Vector Algebra

1. The projections of a vector on the three coordinate

6. If the vectors piˆ  jˆ  kˆ, iˆ  qjˆ  kˆ and
axis are 6, –3, 2 respectively. The direction cosines
of the vector are [AIEEE-2009] iˆ  ˆj  rkˆ (p  q  r  1 ) are coplanar, then the
6 3 2 6 3 2 value of pqr – (p + q + r) is [AIEEE-2011]
(1) , , (2) , ,
5 5 5 7 7 7 (1) –1 (2) –2
(3) 2 (4) 0
6 3 2
(3) , , (4) 6, –3, 2
7 7 7 7. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors. If the vectors
    
2. If u , v , w are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are c  aˆ  2bˆ and d  5aˆ  4bˆ are perpendicular to
real numbers, then the equality each other, then the angle between â and b̂ is
         [AIEEE-2012]
[3u , pv , pw ]  [ pv , w , qu ]  [2w , qv , qu ]  0
holds for [AIEEE-2009]  
(1) (2)
(1) Exactly two values of (p, q) 4 6
(2) More than two but not all values of (p, q)
 
(3) All values of (p, q) (3) (4)
2 3
(4) Exactly one value of (p, q)
8. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
      
3. Let a  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ. Then the vector b AB = q, AD = p and BAD be an acute angle. If
      
satisfying a  b  c  0 and a . b  3 is r is the vector that coincides with the altitude

[AIEEE-2010] directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r
is given by [AIEEE-2012]
(1) iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ (2) 2iˆ – jˆ  2kˆ
 
   p q  
(3) iˆ – jˆ – 2kˆ (1) r  q      p
(4) iˆ  ˆj – 2kˆ  pp
  
4. If the vectors a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ.    p q  
(2) r  q      p
   pp
b  2iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are mutually
 
orthogonal, then (,) = [AIEEE-2010]   3( p  q ) 
(3) r  3q    p
(1) (–3, 2) (2) (2, –3) ( p  p)
 
(3) (–2, 3) (4) (3, –2)   3( p  q ) 
 (4) r  3q    p
  ( p  p)
5. Let a, b, c be three non-zero vectors which are
   
pairwise non-collinear. If a  3b is collinear with 9. If the vectors AB  3iˆ  4kˆ and AC  5iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ
       are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the length of
c and b  2c is collinear with a , then a  3b  6c
is [AIEEE-2011] the median through A is [JEE (Main)-2013]
   (1) (2)
(1) 0 (2) a  c 18 72
 
(3) a (4) c (3) 33 (4) 45
10. The angle between the lines whose direction 
15. Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors
consines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and   
l2 = m2 + n2 is [JEE (Main)-2014] a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  kˆ . If u is
   2
  perpendicular to a and u  b  24 , then u is
(1) (2)
6 2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) 336 (2) 315
 
(3) (4) (3) 256 (4) 84
3 4
  
         16. Let a  iˆ  jˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector such
11. If a  b b  c c  a   [a b c ]2 then is equal to
      2
[JEE (Main)-2014] that a  c  b  0 and a. c  4, then c is equal
(1) 0 (2) 1 to

(3) 2 (4) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]

   17 19
12. Let a, b and c be three non-zero vectors such that (1) (2)
no two of them are collinear and 2 2

   1    (3) 9 (4) 8
(a  b )  c  | b | | c | a . If  is the angle between  
3
 17. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , b  b1 iˆ  b2 ˆj  2kˆ
and

vectors b and c , then a value of sin  is 
[JEE (Main)-2015] c  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ be three vectors such that the
    
projection vector of b on a is a . If a  b is
2 2  2  
(1) (2) perpendicular to c , then b is equal to
3 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2 3
(3) (4) (1) 22
3 3
   (2) 32
13. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
(3) 4
   3     
a  b  c   b  c . If b is not parallel to c , (4) 6
2
 
