REVISION

ASSIGNMENT
RA-16.1 VECTORS MATH

SINGLE CORRECT TYPE

1. Let →a = 2i + 3j + 4k, →b = 2i − 2j − 2k
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
and c
→ ˆ ˆ
= −i + 4j + 3k.
ˆ → →

If d is a vector perpendicular to both b and c

→

→
→
∣ → → ∣2
and a .d = 18, Then ∣
∣
a ×d ∣
∣
is equal to
(A) 640 (B) 760 (C) 680 (D) 720
2. The sum of all values of α , for which the points whose position vectors ^i − 2j^ + 3k^ , 2i^ − 3j^ + 4k^ , (α + 1)i^ + 2k^
and 9i^ + (α − 8)j^ + 6k^ are coplanar, is equal to
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) -2 (D) 2
3. Let the vectors →a, →b, →c represent three coterminous edges of a parallelopiped of volume V. Then the volume of
the parallelopiped, whose coterminous edges are represented by →a , →b + →c and →a + 2 →b + 3→c is equal to
(A) 3V (B) 6V (C) V (D) 2V
4. If the points with vectors αi^ + 10j^ + 13k^ , 6i^ + 11j^ + 11k^ ,
9^ ^
2
^
i + βj − 8k are collinear, then (19α − 6β)2 is equal to

(A) 36 (B) 16 (C) 25 (D) 49

5. For any vector a = a1 ^i + a2 ^j + a3 k^ , with 10|ai | < 1, i = 1, 2, 3, consider the following statements:
→

(A) : max {|a1|, |a2|, |a3|} |a |

⩽
→

(B) : |a | 3 max {|a1|, |a2|, |a3|}

→
⩽

(A) Only (B) is true (B) Only (A) is true

(C) Neither (A) nor (B) is true (D) Both (A) and (B) are true
6. Let →a = 5i^ − j^ − 3k^ and →b = ^i + 3j^ + 5k^ be two vectors. Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
17
(A) Projection of →a on →b is and the direction of the projection vector is same as of →b
√ 35
−17
(B) Projection of →a on →b is and the direction of the projection vector is same as of →b
√ 35
17
(C) Projection of →a on →b is and the direction of the projection vector is opposite to the direction of →b
√35
−17
(D) Projection of →a on →b is and the direction of the projection vector is opposite to the direction of →b
√ 35

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7. Let O be the origin and the position vector of the point P be −i^ − 2j^ + 3k^ . If the position vectors of the points
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ −−
→
A, B and C are −2i^ + j^ − 3k, ^ ^
2i + 4j − 2k and −4i + 2j − k respectively then the projection of the vector OP on
−−→ −−
→
a vector perpendicular to the vectors AB and AC is :
(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 7
3 3 3
8. Let →a = 2i^ + 7j^ − k^ , →b = 3i^ + 5k^ and →c = i^ − j^ + 2k^ . Let →d be a vector which is perpendicular to both →a and →b
and →c ⋅ →d = 12. Then −i^ + j^ − k^ ⋅ (→c × →d) is equal to
( )

(A) 48 (B) 42 (C) 44 (D) 24

9. If the points P and Q are respectively the circumcentre and the orthocentre of a Δ ABC, then P→A + P→B + P→C is
equal to
(A) →
2QP (B) →
QP (C) 2P→Q (D) P→Q

10.
2
Let |→a| = 2, ∣∣→b∣∣ = 3 and the angle between the vectors →a and →b be π . Then ∣ →a + 2→b) × (2→a − 3→b)∣
( is equal
4 ∣ ∣

to
(A) 482 (B) 441 (C) 841 (D) 882
11. Let for a triangle ABC,

−−
→ −−
→
If δ > 0 and the area of the triangle ABC is 5 6, then CB . CA is equal to
√

(A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 108 (D) 54

12. Let ABCD be a quadrilateral. If E and F are the mid points of the diagonals AC and BD respectively and
−−
→ −−
→ −−
→ −−
→ −−−→
( AB − BC ) + (AD − DC ) = k F E, then k is equal to

(A) 2 (B) – 2 (C) – 4 (D) 4

13. ^
Let S be the set of all ( λ , μ ) for which the vectors λi^ − j^ + k, ^
i^ + 2j^ + μk
^
and 3i^ − 4j^ + 5k, where λ – μ = 5,
are coplanar, then 80(λ2 + μ2 ) is equal to :
∑

