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ. Find the two
unit vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the
parallelogram.

OR

Show that the points A, B, C with position vectors 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ and 3iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ
respectively, are the vertices of a right-angled triangle. Hence find the area of the triangle.
SECTION - E
Case Study Based Question 4×1=4

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions

Two boys Amit and Raju are playing in a park, they saw three points A(2, –1, 3), B(1, 1, 3),
C(3, 2, 0) and they decided to play a game. Amit is moving from A to B and Raju is moving
from A to C.

Based on the above information answer the following.


i) Find the vector AB .

ii) Find the vector AC .

iii) Write the position vector of point A .


iv) Find the magnitude of AC .

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M-10
CH. VECTORS

CLASS XII MATHEMATICS Time : 1½ hrs

Marks : 40
SET B

SECTION - A 10 × 1 = 10

 
1. Two vectors a and b are parallel if

       
a) a b  0 b) a .b  0 c) a b  a b d) None of the above

     
2. If a is unit vector and if  x  a  .  x  a   15 then x is

a) 16 b) 6 c) 4 d) 1

3. The position vector of the midpoint of the vector joining the points P(2, 3, 4) and
Q(4, 1, –2) is

a) 6iˆ  4 ˆj  6kˆ b) 3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ c) 6iˆ  4 ˆj  6kˆ d) 3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ

     
4. If a  6iˆ  ˆj . b  i  2 j  kˆ, c  ˆj  kˆ then a  b  c is

a) 6iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ b) 7iˆ  4 ˆj  2 kˆ c) 7iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ d) 7iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ

5.
 
If a  4iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ then the direction cosines of a are

4 1 1 4 2 1
a) , , b) , ,
21 21 21 21 21 21

4 2 1
c) , , d) None of the above
7 7 7
     
6. If a and b are non-zero vectors such that a , b = 0, then a and b are

a) Perpendicular b) Parallel
c) Equal d) None of the above
      
7. If a and b are two vectors such that a b  0 and a  b  0 then
   
a) a is parallel to b b) a is erpedicular to b
 
c) either a or b is a null vector d) none of the above
    
8. If a  10, b  2 and ab  12, then the value of a  b is

a) 5 b) 10 c) 14 d) 16

For question number 9 -10 two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

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 a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
9. Assertion (A) : The direction cosines of a vector equally inclined to the axes OX, OY,
OZ are 1.1.1.

Reason (R) : T he direction cosines of a vec tor r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is
x y z
l   ,m   , n  
r r r

  2 
10. Assertion (A) :  a  b  .  a  b   a 2
 b , if a, b are perpendicular if and only
 
a  0, b  0 .
   
Reason (R) : ab b a
SECTION - B 2×2=4
      
11. If a , b are two vectors such that a  b  a , then prove that 2a  b is perpendicular

to b

12. Find the position vector of a point which divides the join of points with position vectors
 
 a  2b  and  2a  b  externally in the ratio 2 : 1.
OR

     
If a and b are perpendicular vectors, a  b 13 and a  5, find the value of a

SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

13. If aˆ , bˆ, cˆ are mutually perpendicular vectors, then find the value of 2aˆ  bˆ  cˆ

14. If  is the angle between two vectors ˆi – 2 ˆj 3 kˆ and 3iˆ – 2 ˆj kˆ find sin  .

15. Find a vector of magnitude 5 units and parallel to the resultant of a  2iˆ  3jˆ – kˆ and

b  ˆi – 2ˆj  kˆ .
   
16. Let a  4 iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ, b  iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and c  3 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ. Find a vector d which is
  
perpendicular to both vectors c and b and d .a  21

OR
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If r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ, find  r  iˆ  . r  ˆj   xy
SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. Find the angles of a triangle ABC whose vertices are A(1, 2, 3), B(2, 4, 8) and C(3, 6, 7).
 
18. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are determined by the vector a and b , show that its

1  
area is ab
2
OR
       
If a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  kˆ, find a vector c such that a  c  b and a. c  3.

SECTION - E
Case Study Based Questions 4×1=4

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions

The roof of a shop is in the shape of a trapezium with four points P, Q, R, S.

The position vectors of P, Q, R and S are iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, 2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ, iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ, 4iˆ  3 ˆj  4 kˆ,
respectively, some ants moved on the boundary of the roof.

Based on the given information answer the following.

i) Find the coordinates of Q.

ii) Two ants moved from the point P, one ant from P to Q and other ant from P to S and
the vectors made by the given condition are
a) Collinear vectors b) Negative vectors
c) Coinitial vectors d) Two collinear vectors with unequal magnitudes

iii) Find the direction ratios of SR .
 
iv) PS and QR are
a) Equal vectors b) Collinear vectors
c) With equal magnitudes d) None of the above

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