SKP VANITHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, TIRUVANNAMALAI

PRACTISE PROBLEMS ON THREE DIMENSIONAL

Grade: XII Subject: MATHEMATICS

1. If a⃗ = 4î – ĵ + k̂ and b⃗ = 2î – 2ĵ + k̂ , then find a unit vector parallel to the vector a⃗ +b⃗ .
2. The two vectors ĵ + k̂ and 3î – ĵ + 4k̂ represent the two sides AB and AC respectively of
triangle ABC. Find the length of the median through A. (Delhi 2016; Foreign 2015)
3. Write the direction ratios of the vector 3a⃗ + 2b⃗ , where a⃗ = î + ĵ – 2k̂ and b⃗ = 2î – 4ĵ + 5k̂
(All India 2015C)

4. Find the unit vector in the direction of the sum of the vectors 2î + 3ĵ – k̂ and 4î – 3ĵ + 2k̂ .
(Foreign 2015)

5. Write a unit vector in the direction of vector a⃗ = 2î + ĵ + 2k̂ . (All India 2011; Delhi 2009)

6. Find the area of a parallelogram ABCD whose side AB and the diagonal AC are given by the
^
^ ^j+4 k∧4
vectors 3 i+ ^ k^ respectively
i+5
7. For what values of a⃗ , the vectors 2î – 3ĵ + 4k̂ and aî + 6ĵ – 8k̂ are collinear? (Delhi 2011)

8. Write the direction cosines of vector -2î + ĵ – 5k̂ . (Delhi 2011)

9. Write the value of the following. î × (ĵ + k̂ ) + ĵ × (k̂ + î) + k̂ × (î + ĵ). (Foreign 2014)

10 If a⃗ ∧⃗b are two vectors such that |⃗a + ⃗b|=|a⃗| , then prove that vector 2 ⃗a + b⃗ is
perpendicular to vector b⃗
11. Find a vector in the direction of vector 2î – 3ĵ + 6k̂ which has magnitude 21 units. (Foreign
2014)
12. Find the value of [î, k̂ , ĵ], (CBSE 2018C)
13. Find λ and μ, if (î + 3ĵ + 9k̂ ) × (3î – λĵ + μk̂ ) = 0. (All India 2016)
14. If |a⃗ ×b⃗ |2+|a⃗ ⋅b⃗ |2 = 400 and |a⃗ | = 5, then write the value of |b⃗ |. (Foreign 2016)
15. Write a unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors a⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂ and b⃗ = î + ĵ. (All India
2015)
16. Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors 2 î – 3 k̂
and 4 ĵ + 2 k̂ . (Foreign 2015)
17. Find the projection of the vector î + 3ĵ + 7k̂ on the vector 2î – 3 ĵ + 6k̂ . (Delhi 2014).