Xercise: Jee Problems

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EXERCISE – V JEE PROBLEMS

1. Select the correct alternative 4. (a) Find the vector r which is perpendicular to
[JEE 2000(Scr.), 1 + 1 + 1]   
   a = î – 2 ĵ + 5 k̂ & b = 2 î + 3 ĵ – k̂ & r . (2iˆ  ˆj  k)
ˆ + 8=0
(i) If the vectors a , b & c form the sides BC, CA &
AB respectively of a triangle ABC, then [REE 2001(Mains), 3 + 3]
     
(A) a . b + b . c + c . a = 0
     
(B) a × b = b × c = c × a (b) Two vertices of a triangle are at – î  3 ĵ and 2 î  5 ĵ
    
(C) a . b = b . c . a
and its orthocentre is at î  2 ĵ . Find the position vector
     
(D) a × b + b × c + c × a = 0
of third vertex.
   
(ii) Let the vectors a , b , c & d be such that   
     5. (a) If a , b and c are unit vectors, then
( a × b ) × ( c × d ) = 0 . Let P1 & P2 be planes      
    | a – b |2 + | b – c |2 + | c – a |2 does NOT exceed
determined by the pairs of vectors a , b & c , d
[JEE 2001(Scr.), 1 + 1]
respectively. Then the angle between P1 and P2 is
(A) 0 (B) /4 (C) /3 (D) /2 (A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 6
    
(iii) If a , b & c are unit coplanar vectors, then the (b) Let a = î – k̂ , b = x î + ĵ + (1 – x) k̂ and
     
scalar triple product [2 a – b 2 b – c 2 c – a ] =    
c = y î +x ĵ +(1+x–y) k̂ . Then [ a , b , c ] depends on
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 3 (D) 3 (A) only x (B) only y
(C) neither x nor y (D) both x and y
 
2. (i) If a = î + ĵ – k̂ , b = – î + 2 ĵ + 2 k̂ &
 

c = – î + 2 ĵ – k̂ , find a unit vector normal to the 6. Let A( t ) = f1(t) î + f2(t) ĵ and B( t ) = g1(t) î + g2(t) ĵ ,
    t  [0, 1], where f 1 , f 2 , g 1 , g 2 are continuous
vectors a + b and b – c . [REE 2000(Mains), 3 + 3 + 3]
 
 functions. If A(t ) and B( t ) are nonzero vectors for all

(ii) Given that vectors a & b are perpendicular to   
 
each other, find vector v in terms of a & b satisfying t and A(0) = 2 î + 2 ĵ , A(1) = 6 î + 2 ĵ , B(0)  3 î  2 ĵ
      
the equations, v . a = 0,  . b = 1 and [ v a b ] = 1 
and B(1)  2 î  6 ĵ , then show that A( t ) and B( t ) are
   parallel for some t. [JEE 2001(Mains), 5]
(iii) a , b & c are three unit vectors such that
   1      
a × ( b × c ) = 2 ( b + c ). Find angle between 7. (a) If a and b are two unit vectors such that a + 2 b
     
vectors a & b given that vectors b & c are non- and 5 a – 4 b are perpendicular to each other then the
parallel.  
angle between a and b is [JEE 2002(Scr.), 3 + 3]
3. (a) The diagonals of a parallelogram are given by (A) 45º (B) 60º
vectors 2 î + 3 ĵ – 6 k̂ and 3 î – 4 ĵ – k̂ . Determine its (C) cos–1(1/3) (D) cos–1(2/7)
sides and also the area. [REE 2001(Mains), 3 + 3]   

(b) Let V  2 î  ĵ  k̂ and W  î  3k̂ . If U is a unit
vector, then the maximum value of the scalar triple
(b) Find the value of  such that a, b, c are all non-   
zero and product [ U V W ] is
( 4 î  5 ĵ ) a + (3 î  3 ĵ  k̂ ) b + ( î  ĵ  3k̂ ) c =  (a î  bjˆ  ck)
ˆ
(A) –1 (B) 10  6 (C) 59 (D) 60
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   
8. If a  î  a ĵ  k̂ , b  ĵ  ak̂ , c  a î  k̂ , then find the (b) Let A be vector parallel to line of intersection of
value of 'a' for which volume of parallelopiped formed planes P1 and P2 through origin. P1 is parallel to the
by three vectors as coterminous edges, is minimum, is
vectors 2 ĵ  3k̂ and 4 ĵ  3k̂ and P2 is parallel to ĵ  k̂
[JEE 2003(Scr.), 3]

