Vectors 1

( )




2 → → →
1. a × b + a.b = OA + OB + OC =

2
2 → →

2
2
(A) a + b (B) a - b (A) 2 OO′ (B) 2 O ′O
→

2
2 (C) (D) O ′O
(C) a b (D) None of these



2. The area of a triangle whose vertices 7. If in the given fig. = a, = b
are, A (1, - 1, 2), B (2, 1, - 1) and
C (3, - 1, 2) is : and AP : PB = m : n, then =

(A) 13 (B) A P B
13
(C) 6 6 (D)



3. If a & b are two non - zero vectors,

O
then the component of b along is




ma + n b na + mb



(A) m+n (B) m+n
(a
. b
) b
(A) (B)
a .a

(C) m a - n (D)







(a . b) b (a . b) a




(C)

(D)
a .a

→ 8.
If
a = 2 i + 2 j + 3 k ,
a.b →



a→=. 3−
aabc(ma ib)i−
in+a+3bj2−
+j +24 kk
OP
OO′
OA
OB
−
nand
c = 3 i + j , then
m + t is



b.b
4. If a + b + c = 0, then which relation
perpendicular to if t =
is correct . (A) 2 (B) 4




(A) a = b = c = 0 (C) 6 (D) 8







(B) a . b = b . c = c . a 9. The area of the parallelogram whose






diagonals are, and
(C) a × b = b × c = c × a
(D) None of these is :
5. If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and (A) 10 3 (B) 5 3
→ → → → → → (C) 8 (D) 4
AB + AC + AD + AE + AF = λ AD ,


then λ = 10. a . {( + ) × ( + + )} =
(A) 2 (B) 3 (A) 0
(C) 4 (D) 6 (B) [ ]+[ ]
6. If O be the circumcentre and O′ be (C) [ ] (D) None of these
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11. If the vectors , i + j − k and B & C are , j + k and k + i

respectively . The vector area of the
3 i − k form three concurrent edges
of a parallelopiped, then the volume ∆ ABC = ± 12 , where =
of the parallelopiped is :
(A) 8 (B) 10 (A) (B) i − j + k
(C) 4 (D) 14 (C) i + j − k (D) i + j + k





12. (a × b) . c =  a     , if :


17. If a = (1, − 1, 1) & = (− 1, − 1, 0),
(A) . = . =0
then the vector satisfying,
(B) . = . =0


a × = c & . = 1, is :
(C) . = . =0 (A) (1, 0, 0) (B) (0, 0, 1)
(D) . = . = . =0 (C) (0, − 1, 0) (D) None of these




13. If , , are unit vectors such that 18. If a × = b × c ≠ 0, then for some
scalar k :
+ + = 0, then


(A) + =k (B) a + = k c
. + . + . =


(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) +c =k (D) None of these
(C) - (D)

→19. → P is the point of intersection of the
α ci3i+i −+j 3jj+ k →
a2−
b →
AC
OA 2 + OB + OC + OD
diagonals of the parallelogram
14. If the position vectors of the points ABCD. If O is any point, then
A, B, C be , , 3 − 2 respectively
is :
then the points A, B, C are :
(A) Collinear (B) Non − collinear → →

(C) Form a right angled triangle (A) OP (B) 2 OP

→ →
(D) None of these
(C) 3 OP (D) 4 OP

15. If & are the position vectors of 20. A unit vector in the xy − plane which
A & B respectively, then the position is perpendicular to 4 i − 3 j + k is :
vector of a point C on AB produced
i + j
→
such that = 3 AB is : (A) (B) 1 ( 3 i + 4 j )
2 5


(A) 3 a - (B) 3 -
(C) 1 ( 3 i − 4 j ) (D) None of these
5
(C) 3 -2 (D) 3 -2
21. If the position vectors of the points

16. The position vectors of the points A,

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is equal to :
A, B, C, D be 2 i + 3 j + 5 k ,
(A) 0 (B) 1
i + 2 j + 3 k , − 5 i + 4 j − 2 k and (C) 2 (D) 3
i + 10 j + 10 k respectively, then : 26. The unit normal vector to the line
→ → → → joining i − j & 2 i + 3 j and pointing
(A) AB = CD (B) AB  CD
→
towards the origin is :
(C) AB ⊥ (D) None of these
4 i − j − 4 i + j

