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Chapter Exercises
(A) Taking it together
Assorted questions of the chapter for advanced level practice

1 Out of the following quantities, which is scalar? 10 Vector P = 6$i + 4 2$j + 4 2k

$ makes an angle with
(a) Displacement (b) Momentum Z-axis which is equal to
(c) Potential energy (d) Torque  2
(a) cos−1   (b) cos−1 (2 2 )
2 The vector quantity among the following is  5
(a) mass (b) time
2 2
(c) distance (d) displacement (c) cos−1   (d) None of these
 5 
3 A vector is added to an equal and opposite vector of
similar nature, forms a 11 Which of the following is the unit vector
(a) unit vector (b) position vector perpendicular to A and B?
(c) null vector (d) displacement vector $ × B$
A $ × B$
A A×B A×B
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 The component of a vector along any other direction AB sin θ AB cos θ AB sin θ AB cos θ
is 12 Condition under which vectors (a + b ) and (a − b )
(a) always less than its magnitude are parallel is
(b) always greater than its magnitude (a) a ⊥ b (b) | a | = | b |
(c) always equal to its magnitude (c) a ≠ b (d) a is parallel to b
(d) None of the above
13 The forces, which meet at one point but their lines
5 Which of the following is a unit vector? of action do not lie on one plane, are called
(a) i$ + j$ (b) cos θ i$ − sin θ j$ (a) non-coplanar non-concurrent forces
1 $ $ (b) non-coplanar concurrent forces
(c) sin θ i$ + 2 cos θ j$ (d) (i + j )
3 (c) coplanar concurrent forces
(d) coplanar non-concurrent forces
6 A vector P = 3 $i − 2$j + ak
$ is perpendicular to the
14 Consider a vector F = 4$i − 3 $j . Another vector
vector Q = 2$i + $j − k$ . The value of a is
(a) 2 (b) 1
perpendicular to F is
(c) 4 (d) 3 (a) 4i$ + 3$j (b) 6i$ (c) 7k$ (d) 3i$ − 4j$
$ and B = − $i − $j − k$ , then what is
7 If A = $i + $j + k 15 If the angle between two non-zero vectors A and B
the angle made by (A − B ) with A? is 120°, its resultant C will be
(a) 0° (b) 180° (a) C = | A − B | (b) C < | A − B |
(c) 90° (d) 60° (c) C > | A − B | (d) C = | A + B |
8 The angle between the two vectors − 2$i + 3 $j + k
$ 16 Two vectors A and B inclined at angle θ have a
and $i + 2$j − 4k$ is resultant R which makes an angle φ with A. If the
directions of A and B are interchanged, then the
(a) 45° (b) 90°
resultant will have the same
(c) 30° (d) 60°
(a) magnitude
9 Component of the vector A = 2$i + 3 $j along the (b) direction
vector B = ($i + $j ) is (c) magnitude as well as direction
(d) None of the above
5
(a) (b) 4 2 17 Which of the following is correct?
2
(a) | a − b | = | a | − | b | (b) | a − b | ≤ | a | − | b |
2 (c) | a − b | ≥ | a | − | b | (d) | a − b | > | a | − | b |
(c) (d) None of these
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18 If A = B, then which of the following is not correct? 30 If a unit vector is represent by 0.5$i + 0.8$j + c k
$ , then
(a) A$ = B$ (b) | A | = | B | the value of c is
(c) AB$ = BA
$ (d) A + B = A $ + B$ (a) 1 (b) 0.11
19 The angle between vectors (A × B ) and (B × A ) is (c) 0.01 (d) 0.39
(a) zero (b) π 31 A and B are two vectors given by A = 2$i + 3 $j and
(c) π /4 (d) π / 2 B = 2$i + 4$j . The magnitude of the component of A
20 Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vector 8 $i and along B is
8$j will be (a)
5
(b)
3
(c)
8
(d)
5
(a) (24 i$ + 5j$ )/13 (b) (12 i$ + 5j$ )/13 2 2 5 13
(c) (6 i$ + 5j$ )/13 (d) None of these 32 If F1 and F2 are two vectors of equal magnitudes F
21 The area of the parallelogram represented by the such that | F1 ⋅ F2 | = | F1 × F2 |, then | F1 + F2 | equals to
vectors A = 2$i + 3 $j and B = $i + 4$j is (a) (2 + 2) F (b) 2F
(a) 14 units (b) 7.5 units (c) F 2 (d) None of these
(c) 10 units (d) 5 units
33 The angle between the vectors A and B is θ. The
22 A vector is represented by 3 $i + $j + 2k
$ . Its length in
value of the triple product A ⋅ (B × A ) is
XY-plane is (a) A2B (b) zero (c) A2B sin θ (d) A2B cos θ
(a) 2 (b) 14
$ is a unit vector in a given direction, then the
34 If A
(c) 10 (d) 5
$
23 What is the angle between (P + Q ) and (P × Q )? $ ⋅ dA is
value of A
dt
π π
(a) Zero (b) (c) (d) π (a) 0 (b) 1 (c)
1
(d) 2
2 4 2
24 If three vectors along coordinate axes represent the 35 Find the resultant of three vectors OA, OB and OC
adjacent sides of a cube of length b, then the unit
shown in the following figure. (Radius of the circle is R)
vector along its diagonal passing through the origin
will be C
i$ + j$ + k$ i$ + j$ + k$ i$ + j$ + k$ B
(a) (b) (c) i$ + j$ + k$ (d)
2 36 3 45°
45°
O A
25 The angle between A = $i + $j and B = $i − $j is
[NCERT Exemplar]
(a) 45° (b) 90° (c) − 45° (d) 180°
26 Resultant of which of the following may be equal to (a) 2R (b) R (1 + 2 )
zero?
(a) 10 N, 10 N, 10 N (b) 10 N, 10 N, 25 N (c) R 2 (d) R ( 2 − 1)
(c) 10 N, 10 N, 35 N (d) None of these 36 If A = 3 $i + 4$j and B = 7$i + 24$j , the vector having
27 A vector perpendicular to both the vectors the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is
2$i − $j + 5k$ and X-axis is (a) 5i$ + 20j$ (b) 15i$ + 10j$
(a) $j + 5j$ (b) $j − 5k$ (c) 5$j + k$ (d) i$ + j$ + k$ (c) 20i$ + 15j$ (d) 15i$ + 20j$
28 The resultant of A and B makes an angle α with 37 Let A = $i A cos θ + $jA sin θ be any vector. Another
A and β with B, then vector B which is perpendicular to A can be
(a) α < β (b) α > β, if A < B expressed as
(c) α < β, if A = B (d) α < β, if A < B (a) i$B cos θ − j$ B sin θ (b) i$ B sin θ − j$ B cos θ
29 The vector that must be added to the vectors
$i − 2$j + 3 k$ and 6$i + 3 $j − 7k$ , so that the resultant (c) i$B cos θ + $j B sin θ (d) i$ B sin θ + j$ B cos θ
vector is a unit vector along theY-axis is 38 If two vectors 2$i + 3 $j + k
$ and − 4$i − 6$j − λk$ are
(a) 4i$ + 2j$ + 5k$ (b) −7i$ + 4k$ parallel to each other, then value of λ is
(c) 3i$ + 4j$ + 5k$ (d) null vector (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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39 If P + Q = R and | P | = | Q | = 3 and | R | = 3, then 48 If vectors A and B have an angle θ between them,

