MATHEMATICS

Question Bank-5
Target IIT JEE-2020
Rank Boosting Course (RBC)

TOPIC : VECTOR

SINGLE CORRECT QUESTIONS  

   6. The two vectors {a  2iˆ  ˆj  3k,
ˆ b  4iˆ  j  6k}
ˆ
1. Let v  2iˆ  ˆj  k and w  ˆi  3k.
 If u is a unit
parallel if  is equal to
vector, then maximum value of the scalar triple produt (A) 2 (B) –3
   (C) 3 (D) –2
[u v w] is
   
(A) –2 (B) 10  6 7. If | a  b || a  b | , then
(C) 59 (D) 60    
(A) a is parallel to b (B) a  b
 
      (C) | a || b | (D) none of these
2. If a  b  c and b  c  a ,then
      
(A) | a | 1,| b |  | c | (B) | c | 1,| a |  1 8. If a and b are unit vectors and  is the angle between
       
(C) | b | 2,| b |  2 | a | (D) | b | 1,| c |  | a | ab
them, then is
2
     
3. Let u and v are unit vectors such that u  v  u  w 
(A) sin (B) sin 
      2
and w  u  v , then the value of [u v w] is
(C) 2 sin  (D) sin 2
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) none of these      
9. If a  b  c  0,| a | 3,| b | 5,| c | 7 , then the angle
 
    between a and b is
4. Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors and r be
(A)  (B) 
any vectors in space such that (C) 2 (D) 
  
r.a  1, r.b  2 and r.c  3 .      
10. If a, b, c are unit vectors such that a  b  c  0 ,
      
If a b c  =1 then r is equal to then the value of a.b  b.c  c.a is
(A) 1 (B) 3
  
(A) a  2b  3c (C) -3/2 (D) none of these
       
(B) b  c  2c  a  3a  b 11. Vectors a and b are inclined at an angle .
           
(C) (b.c)a  2(c.a)b  3(a.b)c If | a | 1, | b | 2 then {(a  3b)  (3a  b)}2 is equal
to
(D) none of the above
(A) 225 (B) 275
  (C) 325 (D) 300
5. A paralllelogram is constructed on 3 a  b and
        
a  4b, where | a | 6 and | b | 8 and a and b are 12. If a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors, then
    
anti parallel, then the length of the longer diagonal is [a  b, b  c, c  a] is equal to
(A) 40 (B) 64
  
(C) 32 (D) 48 (A) 0 (B) [a, b, c]
     
(C) [a, b,c]2 (D) 2[a, b,c]
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13. If a, b, c are non- coplanar vectors, then 20. If a  2b  3c  0 and a  b  b  c  c  a is equal to
          
a.  b  c   b. c  a   c.  b  a   
 b  c then is equal to
 is equal to
b.  c  a  c. a  b  a. b  c  (A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) none of these
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these   
21. If a  i  ˆj  k,
 b  4i  3j  4k and c  i  j  kˆ
   
14. If a, b, c are three non coplanar unit vectors, then are linearly dependent vectors and | c | 3 , then

[a b c] is (A) (B) 
(C)  (D) 
(A)  (B) 0 (C)  (D) 2
   
      22. If a any vector , then | a  ˆi |2  | a  ˆj |2  | a  kˆ |2 is equla
15. If | a | 3,| b | 4 and | a  b | 5 , then | a  b | then
to

| b | is equal to  2  2

(A) 3 (B) 4
(A) a  (B) 2 a 
(C) 5 (D) 6  2
(C) 3 a  (D) 0
  2  2  
16. 
If a  b  a.b     144 and | a | 4 , then | b | is
23. If the vectors aiˆ  ˆj  k,
ˆ ˆi  bjˆ  kˆ and ˆi  ˆj  ck,
ˆ
equal to
(A) 16 (B) 8 (a  b, c  a) are coplanar, then the value of
(C) 3 (D) 12
1 1 1
  is
1 a 1 b 1 c
17. The projection of the vector 2i  3j  2k on the
(A) 1 (B) –1
vector i  2j  3k is (C) 2 (D) None of these

1 2 
(A) (B) 24. For any vector A , the value of
14 14
  
ˆi  (A  ˆi)  ˆj  A  ˆj  kˆ  A  k is equal to
   
3
(C) (D) none of these  
14 (A) 0 (B) 2A

(C) 2A (D) none of these

18. If a is a unit vector such that
  
  25. If a, b and c are unit coplanar vectors , then the scalar
 
a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  ˆi  k,
ˆ then a is equal to
     
triple product [2a  b 2 b  c 2 c  a] is equal to
1 ˆ ˆ (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 
3

2i  j  2kˆ  (B) ĵ
(C)  3 (D) 3
1 ˆ ˆ   
(C)
3
i  2 j  2kˆ  (D) î
26. If a , b, c are non - coplanar unit vectors such that
 
   bc  
19.
 
Let a and b be two unit vectors and be the angle
a  bc  2

, then the angle between a and b

 
between them , then a  b is a unit vector if is
(A)  (B)  (A)  (B) 
(C)  (D)  (C)  (D) 3

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27. Let | a | 1,| b | 2,| c | 3 and (A) a, b, c are orthogonal in pairs
     
      (B) | a || b || c | 1
  
a  b  c ,b  c  a  
and c  a  b  Then
  
   (C) | a || b || c | 1
| a  b  c | is
  
(D) | a || b || c |
(A) 6 (B) 6

(C) 14 (D) None of these 

33. A vector a has components 2p and 1with respect to
a rectangular cartesian system. This system is rotated
  
28. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  ˆi  ˆj . If c is a vector such through a certain angle about the origin in the

    clokwise sense. If with respect to newsystem a has
that a.c | c |,| c  a | 2 2 and the angle between
components p +1 and 1, then
     
a  b and c is 300 then | a  b  c | is equla to 1
(A) p = 0 (B) p  1 or p  
(A) 2/3 (B) 3/2 3
(C) 2 (D) 3
1
    (C) p  1 or p  (D) p = 1 or p = –1
29. If a and b are two vectors, such that a. b  0 and 3
     
| a. b || a  b | , then angle between vectors a and b  
34. If a and b are parallel then the value of
is
       
