ONE MARKS AND TWO MARKS AND THREE MARKS

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1) Find the unit vector in the direction of vector PQ , where P and Q are the points (1,2,3) and (4,5,6)
respectively.
2) Find the direction cosines of the vector joining the points A(1,2,-3) and B(-1,-2,1), directed from A to B.
3) Show that the vector ˆi  ˆj  kˆ is equally inclined to the axes OX, OY and OZ.
4) Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position
vectors are ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ and ˆi  ˆj  kˆ respectively, in the ratio 2 : 1.
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5) Find the sum of the vectors
a  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ
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b  2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ
and
c  ˆi  6jˆ  7kˆ .
6) Find the scalar and vector components of the vector with initial point (2,1) and terminal point (-5, 7).
7) Find the values of x and y so that the vectors 2iˆ  3jˆ and xiˆ  yjˆ are equal.
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8) Find a unit vector in the direction of PQ , where P and Q have co-ordinates (5,0,8) and (3,3,2) respectively.
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9) If a
and b,are the position vectors of A and B, respectively, find the position vector of a point C in BA produced
such that BC=1.5 BA.
10) Using vectors , find the value of k such that the points (k, -10,3), (1,-1,3) and (3,5,3) are collinear.
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11) A vector
 r has magnitude 14 and direction ratios 2,3,-6. Find the direction cosines and components of r , given
that r makes an acute angle with x-axis.
12) Find the angle between the vectors 2iˆ  ˆj  2k ˆ and 4iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
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13) If a  b  c  0, show that axb  bxc  cxa . Interpret the result geometrically?
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14) Find the sine of the angle between the vectors a  3iˆ  ˆj  2k ˆ and b  2iˆ  2jˆ  4kˆ
ˆ , 2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ , 2iˆ  3kˆ , 3iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ , respectively, find
15) If A, B, C, D are the points with position vectors ˆi  ˆj  k
the projection of AB along CD .
16) Using vectors prove that the parallelogram on the same base and between the same parallels is equal in area.
17) Write all the unit vectors in XY- plane.
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18) Prove that (a  b).(a  b)  a 2 b , if and only if a,b are perpendicular, given a  0 , b  0.
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19) Show that the direction cosines of a vector equally inclined to the axes OX, OY and OZ are , , .
3 3 3
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20) If a,b,c ae mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitudes, show that the vector a  b  c is equally
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inclined to a,band c .
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21) Write the direction ratio’s of the vector a  ˆi  ˆj  2k
ˆ and hence calculate its direction cosines.
22) Find the vector joining the points P(2,3,0) and Q(-1,-2,-4) directed from P to Q.
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23) Consider two points P and Q with position vectors OP  3a  2b and OQ  a  b . Find the position vector of
a point R which divides the line joining P and Q in the ration 2:1, (i) internally, and (ii) externally.
24) Show that the points A(2iˆ  ˆj  k)
ˆ , B(iˆ  3jˆ  5k),
ˆ C(3iˆ  4jˆ  4k)
ˆ are the vertices of a right angled
triangle.
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25) Find the angle between two vectors a and b with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and when a.b  1.
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26) Find angle '  ' between the vectors a  ˆi  ˆj  k
ˆ and b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ .
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27) Find the projection of the vector a  2iˆ  3jˆ  2kˆ on the vector b  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ
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28) Find a  b , if two vectors a and b are such that a  2 , b  3 and a.b  4 .
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29) For any two vectors a and b , we always have a.b  a b ( Cauchy-Schwartz inequality).
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30) For any two vectors a and b , we always have a  b  a  b (triangle inequality).
31) Show that the points A(2iˆ  3j ˆ  5k),
ˆ B(iˆ  2jˆ  3k),ˆ and C(7iˆ  k) ˆ .
32) Write down a unit vector in XY-plane, making an angle of 30° with the positive direction of x-axis.
33) Find the scalar components and magnitude of the vector joining the points P(x1, y1, z1) and Q(x2, y2, z2).
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34) Find a vector in the direction of vector a  ˆi  2jˆ that has magnitude 7 units.
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35) Write the value of p for which a  3iˆ  2jˆ  9kˆ and b  ˆi  pjˆ  3kˆ are parallel vector.
2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ makes with y-axis?
36) What is the cosine of the angle, which the vector
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If a  4, b  3 and a.b  6 3, then the valueof a xb
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38) Find the value of a.b if a =10, b =2 and a xb =16 .
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39) If vectors a and b a  ,b 
are such that and a xb  , then find a.b
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40) Give an example of vectors a and b such that a  b but a  b .
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41) If axb = 4 and a.b =2 then a b is equal to
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42) Let a  ˆi  2jˆ  3k
ˆ . If b is a vector such that a.b  b and a.b  7 then b equals
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43) If a = 3 , b =2 and angle between a and b is 60 , then find a.b .
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44) Find the angle between two vectors a and b with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and when axb  3 .
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45) If axb + a.b = 400 and a = 5 , then write the value of b .
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46) Find a and b , if a = 2 b and (a  b) . (a  b) = 12.
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47) Find x , if for a unit vector a (x  a).(x  a)  15.

