VECTOR

1. Vectors A, B and C are shown in figure. Find angle between

(i) A and B (ii) A and C (iii) B and C

2. The forces, each numerically equal to 5N, are acting as shown in the figure. Find
the angle between forces?

3. In the given figure

(A) Angle between A and B is 110° (B) Angle between C and D is 60°
(C) Angle between B and C is 110° (D) Angle between B and C is 70°

4. The sum of three forces F1 =100N, F2 = 80N & F3 = 60N acting on a particle is

zero. The angle between F1 & F2 is nearly

(A) 53° (B) 143° (C) 37° (D) 127°

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5. The direction of three forces 1N, 2N and 3N acting at a point are parallel to the
sides of an equilateral triangle taken in order. The magnitude of their resultant
is.
3 3
(A) 3N (B) N (C) N (D) Zero
2 2

6. A set of vectors taken in a given order given a closed polygon. Then the resultant
of these vectors is a
(A) scalar quantity (B) pseudo vector (C) unit vector (D) null vector.

7. A man walks 40 m north, then 30 m east and then 40 m south. Find the
displacement form the starting point?

8. 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.

9. Two vectors a and b inclined at an angle θ w.r.t. each other have a resultant c
which makes an angle β with a . If the directions of a and b are interchanged,
then the resultant will have the same
(A) Magnitude (B) Direction
(C) Magnitude as well as direction (D) Neither magnitude nor direction

10. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane. Another vector C lies outside this plane.
The resultant A + B + C of these three vectors
(A) Can be zero (B) Cannot be zero
(C) Lies in the plane of A &B (D) Lies in the plane of A & A +B

11. The vector sum of the forces of 10 N and 6N can be

(A) 2 N (B) 8 N (C) 18 N (D) 20 N

12. Which of the following forces cannot be a resultant of 5N force and 7N force
(A) 2N (B) 10N (C) 14N (D) 5N

13. A man moves in an open field such that after moving 10m in a straight line, he
makes a sharp turn of 60° to his left. Find the net displacement of the man after
7 such turns.
(A) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 70 m (D) 30 m

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 14. If the angle  between two forces of equal magnitude is reduced to ( – /3), then
the magnitude of their resultant becomes 3 times of the earlier one. The angle
 is
(A) /2 (B) 2/3 (C) /4 (D) 4/5

15. A particle is moving westward with a velocity v1 = 5 m/s. Its velocity changed to


v 2 = 5 m/s northward. The change in velocity vector ΔV = v 2 - v1 is:
(A) 5 2 m/s towards North East (B) 5 m/s towards North West
(C) Zero (D) 5 2 m/s towards North West

16. The vector sum of two force P and Q is minimum when the angle  between their
positive directions , is
π π π
(A) (B) (C) (D) π
4 3 2

17. The vector sum of two vectors A and B is maximum, then the angle θ between
two vectors is
(A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°

18. Given: C=A+B Also, the magnitude of A, B and C are 12, 5 and 13 units
respectively. The angle between A and B is
π π
(A) 0° (B) (C) (D) π
4 2

19. Consider east as positive x-axis, north as positive y-axis. A girl walks 10 m east
first time then 10 m in a direction 30° west of north for the second time and
then third time in unknown direction and magnitude so as to return to her initial
position. What is her third displacement in unit vector notation.
(A) -5iˆ -5 3ˆj (B) 5iˆ -5 3ˆj
(C) -5iˆ +5 3ˆj (D) She cannot return

20. A = ˆi + ˆj- k;
ˆ B = 2iˆ + 3j+5k
ˆ ˆ angle between A and B is
(A) 120° (B) 90° (C) 60° (D) 30°

21. If 0.5 ˆi+0.8 ˆj+Ckˆ is a unit vector. Find the value of C

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22. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, Then
(A) The magnitude of their difference is 2 3
(B) The magnitude of their difference is zero
(C) The magnitude of their difference is 3
(D) The magnitude of their difference is 2

23. A vector of magnitude (5/2) units which is parallel to the vector 3i  4 j is:
(A)
1
2
 
3i  4 j (B)
1
4

3i  j 
(C)
1
4

2i  3j (D)
1
2

2i  3j 
24. The position vectors of the vertices A, B and C of a triangle are i  j  3k , 2i  j  2k
and 5i  2 j  6k , respectively. The length of the bisector AD of the BAC , where
D is on the segment BC, is
3 1
(A) 10 (B)
4 4
11
(C) (D) None of these
2

25. The vector C , directed along the internal bisector of the angle between the vector
a  7i  4 j  4k and b  2i  j  2k with C  5 6 , is

(A)
5
3

i  7 j  2k  (B)
5
3

5i  5j  2k 
5

(C) i  7 j  2k
3
 5

(D) 5i  5j  2k
3

26. Find the unit vector which makes an angle of 450 with the vector 2i  2 j  k and
an angle of 600 with the vector j  k .

