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MATHS H.O.D.: SUHAG R.KARIYA , BHOPAL,
Assertion- Reason
Some questions (AssertionReason type) are given below. Each question contains Statement 1 (Assertion)
and Statement 2 (Reason). Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is
correct. So select the correct choice :Choices are :
(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statmnt 2 is True; Statement 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(C)
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False.
(D)
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True.
452.
453.
454.
b is /6
Statement1 : (a b) 2 = 4
455.
456.
457.
458.
460.
( )
461.
Statement1 : b c c a a b = 0
Statement2 : If a , b , r are linearly dependent vectors then they are coplanar.
Statement1 : If a + b = a b then a is parallel to b .
Statement2 : If a + b = a b then a.b = 0.
Let r be a non-zero vector satisfying r.a = r.b = r.c = 0 for given nonzero vectors a, b and c .
Statement1 : a, b and c are coplanar vectors.
Statement2
: r is perpendicular to the vectors a, b and c .
Let a and r be two noncollinear vectors.
Statement1 : vector a ( a r ) is a vector in the plane of a and r , perpendicular to a .
Statement2
: a a b = 0 , for any vector b .
Statement1 : If three points P, Q, R have position vectors a , b , c respectively and
, then the points P, Q, R must be collinear. Statement2 :
If for three
2a + 3b 5c = 0
points A, B, C; AB = AC , then the points A, B, C must be collinear.
Statement1 : Let a and b be two non collinear unit vectors. If u = a a.b b and v = a b
then | v |=| u | .
1
2 cos
2
459.
Statement2 : (a b) 2 = | a |2
Statement-2: If ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = 1, then vector representing bisector of angle A is
AB + AC
given by AD =
2
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Statement-1: The direction ratios of line joining origin and point (x, y, z) must be x, y, z.
Statement-2: If P is a point (x, y, z) in space and OP = r, then direction cosines of OP are
x y z
, , .
r r r
463.
Statement-1: If the vectors 2i j + k , i + 2j 3k and 3i j + 5k are coplanar, then ||2 is equal to 16.
464.
1
>
5 2 5 2 2
Statement-1 : The points with position vectors a 2b + 3c, 2a + 3b c , 4a 7b + 7c are collinear.
Statement-2: The position vectors a 2b + 3c, 2 a + 3b c, 4a 7b + 7c are linearly dependent vectors.
1
Statement-1: If a, b, c are three unit vectors such that a (b c) = b then the angle between a & b is /2
2
1
Statement-2: If a (b c) = b, then a .b = 0.
2
Statement-2: Direction co-sines of L be <
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.
471.
472.
Statement-1: If cos, cos, cos are the direction cosine of any line segment, cos2 + cos2 + cos2 = 1.
Statement-2: If cos, cos, cos are the direction cosine of line segment,
cos2 + cos2 + cos2 = 1.
Statement-1: The direction cosines of one of the angular bisector of two intersecting lines having direction
cosines as l1 , m1, n1, & l2, m2, n2 is proportional to l1 + l2, m1+ m2, n1 + n 2.
Statement-2: The angle between the two intersecting lines having direction cosines as l1, m1, n1 & l2, m2, n2 is
given by cos = l1 l2 + m1m2 + n1n2.
Statement-2: a.b = 0 either a = 0 or b = 0 or a b
a b
Statement-1: A B = B A
Statement-2: A B =| A || B | sin n , when is angle, when your fingers curls from A to B
Statement-1 : A vector r the plane of (1, -1, 0), (2, 1, -1) & (-1, 1, 2) is 6i + 6k
Statement-2 : A B always gives a vector perpendicular to plane of A & B
Statement-1 : Angle between planes r.n1 = q1 & r.n 2 = q 2 .
(acute angle) is given by cos = n1 .n 2
Statement-1: If a.b = 0
Statement-2 : Angle between the planes in same as acute angle formed by their normals.