1 1 1 and 3 î  3 ĵ , then the angle between vector A and
(A) (B) – (C) ± (D) none
3 3 3
2 î  ĵ  2k̂ is

9. If u , v , w
 are three non-coplanar unit vectors    
(A) (B) (C) (D)

and , ,  are the angles between u and v , v and 2 4 6 3
     
w , w and u respectively and x , y , z are unit
vectors along the bisectors of the angles , ,  14. (a) The number of distinct real values of , for
 
respectively. Prove that [ x × y y × z z × x ] = which the vectors –  2 î + ĵ + k̂ , î –  2 ĵ + k̂ and
1       2
] sec2 sec2 sec2 . î + ĵ –  k̂ are coplanar, is [JEE 2007, 3+3+3]
16 u v w
[ [JEE 2003, 4]
2 2 2
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) three
10.(a) A unit vector in the plane of the vectors
      
(b) Let a , b , c be unit vectors such that a + b + c = 0 .
2 î  ĵ  k̂, î  ĵ  k̂ and orthogonal to 5 î  2 ĵ  6k̂
[JEE 2004(Scr.)] Which one of the following is correct ?
      
(A) a × b = b × c = c × a = 0
6 î  5k̂ 3 ĵ  k̂ 2 î  5k̂ 2 î  ĵ  2k̂   
(A) (B) (C) (D)    
61 10 29 3 (B) a × b = b × c = c × a  0
      
(C) a × b = b × c = a × c  0
     
(b) If a  î  ĵ  k̂ , a . b  1 and a  b  ĵ  k̂ , then b   
(D) a × b , b
  
× c , c × a are mutually perpendicular..
equals
(A) î (B) î  ĵ  k̂ (C) 2 ĵ  k̂ (D) 2 î
(c) Let the v ectors PQ, QR, RS, ST, TU and UP
    represent the sides of a regular hexagon.
11. Let a, b, c, d are four distinct vectors satisfying    
        Statement-I : PQ  RS  ST  0  
ab  c d and ac  bd . Show that
        because
a .b  c . d  a. c  b. d . [JEE 2004, 2]  
Statement-II : PQ  RS  0 and PQ  ST  0
12. Incident ray is along the unit vector v̂ and the (A) Statement-I is true, statement-II is true; state-
reflected ray is along the unit vector ŵ . The normal ment-II is a correct explanation for statement-I
(B) Statement-I is true, statement-II is true; state-
is along unit vector â
â ment-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I
outwards. Express ŵ v̂ ŵ (C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is False
in terms of â and v̂ . (D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
[JEE 2005 (Mains), 4]
 15. (a) The edges of a parallelopiped are of unit

 ˆ b  î  ˆj  kˆ and c  î  ˆj  kˆ . A
13.(a) Let a  î  2ˆj  k, length and are parallel to non-coplanar unit vectors
  
