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MOUNT ZION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL(CBSE)

MATHEMATICS

QUESTION BANK (PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS)

CHAPTER 10 – VECTOR ALGEBRA

SECTION – A(MCQ,AR)
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1. If 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = |𝑎⃗| |𝑏⃗⃗|, then the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ is
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a) 0𝑜 b) 30𝑜 c) 60𝑜 d) 90𝑜

2. If 𝑎⃗ ia a non-zero vector then (𝑎⃗. 𝑖̂)𝑖̂ + (𝑎⃗. 𝑖̂)𝑖̂ + (𝑎⃗. 𝑖̂)𝑖̂ equals

3. The projection of the vector 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ on the vector 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ is

4. Let 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ . If 𝑏⃗⃗ is a vector such that 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = |𝑏⃗⃗|2 and |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗| = √7 then |𝑏⃗⃗| =

a) 7 b) 14 c) √7 d) 21
5. If 𝑖̂, 𝑗̂, 𝑘̂ are unit vectors along three mutually perpendicular directions, then

a) 𝑖̂. 𝑗̂ = 1 b) 𝑖̂ × 𝑗̂ = 1 c) 𝑖̂. 𝑘̂ = 0 d) 𝑖̂ × 𝑘̂ = 0

[Ans: C]

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐸𝐵
6. ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at E. Then 𝐸𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐸𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐸𝐷
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ =

a) ⃗0⃗ b) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐷 c) 2 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐶 d) 2 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐷

[Ans: A]

7. Find the magnitude of each of the two vectors 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ having the same magnitude such
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that the angle between them is 60𝑜 and their scalar product is ?
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8. Write the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both the vectors

𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ ?


9. Write the position vector of the point which divides the join of points with position vector
3𝑎⃗ − 2𝑏⃗⃗ and 2𝑎⃗ + 3𝑏⃗⃗ in the ratio 2:1 ?

10. Find the position vector of the point which divides the join of points with position vector
𝑎⃗ − 2𝑏⃗⃗ and 2𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ externally in the ratio 2:1 ?
11. The two vectors 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ represent the two sides AB and AC respectively
of a ΔABC. Find the length of the median through A?
12. If 𝑎̂, 𝑏̂ , 𝑐̂ are mutually perpendicular unit vectors then find the value of |2𝑎̂ + 𝑏̂ + 𝑐̂ | ?

13. Write a unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ ?

14. If 𝑎⃗ = 7𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 4𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ then find the projection of 𝑎⃗ 𝑜𝑛 𝑏⃗⃗ ?
SECTION – B(2 MARKS)

1. Find |𝑎⃗| and |𝑏⃗⃗| if |𝑎⃗| = 2|𝑏⃗⃗| and (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗). (𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗) = 12 (2020)

2. Find the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 4𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ ,

𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ (2020)


3. If |𝑎⃗| = 2 and |𝑏⃗⃗| = 7 and 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂ then find the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗

4. Show that the points A(−2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ ), B(𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ ) and C(7𝑖̂ − 𝑘̂) are collinear?

5. Find |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗|, if 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂


6. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, prove that the magnitude of their difference
is √3 ?

7. If θ is the angle between two vectors 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ , find 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
SECTION – C( 3 MARKS)

1. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ represents two adjacent sides of a parallelogram,
find unit vectors parallel to the diagonals of the parallelogram?
2. Using vectors, find the area of the triangle ABC with vertices A(1,2,3), B(2,-1,4) and
C(4,5,-1)

3. The scalar product of the vector 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ with a unit vector along the sum of the
vectors 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and 𝑐⃗ = 𝜆𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ is equal to 1. Find the value of λ and hence
find the unit vector along 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ ?
4. If 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 2 𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂, 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ , 𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ respectively are the position vectors
A,B,C,D, then find the angle between the straight lines AB and CD. Find whether
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐶𝐷 are collinear or not?
5. Let 𝑎⃗ = 4𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ , 𝑐⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ , find a vector 𝑑⃗ which is
perpendicular to both 𝑐⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑑⃗. 𝑎⃗ = 21
6. If 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 7 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ , then 𝑏⃗⃗ in the form of 𝑏⃗⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏1 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏2 where ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏1 is
parallel to 𝑎⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏2 is perpendicular to 𝑎⃗

⃛ , 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ , 𝑐⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘


7. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘 ⃛ then find the unit vector
perpendicular to both the vectors (𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑐⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗)
⃛ , find (𝑟⃗ × 𝑖̂). (𝑟⃗ × 𝑗̂) + 𝑥𝑦?
8. If 𝑟⃗ = 𝑥𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘

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