MATHEMATICS : VIKAS GUPTA SIR TOPIC : VECTOR & 3D

ASSIGNMENT-3
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1. If e1 & e 2 are two unit vectors and  is the angle between them , then sin  2 is :
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1   1   e1 . e2 e1 x e2
(A) e1  e2 (B) e1  e2 (C) (D)  
2 2 2 2 e1 e2

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2. If p & s are not perpendicular to each other and r x p  q x p & r . s = 0, then r =

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    q . p    q . s   
(A) p . s (B) q      p (C) q      p (D) q   p for all scalars 
 p . s  p . s

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3. If u  a  b ; v  a  b and | a |  | b | = 2 then | u  v | is equal to

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2 16  (a.b) 2  (B) 2 16  (a.b ) 
2 (C) 2 4  (a.b ) 
2 (D)  
2 4  (a.b) 2 
4.
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Four vertices O, A, B, C of a tetrahedron satisfy

O A  O B  î  ĵ  k̂ 
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O B  O C  î  ' O' is the origin
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O C  O A   î  ĵ
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then C A  C B has the value equal to

(A) 1/2

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(B) 1 2 (C) 2
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(D) 2

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5. If A = (1, 1, 1) , C = (0, 1, 1) are given vectors, then a vector B satisfying the equation A x B = C and
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A . B = 3 is :

 5 2 2  2 5 2  2 2 5
(A) (5, 2, 2) (B)  , ,  (C)  , ,  (D)  , , 
 3 3 3  3 3 3  3 3 3

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6. If a  i  j  k & b  i  2 j  k , then the vector c such that a . c = 2 & a  c = b is

(A)
1
3
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3î  2ˆj  5k̂  (B)
1
3
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 î  2ˆj  5k̂  (C)
1
3
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î  2ˆj  5k̂  (D)
1
3
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3î  2 ĵ  k̂ 
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7. Given a parallelogram OACB. The lengths of the vectors OA , OB & AB are a, b & c respectively..
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The scalar product of the vectors OC & OB is :

a 2  3 b 2  c2 3 a 2  b 2  c2 3 a 2  b 2  c2 a 2  3 b 2  c2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
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8. Vectors a & b make an angle  = . If a = 1 , b = 2 then a  3 b x 3 a  b =
3
(A) 225 (B) 250 (C) 275 (D) 300

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9. For non-zero vectors a , b , c , a x b . c = a b c holds if and only if ;

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(A) a . b = 0, b . c = 0 (B) c . a = 0, a . b = 0

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(C) a . c = 0, b . c = 0 (D) a . b = b . c = c . a = 0

10. Given the vectors

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u  2î  ˆj  k̂
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v  î  ĵ  2k̂
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w  î  k̂
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If the volume of the parallelopiped having – c u , v and c w as concurrent edges, is 8 then 'c' can be equal to
(A) ± 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) can not be determined

11.
VIBRANT ACADEMY
Let a, b, c be distinct non-negative numbers. If the vectors a i  a j  c k , i  k & c i  c j  b k lie in a
plane, then c is :
(A) the A.M. of a & b (B) the G. M. of a & b
(C) the H. M. of a & b (D) equal to zero.

12.
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Let a  a 1 i  a 2 j  a 3 k ; b  b1 i  b 2 j  b 3 k ; c  c1 i  c2 j  c3 k be three non-zero vectors such

2
a1 b1 c1

(A) 0
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(B) 1
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that c is a unit vector perpendicular to both a & b . If the angle between a & b is then a 2
6
a3
b2
b3
c2 =
c3

1 3
(C) (a 2 + a22 + a32) (b12 + b22 + b32) (D) (a 2 + a22 + a32) (b12 + b22 + b32) (c12 + c22 + c32)
4 1 4 1

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13. For three vectors u ,
v , w which of the following expressions is not equal to any of the remaining three?
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(A) u . ( v x w ) (B) ( v x w ) . u (C) v . ( u x w ) (D) ( u x v ) . w

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14. The vector c is perpendicular to the vectors a = (2,  3, 1) , b = (1,  2, 3) and satisfies the
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condition c . i  2 j  7 k = 10. Then the vector c =
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(A) (7, 5, 1) (B) ( 7,  5, 1) (C) (1, 1, 1) (D) none

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15. Let a  i  j , b  j  k & c   a   b . If the vectors , i  2 j  k , 3 i  2 j  k & c are coplanar then

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is :
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(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

16. Given 3 vectors

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V1  aî  bĵ  ck̂ ; V2  b î  cĵ  ak̂ ; V3  cî  aĵ  bk̂
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In which one of the following conditions V1 , V2 and V3 are linearly independent?

