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Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Vectors
No. of Questions: 30
Duration: 30 Min
Maximum Marks: 90
Objective Questions Type I [Only one correct option]
Q1.
The points with position vectors 60i + 3j, 40i 8j, ai 52j are collinear, if
(1983, 1M)
(a) a = 40
(b) a = 40
(c) a = 20
(d) None of these
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
between
3
(a)
4
(c)
2
and is
(1995, 2M)
(b)
4
(d)
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Q5.
are three non-coplanar vectors, then (
equals
(a) 0
( ) , ( ) , ( ) , -
Q6.
and | |
( )
1
1
( )
1
1
( )
1m = 1
( )
1
1
Q7.
then
( )
( )
( )
( )
Q8.
Q9.
[
(a) 0
(b) 1
( )
( )
(1998, 2M)
(1
(1
(a) only x
(b) only y
(c) neither x nor y
(d) both x and y
Q10.
) (
)]
(1995, 2M)
) [(
(2000, 2M)
[ ]
(2001, 2M)
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( )
Q11.
Q12.
( )
( )
(a) 3
(b) 3
( )1
( )
Q13.
(
(
(
(
Q14.
. /
)
)
)
m m
m
m m
2i - 6 j + k
(a)
41
(b)
(2003, 1M)
(2003, 1M)
2i - 3j
13
3j - k
10
4i + 3j - 3k
(d)
34
(c)
Q15.
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(a) 4i - j + 4k
(b) 4i + j - 4k
(c) 2i + j + k
(d) None of these
Q16.
Q17.
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
are coplanar, is
11
g m
m
m
g
g
g
8
(a)
9
(b)
(2007, 3M)
1
g
g
(2010)
17
9
1
9
4 5
(d)
9
(c)
Q18.
plane of and , whose projection on
(a) i 3 j 3k
(b) 3i 3 j k
(c) 3i j 3k
(d) i 3 j 3k
are
(2011)
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(a) j k
(b) i j
(c) i j
(d) j k
Q20.
) [(
( )]
Q22.
Q23.
Q24.
(1981, 2M)
1
(1
)
(1
) (1
|
|
and the vectors
)
1
1
are non-coplanar, then the product abc = . . . . . . .
(1985, 2M)
(1 1 1)
( 1
and perpendicular to
(1992, 2M)
True/False
Q25.
Q26.
(1989, 1M)
Analytical/Descriptive
Q27.
The position vectors of the points A, B, C and D are
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Q28.
Q29.
Q30.
If vectors
are coplanar, show that
| |
(1989, 2M)
(1990, 3M)
(2004, 2M)
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11 and
, then
a = 40
Sol. 2 - (b)
Here,
1.
ie,
| |
1)
| |
or 4 p + 1 = (p + 1) + 1
4p = p + 2 p + 1
3p 2p 1 = 0
(3 p + 1) (p 1) = 0
p = 1, 1 / 3
Sol. 3 - (b)
A vector perpendicular to and is,
Sol. 4 - (a)
Since,
(
(
)
)
(
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| || |
Sol. 5 - (d)
) (
)]
(
) [(
(
) [
) (
= { (
) (
)}
) (
{ (
) (
)}
)
+ { (
(
)
(
)}
[ ] [ ] [ ]
, -
Sol. 6 - (d)
Since, are linearly dependent vectors.
[ ]
1
|
1
Applying C2 C2 - C1, C3
1
|
1
( 1) = 0 = 1
|
1
1
1
| |
Also,
1
1
(given)
C1
(given c =
Sol. 7 (b)
By triangle law,
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respectively
Similarly,
Sol. 9 - (c)
[
Applying C3
1
1
1
]
Sol. 8 - (a)
If
are coplanar vectors, then
vectors.
ie, [
+ C3
1
|
1 |
) (
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| |
| |
Sol. 11 - (c)
Given,
[ ]
1]
[(
| |
[ | |
)]
| ||
Sol. 12 - (c)
We know volume of parallelepiped whose edges are
[
( )
( )
m
m m
m m
( )=0
( )
Sol. 13 - (c)
We know,
Let ( )
(
)
m m
and maximum at
(
)
( )
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A vector coplanar to (
) (
) and orthogonal to
[{(
[(
( 1
)}
}.
)]
)]
( )
( )
Sol. 15 - (a)
Let vector be coplanar to and .
(
(1
The projection of on =
)
(1
(given)
| |
| (
)|
(2 t) = 1
t = 1 or 3
When, t = 1 we have
When, t = 3 we have
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| 1
1
1
1 |
6 2 = 0
(1
) ( 2) = 0
Sol. 17 - (b)
11
g
()
| | | |
is
(1 )( )
sin =
S
H
- )
Sol. 18 - (c)
Let
(1
(1
Projection of
(1
| |
) (
) (
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{(1
and
)}
)(
{(
11=1
(1
1) (
)}
4 {
(a) is correct.
(d) is correct.
Sol. 20 (5)
From the given information, it is clear that
| |
Now, (
1 | |
) [(
=(
) ,
=[
] [
(
]
)]
(
)
) -
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Sol. 21 (5 )
Given, | |
Since,
|
| |
| |
)
(
|
| |
| |
| |
(
(
. . . . . . . . (i)
= 9 + 16 + 25 + 0
|
Sol. 22 (-1)
1
1
1
Since, |
1
1|
1
(1
|
1
) |1
1
1
either (1 + abc) = 0 or |1
1
abc = 1
Sol. 23 (5/3, 2/3, 2/3)
Let
Given,
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Also, given
z y = 0, x z = 1, y x = 1
Also,
x+y+z=3
On solving above equations, we get
x= ,y=z=
.
Sol. 24
Any vector coplanar with
=(
is given by
and
(x + y) 1 + (x + 2y)1 + (2x + y) 1 = 0
4x + 4y = 0
| |
x=y
(
| |
Sol. 25 (False)
Let position vectors of point and be
)
2
(
(
respectively.
1)
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k+1=2
k = 3.
) (
(
(
[
)}
)
]
)
[
and
1)
1
1
1(
|
1
21) 5 ( 4 3) 3 ( 28 3) = 0
1
. . . (i)
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and x(
(
(
. . . (iii)
Since, Eqs. ( ) ( )
( )
Non-trivial solutions
Sol. 29 Let
m g
. . . (ii)
|
1
(y z) (x z) + (x y) = 10 + 3 + 7
y z = 10
zx= 3
xy=7
and
and
Sol. 30 Given,
and
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) || (
) (
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