the angle between P and Q is $ −B
then value of | A $ | will be
(a) π /4 (b) π /6 θ θ
(a) 2 cos (b) 2 tan
(c) π / 3 (d) π /2 2 2
40 The angles which the vector A = 3 $i + 6$j + 2k
$ θ
(c) 2 sin (d) None of these
makes with the coordinate axes are 2
 3  6  2 49 Given A = 3 $i + 4$j and B = 6$i + 8$j , then which of
(a) cos−1   , cos−1   and cos−1  
 7  7  7 the following option is correct?
 4  5  3 | A| 1
(b) cos−1   , cos−1   and cos−1   (a) A × B = 50 (b) =
 7  7  7 |B | 2
 3  4  1 (c) | A | = 15 (d) A ⋅ | B | = 48
(c) cos−1   , cos−1   and cos−1  
 7  7  7 50 The resultant of two vectors 3P and 2P is R. If the
(d) None of the above first vector is doubled, then the resultant is also
41 Resultant of two vectors of equal magnitude A is doubled. The angle between the two vectors is
(a) 60° (b) 120°
(a) 3A at 0° (b) 2A at 90°
(c) 90° (d) 180°
(c) 2A at 120° (d) A at 180°
51 The sum of two vectors A and B is at right angles to
42 The component of a vector r along X-axis will have
their difference. Then, the correct relation is
maximum value, if [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) A = B (b) A = 2B
(a) r is along positive Y-axis (c) B = 2A (d) None of these
(b) r is along positive X-axis
(c) r makes an angle of 45° with the X-axis 52 If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then
(d) r is along negative Y-axis magnitude of difference in two unit vectors is
43 If A ⋅ B = 0 and A × B = 1, then A and B are (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1/ 2 (d) 5
(a) perpendicular unit vectors 53 What is the angle between P and the cross product
(b) parallel unit vector of (P + Q ) and (P − Q )?
(c) parallel (a) 90° (b) tan−1 (P /Q )
(d) anti-parallel
(c) tan−1 (Q /P ) (d) 0°
44 If a + b + c = 0, then a × b is equal to
(a) b × c (b) c × b
54 A vector having magnitude 30 unit makes equal
(c) a × c (d) None of these angles with each of X, Y and Z-axes. The components
of vector along each of X, Y and Z-axes are
45 If A = 4$i − 3 $j and B = 6$i + 8$j , then magnitude and
(a) 10 3 unit (b) 20 3 unit
direction of A + B with X-axis will be (c) 15 3 unit (d) 10 unit
(a) 5, tan−1 (3 / 4) (b) 5 5, tan−1 (1/2)
−1 55 The resultant of two forces, one double the other in
(c) 10, tan (5) (d) 25, tan−1 (3 / 4)
magnitude, is perpendicular to the smaller of the two
46 The direction cosines of vector (A − B ), if forces. The angle between the two forces is
A = 2$i + 3 $j + k$ , B = 2$i + 2$j + 3 k$ are (a) 120° (b) 135° (c) 90° (d) 150°