  18. Let a  2iˆ  1 ˆj  3kˆ, b  4iˆ  (3   2 ) ˆj  6kˆ and
then the angle between a and b is

[JEE (Main)-2016] c  3iˆ  6 jˆ  (3  1)kˆ be three vectors such that
   
 2 b  2a and a is perpendicular to c . Then a
(1) (2) possible value of (1, 2, 3) is
2 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(3) (4) (1) (1, 3, 1) (2) (1, 5, 1)
6 4
   1   1 
14. Let a  2iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. Let c be a (3)  , 4,  2  (4)   2 , 4, 0 
2   
    
vector such that | c  a | 3, (a  b )  c  3 and      
19. Let   (  2) a  b and   (4  2) a  3b be
      
the angle between c and a  b be 30°. Then a  c two given vectors where vectors a and b are
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] 
non-collinear. The value of  for which vectors 

(1) 2 (2) 5 and  are collinear, is [JEE (Main)-2019]

1 25 (1) – 3 (2) – 4
(3) (4)
8 8 (3) 3 (4) 4
   25. The vector equation of plane through the line of
20. Let a  i  2 j  4k , b  i   j  4k and
intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and
 2x + 3y + 4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the
c  2i  4 j  ( 2 – 1)k be coplanar vectors. Then plane x – y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
the non-zero vector a  c is [JEE (Main)-2019]  
(1) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (2) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0

(1) –14i  5 j (2) –10i – 5 j  

(3) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (4) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0

(3) –14i – 5 j –10i  5 j  

(4) 26. Let a  3i  2 j  xk and b  i  j  k , for some
 
21. Let 3iˆ  ˆj , iˆ  3 jˆ and iˆ  (1– ) jˆ respectively real x. Then a  b = r is possible if
be the position vectors of the points A, B and C
[JEE (Main)-2019]
with respect to the origin O. If the distance of C
from the bisector of the acute angle between OA
3 3 3 3
3 (1) 3 r 5 (2) r 3
and OB is , then the sum of all possible values 2 2 2 2
2
of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] 3 3
(3) 0  r  (4) r 5
(1) 3 (2) 1 2 2

(3) 4 (4) 2     
27. Let   3iˆ  jˆ and   2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ . If   1  2 ,
22. The sum of the distinct real values of , for which   
where 1 is parallel to  and 2 is perpendicular
the vectors, iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , iˆ  jˆ  kˆ , iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are   
to  , then 1  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
co-planar, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 (2) 1 1 ˆ 1
(1) (3i  9 jˆ  5kˆ ) (2) ( 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ )
(3) –1 (4) 0 2 2

   (3) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ (4) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ

23. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors, out of which
 
vectors b and c are non-parallel. If  and  are the   
 28. If a unit vector a makes angles with iˆ, with
angles which vector a makes with vectors 3 4
     1  ĵ and    0,   with k̂ , then a value of is

b and c respectively and a  b × c  b , the
2

| – | is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]

(1) 90° (2) 45° 5 2

(1) (2)
(3) 30° (4) 60° 12 3

24. The magnitude of the projection of the vector 5


(3) (4)
2 iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ on the vector perpendicular to the 4 6

plane containing the vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and 29. The distance of the point having position vector

iˆ  2 jˆ  3 kˆ , is: [JEE (Main)-2019] i  2 j  6k from the straight line passing through
the point (2, 3, –4) and parallel to the vector,

(1)
3
(2) 6i  3 j  4k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 3 6
(1) 7 (2) 4 3
3
(3) (4) 6 (3) 6 (4) 2 13
2
30. If the volume of parallelopiped (non-zero) formed by 35. Let the volume of a parallelopiped whose
coterminous edges are given by
the vectors iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, jˆ + kˆ and iˆ + kˆ is
 ˆ ˆ  
minimum, then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] u  i  j  kˆ, v  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and w  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
be 1 cu. unit. If  be the angle between the edges
1  
(1) (2) – 3 u and w , then cos can be [JEE (Main)-2020]
3
1 5 5
(3) 3 (4) – (1) (2)
3 7 3 3
 
31. Let a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ – 2kˆ be two
7 7
vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the vectors (3) (4)
    6 6 6 3
a  b and a – b has the magnitude 12 then one
such vector is [JEE (Main)-2019] 36. Let a, b c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c 2 = 1.
 2   4 

(1) 4 –2iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ  (2) 
4 2iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ  If a cos   b cos     c cos  
 3  3 
, where