7
 ab        
c  d  a  c  b  d is equal to
(A)  (B)        
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(A) {(a  c).b}d (B) {(b  c).a}d
 3    
(C) (D) (C) {(a  b).c}d (D) none of these
4 4
  
   35. If i  r  ˆi  ˆj  r  ˆj  kˆ  r  kˆ
     
30. If a. b and c are any three vectors, then
         
   
a  b  c  a  b  c if and only if 
 a  b a  0, b  0 , then 
   
(A) b and c are collinear     ab
(A) r  r  b (B) r 
  2
(B) a and c are collinear  
(C) r  0 (D) none of these
 
(C) a and b are collinear   
36. If a '  ˆi  ˆj, b '  ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ and c'  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ then
(D) none of these the altitude of the parallelepiped formed by the
    
vectors a, b and c having base formed by b and c
31. The volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are
  
with position vectors is ( where a ' is reciprocal vector a of vector a etc.)
ˆi  6jˆ  10k, ˆi  3jˆ  7k,5i
ˆ ˆ  ˆj  kˆ and (A) 1 (B) 3 2 / 2

(C) 1/ 6 (D) 1/ 2
7iˆ  4jˆ  7kˆ is 11 cubic unif if  equals
(A) –3 (B) 3
  
(C) 7 (D) –1 37. If i  a  ˆi  ˆj  a  ˆj  kˆ  a  kˆ
     
       ˆ ˆ  ˆ ˆ
32. If a, b, c be three vectors such that a  b  c and  ......{(a.i)i  
ˆ ˆ  a.j j  (a.k)k}
  
b  c  a then (A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) none of these

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38. If a, b, c are position vectors of three non-collinear 44. The position vectors a, b, c and d of four points
points A,B,C respectively, the shortest distance from A,B,C and D on a plane are such that
A to BC is        
     
a  d . b  c  b  d . c  a  0 then the point D
     2
  2  a.b  is
(A) a. | b  c | a (B) | b  a |    
 c  (A) centroid of ABC

  (B) orthocentre of  ABC

(C) | b  a | (D) none of these (C) circumcentre of ABC
(D) none of these
39. Given a cube ABCDA1B1C1D1 with lower base ABCD,
upper base A 1 B 1 C 1D 1 and the lateral edges   
45. If a, b, c are coplanar vectors and if
AA1,BB1,CC1 and DD1 ; M and M1 are the centres of
the faces ABCD and A1B1C1D1 respectively. O is a 
 
point on the line MM1 such that a b c
  
        a.a a.b a.c , then
OA  OB  OC  OD  OM1 , OM   OM1 if  is   
a.c b.c c.c
equal to
(A) 1/16 (B) 1/8
(C) 1/4 (D) 1/2 (A)  = 0
(B) = 1
    (C)  = any non- zero value
40. The line joining the points 6a  4b  5c  4c and the
      (D) none of the above
line joining the points a  2b  3c, a  2b  5c
interesct at   
46. If the c, a  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ and b  j are such that
 
(A) 2c (B) 4c    
 a  c and b form a right handed system , that c is
(C) 8c (D) none of these

   
41. Let A, B and C be unit vectors, Suppose that (A) ziˆ  xkˆ (B) 0
     
A.B  A.C  0 and that the angle between B and C (C) yj (D) ziˆ  xkˆ

   
is  
then A  k B  C and k is equla to  
6 47. If a, b and c are three non -zero vectros, no two of
(A)  (B)    
which are collinear, a  2b is collinear with c and
(C)  (D) 0  
b  3c is collinear with a then, the value of
42. If I be the incentre of the triangle ABC and a,b,c be  

the lengths of the sides then the force a  2b  6c is
  
a IA  b IB  c IC is equal to (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) –1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3
(C) 0 (D) none of these
48. The median AD of the triangle ABC is bisected at E
   
43. If 3a  5b and 2a  b are perpendicular to each other and BE meets AC at F. Then AF:FC is
    (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1
and a  4b,  a  b are also mutually perpendicular
(C) 1 : 3 (D) None of these
 
then the cosine of the angle between a and b is
49. If the points A (1,2,3), B (3,4,7) and C (-3,-2,-5) ,
17 19 then the ratio in which point C divides AB, is
(A) (B)
5 43 5 43 (A) 3 : 1
(B) 2 : 5
21
(C) (D) none of these (C) 2 : 3
5 43
(D) None of these

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50. Points A  a , B b , C(c) and D(d) are related as 55. If a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors, then
         
x a  y b  z c  w d  0 and x + y + z + w = 0 , where a  b b  c c  a  is equal to
 
x,y,z and w are scalars (sum of any two of x,y,z and 
wis not zero). if A,B,C and D are concyclic , then (A) 0 (B)  a b c 
  2  2 
xy a  b  ? (C)  a b c  (D) 2  a b c 
 
    
(A) wz c  d (B) wz c  d 56. For any vector A , the value of

    
(C) wz a  d (D) None of these      
ˆi  A  ˆi  ˆj  A  ˆj  kˆ  A  kˆ is equal to

 
(A) 0 (B) 2A
51. The values of x for which the angle between the 
(C) 2A (D) none of these
vectros 2x 2 ˆi  4xjˆ  kˆ and 7iˆ  2jˆ  xkˆ are obtuse

and the angle between the z-axis 7iˆ  2jˆ  xkˆ is acute
57. The volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are
 with position vectors
and less than is given by
6 ˆi  6ˆj  10k,
ˆ ˆi  3jˆ  7k,5i
ˆ ˆ  ˆj  kˆ and

1 1
(A) 0  x  (B) x  or x  0 7iˆ  4jˆ  7kˆ is 11 cubic unit if equals
2 2
(A) -3 (B) 3
1 (C) 7 (D) -1
(C)  x  15 (D) there is no such value for x
2
  
58.    
If ˆi  a  ˆi  j  a  ˆj  kˆ  a  kˆ 
n 
52. If  a i  0 where a i  1i, then the value of   
i 1  ......... a.iˆ ˆi  a.jˆ j  a.kˆ kˆ
      
 

1 i  j n
 a i .a j is (A) -1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) None of these
(A) –n/2 (B) –2
  