1 −2 2 1 56 What is the angle between P and the resultant of

(a) 0, , (b) 0, , (P + Q ) and (P − Q )?
5 5 5 5
(a) Zero (b) tan−1 (P /Q )
1
−1
(c) 0, 0, (d) None of these (c) tan (Q /P ) (d) tan−1 (P − Q )/(P + Q )
5
57 There are N coplanar vectors each of magnitudeV.
47 Two vectors A and B are such that A + B = C and
Each vector is inclined to the preceding vector at
A 2 + B 2 = C 2 . If θ is the angle between A and B, 2π
angle . What is the magnitude of their resultant?
then the value of θ is N
2π V
(a) π (b) (a) (b) V
3 N
π N
(c) 0 (d) (c) Zero (d)
2 V
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58 At what angle must the two forces (x + y ) and 65 Six vectors have magnitude and direction as indicated
in the figure. Which of the following expression
(x − y ) act, so that the resultant may be x + y ? 2 2
is true?
 x2 + y 2 
(a) cos−1 − 2  a
 2 (x − y )
2 b c

 −2 (x 2 − y 2 ) d f
(b) cos−1 − 
 x2 + y 2  e
 (x +2
y )
2
(a) b + e = f (b) b + c = f
(c) cos−1 − 
 (x 2 − y 2 ) (c) d + c = f (d) d + e = f
 (x 2 − y 2 ) 66 The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at a
(d) cos−1 − 
 (x 2 + y 2 ) point is 18 and the magnitude of their resultant is
12. If the resultant is at 90° with the force of smaller
59 If a and b are two vectors, then the value of magnitude, what are the magnitudes of forces?
(a + b ) × (a − b ) is (a) 12, 6 (b) 14, 4 (c) 5, 13 (d) 10, 8
(a) 2 (b × a ) (b) − 2 (b × a )
67 The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R. If Q is
(c) b × a (d) b × a
doubled, the new resultant is perpendicular to P.
60 Given that A + B = C and that C is perpendicular to
Then, R equal to
A. Further, if | A | = | C |, then what is the angle (a) P (b) (P + Q ) (c) Q (d) (P − Q )
between A and B?
π π 68 In the figure shown, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon.
(a) (b) What is the value of AB + AC + AD + AE + AF?
4 2
3π E D
(c) (d) π
4
61 The resultant of vectors A and B is R1. On reversing
F C
the direction of vector B, the resultant becomes R 2 . O
What is the value of R 12 + R 22 ?
(a) A2 + B 2 (b) A2 − B 2 A B
(c) 2(A + B )
2 2
(d) 2 (A2 − B 2 ) (a) AO (b) 2AO
62 Unit vector perpendicular to vector (c) 4AO (d) 6AO
A = − 3 $i − 2$j − 3 k$ and B = 2$i + 4$j + 6k$ both is 69 Figure shows three vectors p, q and r, where C is the
3$j − 2k$ 3k$ − 2$j mid-point of AB. Then, which of the following
(a) (b) relation is correct?
13 13
A
− j + 2k$
$ $i + 3j$ − k$
(c) (d)
13 13
p C
63 The velocity of a particle is v = 6$i + 2$j − 2k
$ . The r
component of the velocity parallel to vector
a = $i + $j + k$ in vector form is O q B

(a) 6i$ + 2j$ + 2k$ (b) 2i$ + 2j$ + 2k$ (a) p + q = 2r (b) p + q = r (c) p − q = 2r (d) p − q = r
(c) i$ + j$ + k$ (d) 6i$ + 2j$ − 2k$ 70 A vector a is turned without a change in its length
64 If a$i + b$j is a unit vector and it is perpendicular to through a small angles dθ. The value of | ∆a| and ∆a
$i + $j , then value of a and b is are, respectively.
(a) 0, a dθ (b) a ⋅ d θ, 0
(a) 1, 0 (b) − 2, 0 (c) 0, 0 (d) None of these
(c) 0.5, − 0.5 (d) None of these