27. ˆ ˆj + kˆ and B=2j+

If A=i+ ˆ ˆj find (a)A.B (b)A ×B

28. If A = 4, B =3 and θ = 60° in the figure, Find (a)A.B (b) A×B

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29. Three non-zero vectors A, B& C satisfy the relation A.B  0 & A.C  0. Then A can
be parallel to:
(A) B (B) C (C) B.C (D) B×C
30. A + B = 2iˆ and A  B = 4jˆ then angle between A and B is
(A) 127° (B) 143° (C) 53° (D) 37°

31. If a  3, b  4 ,then a value of  for which a   b is perpendicular to a   b

(A) 9/16 (B) 3/4
(C) 3/2 (C) 4/3

32. Forces of magnitude 5 and 3 units acting in the direction 6i  2 j  3k and

3i  2 j  k , respectively act on a particle which is displaced from the point (2, 2, -
1) and (4, 3, 1). Find the work done by the forces.

33. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8 , then find the value of a.b

34. What are the x and the y components of a 25 m displacement at an angle of 210°
with the x-axis (anti clockwise)?

35. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 60km h -1 is 30km h-1. Find
other rectangular component?

36. The rectangular components of a vector are (2, 2). The corresponding
rectangular components of another vector are (1, 3 ). find the angle between
the two vectors

37. The x and y components of a force are 2N and –3N. the force is:
(A) 2iˆ  3iˆ ˆ ˆj
(B) 2i+3 (C)  2iˆ  3 ˆj (D) 3 ˆi+2 ˆj

38. The projection of the vector 3iˆ + 4kˆ on y axis is:

(A) Zero (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3

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39. The projection of a  2i  3j  2k on b  i  2 j  3k is
1 2 2
(A) (B) (C) 14 (D)
14 14 14
40. What are component of g along x and y axis respectively g = 10 m/s2

(A) (–6, –8) (B) (6, 8) (C) (8, 6) (D) (–3, –4)

41. The magnitude of scalar product of two vectors is 8 and that of vector product
is 8 3 . The angle between then is :
(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 120° (D) 150°

42. Which of the following is perpendicular to ˆi  ˆj  kˆ ?

(A) ˆi + ˆj+ kˆ (B) ˆi + ˆj+ kˆ (C) ˆi + ˆj  kˆ (D) None

43. The vector having a magnitude of10 and perpendicular to the vector 3iˆ  4jˆ is

(A) 4iˆ +3jˆ (B) 5 2iˆ  5 2jˆ (C) 8iˆ + 6jˆ (D) 8iˆ  6jˆ

44. A vector that is perpendicular to both the vector a = ˆi  2j+

ˆ kˆ and b = ˆi  ˆj+ kˆ is

(A) ˆi + kˆ (B) ˆi  2j+k

ˆ ˆ (C) ˆi  2j+
ˆ kˆ (D) ˆi + kˆ

45. a  b × a + b is equal to
 
2 2
(A) 0 (B) a × b (C) 2 a ×b (D) a  b

46. A vector A points vertically downward and B points towards north. The vector
product A × B is:
(A) Along west (B) Along east
(C) Zero (D) Vertically upward

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47. The forces i  j  k , 2i  3j  4k and i  j  k acting on a particle at the point (0, 1, 2).
The magnitude of the moment of the forces about the point (1, -2, 0) is
(A) 2 35 (B) 6 10
(C) 4 7 (D) None of these

48. Find the moment about a line through the origin having the direction of
2i  2 j  k due to 30 kg force acting at a point (-4, 2, 5) in the direction of
12i  4 j  3k

49. A rigid body is spinning about a fixed point (3,-2,-1) with an angular velocity of
4 rad/s, the axis of rotation being in the direction of (1,2,-2). Find the velocity
of the particle at the point (4,1,1).

50. 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.

51. The angle θ between directions of forces A and B is 90° where A  8 dyne and
B  6 dyne. If the resultant R makes an angle α with A then find the value of
‘α’?

52. Find the area of the quadrilateral whose diagonals are given by 3i  j  2k ,
i  3j  4k

53. If a  5, a  b  8 and a  b  10 , then b is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 37 (C) 3 (D)None of these

54. Let u , v and w be such that u  1, v  2, w  3 . If the projection v along u is

equal to that of w along u and v , w are perpendicular to each other, then

u  v  w equals.
(A) 14 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 14

55. Find the resultant of the three vectors OA, OB and OC each of magnitude r as
shown in figure?

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56. If in the shown figure AC = ˆi +2j+
ˆ 4k
ˆ and BD = ˆi - 3j+
ˆ kˆ then BC is

3 1 3ˆ ˆ 1 5
(A) ˆi  ˆj+5kˆ (B) i  2j+ 3kˆ (C) 2iˆ  ˆj+5kˆ (D) ˆi  ˆj+ kˆ
2 2 2 2 2

57. A vector is not changed if

(A) It is displaced parallel to itself
(B) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle
(C) It is cross-multiplied by a unit vector
(D) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar

