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Questions
1. A vector of magnitude 3, bisecting the angle between the vectors a = 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ and
b = iˆ − 2 ˆj + kˆ and making an obtuse angle with b is :
3iˆ − ˆj iˆ + ˆj − 2kˆ 3(iˆ + 3 ˆj − 2kˆ) 3iˆ − ˆj
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 14 14 10

2. If a + b = c and a + b = c , then angle between a and b is:

(a) 90o (b) 30o (c) 60o (d) 0o
3. If a = 7, b = 11, a + b = 10 3, then a − b equals

(a) 10 (b) 10 (c) 2 10 (d) 20

4. A parallelogram is constructed on the vectors a = 3 −  , b =  + 3 , if  =  = 2 and angle


between  and  is , then find the length of diagonal of the parallelogram.
3
5. If a, b and c are unit vectors such that a + 2b + 2c = 0 , then a  c is equal to

1 15 15 15
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 16 16 4

6. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors a = iˆ + ˆj − kˆ and b = iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ. If c.(iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ) = 8

( )
then the value of c. a  b is equal to ______.

7. If two adjacent sides of two rectangles are represented by vectors p = 5a − 3b, q = −a − 2b,

and r = −4a − b ; s = −a + b , respectively, then the angle between the vectors x ==

1
3
(p+r+s )
and y =
1
5
( )
r + s is

 19   19   19  −1  19 
(a) − cos −1   (b) cos −1   (c) − cos −1   (d)  cos  
 5 43   5 43   5 43   5 43 

8. If the vectors a = iˆ − ˆj + 2kˆ, b = 2iˆ + 4 ˆj + 4kˆ and c = iˆ + ˆj +  kˆ are mutually orthogonal, then

(,  ) is equal to
(a) (-3, 2) (b) (2, -3) (c) (-2, 3) (d) (3, -2)

( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
9. For any vector a , the value of a  iˆ + a  ˆj + a  kˆ is equal to

() () () ()
2 2 2 2
(a) a (b) 3 a (c) 4 a (d) 2 a

10. If C is midpoint of AB and P is any point outside AB, then

(a) PA + PB + PC = 0 (b) PA + PB + 2 PC = 0
(c) PA + PB = PC (d) PA + PB = 2 PC
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11. Let a, b, and c be three non-zero vectors such that no two of these are collinear. If the vector
a + 2b is collinear with c and b + 3c is collinear with a (  being some non-zero scalar), then
a + 2b + 6c equals
(a)  c (b)  b (c)  a (d) 0
12. If a,b and c are unit vectors, then | a − b |2 + | b − c |2 + | c − a |2 does not exceed
(a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 6
13. Let u = iˆ + ˆj, v = iˆ − ˆj and w = iˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ . If n̂ is a unit vector such that u.nˆ = 0 and v.nˆ = 0
then w.nˆ is equal to ______.

14. Let 2a = b  c + 2b where a , b and c are three unit vectors, then sum of all possible values of
3a + 4b + 5c is _____.
2
15. For any vector a,b ; a  b + (a.b) 2 is equal to
2 2 2 2
(a) a b (b) a + b (c) a − b (d) 0


( )
2
16. If a = 4, b = 2 and the angle between a and b is , then a  b
is equal to _____.
6
17. Let G be the centroid of triangle ABC whose sides are of lengths a, b, c. If P be a point in the
plane of triangle such that PA = 1, PB = 3, PC = 4 and PG = 2, then the value of a2 + b2 + c2 is
(a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 28
18. Let a and b be two vectors of equal magnitude 5 units. Let p,q be vectors such that p = a − b

 
1/2
and q = a + b . If p  q = 2  − (a.b) 2 , then the value of  is ______.

( )
19. If a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ , a.b = 1 and a  b = ˆj − kˆ , then b. 3iˆ + 4 ˆj + 5kˆ = _______.

20. If a and b are two vectors such that a = 1, b = 4, a.b = 2. If c = (2a  b) − 3b , then the angle

between b and c is
  3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 4 6

21. If a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + kˆ, b = −iˆ + kˆ, c = 2 ˆj − kˆ , then the area of parallelogram with diagonals a + b and
b + c will be
21
(a) 21 (b) 2 21 (c) (d) None of these
2
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Answer Key
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c)

4. AC = 4 7, BD = 4 3 5. (d) 6. 28

7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d)

10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (b)
13. 3 14. 14 15. (a)
16. 16 17. (a) 18. 625
19. 3 20. (d) 21. (c)
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Solutions
1.
We have a = 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ and b = iˆ − 2 ˆj + kˆ
Internal and External angle bisecting vectors between a and b is given by
a b a b
+ and − respectively.
a b a b
Let internal angle bisector = p
 a + b   3iˆ − ˆj 
 p= = 
 6   6 
And Let external angle bisector = q
 a − b   iˆ + 3 ˆj − 2kˆ 
q=  =  
 6   6 
Since p.b  0 and q.b  0
Hence, required vector will be along q.
let required vector be r = k q
Since r = 3
3 6
k =
14
 iˆ + 3 ˆj − 2kˆ 
Hence, the required vector, r = 3  

 14 
2.

