ANURAG PHYSICS CLASSES
VECTORS
1. Two vectors having magnitudes 8 and 10 can have respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to
maximum and minimum value of magnitude of their each other, the magnitude of their resultant is:
resultant as (1) 14 (2) 16
(1) 12, 6 (2) 10, 3 (3) 18 (4) 13
(3) 18, 2 (4) None of these
2. For the resultant of two vectors to be maximum what 10. If P Q and the angle between P and Q is neither
must be the angle between, them
0° nor 180°, then what is the angle between P Q
(1) 0° (2) 60°
(3) 90° (4) 180° and P Q ?
3. A force of 6 N and another of 8 N can be applied (1) 0° (2) 30°
together to produce the effect of a single force of (3) 60° (4) 90°
(1) 1 N (2) 11 N
(3) 15 N (4) 20 N 11. Two vectors 4iˆ 7ˆj and 2iˆ 3jˆ are added. The
4. Minimum number of equal vectors which can give magnitude of the sum of these vectors is:
zero resultant are (1) 36 (2) 100
(1) Two (2) Three (3) (4) 136
136
(3) Four (4) None
5. Two vectors having equal magnitudes make an angle 12. If A 2iˆ 3jˆ and B ˆi 4ˆj kˆ then the unit vector
with each other. The magnitude and direction of the along (A B) is :
resultant are respectively
(1) (3iˆ 7ˆj k)
ˆ / 59 (2) (2iˆ 3j)
ˆ / 59
(1) 2 A cos , along bisector ˆ / 18
(3) (iˆ 4ˆj k) ˆ (13)
(4) 2iˆ 3j/
2
13. Which of the following system of three forces can not
make system in equilibrium?
(2) A cos , at 45° from one vector
2 (1) 2N, 3N, 5N (2) 3N, 7N, 8N
(3) 5N, 7N, 15N (4) 10N, 20 N, 15N
(3) A cos , along bisector 14. The resultant of two equal forces is double of either of
2
the forces. The angle between them is :
(1) 120° (2) 90°
(4) A sin , along bisector
2 (3) 60° (4) 0°
1 ˆ ˆ 15. At what angle should the two unit vectors be inclined
6. The expression
2
i j is a so that their resultant is also a unit vector?
(1) 30° (2) 60°
(1) Unit vector (3) 120° (4) 150°
(2) Null vector
16. The angle’s which a vector iˆ ˆj 2 kˆ makes with
(3) Vector of magnitude 2 X, Y and Z axes respectively are
(4) Scalar
(1) 60,60,60 (2) 45,45,45
7. Out of the following pairs of forces, the resultant of
which can not be 4 N? (3) 60,60,45 (4) 45,45,60
(1) 2N and 2 N (2) 2 N and 4N 17. At what angle should the two forces 2P and 2 P act
(3) 2N and 6 N (4) 2N and 8 N so that the resultant force is P 10
8. The sum of magnitudes of two forces acting at a point (1) 45° (2) 60°
is 16 and magnitude of their resultant is 8 3 . If the (3) 90° (4) 120°
resultant is at 90° with the force of smaller magnitude, 18. Two vectors of 14 units and 10 units act at a point.
then their magnitudes are: The minimum and maximum value of resultant lies
(1) 3, 13 (2) 2, 14 betwen
(3) 5, 11 (4) 4, 12 (1) 4 and 10 (2) 4 and 24
9. The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant (3) 10 and 6 (4) 136 and 64
of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 units
19. What is the angle between ˆi ˆj 2kˆ and î ? 27. If a 2iˆ 3jˆ and b ˆi ˆj then projection of a
(1) 30° (2) 45°
parallel to b
(3) 60° (4) none of these
20. The resultant of two forces, each having equal 1
(1) (2) 1
magnitude F acting at an angle is: 2
1 1
(1) 2Fsin (2) 2Fcos (3) (4)
2 2 2
(3) 2Fcos (4) None of these 28. If a 2iˆ 3jˆ k,
