Cadets Point Defence Academy Vectors 1

→ VECTORS 7. Let the vectors

ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
(2 a  b)ˆi (a  2b  c)ˆj (b  c)kˆ ,
1. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  j. If is a
c

vector such that → → → → →

a c 
| c |,|c  a| 2 and the (1 b)ˆi  2bˆj and (2  b)ˆi  2bˆj  a, b,
2 
→ bkˆ (1 b)kˆ
angle between 
(a  and c is , then the c,  R
6
→ → b)→ is : be co-planar. Then which
true? of the following is
value of 
a b   (1) 2b = a + c (2) 3c = a + b
2 c 3
(1) (3) 3 (4) (3) a = b + 2c (4) 2a = b + c
(2) 4
3 2 → ˆ ˆ ˆ
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
2. Let a ,
b , c be three mutually perpendicular 8. Let p  2i  3j and q  i  be two
k 2jk
vectors of the same magnitude and equally → ˆ j
ˆ ˆk) is
inclined at an angle , with the vector a  b  c . vectors. If a vector r  (i
→ →
Then 36 cos22 is equal to .
perpendicular to each of the vectors  p q and
–––→ –––→ → → →
3. In a triangle ABC, if BC  CA  and  pq  , and | r | 3 , then || + || + || is equal
–––→ 3, 5

BA  7 , then the projection of the vector to .
BA
on BC is equal to
9. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If
19 13 11 15
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2 the vectors aˆi  aˆj  ckˆ , ˆi  cˆ i  cˆ j 
→ kˆ and bkˆ
ˆ are co-planar, then c is equal to:
ˆ
4. For p > 0, a vector v2  2i  (p 1)j is obtained
→ 2
by rotating the vector ab
v1 3pˆi  ˆj by an (1)
1 1 (2)
 angle 2
 about origin in counter clockwise direction. If 
a b
 3  2
tan  
equal 4 3  3
, then the value of  is (3) 1  1 (4) ab
a b
→ → → → →→
to . 10. If a  2, b  5 a  b  8 , then a  b is
5. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors and
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
b  2ˆi  ˆj an c  i  j  k . If a is equal to :
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 kˆ d
perpendicular
to
→d  3ˆi  2ˆj  6kˆ , and 10 . (1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 5

a → → perp
Then a possible value 11. If a  3b is endi
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cular to 7a  5b   and
→ →
→ → → → → → → → → → → →
  →       
a b  a b d  a c is equal to a  4b is perpendicular 7a  2b , then the
c d : to
(1) – 42 (2) – 40→ → (3) – 29 (4) – 38
6. Let three vectors and c be such that angle between a and (in degrees) is .
b
a,b → → ˆ ˆ ˆ
→ → → → → → and aone  2 . Then which 12. Let a  i  j  2k
and
b3k. iˆ  2ˆ j  ˆ Then the

a b  c, b c  a
→ → →is not
of→the following
   → true→ ?
  a→  → → →a  → b→  →b
a

vector
b   b  i
(1) a  b  c  b →c  0 product s
→
(2) Projection of a on    is 2 equal to :
b c
→ → → → → →
(3) a b c  c a b  
(1) 5 34 ˆi  5 ˆj  
(2) 7 34 ˆi  5 ˆj  3kˆ 
 8
 3kˆ 
→
(4) 3a→  b  2c→  51
2

(3) 7 30 ˆi  5ˆj  
(4) 5 30 ˆi  5 ˆj  7kˆ 
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→ → ˆ ˆ
 ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
13. Let a i j k,b and c  j  be three vectors 18. If the projection of the vector i  2 j  on the
k k
a·
such → →b
that a b  and  1. If the length sum of the two vectors 2ˆi  4ˆj  and
of
→ 5kˆ
c
projection vector of the vector
b on the vector ˆi  2ˆj  is 1, then  is equal to .
3kˆ
a  c is l, then the value of 3l2 is equal to
19. Let a  ˆi  5 ˆj  b  ˆi  3ˆj  kˆ
_.
→ kˆ , and
14. Let a,b and c be three vectors such that c ˆ  ˆi  2 ˆj  be three vectors such that,
3k
→ →  → →
a  b . If magnitudes of the vectors
bc 2,1 b c  5 and a is perpendicular b . Then
→ 3 to
a,b and c are and 2 respectively and the
→2
→   the greatest amongst the values of is .

