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12th CET Vector Geometry Problems

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12th CET Vector Geometry Problems

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Date :-28/07/2025

SUYASH SCIENCE ACADEMY


BARAMATI Time :-60 Minutes

Exam Name :-12th CET Mark :- 100

1. If the vectors and are the sides of the triangle ABC , then the
length of the median, through , is units[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) Refer figure.

and .
Let be the mid point of side .

units

2. Let be three non-coplanar vectors and are vectors defined by the relations
, then the value of the expression is
equal to[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b)

3. Let and be three non-zero vectors such that no two of these are collinear. If the vector
is collinear with and is collinear with , then equals[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) From given conditions, we write and , where and are non-
zero scalars.
From above equations, we write
Since and are non-zero scalars, we write
and

4. Let and . Then the vector satisfying and is[MHT-


CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) and and
(I)
We have and

Also
.. From (i)]

This problem can be alternatively solved as follows:


Let
(I)

(II)

From (ii) and (iii), we get

Comparing coefficients,
and
Solving (i) and (iv),

5. Let be vectors of lengths 3 units, 4 units, 5 units respectively. Let be perpendicular to


be perpendicular to and be perpendicular to , then the length of vector
is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) We have
..(I)
.(II)
(III)
Adding (i), (ii), (iii) we get
6. One side and one diagonal of a parallelogram are represented by and
respectively, then the area of parallelogram in square units is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Refer figure

7. The area (in sq. units) of the parallelogram whose diagonals are along the vectors and
is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) 20 (B) 52 (C) 65 (D) 26
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let and

8. The centroid of tetrahedron with vertices and is


then the value of is equal to[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) -5 (B) 7 (C) -7 (D) 15
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) We have ,
and

Comparing coefficients, we get


,

9. The projection of on , where and ,


is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d)

So projection of on

10. A tetrahedron has vertices at , and , then angle between the


faces and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Vertices of the tetrahedron are
and
Vector perpendicular to and is

and
Vector perpendicular to and is

So angle between planes OPQ and PQR is given by

11. A vector is inclined to X -axis at -axis at and at an acute angle to Z -axis. If is


normal to a plane passing through the point , then equation of the plane is[MHT-CET
2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let vector is inclined to axes at angle respectively.

Thus direction cosines of vector are ,

direction ratios are .


is normal to plane passing through
Equation of plane is

12. A vector parallel to the line of intersection of the planes and


is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a)The line of intersection of given planes is perpendicular to each of the normal
vectors.
Let and .
, is parallel to the line of intersection of planes. So is parallel to required vector.

13. If are three vectors, and , then the value


of is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 2 (B) (C) 4 (D) 1
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) is given.
Also

where is an angle between and .

(I)
and squaring both sides, we get

From (i)]
Solving, we get

14. If are three vectors such that and


and , then has the value ___[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 81 (D) 9
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d)

15. If are three vectors such that and , ,


then the angle between and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c)

where is angle between and .


16. If and are any three non-zero vectors, then [MHT-
CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a)

17. If , then a vector in the plane of and , whose


projection on is is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) A vector in the plane of and is
say
Projection of this vector on is

i.e.
and for ,

Note : More than one answer are possible for this problem. So we will check all options.
When , we get

So are coplanar.
Also projection of on is

You will find that only option (a) satisfies both the conditions i.e. coplanarity and projection.

18. If and . Then a vector of magnitude units perpendicular to the


vector and coplanar with and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) We have and
Let the required vector be
As per conditions given, we write
(I)
Also
(II)
are coplanar.
(III)
From (ii) and (iii), we get .
From (i), we get

19. If and , then the projection of in the direction of is[MHT-CET


2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Projection of on

20. If , then the value of is[MHT-CET


2023]
(A) -3 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) -5
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d)
and are unit vectors.
We find that

21. If is right angled at A , where and , then the value of


is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) In and
and
Here BA perpendicular AC.
d.r. of BA are and
d.r. of AC are
i.e.

22. If the direction cosines of two lines aer connected by relations and
, then value of is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) or (B) or (C) or (D) or
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Direction cosines of two lines are connected by
and
and substituting, we get
When , we get and when ,
we get
Thus direction ratios are
or i.e. or
So
or i.e. or

23. If the volume of tetrahedron, whose vertices are and is


cubic units, then the value of is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 4 (B) -1 (C) -2 (D) 3
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) We have ; and
,
As per data given, we write

24. If the volume of tetrahedron, whose vertices are with position vectors
and is 11 cubic units, then value of is[MHT-CET
2023]
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) From given data, we write
,

and

25. If two vertices of a triangle are and and the centroid of the triangle is
, then the third vertex C of the triangle is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) For , we have ;
; and .
Let
26. Let and . If is a vector such that and the angle
between and is , then [MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) We have
and
Also ... (i) and
(ii)
Squaring eq. (ii), we get

... [From (i)]

Angle between and is

27. The centroid of tetrahedron with vertices at


and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Let ' ' be the centroid of the tetrahedron.
We have ,

28. The incentre of the triangle ABC , whose vertices are


and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Refer figure.
Incentre of

Hence coordinates of incentre

29. The length (in units) of the projection of the line segment, joining the points and
on the plane is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Refer figure.

d.r.s. of line are


Let be the angle between line and normal to the plane.
d.r.s. of plane are .