(C) n/2 (D) n 59. Let a, b and c be three non -zero and non -coplanar
  
      vectors and p,q and r be three vectors given by
53. If a, b, c are unit vectors such that a  b  c  0 ,
             
then the value of a . b  b . c  c. a is p  a  b  2c, q  3a  2b  c and

(A) 1 (B) 3    
r  a  4b  2c
(C) -3/2 (D) none
If the volume of the parallelopiped determined by
  
   a, b and c is V 1 and that of the parallelopiped
54. Let v  2i  j  k and w  i  3k . If u is a unit
  
vector, then maximum value of the scalar triple determined by p, q and r is V2 then V2:V1 is equal to
  
product  u v w  is (A) 3 : 1 (B) 7:1
 
(C) 11 : 1 (D) 15 : 1
(A) -1 (B) 10  6
  2  2  
(C) 59 (D) 60 60. If  a  b    a.b   144 and a  4, then b is

equal to
(A) 16 (B) 8
(C) 3 (D) 12
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COMPREHENSION TYPE 
2. Vector v is
Comprehension # 1   
(A) 2a  3c (B) 3b  4c
ABCD is a parallelogram. L is a point on BC which   

divides BC in the ratio :3. AL intersects BD at P. M is (C) 4c (D) a  b  2c
a point on DC which divides DC in the ratio 1:2 an d AM
intersects BD in Q. 
3. Vector w is
1. Point divides AL in the ration
2   1   
(A) 1 : 2
(C) 3 : 1
(B) 1 : 3
(D) 2 : 1
(A)
3
2c  b  (B)
3

a bc 
2. Point Q divides DB in the ratio 1 2  4  
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3
(C)
3
a  b  2c
3
(D)
3

cb 
(C) 3 :1 (D) 2 :1

3. PQ : DB is equal to Comprehension # 4
(A) 2 / 3 (B) 1/ 3  
Let a  2iˆ  3jˆ  6k,b
ˆ  2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ and
(C) 1 / 2 (D) 3 / 4
Consider the regular hexagon ABCDEF with centre    
c  2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ . Let a1 be the projection of a on b
at O ( origin).
  
and a 2 be the projection of a1 on c then
Comprehension # 2

Consider the regular hexagon ABCDEF with 1. a 2 is equal to
centre at O (origin).
943 ˆ ˆ ˆ 943 ˆ ˆ ˆ
1.
  
AD  EB  FC is equal to
(A)
49

2i  3j  6k  (B)
492

2i  3j  6k 
 
(A) AB (B) 3AB 943
943
(C) 4AAB

(D) none of these
(C)
49

2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ  (D)
492

2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ 
 
     2. a1.b is equal to
2. Five forces AB, AC, AD, AE, AF act at the vertex A
(A) –41 (B) –41/7
of a regular hexagon ABCDEF. Then their resultant is (C) 41 (D) 287
 
(A) 3AO (B) 2AO
  3. Which of the following is true ?
(C) 4AO (D) 6AO  
(A) a and a 2 are collinear
 
Comprehension # 3 (B) a and c are collinear
    
Let u, v and w be three unit vectors such that 
(C) a,a1 and b are coplanar
             
  
u  v  w  a,u  v  w  b, u  v  w  (D) a,a1 and a 2 are coplanar

   
 c,a.u  3/ 2,a.v  7 / 4 and a  2.
Comprehension # 5
 
1. Vector u is Let r be a position vector of a variable point in

 2 
(A) a  b  c
 4 8
(B) a  b  c

Cartesian OXY plane such that r. 10ˆj  8iˆ  rˆ  40 
3 3 3
 
  1
(C) 2a  b  c
4  2
(D) a  b  c
 2


2
and p1= max r  2iˆ  3jˆ , p2 = min r  2iˆ  3jˆ .  
3 3 3
A tangent line is drawn to the curvy y = 8/x2 at point
A with abscissa 2. The drawn line cuts the x-axis at a
point B.

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1. p2 is equal to  
6. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  3k,
ˆ b  ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ and
(A) 9 (B) 2 2  1 
c  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ . find the value of 6 , such thet
(C) 6 2  3 (D) 9  4 2
     
2. p1 + p2 is equal to
 a  b    b  c   c  a   0 .
(A) 2 (B) 10
     
(C) 18 (D) 5 7. Let u and v be unit vectors such that u  v  u  w
    
3. AB.OB is equal to   
and w  u  v . Find the value of  u v w  .
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
8. Find the value of if the volume of a tetrahedron
whose vertices are with position vectors
INTEGER TYPE ˆi  6jˆ  10k,
ˆ ˆi  3jˆ  7k,5i
ˆ ˆ  ˆj  kˆ and
 
1. If vectors a  ˆi  2ˆj  k,
ˆ b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and
 7iˆ  4jˆ  7kˆ is 11 cubic unit
c  ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ are coplanar , than find the value of
(– 4). 9. Given that
  
  u  ˆi  2jˆ  3k;
ˆ v  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ ;w  ˆi  3jˆ  3kˆ and
2. If a and b are any two unit vectors. then the greatest
      
 
3ab  
 u.R  15 ˆi   v.R  30  ˆj   w.R  20  kˆ  0 . Then
positive integer in the range of 2 ab 
2 find the greastest integer less than or equal to R

3. Let u be a vector on rectangular cooordinate system

 10. Let a three- dimensional vector V satisfy the
with sloping angle 60º. Suppose that u  ˆi is
  
   
condition. 2V  V  ˆi  2ˆj  2iˆ  kˆ . If 3 V  m
geometric mean of u and u  2iˆ , where î is th4e
then find the value of m.
unit vector along the x-axis. Then find the value of
   
 2 1 u . 11. If a.b.c are unit vectors such that a.bn  0  a.c and
  
the angle between b and c is , then find the value
4. Find the absolute value of parameter t for which the 3
area of the triangle whose vertices are A (–1,1,2) ;    
of a  b  a  c
B(1,2,3) and C( t, 1,1) is minimum.