vector in the plane of a and b whose projection on c 1
â , b̂ , ĉ such that â . b̂ = b̂ . ĉ = ĉ . â = 2 . Then the
has the magnitude equal to 1/ 3 , is [JEE 2006, 3 + 5]
volume of the parallelopiped is [JEE 2008, 3+3]
(A) 4 î  ĵ  4k̂ (B) 3 î  ĵ  3k̂
1 1 3 1
(C) 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ (D) 4 î  ĵ  4k̂ (A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2 3
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(b) Let two non-collinear unit vector â and b̂ form 17. Let P, Q, R and S be the points on the plane with
an acute angle. A point P moves so that at any time t
position vectors  2 î  ĵ , 4 î , 3 î  3 ĵ &  3 î  2 ĵ respec-
the position vector OP (where O is the origin) is given
tively. The quadrilateral PQRS must be a [JEE 2010]
by â cos t + b̂ sin t. When P is farthest from origin O, (A) parallelogram, which is neither a rhombus nor a
 rectangle
let M be the length of OP and u be the unit vector
(B) square
along OP . Then, (C) rectangle, but not a square
(D) rhombus, but not a square
â  b̂
(A) û = and M = (1 + â .b̂ )1/2
â  b̂  
18. If a and b are vectors in space given by
â  b̂
(B) û = and M = (1 + â .b̂ )2  î  2 ĵ  2 î  ĵ  3k̂
â  b̂ a and b  , then the value of
5 14
â  b̂
(C) û = and M = (1 + 2 â .b̂ )1/2
â  b̂ 2a  b . a x b  a  2 b  is [JEE 2010]
â  b̂
(D) û = and M = (1 + 2 â .b̂ )1/2 19. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABCD are
â  b̂
given by AB  2 î  10 ĵ  11k̂ and AD   î  2 ĵ  2 k̂
   
16.(a) If a , b , c and d are unit vectors such that
The side AD is rotated by an acute angle  in the
      1 plane of the parallelogram so that AD becomes AD’. If
( (a  b).(c  d)  1 and a . c = , then
2 AD’ makes a right angle with the side AB, then the
[JEE 2009, 3+3+3+8+4] cosine of the angle  is given by [JEE 2010]
  
(A) a , b , c are non-coplanar
   8 17 1 4 5
(B) b , c , d are non-coplanar (A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 9
 
(C) b , d are non-parallel
     
(D) a , d are parallel and b , c are parallel ˆ and c  î  ˆj  k
ˆ b  î  ˆj  k
20. Let a  î  ˆj  k, ˆ be
 
(b) Match the statements/expressions given in three vectors. A vector v in the plane of a and b , w
Column–I with the value given in Column–II.
Column–I Column–II  1
hose projection on c is , is given by [JEE 2011]
 3
(A) Roots(s) of the equation (P)
6
2 sin2 + sin22 = 2 ˆ
(A) î  3 ĵ  3k ˆ
(B) 3 î  3 ĵ  k

(B) Points of discontinuity of the (Q) ˆ
(C) 3 î  ĵ  3k ˆ
(D) î  3 ĵ  3k
4
 x   3x 
function f(x) =   cos   , 21. The vector(s) which is/are coplanar with vectors
 
where [y] denotes the largest ˆ and î  2 ĵ  k
î  ĵ  2k ˆ , and perpendicular to the vector
integer less than or equal to y
 ˆ is/are
î  ĵ  k [JEE 2011]
(C) Volume of the parallelopiped (R)
3
with its edges represented by (A) ˆ
ĵ  k (B)  î  ĵ (C) î  ĵ ˆ
(D)  ĵ  k
the vectors î  ĵ, î  2 ĵ and î  ĵ  k̂ 

 ˆ, b   î  ĵ and c  î  2 ĵ  3k
ˆ be
22. Let a   î  k
  
(D) Angle between vectors a and b (S)
2 three given vectors. If r is a vector such that
  
where a , b and c are unit vectors        
r  b  c  b and r . a  0 , then the value of r . b is
   
satisfying a + b + 3 c = 0 (T)  [JEE 2011]
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   
23. If a and b are vectors such that | a + b |= 29
 
ˆ) = (2 î  3 ĵ  4k
and a  (2 î  3 ĵ  4k ˆ)  b then a
 
ˆ) is [JEE 2012]
possible value of (a  b) . (7 î  2 ĵ  3k
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8
  
24. If a, b and c are unit vectors satisfying
  2   2   2   
a b  b c  c a  9 , then 2a  5b  5c is
[JEE 2012]

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EXERCISE – V JEE PROBLEMS

sides and also the area. [REE 2001(Mains), 3 + 3]   

 15. (a) The edges of a parallelopiped are of unit

the vectors î  ĵ, î  2 ĵ and î  ĵ  k̂ 

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