THINK PHYSICS BY NAVEEN SHARMA 8.

The resultant of two forces, one double the other in

Scalars & Vectors, Class - XI(2025 26) magnitude, is perpendicular to the smaller of the two
1
If two vectors Aand B having equal magnitude R are forces. Find out the angle between the two forces?
inclined at an angle 8, then (a) 120 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) I50
9
The resultant ofM and N is perpendicular to M. What is
(a) A B 2R sin
) the angle between MandN?

(a) cos 1

(b) cos

2
(d) A -B=2R cos
(6)
If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then the
(c) sin
magnitude of their difference is:

(a) 2 (6) 3 (e) (d) 5

(d) sin
)
10 Three vectors P, Qand Rare shown in the figure. Let S
3 Which one of the following pair cannot be the be any point on the vector R. The distance between the
rectangular components of force vector of 10 N? point P ad S is b |R|. The general relation among vectors
(a) 6 N &8N
Qand Sis
(b) 7 N&V51 N P bRI
(c) 6V2N &2V7N Y
R=Q-p
(d) 9N &1 N
4. The change in a vector may occur due to
(a) Rotation of frame of reference
(b) Translation of frame of reference
(c) Rotation of vector X
(d) Both (A) & (C)
(a) S- (1-b)P+ b
5. 12 coplanar non collinear forces (all of equal
magnitude) maintain abody in equilibrium. The angle (b) 3- (6- 1)Y+bÙ
between any two adjacent forces is (c) 3= (1- b)P- bQ
(a) 15° (b)30° (c) 45° (d) 60°
6. There are two force vectors, one of 5 N and other of 12 (4) S= (1- b)F+b°Q
N. At what angle should the two vectors be added to get 11. A particle has a displacement of 12 m towards east,
the resultant vectors of 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively?
5 m towards north then 6 m vertically upward. The
sum of these displacements is:
(a) 0°, 180° and 90° (a) 12 m (b) 10.04 m (c) 14.31 m (d) 23 m
(b) 0,90° and 180° 12. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors A and B
be
(c) 0, 90° and 90° 120°. Which of the following statements is corTect
about
resultant ?
(d) 180°,0° and 90°
7. Two vectors A and Bare such that A + B= and (a) must be equal to ¢- B
A' + B= C'. If 0 is the angle between positive
directions of Aand B, then find out the correct (b) C must be less than A¢- B
alternative from the following options?
(c) C must be greater than à - B
(a) = 0° (d) Cant be concluded.
(b) e= 2
2r
(c) o=
2
(d) e = T

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 13 Three vectors P,Q and R are such that P =AV2 and Choose the correct answer from the ont
below:
the angles between P&QQ& R. R&P are 90,150 (a) (a) ’ (iv), (b) ’ (i). (c) -’ (), (d).
and 120 respectively The value of Qis:
(b) (a)’ (), (b)’ (iv). (c) >(), (d) »(u
A (c) (a) ’ (ii), (b) ’ (1). (c) ’ (iV), (d) (0)
(a) (d) (a) ’ (iv), (b) ’ (i).(c) ’ (). (d) ’ ()
(b) AV6 18 There are two force vectors Aand B. Vector Ais of
24 magnitude5N and is 60 above the r axis in the first
(C)
quadrant. Vector B is of magnitude 5 Nand is 60 below
the r-axis in the fourth quadrant. Find out A + B)
(d

14. If the magnitude of sum of two vectors is equal to the (a) 5 Nalong +yaxis
magnitude of difference of the two vectors, the angle (b) 5Nalong +r-axis
between these vectors is:
(c) 5 Nalong yaxis
(a) 90 (d) 5 Nalong -z-axis
(b) 45 19. Two forces with magnitudes P and 2P are acting at an
(c) 180 angle . If the square of the resultant of them is equal to
half of the sum of the squares of their magnitudes then
(d) 0° is