(3) 4 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ  (4) 
4 2iˆ – 2 ˆj – kˆ  

, then the angle between the vectors
9
32. Let   R and the three vectors
  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ and biˆ  cjˆ  akˆ is
a = iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ, b = 2iˆ + ˆj – kˆ and
 [JEE (Main)-2020]
c = iˆ – 2 jˆ + 3kˆ. Then the set
   
S = { : a, b and c are coplanar} (1) 0 (2)
9
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Contains exactly two numbers only one of 2 
(3) (4)
which is positive 3 2
(2) Is singleton 37. Let x0 be the point of local maxima of
(3) Contains exactly two positive numbers   
(4) Is empty  
f x = a · b × c , where

33. A vector a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ (,  R ) lies in the plane  
 a  xi – 2 j  3kˆ, b  –2iˆ  xjˆ – kˆ
 
of the vectors, b  iˆ  jˆ and c  iˆ – ˆj  4kˆ. If a

  and c  7i – 2 j  xkˆ. Then the value
bisects the angle between b and c , then
     
[JEE (Main)-2020] of a · b  b · c  c · a at x  x0 is
 
(1) a  iˆ  3  0 (2) a  iˆ  1  0 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
(3) a  kˆ  2  0 (4) a  kˆ  4  0 (1) 14 (2) –30
   (3) –4 (4) –22
34. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
          38. If the volume of a parallelopiped,
a  b  c  0. If   a . b  b .c  c .a and whose coterminous edges are given by
        
d  a  b  b  c  c  a then the ordered pair,, the vectors a  i  j  nk , b  2i  4 j  nk and
 
 
, d is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] c  i  n j  3k (n  0), is 158 cu.units, then

 3    3   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)  ,3 a  c  (2)   2 ,3 c  b   
2    (1) n = 7 (2) b  c  10
 3   3  
 
(3)   ,3 a  b  (4)  2 ,3 b  c  (3) n = 9 (4) a  c  17
 2   
    
39. Let a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ be two 46. If a and b are unit vectors, then the greatest
        
vectors. If c is a vector such that b  c  b  a value of 3 a  b  a – b is ______.
   
and c . a  0 , then c . b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]  
47. If x and y be two non-zero vectors such that
1 3      
(1)  (2)  x  y  x and 2 x  y is perpendicular to y ,
2 2
then the value of  is _________ .
1
(3) –1 (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
   
 b  i – j and c  i – j – k be three
48. Let a  i  2j – k,
40. If the vectors, p  (a  1) i  a j  ak,
 
q  a i  (a  1) j  ak, and given vectors, if r is a vector such that
       
 r  a  c  a and r . b  0 , then r . a is equal to
r  a i  a j  (a  1)k (a   ) are coplanar and
_________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
    2
3( p . q )2   r  q  0 , then the value of  is 49. A plane passes through the points A(1,2,3),
B(2, 3, 1) and C(2, 4, 2). If O is the origin and P
____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 
   is (2, –1, 1), then the projection of OP on this
41. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that plane is of length: [JEE (Main)-2021]
   
a  3, b  5, b. c  10 and the angle between 2 2
(1) (2)
    5 7
b and c is . If a is perpendicular to the vector
3 2 2
     (3) (4)
 
b  c, then a  b  c is equal to ________.

3

11

50. Let a  i + aj + 3k and b  3i – aj + k . If the

[JEE (Main)-2020]
   area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
42. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such  
represented by the vectors a and b is
 2  2  2  2
that a  b  a  c  8. Then a  2b  a  2c  
8 3 square units, then a . b is equal to
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
43. Let the position vectors of points ‘A’ and ‘B’ be  
51. If a and b are perpendicular, then
iˆ + jˆ + kˆ and 2iˆ + jˆ +3kˆ, respectively. A point ‘P’
    
divides the line segment AB internally in the
ratio  : 1 ( > 0). If O is the origin and
    is equal to :
a a a ab

    2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

OB.OP  3 OA ×OP  6, then  is equal
  
to ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) a  b (2) 0

44. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, then the value of 1 4 4
(3) a b (4) a b
2
  
