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VECTORS Worksheet -04

Based On Vector Product or Cross Product of two vectors

1. If A = 2iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ and B=3i+2j+4k,
ˆ ˆ ˆ Find out A  B, . [Ans. 10iˆ  5jˆ  5k,
ˆ ]
i  ˆj  kˆ
2. Find a unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors A  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and B=2iˆ  2j+4k
ˆ ˆ . [Ans. ]
3
3. Find the unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors A  2iˆ  6ˆj  3kˆ and B  4iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ .
6 ˆ 6 ˆ 4 ˆ
[Ans. i j k]
61 61 61
4. Find the vector whose magnitude is 3 and which is perpendicular to each of the vectors A  3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and
3
B  6iˆ  5jˆ  2kˆ . [Ans. (18iˆ  4ˆj  k) ˆ ]
20.5
5.  
 2  2 2
Simplify (i) A.B  A  B and (ii) (A.B)  A  B .
2 2 2 2 2
[Ans. (i) A B , (ii) A B cos 2 ]

6. Prove that A  4iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ and B=12i+9j+3k

ˆ ˆ ˆ are parallel to each other.
7. Find the magnitude of torque of force F  3iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ newton acting at the point r  7iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ metre,
(Torque,   r  F ) . [Ans. 43.54 N-m]
8. If A  ˆi  ˆj  2k, ˆ ˆ  kˆ and C  ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ then find out A.(B  C). [Ans. 6]
ˆ B=i+j
9 If A  ˆi  ˆj  k,
ˆ B=iˆ  ˆj+kˆ and C  ˆi  ˆj  k,
ˆ find (i) (A  B)  C and (ii) (A  B).(B  C)
[Ans. ( 2iˆ  2k)
ˆ (ii) 4 ]
10. If A  2iˆ  3jˆ  k, ˆ C=iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and D  ˆi  ˆj  2k,
ˆ B  ˆi  ˆj  2k, ˆ then find (A  C)   D  B .
[Ans. 2iˆ  10ˆj  4kˆ ]
11. Show that the magnitude of vector product of A and B is equal to the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent
sides are A and B .
AB

n̂ R
B

O 
A P
12. ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
If A  A x i  A y j  Az k and B  Bx i  By j  Bz k , prove that: A  B  B  A.

13. Find out the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and  3iˆ  2j+k
ˆ ˆ. [Ans. 180 ]
sin  sin  sin 
14. Prove that for a triangle   , where the vectors A,B and C form sides of a triangle opposite
A B C
to the angles ,  and  respectively.
15. ˆ B=iˆ  ˆj+2kˆ and C  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ then determine
If the sides of a parallelopiped are formed by A  ˆi  2ˆj  k,
the volume of the parallelopiped (volume = A.(B  C) ) [Ans. 12 unit]
16. If A  B  A.B, then what is the angle between A and B? [Ans. 45°]

17. The diagonals of a parallelogram are represented by R1  3iˆ  2ˆj  7kˆ and R 2  5iˆ  6ˆj  3k.
ˆ Find the area of
the parallelogram. [Ans. 31.68 sq units]
18. Two vectors A  3iˆ  4ˆj and B=i+j
ˆ ˆ form two sides of a triangle placed head to tail. Find the third side of the
triangle. [Ans. 4iˆ  5jˆ ]