Statement-1: In ABC, AB + BC + CA = 0
Statement-1: a = 3i + pj + 3k and b = 2i + 3 j + qk are parallel vectors it p = 9/2 and q = 2.
a a a
Statement-2 : If a = a1 i + a 2 j + a 3 k and b = b1 i + b 2 j + b3 k are parallel 1 = 2 = 3
b1 b 2 b3
Statement-2 : If OA = a, OB = b then AB = a + b
474.
475.
Statement-1: The direction ratios of line joining origin and point (x, y, z) must be x, y, z
x y z
, ,
r r r
| [a c bd] |
Statement-1: The shortest distance between the skew lines r = a + b and r = c + d is
| bd |
Statement-2: If P is a point (x,y, z) in space and OP = r then directions cosines of OP are
476.
Statement-2: Two lines are skew lines if three axist no plane passing through them.
Statement-1: a = i + pj + 2k , b = 2i + 3j + qk are parallel vectors of p = 3/2 and q = 4.
477.
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a1 a 2 a 3
= = .
b1 b 2 b3
478.
Statement-2: A set of vectors a1 , a 2 ...a n is said to be linearly independent if every relation of the form l1 a 1 + l2
a 2 + + ln a n = 0 implies that l1 = l2 = . = ln = 0 (scalars).
479.
(a c).(b d)
Statement-1: The shortest distance between the skew lines r = a + b and r = c + d is
| bd |
480.
Statement-2: Two lines are skew lines if there exists no plane passing through them.
Statement-1: The curve which is tangent to a sphere at a given point is the equation of a plane.
Statement-2: Infinite number of lines touch the sphere at a given point.
481.
482.
483.
Statement-2: A set of vectors is said to be linearly independent if every relation of the form
l1a + l2 a 2 + ..... + ln a n = 0 l1 = l2 = .. = ln = 0.
r = a1 + b1 and r = a 2 + b 2 is
484.
Statement-1:
485.
[b1 b 2 (a 2 a1 )]
Statement-2: Two lines are skew lines if there exists no plane passing through them.
(b1 b 2 )
+ j(k i) + k(i
j) = 3
Statement-1 : The value of expression i(j k)
= [i.j.k]
=1
Statement-2 : i(j k)
486.
ab
Statement-1: A relation between the vectors r, a and b is r a = b r = Statement-2 : r.a = 0
a.a
3-Dimension
487.
488.
x 1 y + 3 z 2
x 2 y 1 z + 3
and
=
=
=
=
3
2
1
3
1
2
Statement1 : The given lines are coplanar
Statement2 : The equation 2x1 y1 = 1, x1 + 3y1 = 4, 3x1 + 2y1 = 5 are consistent.
Statement1 : The distance between the planes 4x 5y + 3z = 5 and 4x 5y + 3z + 2 = 0 is
3
.
Statement2 The distance between ax + by + cz + d1 = 0 and ax + by + cz + d2
5 2
The equation of two straight line are
= 0 is
489.
d1 d 2
.
a + b 2 + c2
x 1 y +1 z 3
Given the line
and the plane : x - 2y - z = 0
=
=
3
2
1
2
Statement-1: L lies in
490.
Statement-2: L is parallel to
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x y 1 z 2
will be (1, 0, 7)
=
=
1
2
3
Statement-2: Length of the perpendicular from the point A( ) on the line r = a + tb, is given by d =
| (a ) b |
|b|
Answer
452.
459.
466.
473.
480.
487.
C
A
A
C
A
A
453.
460.
467.
474.
481.
488.
A
C
B
A
C
D
454.
461.
468.
475.
482.
489.
D
A
B
A
A
C
455.
462.
469.
476.
483.
490.
D
A
D
B
B
B
456.
463.
470.
477.
484.
D
A
D
A
B
457.
464.
471.
478.
485.
A
A
A
B
A
458.
465.
472.
479.
486.
C
A
A
B
A
2.
3.
