PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY

MH-CET CELL
Mathematics
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Vectors
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
1) Let a, b, c be three vectors such that |a| = 1, 6) If a = 2 i − j + k , b = i +3 j −2 k , c =
b = 2, |c| = 3, If the projection of b along a is ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
−2 i + j −3 k , d = 3 i +2 j −5 k and
equal to that of c along a and b, c are
d = xa + yb + zc, then
perpendicular to each other, then a − b + c =
[AIEEE 2004] x
A) y, x, z are in A.P. B) y, , z are in A.P.
A) 14 B) 2 PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY
C)
√
7 D)
√
14
C) x, y, z are in A.P.
2

D) x, y, z are in G.P.
2) The perimeter of a triangle with sides
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ 7) If A(1, 4, 
2), B(−2, 3,  −5) are two vertices A and
3 i +4 j +5 k , 4 i −3 j +5 k and 7 i + j is [MP 4 2
PET 1991] B and G , 0, − is the centroid of the ∆ABC,
3 3
√ √ √ √ then the midpoint of side BC is
A) 450 B) 150 C) 50 D) 200    
3 3
A) , −2, −2 B) 2, 1,
3) If the points A (2, −7, β), B(5, 6, −1) and 2 2
C(−1, −20, 7) are collinear, then β = [MHT-CET
2008] C) (−3, 1, −1) D) (3, 1, 1)
∧ ∧
8) If the vectors AB = 3 i +4 k and
A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 0 ∧ ∧ ∧
AC = 5 i −2 j +4 k are the sides of a triangle
4) If |a| = 3, b = 5, |c| = 7 and a + b + c = 0, then ABC, then the length of the median through A is
the angle between a and b is [AIEEE 2003]
π π π π √ √ √ √
A) B) C) D) A) 18 B) 72 C) 33 D) 288
2 3 4 6
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
5) If a = i + j −2 k , b = 2 i − j + k , c = 3 i − k and 9) E and F are midpoints of sides AD and BC
c = ma + nb, then m + n = [MHT-CET 2016] respectively of quadrilateral ABCD having
vertices A (1,2,1),B (- 2,4,- 1), C (- 1,3,2), D (5,- 1
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) −1 ,6), then
 16) If a + b, b + c and c + a are coterminus edges of
A) EF is parallel to AB
a parallelopiped, then its volume is [MHT-CET
2019]
B) EF is parallel to CD
     
A) 3 acb B) 0 C) 2 abc D) 4 bca
C) EF is parallel to AB and CD
17) The volume of parallelepiped with vector  
D) EF is not parallel to AB and CD a + 2b + c, a − b and a − b − c is equal to k abc .
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ Then k =
10) If a = 3 i − j +4 k , b = 2 i +3 j − k ,
∧ ∧ ∧
A) −3 B) 3 C) −2 D) 2


c = −5 i +2 j +3 k , then a · b × c =
18) The value of a for which the volume of
A) 100 B) 101 C) 110 D) 109 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ parallelopiped formed by i +a j + k , j +a k and
11) If the vectors a = −3 i + 4j − 2 k , b = i +2 k , ∧ ∧
∧ ∧ a i + k becomes minimum is
c = i − pj are coplanar, then p =
1 1 √ √
A) − √ B) √ C) − 3 D) 3
A) -2 B) 1 C) -1 D) 2 3 3
∧ ∧ ∧ 19) If
∧ ∧
12) If the vectors a = i + j + k , b = 4 i +3 j + 4k
∧
 a, b and c are unit coplanar vectors, then
∧
2a − b2b − c2c − a = [Kerala PET 2005]
∧ ∧
j +β k are linearly dependent vectors
c = i +a √ √ √
and |c| = 3 then A) 0 B) 1 C) − 3 D) 3

20) If a, b and c
are three non-coplanar vectors,

A) α = 1, β = −1 B) α = 2, β = ±2

then a + b · (a + c) × b =
C) α = −2, β = ±2 PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY
D) α = ±1, β = 1 
A) abc
 
B) 2 abc


13) The volume of the parallelopiped with  

coterminus edges given by the vectors C) 0 D) − abc
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
3 i +5 k , 4 i +2 j −3 k , 3 i + j +4 k is





21) a + 2b − c · a−b × a−b−c =

A) 23 cu. units B) 33 cu. units

       
A) abc B) 2 abc C) 3 abc D) 4 abc

C) 10 cu. units D) 43 cu. units 22) If |c| = 1 and c is perpendicular to a and b such
π
that the angle between a and b is , then
14) The volume of parallelopiped whose  2 4
∧ ∧ ∧ abc =
coterminus edges are a = 2 i , b = 3 j , c = 4 k is
1 1 2 2
A) √ |a| b B) |a| b
A) 2 cu. units B) 1 cu. units 2 2
2
C) 24 cu. units D) 8 cu. units C) |a| b D) |a|2 b



