Practice Worksheet – 3

XII Mathematics Topic :

Vector
Algebra
Includes questions from NCERT, NCERT EXEMPLAR and Previous Year
Board Questions
NILESH GULATI 9999703803, 9999876540

1) Find a  b , if a = 2iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ and b = 3iˆ + 5 ˆj − 2 kˆ.

2) Find a  b , if a = iˆ − 7 ˆj + 7 kˆ and b = 3iˆ − 2 ˆj + 2 kˆ.

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3) Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a + b and a − b , where a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ ,( )
b = iˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ.

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4) Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a + b and a − b , where a = 3iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2 kˆ and

b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 2 kˆ.
5) Find the area of a triangle having the points A (1, 1, 1), B (1, 2, 3) and C (2, 3, 1) as its vertices.

6) Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors a = 3iˆ + ˆj + 4kˆ and

b = iˆ − ˆj + kˆ.

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7) Find  and  if 2 iˆ + 6 ˆj + 27 kˆ  iˆ +  ˆj +  kˆ = 0

8) Find the area of the triangle with vertices A (1, 1, 2), B (2, 3, 5) and C (1, 5, 5).

9) Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are determined by the vectors a = iˆ − ˆj + 3kˆ and

b = 2iˆ − 7 ˆj + kˆ.

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10) Let the vectors a and b be such that a = 3 and b = , and a  b is a unit vector, then find the angle
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between a and b .

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11) Find the are of a rectangle having vertices A, B, C and D with position vectors −iˆ + ˆj + 4 kˆ , iˆ + ˆj + 4 kˆ ,
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iˆ − ˆj + 4 kˆ and −iˆ − ˆj + 4 kˆ , respectively.
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12) Show that a − b  a + b = 2 a  b ) ( )
13) Given that a.b = 0 and a  b = 0. what can you conclude about the vectors a and b ?

14) If either a = 0 or b = 0, then a  b = 0. Is the converse true? Justify your answer with an example.

15) The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2iˆ − 4 ˆj + 5kˆ and iˆ − 2 ˆj − 3kˆ. Find the unit vector parallel to

its diagonal. Also, find its area.

16) Let a = iˆ + 4 ˆj + 2 kˆ , b = 3iˆ − 2 ˆj + 7 kˆ and c = 2iˆ − ˆj + 4kˆ. Find a vector d which is perpendicular to both a and

b , and c .d = 15.

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17) Find the value of iˆ. ˆj  kˆ + ˆj. iˆ  kˆ + kˆ. iˆ  ˆj .

18) Find the angle between any two vectors a and b , if a.b = a  b .

19) Find all vectors of magnitude 10 3 that are perpendicular to the plane of iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ and −iˆ + 3 ˆj + 4kˆ.

20) Find the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are î + kˆ and 2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ.

21) If a = 8, b = 3 and a  b = 12, then find the value of a.b.

22) Find the unit vector perpendicular to the vectors iˆ − ˆj and iˆ + ˆj forming a right-handed system.

23) Find the sine of the angle between the vectors a = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2 kˆ and b = 2iˆ − 2 ˆj + 4kˆ.

24) Using vectors, find the area of the triangle ABC with vertices A (1, 2, 3), B (2, - 1, 4) and C (4, 5, - 1).

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25) If a , b , c determine the vertices of a triangle, show that b  c + c  a + a  b gives the vector area of the
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triangle. Hence deduce the condition that the three points a , b , c are collinear. Also find the unit vector

normal to the plane of the triangle.

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26) Show that area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by a and b is a  b . Also find the area
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of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ and iˆ + 3 ˆj − kˆ.

27) If a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ and b = ˆj − kˆ , find a vector c such that a  c = b and a.c = 3.

28) The vectors from origin to the points A and B are a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 2 kˆ and b = 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ , respectively, then

find the area of triangle OAB.

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29) For any vector a , find the value of a  iˆ

30) If a = 10, b = 2 and a.b = 12, then find the value of a  b .

31) Find the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors a = 2iˆ + ˆj + 2 kˆ and b = ˆj + kˆ.

32) If r .a = 0, r .b = 0 and r .c = 0 for some non-zero vector r , then find the value of a. b  c . ( )
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33) Find the value of the expression a  b + a.b

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34) If a  b + a.b = 144 and a = 4, then find b .

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35) If a is any non-zero vector, then find a.iˆ iˆ + a. ˆj ˆj + a.kˆ kˆ

36) If a + b = a − b , then the prove that a and b are orthogonal.