ˆ b ˆi ˆj 5kˆ and
2
21. Two forces of 12 N and 8 N act upon a body. The c 6iˆ 9ˆj 3kˆ then
resultant force on the body has a maximum value of
(1) a c (2) a || b
(1) 4 N (2) 0 N
(3) 20 N (4) 8 N (3) a and c are along opposite directions
22. An aeroplane takes off the horizontal ground at an
(4) a and c are in same directions
angle of 30°. If its vertical component of velocity is
500 km/h. Then its resultant speed is
(1) 1000 km/h (2) 500 3 km / h
1000 b
(3) km / h (4) 500 km/h 29. a b in figure shown is
3 b=2
23. The resultant force is
a 120°
Y
a=3
equal to
F1 = 2N (1) 3 (2) 6
X (3) 4 (4) 12
45°
30. If diagonals of a parallelograms are d1 ˆi ˆj kˆ
53°
2
N F3= 5N and d 2 ˆi 2ˆj 3kˆ then area of parallelogram is
= 4
F2
(Sin 37° = 3/5) 38
(1) 38 (2)
(1) 2iˆ 8 ˆj (2) 4iˆ 6 ˆj
2
(3) 76 (4) 2 38
(3) 1iˆ 8 ˆj (4) 2iˆ 7 ˆj
31. If A and B are perpendicular vectors, where
24. If a 7 & b 3 then a b can’t be equal to
A 2iˆ 3jˆ 4kˆ and B 2iˆ 2ˆj akˆ , then the value
(1) 4 (2) 48 of a is
(3) –11 (4) 8 (1) 2/5 (2) 3/5
25. If a is along north and b is upwards a b is along (3) 5/2 (4) 1/5
(1) West (2) East
32. A ˆi 2ˆj kˆ , B ˆi ˆj 2kˆ then angle between A
(3) South (4) Downwards
and B is
26. If co-ordinates of vertices of a ABC are
A[a, 0, 0] , B[0, b, 0] and C[0, 0, c] then area of 1 1
(1) cos (2) cos–1(–1/9)
ABC is 6
(1) a 2 b2 c2 (2) b2c2 a 2c2 a 2 b2 1 1
(3) cos (4) cos–1(–2/9)
(3) a 2 b 2 c 2 (4) bc ac ab 6
33. For what value of a A 2iˆ ajˆ kˆ will be 41. In diagram shown in figure R is the resultant of
perpendicular to B 4iˆ 2jˆ kˆ B A
A and B . If R . Find ratio
(1) 4 (2) 0 2 B
(3) 7/2 (4) 1/2
34. When we multiply a vector by –2, then which of the
following statement is correct? R
(1) direction reverses and unit changes B
(2) direction reverses and magnitude is doubled 90°
(3) direction remains unchanged but unit changes A
(4) neither direction reverses not unit changes but
magnitude is doubled
1 1
(1) (2)
3 2
35. A 3î 4 ĵ 2 k̂ , B 6 î ĵ 3k̂ . Find a vector
1
parallel to A whose magnitude is equal to that of B (3) (4) 1
2
46 46
(1)
29
3î 4 ĵ 2k̂ (2)
29
6î ĵ 3k̂
42. A vector perpendicular to 4iˆ 3jˆ may be :
29 ˆ ˆ ˆ 29 ˆ ˆ ˆ (1) 5iˆ (2) 7kˆ
(3)
46
3i 4 j 2k (4)
46
6i j 3k
(3) 2iˆ (4) 3jˆ
ˆ Then, magnitude of A
36. If A 4iˆ 3j. is given by
(1) –5 (2) 2
43. What is the component of 3iˆ 4ˆj along ˆi ˆj ?
(3) 5 (4) 3 1 3
(1) (2)
37. If A 2iˆ 3jˆ kˆ and B ˆi ˆj k.
ˆ Find 2 2
5 7
C 2A B (3) (4)
2 2
(1) 3iˆ 2ˆj kˆ (2) 2iˆ ˆj 44. A force (10iˆ 3 ˆj 6kˆ) Newton acts on a body and
displaces it from initial position r1 = (6iˆ 5 ˆj 3kˆ ) metre
(3) 3iˆ 7ˆj kˆ (4) ˆi ˆj
to final position
ˆ ˆ ˆ
38. If A 2iˆ 3jˆ and B 2ˆj k.
ˆ Then A r2 = (10i 2 j 7 k ) metre. The work done is
B is given
by (1) 21 J (2) 91 J
(1) 7 (2) 6 (3) 361 J (4) 1000 J
(3) 3 (4) 2 45. Two forces each numerically equal to 10 dynes are
acting as shown in the following figure, then the
39. The angle made by the vector A ˆi ˆj with x-axis
1
is resultant is cos120
(1) 90° (2) 45° 2
(3) 22.5° (4) 30°
40. The angle between two vectors given by
6iˆ 6jˆ 3kˆ and 7iˆ 4ˆj 4kˆ is :
1 1 1 5
(1) cos (2) cos
3 3
1 2 1 2 (1) 10 dynes (2) 20 dynes
(3) cos (4) cos (3) 10 3 dynes (4) 5 dynes
3 3