(λ,μ)∈S

(A) 2370 (B) 2130 (C) 2290 (D) 2210

14. Let u
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → → → → → →
= i − j − 2k, v = 2i + j − k, v . w = 2 and v × w = u + λv . Then u . w
→ →
is equal to
3 2
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) −
2 3

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15. Let PQR be a triangle. The points A, B and C are on the sides QR, RP and PQ respectively such that
QA RB PC 1 Area (ΔP QR)
= = = . Then is equal to
AR BP CQ 2 Area (ΔABC)

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5

2
16. Let →α = 4i^ + 3j^ + 5k^ and →β = i^ + 2j^ − 4k^ . Let →β1 be parallel to →α and →β2 be perpendicular to →α. If →β = →β + →β
1 2
^
, then the value of 5→β2 ⋅ (i^ + j^ + k) is
(A) 6 (B) 11 (C) 7 (D) 9
→b − →c
17. Let →a , →b and →c be three non zero vectors such that →b ⋅ →c = 0 and →a × (→b × →c ) =
2
. If →d be a vector such that
→b ⋅ →d = →a ⋅ →b, then (→a × →b) ⋅ (→c × →d) is equal to

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 1

−
4 2 4 4
18. The vector →a = −i^ + 2j^ + k^ is rotated through a right angle, passing through the y-axis in its way and the
resulting vector is →b. Then the projection of 3→a + 2→b on →c = 5i^ + 4j^ + 3k^ is
√

(A) 3√2 (B) 1 (C) √ 6 (D) 2√ 3

19. If the four points, whose position vectors are ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

3i − 4j + 2k, i + 2j − k, −2i − j + 3k
^ ^ ^
and ^ ^
5i − 2αj + 4k
^
are
coplanar, then α is equal to
(A) 73 (B) 107 (C) 73 (D) 107
− −
17 17 17 17

20. ^ → → →
→ ^ ^ → → ^ ^ →
Let a = −i − j + k, a . b = 1 and a × b = i − j . Then a − 6b is equal to
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(A) 3 (i − j − k) (B) 3 (i + j + k ) (C) 3 (i − j + k) (D) 3 (i + j − k)

21. Let →a ^
= 4i + 3j
^
and →b ^ ^
= 3i − 4j + 5k and →c
^
is a vector such that →c . ( →a × →b) + 25 = 0, →c . (i^ + j^ + k^ ) = 4

and projection of →c on →a is 1, then the projection of →c on →b equals :

5 1 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
√ 2 5 √ 2 √ 2
22. If →a, →b, →c are three non-zero vectors and n^ vector perpendicular to →c such that →a = α→b − n,
^ (α ≠ 0) and →b. →c = 12 ,

then ∣
→c × (→a × →b)∣ is equal to :
∣ ∣

(A) 15 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 6

23. ^ → ^
Let λ ∈ , →a = λi^ + 2j^ − 3k, ^
b = i − λj^ + 2k.
2
If (( →a + →b) × (→a × →b)) × (→a − →b) = 8i^ − 40j^ − 24k,
^
then ∣∣λ (→a + →b) × (→a − →b)∣∣ is equal to
(A) 140 (B) 132 (C) 144 (D) 136

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24. Let →a and →b be two vectors. Let |→a| = 1, ∣∣→b∣∣ = 4 and →a ⋅ →b = 2. If →c = (2→a × →b) − 3→b, then the value of →b ⋅ →c is :

(A) – 24 (B) – 48 (C) – 84 (D) – 60

25. Let →a = 2i^ + j^ + k^ , and →b and →c be two nonzero vectors such that ∣
∣
→a + →b + →c ∣∣ = ∣∣→a + →b − →c ∣∣ and →b. →c = 0. Consider
the following two statement:
(A) |→a + λ→c| |→a| for all λ ∈
⩾ R