a
angle between bandc is   0    , then 20. The equation of the plane passing through the
 2
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
the value of 1+ tan  is equal to :

line of intersection of the planes r. i  j  k  
1
(1) → ˆ
3 1 (2) 2 and
0
 
 3ˆj  kˆ  4 and parallel to the
r. 2i
31
(3) 1 (4) x-axis is :
3 → →
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ  
(1) r. jˆ  3kˆ  6  
(2) r. iˆ  3kˆ  6  0
0
15. Let a  i  j  k , b  3i  j  k and
→ →
→
c  iˆ  2ˆj ˆk , where  and  are integers.  
(3) r. iˆ  3kˆ  6  
(4) r. jˆ  3kˆ  6  0
If 0
→ → →
. →  → 21. Let a and b be two vectors such that
→ →
a b  1 b  c  10 , ab c → →
  and the angle between a and
and then is 
equal
→ toˆ ˆ .ˆ 2a 3b 3a b →
ˆ ˆ 1→
16. Let a  i  j  k and b  j  k . If c is a vector b is 60°. If a is a unit vector, then b is
such
→ → → →
that   b and a.c  3 , then (b is 8
a c 
equal to : equal to :
a. c)
(1) –2 (2) –6 (3) 6 (4) 2 (see the figure) and vertical walls. If the angle
17. A hall has a square floor of dimension 10m × GPH between the diagonals AG and BH is
10m
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(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 5 (4) 8 22. Let a, b,c be three vectors mutually perpendicular
→ →
to each other and have same magnitude.
1 1
If a vector satisfies.
→r → → → → → → →
cos , then the height of the hall (in meters) →  →  → →     ,
5:
is  
→ 
a r  b  a b rc  c ra c 0
 b 

then r is equal to :
→ 1 → → →
(1) 1  →a  b → (2) 2a  b  c 
c 3
3
(3) 1  → → → (4) 1  → → → 
a b a  b  2c
c 2
2
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
23. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  2 j  k. Let a
vector
→
v be in the plane containing a and If v is
b.

perpendicular to the vector 3ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ and its

(1) 5 (2) 2 10 (3) 5 3 (4) 5 2 projection
→2
on a is 19 units, then 2v is equal to _.

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24. The vector equation of the plane passing
29. If a and b are perpendicular, then
through the intersection of the planes → → → → →
→
r.(iˆ  ˆj  ˆk)  an
→
r.(iˆ  2 ˆj)  2 , and
  
a a  a a b  is equal to
1 d the
point (1, 0, 2) is : →
(1) (2) 1 → 4
0 a b
→ ˆ 2→ →
(1) 77 ˆj  3kˆ ) →

r.(i
→ ˆ 3 (3) a (4) a 4 b
ˆ ˆ b
→
(2) r.(3i  7 j 3k) 
30. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  and b  2ˆi  3ˆj  5kˆ .
7
3kˆ If

(3) → ˆ ˆ ˆ
r.(i  7 j  3k) 
7
→ →
  b
→

r. i  2 j  k
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
  3 and
→ ,r a r
(4) ˆ ˆ ˆ 7 →
r.(i  7 j  3k) 
3 
r. 2ˆi  5ˆj  kˆ   1 ,   R, then the value
of
→
25. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that c is →2
 is equal to :
r
coplanar with → →
a and b, a .c 7 and b is (1) 9 (2) 15 (3) 13 (4) 11
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
perpendicular to c ,
a  i  j  and 31. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors
where
k → ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
b  2 ˆi  kˆ , then the value → → →2 a  i  j  k and b  i  2 j 
of 2abc k. → → →
→

is .
 