     
2 2 2
iˆ  a  iˆ  jˆ  a  jˆ  kˆ  a  kˆ is equal to  
52. If vectors a 1  xiˆ – ˆj  kˆ and a 2  ˆi  yjˆ  zkˆ are
_______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the
    
45. Let the vectors a, b, c be such that a  2, b  4 vector xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  
and c  4. If the projection of b on a is equal
   (1)
1
3
 ˆi – ˆj  kˆ  (2)
1
3
 ˆi  ˆj – kˆ 
to the projection of c on a and b is
   
perpendicular to c, then the value of a  b  c is (3)
1
2
 ˆi – ˆj  (4)
1
2
 – ˆj  kˆ 
________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
53. Let a vector  ˆi  ˆj be obtained by rotating the 59. Let x be a vector in the plane containing vectors
  
vector 3 ˆi  ˆj by an angle 45° about the origin in a = 2 ˆi – ˆj+kˆ and b = ˆi + 2 ˆj – k.
ˆ If the vector x
counterclockwise direction in the first quadrant.
Then the area of triangle having vertices (, ),  
is perpendicular to 3iˆ + 2jˆ – kˆ and its projection
(0, ) and (0, 0) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 17 6 2
1 on a is , then the value of x is equal to
(1) (2) 2 2 2
2
______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 
60. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with respect
(3) 1 (4) to a rectangular cartesian system. This system is
2
  rotated through a certain angle about the origin in
54. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ . If the counter clockwise sense. If, with respect to
     
 
r  a  b  r, r  aiˆ  2jˆ  kˆ  3 and   R, then the
new system, a has components p + 1 and 10 ,
then a value of p is equal to
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
value of   r is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) 1
(1) 15 (2) 13
4 5
(3) 9 (4) 11 (3) (4) –
 5 4
55. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors   
   61. In a triangle ABC, if BC  8, CA  7, AB  10,
 
a  ˆi  ˆj – kˆ and b  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ . If c  1ˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  8  
   then the projection of the vector AB on AC is
then the value of c  (a  b) is equal to ________. equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
115 25
  (1) (2)
56. Let a  2iˆ  3ˆj  4kˆ and b  7iˆ  ˆj  6k.
ˆ 16 4
     
   
If r  a  r  b, r · ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ  3, then r · 2iˆ  3ˆj  kˆ (3)
127
20
(4)
85
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 14
 
(1) 10 (2) 13 62. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors perpendicular
    
(3) 8 (4) 12 to each other and a  b . If a  b  a , then the
     
57. If a   ˆi  ˆj  3k,

ˆ
 
angle between the vectors a  b  a  b and a 
b   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1  1  1  1 
c  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ (1) cos   (2) sin  
 2  3
  1   
such that a.b  1 and b.c  3 , then
3

a  b .c   1  1  1  1 
(3) sin   (4) cos  
is equal to ______.  6  3
[JEE (Main)-2021]   
 63. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. If c is a vector
58. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xiˆ  yjˆ  kˆ and     
such that a · c  | c |, | c  a |  2 2 and the angle

OQ  –iˆ  2jˆ  3xk,
ˆ x, y  R, x  0 , be such that    
   
between a  b and c is , then the value of
6
| PQ | 20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to   
 
OQ . If OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,
ˆ z  R , is coplanar with  
a  b  c is [JEE (Main)-2021]
  2
OP and OQ , then the value of x + y + z is
2 2 2
(1) 4 (2)
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 3
(1) 7 (2) 9 3
(3) (4) 3
(3) 2 (4) 1 2
    69. Let the vectors
64. Let a, b, c be three mutually perpendicular vectors
of the same magnitude and equally inclined at an  2  a  b  iˆ   a  2b  c  ˆj   b  c  kˆ,
  
angle , with the vector a  b  c. Then 36 cos22
is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  b  iˆ  2bjˆ  bkˆ and

65. In a triangle ABC, if  2  b  iˆ  2 bˆj  1  b  kˆ, a, b, c  R

  
| BC |  3, | CA |  5 and |BA|  7, then the
be co-planar. Then which of the following is true?
 
projection of the vector BA on BC is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 3c = a + b (2) 2b = a + c
(3) 2a = b + c (4) a = b + 2c
13 19
(1) (2)  
2 2 70. Let p  2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ and q  iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ be two vectors.

