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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Given vector PO = 2+-3k and position vector of 9. If a unit vector a makes angles with
point P is 3j - 2k, then position vector of point is 3
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4 with j
and an acute angle
with k, then find the value of 9.
(a) 2i -2}-k (6) 2i +4j - SÊ
(c) 2i +4-& |Delhi 2013|
(a) 2i - 2-sk 10. L and M are two points with position vectors 2a -h
2. A vector in the direction of vector i -2j+ 2k that has and a +2b respectively. Write the position vector of a
magnitude 15 is
point N which divides the line segment LM in the ratio
i-2j+2X
(a) (b) 15f 30, +30k 2:1 externally. |AI2013)
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11. Show that the points (2, - 1, 3), (3, 5, 1) and (-1, I1,9)
(c) i-2j +15Ê (d) Si 10f +10 are collinear, using vector method.
3. Ifla | =4 and -3<2s2 then the range ofa|is |KVS] 12. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the
(a) [0, 8] (6) -12, 8] (c) [0, 12] (d) [8, 12] line joiningtwo points P and whose position vectors
4. The cosine of the angle which the vector 2i + +k are (2a + b) and (a -3b) respectively, externally in the
makes with y-axis is ratio 1 :2. Also, show that P is the mid-point of the line
1
(c) 14
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (d) segment RQ.
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s. Write the position vector of the mid-point of the vector 13. Write a unit vector in the XY-plane making an angle of
joining the points P(2, 3, 4) and Q(4, 1, -2). 30° anti-clockwise direction, with the positive direction
of x-axis.
6. If a=xi +2j - zk and b =3i - yË +k are two equal [NCERT)
vectors, then write the value of x + y+z. Delhi 2013]
7. Given AB =3i -j-5k and coordinates of the terminal 14. Show that the points A(1, 2, 7), B(2, 6, 3) and C(3, 10.-)
point are (0, 1, 3). Find the coordinates of the initial are collinear, using vectors.
point. (HOTS) 15. Find a vectorr of magnitude 3/2 units which makes
8. Find a vector in the direction of vector 2i -3j + 6k an angle of and with withy
yaand z-axes respectively.
which has magnitude 21 units. |Foreign 2014] 4 2 NCERT Exemplar)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ela+b=a-b|, then angle between a and b is
(a) 0° (6) 90° 1. If a 3i +4j +5k and B2i +j- 4k, then
(c) 180° (d) 60° express p
, Ifàband are mutually in the form B=B, +B,, where B, is parallel to a and
perpendicular unit vectors, then
the value of |2å +b+lis B, is perpendicular to a. (Foreign 20121
(a) /5 (6) /3 (c) 2 (d) 6 12. Ifa =i-j+7k and b=5i- j+k, thenfind the value
1 The length of the sum of the three mutually perpendicular
unit vectors is of 2, so that a + b and a -bare perpendicular vectors.
(a) /5 (b) 3 (c) V2 (a) v6 |AI2013)
13. If two vectors p and q are such that |p|- 3. lg|=2
4, If a is a unit vector and (2x - 3a)-(2x + 3a) = 91, and the angle between them is then find|p + qland
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then write the value of |x |. |Delhi2013(C)| |DoE]
5. Find the projection ofthevector i+3j +7k on the vector
2í - 3j+ 6k. |Delhi2014, KVS] 14. If @and b are two unit vectors and is the angle between
6. For what value of are the vectors a = 2i +j+k and them, then show that sin (HOTS]
b=í- +3k perpendicular to each other? 15. The scalar product of the vector a =i+i+kwith a unit
|Delhi 2013(C)|
vector along the sum of the vectors b = 2i + 4j - 5k
7. Ifa and b are two unit vectors such that a +b is also
aunit vector, then find the angle between a and b.
|Delhi 2014]
and c +2j +3k is equal to one. Find the value of
and hence find the unit vector along b+ c.JAI 2014|
B. For any non zero vector a, show that
16. If a, b, c are three vectors such that a |=5,lb|= 12 and
a -(a i)i +(a7) +(a i)k. lel=13, and a +b+ c= 0, find the value of
on the vector
Write the projection of the vector i - j [NCERT| a-b+bc +ea. |Delhi 2012]
i+j. diagonals of a
perpendicular 17. Show that the angle between any two
0 a+6) isperpendicular to b and a is cube is cos

to(2B +a) then show that a'=262.