The direction cosines of a line segment AB are 2 / 17 , 3 / 17 , 2 / 17 . If AB = 17 and the co-ordinates of A are (3,
6, 10), then the co-ordinates of B are
(a) (1, 2, 4)
(b) (2, 5, 8)
(c)
(1, 3, 8)
(d)
(1, 3, 8)
[MP PET 1995; RPET 2001]
The projection of any line on co-ordinate axes be respectively 3, 4, 5 then its length is
(a) 12
(b) 50
(c)
(d)
None of these
5 2
If centroid of the tetrahedron OABC , where A, B, C are given by (a, 2, 3),(1, b , 2) and (2, 1, c) respectively be
then distance of P(a, b, c) from origin is equal to
(a) 107
(b)
(c)
14
107 / 14
If P (0, 1, 0 ), Q (0, 0, 1) , then projection of PQ on the plane x + y + z = 3 is
(d)
4.
(a)
(b) 3
(c)
3
The points A(4 , 5 , 1), B(0 ,1,1), C(3, 9, 4 ) and D(4 , 4 , 4 ) are
5.
(1, 2, 1),
None of these
[EAMCET 2002]
(d)
8.
(a) Collinear
(b) Coplanar
(c)
Non- coplanar
(d) Non- Collinear and non-coplanar
The angle between two diagonals of a cube will be [MP PET 1996, 2000; RPET 2000, 02; UPSEAT 2004]
(a) sin 1 1 / 3
(b) cos 1 1 / 3
(c)
Variable (d)
None of these
x 8 y + 19 z 10
The equations of the line passing through the point (1,2,4) and perpendicular to the two lines
and
=
=
3
16
7
x 15
y 29
z 5
, will be
[AI CBSE 1983]
=
=
3
8
5
x 1 y 2 z + 4
x 1 y 2 z + 4
x 1 y 2 z + 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
None of these
=
=
=
=
=
=
2
3
6
2
3
8
3
2
8
If three mutually perpendicular lines have direction cosines (l1 , m 1 , n1 ), (l 2 , m 2 , n 2 ) and (l 3 , m 3 , n 3 ) , then the line having direction
9.
6.
7.
(a)
10.
11.
f g h
+ + =0
a b c
(b)
a
+
f
b
+
g
c
= 0 (c)
h
af = bg = ch (d)
b
=
g
c
h
(a) (5, 7, 1)
12.
a
=
f
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(d)
5 2 7
, ,
3 3 3
[IIT Screening 2004]
2
9
(b)
(c)
0
(d)
None of these
9
2
A square ABCD of diagonal 2a is folded along the diagonal AC so that the planes DAC and BAC are at right angle. The
shortest distance between DC and AB is [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a)
13.
14.
(a)
(b) 2a / 3
(c)
2a
2a / 5 (d)
( 3 / 2)a
A line with direction cosines proportional to 2,1, 2 meets each of the lines x = y + a = z and x + a = 2 y = 2 z . The co-ordinates
[AIEEE 2004]
of each of the points of intersection are given by
(a) (2a, a, 3 a), (2 a, a, a)
(b) (3 a, 2 a, 3 a), (a, a, a) (c) (3 a, 2 a, 3 a), (a, a, 2 a)
(d)
(3 a, 3 a, 3 a), (a, a, a)
15.
The equation of the planes passing through the line of intersection of the planes 3 x y 4 z = 0 and x + 3 y + 6 = 0 whose
distance from the origin is 1, are
(a) x 2 y 2 z 3 = 0 , 2 x + y 2 z + 3 = 0
(b)
x 2y + 2z 3 = 0 , 2 x + y + 2z + 3 = 0
(c) x + 2 y 2 z 3 = 0 , 2 x y 2 z + 3 = 0
(d)
None of these
16.
