Vectors And Their Applications

Q-1] ABCDEF is a regular hexagon where centre O is the origin. If the position vectors of A and
B are i⃗ − ⃗j+ 2 k⃗ ∧2 ⃗i + ⃗j−k⃗ respectively then ⃗
BC is equal to

(a) i⃗ − ⃗j+ 2 k⃗

(b) −i⃗ + ⃗j−2 k⃗

(c) 3 i⃗ + 3 ⃗j−4 ⃗k

(d) none of these

Q-2] The position vectors of two vertices and the centroid of a triangle are i⃗ + ⃗j , 2 i⃗ − ⃗j+ ⃗k ∧ ⃗k
respectively . The position vector of the third vertex of the triangle is

(a) −3 i⃗ + 2 ⃗k

(b) 3 i⃗ −2 ⃗k

2
(c) i⃗ + ⃗k
3

(d) none of these

Q-3] Let the position vectors of the points A,B,C be i⃗ +2 ⃗j+3 ⃗k ,−i⃗ − ⃗j+8 ⃗k ∧−4 i⃗ + 4 ⃗j+6 k⃗
respectively. Then the ∆ ABC is

(a) ¿ angled

(b) equilateral

(c) isosceles

(d) none of these

Q-4] a⃗ , b⃗ , c⃗ , are the three vectors of which every pair is non collinear. If the vector a⃗ + ⃗b∧b⃗ +⃗c
are collinear with c⃗ ∧⃗a respectively then a⃗ + ⃗b + c⃗ is

(a) a unit vector

(b) the null vector

(c) equally inclined ¿ ⃗a , ⃗b , ⃗c

(d) none of these

Q-5] If r⃗ =3 i⃗ +2 ⃗j−5 ⃗k , ⃗a=2 i⃗ − ⃗j + ⃗k , b⃗ =i⃗ +3 ⃗j−2 k⃗ ∧⃗a =−2 ⃗i + ⃗j−3 ⃗k such that r⃗ =λ ⃗a + μ ⃗b + v ⃗c
then

λ
(a) μ , , v are∈ AP
2

(b) μ , λ , v are∈ AP

(c) μ , λ , v are∈HP

(d) μ , λ , v are∈GP

Q-6] Theposition vectors of three points are 2 ⃗a− ⃗b +3 ⃗c , ⃗a−2 ⃗b + λ ⃗c ∧μ ⃗a−5 b⃗ where a⃗ , b⃗ , c⃗ are
non coplanar vectors. The points are collinear when

9
(a) λ=−2 , μ=
4

−9
(b) λ= , μ=2
4

9
(c) λ= , μ=−2
4

(d) ¿

Q-7] If a⃗ =i⃗ + ⃗j+ k⃗ , ⃗b =4 i⃗ +3 ⃗j + 4 k⃗ , c⃗ =i⃗ +α ⃗j+ β k⃗ are linearly dependent vectors and |c⃗|=√ 3 then

(a) α =1 , β=−1

(b) α =1 , β=±1

(c) α =−1 , β=± 1

(d) α =± 1 , β=1

Q-8] Let ⃗
OA=⃗a∧⃗
OB= ⃗b. A vector along one of the bisectors of the angle ¿ AOB is

(a) a⃗ + ⃗b

(b) a⃗ −⃗b

a⃗ b⃗
(c) +
|a⃗| |b⃗|
(d) ¿
Q-9] A vector has components 2 pand 1 with respect to a rectangular Cartesian system. The axes
are rotated through an angle α about the origin in the anticlockwise sense. If the vector has
components p+1 and 1 with respect to the new system then

1
(a) p=1 ,−
3

(b) p=0

1
(c) p=−1,
3

(d) p=1 ,−1

Q-10] If a⃗ ∧⃗b are two vectors of magnitude 2 inclined at an angle 600 then the angle between
a⃗ ∧⃗a + b⃗ is

(a) 300

(b) 600

(c) 45 0

(d)¿

Q-11] Let |a⃗|=|⃗b|=|⃗a −⃗b|=1. Then the angle between a⃗ ∧⃗b is

π
(a)
6

π
(b)
3

π
(c)
4

π
(d)
2

Q-12] A vector of magnitude 4 which is equally inclined to the vectors i⃗ + ⃗j , ⃗j+ ⃗k ,∧⃗k + i⃗ is

4 ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
(a) ( i − j −k )
√3
4 ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
(b) ( i + j− k )
√3
 4 ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
(c) ( i + j+ k )
√3
(d)¿

Q-13] If a⃗ + ⃗b=2 i⃗ ∧2 ⃗a −⃗b=i⃗ −⃗j then cosine of the angle between a⃗ ∧⃗b is

−1 4
(a) sin
5

−1 4
(b) cos
5

−1 3
(c) cos
5

(d)¿

Q-14] Let |a⃗|=1 ,|b⃗|=2 ,|⃗c|=3∧⃗a ⊥ ( ⃗b + c⃗ ) , ⃗b ⊥ ( c⃗ + a⃗ )∧⃗c ⊥ ( a⃗ + ⃗b ) . Then |a⃗ + ⃗b + c⃗| is

(a) √6
(b) 6

(c) √ 14

(d)¿

Q-15] ( a⃗ . ⃗i ) i⃗ + ( ⃗a . ⃗j ) ⃗j + ( ⃗a . ⃗k ) ⃗k is equal to

(a) i⃗ + ⃗j+ k⃗

(b) a⃗

(c) 3 ⃗a

(d)¿

Q-16] If a^ , b^ are unit vectors

(a) i⃗ + ⃗j+ k⃗

(b) a⃗

(c) 3 ⃗a

(d)¿