DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL-BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

ASSIGNMENT

Class: XII VECTOR ALGEBRA

LEVEL 1

1. Write the projection of the vector 7î+ĵ-4k on the vector 2î+6Ĵ+3k

2. Find λ when the projection of ā λî+ĵ+4k on đ If 2î+6ĵ+3k is 4 units.
3. If |a| =2, |b|=3 and a.b =3, then find the projection of b on a.
4. Find λ, if ( 2î+6ĵ+14k)*(î-λĵ+7k)=0
5. L and M are two points with position vectors 2𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑎⃗ + 2𝑏⃗⃗ respectively. Write the position
vector of a point N which divides the line segment LM in the ration 2:1.
6. If 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ are two vectors such that |𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗|=|𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| the what is the angle between 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗.
7. Write the value of p, for which a=3î+2ĵ+9k and b=î+pĵ+3k are parallel vectors.
8. If a line has direction ratios 2,-1,-1, then what are its direction cosines?
9. If |𝑎⃗ +   𝑏⃗⃗ |   = 60, |𝑎⃗ −   𝑏⃗⃗ | = 40 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑏⃗⃗| = 46, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎⃗and find 𝑏⃗⃗
10. If 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ are two non-zero vectors such that| 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ | = 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗, then find the angle between
them.

LEVEL 2

11. Using vectors find the area of the Δ ABC, whose vertices are A(1,2,3), B(2,-1,4) C(4,5,-1).
12. Find α and β if (2î + 6ĵ − 27k̂) × (î + αĵ + βk̂ ) = ⃗0⃗
13. Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors
𝑎⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂., 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ .
14. Find 𝜇when the projection of 𝑎⃗=𝜇î +ĵ+4k and 𝑏⃗⃗=2î +6ĵ+3k is 4 units.
15. The scalar product of the vector î+4ĵ+𝑘̂ with the unit vector along the sum of vectors 2î+4ĵ-5𝑘̂
̂ is equal to one find the value of 𝜇.
and 𝜇î+2ĵ+3𝑘
16. If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 and |𝑎⃗|=3, |𝑏⃗⃗|=5 and |𝑐⃗|=7, show that the angle between 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗.
17. If vectors a=2î +2ĵ+3k,b=-î+2ĵ+k and c=3î+ĵ are such that a+λb is perpendicular to c, then find
the value of λ
𝜋 𝜋
18. Find a vector 𝑟⃗ of magnitude 3√2 units which makes an angle and with y and z axis
4 2
respectively.
19. If𝑎⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂, 𝑏⃗⃗ = 4î − 2ĵ + 3k̂ and𝑐⃗ = î − 2ĵ + k̂, find a vector of magnitude 6 units which
is parallel to the vector 2𝑎⃗ −𝑏⃗⃗+3𝑐⃗.

LEVEL 3
20. Given that 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 7𝑘̂. 𝑐⃗ = 5𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂, verify that
𝑎⃗. (𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗) = (𝑎⃗ ⋅ 𝑐⃗)𝑏⃗⃗ − (𝑎⃗ ⋅ 𝑏⃗⃗)𝑐⃗

21. If the vectors 𝑎𝑖̂ + 𝑎𝑗̂ + 𝑐𝑘̂,  𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑖̂ + 𝑐𝑗̂ + 𝑏𝑘̂, and be coplanar then show that c2 = ab.

22. Using vectors prove that the parallelogram on the same base and between the same
parallelogram equal in area.
23. If 𝛼⃗ = î+4ĵ+2𝑘̂ and 𝛽⃗ = 2î+ĵ-4𝑘̂, then express 𝛽⃗ in the form of 𝛽⃗1+𝛽⃗2 where 𝛽⃗1 is parallel to 𝛼⃗
and 𝛽⃗2 is perpendicular to 𝛼⃗.
24. Dot product of a vector with the vectors î-4ĵ+𝑘̂, 2î+ĵ-3𝑘̂ and î+ĵ+𝑘̂ are respectively 4,0 and 2.
Find the vector.
25. Let 𝑎⃗ = î+4ĵ+2k, 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3î-2ĵ+7k and 𝑐⃗ =2î-ĵ+4k. Find a vector 𝑝⃗, which is perpendicular to both
𝑎⃗and 𝑏⃗⃗, and 𝑝⃗. 𝑐⃗=18