48) If ˆ ˆ ˆ
a,bandc are mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then find the value of 2aˆ  bˆ  cˆ .

49) Write the value of the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors 2iˆ and3jˆ

50)
Write the valueof (iˆ xj).kˆ ˆ  (ˆjx k).i.
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51) For what value of ‘a’ the vectors a  2iˆ  3j
ˆ  4kˆ and aiˆ  6jˆ  8kˆ are collinear?

52) Write the direction cosines of the vector 2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ

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ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ  kˆ
53) Find the unit vector in the direction of sum of vectors a  2i  j  k and b  2j
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54) Find the sum of the vectors a  ˆi  2jˆ  k,b
ˆ  2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ and c  iˆ  6jˆ  7kˆ
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55) Find a vector of magnitude 171 , which is perpendicular to both of the vectors a  ˆi  2jˆ  3k
ˆ and
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b  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ .
56) Write the distance of the point (3, -5, 12) from X-axis.
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57) If a.a=0 and a.b=0 , then what can be concluded about the vector b .
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58) If a  4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  2iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ , then find a unit vector parallel to the vector a  b .
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59) If a unit vector a make angles with I, with j and an acute angle  with k̂ , then find the value of  .
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60) In a triangle OAC, if B is the mid-point of side AC and OA = a , OB = b , then what is OC .
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61) Find a unit vector in the direction of a  3iˆ  2jˆ  6kˆ .
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62) Find a vector of magnitude 11 in the direction opposite to that of PQ , where P and Q are the points (1, 3, 2) and
(–1, 0, 8), respectively.
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63) if a and b are two vectors such a  b  b , then prove that (a  2b) is perpendicular to a.
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64) Pr ove that a  b  2cos where  is ange between a and b
2
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65) Pr ove that a  b  2sin , where  is ange between a and b
2
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66) Show that for any two non-zero vectors a and b , a  b  a  b iff a and b are perpendicular vectors.
67) The x-coordinate of a point on the line joining the point P(2,2,1) and Q(5,1,-2) is 4. Find its z- coordinate.
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68) Find '  ' when the projection of a  ˆi  ˆj  4kˆ and b  2iˆ  6jˆ  3kˆ is 4 units.
69) What are the direction cosines of a line, which makes equal angles with the co-ordinate axes?
70) Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line segment joining the points with position vectors
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OP  2a  b and and OQ  a  2b respectively in the ratio 2 : 1 (i) internally (ii) externally.
71) Write the position vector of the mid-point of the vector joining the points P(2, 3 ,4) and Q (4, 1, -2).
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72) If a  a , then find the value of the following: a xiˆ  a xjˆ  a xk ˆ
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73) The vectors a  3iˆ  xjˆ and b  2iˆ  ˆj  ykˆ are mutually perpendicular. If a  b , then find the value of y.

74) Find the vector of magnitude 6, which is perpendicular to both the vectors 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and 4iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
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75) For any two vectors a and b , prove that (a x b)2 =a b -(a.b)2
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76) Find a vector of magnitude 5 units and parallel to resultant of the vectors a  2i  3j  k and b  ˆi  2jˆ  k
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ .
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77) For any three vectors a,b andc , find the value of ax(b+c)+bx(c+a)+cx(a+b) .
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78) Find a vector r equally inclined to the three axes and whose magnitude is 3 3 units.
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79) Find a vector r equally inclined to the three axes and whose magnitude is 2 3 units.
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80) Find the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a  4iˆ  3j ˆ  kˆ and b  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
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81) X and Y are two points with position vectors 3a  b and a  3b respectively. Write the position vector of a point
Z which divides the line segment XY in the ration 2 : 1 externally.
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82) Pr ove that a  0, a  b  a  c a  b  a  c, then show that b  c
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83) The scalar product of the vector a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ with a unit vector along the sum of the vectors b  2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ
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and c  ˆi  2j ˆ  3kˆ is equal to 1. Find the value of  and hence find the unit vector along b  c .
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84) Let a ,bandc be three vectors such that a  1, b  2 and c  3. If the projection of b along a is equal to the
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projection of c along a ; and b , c are perpendicular to each other, then find 3a  2b  2c .
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85) If a  b  c  0 and a  3, b  5and c  7 then show that the angle between a and b is 60 .
86) The magnitude of the vector product of the vector ˆi  ˆj  kˆ with a unit vector along the sum of vectors