The co-ordinates of the points A and B are (2, 3, 4) (2, 5, 4) respectively. If a point P moves so that PA 2 PB 2 = k where k is a
constant, then the locus of P is
(a) A line
(b) A plane
(c)
A sphere (d)
None of these
The equation of the plane passing through the points (1,3,2) and perpendicular to planes x + 2 y + 2 z = 5 and
[AISSE 1987]
3 x + 3 y + 2 z = 8 , is
(a) 2 x 4 y + 3 z 8 = 0
(b) 2 x 4 y 3 z + 8 = 0 (c)
(d)
None of these
2x + 4 y + 3z + 8 = 0
A variable plane at a constant distance p from origin meets the co-ordinates axes in A, B, C . Through these points planes are
drawn parallel to co-ordinate planes. Then locus of the point of intersection is
1
1
1
1
1 1 1
(a)
(b) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = p 2 (c) x + y + z = p
(d)
+
+
= 2
+ + =p
x y z
x2 y2 z2
p
P is a fixed point (a, a, a) on a line through the origin equally inclined to the axes, then any plane through P perpendicular to OP,
makes intercepts on the axes, the sum of whose reciprocals is equal to
3
3a
(a) a
(b)
(c)
(d)
None of these
2a
2
The equation of the plane through the intersection of the planes x + 2 y + 3 z 4 = 0 , 4 x + 3 y + 2 z + 1 = 0 and passing through
[MP PET 1998]
the origin will be
(a) x + y + z = 0
(b) 17 x + 14 y + 11 z = 0 (c)
7 x + 4 y + z = 0 (d)
17 x + 14 y + z = 0
The d.rs of normal to the plane through (1, 0, 0 ), (0 , 1, 0 ) which makes an angle
with plane x + y = 3 , are [AIEEE 2002]
4
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
(c)
1, 1, 2 (d)
(a) 1, 2 ,1
(b) 1,1, 2
2 , 1, 1
Two systems of rectangular axes have the same origin. If a plane cuts them at distance a, b, c and a', b', c' from the origin, then
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
(a)
(b)
+
+
+
+
+
=0
+
+
+
=0
a 2 b 2 c 2 a' 2 b ' 2 c ' 2
a 2 b 2 c 2 a' 2 b ' 2 c ' 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
(c)
(d)
=0
+
+
= 0 [AIEEE 2003]
a 2 b 2 c 2 a' 2 b ' 2 c ' 2
a 2 b 2 c 2 a' 2 b ' 2 c ' 2
x 1 y +1 z
If 4 x + 4 y kz = 0 is the equation of the plane through the origin that contains the line
=
= , then k =
2
3
4
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c)
5
(d)
7 [MP PET 1992]
x
y
z
The distance of the point (1, 2, 3) from the plane x y + z = 5 measured parallel to the line
= =
, is
2 3 6
(a) 1
(b) 6/7
(c)
7/6
(d)
None of these [AI CBSE 1984]
x 3 y4
z 5
The distance of the point of intersection of the line
and the plane x + y + z = 17 from the point (3, 4, 5)
=
=
1
2
2
is given by
(a) 3
26.
27.
28.
(b) 3/2
(c)
(d)
None of these
3
x b +c y b z b c
x a+d y a z ad
The lines
and
=
=
are coplanar and then equation to the plane in
=
=
+
which they lie, is
(a) x + y + z = 0
(b) x y + z = 0
(c)
(d)
x 2y + z = 0
x + y 2z = 0
x3 y4
z 5
The line
lies in the plane 4 x + 4 y kz d = 0 . The values of k and d are
=
=
2
3
4
(a) 4, 8
(b) 5, 3
(c)
5, 3
(d)
4, 8
x 4
y 2 z k
The value of k such that
lies in the plane 2 x 4 y + z = 7 , is
[IIT Screening 2003]
=
=
1
1
2
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(a) 7
(b) 7
(c)
No real value
(d)
4
The shortest distance from the plane 12 x + 4 y + 3 z = 327 to the sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 4 x 2 y 6 z = 155 is
4
(a) 26
(b) 11
(c)
13
(d)
39
13
29.
30.
31.
