Section: (A)
Definition of Vector & Angle between Vectors
Section: A
1. Vectors and are shown in figure. Find angle between
(a) and (b) and (c) and
2. The force, each numerically equal to 5N are acting as shown in the figure. Find the angle between forces?
3. Rain is falling vertically downwards with a speed 5 m/s. if unit vector along upward is defined as , represent
velocity of rain in vector form.
4. The vector joining the points A and B and pointing from A to B is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Section: B
1. A man walks 40 m North, then 30 m East and then 40 m South. Find the displacement from the starting point?
2. A vector of magnitude 30 and direction eastwards is added with another vector of magnitude 40 and direction
Northwards. Find the magnitude and direction of resultant with the east.
3. Two vector and inclined at an angle θ w.r.t. each other have a resultant which makes an angle β with .
If the directions of and are interchanged, then the resultant will have the same
(a) Magnitude (b) Direction
(c) Magnitude as well as direction (d) Neither magnitude nor direction
4. Two vectors and lie in a plane. Another vector lies outside this plane. The resultant of these
three vectors
(a) Can be zero (b) Cannot be zero
c) Lies in the plane of and (d) Lies in the plane of & and
5. The vector sum of the forces of 10 N and 6 N can be
(a) 2N (b) 8N (c) 18 N (d) 20 N
6. A set of vectors takes in a given order gives a closed polygon. Then the resultant of these vectors is a
(a) Scalar Quantity (b) Pseudo vector (c) Unit vector (d) Null vector
7. The vector sum of two force P and Q is minimum when the angle θ between their positive directions, is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. The vector sum of two vectors and is maximum, then the angle θ between two vectors is:
(a) 00 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600
9. Given . Also, the magnitude of , and are 12, 5 and 13 units respectively. The angle between
and is
(a) 00 (b) (c) (d)
10. If and θ is the angle between and , then
(a) θ = 00 (b) θ = 900 (c) P = 0 (d) Q = 0
11. The sum and difference of two perpendicular vectors of equal lengths are
(a) of equal length and have an acute angle between them
(b) of equal length and have an obtuse angle between them
(c) also perpendicular to each other and are of different lengths
(d) also perpendicular to each other and are of equal lengths
Section: C
12. Find the magnitude of ?
13. If then find .
14. What are the x and y components of a 25 m displacement at an angle of 210 0 with the x-axis (anti clockwise)?
15. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 60 km h-1. Find other rectangular component?
16. If is a unit vector. Find the value of C.
17. The rectangular components of a vector are (2, 2). The corresponding rectangular components of another vector
are . Find the angle between the two vectors.
18. The x and y components of a force are 2N and – 3 N. The force is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Section: D
19. If and find
(a) (b)
20. If and θ = 600 in the figure, find
(a) (b)
21. Three non- zero vectors , and satisfy the relation =0 and =0. Then can be parallel to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
22. The magnitude of scalar product of two vectors is 8 and that of vector product is . The angle between them is
(a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 1200 (d) 1500
Subjective Questions
1. Vector points N – E and its magnitude is 3 kg ms-1. Is multiplied by the scalar λ such that λ = second. Find
the direction and magnitude of the new vector quantity. Does it represent the same physical quantity or not?
2. A force of 30N is inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal. If its vertical components is 18N, find the horizontal
component & value of θ.
3. Two vectors acting in the opposite directions have a resultant of 10 units. If they act at right angles to each other,
then the resultant is 50 units. Calculate the magnitude of two vectors.
4. The angle θ between directions of forces and is 900 where A = 8 dyne and B = 6 dyne. If the resultant
makes an angle α with then find the value of ‘α’?
5. Find the resultant of the three vectors , and each of magnitude r as shown in figure?
6. If and then find out unit vector along
7. The x and y components of vector are 4 m and 6 m respectively. The x, y components of vector are 10 m
and 9 m respectively. Find the length of and angle that makes the x axis.