 
5. If a  a1ˆi  2jˆ  a 3k;b
ˆ  b ˆi  b ˆj  b k,
1 2 3
ˆ 12. Find the work done by the force F = 3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ acting
       on a particle such that the particle is displaced from
c  c1ˆi  c2ˆj  c3kˆ and 3a  b3b  c3c  a  point A (–3,–4,1) to point B (–1,–1,–2).

  
a.iˆ a.jˆ a.kˆ
  
=  b.iˆ b.jˆ b.kˆ then find the value of  .
   4
c.iˆ c.jˆ c.kˆ

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 SOLUTIONS

SINGLE CORRECT QUESTIONS   

 (u.v)u  0  (u.v)  0
1. (C)
           
Now [u v w]  u. (v  w)
[u v w]  | u.(v  w) |
     
| u .(3iˆ  7 ˆj  kˆ ) |  u . (v  (u  v  u))
=
      
| u | 59 cos   u.(v  (u  v)  v  u)
=
          
 Maximum [u v w]  59  u(v 2 u  (u.v)v  v  u)

  
(| u | 1, cos   1)  v2 u 2  1

2. (D) 4. (B )
     
We have, a  b  c     
 
 
Let r  l b  c  m (c  a)  n(a  b)

 c is  to a and b  
   r.a  l [a b c]
and b  c  a
 l=1
  
 a is  to b and c Similarly, m = 2, n = 3
  
 a, b, c are mutually perpendicular 5. ( D)
         
Agian a  b  c (3a  b).(a  4b)  3 | a |2 11a.b  4 | b |2
  
| a  b | | c | = 3.36 – 11.6.8 cos –4. 64 > 0
 
    Angle between a and b is acute
 | a || b | . sin900 | c |
 The longer diagonal is given by
  
Also, b  c | a |       
  (3a  b)  (a  4b)  4a  3b
  
| b || c | sin 900 | a |      
Now |  |2  | 4a  b |2  16 | a |2 9 | b |2 24 a.b
  
| b || c | | a | = 16.36 + 9.64 – 24.6.8 cos 
From Eqs. (i) and (ii) we get = 16 × 44
    
| b |2 | c | | c | | 4a  3b |  48
 
 | b |2  1 ( | c | 0) 6. (D )
  
or | b | 1 For parallel a  b  0

 
 |a |  |c| ˆi ˆj kˆ
2 1 3 =0
3. (A) 4  6
      
Given. u  v  u  w and w  u  v
      ˆi  6  3   ˆj  0   kˆ  2  4   0
 (u  v  u)  u  v
     0.iˆ  0.jˆ  0.kˆ
 (u  v)  u  v
    6+ 3= = – 2
 v  (u.v)  v
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7. (B)      
    
2  a .b  b .c  c .a  0 
|ab|  |ab|
          1
  | a  b |2  | a  b |2  a .b  b .c  c .a   1  1  1
2
     
 | a |2  | b |2  2a.b  | a |2  | b |2 2 a.b 3

  2
 a. b  0
    11. (D)
  a. b  0 Hence, a  b
   
Since, a .b  a b cos 120º
8. ( A)
    1
a.b  | a | | b | cos = cos  = 1.2.    = –1
 2
   
a  b (a  b)2     2
 
2 4 
 a  3b  3a  3b   
           2
2
 a    b   2a.b 
= 3a  a  a  b  9b  a  3b  b 
=
4
    2

 = 0  a  b  9a  b  0 
1  1  2a.b 1  cos  2
=  = sin    
4 2 2 2
= 100 a  b  
 
a b   
 sin  

2 2
2 2

= 100 a b  a  b  
2

9. (B) = 100 {4 – 1} = 300

  
Since, a  b  c  0
12. (C)
  
 a  b   c     
a  b, b  c,c  a 
 
On squaring
     

 
a
2 
 b
2  
 2 a.b  c
2
  
= a b . bc  ca   
           
 a 2  b 2  2 a b cos    C   c 2 
= ab .   b  c  .a c   b  c  .c a
 9 + 25 –2.3.5 cos C = 49    
 
= a  b .  b c a  c  0 
1
 cos C   
2  
=  a  b . c b c a 
  120º
    
  2  a b c  a b c   a b c  2
Hence, angle between a and b is        
3 3
13. (B)
10. (C) 
Since, a b c   0
   2
 
 a  b  c 0
        
 2  2  2
a.
 
 b  c   b. c  a   c.  b  a 
 a    b   c b.  c  a  c. a  b  a. b  c 
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    2 2
[a b c] [b c a] [c b a]  a b  144
=     
[b c a] [c a b] [a b c]
 
 a b  12
  
[a b c] [a b c] [a b c]
=            = 1 +1 –1 = 1  
[a b c] [a b c] [a b c]  4 b  12  b 3

14. (A) 17. (B)

  
If a  i, b  ˆj and c  k Projection of 2i  3jˆ  2k on i  2jˆ  3k
 
   
 a b c   ˆi. ˆj  kˆ  ˆi.iˆ  1
 2i  3j  2k  .i  2ˆj  3k 
=
   i  2jˆ  3k
If a  ˆj, b  ˆi, c  k
   

then a b c   a. b  c  =
266

2
14 14
= j. i  k  j. j  1
    18. (A)
  
 a b c   1 Let a  xi  yj  zk
 

15. (C)
Given , a  x 2
 y2  z 2   1

   2  x2 + y2 + z2 = 1 ... (1)

ab  ab 
but given a  i  ˆj  k  ˆi  kˆ
 
2 2  
= a  b  2a.b = 9  16  2a.b
i j k

   x y z  i  k
 25  2 a.b  ... (1) 1 1 1
 
But a  b 2 5 (given)
 i  y  z   ˆj  x  z   k  x  y   1.i  0.j  1.k
 
 a  b 2  25 On comparing, we get
y –z = 1, x–z = 0, x –y = – 1
2 2 
a  b  2a.b  25  z = x, y = 1 + x
From Eq. (i) , x2 + (1+x2) + x2 = 1

9  16  2 a.b  25  3x2 + 2x = 0
 x 0
  a.b  0
2 1 2
   x   , then y  and z  
From Eq. (i) a  b  25  0  5 3 3 3

 2 j 2
16. (C)  a   ˆi   kˆ
3 3 3
  2   2
  
Since . a  b  a . b   144
1 ˆ ˆ
 
=
3

2i  j  2kˆ 
If angle between a and b is 

2 2 2 2
then a b sin 2 a b cos 2   144

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19. (C) 
and c  1   2    3
 
Given a  1, b  1
 
  and 1 + 4 + = 0
 Angle between a and b is 
  Solve any two then putting the value in remaining
 | a  b | 1 third equation.
 