(B) →a and →c are always parallel

(A) only (B) is correct (B) neither (A) nor (B) is correct
(C) only (A) is correct (D) both (A) and (B) are correct.
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
SECTION-II : (Maximum Marks: 60)
INTEGER TYPE
1. Let ^ →
→a = 6i^ + 9j^ + 12k, ^ ^ ^
b = αi + 11j − 2k and →c be vectors such that →a × →c = →a × →b. If →a. →c = −12,
→c. (i^ − 2j^ + k^ ) = 5, then →c. (i^ + j^ + k^ ) is equal to _________.
2. Let →a = i^ + 2j^ + 3k^ and →b = i^ + j^ − k^ . If →c is a vector such that →a ⋅ →c = 11, →b ⋅ (→a × →c) = 27 and →b ⋅ →c = − √ 3 ∣∣→b∣∣,
then |→a × →c|2 is equal to
3. Let →a = 3i^ + j^ − k^ and →c = 2i^ − 3j^ + 3k.
^
If →b is a vector such that →a = →b × →c and |→b|2 = 50, then |72 − |→b + →c|2 | is
equal to _______.
4. Let →a = i^ + 2j^ + λk^ , →b = 3i^ − 5j^ − λk^ , →a ⋅ →c = 7, 2→b ⋅ →c + 43 = 0, →a × →c = →b × →c .Then |→a ⋅ →b| is equal to
5. Let →a and →b be two vector such that |→a| = √14, →b = √6
∣ ∣
∣ ∣
and ∣
∣
→a × →b∣∣ = √48. Then ( →a. →b)
2
is equal
to _________.
6. Let
→ →
a ,b, c
→
be three vectors such that ∣
∣
→∣ ∣→ ∣ →
a ∣ = √31, 4 ∣b ∣ = ∣∣c ∣∣ = 2
∣ ∣
and
→
2 (a × b
→
)
→
= 3 (c × a
→
) .If the
→ → 2
→ → 2π a ×c
angle between b and c is ,then (
→ →
) is equal to ______________.
3
a .b
7. A(2, 6, 2), B( – 4, 0, λ ), C(2, 3, – 1) and D(4, 5, 0), | λ | ≤ 5 are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD. If its area
is 18 square units, then 5 – 6 λ is equal to _____.
8. Let
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ →
v = αi + 2j − 3k,, w = 2αi + j − k
ˆ ˆ ˆ
and →u be a vector such that ∣
∣
→∣
u ∣ = α > 0. If the minimum value of the
→→→ ˆ2 m
scalar triple product u v w is and ∣→ ∣ where m and n are coprime natural numbers, then
[ ] −α√3401 ∣u. i ∣ =
n
m + n is equal to ______.

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9. Let : ^ → ^ ^
→a = i^ + 2j^ + 3k, ^
b = i − j + 2k and →c = 5i^ − 3j^ + 3k^ be there vectors. If
→
r is a vector such that,
→ → → → → → →∣ 2
r ×b =c ×b and r . a = 0. Then 25∣∣r ∣
is equal to
10. Let →a = 2i^ − 7j^ + 5k^ , →b = i^ + k^ and →c = i^ + 2j^ − 3k^ be three given vectors. If →r is a vector such that →r × →a = →c × →a
7|→r |
and then is equal to :
√ 2
11. Let θ be the angle between the vectors →a and →b, where π π
|→a| = 4, ∣∣→b∣∣ = 3 θ ∈ ( , ).
4 3
Then
2 2
∣
→a − →b) × (→a + →b)∣ + 4(→a ⋅ →b)
( is equal to ____
∣ ∣

12. Let →b = i^ + j^ + λk,

^
λ ∈ R. If →a is a vector such that →a × →b = 13i − j − 4k and →a
^ ^ ^
⋅ →b + 21 = 0, then
(
→b − →a ⋅ k^ − j^ + →b + →a ⋅ i^ − k^ is equal to
) ( ) ( ) ( )

13. ^ →
If →a = 2i^ + j^ + 3k, ^
b = 3i^ + 3j^ + k and →c = c1 ^i + c2 j^ + c3 k^ are coplanar vectors and →a ⋅ →c = 5, →b⊥→c , then 122 (c1
+ c2 + c3) is equal to _______.
14. Let →a = i^ − 2j^ + k^ , →b = i^ + j^ + k^ and →c be a vector such that →a + (
→b × →c ) = →0 and →b . →c = 5. Then, the value of
3 (→c. →a) is equal to

15. Let →a, →b, →c be three non-coplanar vectors such that →a × →b = 4 →c, →b × →c = 9 →a and →c × →a = α →b, α > 0. If
∣→ ∣
∣
a ∣ + ∣∣ →b ∣ + ∣→c ∣ = 36, then α is equal to ______.
∣ ∣ ∣

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