(A)a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca
(B) a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
(C) a + b + c  0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
(D) a + b + c  0 and a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca

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17. The altitude of a parallelopiped whose three coterminous edges are the vectors, A  î  ĵ  k̂ ;
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VIBRANT ACADEMY
B  2î  4ˆj  k̂ & C  î  ˆj  3k̂ with A and B as the sides of the base of the parallelopiped, is

(A) 2 19 (B) 4 19 (C) 2 38 19 (D) none

18. Consider  ABC with A  ( a ) ; B  b & C  ( c) . If b . (a  c) = b . b  a . c ; b  a = 3; c  b = 4

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then the angle between the medians A M & BD is
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 1   1   1   1 
(A)– cos1 
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 (B)  cos1 
 5 13 
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 13 5 
(C) cos1  
 5 13 
(D) cos1  
 13 5 

19. Position vectors of the four angular points of a tetrahedron ABCD are A(3, – 2, 1); B(3, 1, 5); C(4, 0, 3) and
D(1, 0, 0). Acute angle between the plane faces ADC and ABC is

(A) tan–1 5 2 (B) cos–1 2 5 (C) cosec–1 5 2 (D) cot–1 3 2

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20. The volume of the tetrahedron formed by the coterminus edges a , b, c is 3. Then the volume of the

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parallelepiped formed by the coterminus edges a  b, b  c, c  a is

(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) 9

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21. a , b and c be three vectors having magnitudes 1, 1 and 2 respectively. If
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a x ( a x c ) + b = 0, then the acute angle between a & c is :
(A) /6 (B) /4 (C) /3 (D) 5 12

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22. If a  i  j  k
 , b  4 i  3j  4 k and c  i  j  k are linearly dependent vectors & c  3 , then

(A)  = 1,  = 1 (B)  = 1,  = ±1 (C)  = 1,  = ±1 (D)  = ±1,  = 1

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23. The angles of a triangle, two of whose sides are represented by the vectors 3 a  b and b  a . b a ;  
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where b is a non-zero vector and a is a unit vector in the direction of a , are :

 32
(A) tan 1 
 1 
 3
 1
an 1 
 ; tan 1   ; tan
 2

1  2 3
(B) tan 1  3 ; tan 1
 1 
  ; cot 1 (0)
 3

 32
(C) tan 1  3 ; tan 1(2) ; tan 1  
 2 3  1
(D) tan 1(1); tan 1(1); cot1(0)

24. A vector of magnitude 5 5 coplanar with vectors î 2ˆj & ˆj 2k̂ and the perpendicular vector 2î ˆj 2k̂ is

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(A) ± 5 5î  6ˆj  8k̂  (B) ± 
5 5î 6ˆj8k̂ 
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(C) ± 5 5 5î  6ˆj  8k̂ (D) ± 5î 6ˆj8k̂

Comprehension (Q.25 to Q.27) :

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Consider three vectors p  î  ˆj  k̂ , q  2î  4 ĵ  k̂ and r  î  ˆj  3k̂ and let s be a unit vector, then
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25. p, q and r are
(A) linearly dependent
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(B) can form the sides of a possible triangle
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(C) such that the vectors (q  r ) is orthogonal to p

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(D) such that each one of these can be expressed as a linear combination of the other two

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26. if ( p  q ) × r = up  vq  w r , then (u + v + w) equals to
(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D) 4

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27. the magnitude of the vector (p · s )(q  r ) + (q · s )( r  p) + ( r · s )( p  q ) is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 18 (D) 2

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 ANSWER KEY
Q.1 B Q.2 C Q.3 B Q.4 C Q.5 B
Q.6 B Q.7 D Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 A
Q.11 B Q.12 C Q.13 C Q.14 A Q.15 D
Q.16 D Q.17 C Q.18 A Q.19 A Q.20 C
Q.21 A Q.22 D Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 C
Q.26 B Q.27 A

VIBRANT ACADEMY
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