For CRT 18

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Q01. (a) If a 2i j 3k and b 6i j 9k and a || b , find the value of .
(b) In a ABC , the sides AB and BC are represented by vectors 2i j 2k, i 3j 5k respectively.
Find the vector representing CA.
(c) Check if the points A(2i 3j 5k), B(i 2j 3k)
and C(7i k)
are collinear.

(d) If PO OQ QO OR , then show that the points P, Q, R are collinear. [1 4 4

Q02. (a) If a unit vector p makes the angle with i , with k and , 0 with j then, find the
4 3 2
value of angle .
(b) If a vector makes angles , and with the axes OX, OY and OZ respectively then, find the
value of cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 .

(c) Find | a | and | b | , if (a b). (a b) 8 and | a | 8 | b | .
(d) Find the position vector of the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A and B where, A
(5i 3j)
and B (3i j k) . [2 4 8
Q03. The position vectors of P, Q, R and S are i 3j k , 2i j , 3i 2j 3k and i 6j k respectively.
Prove that the lines PQ and RS are parallel and the ratio of their lengths is 1 : 2.
Q04. Using vectors, prove that the line segment joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to
the third side and equal to half of it.
Q05. Find the value of m such that the scalar product of vector i j k with the unit vector parallel to the
1
sum of the vectors mi 2j 3k and 2i mj 5k is equal to . [4 3 12
2
Q06. If the vertices A, B and C of a triangle ABC are (1,2, 3), (1, 0, 0) and (0, 1, 2) respectively, then show
that ABC CAB BCA . [6 1 6

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# Test held on : 06 August, 2017

 Solutions Of CRT-18
Q01. (a) 3
(b) (3i 2j 7k)


(c) Show that AB BC which shall imply that AB BC but as B is a common point. So A, B, C are
collinear points.

Q02. (a)
3
(b) Use cos2 cos2 cos2 1 and cos 2A 2cos 2 A 1 . Ans. 1
16 2 2 2
(c) , .
3 7 3 7
1
(d) 4i j k
2
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Q05. 2

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