(3)
15
(4)
11  
If a vector r  iˆ +  ˆj + kˆ is perpendicular to each
2 2     
of the vectors  p  q  and  p – q  , and r  3,
 then || + || + || is equal to _______.
66. For p > 0, a vector v 2  2iˆ  (p  1) jˆ is obtained by
 [JEE (Main)-2021]
rotating the vector v1  3 piˆ  jˆ by an angle 
71. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If the
about origin in counter clockwise direction. If
vectors aiˆ  ajˆ  ckˆ, iˆ  kˆ and ciˆ  cjˆ  bkˆ are

tan  
 3 2 , co-planar, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
then the value of  is equal to
4 3  3 (1)
2
(2) ab
1 1

_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] a b

67. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors ab 1 1
   (3) (4) 
b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  k. ˆ If a is 2 a b
 
perpendicular to d  3iˆ  2 jˆ  6kˆ, and a  10.      
72. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8, then a  b is equal to
  
Then a possible value of ab c   ab d  a c d is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3 (2) 6
(1) –42 (2) –40
(3) 4 (4) 5
(3) –38 (4) –29
    
 
68. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that  
73. If a  3 b is perpendicular to 7a  5 b and  
          
a  b  c, b  c  a and |a|  2. Then which one of   
a  4 b is perpendicular to 7a  2 b , then the 
the following is not true? [JEE (Main)-2021]  
angle between a and b (in degrees) is _________.
     
  
(1) a  b  c  b  c   0  
[JEE (Main)-2021]
74. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ . Then the
  

(2) Projection of a on b  c is 2   



  
 
vector product a  b  a  a  b  b  b is

  
      equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) a b c   c a b   8

(1) 7 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ  
(2) 7 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ 
  2
(4) 3a  b  2 c  51

(3) 5 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ  
(4) 5 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ 
      
75. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, b and c  jˆ – kˆ be three vectors 82. Let a, b, c be three vectors mutually perpendicular
     to each other and have same magnitude. If a
such that a × b  c and a  b  1. If the length of

   vector r satisfies
projection vector of the vector b on the vector a  c
            
is l, then the value of 3l2 is equal to _______.     
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c   0,
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
   then r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that
1    1   
   
 
a  b  b  c . If magnitudes of the vectors (1)
3

ab c  (2)
2
a  b  2c 
  
a, b and c are 2, 1 and 2 respectively and the
1    1   
    (3)
2

a b c  (4)
3
2a  b  c 
angle between b and c is   0     , then the
 2
value of 1 + tan is equal to  
83. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  2 j  k . Let a vector
[JEE (Main)-2021]    
v be in the plane containing a and b . If v is
3 1
(1) 2 (2)
3 perpendicular to the vector 3i  2 j  k and its
 
(3) 1 (4) 3 1 projection on a is 19 units, then | 2v |2 is equal
  to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
77. Let a  i   j  k, b  3i   j  k and
 
84. Let aˆ, bˆ be unit vectors. If c be a vector such that
c   i  2 j  k , where  and  are integers. If
       
a  b  1 and b  c  10 , (a  b)  c is equal to  , and
the angle between â and c is
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 12
 ˆ ˆ ˆ     2
78. Let a  i  j  k and b  jˆ – kˆ. if c is a vector bˆ  c  2  c  aˆ  , then 6c is equal to:
       
such that a  c  b and a  c  3, then a  b  c  is
[JEE (Main)-2022]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 6
(3) –6
(2) –2
(4) 2
(1) 6 3 – 3  (2) 3  3

79. If the projection of the vector iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ on the

(3) 6 3  3  (4) 6  
3 1
sum of the two vectors 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and
iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ is 1, then  is equal to _______. 85. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 (aˆ  bˆ )  2(aˆ  bˆ )  2. If   (0, ) is the angle

