Vectors
1. The two vectors ĵ + k̂ and 3 î – ĵ +4k̂ represent the two side vectors
AB and AC respectively of the ABC. Find the length of the median through
A.
2. Find a vector r of magnitude 3 2 units which makes an angle of and
4 2
with y and z axes, respectively.
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3. If | →
𝑎 | = 8, | 𝑏 | = 3 and | →
𝑎 × 𝑏 | = 12 find →
𝑎 . 𝑏.
4. If | →
𝑎 | = 3 and – 1 ≤ k ≤ 2 then find |𝑘 →
𝑎 |.
|𝑎̂− ̂𝑏 |
5. If â and b̂ are unit vectors inclined at an angle then prove that =
|𝑎̂+ 𝑏̂ |
𝜃
𝑡𝑎𝑛 2
6. If a + b + c = 0 then show that the angle between b and c is given by
2
| a | 2 −| b| 2 −| c|
cos =
2| b|| c|
7. The projections of a vector on the coordinate axes are 2, 3 and –6. Find the
direction cosines of the vector.
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8. If a , b , c are three vectors such that →
𝑎×𝑏 =→
𝑐 ,𝑏 ×→𝑐 =→ 𝑎 , prove that a , b , c
→
are mutually perpendicular to each other with | 𝑏 | = 1 and | →𝑎 | = |→
𝑐 |
→
9. If a , b and c are three vectors such that a + b + c = 0 show that →
𝑎 ×𝑏 =
→ → → →
𝑏× 𝑐 = 𝑐 ×𝑎
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10. If →
𝑎 ≠ 0 ,→
𝑎.𝑏 =→
𝑎 .→
𝑐 and →
𝑎 × 𝑏 =→
𝑎 ×→
𝑐 then show that b = c.
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11. If a b = c d and a c = b d , prove that →
𝑎 − 𝑑 || 𝑏 − →
𝑐 where
a d and b c
12. If a vector makes angles , , with OX, OY and OZ respectively find the
value of sin2 + sin2 + sin2
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13. If a , b are two vectors such that | →
𝑎 + 𝑏 | = | 𝑎| then prove that (2 →
𝑎 + 𝑏) ⊥ 𝑏
14. If a , b , c are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude prove
that a + b + c is equally inclined with a , b and c. Also, find the angle.
15. If a , b , c are the position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of ABC show that
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area of ABC is |(→ 𝑎 × 𝑏) + (𝑏 × →
1
𝑐 ) + (𝑐 × 𝑎) | .
2
→
16. Let →
𝑎 = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ , 𝑏 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and →
𝑐 = 4𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 7𝑘̂ be three vectors. Find a
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vector which satisfies → 𝑟 ×𝑏 =→ 𝑐 × 𝑏 and → 𝑟 .→ 𝑎 = 0.
17. Find a unit vector in xy-plane making an angle of 30° in anticlockwise
direction with the positive direction of x axis.
18. If a and b are two-unit vectors inclined to x axis at angle 30° and 120° respectively
→
then write the value of | →
𝑎 + 𝑏 |.
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19. If a , b and c are unit vectors such that →
𝑎.𝑏 =0=→
𝑎 .→
𝑐 and the angle between
𝜋
b and c is . Prove that:
6
→ →
𝑎 = ±2( 𝑏 × →
𝑐)
20. If a and b are unit vectors then what is the angle between a and b for 3 a − b to be
a unit vector?