(A) (B)
22. Let a = be a vector which makes 17 17
an angle of 120º with a unit vector
2 i − 3 j − 2 i + 3 j
. Then the unit vector ( + ) is : (C) (D)
13 13
(A) (B) − 3 i + 1 j 27. The position vector of a point C w.r.t.
2 2
B is i + j & that of B w.r.t. A is i − j .
(C) 12 i + 23 j (D) 3 i − 1 j
2 2 The position vector of C w.r.t. A is :
23. The points with position vectors, (A) 2 i (B) 2 j
60 i + 3 j , 40 i − 8 j , a i − 52 j are (C) - 2 j (D) 2 i
collinear, if a =
28. A unit vector perpendicular to the
(A) - 40 (B) 40

→

plane determined by the points,
(C) 20 (D) None of these pci ,1qi ,+r (1,
ab
− 3 j- 1, 2) , (2, 0, - 1) & (0, 2, 1) is :
CD 2 2
( )
24. If the scalar product of the vector,
(A) ± 1 2 i + j + k
i + j + k with a unit vector parallel 6
to the sum of the vectors, (B) 1
6 (i + 2 j + k )
2 i + 4 j − 5 k & λ i + 2 j + 3 k be 1,
then λ = (C) 1
6 (i + j + k )
(A) 1 (B) - 1
(C) 2 (D) - 2 (D) 1
6 (2 i − j − k )


25. If a , , are three non-coplanar 29. If ABCD is a parallelogram,
vectors and are defined by →
the relations , AB = 2 i + 4 j − 5 k and






→

b ×
c
c ×
a
a ×
b AD = i + 2 j + 3 k , then the unit
p=

, q=

, r=


[a b c] [a b c] [a b c]
vector in the direction of BD is :
(




) ( )




then, a + b . p + b + c . q + ( c + a ) . r

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(A) (
1 i + 2 j − 8 k
69 ) (C) 15 a − 7 b (D) 15 a + 7 b

(B) (
1 i + 2 j − 8 k
69 )


33. If a & b are unit vectors making an



(C) (
1 − i − 2 j + 8 k
69 ) angle θ with each other then  a − b 
is :
(D) (
1 − i − 2 j + 8 k
) (A) 1 (B) 0
(C) cos θ2
69
(D) 2 sin


30. Let b = 3 j + 4 k , and let

34. If the vectors, , i + b j + k
be component vectors of b
and i + j + c k (a ≠ b ≠ c ≠ 1) are
parallel and perpendicular to . If

coplanar, then the value of,
= 23 i + 23 j , then b 2 = 1 + 1 + 1
1− a 1− b 1− c =
(A) 23 i + 23 j + 4 k
(A) - 1 (B) - 12
(B) − 3 i + 3 j + 4 k
2 2
(C) (D) 1
(C) − 23 i + 23 j (D) None of these
35. If C is the middle point of AB and P

→
→
31. If the points whose position vectors θ
b 1i−
a146
117=& → point outside AB, then :
+bi bj+2+isj k=any
PA217 + PB
146 PC
are 3 i − 2 j − k , 2 i + 3 j − 4 k , (A)
− i + j + 2 k and 4 i + 5 j + λ k lie on → → →
(B) PA + PB = 2 PC
a plane, then λ =
→ → →
(A) - 146
17 (B) (C) PA + PB + PC = 0
→ → →
(C) - (D) (D) PA + PB + 2 PC = 0




32. A and B are two points . The position 36. a , b , c are three non − zero, non −
vector of A is 6b − 2a . A point P



divides the line AB in the ratio 1 : 2 . coplanar vectors and p , q , r are three
other vectors such that,
If is the position vector of P,





b
× c
c×a
then the position vector of B is given p=

, q =


and
by : a.b× c a.b× c
(A) 7 a − 15 b (B) 7 a + 15 b



a
× b



r=

, then [ p , q , r ] equals
a.b× c

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= (y − 2x + 2) a + (2x - 3y - 1) b ,
(A) a . b × c (B)