[AIEEE 2003]
The radius of the circle in which the sphere x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 x 2 y 4 z 19 = 0 is cut by the plane x + 2 y + 2 z + 7 = 0 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c)
3
(d)
4 [AIEEE 2003]
The equation of motion of a rocket are: x = 2 t, y = 4 t, z = 4 t where the time 't' is given in seconds, and the co-ordinates of a
moving point in kilometers. What is the path of the rocket? At what distance will be the rocket be from the starting point 0(0, 0, 0)
in 10 seconds
(a) Straight line, 60 km
(b) Straight line, 30 km
(c)
Parabola, 60 km
(d)
Ellipse, 60 km
The plane lx + my = 0 is rotated an angle about its line of intersection with the plane z = 0 , then the equation to the plane in
its new position is
(a) lx + my z (l 2 + m 2 ) tan = 0
(b) lx my z (l 2 + m 2 ) tan = 0
(c) lx + my z (l 2 + m 2 ) cos = 0
(d)
lx my z (l 2 + m 2 ) cos = 0
32.
The distance between two points P and Q is d and the length of their projections of PQ on the co-ordinate planes are d1 , d 2 , d 3 .
33.
34.
(b) 7 P 2 23 P + 16 = 0
(d) P 2 16 P + 7 = 0
(c) P 2 17 P + 16 = 0
The edge of a cube is of length a then the shortest distance between the diagonal of a cube and an edge skew to it is
P 2 23 P + 7 = 0
(a) a 2
(b) a
(c)
(d)
2 /a
a/ 2
d
b
b
b
b
c
a
2
7
12
17
22
27
32
c
a
b
a
d
c
a
3
8
13
18
23
28
33
a
a
b
a
c
a
d
4
9
14
19
24
29
34
c
a
b
d
a
c
b
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
b
d
a
b
a
c
d
Three forces of magnitudes 1, 2, 3 dynes meet in a point and act along diagonals of three adjacent faces of a cube. The
resultant force is
[MNR 1987]
(a) 114 dyne
(b) 6 dyne
(c)
5 dyne (d)
None of these
The vectors b and c are in the direction of north-east and north-west respectively and |b|=|c|= 4. The magnitude and
direction of the vector d = c b, are
[Roorkee 2000]
(a) 4 2 , towards north
(c)
4, towards east
(d)
4, towards south
3.
If a, b and c are unit vectors, then | a b | 2 + | b c | 2 + | c a | 2 does not exceed[IIT Screening 2001]
(a) 4
(b) 9
(c)
8
(d)
6
4.
The vectors AB = 3 i + 5 j + 4 k and AC = 5 i 5 j + 2 k are the sides of a triangle ABC. The length of the median through
A is
[UPSEAT 2004]
5.
(a) 13 unit
(b) 2 5 unit
(c)
5 unit (d)
10 unit
Let the value of p = (x + 4 y ) a + (2 x + y + 1) b and q = (y 2 x + 2) a + (2 x 3 y 1) b , where a and b are non-collinear
vectors. If 3 p = 2 q, then the value of x and y will be
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7.
8.
(a) 1, 2
(b) 2, 1
(c)
1, 2
(d)
2, 1\
The points D, E, F divide BC, CA and AB of the triangle ABC in the ratio 1 : 4, 3 : 2 and 3 : 7 respectively and the point
K divides AB in the ratio 1 : 3 , then ( AD + BE + CF ) : CK is equal to
[MNR 1987]
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 2 : 5
(c)
5:2
(d)
None of these
[Roorkee 1995]
If two vertices of a triangle are i j and j + k , then the third vertex can be
(a) i + k
(b) i 2 j k
(c)
(d)
ik
2i j
(e) All the above
15 k
If a of magnitude 50 is collinear with the vector b = 6 i 8 j
, and makes an acute angle with the positive
2
direction of z-axis, then the vector a is equal to
[Pb. CET 2004]
9.