80. Let a  iˆ  5 jˆ  kˆ, b  iˆ  3 jˆ   kˆ and
 between â and b̂ , then among the statements:
c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ be three vectors such that,
   
b  c  5 3 and a is perpendicular to b. Then (S1) : 2 aˆ  bˆ  aˆ – bˆ
2
the greatest amongst the values of a is _____.
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1
(S2) : The projection of â on ( â + b̂ ) is
  2
81. Let a and b be two vectors such that
     [JEE (Main)-2022]
2a  3b  3 a  3b and the angle between a and
 1  (1) Only (S1) is true
b is 60°. If a is a unit vector, then b is equal to :
8 (2) Only (S2) is true
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(3) 5 (4) 6 (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
   
86. Let a  a1iˆ  a2 jˆ  a3 kˆ ai  0, i  1, 2, 3 be a vector 91. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  2iˆ  3 jˆ  2kˆ . Then the
   
which makes equal angles with the coordinate axes number of vectors b such that b  c  a and
 
OX, OY and OZ. Also, let the projection of a on the
 | b |  {1, 2, , 10} is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
vector 3 iˆ  4 ˆj be 7. Let b be a vector obtained by
   (1) 0 (2) 1
rotating a with 90°. If a, b and x-axis are coplanar,,
 (3) 2 (4) 3
then projection of a vector b on 3 iˆ  4 ˆj is equal
 
to: [JEE (Main)-2022] 92. Let a and b be the vectors along the diagonals of a
parallelogram having area 2 2 . Let the angle
(1) 7 (2) 2
  
between a and b be acute, a  1 , and
(3) 2 (4) 7
       
 
87. Let  be the angle between the vectors a and b ,
 
a  b  a  b . If c  2 2 a  b – 2b, then an
 
angle between b and c is [JEE (Main)-2022]
   
where | a |  4, | b |  3 and    ,  . Then
4 3  
(1) (2) –
    2   2
     
a  b  a  b  4 a . b is equal to ______.
4 4

5 3
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4)
6 4
  
88. Let b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ,   . If a is a vector such that 
93. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, b  3iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and
  
a  b  13iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ and a·b  21  0, then 
c  c1iˆ  c2 jˆ  c3 kˆ are coplanar vectors and
       
   
b  a · kˆ  jˆ  b  a · iˆ  kˆ  is equal  to a  c  5, b  c, then 122(c + c + c ) is equal to
1 2 3
_________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 
      94. Let, a  iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ and b  –2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, where
89. If a  b  1, b  c  2 and c  a  3 , then the value of
  R . If the area of the parallelogram whose
        
 
a  b  c , b   c  a  , c  b  a  is :
    adjacent sides are represented by the vectors
 
a and b is 15(2  4), then the value of
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2   2
    
2 a  a  b b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 0 (2) –6a  b  c  
(1) 10 (2) 7
     
(3) 12c  a  b   (4) –12b   c  a  (3) 9 (4) 14
   
90. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ 95. Let a be a vector which is perpendicular to the vector
 
be three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the plane 1
 
3iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ. If a  2iˆ  kˆ  2iˆ  13 jˆ  4kˆ, then
2
   2 
of a and b whose projection on c is . If the projection of the vector a on the vector
3
  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
 
 · jˆ  7, then  · iˆ  kˆ is equal to :
1
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2) 1
3
(1) 6 (2) 7
5 7
(3) 8 (4) 9 (3) (4)
3 3
    
96. Let a  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ, b  3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and 100. Let a  i  j  k and b  2i  j   k,   0. If the
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  
c  i  2 j  2k where ,   R, be three vectors. If projection of a  b on the vector i  2 j  2k is 30,
  10
then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
the projection of a on c is and
3
 
b  c  6iˆ  10 ˆj  7kˆ, then the value of  +  is 15
(1) (2) 8
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 2
(1) 3 (2) 4 13
(3) (4) 7
(3) 5 (4) 6 2