 
15) If abc = 2, then the volume of the 23) a × b × c + b × (c × a) + c × a × b =
parallelopiped whose coterminus edges are
2a + b, 2b + c and 2c + a A) 0 B) 1



A) 9 cu. units B) 8 cu. units C) a · b × c D) −a · b × c



24) If a × b × c = a × b × c , where a, b, c are any
C) 18 cu. units D) 16 cu. units three vectors such that a · b 6= 0, b · c 6= 0, then a
and c are [AIEEE 2006]
 A) inclined at angle of 60◦ between them

B) inclined at angle of 30◦ between them

C) perpendicular

D) parallel
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
25) Let a = i − j and b = i + j + k and c be a
vector Such that a × c + b = 0 and a · c = 4, then
|c|2 = [JEE (Main) 2019]
19 17
A) B) C) 8 D) 9
2 2
26) Let a, b and c √
be three unit vectors such that

3

a× b×c = b + c . If b is not parallel to c,
2
then the angle between a and b is [JEE (Main)
2016]
3π π 2π 5π
A) B) C) D)
4 2 3 6

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 Answer Sheet

Mathematics : Vectors
Total Questions : 26 Total Marks : 26

1 D 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 C 9 C 10 C 11 D 12 D
13 A 14 C 15 C 16 C 17 B 18 A 19 A 20 D 21 C 22 B 23 A 24 D
25 A 26 D

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 Solution Sheet

Mathematics : Vectors
Total Questions : 26 Total Marks : 26

∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
1) Here |a| = 1, b = 2, |c| = 3, b.c = 0 5) Here a = i + j −2 k , b = 2 i − j + k , c = 3 i − k
Projection of b along a = Projection of c along a Now c = ma +nb,
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
  
b.a c.a
∴ = ⇒ b.a = c.a ∴ 3 i − k = m i + j −2 k + n 2 i − j + k
|a| |a|
2 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
∴ a−b+c = ∴ 3 i − k = (m + 2n) i +(m−n) j +(−2m + n) k
2
|a|2 + b + |c|2 − 2a.b − 2b.c + 2a.c ∴ m + 2n = 3 .....(i)
2 m−n = 0 .....(ii)
∴ a − b + c = 12 + 22 + 32 = 1 + 4 + 9 = 14
√ −2m + n = −1 .....(iii)
∴ a − b + c = 14
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
2) Let m = 1, n = 1
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
a = 3 i√+4 j +5 k , b = 4√i −3 j √
+5 k c = 7 i + j These values satisfies (iii)
∴ |a| =√ 9 + 16 + 25 =√ 59 = √ 5 2, ∴ m+n = 1+1 = 2
b = 16 + 9 + 25 = 50 = 5 2 and
√ √ √
|c| = 49 + 1 = √50 = √ 5 2 √ √ √
∴ Perimeter = 5 2 + 5 2 + 5 2 + 15 2 = 450
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
3) Here a = 2 i −7 j +β k , b = 5 i +6 j − k ,
∧ ∧ ∧
c = − i −20 j +7 k
∧
PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY
∴ AB = b−a = 3 i +13 j +(−1−β) k
∧
∧ ∧

∧ ∧
AC = c−a = −3 i −13 j +(7−β) k
Points A, B, C are collinear, then AB = mAC
∧ ∧ ∧
∴ 3i +13 j +(−1−β) k =
∧ ∧ ∧
m −3 i −13 j +(7−β) k
∴ −3m = 3 and m(7−β) = −1−β
∴ m = −1 ⇒ −(7−β) = −1−β
∴ 7−β = 1 + β ⇒ −2β = −6 ⇒ β = 3
4) Here |a| = 3, b = 5, |c| = 7
Now a + b + c = 0
2
∴ a + b = −c ⇒ a + b = |c|2
2
∴ |a|2 + b + 2a.b = 72
∴ 32 + 52 + 2 |a| b cos θ = 49
∴ 9 + 25 + 2(3)(5) cos θ = 49
1 π
∴ 30 cos θ = 15 ⇒ cos θ = ⇒ θ =
2 3
 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
6) Here a = 2 i − j + k , b = i +3 j −2 k , 8) Here AB = 3 i +4 k and AC = 5 i −2 j +4 k
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ Let A ≡ (0, 0, 0), then B ≡ (3, 0, 4) and
c = −2 i + j −3 k , d = 3 i +2 j −5 k
C ≡ (5, −2, 4)
Now d = xa + yb + zc,
∧ ∧ ∧ Let D Is the midpoint of BC, then AD is the
∴3 i +2 j −5 k
=  median
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧

x 2 i − j + k + y i +3 j −2 k through A
By midpoint formula, we get
∧ ∧ ∧
 
+z −2 i + j −3 k D ≡ (4, −1, 4)
∧ ∧ ∧ √
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∴ AD = 4 i − j +4 k ⇒ AD = 16 + 1 + 16 =
√
∴ 3 i +2 j −5 k = (2x + y−2z) i +(−x + 3y + z) j 33
∧
+(x−2y−3x) k
∴ 2x + y−2z = 3, −x + 3y + z = 2 and
x−2y−3z = −5
By Cramer"s rule, we get
2 1 −2
D= −1 3 1 = 2(−9 + 2)−(3−1)−2(2−3)

1 −2 −3
= −14−2 + 2 = −14,
3 1 −2
Dx = 2 3 1 = 9) Let a, b, c, d be the position vectors of vertices
A(1,2,1), B(- 2,4,- 1), C(- 1,3,2), D(5,- 1,6)
−5 −2 −3 respectively of quadrilateral ABCD
3(−9 + 2)−(6 + 5)−2(−4 + 15)
= −21 + 1−22 = −42, PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY ∧
∧

∧
∧

∧
∧ ∧
∴ a = i +2 j + k , b = −2 i +4 j − k , c =
∧ ∧

2 3 −2 − i +3 j +2 k
∧ ∧ ∧
Dy = −1 2 1 = 2(−6 + 5)−3(3−1)−2(5−2) d = 5 i − j +6
k
E (e) and G f are the midpoints of sides AD
1 −5 −3 and
= −2−6−6 = −14 and BC respectively
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
2 1 3 a+d i +2 j + k +5 i − j +6 k
∴e= = =
Dz = −1 3 2 = 2(−15 + 4)−(5−2) + 3(2−3) 2 2
∧ ∧ ∧
1 −2 −5 6 i + j +7 k
= −22−3−3 = −28 2
∧ 1∧ 7∧
x = 3, y = 1; z = 2 = 3 i + j + k and
Now y + z = 1 + 2 = 3 = x 2 2
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
x b+c −2 i +4 j − k − i +3 j +2 k
∴ y, , z are in A.P. f= =
 2  2 2
4 2 ∧ ∧ ∧
7) G , 0, − is the centroid of triangle ABC −3 i +7 j + k 3∧ 7∧ 1∧
3 3 = =− i+ j+ k
where A ≡ (1, 4, 2), B ≡ (−2, 3, −5) 2 2 2 2
9∧ ∧ ∧
 C ≡ (x, y,
Let  z)   Now EF = f − e = − i +3 j −3 k .....(i)
4 2 1−2+x 4+3+y 2−5+z 2
∴ , 0, − ≡ , , ∧ ∧ ∧
3 3  3 3  3 AB = b − a = −3 i +2 j −2 k .....(ii)
4 2 x−1 y+7 z−3 ∧ ∧ ∧
∴ , 0, − ≡ , , CD = d − c = 6 i −4 j +4 k .....(iii)
3 3 3 3 3
x−1 4 y+7 z−3 2 From (i), (ii), (iii), we get
∴ = , = 0, =− 2 4
3 3 3 3 3 AB = EF and CD = − EF
∴ x − 1 = 4, y + 7 = 0, z − 3 = −2 ⇒ x = 5, y = 3 3
−7, z = 1 ∴ EF AB CD
∴ C ≡ (5, −7, 1)
Let D be midpoint of BC   
−2 + 5 3 − 7 −5 + 1 3
∴D≡ , , ≡ , −2, −2
2 2 2 2
 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧  
10) Here a = 3 i − j +4 k , b = 2 i +3 j − k , 15) Here abc = 2
∧ ∧ ∧

∴ Volume
= 2a + b2b
+ c2c + a

c = −5 i +2 j +3 k
= 2a + b
· 2b + c × (2c + a)
3 −1 4


= 2a + b ·
4b × c + 2b × a + c × a


= 8a · b × c
+ b · (c × a) = 8a · b × c + a · b × c


∴ a· b×c = 2 3 −1
= 9a · b × c = 9(2) = 18 cu. units
−5 2 3  
= 3(9 + 2) + (6 − 5) + 4(4 + 15) = 33 + 1 + 76 = 110 16) Volume
  =  a +bb + cc +
 a 
= abc +
 bca = abc + abc
11) Here a, b, c are coplanar

= 2 abc cu. units
−3 4 −2 
17) Volume a + 2b + ca − ba − b − c

 
∴ abc = 0 ⇒ 1 0 2 =0
1 2 1
 
1 −p 0 = 1 −1 0 abc
∴ −3(0 + 2p) − 4(0 − 2) − 2(−p − 0) = 0
∴ −6p + 8 + 2p = 0 ⇒ −4p = −8 ⇒ p = 2 1 −1 −1
 