15 The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R. If Q

is doubled, then the new resultant vector is (a) sin
()
perpendiclar to P. Then magnitude of Ris: (b)
cos)
(a)
2PQ
(c) cos
()
(b) Q (d) 0
P 20. Select the incorrect statement
(c)
Q
P+Q (a) for any two vectors JA. B| < AB
(d)
P-Q (b) for any two vectors A x B< AB
16. Two forces of magnitude &Nand 15 Nrespectively act
at a point. If the resultant force is 17 N, the angle (c) Avector is not changed if it is slid parallel to itself.
between the forces has to be A
vector is necessarily changed if it is
(d) rotated through an angle.
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 30°
17. Match List I with List II.
21: Statement I If AI B, then |A +BÊ = |A - BI.
List - | List - ||
Statement Il: If A L B, then (A +B) is perpendicular to

(a) AB 0 (0
(A - B).
Statement Iand statement Il are true and
(a) statement ll is the correct explanation of
statement I.
(b) B 0 () Statement Iand statement Il are true but
(b) statement Il is not the correct explanation of
statement I.

(c) Statement Iis true but statement l! is false.

(c) -A c-o () (d) Statement I and statement Il are false.
22. Force 3 N, 4Nand 12 Nact at a point in
mutually perpendicular directions. The magnitude of
the resultant force is:
(d) A B (v) (a) 19 N (b) 13N
(c) 11 N (d) 5N

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 hich of the following relations is true for two unit 29. Two vectors, each of
vectors Aand B making an angle to each other? magnitude A
the same magnitude A. The angle have a resultant of
vectors 0s
between the two
(a) |Â + B-|A - Btan
(a) 30
(b) |Â - Ê |Â+ Êtan (b) 60
2
(c) 120°
2 (d) 150

30 Avector Apoints vertically upward and B

24 Three forces proportional to AB, points towards north. The vector product A xB0s
BC and
the sides of a triangle ABC taken in order.2CA act along
Their resultant is represented in magnitude and (a) a null vector
as proportional to direction
(b) alongwest
(a) CA (c) along east
(b) AC (d) vertically downward
31 The maximum and minimum magnitude of the resultant
(c) BÞ of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 units,
respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to
(d) CB each other, the magnitude of their resultant is:

25. A situation may be described by using different sets of (a) 14

co-ordinate axes having different orientations. Which of (b) 16
the following depends on the orientation of the axes?
(c) 18
(a) The value of a scalar
(d) 13
(b) The components ofa vector 32. Two forces of 10N and 6 N act upon a body. The
(c) A vector direction of the forces is unknown. The resultant force
on the body may be
(d) The magnitude of a vector
26 The direction ofa vectorAis reversed. what are the (a) 15 N (b) 3 N
values of AÅand AA|? (c) 17 N (d) 2 N
33. Howmany minimum number of coplanar vectors which
(a) +2Ã, 0 represent same physical quantity having different
magnitudes can be added to give zero resultant
(b) +A, 0
(c) -2Ã, 0 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

(d) -¢, 0 34 Two vectors P and Qhave equal magnitudes. If the

magnitude of P +Qis ntimes the magnitude of P Q
27 What is the length of projection of A= 3i+ 4j +5X on
zy plane? then angle between P and Qis :
(a) 5
(b) 3
(a) cos1
B)
(c) 5v2
(d) 4
(b) sin
H)
(c) sin
28- AiAis a vector of magnitude 2.7 units due
east. What is
the magnitude and direction of the vector 4A ?

(a) 4 units due east

(d) cos !
()
35. Following setsof three forces act on a body
(b) 4 units due west whose resultant cannot be zero
(c) 2.7 units due east (a) 10, 10, 10
(b) 10, 10, 20
(d) 10.8 units due east
(c) 10, 20, 23
(d) 10, 20, 40

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B)
8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (A)
15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (C)
22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D)
29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (D) 32. (A) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (D)

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