1

a.b× c

where & b are non-collinear
(C) 0 (D) None of these

vectors . If 3 = 2 q , then the value

of x & y, will be :
37. Let a = 2 i − j + k , &
(A) - 1, 2 (B) 2, - 1

 
c = i + j − 2 k be three vectors . A (C) 1, 2 (D) 2, 1



vector in the plane of b & c whose 41. If (x, y, z) ≠ (0, 0, 0) and


projection on a is of magnitude
(i + j + 3 k ) x + (3 i − 3 j + k ) y +
is : (− 4 i + 5 j) z = λ (x i + y j + z k ) , then
the value of λ will be :
(A) 2 i − 3 j + 3 k (B) 2 i + 3 j + 3 k
(A) - 2, 0 (B) 0 , - 2
(C) − 2 i − j + 5 k (D) 2 i + j + 5 k (C) - 1, 0 (D) 0, - 1

38. The magnitudes of mutually 42. If three non - zero are,

perpendicular forces a , b & c are a = a 1i + a 2 j + a 3 k ,
2, 10 and 11 respectively . Then the and . If is the unit
magnitude of its resultant is : vector perpendicular to the vectors
(A) 12 (B) 15



a
&




(C) 9 (D) None of these aqp
bcc1a ,2=bacbi,11+
ici +a+2&cbj2d−jj+b+kcband
kk the angle between a & b

3 13 2 3 22 33
39. A vector a has components 2p & 1 b1 b 2 b 3
with respect to a rectangular cartesian c1 c2 is c3 π , then is equal to :
system . The system is rotated through 6
a certain angle about the origin in the


anti-clockwise sense . If a has
components p + 1 & 1 w.r.t. the new 3 (Σ a12 ) (Σ b12 ) (Σ c12 )
(A) 0 (B) 4
system, then :
(A) p = 0 (B) p = 1 or − 1
(Σ a 12 ) (Σ b12 )
3 (C) 1 (D) 4
(C) p = − 1 or (D) p = 1 or − 1 43. The position vector of coplanar
points A, B, C, D are
40. Let the value of , respectively in such a way that,








= (x + 4y) a + (2x + y + 1) b and
(a
− d) . (b −
c) = (b − d) . (
c − a
) = 0,
then the point D of the ∆ ABC is :
(A) Incentre (B) Circumcentre

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(C) Orthocentre (D) None of these

&


44. If F1 = i − j + k , , represents a cube, then its volume will
be :
, and (A) 616 (B) 308
(C) 154 (D) None of these
, then the scalar product
→
of and AB will be : 49. If are two vectors, then
(A) 3 (B) 6


( a × b )2 equals :
(C) 9 (D) 12









a.b a .a a .a a.b



(A)



(B)




45. If the moduli of the vectors, a , b , c b.b b.a b.a b.b




are 3, 4, 5 respectively and a & b + c ,








a.b
b & c + a , c & a + b are mutually (C)

(D) None of these
b.a
perpendicular , then the modulus of




a + b + c is : 50. The position vector of vertices of a
(A) 12 (B) 12 ∆ ABC are 4 i − 2 j , i + 4 j − 3 k and
(C) 5 2 (D) 50 − i + 5 j + k respectively . Then angle

c
2ππ 2

ABC
3


A
aB
bF
20 c2a3132=
=+
&i=a12
−
i86b4F−j3+
33 ii2i−i−i1+j−3−
2+k+3j4j27a−
12 F4−
jj3k−
3j−k2k2is
+924
kkkk3equal
k to :
46. If the moduli of a & b are equal and 3 2 (A) 3 30º (B) 45º
b b 1+ b
angle between them is 120º and (C) 60º (D) 90º



c c 2 1 + c3

a . b = − 8, then  a , is equal to :



51. If a & b are unit vectors and a − b
(A) - 5 (B) - 4 is also a unit vector, then the angle
(C) 4 (D) 5


between a & b is :