(a) 24 i 32 j + 30 k
(b) 24 i + 32 j + 30 k
(c)
(d)
16 i 16 j 15 k
12 i + 16 j 30 k
If three non-zero vectors are a = a1 i + a 2 j + a 3 k, b = b 1 i + b 2 j + b 3 k and c = c 1 i + c 2 j + c 3 k. If c is the unit vector
perpendicular to the vectors a and b and the angle between a and b is , then
6
= cos 2
(d)
b2
b3
c1
c2
c3
is equal to
(b)
= = cos , 2 = cos 2
(d)
None of these
None of these
(a)
(b)
3
4
13.
b1
12.
a3
(b)
a2
(a) 0
10.
a1
(c)
(d)
None of these
14.
15.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c)
5
(d)
6
Let b = 4 i + 3 j and c be two vectors perpendicular to each other in the xy-plane. All vectors in the same plane having
projections 1 and 2 along b and c respectively, are given by
[IIT 1987]
2
11
2
11
2
11
2
11
(a) 2 i j, i +
(b) 2 i + j, i +
(c)
j
j
2i + j, i
j (d)
j
2i j, i +
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Let a = 2i j + k, b = i + 2 j k and c = i + j 2 k be three vectors. A vector in the plane of b and c whose projection
on a is of magnitude
2 / 3 is
[IIT 1993; Pb. CET 2004]
16.
17.
(b) 2i + 3 j + 3 k
(c)
(d)
(a) 2 i + 3 j 3 k
2i j + 5 k
2i + j + 5 k
A vector a has components 2p and 1 with respect to a rectangular cartesian system. The system is rotated through a
certain angle about the origin in the anti-clockwise sense. If a has components p+1 and 1 with respect to the new
system, then
[IIT 1984]
1
1
(a) p = 0
(b) p = 1 or
(c)
(d)
p = 1 or
p = 1 or 1
3
3
If u = 2 i + 2 j k and v = 6 i 3 j + 2 k, then a unit vector perpendicular to both u and v is
[MP PET 1987]
18.
1 1
18
1
k (c)
(7 i 10 j 18 k )
i 2j
5
5
473
17
If a = 2 i + k , b = i + j + k and c = 4 i 3 j + 7 k . If d b = c b and d . a = 0 , then d will be
19.
(a) i + 8 j + 2 k
(b) i 8 j + 2 k
(c)
(d)
i + 8 j k
i 8 j + 2 k
If a r = b + a and a . r = 3, where a = 2 i + j k and b = i 2 j + k , then r and are equal to
(a) i 10 j 18 k
(a) r =
7
2
6
i + j, =
6
3
5
(b)
(b) r =
7
2
5
i + j, =
6
3
6
(c)
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r=
6
2
6
i + j, =
7
3
5
(d)
None of these
[IIT 1990]
(d)
None of these
Let the vectors a, b, c and d be such that (a b ) (c d ) = 0 . Let P1 and P2 be planes determined by pair of vectors a,
b and c, d respectively. Then the angle between P1 and P2 is [IIT Screening 2000; MP PET 2004]
(a) 0 o
21.
22.
23.
(b)
(c)
4
If a = i + j + k , a . b = 1 and a b = j k, then b =
(d)
(a) i
(b) i j + k
The position vectors of the vertices of a quadrilateral
formed by joining the middle points of its sides is
1
(a)
| a b + b d + d a|
4
1
(c)
a b + b c +c d +da
4
(c)
2i
2 j k (d)
ABCD are a, b, c and d respectively. Area of the quadrilateral
[Roorkee 2000]
1
b c + c d + a d + b a
4
1
b c +c d + db
4
(b)
(d)
The moment about the point M (2, 4 , 6 ) of the force represented in magnitude and position by AB where the points
A and B have the co-ordinates (1, 2, 3) and (3, 4 , 2) respectively, is
(a) 8i 9j 14k
(b) 2i 6j + 5k
(c)
3i + 2j 3k
24.
(d)
5i + 8j 8k
1
1
1
If the vectors ai + j + k , i + b j + k and i + j + ck (a b c 1) are coplanar, then the value of
+
+
=
1a 1b 1c
[BIT Ranchi 1988; RPET 1987;IIIT 1987; DCE 2001; MP P ET 2004; ORISSA JEE 2005]
27.