Projection of on plane

30. The value of , so that the volume of parallelepiped formed by and


becomes minimum, is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 3 (B) (C) -3 (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Volume of parallelepiped with coterminous edges and is

Let
and
When , we get
and therefore
is minimum when

31. If the distance between the plane Ax and the plane containing the lines
and is units, then is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) 6 (B) (C) 1 (D) 2
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) From the given data, we write
Let and

Hence equation of plane containing the given lines is


i.e.
.(I)
Plane (i) is parallel to given plane
.(II)
Planes (i) and (ii) are parallel only if
Distance between planes (i) and (ii) is given as

32. If the line lies in the plane , then [MHT-CET 2024]


(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) The line lies in the
Plane
Thus point lies in the plane.
.(I)
Also (3) (1)
.(II)
From (i) and (ii), we get

33. If the lines and intersect, then is[MHT-CET 2024]


(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) Let and

Since these lines intersect, we write


.(I)
.(II)
.(III)
Solving (i) and (iii), we get
Substituting values of and in eq. (ii), we get

34. If the points and are equidistant from plane , then the
sum of all possible of is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) The points and are equidistant from the plane

35. Let be a point in space and be a point on the line .


Then the value of for which the vector is parallel to the plane is[MHT-CET
2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) and is any point on the line

is parallel to the plane

36. Let P be a plane passing through the points ( 2 , and and R be the point
. Then image of in the plane is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) Let
and

Required equation of plane is


So Cartesian equation of plane is
Let be the image of w.r.t. plane
37. On which of the following lines lies the point of intersection of the line, & plane
?[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let ..(SAY)
is any point on this line and when it lies on the plane ,

Hence point of intersection is


Substituting the coordinate in all the options, we find that only option (c) is
satisfied.

38. The equation of a line passing through the point and parallel to the line joining the
points and is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C)
(D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) The d.r. of line joining the points and are ,
i.e. .
Hence d.r. of the required line are as this line is parallel to it.
The required line passes through .
Hence equation of required line is

39. The equation of the line passing through the point and perpendicular to the lines
and is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Let be the d.r. of the required line.
From data given, we write

The line passes through the point


Hence equation of the required line is

40. The equation of the line, through and perpendicular to the vectors and
is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C)
(D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let be the d.r. of the required line
From conditions given, we write
and

Equation of required line is


41. The equation of the plane through the point , ) and parallel to the lines
and is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let be the d.r. of the normal to the plane.
As per conditions given, we write
and

.
Since the plane passes through the point , we get equation of plane
i.e.

42. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from origin to a plane is , then vector equation
of the plane is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) The plane passes through , which is foot of perpendicular drawn from
origin to plane.
and is normal to the plane.
Vector equation of the plane is

43. The lines and are coplanar if[MHT-CET 2024]


(A) or (B) or (C) or (D) or
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Lines and are coplanar.

44. The perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane containing the two lines
[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) (B) (C) 11 (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) The plane contains the lines
and

Hence d.r. of the normal to the plane are (1,-2, 1).


The plane passes through the point
Hence equation of plane is
i.e.
Hence distance of the plane from origin
units

45. The perpendicular distance of the origin from the plane is[MHT-CET 2024]
(A) 6 units (B) 4 units (C) 18 units (D) 9 units
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) from the origin is
units

46. A line drawn from the point parallel to the line , intersects the plane
in point , then co-ordinates of point B are[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) A line passing through point and parallel to line is given by
..(SAY)
Coordinates of any point on this line are
.
This line intersects the plane

So coordinates of point
i.e.

47. A plane is parallel to two lines whose direction ratios are and and it contains the
point ( ). If it cuts coordinate axes at , then the volume of the tetrahedron OABC (in
cubic units) is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 216 (D) 36
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Let be d.r.s. of normal to the plane. As per data given we write
and i.e. i.e.
The plane passes through point .
So equation of plane is
i.e.
Since this plane cuts coordinate axes at points , we write position vectors of points ,
as respectively.

Volume of tetrahedron

48. Equation of plane containing the line and perpendicular to the plane containing the
lines and [MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d)From the data given, we write the normal to the plane which contains lines

and is .
The plane is perpendicular to plane and it contains line .

So normal to plane

Since this place passes through origin, we get i.e.

49. Equation of the plane passing through and perpendicular to the planes
and is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) Let be the d.r. of the normal to the required plane. As per data given, we write
and

and required plane passes through point


i.e.

50. If the Cartesian equation of a line is , then the vector equation of the
line is[MHT-CET 2023]
(A) (B) (C)
(D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Cartesian equation of line is given by

Hence required vector equation is

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