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4.

5.
We have a = b = c = 1
And, a + 2b + 2c = 0
 a + 2c = −2b
( )( ) ( )( )
 a + 2c . a + 2c = −2b . −2b
2 2 2
 a + 4 c + 4a.c = 4 b
 1 + 4 + 4a.c = 4
1
 a.c = −
4
1
 a c cos = −
4
1
 cos = −
4
Thus, a  c = a c sin 

 a  c = sin  = 1 − cos 2 

1 15
= 1− =
16 4
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7.

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9.

10.

11.
As a + 2b and c are collinear a + 2b =  c

Again, b + 3c is collinear with a .

 b + 3c =  a

Now, a + 2b + 6c = (a + 2b) + 6c =  c + 6c = ( + 6)c

Also, a + 2b + 6c = a + 2(b + 3c) = a + 2  a = (2  + 1)a

From Eqs. (iii) and (iv), we get

( + 6)c = (2  + 1)a

But a and c are non-zero, non-collinear vectors,

  + 6 = 0 = 2 + 1
Hence, a + 2b + 6c = 0
12.
We have, | a − b |2 + | b − c |2 + | c − a |2

= | a | + | b |2 −2(a  b) + | b |2 + | c |2 −2(b  c) + | c |2 + | a |2 −2(c  a)

= 2 | a |2 + | b |2 + | c |2 −( a  b + b  c + c  a) 
= 2[3 − ( a  b + b  c + c  a )]
= 6 − 2(a  b + b  c + c  a )
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Now, | a + b + c |2  0
 a |2 + b |2 + | c |2 +2( a  b + b  c + c  a )  0
 3 + 2(a  b + b  c + c  a )  0
3
 a b + b c + c  a  −
2
 − 2(a  b + b  c + c  a )  3 ...(ii )
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we obtain
| a − b |2 + | b − c |2 + | c − a |2  6 + 3
 | a − b |2 + | b − c |2 + | c − a |2  9

13.

14.
2a = b  c + 2b
Taking dot with b

( )
2
2 a b = 2 b  a b = 1
 a = b also b  c = 0 ( from given equation )
 b = c or b = −c
So, if b = c , then 3a + 3b + 5c = 12

or if b = −c , then 3a + 4b + 5c = 2

15.
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16.

17.
2 2
As a + b + c + a − b + b − c + c − a = 3 a + b + c
2 2
( 2 2 2
)
So, 9(GP)2 + (AB)2 + (BC)2 + (CA)2 = 3[(PA)2 + (PB)2 + (PC)2]
 9  22 + (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) = 3(12 + 32 + 42 )
 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 42
18.
p  q = (a − b)  (a + b) = 2(a  b)

 ( ) 2
 p  q = 4 b a − b.a
2 2 2

 p  q = 4625 − ( b.a ) 
2 2

 p  q = 2625 − ( a.b ) 
2 1/2

  = 625

19.
Let b =  iˆ +  ˆj +  kˆ
Now, a  b = ˆj − kˆ
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 1 1 1 = ˆj − kˆ
  
  −  = 0, −  = 1, −  = 1
  =  , = 1 +  , = 1 + 
Now, a.b = 1
 +  + =1
 1+  +  +  = 1
 =0
 = 1,  = 0
 b = iˆ

20.
a = 1, b = 4, a.b = 2

 a b cos = 2
2 1
 cos = =
1 4 2

 =
3
(
c = 2a  b − 3b )
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 c + 3b = 2a  b
2 2
 c + 3b = 2a  b
2 2 2 2
 c + 9 b + 2c.3b = 4 a b sin 2 
2
 c + 144 + 6c.b = 48
2
 c + 96 + 6c.b = 0 ....(i )
c = 2a  b − 3b
Taking dot product with b
 b.c = 0 − 3  16 = −48
Putting value of b.c in (i)
2
c + 96 − 6  48 = 0
2
 c = 192

Again putting value of c in equation (i),

192 + 96 + 6 b . c cos  = 0

 6  4  8 3 cos  = −288
3
 cos  = −
2 3
5
 =
6
21.