ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOIDA
Assignment on VECTORS
CLASS XII MATHEMATICS
1) Find the values of 𝑥 & 𝑦 so that the vectors 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝑥𝑖̂ + 𝑦𝑗̂ are equal.
2) Find a unit vector perpendicular to both 𝑎⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂
3) If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ , find (𝑎⃗ + 3𝑏⃗⃗). (2𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗)
4) Find 𝜇, if 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝜇𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 4𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ are perpendicular to each other.
5) If𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗⃗ =3𝑖̂-𝑗̂+2𝑘̂ , show that (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ ) is perpendicular to (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ ).
6) If|𝑎⃗|=5 and |𝑏⃗⃗|=13 , |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| =25 ,find⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑎 . 𝑏⃗⃗
7) Find a vector whose magnitude is 3 units and which is perpendicular to the following two vectors
𝑎⃗ = 3î + ĵ-4𝑘̂ and⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑏 = 6î+5ĵ-2𝑘̂ .
8) Write the direction ratios of the vector 𝑎⃗=î+ĵ-2𝑘̂ and hence calculate its direction cosines.
9) If the position vector a of the point (-5,λ) be such that |𝑎⃗| = 13, find λ.
10) Find the values of p for the vectors 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 9𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑖̂ + 𝑝𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ to be i)Perpendicular ii)Parallel.
11) Find |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗|, if two vectors 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ are such that |𝑎⃗| = 2, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 3 and 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ = 4
𝜃
12) If a and b are unit vectors and 𝜃is the angle between them, then show that sin = 1/2|𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗|
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13) Find the magnitude of two vectors 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ having the same magnitude and such that angle between them is
30° and their scalar product is 3.
14) Show that a b +b c +c a is perpendicular to the plane containing the points A,B,C whose position
vectors are 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐⃗ respectively.
15) If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0, show that a b =b c =c a .
16) If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, prove that the angle which (𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ +
𝑐⃗) makes with any of the vectors 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ is cos −1(1/√3)
17) If a b=c d and a c =b d . Prove that 𝑎⃗ − 𝑑⃗ is parallel to 𝑏⃗⃗ − 𝑐⃗, provided 𝑎⃗ ≠ 𝑑⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ ≠ 𝑐⃗
18) If 𝑎⃗ = 3î − ĵ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2î + 2ĵ − 3𝑘̂, express 𝑏⃗⃗ as a sum of two vectors ⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑏1 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏2 , where ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏1 is parallel to 𝑎⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
and 𝑏2 is perpendicular to 𝑎⃗.
19) Find the area of a parallelogram whose diagonals are ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑑1 = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑑2 = 𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂
̂ ̂
20) For any vector 𝑎⃗, show that 𝑎⃗ = (𝑎⃗. î) î + (𝑎⃗. 𝑗̂) 𝑗̂ + (𝑎⃗. 𝑘 ) 𝑘
21) Find the value of λ such that the scalar product of vector 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ with unit vector parallel to the sum of
vectors 2𝑖 ̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and λ𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ is equal to one.
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22) Define a b and prove that |a b | = a . b tan where 𝜃 is the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗.
23) If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, show that magnitude of their difference is √3.
24) Let 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are three vectors of magnitude 3,4 and 5 units. If each of these is perpendicular to the sum of
other two vectors, find|𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗|.
27) If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ are non-collinear and 𝑐⃗ = (𝑥 + 4𝑦)𝑎⃗ + (2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 1)𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑑⃗ = (𝑦 − 2𝑥 + 2)𝑎⃗ + (2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 1)𝑏⃗⃗, find
x, such that 3𝑐⃗ = 2𝑑⃗
28) If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑐⃗ are three vectors such that 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 and |𝑎⃗| = 3, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 5, |𝑐⃗| = 7 , find the angle
between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗.