97. Let A, B, C be three points whose position vectors 101. If the maximum value of a, for which the function
respectively are f a ( x )  tan1 2 x  3ax  7 is non-decreasing in
    
a  iˆ  4 jˆ  3kˆ   6 , 6  , is a , then fa  8  is equal to
   

b  2iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ,  
[JEE (Main)-2022]

c  3iˆ – 2 ˆj  5kˆ
9 4
8 8
If  is the smallest positive integer for which
  
(1) 
4 9 2
 (2) 
9 4  2 
a, b, c are non collinear, then the length of the
median, in ABC, through A is: [JEE (Main)-2022]  1  2  
(3) 8  2  (4) 8 
82 62 9  4
(1) (2)
2 2  
102. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  3iˆ  5 jˆ  4kˆ be two
69 66  
(3) (4) vectors, such that a  b  iˆ  9iˆ  12kˆ . Then the
2 2   
  projection of b  2a on b  a is equal to

98. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector
     
 
such that a  b  c  0 and b · c = 5. Then the value (1) 2 (2)
39
  5
 
of 3 c · a is equal to _________.
46
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 9 (4)
5
99. Let ABC be a triangle such that  
        103. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ and b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . If
BC  a, CA  b, AB  c, a  6 2, b  2 3 and

 
b  c  12. Consider the statements :  a  b   iˆ   kˆ  23 , then 
b  2 jˆ is equal to
2
    
S1 :  a  b    c  b   c 
 6 2 2 1  [JEE (Main)-2022]

 2 (1) 4 (2) 5
S 2  : ACB  cos1  
 3 (3) 21 (4) 17
Then [JEE (Main)-2022]   
104. Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors such that
        
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true a  b  4c, b  c  9a and c  a  b,   0 . If
(2) Only (S1) is true    1
a  b  c  , then  is equal to ______.
36
(3) Only (S2) is true
(4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false [JEE (Main)-2022]
   
105. Let the vectors a  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  kˆ, 109. Let a and b be two vectors such that
 
b  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  2kˆ and c  t iˆ  t ˆj  kˆ, t  R
     2 2 2    2
be such that for , ,   R, a  b  c  0 a  b  a  2 b , a  b  3 and a  b  75 .

       0. Then, the set of all values of t is

2
Then a is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) A non-empty finite set 110. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that the angle
(2) Equal to N

(3) Equal to R – {0} between them is . If  is the angle between the
4
(4) Equal to R
  vectors  â  bˆ  and  aˆ  2bˆ  2  aˆ  bˆ   , then the
106. Let a vector a has magnitude 9. Let a vector b be
such that for every (x, y)  R × R – {(0, 0)}, the value of 164 cos2 is equal to :
 
vector ( xa  y b ) is perpendicular to the vector
  (1) 90  27 2 (2) 45  18 2
 
(6ya  18 xb). Then the value of a  b is equal to
(3) 90  3 2 (4) 54  90 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) 9 3 (2) 27 3 [JEE (Main)-2022]

(3) 9 (4) 81  
111. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and let b be a vector such that
107. Let S be the set of all a  R for which the angle  
  
between the vectors u  a(loge b) iˆ  6 jˆ  3kˆ and a  b  2iˆ  kˆ and a · b  3. Then the projection of
   
v  (loge b)iˆ  2 jˆ  2a (loge b) kˆ, (b  1) is acute. b on the vector a – b is :
Then S is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 4
(1)  – , –  (2) 
 3
2 3
(1) (2) 2
21 7
 4   12 
(3)  – , 0  (4)  ,  
 3   7 
   2 7 2
108. Let a, b, c be three coplanar concurrent vectors such (3) (4)
3 3 3
that angles between any two of them is same. If the
product of their magnitudes is 14 and   
            112. Let a  3iˆ  ˆj and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ . Let c be a vector
     
a  b · b  c  b  c ·(c  a)   c  a · a  b  168, 
         
then | a |  | b |  | c | is equal to : satisfying a   b  c   b  c . If b and c are non-
parallel, then the value of  is [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) 10 (2) 14 (1) –5 (2) 5

(3) 16 (4) 18 (3) 1 (4) –1

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Vector Algebra
Answers Key

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2 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 3 1 1
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2 4 4 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 1 1
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4 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1.00 30 2 0.8 18 6
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4 01.00 12 4 2 4 1 1 1 28 4 2 2 486 1
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4 4 3 4 4 6 1 4 2 3 2 2 60 1 2
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1 9 2 5 90 3 2 1494 3 3 2 576 14 1 4
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1 4 150 4 3 1 1 10* 3* 4 * 4 2 * 3
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