= ((1 − 0) − 2(−1 − 0) + (−1+ 1)) abc
12) Here a, b, c are linearly independent 
= (1 + 2 + 0) abc = 3 abc
1 1 1 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
18) Let p = i +a j + k , q = j +a k , p =
∴ [abc] = 0 ⇒ 4 3 4 =0 ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
i +a j + k , q = j +a k ,
1 α β 1 a q
C2 → C2 − C1 andC3 → C3 − C1
∴ V = [pqr] = 0 1 a =
1 0 0
a 0 1
∴ 4 −1 0
PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY
= 0 ⇒ −β + 1 − 0 = 0 ⇒
1 − 0 − a(0 − a2 ) + 0 − a
1 α−1 β−1 ∴ V = 1 + a3 − a
β+1 √ dV d2 V
∴ = 3a2 − 1 and = 6a
Now |c| = 3 ⇒ |c|2 = 3 da da2
∴ 1 + α2 + β2 = 3 ⇒ α2 + 1 = 2 ⇒ α2 = 1 ⇒ α = dV
When = 0, then 3a2 − 1 = 0
±1 da
1 1
∴ 3a2 = 1 ⇒ a2 = ⇒ a = ± √ , a > 0
13) Let 3 3
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ 1
a = 3 i +5 k , b = 4 i +2 j −3 k , c = 3 i + j +4 k ∴ V is minimum when a = √
3
3 0 5
  19) a, b, c are unit coplanar vectors
∴ Volume = abc = 4 2 −3
 − b, 2b − c, 2c − a are also coplanar vectors
∴ 2a
3 1 4 ∴ 2a − b2b − c2c − a = 0
= 3(8 + 3) + 5(4 − 6) = 33 − 10 = 23 cu. units





20) a + b · (a + c)
× b = a × b ·
a × b + c × b

∧ ∧ ∧
14) Here a = 2 i , b = 3 j , c = 4 k = 0 + a · c × b + 0+ = a. c × b = −a. b × c





2 0 0 21) a + 2b − c · a − b × a − b − c
 
∴ Volume = abc = 0 3 0 = 24 cu. units 1 2 −1
 
= 1 −1 0 abc
0 0 4
1 −1 −1
 
= (1 − 0 − 2(−1
 − 0) − (−1
 + 1)) abc
= (1 + 2) abc = 3 abc
22) Here |c| = 1 and c is perpendicular to a and b 26) Here |a| = b = |c| = 1
π √
such that a∧ b =
3


4 a× b×c = b+c
∴ abc = a × b · c = a × b |c| cos 0◦
  2 √ √

3 3
∴ abc = a × b (1)(1) = a × b  ∴ (a · c) b − a · b c = b+ c
π 1
 √ 2 2 √
∴ abc = |a| b sin c = |a| b √ 3 3
 
4 2 ∴ a·b = − ⇒ |a| b cos θ = − ⇒ cos θ =
√ 2 2
1
= √ |a| b −
3
2 2
2 1 2 5π
∴ abc = |a|2 b

2 ∴θ=
6



23) a × b × c + b ×
(c × a) + c
× a × b

= (a · c)
b − a · b c + b · a c − b · c a
+ c · b a − (c · a)
b


= (a · c)
b − a · b c + a · b c − b · c a
+ b · c a − (a · c) b
=0



24) a × b × c =
a × b × c

∴ −c × a
× b = a × b
×c

∴ − c · b
a − (c · a) b = (a · c) b − a ·
b c
∴ − c · b
a + (c · a) b
= (a · c) b − a · b c
∴ − c · b a = − a·b c
 
a·b
∴a= c
c·b
∴ a and c are parallel
∧ ∧ PAWAN WAGH ACADEMY
∧ ∧ ∧
25) Here a = i − j , b = i + j + k , a · c = 4
a×c+b = 0
∴ a × c = −b
∧ ∧ ∧
i j k
∴ (a × c) × a = −b × a = a × b = 1 −1 0
1 1 1
∴ (a · a) c − (c · a) a =
∧ ∧ ∧
(−1 − 0) i −(1 − 0) j +(1 + 1) k
∧ ∧ ∧
∴ ((1)(1) + (−1)(−1))c − 4a = − i − j +2 k
∧ ∧ ∧ ∧ ∧
∴ (1 + 1)c − 4 i +4 j = − i − j −2 k
∧ ∧ ∧
∴ 2c = 3 i −5 j +2 k
3∧ 5∧ ∧
∴ 2c = i − j + k
2 2
2 9 25 38 19
∴ |c| = + +1 = =
4 4 4 2