If c. ˆi  ˆj  3kˆ then the value of c. a  b  
8
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ ˆ
ˆ is equal to .
26. Let a  i  2 j  k, b  i and c  i  j  k be
j

three given vectors. If r 32. Let a vector ˆi  ˆj be obtained by rotating the
is a vector such that

→r a
→ → ca → rb
→ and vector 3ˆi  by an angle 45° about the origin
 0, then r is equal
a ˆj

to .
in counterclockwise direction in the first
→ ˆ
E ˆ ˆ
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27. Let a  i j and b  3ˆi  ˆj  kˆ . If
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3k the vertices ( ), (0, ) and (0, 0) is equal to

area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides
→ 1 1
(1) (2) 1 (3) (4) 2 2
are represented by the vectors a and b is 8 3 2 2
→
square units, then a ·b is equal to : 33. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xˆi  yˆj and

and a2  i  yj   kˆ
→ zk → ˆ ˆ ˆ
28. If vectors a1  ˆxi ˆ j  OQ  ˆi  2ˆj  3xkˆ , x, y  R, x > 0, be
k ˆ
are such
collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to –––→
that PQ  20 and the vector OP is
the vector xˆi  yˆj 
perpendicular to OQ . If OR  3ˆi  zˆj 
zkˆ is
7kˆ ,

(1) 1
  ˆj  kˆ  (2)
1
ˆi  ˆj z  R, is coplanar with OP and OQ , then the
2 2
value of x2 + y2 + z2 is equal to
(3) 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
 i j (4)  i j (1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 2 (4) 1
kˆ  kˆ 
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34. Let x be a vector in the plane containing 37. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with
→ ˆ ˆ
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ respect to a rectangular cartesian system. This
vectors a  2i  j  and b  i  2 j  k . If the
k

vector x is perpendicular to  3ˆi  2ˆj  system is rotated through a certain angle about
and
kˆ 
the origin in the counter clockwise sense. If,
17 6
its projection on a is , then the value of with respect to new system, a has components
2
→2 p + 1 and 10 , then a value of p is equal to:
is equal to .
x
→ 5 4
35. Let  2 ˆi  3 ˆj  (1) 1 (2)  (3) (4) –1
a and b  7 ˆi  ˆj  5
4kˆ 4
→ →→ 6kˆ . →
→ → ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ –––→ –––
→

If r  a  r  b, r  i  2 j  k   3, then r  2i  3 38. In a triangle ABC, if BC  8 , CA  7 ,
jk  –––→
is equal to : AB  10 , then the projection of the vector AB

(1) 12 (2) 8 (3) 13 (4) 10

→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
36. If on AC is equal to :
a  i  j 
3k,

b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ 25 85
(1) (2) 127 115
and 4 14 (3) 20 (4) 16
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
c  i  2j  k →
→ → 39. Let a and b be two non-zero→ vectors
such that  b  1 and b  then perpendicular to each other and  . If
 3,
a c a b
1 → → → → → →
, then the angle between the vectors
3   a  b  c  is equal to .
→

a b→ a →
→
a b ab   and a is equal to :
 1   1 
(1) sin1 (2) cos1
   
 3  3
 1   1 
(3) cos1 (4) sin1
   
 2  6
40. Let the mirror image of the point (1, 3, a) with
→
respect to the plane r.  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ   b  0 be

(–3, 5, 2). Then the value of |a + b| is equal

to .

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SOLUTION
4. Official Ans. by NTA (6)
1. Official Ans. by NTA (4)

Sol. → →a. →
|a| =3=a; c c Sol.
→ →
Now |c  a | 2 2
→→
 c2  a2  2 c.a 8 ––→ ––→
V1  V2
 c2 + 9 – 2 (c) = 8 3P2 + 1 = 4 + (P + 1)2
 c2 – 2c + 1 = 0  c = 1 = | c | 2P2 – 2P – 4 = 0  P2 – P – 2 = 0
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ P = 2, –1 (rejected)
Also, a b 2i  2 j  V 
2 3P   P  1
cos  ––→1––→ 
k V2

→ → → → →  V1 V2
2
P  1  4 3P2  1
Given (a  b) |a  b || c |
sin 4 33 4 33
6 cos  
= (3) (1) (1/2) 13 13 13
= 3/2 112  24 3 6 32  32
tan = 4 3  3 4 3  34 3  3
2. Official Ans. by NTA (4) =6
Sol. → →2 →2 2 →2 → →→ →
| a  b  c | |  | b  | c 2(a.b  a.c 
5. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
a| | | b.c)
ˆ ˆ ˆ
 b  c  i  2     j       k  
→ =3 Sol. a 
→
 |ab c  3
|
→ →  b →c) |
a.(a → a|→ | a  →b  c | a  d  0  32    2     6   
cos
1=
3 cos  14 + 7 = 0   = –2
1
 cos2    ˆ
ˆ  ˆ
3  a  0 i  3j   k
 36 cos22 = 4 →
3. Official Ans. by NTA  a  10   10  || = 1
(3) Sol.
  = 1 or –1
→→→
a b c  0
 
