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Basic Math Assignment 5

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Basic Mathematics in Physics-VDPP-5

Questions

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1. A and B are two vectors and θ is the angle between them, if
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| A × B | = √3 ( A . B ) the value of θ is:

(a) 60°

(b) 45°

(c) 30°

(d) 90°

2. Determine the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are formed by the
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vectors A
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˆ
= i − 3 j + k and B = i + j + k

(a) 4 √2

(b) 2 √2

(c) 16√2

(d) None of these


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3. If A
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
= i + 3 j + 2k and B = 3 i + j + 2k, then find the vector product A × B .

(a) ^ ^ ^
−4 i + 4 j − 8k

(b) ^ ^ ^
4 i − 4 j + 8k

(c) ^ ^ ^
4 i + 4 j − 8k

(d) None of the above

4. Find the value of a for which the vectors ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^


3 i + 3 j + 9k and i + a j + 3k are parallel.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 9

(d) 3
→
5. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the vectors A
^ ^ ^
= 4 i − j + 3k and
→
^ ^ ^
B = −2 i + j − 2k

(a) 1

3
^ ^ ^
( i + 2 j + 2k)

(b) 1

3
^ ^ ^
( i − 2 j − 2k)

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(c) 1

3
^ ^ ^
(− i + 2 j + 2k)

(d) Both (A) and (B)


∣→ →∣ ∣ →∣ ∣→ ∣
→ →
6. Find ∣A × B ∣ , if ∣A ∣ = 10, ∣ B ∣ = 8 and A . B = 48.
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

(a) 32

(b) 64

(c) 16

(d) 8
→ → ∣ →∣ →
∣→ ∣ →
7. If A and B are two such vectors that ∣A ∣ = 2, ∣ B ∣ = 7 and ^ ^ ^
A × B = 3 i + 2 j + 6k,
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
→ →
find the angle between A and B .

(a) π

(b) π

(c) π

(d) π

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8. What is the angle between the vectors A × B and B × A ?

(a) 0°

(b) 180°

(c) 90°

(d) 120°
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9. If A × B = 0 , what can be said about the non-zero vectors A and B ?

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(a) A and B are perpendicular to each other
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(b) A and B are anti-parallel vectors
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(c) A and B are parallel vectors

(d) Both B and C


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10. What will be the angle between A and B , if the area of the parallel drawn with
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A and B as its adjacent sides is 1

2
AB.

(a) π

(b) π

(c) 3π

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(d) π

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11. What is the value of A × A ?

→
(a) 0

→
(b) A

→
(c) −A

2
→
(d) −(A )

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12. The angle between vectors A and B is 60°. What is the ratio of A . B and
∣→ →∣
∣A × B ∣?
∣ ∣

(a) √3

(b) 1

√3

(c) 3

(d) 1

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Answer Key

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B
7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B

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Solutions

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1. (A) A × B = AB sin θ and A . B = AB cos θ.

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Given, | A × B | = √3 ( A . B )

⇒ AB sin θ = √3AB cos θ

⇒ tan θ = √3

θ = 60°
→ →∣
∣
2. (A) Area of parallelogram = ∣A × B ∣
∣ ∣

∣^i
^
j
^
k∣
→ ∣→ ∣ → →
^ ^ ^
A × B = ∣1 −3 1 ∣ A × B = i (−3 − 1) − j(1 − 1) + k(1 + 3)
∣ ∣
∣1 1 1∣
→ →
^ ^
⇒ A × B = −4 i + 4k

∣→ →∣
2 2
∣A × B ∣ = √(−4) + (4) = 4√2
∣ ∣

∣^i
^
j
^
k∣
→ ∣ → ∣
3. (C) A × B = ∣1 3 2∣
∣ ∣
∣3 1 2∣
→ →
^ ^ ^
⇒ A × B = i (6 − 2) − j(2 − 6) + k(1 − 9)

^ ^ ^
= 4 i + 4 j − 8k

→ →
4. (A) For parallel vectors, A × B = 0

∣^i
^
j
^
k∣
→ ∣→ ∣
A × B = ∣3 3 9∣
∣ ∣
∣1 a 3∣
→ →
^ ^ ^
⇒ A × B = i (9 − 9a) − j(9 − 9) + k(3a − 3) = 0

⇒ 9 – 9a = 0 and 3a – 3 = 0

⇒a=1
→ →
A × B
5. (D) Required unit vector = ±
∣→ →∣
∣A × B ∣
∣ ∣

∣ ^ ^ ^ ∣
i j k
→ ∣→ ∣
A × B = ∣ 4 −1 3 ∣
∣ ∣
∣ −2 1 −2 ∣
→ →
^ ^ ^
= A × B = i (2 − 3) − j(−8 + 6) + k(4 − 2)

→ →
= A × B = −^
i + 2^ ^
j + 2k

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→ →∣
∣ 2 2 2
∣A × B ∣ = √(−1) + 2 + 2 = 3
∣ ∣

^ = ±
1 ^ ^ ^
n (− i + 2 j + 2k)
3

^ =
1 ^ ^ ^
n (− i + 2 j + 2k) and
3

1
n
^ = (^
i − 2^ ^
j − 2k)
3

→ →
6. (B) A . B = AB cos θ

⇒ 48 = 10 × 8 × cos θ
48 3
⇒ cos θ =
10×8
=
5

4
sin θ =
5

∣→ →∣
∣A × B ∣ = AB sin θ
∣ ∣

4
= 10 × 8 ×
5

= 64
→ →
7. (B) ^ ^ ^
A × B = 3 i + 2 j + 6k

→ →∣
∣ 2 2 2
⇒ ∣A × B ∣ = √(3) + 2 + 6 = √49 = 7
∣ ∣

⇒ AB sin θ = 7

⇒ 2 × 7 sin θ = 7
1
⇒ sin θ =
2

π
⇒ θ =
6

8. (B) We know
→ → → →
B × A = − (A × B )

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Therefore angle between A × B and B × A will be 180°.
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9. (D) If A × B = 0 , then angle between A and B will be 0° or 180°.
∣→ →∣
10. (D) Area of parallelogram = ∣A × B ∣
∣ ∣

AB
⇒ 2
= AB sin θ

1
⇒ sin θ =
2

π
⇒ θ =
6

→ → → →
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
11. (A) A × A = ∣A ∣
∘
∣A ∣ sin 0 n^
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
→ → →
⇒ A × A = 0

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→ →

12. (B)
A . B AB cos θ 1
= =
∣→ →∣ AB sin θ tan θ
∣A × B ∣
∣ ∣

→ →
A . B 1 1
⇒ ∣→ →∣
=
tan 60
∘ =
√3
∣A × B ∣
∣ ∣

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