 | a  b |2  1 22. (B)

2 2   2  2  2
 a  b  2 a.b  1 Let P  a  i  a  j  a  k

  
1  1  2 a b cos   1 If a  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ


 cos  =1  a  i  x ˆi  ˆi  y j  j  z k  i
     
1 2
  cos      ˆ  zjˆ
 0  ky
2 3
 2
 a  i  y 2  z 2
20. (D)
  
Since, a  2b  3c  0 ... (i)  2
Similarly, a  j  z 2  x 2
     
 a  c  2b  c  3c  c  0
 2
    and a  k  x 2  y 2
 
c  a  2 b  c  0  0 
then p = 2 (2x2+y2+z2)
   
 ca  2 bc   .. (ii) 2  2
2a 2 a 
Again from Eq. (i)
     
 ba  2b b  3 bc  0   23. (A)

    a 1 1
 
a  b  0  3 b  c  0  1 b 1 =0
    1 1 c
 a  b  3 bc  iii

        Applying C2  C2–C1 and C3  C2

Given, a  b  b  c  c  a   b  c  
a 1 a 0
       
   
3 bc  bc  2 bc   bc      then 1 b  1 1  b
1 0 c 1
[from Eqs. (ii), (iii)]
     a (b –1)–(1–a)(c–1) +(1–a)(1–b) = 0
   
6 bc   bc 
a 1 1
     0
1 a 1 b 1 c

21. (D)
1 1 1
Linear combination  1    0
1 a 1 b 1 c

  
1. ˆi  ˆj  kˆ   4iˆ  3jˆ  4kˆ  1 1 1
    1
1 a 1 b 1 c
 
  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  0.iˆ  0.jˆ  0.kˆ

1 + 4+ = 0
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24. (B) 27. (C)
     
ˆi  A  ˆi  j  A  j  k  A  kˆ
      ab c

          
= ˆi.iˆ A  ˆi.A  ˆi  ˆj. ˆj A  j.A ˆj
        2 2 2
 a    b  c 
 2 a.b.  b.c  c.a 

 
ˆ ˆ A  k.a
 k.k ˆ ˆ kˆ   1 4  9  0

      
= 3A  i . A ˆi  ˆj. A ˆj  k.A
       ˆ kˆ  a.b  a.c  0 
   
 14  b.c  b.a  0 
Let A  A1 ˆi  A 2  ˆj  A3 kˆ     
 c.a  c.b  0 
 


= 3A  A1ˆi  A 2 ˆj  A 3 kˆ 
28. (B)
  
3A  A  2A  
a  b  2iˆ  2j  k

25. (A)      
Given,
 a  b  c  a  b c sin 30º

    1
[a b c]  0 and a  1 b  1 and c  1 2 3
 22   2   12 c  c
2 2
     
  2a  b 2b  c 2c  a   
Given , c  a  2 2
     
 2 a  b  . 2 b  c    2c  a   
c  a 
2
8
        
 
= 2a  b . 4 b  c  2b  a  2c  c  a   2  2 
  c   a   2c.a  8
       
    
= 2a  b . 4 b  c  2 a  b  0  c  a    
2 
c 92 c  8
        
  
= 8a. b  c  4 a a  b  2a c  a     2

        
 | c |  1 0

 
4b. b  c  2b a  b  b c  a     
 c 1

= 7 a b c  = 0
  
  a  b   c  32 1
26. (D)
  3
     b c
   
We have, a.c b  a. b c 
2

2
2

On comparing 29. (D)

  
 1  1 a.b  a  b
a .c  and a .c  
2 2
   
a b cos  || a b sin 
  3
 Angle between a and b is  
4 (where is angle between a and b )
 |cos | = |sin |

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 32. (B)
 3
  or (as 0  )   
4 4 ab  c
    
But a . b  0 ie, c is  to both a and b
  
3 bc  a
    
4 ie, a is  to both b and c
  
30. (B) Hence, a, b, c are mutually perpendicular..
     
  
a  bc  a  b c  33. (B)

        Here, a  2p ˆi  ˆj
        
a.c b  a.b c  a.c b  b.c a

After rotation, let the vector be c and let the unit

      
a.b  
  b.c  a   a.b  c  a  c vectors along the new axes be î1 and ĵ1 then c
 
b.c
  
c   p  1 ˆi1  ˆj1 It is clear a  c (since magnitude
 
 a and c are collinear.. does not change)

2
 4p 2    p  1 1
31. (C)
Let are A,B,C,D and O is origin  2p = p+1
 
 OA  ˆi  6jˆ  10kˆ OB  ˆi  3jˆ  7k 1
 p = 1 or p  
 3
OC  5iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
34. (D)
  
OD  7iˆ  4ˆj  7kˆ Since a and b are parallel
    
AB  OB  OA  2iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ  a b0
          
AC  OB  OA  4iˆ  5jˆ     10  kˆ  a  b  c  d  a  c  b  d 
  
AD  OD  OA  6iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ           
 a b d  c   a b c  d   a c d  b  a c b  d
Volume of tetrahedron
          
1     a b d  c   a b c  d   a c d  b   a c b  d
  AB, AC, AD 
6      
 a b d  c   a c d  b
2 3 3     
1
 4 5   10  d a b  c   a c d  b
6
6 2 3
       
  
= d. a  b c  a c d  b
1
= {–2(–15–2+20) –3(–12–6 +60) –3(8–30)}        
6
= 0   a c d  b = a c d  b   a  c .d b
1
= {4– 10–144+18 +66} 35. (B)
6
Since,
1     
= {22–88) = 11
6
given ˆi  r  ˆi  j r  j  k  r  k  a  b
     
2– 8 = 6  = 7
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         
ˆi  r  ˆi  j r  j  k  r  k  a  b
             
= 3a  a.iˆ ˆi  a.jˆ ˆj  a.kˆ kˆ

     
i.i r  i.r  i   j.j  r   j.r  j = 3a  a = 2a

   
  r  k.r
 k  a  b
   
 k.k 38. (D)
A(a)
   
3r  i.r i  j.r j  k.r
        k

  p
 ab 
Now, let

r  xi  y ˆj  z kˆ B(b) D C(c)
  
 z 1
 ˆi.r  x.j.r
ˆ  y and k.r Area of ABC= .BC.
2
then Eq. (i) reduces
   1     
a  b  bc  ca

