XII – First Reading Home Assignment - 96

Chapter – Vector Algebra

Topics – Addition, Subtraction and Dot Product
 This worksheet contains 28 ‘write the answer type’ objective questions.
 Maximum duration for First Attempt: 2 Hours 15 Minutes.

The magnitude and direction of vectors a & b respectively is given as follows:

1. 3 W & 1 N . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
2. 2 E 30 N & 3 N 30W . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
3. 2 E 60 N & 3 W 30 N . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
4. 2 E & 2 2 N 45E . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
5. 2 E & 1 N 30E . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
6. 4 W & 3 W 45 N . Find
(i) a  b (ii) a  b
The magnitude and direction of vectors a, b & c respectively is given as follows:
7. 4 E , 2 N & 2 W . Find
(i) a  b  c (ii) a  b  c
8. 3 E , 2 S & 7 E . Find
(i) a  b  c (ii) a  b  c
3 3 3
9. 3 E, N & W . Find
2 2
(i) a  b  c (ii)  a  b  c
10. 3 W , 1 N & 2 E30 N . Find
(i) a  b  c (ii) a  b  c
11. 3 W , 3 N 30W & 2 N 60E . Find
(i) a  b  c (ii) a  b  c
12. Let a & b are such that | a |  2 3 , | b |  3 and angle between a & b is 150 , then find
(i) | a  b | (ii) | a  b |
13. Let a & b be such that | a |  2, | b |  3 and | a  b |  19 . Write the angle between
a &b .
14. Let a & b be such that magnitude of b is twice the magnitude of a . If | a  b |  6 and
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angle between a and b is cos 1 . Write the value of | a | and | b | .
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15. Let a & b are such that a  2 , and angle between a & b is tan 1 . If a  b  22 ,
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then evaluate b .
16. Let a & b are such that a  2, b  4 and a  b  2 3 . Write the angle between a & b .
17. Let a & b are such that | a  b |  7, | a  b |  19 and angle between a & b is 60 , then
find | a | & | b | .

18. Let a & b are such that 2 a  b  2 & a  b  1. If angle between a and b is 60 ,
then find a & b .
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19. Let a & b be such that a  b  8 and angle between a & b is cos 1 and a  b  2 6 .
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Evaluate a and b .
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20. Let a & b are such that | b | 3, | a  b |  3 2 and angle between a & b is sin 1 .
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Evaluate | a | .
21. In a right angle ABC , right angled at C , | AB |  5, | BC |  12, | AC |  13 . Evaluate
(i) AB.BC (ii) BA. AC (iii) CA. AB
22. Let ABC be right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at B . D, E and F are
respectively the mid-points of AB, BC and CA respectively. If AB  2 , then evaluate
(i) BF . AC (ii) BF .FE (iii) DE.EC
23. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle, with side length 2 units. If P, Q and R be mid-points
of AB, BC and CA respectively, then evaluate
(i) AB . BC (ii) BR . BC (iii) AQ .QC (iv) QP . RQ
24. Consider a triangle ABC. Given that AB = AC = 5, BC = 6. D, E & F are mid points of
side AB, AC & BC respectively. Evaluate
(i) BF . BD (ii) AD . AF (iii) DF . FA
25. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon with AB  1 . Evaluate
(i) AB.BC (ii) AB. AC (iii) AF .DA (iv) BE.DB
26. Consider a parallelogram ABCD. Given P, Q, R & S are mid-points of side AB, BC, CD
and DA respectively. Also T is the mid point of QR. If AB  p and AD  q , then express
the following in terms of p and q :
(i) QR (ii) ST (iii) AT

27. In a ABC , AB  p, AC  q. X ,Y & Z are the mid-points of AB, BC & CA

respectively. Express the following in terms of p & q :
(i) BZ (ii) ZP , where P is the mid-point of YC .
28. Let ABCD be a trapezium with AB || CD . Let E, F,
G and H are mid-points of AB, BC, CA and AD
respectively. If AB  3 p, CB  q and DC  p
then express the following in terms of p and q :
(i) EF (ii) GE
(iii) AF (iv) HE

2021-22_XII_Adv & Main (H.A.96)_14.02.2022 (Addition, Subtraction and Dot Product) RN Classes Pvt. Ltd.
Chandigarh | Panchkula | Mohali SCO 163 & 164, Sec 38 C&D, Chd. Ph. 8968976977, 8968976677