Delhi Public School, Greater Noida

Mathematics Class XII Ch 10 Vectors

CW
Very Short Answer Type
1. Find ‘a’ and ‘b’ if (iˆ + 3 ˆj + 9kˆ)  (3iˆ − ajˆ + bkˆ) = 0 .

2. Find the angle between the vectors a  b and b  a .

3. Write the condition, when the vector a + b bisects the angle between the non collinear vectors a and b .

4. If r.a = 0, r.b = 0 and r.c = 0 for some non-zero vectors, then find the value of a. b  c ( )
5. If a = 3 and −2  k  1 , then what can you say about ka ?

Short Answer Type

6. If a and b are unit vectors, then what is the angle between a and b so that a − 2b may be unit vector?

7. In a triangle OAC, if B is midpoint of the side AC and OA = a, OB = b , then what is OC ?

8. Find the value of a.b , if a = 10, b = 2 & a  b = 16 .

2 2
9. If a  b + a.b = 400 and a = 5 , then find the value of b

10. If a + b = 60, a − b = 40 and a = 22, then find b .

11. If a , b and c be three vectors such that a + b + c = 0 , then prove that a  b = b  c = c  a .

12. If a  b = b  c  0 , show that a + c = mb where m is a scalar.

13. If for three non-zero vectors a , b and c ; a.b = a.c and a  b = a  c , then show that b = c .

14. If a and b are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then prove that its diagonals are b  a .

Long Answer Type

15. If a , b and c are mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, find the angles which the vector

2a + b + 2c makes with the vectors a , b and c .

16. The vectors a = 3iˆ − 2 ˆj + 2kˆ and b = − iˆ − 2kˆ are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram. Find the acute
angle between its diagonals.
17. If a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ and b = ˆj − kˆ , find a vector c such that a  c = b and a.c = 3 .
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18. If a and b are two-unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then show that: cos = a+b .
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  a −b
19. If a and b are two-unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then show that: tan =
2 a+b

20. Find the value(s) of x for which the vector r = ( x 2 − 1) iˆ + 5 ˆj − 3 ( x 2 − 4 ) kˆ makes acute angles with the

coordinate axes.
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21. If a = a , then find the value of the following a  iˆ + a  ˆj + a  kˆ
2 2

22. If a  b = c  d and a  c = b  d , prove that a − d is parallel to b − c , provided a  d and b  c .

23. If a + b + c = 0 and a = 3, b = 5 and c = 7 , then find the angle between a and b .

24. If a , b , c are position vectors of vertices A,B,C of a triangle ABC, show that area of triangle is
1
ab + bc + c a .
2
1
25. If a parallelogram whose diagonal vectors are d1 and d 2 , then prove that Ar = d1  d 2 .
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26. If the sum of two-unit vectors is a unit vector, prove that the magnitude of their difference is 3 .
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27. If a and b are two-unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then show that: sin = a −b .
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28. If −i + j − k bisects the angle between c and 3i + 4 j . Find a unit vector in the direction of c .
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29. If a , b , c are unit vectors, suppose a.b = a.c = 0 and angle between c and b is
6
(
. Prove that a = 2 b  c . )
30. a , b , c are three non-zero vectors such that a  b = c, b  c = a .Prove that a , b , c are mutually at right

angles and b = 1 , c = a .

HW
Very Short Answer Type
31. For what value of p, is p (iˆ + ˆj + kˆ ) a unit vector?

32. If a = xiˆ + 2 ˆj − zkˆ and b = 3iˆ − yjˆ + kˆ are two equal vectors, then write the value of x + y + z.

33. If  is the angle between two vectors iˆ − 2 ˆj + 3kˆ and 3iˆ − 2 ˆj + kˆ , find sin 

34. Find  when the scalar projection of a = iˆ + ˆj + 4kˆ on b = 2iˆ + 6 ˆj + 3kˆ is 4 units.

35. Find the value of p, if (2iˆ + 6 ˆj + 27kˆ)  ( iˆ + 3 ˆj + pkˆ) = 0 .

36. What is the cosine of the angle which the vector 2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ makes with y axis?
Short Answer Type

37. If a and b are perpendicular vectors, a + b = 13 and a = 5 , find the value of b .

38. Find the value of a  b , if a = 4, b = 3 and a.b = 6 3

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39. Find a vector a of magnitude 5 2 , making an angle of with x axis, with y axis and an acute angle
4 2
with z axis.

40. If a + b = a − b , show that a and b are perpendicular.

Long Answer Type

41. Using vector prove sin ( A − B ) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B

42. The vectors a = 3iˆ − 2 ˆj + 2kˆ and b = − iˆ − 2kˆ are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram. Find the acute
angle between its diagonals.
43. If a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ and b = ˆj − kˆ , find a vector c such that a  c = b and a.c = 3 .
 Chapter 10: Vectors(Answers)

1. a = -9; b = 27 2. 
→ → 4. 0
3. a = b

→
5. 0  k a  6

6.
4
→ →
8. 12
7. 2b− a
9. 4
10. 46 11. Prove. 12. Prove.
13. Prove. 14. Prove.
2 1 2
15. cos −1 ; cos −1 ; cos −1
3 3 3

16.
4

17. c
1
3
(
5i + 2 j + 2k )
18. Prove. 19. Prove.
20. x  ( −2; −1)  (1; 2 )
21. 2a 2 22. Prove.

23.
3
24. Prove. 25. Prove. 26. Prove.
27. Prove.
1
28. −9i + 2 j − 6kˆ 
11  
29. Prove. 30. Prove.
1
31. 
3
32. 0
2 6
33.
7
34.  = 5 35. 27/2 36. 1/2
37. 12 38. 6
( )
39. 5 i + k
40. Prove. 41. Prove.
 5 2 2
43. i + ˆj + kˆ
42. 4 3 3 3