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The document contains a series of mathematical questions and answers related to vectors, including finding unit vectors, angles between vectors, areas of triangles and parallelograms, and properties of vectors. Each question is followed by a detailed answer that includes relevant calculations and conclusions. The document serves as an educational resource for understanding vector mathematics.

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Question 1:
Find

, if and
.
Answer
We have,
and

Question 2:
and
Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vector , where
and

Answer
We have,

and

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and
Hence, the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors is given by
the relation,

Question 3:

If a unit vector makes an with angle with and an acute angle θ with

, then find θ and hence, the compounds of .

Answer

Let unit vector have (a1, a2, a3) components.

Since is a unit vector, .

Also, it is given that makes angles with


with , and an acute angle θ with

Then, we have:

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Hence, and the components of are .

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Question 4:
Show that

Answer

Question 5:

Find λ and µ if .
Answer

On comparing the corresponding components, we have:

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Hence,

Question 6:
Given that

and .

What can you conclude about the vectors ?

Answer

Then,

( i ) Either or , or

( ii ) Either or , or

But, and cannot be perpendicular and parallel simultaneously.

Hence, or .

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Question 7:

Let the vectors given as

Then show that

Answer
We have,

On adding (2) and (3), we get:

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Now, from (1) and (4), we have:

Hence, the given result is proved.

Question 8:
or , then
If either .
Is the converse true? Justify your answer with an example.
Answer

Take any parallel non-zero vectors so that .

It can now be observed that:

Hence, the converse of the given statement need not be true.

Question 9:
Find the area of the triangle with vertices A (1, 1, 2), B (2, 3, 5) and C (1, 5, 5).
Answer
The vertices of triangle ABC are given as A (1, 1, 2), B (2, 3, 5), and C (1, 5, 5).

The adjacent sides and of ∆ABC are given as:

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Area of ∆ABC

Hence, the area of ∆ABC

Question 10:
Find the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are determined by the vector

.
Answer

is
The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are .
Adjacent sides are given as:

Hence, the area of the given parallelogram is .

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Question 11:

and , then
Let the vectors and be such that is a unit vector, if the

angle between and is

(A) (B) (C) (D)


Answer

It is given that

We know that , where is a unit vector perpendicular to both and

and θ is the angle between and .

Now, is a unit vector if .

Hence, is a unit vector if the angle between and is .


The correct answer is B.

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Question 12:
Area of a rectangle having vertices A, B, C, and D with position vectors

and respectively is

(A) ( B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 4

Answer

The position vectors of vertices A, B, C, and D of rectangle ABCD are given as:

The adjacent sides and of the given rectangle are given as:

Now, it is known that the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are

is
.
Hence, the area of the given rectangle is
The correct answer is C.

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