1
1
(c)
(d)
1
2
2
If (a b ) + (b c ) + (c a ) = 0 and at least one of the numbers , and is non-zero, then the vectors a, b and
c are
(a) Perpendicular
(b) Parallel
(c)
Coplanar
(d)
None of these
The volume of the tetrahedron, whose vertices are given by the vectors i + j + k , i j + k and i + j k with reference
to the fourth vertex as origin, is
5
2
3
cubic unit
(b)
cubic unit
(c)
cubic unit
(d)
None of these
(a)
3
3
5
is a unit vector such that a . d
= 0 = [b c d ], then d is equal to [IIT 1995]
Let a = i j, b = j k, c = k i. If d
28.
i + j+k
i + j 2k
(b)
(c)
(d)
k
3
3
6
The value of 'a' so that the volume of parallelopiped formed by i + aj + k , j + a k and a i + k becomes minimum is
(a) 1
25.
26.
(a)
(b)
i + jk
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c)
(d)
29.
If b and c are any two non-collinear unit vectors and a is any vector, then (a . b ) b + (a . c ) c +
a . (b c )
(b c ) =
| b c|
[IIT 1996]
(a) a
30.
(b) b
(c)
c
b +c
(d)
(b)
4
2
[(a b ) (b c ) (b c ) (c a ) (c a ) (a b )] =
(c)
3
4
(a) [a b c ] 2
(c)
[a b c ] 4 (d)
(a)
31.
32.
(b) [a b c ] 3
34.
None of these
33.
(d)
(c)
(i + 2 j 2 k )
3
(d)
(i + 2 j + k )
3
(b) 6
1
1
1
i j + k and
6
3
3
(c)
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(d)
None of these
[DCE 1999]
[J & K 2005]
The vector c directed along the internal bisector of the angle between the vectors a = 7 i 4 j 4 k and b = 2 i j + 2 k
with | c | = 5 6 , is
5
5
5
5
(b)
(c)
(d)
(i 7 j + 2 k )
(5 i + 5 j + 2 k )
(i + 7 j + 2 k )
(5 i + 5 j + 2 k )
3
3
3
3
The distance of the point B (i + 2 j + 3 k ) from the line which is passing through A (4 i + 2 j + 2 k ) and which is parallel to
(a)
36.
the vector C = 2 i + 3 j + 6 k is
37.
38.
[Roorkee 1993]
(a) 10
(b) 10
Let a, b, c are three non-coplanar vectors such that
r1 = a b + c , r2 = b + c a , r3 = c + a + b ,
(c)
100
(d)
None of these
r = 2 a 3 b + 4 c . If r = 1 r1 + 2 r2 + 3 r3 , then
(b) 1 + 3 = 3
(c)
(a) 1 = 7
1 + 2 + 3 = 4 (d)
3 + 2 = 2
Let a = 2 i + j + k , b = i + 2 j k and a unit vector c be coplanar. If c is perpendicular to a, then c =
[IIT 1999; Pb. CET 2003; DCE 2005]
1
( j + k )
(i j k )
(i 2 j)
(i j k )
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
3
5
3
Let p, q, r be three mutually perpendicular vectors of the same magnitude. If a vector x satisfies equation
[IIT 1997 Cancelled]
p {(x q ) p} + q {(x r) q} + r {(x p) r} = 0, then x is given by
1
1
1
1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(p + q 2 r)
(p + q + r)
(p + q + r)
(2 p + q r)
2
2
3
3
The point of intersection of r a = b a and r b = a b , where a = i + j and b = 2 i k is [Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 3 i + j k
(b) 3 i k
(c)
(d)
None of these
3i + 2 j + k
(a)
39.
40.
c
b
b
b
a
b
c
b
2
7
12
17
22
27
32
37
b
e
d
b
c
c
a,c
b,c
3
8
13
18
23
28
33
38
b
b
c
d
a
c
d
a
4
9
14
19
24
29
34
39
c
d
d
b
d
a
c
b
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
b
b
a,c
a
c
c
a
a
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