DPP-3 Vectors

1. The sum and difference of two perpendicular vectors of equal lengths are
(a) of equal length and have an acute angle between them
(b) of equal length and have an obtuse angle between them
(c) also perpendicular and of different lengths
(d) also perpendicular and of equal lengths
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2. Given; P  A B and P  A  B . The angle between A and B is
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 270°
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3. If the resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular to A , then the angle between A and B
is

1  A 1  A
(a) tan    (b) sin  
 B B

1  A 1  A
(c) tan   (d) cos   
B  B
    
4. ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with point O as centre. The value of AB  AC  AD  AE  AF is
  
(a) 2 AO (b) 4 AO (c) 6 AO (d) 0
5. Arrange the vectors subtractions so that their magnitudes are in decreasing order. If the two vectors
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A and B are acting at an angle (| A |  | B |) .

A. 60° B. 90° C.180° D. 120°

(a) D, C, B, A (b) A, B, D, C
(c) C, D, B, A (d) C, D, A, B
6. If the angle between two vectors of equal magnitude P is  , the magnitude of the difference of the
vectors is
   
(a) 2 P cos (b) 2 P sin (c) P cos (d) P sin
2 2 2 2
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7. If three vectors P, Q and R are related as P Q  R and P  Q  R , the angle between the vectors
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P and Q is

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 60° (d) 180°

8. Eleven forces each equal to 5N act on a particle simultaneously. If each force makes an angle 30°
with the next one, the resultant of all forces is
(a) 15 N (b) 55 N (c) 5 N (d) zero
9. The minimum number of forces of non-zero and equal magnitude in a plane that can keep a particle
in equilibrium is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
10. The minimum number of unequal forces in a plane that can keep a particle in equilibrium is
(a) 4 (b)2 (c) 3 (d) 6
11. The minimum number of non-coplanar forces that can keep a particle in equilibrium is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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12. If P Q  R and P  Q  R , the Ratio of angle between P and R to P and Q is

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3

13. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and (x – y) act so that the resultant may be (x2  y2 ) :

( x 2  y 2 ) 2( x 2  y 2 )
(a) cos 1 (b) cos 1
2( x 2  y 2 ) x2  y 2

( x 2  y 2 ) ( x2  y 2 )
(c) cos 1 (d) cos1
x2  y 2 x2  y 2

14. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude of difference is:

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 / 2 (d) 5

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15. The two vectors A and B are drawn from a common point and C  A  B then angle between A and
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B is

(a) 90° if C 2  A 2  B 2 (b) Greater than 90° if C2 < A2 + B2

(c) Greater than 90° if C2 > A2 + B2 (d) None of these
16. Forces proportional to AB, BC and 2CA act along the sides of triangle ABC in order. Their
resultant represented in magnitude and direction as
(a) CA (b) AC (c) BC (d) CB
17. In an equilibrium triangle ABC, AL, BM and CN are the medians. Which of the following would
correctly represent the resultant of two forces represented by BC and BA?
(a) AC (b) 2AL (c) 2BM (d) 2CN
18. Which of the following is a unit vector?
(a) ˆi  ˆj (b) cosθ ˆi  sin θ ˆj
(c) sinθ ˆi  2cosθ ˆj (d)
3
 
1 ˆ ˆ
ij

19. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction making an angle of 60o with vertical. Its vertical
component will be
(a) 10 N (b) 3 N (c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
20. If the vertical component of a vector is 60 units and the vector is making an angle 60° with the horizontal,
then horizontal component of the vector is
20
(a) units (b) 20 3 units (c) 30 3 units (d) 60units
3
21. A body acted upon by 3 given forces is under equilibrium.

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If | F 1 | = 10 N, | F 2 | = 6 N. Find the values of | F 3 |
(A) 4 N (B) 8 N (C) 12 N (D) 16 N
22. A body acted upon by 3 given forces is under equilibrium.

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If | F 1 | = 10 N, | F 2 | = 6 N. Find angle ().
(A) 30o (B) 45o (C) 60o (D) 90o
23. The farm house shown in figure has rectangular shape and has sides parallel to the chosen x and y axes.
The position vector of corner A is 125 m at 53° and corner C is 100 m at 37° from x axis. find the length
of the fencing required in meter.

(A) 125 m (B) 90 m (C) 100 m (D) 225 m

1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A
8. C 9. B 10. C 11.D 12. C 13. A
14. B 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B 19 D. 20. B
21. B 22. D 23. B