→→ → →→ → → →→ → → → →
     
 a b c   a b d   a c d   a b  c d 
Projection of BA

on BC is equal to = | BA | cosABC
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 3 2 6
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273
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6. Official Ans. by NTA (4) 8. Official Ans. by NTA (3)
→ → → → → ˆ ˆ ˆ
Sol. (1)         Sol. p  2i  3j (Given)
→ k
a  b c b c
→ → →
      
→ → → → →   →
a b c c b 2 a b c q  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ
→ →     →
2 a a 0 → → → → ˆi ˆj k
Now      3 5 ˆ
(2) Projection of a on b  c 
→ → → →→ pq p q 2
a   b  c  a a → 1 1 0
 → → → a 2
bc a  2ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ
→ → → → → → → → → → → →
    
(3) a b c  c a b   2 a b c   2a b 
 → → → →

c →     3 2ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ

→→ →2
8 2a.a  2 a  pq  p
3 r  
q
→ → → → 2 2 2
p  q    p 2 2 2
(4) a  b  c and b  c q 
a
→ 
r   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
 a, b,c are mutually  vectors.
→ → → → → → → →
According to question
 ab  c  a b  c  b  c
r  i  j  k
2 → ˆ ˆ ˆ
Also, → → → →→ → →
bc  a  b c 2 c 2& b  So || = 1, || = 1, || = 1
 1
→ → → 2 → → → → → →  || + || + || = 3
3a b  2c = 3a  b  2c   3a  b  2c 
→2 →2 →2 9. Official Ans. by NTA (4)
9 a  b 4 c Sol. Because vectors are coplanar

= (9 × 4) + 1 + (4 × 4) a a c
Henc 1 0 1 0
= 36 + 1 + 16 = 53 e c c b
7. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Sol. If the vectors are co-planar,  c2 = ab  c  ab
a  b  2 a  2b 
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b1 2b →
b =0 Sol. a→  2 b  5
,
b2 2b 1b → → → →
a  b  a b sin   8
Now R3  R3 – R2, R1  R1 – R2 4
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So b  1 2b b  0   
a.b a b cos
1 0 1  3
= 10.   6
 
5
= (a + 1) 2b – (a + c) (2b + 1) – c(–2b)  
→→
= 2ab + 2b – 2ab – a – 2bc – c + 2bc a.b  6

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11. Official Ans. by NTA (60) ˆi ˆj kˆ
→ →
Sol. a→ 3b 7a→ 5b
    
  0 3 5
→ → → → 1 5 3
a  3b  .  7a  5b 
0  34 ˆi   5  ˆj   3kˆ 
→2 →2 →→
7 a 15 b  16a.b  …(1)
 34ˆi  5ˆj  3kˆ
→ → → → 0
a  4b  .  7a  2b   0  7  34 ˆi  5ˆj  3kˆ 
→2 →2 →→
7 a  8 b  30a.b  …(2) 13. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
0
→ →
from (1) & (2) Sol. a b  c
→ →
a = b Take Dot with c
→
→
→  → → 2
cos = b a  b .c  c  2
→
Projection of b or a  c  𝑙
  = 60°
→
2a

→ c  𝑙
b. →a→ →
12. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ a c

𝑙   𝑙2 
Sol. a  i  j  2k
2 4
b  ˆi  2ˆj  6 6
3kˆ
a→  b  ˆ3 j ˆ →
 5k →a.b  1  2  6 3𝑙2  2
;
7

→ 
→   → →  →
 14. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
a a b b b → → →→ →→→
 →→    
→ → → → Sol. a  bc b b.b c
   →
a abbb 1.2cosb 
b c
→
→  →  →
a ab  0  → →
b 

