The document contains 30 multi-part questions about vector algebra concepts such as:
- Determining values that make vectors parallel or collinear
- Finding position, unit, and projection vectors
- Computing lengths, angles, and dot and cross products of vectors
- Applying properties of vectors to solve geometric problems about triangles and parallelograms
The questions cover a wide range of fundamental vector algebra topics tested in a single exam.
The document contains 30 multi-part questions about vector algebra concepts such as:
- Determining values that make vectors parallel or collinear
- Finding position, unit, and projection vectors
- Computing lengths, angles, and dot and cross products of vectors
- Applying properties of vectors to solve geometric problems about triangles and parallelograms
The questions cover a wide range of fundamental vector algebra topics tested in a single exam.
The document contains 30 multi-part questions about vector algebra concepts such as:
- Determining values that make vectors parallel or collinear
- Finding position, unit, and projection vectors
- Computing lengths, angles, and dot and cross products of vectors
- Applying properties of vectors to solve geometric problems about triangles and parallelograms
The questions cover a wide range of fundamental vector algebra topics tested in a single exam.
The document contains 30 multi-part questions about vector algebra concepts such as:
- Determining values that make vectors parallel or collinear
- Finding position, unit, and projection vectors
- Computing lengths, angles, and dot and cross products of vectors
- Applying properties of vectors to solve geometric problems about triangles and parallelograms
The questions cover a wide range of fundamental vector algebra topics tested in a single exam.
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VECTOR ALGEBRA SECTION - A (1 mark) 1. For what values of , the vectors (2 - 3 ) and ( - 6) are parallel ? 2. Find the position vector of the centroid of a ABC where a , b and c are the position vectors of the vertices A, B and C respectively. 3. Find position vectors of the points which divides the join of the points 2a - 3b and 3a - 2b externally in the ratio 2:3. 4. Find the projection of the vector +3 +7k on the vector 7 + 8k. 5. Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 2 - 3 + 4k and -3 + 4 k. 6. Find the cosine of an acute angle between the vectors 2 - 3 + k and + -2 k. 7. If | a + b | = | a - b | then find the angle between a and b . 8. If | a | = 5, | b | = 13 and | a x b | = 25. Find a . b . 9. Find the position vector of the mid point of the vector joining the points P(2,3,4) and Q(4,1,-2). 10. Find the value of x for which x( + + k ) is a unit vector. 11. If the position vector a of the point (5,n) is such that | a | = 13, find the value of n. 12. If the vector a = 2 - 3 and b = -6 + m are collinear , find the value of m. 13. If a vector makes angles , , with x-axis, y-axis, z-axis respectively, then what is the value of sin2 + sin2 + sin2 . 14. If | a + b |2 = | a |2 + | b | 2 , what is the angle between a and b ? 15. If a is a unit vector and ( x - a ).( x + a ) = 8 , then find | x |.
SECTION - B(4 Marks)
16. If a unit vector a makes angles with , with and an acute angle with k , then find 3 4 and hence the components of a . 17. Let a , b and c be the three vectors such that | a | = 3, | b | = 4, | c | = 5and each one of them being perpendicular to the sum of the other two, find |a + b+ c |.
2 18. If with reference to right handed system of mutually perpendicular unit vectors , and k, = 3 , = 2 + -3 k, then express in the form of = 1 + 2 where 1 is parallel to and 2 is perpendicular to . 19. Let a = + 4 +2k , b = 3 - 2 + 7k and c = 2 + 4k . Find a vector d which is perpendicular to both a and b and c . d = 15. 20. If a , b and c are the position vectors of the vertices A,B and C of a ABC. Show that the area of the ABC is 1 |a x b + b x c + c x a |. Also find the condition of the collinearity of these points. 2 21. If a , b , and c represents the vectors BC, CA and AB of a ABC, then show that a x b= b x c= c x a Hence deduce sine formula for a triangle. 22. If a , b and c are vectors such that a . b = a . c , a x b = a x c and |a | = 0 then prove that b = c . 23. Three vertices of a triangle are A(0,-1,-2) , B(3,1,4) and C(5,7,1). Show that it is a right angled triangle. Also find the other two angles. 24. If a x b = c x d and b = c.
and
a x c = b x d , show that
a - d is parallel to b - c where a = d
25. If a , b , and c are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, prove that a + b +c is equally inclined with vectors a , b and c. 26. Show that the angle between two diagonals of a cube is cos-1 1 . 3 27. If a , b and c are three non zero vectors such that a x b = c and b x c = a are mutually at right angles and | b | = 1 and | c | = | a |.
prove that a , b , c
28. If a , b and c be unit vectors such that a . b = a . c = 0 and the angle between b and c is , prove that a = 2( b x c ). 6 29. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, show that magnitude of their difference is 3
30. If a and b are unit vectors and is the angle between them, then show that sin = 1 | a - b |. 2 2