3r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ  a  b  2
   
 3r  r  a  b 1 
 cb p
  2
 ab
 r      
2 a  b  bc  ca
 p  
36. (D) cb
  
Volume of the parallelepiped formed by a ', b ' and c '
is 4. 39. (C)
Therefore, the volume of the parallelpiped formed by     
OM1  OA  OB  OC  OD
   1
a, b and c is .        
4  OM  MA  OM  MB  OM  MC  OM  MD

      1   4OM
b  c  a bc  a '  a '
4
  1
OM  1/ 4  OM1 
  4
2 1
bc  
4 2 2
40. (B)
1 1 Equation of line joining
Length of altitude = 2 2 
4 2    
6a  4b  5c and  4c is
37. (C)       

If a  a1ˆi  a 2ˆj  a 3kˆ
  
r  6a  4b  5c   6a  4b  c 
  
   a  6  6   b  4  4   c  5    ... (i)
    
then a . ˆi ˆi  a . ˆj ˆi  a . kˆ kˆ    
and equation of line joining a  2b  3c and
a1 ˆi  a 2 ˆj  a 3 kˆ   
 a  2b  5c is
a ... (1)
      
     
r a  2b  3c   2a  4b  2c 
  
and ˆi  a  ˆi  ˆj  a  ˆj  kˆ  a  kˆ kˆ     
 a  1  2   b  2  4   c  3  2  .. (ii)

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 Comparing Eqs. (i) and (ii) then 
 6a 2  5b 2  7a.b  0 .. (i)
6 – 6 = –1+2 
   
–4 + 4 = –2 +4 and  a  4b . a  b   0
and –5 + = –3 –2  
 a 2  a.b  4a.b  4b 2  0
After solving we get

 a 2  4b 2  3a.b  0 .. (ii)
1
= 1 and   
2 Eliminate a.b from Eqs. (i) and (ii) we get
Substituting the value of in Eq. (i) then point of
  5a  43b .. (iii)
intersection is r  4c
From Eq. (ii)
41. (A)   4b 2  a 2
 a.b 
  3
Given, A  1, B  1 and C  1
    43b 2
and A.B  A.C  0 4b 2 
 25
   3
and angle between B and C is
6
57b 2
   =
 
A  k B C  75

   19b 2
or A  k B C 
25

   
 If angle between a and b is 
 1  k B C sin
6
 
a.b 25 19
1  cos      
 1  k .1. a b 43b 5 43
2 b
5
k 2  k=2 44. (B)
 AD  BC A
42. (C)    
If i be the origin , then
  a  d  . b  c   0 F

   and BD  AC D

aIA  bIB  cIC
   
abc   b  d . c  a   0 B E C
A
 D is orthocenete.

45. (C)
c b
  
Since a,b and c are three coplanar vectors, then
there must exist three scalars x,y,z such that
B a C   
   xa  yb  z c  0 .... (i)
 aIA  bIB  cIC  0

Multiplying both sides of Eq. (i) scalarly by a and
43. (B) 
c respectively , we get
   
 
Given, 3a  5b . 2a  b  0    
x a.a  ya.b  za.c ..... (ii)
  
 6a  3a.b  10a.b  5b2  0
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    Taking A at the orign
and xa.c  ybc  zc.c  0 ..... (iii)

Let P.V. of B and C be b and c , respectively..
Eliminating x,y,z from eqs. (i) , (ii) and (iii), we get
   
   bc bc
a b c P.V of D is and P.V.of E is
   2 4
a.a a.b a.c = 0
   Let AF : FC = p:
a.c b.c c.c

pc
Then position vector of F is
p 1
46. (A)
 
 a,c,b form a right handed system Let BF : EF = q : 1.
   

 c  b  a  ˆj  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ  
q
 b  c 
b
The position vector of F is 4
     
= x ˆj  ˆi  y ˆj  ˆj  z j  kˆ q 1

 kˆ x  0  ˆiz  z ˆi  xkˆ Comparing P.V. of F in (i) and (ii) we have

 
47. (A)  q
 b  c 
b
pc 4
 
Given a  2b  c p 1 q 1
  
and b  3c   a ,  
Since vectors b and c are independent , we have
  
where no two of a, b and c are collinear vectors.
p q q4
  and 0
Eliminating b from the above relations, we have p  1 4  q  1 4  q  1
    p = 1/4 and q = 4
â  6c   c  2 a
 AF : FC = 1 : 2
 
a 1  2   (  6)c
49. (C)
1   Let C divide AB in the ratio k: l then C(–3,–2,–5)
 and   6 as a and c are non-col-
2
linear.
 3k  1 4k  2 7k  3 
 , , 
1  k 1 k 1 k 1 
Putting   in (ii) or = -6 in (i), we get
2
    3k  1 4k  2 7k  3
a  2b  3c  0   3,  2 and  5
k 1 k 1 k 1
  
or a  2b  3c  0
2
k from all relations
48. (A) 3
Hence, C divides AB extenally in the ratio 2:3.
A
50. (B)
F C(c) B (b)
(i)
E x
w
P
B (b) D C (c)
(ii) y z

A (a) D (d)

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 From the given conditions. it is clear that points 53. (C)
      
A  a , B b , C(c) and D(d) are coplanar..
 a  b  c  0
Now, A,B,C and D are concyclic . Therefore
 2  2  2
  a    b   c
AP ×BP= CP ×DP
     

 2 a . b  b . c  c. a  0 
y   x  
ab a b
xy xy       1
     a . b  b . c  c. a   1  1  1
w z 2
 cd cd
wz wz
3

 2  2 2
xy a  b  wz c  d

54. (C)
     
51. (D)  u v w   u .( v  w
 
 
Let a  2x 2 ˆi  4xjˆ  kˆ and b  7iˆ  2ˆj  xkˆ . The  
angle between

 u. 3iˆ  7jˆ  kˆ   u 59 cos 

    
between a and b is obtuse  Maximum  u v w   59
 

 a.b  0  14x 2  8x  x  0 
 14x2 –7x < 0
 u  1, cos   1
 2x2– x < 0  x (2x–1) < 0
55. (C)
 1     
 x   0,  (i) a  b b  c c  a 
 2  
     
 
 a  b . bc  ca     
 b.kˆ   3
Also it is given b. k  x and    cos  
ˆ
b  6 2
         

 ab  b  c  .a c   b  c  c.a
 2x  3 53  x 2
         
2
 x  159 (ii)
 
 a  b . [b c a]c  0    a  b  .c[b c a]
There is no common value for Eqs (i) and (ii)   
[a b c] [a b c] [a b c]2