Problems Based On Scalar Triple Product

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37) If a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ , b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3kˆ and c = 3iˆ + 4 ˆj − kˆ then find a. b  c and a  b .c Is a. b  c = a  b .c ? ( ) ( )
38) If a = 7iˆ − 2 ˆj + 3kˆ , b = iˆ − ˆj + 2kˆ and c = 3iˆ + 8 ˆj , then find ( ) ( )
a. b  c and a  b .c Also find whether if

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a. b  c = a  b .c ? )
39) If a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ , b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − kˆ and c = 3iˆ − ˆj + 2 kˆ , then find (i)  a b c  (ii)  a + b b + c c + a 

40) Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ , b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3kˆ and c = 2iˆ − ˆj + 2 kˆ.

41) Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose three coterminous edges are:

(i) a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ , b = 3iˆ − ˆj + 2 kˆ and c = iˆ + 2 ˆj − kˆ

(ii) a = iˆ − 2 ˆj + 3kˆ , b = 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ and c = 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ

42) Show that the vectors a = −4iˆ − 6 ˆj − 2 kˆ , b = −iˆ + 4 ˆj + 3kˆ and c = −8iˆ − ˆj + 3kˆ are coplanar.

43) Show that the vectors a = iˆ − 2 ˆj + 3kˆ , b = −2iˆ + 3 ˆj − 4kˆ and c = iˆ − 3 ˆj +  kˆ are coplanar if  = 5.

44) Show that the vectors

(i) a = 2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ , b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3kˆ and c = 3iˆ − 4 ˆj + 5kˆ are coplanar.

(ii) a = iˆ − 2 ˆj + 3kˆ , b = −2iˆ + 3 ˆj − 4kˆ and c = iˆ − 3 ˆj + 5kˆ are coplanar.

45) Show that four points with position vectors 6iˆ − 7 ˆj , 16iˆ − 19 ˆj − 4kˆ , 3 ˆj − 6kˆ and 2iˆ + 5 ˆj + 10kˆ are not

coplanar.

46) For any three vectors, a , b and c , prove that  a + b b + c c + a  = 2  a b c 

47) Find the value of if the following vectors are coplanar.

(i) a = 2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ , b = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 3kˆ and c = 3iˆ −  ˆj + 5kˆ

(ii) a = 2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ , b = 2iˆ −  ˆj + kˆ and c = 5iˆ + ˆj − 3kˆ

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48) If iˆ , ˆj and kˆ are three mutually perpendicular vectors, prove that iˆ. kˆ  ˆj = ˆj. iˆ  kˆ = kˆ. ˆj  iˆ = −1 ) ( ) ( )
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49) Show that the four points A, B, C and D with position vectors 4iˆ + 5 ˆj + kˆ , − ˆj + kˆ , 3iˆ + 9 ˆj + 4kˆ and

−4iˆ + 4 ˆj + 4kˆ , respectively are coplanar.

50) Find the value of  if the points A (- 1, 4, - 3), B (3,  , - 5), C (- 3, 8, - 5) and D (-3, 2, 1) are coplanar.

51) Show that if the vectors a , b and c , are coplanar, then a + b , b + c and c + a are also coplanar.

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52) If the vectors aiˆ + ˆj + kˆ , iˆ + bjˆ + kˆ and iˆ + ˆj + ckˆ are coplanar, then prove that + + = 1, where
1− a 1−b 1−c
a, b , c  1.

53) Prove that  a b c + d  =  a b c  +  a b d 

54) Show that the vectors a , b and c , are coplanar, if a + b , b + c and c + a are coplanar.

55) Let a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ , b = iˆ and c = c1iˆ + c2 ˆj + c3 kˆ. Then

(a) If c1 = 1 and c2 = 2, find c3 which makes a , b and c coplanar.

(b) If c2 = - 1 and c3 = 1, show that no value of c1 can make a , b and c coplanar.

Answers

1) 507 13) Either a = 0 or b = 0 ab + b c + c  a

25) nˆ =
ab + b c + c  a
2) 19 2
1 ˆ 2 ˆ 1 ˆ
15)
1 ˆ ˆ
7
( )
3i − 6 j + 2 kˆ ; 11 5
1
3) − i+ j− k 26) 62
6 6 6 2
16)
1
(
160iˆ − 5 ˆj + 70 kˆ )
4)
2
 iˆ
2ˆ 1ˆ
j k
3 27)
3
(
1 ˆ
5i + 2 ˆj + 2 kˆ )
3 3 3 17) 1
1 1
5) 21  28) 229
18) . 2
2 4
29) 2 ( a )
2
6) 42 (
19) 10 iˆ − ˆj + kˆ )
27 30) 16
7) 3, 20) 3
2 31) Two
21) 12 3 32) 0
61
8)
2 22) k̂ 2 2
33) a b
9) 15 2 2
23) 34) 3
 7
10) 35) a d
4 274
24) 37) 36, Yes
11) 2 sq. units. 2
38) – 91, Yes
39) (i) – 7, (ii) – 14
40) 2 cubic units
41) (i) 7 (ii) 0
47) (i)  = 4 (ii)  = −1

50)  = 2