2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ and ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ is equal to 2 . Find the value of  .
87) Show that the points A, B, C with position vectors 2iˆ  ˆj  k
ˆ , ˆi  3jˆ  5kˆ and 3iˆ  4jˆ  4kˆ respectively, are
the vertices of a right-angled triangle. Hence find the area of the triangle.
88) Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane of triangle ABC, where the coordinates of its vertices are A (3, -1, 2) , B
(1, -1, -3) and C(4,-3,1).
89) Find the area of a parallelogram ABCD whose side AB and the diagonal AC are given by the vectors 3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ
and 4iˆ + 5kˆ respectively.
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90) Given that vectors a , b,c form a triangle such that a  b  c . Find p, q, r, s such that area of triangle is 5 6 sq.
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units where a  piˆ  qjˆ  rkˆ and b  siˆ  3jˆ  4kˆ and c  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
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91) If a and b are unit vectors, then what is the angle between a and b for a  2b to be a unit vector?
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92) The two vectors ˆj  kˆ and 3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ represent the two side vectors AB and AC respectively of triangle
ABC. Find the length of the median through A.
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93) .Show that area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by a and b is . Also, find the area of the
2
parallelogram, whose diagonals are 2iˆ  ˆj  k
ˆ and ˆi  3jˆ  kˆ .
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94) If axb  cxd and axc=bxd , then show that (a  d) is parallel to (b  c) , it is being given that  d
a and
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b  c.
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95) Prove that : axb =  
a.b b.b
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96) Ifa , b are unit vectors such that the vector a+3b is perpendicular to 7a-5b and a-4b is perpendicular to
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7a-2b , then find the angle between a and b .
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97) Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors a  3iˆ  ˆj  4k
ˆ and a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
Long answers
98) Using vectors, prove that cos (A-B) = cos A cosB + sin A sinB.
99) Using vectors, prove that sin (A+B) = sin A cosB + cosA sinB.

sin A sin B sin C

100) Prove that in a  ABC,   , where a,b,c represent the magnitudes of the sides opposite
a b c
to vertices A,B,C respectively.
b2  c2  a 2
101) 36. Prove that in any triangle ABC , cos A  , where a, b, c are the magnitudes of the sides
2bc
opposite to the vertices A, B,C respectively.
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102) If with reference to the right handed system of mutually perpendicular unit vectors ˆi, ˆj,and kˆ ,   3iˆ  ˆj ,
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ˆ ˆ ˆ
  2i  j  3k , then express  in the form   1  2 , where 1 is parallel to  and  2 is perpendicular
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to  .
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103) Find a unit vector perpendicular to both of the vectors a  b and a  b where a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ ,
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b  ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ .
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104) Let a  ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ and b  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ be two vectors. Show that the vectors (a  b) and (a  b) are
perpendicular to each other.
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105) If p  5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and q  ˆi  3jˆ  5kˆ then find the value of , so that p  qand p  q are
perpendicular vectors.
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106) Find the angle between the vectors a  b and a  b if a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and
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b  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , and hence find a vector perpendicular to both a  b and a  b .
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107) If a  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ b  4iˆ  7ˆj  kˆ , find a vector c such that a xc  b and a.c  6 .
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108) If ˆ ˆ ˆ and b=j-k
a=i+j+k ˆ ˆ , then find a vector c such that a x c= b and a.c=3 .
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109) Let a  ˆi  4jˆ  2k,b
ˆ  3iˆ  2jˆ  7kˆ andc  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ . Find a vector d which is perpendicular to
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both a and b and c.d =27
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110) Let a=i+4j+2k and b=3i-j+4k . Find a vector
p which is perpendicular to both a and b and p.c=18.
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111) Let a  ˆi  4jˆ  2k
ˆ , b  3iˆ  2jˆ  7kˆ and c  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ . Find a vector d which is perpendicular to
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both a and b , and c.d =15.
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112) If a  ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ represent two adjacent sides of a parallelogram, find unit
vectors parallel to the diagonals of the parallelogram.

113) The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2iˆ  4jˆ  5kˆ and 2iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ . Find the two unit
vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the parallelogram.

114) Using vectors, find the area of the triangle ABC with vertices A(1,2,3), B(2,-1,4), C(4,5,-1).
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115) For three vectors a,band c if a xb=c and a xc=b then prove that a,b c are mutually perpendicular vectors,
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b = c and a =1
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116) If determine the vertices of a triangle, show that (bxc  cxa  axb) gives the vector area of
a , band c
2
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the triangle. Hence, deduce the condition that the three points a,bandc are collinear. Also, find the unit vector
normal to the plane of the triangle
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117) If a , b , c are mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitudes, show that the vector a  b  c is equally
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inclined to a,band c . Also, find the angle which a  b  c makes with a or bor c .
118) Show that the points A (1, – 2, – 8), B (5, 0, –2) and C (11, 3, 7) are collinear, and find the ratio in which B
divides AC.
119) A girl walks 4 km towards west, and then she walks 3 km in a direction 30° east of north and stops. Determine the
girl’s displacement from her initial point of departure.
120) Ifˆi  ˆj  kˆ , 2iˆ  5jˆ , 3iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ and ˆi  6jˆ  kˆ are the position vectors of points A, B, C and D
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respectively, then find the angle between AB and CD . Deduce that AB and CD are collinear.