52. (A) 56. (B)

  
n
 ai  0
  
ˆi  A  ˆi  ˆj  A  ˆj  kˆ  A  kˆ   
i 1
     
           
 ˆi.i A  ˆi.A ˆi  ˆj.jˆ A  ˆj.A ˆj  k.k
ˆ ˆ A  k.A
ˆ kˆ
 n    n   n  2  
  a i    a i    a i  2   a i .a j    
 i 1   i 1  i 1 1 i  j n  3A   ˆi.A  ˆi   ˆj.A  ˆj   k.A
ˆ  kˆ

  n 
  a i .a j   Let A  A1ˆi  A 2 ˆj  A3 kˆ
1 i  j n 2
   

 3A  A1ˆi  A 2 ˆj  A 3 kˆ   3A  A  2A

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57. (C)    
 3a  a.iˆ ˆi  a.jˆ j  a.kˆ kˆ
     
Let vertices are A,B,C,D and O is origin
   
OA  ˆi  6ˆj  10kˆ = 3a  a  2a

   
OB  ˆi  3jˆ  7kˆ       
i. e 2 a.iˆ ˆi  a.jˆ ˆj  a.kˆ kˆ


OC  5iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
59. (D)
    
OD  7iˆ  4ˆj  7kˆ Given p  a  b  2c
      
 AB  OB  OA  2iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ q  3a  2b  c
      
AC  OC  OA  4iˆ  5jˆ     10  kˆ and r  3  4b  2c
   
AD  OD  OA  6iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ Given, V1   a b c 
 
Volume of tetrahedron  
 V2   p q r 
1   
  AB AC AD 
6 
1 1 2

 3 2 1  a b c 
2 3  3
1 1 4 2
 4 5   10
6
6 2 3 
 V2  15  a b c 

1  2  15  2  20   3  12  6  60   From Eqs. (i) and (ii), V2 : V1 = = 15 : 1

  
6  3  8  30   60. (C)
  2  2
1
 4  10  144  18  66 
Since a  b  a.b     144
6
 
If angle between a and b is   then
1
 22   88  11 2 2 2 2
6 a b sin 2   a b cos 2   144

22  88  66 2 2  
 a b  144  a b  12

 
= 22  88  66  4 b  12  b 3
154 22
 ,    7,1
22 22 COMPREHENSION TYPE
Comprehension # 1
58. (C) Sol.
 1. (C), 2. (B), 3. (C)
If a  a1ˆi  a 2 ˆj  a 3 kˆ
   D 1 2 C
then a.iˆ ˆi  a.jˆ j  a.kˆ kˆ
     
2
 Q
= a1ˆi  a 2 ˆj  a 3 kˆ  a b
P L
  
    
and ˆi  a  ˆi  j  a  ˆj  kˆ  a  kˆ  1

A a B

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  1     
BL  b 
=  AB  ED and AF  CD 
3
    

  1    
= AC  CD  AE  ED  AD 
AL  a  b
3     
= AD  AD  AD  3AD  6AO
 
Let AP   AL and P divides DB in the ratio

Then Comprehension # 3
   Sol. 1. (B), 2. (C),
(D) 3.
AP   a  b (i)     
3 Taking dot product of u  v  w  a with u we have
  
Also AP   a  1    b (ii)       3     1
1  u.v  u.w  a.u  or u.v  u.w  ...(i)
2 2
   
From (i) and (ii) , a  b  a  1    b 
3 Similarly, taking dot product with v , we have

    3
 and   1   u.v  w.v  ...(ii)
3 4
       
3 Also, a.u  a.v  a.w  a.a  4
 
4
  3 7 3
Hence, P divides AL in the ratio 3 : 2 and P divides  a.w  4     
2 4 4
DB in the ration 3 : 1.

Similarly, Q divides DB in the ratio 1 : 3 Again , taking dont product with w , we have

1 1     3 1
Thus, DQ  DB and PB DB u.w.v.w   1   ...(iii)
4 4 4 4

1 Adding (i), (ii) and (iii), we have

 PQ = DB, i.e. PQ : DB = 1 : 2      
2

2 u.v  u.w  v.w  1 
Comprehension # 2       1
or u.v  u.w  v.w  ...(iv)
Sol. 1. (C) 2. (D) 2
Consider the regular hexagon ABCDEF with centre at O Subtracting (i), (ii) and (iii) from (iv), we have
(origin).
E     1   3
D v.w  0, u.w   and u.v 
4 4

O    
F C Now, the equations 
u vw  b  and
   
B
 u  v   w  c can be written as
A
           
= AD  EB  FC  2AO  2OB  2OC
 u.w  v   u.v  w  b
    
 
= 2 AO  OB  2OC = 2AB  2AB
and
   
 u.w  v   v.w  u  c
 

  


=  OC  AB   4AB 1  3   1    
  v  w  b,  v  c , i.e v  4c
      4 4 4
= R  AB  AC  AD  AE  AF
      3    4  
= ED  AC  AD  AE  CD  c  w  b w  c  b
4 3
 

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       4  4  CP = 2, r  1
and u  a  v  w  a  4c  c  b
3 3
2

 4 8 
p2= 2 2  1 
a b c
3 3 2

p1= 2 2  1 
Comprehension # 4 p1+p2 = 18
Sol. 1. (B), 2. (A),
 dy 
3. (C) Slope = AB =   = – 2
 dx 
1. (B)
Equation of AB. 0x + y = 6
  
2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ   ˆ ˆ ˆ  

a1  2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ .   2i  3j  6k OA  2iˆ  2ˆj,OB  3iˆ
 7  7
  
AB  ˆi  2ˆj

41 ˆ ˆ ˆ  

=
49

2i  3j  6k  
AB.OB  ˆi  2jˆ 3iˆ  3  

 41 
a2   2iˆ  3jˆ  6k.
ˆ
2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ   INTEGER TYPE
49  7  1. (9)
 
Vector
  

 2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ  a  ˆi  2jˆ  k,
ˆ b  2iˆ  ˆj  k,
ˆ c  ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ
7 are coplanar

41 ˆ ˆ ˆ
= 49 2  4  9  36  2i  3j  6k
 
  1 2 1
 2 1 1 =0
 1 2
943

= 2 2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ
49

or –3+2(–5) = 0
2. (A) or =13
  41
a1.b 
49
 
2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ . 2iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ  41  2. (5)


   Let angle between a and b be .
 
