DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL-BOPAL, AHMEDABAD
ASSIGNMENT
Class: XII VECTOR ALGEBRA
LEVEL 1
1. Write the projection of the vector 7î+ĵ-4k on the vector 2î+6Ĵ+3k
2. Find λ when the projection of ā λî+ĵ+4k on đ If 2î+6ĵ+3k is 4 units.
3. If |a| =2, |b|=3 and a.b =3, then find the projection of b on a.
4. Find λ, if ( 2î+6ĵ+14k)*(î-λĵ+7k)=0
5. L and M are two points with position vectors 2𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑎⃗ + 2𝑏⃗⃗ respectively. Write the position
vector of a point N which divides the line segment LM in the ration 2:1.
6. If 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ are two vectors such that |𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗|=|𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| the what is the angle between 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗.
7. Write the value of p, for which a=3î+2ĵ+9k and b=î+pĵ+3k are parallel vectors.
8. If a line has direction ratios 2,-1,-1, then what are its direction cosines?
9. If a b 60, a b 40 and b 46, then find a and find b
LEVEL 2
10. Using vectors find the area of the Δ ABC, whose vertices are A(1,2,3), B(2,-1,4) C(4,5,-1).
11. Find the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors
a 3iˆ ˆj 4kˆ b iˆ ˆj kˆ
.
12. Let 𝑎⃗ = î+4ĵ+2k, 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3î-2ĵ+7k and 𝑐⃗ =2î-ĵ+4k. Find a vector 𝑝⃗, which is perpendicular to both
𝑎⃗and 𝑏⃗⃗, and 𝑝⃗. 𝑐⃗=18
13. Find 𝜇when the projection of 𝑎⃗=𝜇î +ĵ+4k and 𝑏⃗⃗=2î +6ĵ+3k is 4 units.
14. The scalar product of the vector î+4ĵ+𝑘̂ with the unit vector along the sum of vectors 2î+4ĵ-5𝑘̂
̂ is equal to one find the value of 𝜇.
and 𝜇î+2ĵ+3𝑘
15. If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 and |𝑎⃗|=3, |𝑏⃗⃗|=5 and |𝑐⃗|=7, show that the angle between 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗.
16. If vectors a=2î +2ĵ+3k,b=-î+2ĵ+k and c=3î+ĵ are such that a+λb is perpendicular to c, then find
the value of λ
17. Find a vector r of magnitude 3 2 units which makes an angle and with y and z axis
4 2
respectively.
LEVEL 3
18. If a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors, then prove that a b , b c , c a are also non co-planar
for a b , b c , c a ?
ˆ
a i 2 ˆj kˆ b 3iˆ 2 ˆj 7kˆ c 5iˆ 6 ˆj 5kˆ
19. Given that , verify that
,
a. b c a c b a b c
20. Using vectors find the value of k such that the points (k, – 10, 3), (1, -1, 3) and (3, 5, 3) are
coplanar.
21. If the vectors aiˆ aˆj ckˆ, iˆ kˆ and ciˆ cˆj bkˆ, and be coplanar then show that c2 = ab.
22. Using vectors prove that the parallelogram on the same base and between the same
parallelogram equal in area.
23. If 𝛼⃗ = î+4ĵ+2𝑘̂ and 𝛽⃗ = 2î+ĵ-4𝑘̂, then express 𝛽⃗ in the form of 𝛽⃗1+𝛽⃗2 where 𝛽⃗1 is parallel to 𝛼⃗
and 𝛽⃗2 is perpendicular to 𝛼⃗.
24. Dot product of a vector with the vectors î-4ĵ+𝑘̂, 2î+ĵ-3𝑘̂ and î+ĵ+𝑘̂ are respectively 4,0 and 2.
Find the vector.
25. Find x such that the points A(3,2,1), B(4,x,5) ,C(4,2,-2) and D(6,5,-1) are coplanar.