 → → → → a  2cosb  c
a a  b → 2
 2 2
→ →
b
→→ → →→ → → | a |  2 cos  2  2.2 cos b  c
a.b a a.a b b
→→ → → →→ → →
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a.b a  b  b b
→  →
→ a.a →
    2  4cos2 
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 cos2  
a  b  1 1 2   ˆi  5 ˆj  2
3kˆ
 sec2  2
1 2 3
 7   i  5ˆj  3kˆ 
ˆ
 tan2  1

a→  →   7  ˆi  5ˆj  3kˆ  

 
7  0 ˆi  3 ˆj  5kˆ     ˆi  5 ˆj  4
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Official Ans. by NTA (9) 17. Official
Ans. by NTA (4)

Sol. →
a  1, Sol. Aˆj . B10ˆi 

b  3,,  H  hˆj 10kˆ 

c→ ,2,1;    I G 10ˆi  hˆj 10kˆ 
→
a.  1  3 –  –    AG  10ˆi  hˆj 10kˆ
b
   
BH  10ˆi  hˆj 10kˆ
1 2
–––→ –––→
2 1 AG BH
cos –––→ –––→
1  2 AG BH
 2 1 1 h2

→ 5 h2  200
bc
10 4h2 = 200  h  5 2
 –3 – 2  –  = 10
18. Official
→ ˆ ˆAns. by NTA (5)
 2 +  + 5 = 0 ˆ

  = –2;    Sol. a  i  2j k

 → →→  1 2 1 b   2   ˆi  6ˆj  2kˆ

→ →
a
a b c 3 1 2
b  1, →
a  b  12 
2 2 1 →
| b|
= 1(–1 + 4) – 2 (3 – 4) – 1(– 6 + 2)
→ →
a→ b | b|2
=3+2+4=9
2 – 24 + 144 =  – 4 + 4 + 40
15. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
→ →→ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → → 20  = 100   = 5.
Sol. | a | 3; a.c  ab  2i  j  k , ac
19. Official Ans. by NTA (90)
 3; b
Cross with a . →
Sol. since, a.b  0
→ → → 
a(ac) →
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ab 1 + 15 +  = 0   = –16 …(1)

→ → → 2→ → Also,
 (a.c)a a c  ab
→ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → → 2
 75  10  2  14   5  3   75
2

 3a  3c  2i  j k b c

 3ˆi  3ˆj  →
3c  2iˆ ˆj ˆ  52  30 40  0
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5ˆiˆ 2ˆj
→
2k    4, 2
 c  
3 3 3    4,8
→ → → → →
 10 2
2 = –2 →2 2
→
a.(b  c)  (a     a max  26  max  90
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20. Official Ans. by NTA (1) 22. Official Ans. by NTA (3)
→ → →
Sol. Equation of planes are
Sol. Suppose r  xa  yb  2c
r .  ˆi  ˆj  k ˆ  x+y+z–1=0 → → →
1  0
and a  b  →c  k →
→ →
and r .  2 ˆi  3ˆj  kˆ   4  0  2x + 3y – z → →  
 → →  →
→ → →
→
+4=0
a r b a b r c b c r a c 
0
k 2 r→ →b k 2 xa→ → →
equation of planes through line of intersection     k 2  r  c  k 2 yb +
of these planes is :– +
k 2  r→ a→ k zc
2 → 0
(x + y + z – 1) +  ( 2x + 3y – z + 4) = 0 →  → → → → →
 3r  a  b  c  r  0
 (1 + 2 ) x + (1 + 3 ) y + (1– ) z – 1 + 4 
=0 →a  b →c
 r→ 
2
But this plane is parallel to x–axis whose
23. Official
→ ˆ ˆAns.ˆby NTA (1494)
direction are (1, 0, 0)
 (1 + 2 )1 + (1 + 3 ) 0 + (1 – ) 0 = 0
1 Sol. a  2i  j  2k
=
2 b  ˆi  2ˆj 
kˆ
c  3ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ
 Required plane is → → → ˆ ˆ
 3  1
 1  v  xa  yb v 3i  2 j  k   0
0 x + 1   y  1   z – 1 + 4  0
 2  2  2  v·aˆ 19
→ → → →
y 3 z30 v a b
 