(A) π
4 (B)
47. If = 0 & a = (1, a, a 2) ,
(C) (D)


= (1, b, b 2) and = (1, c, c2) are 52. If , b = 2 i − j + k &
non - coplanar vectors, then a b c is



equal to : , then a × (b × c) =
(A) - 1 (B) 0 (A) (B) 20 i − 3 j − 7 k
(C) 1 (D) 4
(C) 20 i + 3 j − 7 k (D) None of these
48. If three vectors, ,

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53. If a , b , c are coplanar vectors, then 56. If a has magnitude 5 and points

north-east & vector has magnitude

a b c



5 & points north-west, then  − 
(A) b c a = 0 is equal to :



c a b (A) 25 (B) 5

(C) 7 (D) 5 2



a b c →







(B) a . a a.b a.c = 0 57. In a regular hexagon ABCDEF, AE






is equal to :
b.a b.b b.c
→ → → → → →

(A) AC + AF + AB (B) AC + AF − AB



a b c → → →






(C) AC + AB − AF (D) None of these
(C) c . a c.b c.c = 0







b.a b.c b.b → → → →
58. OD + DA + DB + DC =




a b c → → → → → →






(A) OA + OB + OC (B) OA + OB − BD
(D) a . b a .a a.c = 0






→ → →
c.a c.c c.b (C) OA + OB + OC (D) None of these


ab 3 → →
54. A unit vector which is coplanar to
59. In a ∆ ABC, if 2 AC = 3 CB , then
vector, i + j + 2 k and i + 2 j + k and → →
2 OA + 3 OB equals :
perpendicular to i + j + k , is : → →
(A) 5 OC (B) - OC
i − j  j − k 
(A) (B) ±   →
2  2  (C) OC (D) None of these
→ → → →
k − j i + j + k 60. If AO + OB = BO + OC , then
(C) (D)
2 3 A, B, C form :






(A) Equilateral triangle
55. If x . a = 0 , x . b = 0 & x . c = 0 for (B) Eight angled triangle


some non - zero vector x , then the true (C) Isosceles triangle
statement is : (D) Line







(A) [a b c] = 0 (B) [a b c] ≠ 0 61. If the position vectors of A and B are



i + 3 j − 7 k and 5 i − 2 j + 4 k , then
(C) [a b c] = 1 (D) None of these

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→

the direction cosine of AB along y - (B) r . ( )=0
axis is : (C) ( ).( )=0
4 (B) - 5


(A)
162 162 (D) ( r − a ) . ( )=0
(C) - 5 (D) 11




66. If a × (b × c) = 0, then :
62. The point B divides the arc AC of a
quadrant of a circle in the ratio 1 : 2. (A) =1
→


If O is the centre and OA = a and (B) b parallel to

(C) parallel to
= b , then the vector is :




(D) perpendicular to
(A) b − 2 a (B) 2 a − b



(C) 3 b − 2 a (D) None of these 67. If are three non-coplanar
vectors, then
63. The points D, E, F divide BC, CA &
[ ]



AB of the triangle ABC in the ratio (a
+ b + c
) . (a
+ b) × (a
+ c
) =
1 : 4, 3 : 2 & 3 : 7 respectively & the







point K divides AB in the ratio 1 : 3, (A) [ a b c ] (B) 2 [ a b c ]
→ → → →



then (AD + BE + CF) : CK =

π

→







(C) - [ a b c ]


(D) 0


(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 5 bcr3r7Pr
|aaOC
jOB aπ,+
−
+
=
|
& =
cab− +
|
ojection
b ib&2bi +j|ic−.2+|kcof
j2+
|
−
k
a on vector b
jvector
k
324 68. If a , b , c
are non-coplanar
unit
(C) 5 : 2 (D) None of these Pr 2 ojection of vector b on vector a





64. If vector a = 2 i − 3 j + 6 k and vector vectors such that, a × (b × c) =
, then


then the angle between a & b is :

= (A) π
4 (B)