3. a,a1 and b are coplanar because a1 and b are  
We have a  b  1
collinear.

     
Comprehension # 5 Now a  b  2 cos and a  b  2sin
2 2
Sol.
1. (D), 2. (C), 3   
Consider F()=  2cos   2  2sin 
3. (C) 2 2  2

Let r  xiˆ  yjˆ  
 F() = cos  4sin ,    0, 
2 2
x + y + 8x –10 y + 40 = 0, Which is a circel centre 2 2

C (–4,5), radius r = 1 3. (1)


p1 = max {(x+2)2 + (y–3)2} Since angle between u and î is 60º, we have
p2 = min {(x+2)2 + (y–3)2}
Let P be (–2,3) . Then

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  
  u a  a1ˆi  a 2ˆj  a 3kˆ
u i  u ˆi cos 60º  
2
b  b1ˆi  b 2ˆj  b3kˆ
   
Given that u  ˆi , u , u  2iˆ are in G.P., so
c  c1ˆi  c2ˆj  c3kˆ
 2        
u  ˆi , u , u  2iˆ Since, 3a  b 3b  c 3c  a 

Squaring both sides,    

= 3a 3b3c    bc a 
 u 2 ˆi 2  2u.i
 2  
ˆ  u , u  2iˆ   
  3
= 3 abc   a b c 


 u 2 ˆi 2  2u.i
 2  2   2 
ˆ  u u  4 ˆi  4u.iˆ  = 28 a bc 
   
 /4=7
 2 
2 1u  22 u 6. (4)
 u 1   u u 44   


2 



2
 a  ˆi  2ˆj  3k,b
ˆ  ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ

2   22 2        
or u  2 u  1  0  u  
2      
c  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ a  b  b  c  c  a  0

       
or u  2  1 or a bc b  a b b c   c  a   0
4. (2)     
  or   
a b c  b  c  a  0 
AB  2iˆ  ˆj  k,
ˆ AC   t  1 ˆi  0ˆj  kˆ
       

ˆi ˆj kˆ
or
      
a bc  a.b c  b.c a  0

  

AB  AC  2 1 1 or a b c   0
 
t  1 0 1
 
( a and c are not collinear)
= ˆi   t  3 ˆj   t  1 kˆ
 2 3
2 2
= 1   t  3    t  1  1 2 2
2  1
= 2
2t  8t  11
or (2–2) –2 (1+4) –3 (––4) = 0
1   or 10 – 15 = 0
Area of ABC = AB  AC
2  = 2/3

1 7. (1)
= 2t 2  8t  1       
2 Given u  v  u  w and w  u  v

1 2     
let f(t) =
4
(2t + 8t +1)  u  v  u u  v
   
f' (t) = 0 t = –2  u  v u  v
At t = –2. f "(t) > 0
  
so is minimum at t = – 2   
v u.v  v

5. (7)

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     
  u.v  u  0  
 u.v  0 So. u.R  15  x  2y  3z  15 ....(i)
 
      v.R  30  2x  y  4z  30 ...(ii)
Now  u vw   u v  w
   
 
     w.R  25  x  3y  3z  25 ...(iii)
 
= u. v  u  v  u  Solving, we get
      x=4 y=2 z=5
  
= u. v  u  v  v  u 
 2       2 2 10. (6)
  
= u v u  u.v v  v  u  v u  1   
  
2V  V  ˆi  2ˆj  2iˆ  kˆ 
8. (7) (i)
Let the vertices be, A,B, C, D and O and O be the 
origin.
or 
2V. ˆi  2ˆj  2 
 
 OA  ˆi  6ˆj  10k,OB
ˆ  ˆi  3jˆ  7kˆ ,  2
or 
V. ˆi  2ˆj  1
 
OC  5iˆ  ˆj  k,OD
ˆ  7iˆ  4ˆj  7kˆ
 2 2
   or V . ˆi  2jˆ cos 2   1
 AB  OB  OA  2iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ

   (is the angle between V and ˆi  2jˆ )
AC  OC  OA  4iˆ  5jˆ     10  kˆ
    2
AD  OD  OA  6iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ
or V 5 1  sin 2    1

Volume of tetrahedron  2  2
or V 5sin 2   5 V  1
2 3 3
1    1 (ii)
 
  ABAC AD   4 5   10
6 6 From Eq. (i) we have
6 2 3
  2 2

2V  V  ˆi  2ˆj   2iˆ  kˆ
1
=
6
2  15  2  20  3 12  6  60  3  2  2
or 4 V  V  ˆi  2ˆj   5
3  8  30 
 2  2 2
or 4 V  V . ˆi  2ˆj sin 2   5
1
= 4  10  144  18  66
6
 2  2
or 4 V  5 V sin 2   5
1
  22  88  11
6  2  2
or 4 V  5 V 1  5
(Given)
or 2–8 = 6 or = 7  2 
or 9V 6 or 3V  6

9. (6)
or 6 m  m= 6

Let R  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ
  
u  ˆi  2jˆ  3k;
ˆ v  2iˆ  ˆj  4k;w
ˆ  ˆi  3jˆ  3kˆ

      
 u R  15 ˆi   v R  30  ˆj   w R  25 kˆ  0
(given)
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11. (1) 12. (9)
   
a.b  0  a  b Here F  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
   
a.c  0  a  b AB = P.V of B–P.V. of A
  
 a  bc   
= ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ  3iˆ  4ˆj  kˆ 
      

ab  ac  a b  c  = 2iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ
 
     Let s  AB be the displacement vector
a bc  bc

Now work done = F.s
  2 2   
Now b  c  b  c  2 b c cos
3  
= 3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . 2iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ 
1   =6–3+6=9
2  2x  1 b  c  1
2  

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