58. A car is moving on a straight road due north with a uniform speed of 50 km h –1
when it turns left through 90º. If the speed remains unchanged after turning,
the change in the velocity of the car in the turning process is
1
(A) Zero (B) 50 2 kmh S-W direction
1 1
(C) 50 2 kmh N-W direction (D) 50 kmh due west

59. Which of the following sets of displacements might be capable of bringing a car
to its returning point?
(A) 5, 10, 30 and 50 km (B) 5, 9, 9 and 16 km
(C) 40, 40, 90 and 200 km (D) 10, 20, 40 and 90 km

60. When two vector a and b are added, the magnitude of the resultant vector is
always
(A) greater than a  b (B) less than or equal to a  b

(C) less than a  b (D) equal to a  b

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61. If A +B = A = B , then the angle between A and B is
(A) 0º (B) 60º (C) 90º (D) 120º

62. Given a +b+c = 0. Out of the three vectors a, b and c two are equal in magnitude.
The magnitude of the third vector is 2 times that of either of the two having
equal magnitude. The angles between the vectors are :
(A) 90º, 135º, 135º (B) 30º, 60º, 90º (C) 45º, 45º, 90º (D)45º, 60º, 90º

63. Vector A is of length 2 cm and is 60° above the x-axis in the first quadrant.
Vector B is of length 2cm and 60° below the x-axis in the fourth quadrant. The
sum A + B is a vector of magnitude-
(A) 2 along + y-axis (B) 2 along + x-axis
(C) 1 along – x axis (D) 2 along – x axis

64. Six forces, 9.81 N each, acting at a point are coplanar. If the angles between
neighboring forces are equal, then the resultant is
(A) 0 N (B) 9.81 N (C) 2 × 9.81 N (D) 3 × 9.81 N

65. A vector A points vertically downward and B points towards east, then the
vector product A ×B is
(A) Along west (B) Along east (C) Zero (D) Along south

66. Which of the following is a true statement

(A) A vector cannot be divided by another vector
(B) Angular displacement can either be a scalar or a vector.
(C) Since addition of vectors is commutative therefore vector subtraction is also
commutative.
(D) The resultant of two equal forces of magnitude F acting at a point is F if the
angle between the two forces is 120º.

67. In the Figure which of the ways indicated for combining the x and y components
of vector a are proper to determine that vector?

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 (A) (iii) (B) (iv) (C) (vi) (D) (i), (ii) and (v)

68. Let a and b be two non-null vectors such that|a + b|=|a - 2b|. Then the value of
|a|
may be:
|b|
1 1
(A) (B) (C*) 1 (D) 2
4 8

69. Three forces are acting on a body. In which of following option(s) can the body
be in equilibrium?
(A) 2N, 4N, 5N (B) 1N, 2N, 3N (C) 3N, 3N, 7N (D) 5N, 2N, 1N

70. There are four forces F1, F2 , F3 , F4 acting on particle such that particle is in
equilibrium. Suddenly F4 vanishes. The resultant of remaining forces acting in
particle is
(A) F1 + F2 (B) F1 + F2 + F3 (C) F1 + F2 + F3 (D) F4

71. A boy is pulling a block by a force of 10 N at an angle of 37° to the horizontal.

(A) The component of this force in the horizontal direction is 6N

(B) The component of this force in the horizontal direction is 8N
(C) The component of this force in the vertical direction is 6N
(D) The component of this force in the vertical direction is 8N

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72. Mark the INCORRECT option.
(A) If d  e = f and f  d  e then d and e are opposite in direction
(B) If d + e = f and f  2 d ; d  e then d and e are perpendicular
(C) If d  e = f and f  d  e then d and e are in the same direction
(D) If d + e = f and f  2 d ; d = e then d and e are in opposite direction

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 ANSWER KEY
VECTOR

1. (i) 105º, (ii) 150º (iii) 105º. 2. 120° 3. C

4. B 5.A 6. D 7. 30 m East

8. 50, 53° with East 9. A 10. B

11. B 12. C 13. A

14. B

15. A 16. D 17. A 18. C

11
19. A 20. B 21. ± 22.C
10

23. A 24.B 25. A

 1 1   1 1 
(b)  ˆi+2jˆ  kˆ
4
26.  , 0,   and  , ,  27. (a) 3
 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 

28. (a) 6 (b)6 3

148
29. D 30. A 31. B 32.
7

33. 6 34. –25 cos 30° and –25sin 30°

1
35. 30 3 kmh 36. 15°

37. A 38. A 39. B 40. A

41. B,C 42. D 43. C 44. A

760
45. C 46. B 47. B 48. 
13
49.
4
3

10i  4j  k  50. P = 40 ; Q = 30 51. 37º.

52. 5 3 53. B 54. A 55. r(1 + 2)

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56. D 57. A 58. B 59. B

60. B 61. D 62. A 63. B

64. A 65. D 66. ABD 67. ABC

68. CD 69. A,B 70. C,D 71. B,C

72. C,D

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