(A) 73 (B) (C) (D) π

(C) 3 (D) 7
69. Given , &
65. If be position vector of any point

c = − i + 2 j − k . A unit vector perpen-
on a sphere & are respectively




dicular to both a + b & b + c is :
position vectors of the extremities of
a diameter, then : (A) i (B)


(A) r . ( )=0

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(A) a , a − x (B) a − b , b
(C) k (D)



(C) b , a − b (D) None of these
70. Force 3 i + 2 j + 5 k and 2 i + j − 3 k 74. Let α, β, γ be distinct real numbers .
are acting on a particle and displace The points with position vectors,
it from the point 2 i − j − 3 k to the α i + β j + γ k , β i + γ j + α k and
point 4 i − 3 j + 7 k , then work done γ i + α j + β k :
by the force is : (A) Are collinear
(A) 30 units (B) 36 units (B) Form an equilateral triangle
(C) 24 units (D) 18 units (C) Form a scalene triangle
(D) Form a right angled triangle
71. The point having position vectors,



2 i + 3 j + 4 k , 3 i + 4 j + 2 k and 75. Let p & q be the position vectors of
P & Q respectively with respect to O
4 i + 2 j + 3 k are the vertices of :


and  p  = p,  q  = q. The points R &
(A) Right angle triangle
S divide PQ internally & externally
(B) Isosceles triangle
in the ratio 2 : 3 respectively . If
(C) Equilateral triangle
→ →
(D) Collinear OR and OS are perpendicular, then
72. The distance of the point, (A) 9 p2 = 4 q2 (B) 4 p2 = 9 q2

y
4 



×ija+−=k6(C)
bcri x+ bj +× 3a9kp = 4 q (D) 4 p = 9 q
B (i + 2 j + 3 k ) from the line which 310
3
is passing through A (4 i + 2 j + 2 k ) ( ) ( )


2

2
76. If a × b + a . b = 144 &  a  = 4

and which is parallel to the vector,

then   =
C = 2 i + 3 j + 6 k is : (A) 16 (B) 8
(C) 3 (D) 12
(A) 10 (B)
(C) 100 (D) None of these 77. The value of c so that for all real x,
73. Given the following simultaneous the vectors and



equations for vectors x & y . x i + 2 j + 2 cx k make an obtuse




x+y=a ........ (i) angle are :




x×y=b ........ (ii) (A) c < 0 (B) 0 < c < 43



x.a = 1 ........ (iii)

(C) - <c<0 (D) c > 0
Then x = ______ , = ______ .






78. ; r × b=a × b ; a ≠0;

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≠0; ≠λ , is not perpen. to (A) (B) 3

, then = (C) 2 (D) 5
(A) − (B) +
(C) × + (D) × + ANSWERS

79. A non-zero vector is parallel to the 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C

line of intersection of the plane 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C 12.D
13. C 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. B 18.A
determined by the vectors, & 19. D 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. A 24.A
the plane determined by the vectors, 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. C 30.B
i − j , i + k . The angle between a
& 31. A 32. A 33. D 34. D 35. B 36.B
37. C 38. B 39. B 40. B 41. D 42.D
the vector is : 43. C 44. C 45. C 46. C 47. A 48.D
3π 2π 3π 49. B 50. D 51. B 52. A 53. B 54.B
(A) π
4
or
4 (B) 4 or 4 55. A 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A 60.C
61. B 62. C 63. B 64. B 65. D 66.B
3π
(C) π 2
or
2 (D) None of these 67. C 68. C 69. C 70. C 71. C 72.B
73. D 74. B 75. A 76. C 77. C 78.B


79. A 80. A 81. B 82. B
80. If b & c are any two non-collinear


unit vectors and a is any vector, then





abc
ir
,−
2=i 2−
x
+ji2j+
i +
2kx j
+ k

a . (b × c)
= (a . b) b + (a . c) c +


| b × c|


(A) a (B)
(C) (D) 0
81. The value of x for which the angle
between the vectors,
and is acute & the


angle between b and x - axis lies
between π/2 and π satisfy :
(A) x > 0 (B) x < 0
(C) x > 1 only (D) x < - 1 only
82. If the sum of two unit vectors is a
unit vector, then the magnitude of
their difference is :

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