c
2 2 → →→ →→ →
→    
 y – 3z + 6 = 0 v    c.b a  c·a b
 r.→ ˆj  3kˆ   6 = [(3+4+1) 2 ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ  – 
622 ˆ
 i  2 ˆj
 0 Ans.
 kˆ  
 2 
21. Official Ans. by NTA (3) =→[16 ˆi – 8 ˆj + 16 kˆ – 2 ˆi – 4 ˆj + 2 kˆ ]
 ˆ ˆ ˆ
→ →2 → →2 v   14 i  12 j  18k 
Sol. 3a  b  2a  ˆ ˆ  2ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ 
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3b
→ → → → → → [14 i – 12 j + 18 kˆ ] ·  19
→ →
→→ → 9.b.b
3a b.3a  b 2a 3b. 2a  →→
 →
3b  9a.a 6a.b b.b
4a.a 12a.b
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414
  19
→2 → →
5a → 8 2
6a.b  76 
  19
b  →2  1 →
1
  3  3
→
5(8)2 – 6.8.
cos60° = 8 b Q
8
→a  4 = 3   =
4
b
 a 8 2

→ →2  |2v2| = 2  14 ˆi  12 ˆj  18kˆ 

40  3 b  b 3
4
→2 → 9 2
 4  7 ˆi  6 ˆj  9kˆ 
 b  3 b  40  0 4
= 9 (49 + 36 + 81)
→ →
b  8 b  = 9 (166)
, 5 = 1494
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24. Official Ans. by NTA (3)
26. Official Ans. by NTA (12)
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
Sol. 
r. i  j  k  1  Sol. (r c)a 
→  r  c 0
a
r.(iˆ  2 j)
ˆ  2
→ →
point (1, 0, 2) Now, 0 b. c  a .b
Eqn of plane  →
b · c 2
→ ˆ ˆ   →  2
  
ˆ  2ˆj)  2 
r. i  j  ˆk 1   r.(i   a→ · b 1
0
→ → → →
→
 
2
r. iˆ1   ˆ j1 2  ˆk(1) 1 2  So, r · a  a · c  2a 12
0 → 27. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
Point ˆi  0 ˆj  2kˆr 
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ

 
 ( ˆi  2kˆ ). ˆi(1  )  ˆj(1  2)  kˆ (1) 1  Sol. a  i  j 
2  0
3k b  3ˆi 
1 +  + 2 – 1 + 2 = 0
2 →
ab 83.
=  ˆj  kˆ

area of parallelogram
=
3 ˆj kˆ
ˆi
→   1  ˆ 7  ˆ → → 1 3 = ˆi  4   ˆj  8  kˆ  4 
7 ˆ   k a
b
 r. i   j  
  3  3   3 3  1
 ˆ ˆ ˆ
r. i  7 j  3k  7  → →
  2
 a  b  64  32  8 3
Ans. 3
25. Official Ans. by NTA (75)  2→+ 2 = 6  2 = 4
→ → → →   b  3  2  3  2
Sol. Let c   b  a   28.
a
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
b  →→ → →→ → → →
  
  b.b a  b.a Sol. a1 and a2 are collinear

b
 ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ x 1 1
so  
5   i  j  k   2 i  1 y z
k unit vector in direction of

   3ˆi  5ˆj  6kˆ 

1 ˆ ˆ
xˆi  yˆj  zkˆ   
i  j  kˆ 
c.a  7  3 5 6
7
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1 →
Sol. a . b  0
2 → → → → → → → → → → 2→
2

a ab   
 a . b a  a . a  b   a b
 3  5 ˆ
 2 1  2 ˆi  1 j   3 1

ˆ
1 k 2  
2

→ →
2  
→
Now a  a  →a b 
   
 1 49 
→
2
 →   →  → 
 2    25  25  50  a a a b
75
4 4  →2 →2→ →4→
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30. Official Ans by NTA (2)
1 2 sin 30
→ → → →
→  2  OA '  2
Sol. r a  b 
r  r (a b)  0
1 1
→ → → ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ  3  1  
r  (a  b) r  (i  2j 3k  2i 3j  5k) 8 2

→ ˆ ˆ ˆ 33. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
r  (3i  j  ...(1)
2k)
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
Sol. OP  OQ
r (i  2 j k)  3
 –x + 2y – 3x = 0
Put r from (1)   ...(2)
1  y = 2x.....................(i)
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
r (2i  5j k)  1 –––→ 2
PQ  20
Put r from (1) 2    ...(3)
1
Solve (2) & (3)  (x + 1)2 + (y – 2)2 + (1 + 3x)2 = 20
 = 1,   1 x=1
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ
OP, OQ, OR are coplanar.
 r  3i  j
2k x y 1
→2
r  14 &  =  1 2 3x  0
1
→2 3 z 7
 r = 15
31. Official Ans by NTA (28)
1 2 1
 1 2 3 0
→
Sol. c = (a  3 z 7
b)
ˆ i ˆ j kˆ
 1(–14 – 3z) – 2(7 – 9) – 1 (–z – 6) = 0
→a  b = 1 1 1
 z = –2
1 2 1
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ  x2 + y2 + z2 = 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 Option (2)
34. Official Ans. by NTA (486)
(a b) = 3i  2 j  k
→ →
→
c (ˆi  ˆj  3kˆ ) = (3ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ ) . Sol. Let x  a  b ( and  are scalars)
(ˆi  ˆj  3kˆ )
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 (4)   2 x  i(2 )  j(2  )  k( )
8 →
→ → ˆ ˆ ˆ
c  2(a  b) 32. Official Ans. by NTA (1)

→ →  b)  →2 | ab
c.(a 2 |
28
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Since x·(3i  2j k)  0 Also Projection of x on a is
2
3 + 8 = 0................(1)
→→
x · a 17 6
B(0,) A'() → 
a 2
Sol.
A 6 –  = 51 .....(2)
15° (3,1)
45°
From (1) and (2)
O 30° →  = 8,  = –3
(0,0) ˆ ˆ ˆ
1
Area of  x 13i 14j 11k
→2
(OA'B) = OA'cos15° × x  486
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35.
Official Ans. by NTA (1)
a
→ → →
Sol. r a  r  b  aNew
0

 r→ (a
→ b) 
0
→ →
→ →  aOl aNew
 r  (a  b)
d

→r  (5i  4j  ap2 + 1 = p2 + 2p + 1 + 10
 10k) ˆ ˆ ˆ
8p2 – 2p – 10 = 0
→
Also r. (ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ )  4p2 – p – 5 = 0
3 5
(4p – 5) (p + 1) = 0  p = , –1
 (5  8  10)  3 4
→ 1
Now ˆ ˆ ˆ 38. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
r  5i  4j 10k
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ B

r.(2i  3j k)
a
c
 –10 + 12 + 10 = 12 Sol.
36. Official Ans. by NTA (2) 
→ A b C
Sol. a.b 1  – –  – 3 = 1 → → →

 –2 = 4  .........(1) a  8, b  7, c  10
  2
b.c→  3  
3  2  1  cos
 →2
b →c 2 →a 2  17
 → →
2b c 28
  2  4 .........(2) →
Projection of c onb
Solving (1) & (2), (,) = (–1, 2)
 c cos
  3 →
1→→→ 1 17
 10 
[a b c]    1 28
3 3
1 2 1
85
14
1 2 3
1
= 3 2 1 1 39. Official
→ Ans. by NTA (2)
1 2 1 Sol. → → → → →
a  b , ab  a , ab
0 0 2 → → → →→ → → →
1 1
= 2 1 1  [2(4 1)]  2 a  b   a b sin90 a  b 1  a
a
3 3
1 2 1 a and b are mutually perpendicular unit

E
 37. Official Ans. by NTA vectors.
→ →
→ ˆ ˆ Let a  ˆi b  ˆj a  b  kˆ
(4) Sol.
aOld  3pi  j ,
→
 ˆ ˆ ˆi  ˆj  kˆ . ˆi    cos1
 1 

1
a cos  
New p 1 i 10j 3 1 3 
3

 

E
 Vectors 13
40. Official Ans. by NTA (1)

→ P(1,3,a)
n

Sol. R

Q(–3,5,2)

plane = 2x – y + z = b
 a2
R  1, 4,  on plane
 
 2 
a2
 2  4  b
2
 a + 2 = 2b + 12  a = 2b + 10 ...(i)
<PQ> = <4, –2, a – 2>
2 1 1
 4  2 a  2

 a – 2 = 2  a = 4, b = –3
 |a + b| = 1
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