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Chapter 10
VECTOR ALGEBRA
(1 mark)
1. For what values of , the vectors (2 - 3 ) and ( - 6) are parallel ?
2. Find the position vector of the centroid of a ABC where a , b and c are the position vectors of the
vertices A, B and C respectively.
3. Find position vectors of the points which divides the join of the points 2a - 3b and 3a - 2b externally
in the ratio 2:3.
4. Find the projection of the vector +3 +7k on the vector 7 + 8k.
5. Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 2 - 3 + 4k and -3 + 4 k.
6. Find the cosine of an acute angle between the vectors 2 - 3 + k and + -2 k.
7. If | a + b | = | a - b | then find the angle between a and b .
8. If | a | = 5, | b | = 13 and | a x b | = 25. Find a . b .
9. Find the position vector of the mid point of the vector joining the points P(2,3,4) and Q(4,1,-2).
10. Find the value of x for which x( + + k ) is a unit vector.
11. If the position vector a of the point (5,n) is such that | a | = 13, find the value of n.
12. If the vector a = 2 - 3 and b = -6 + m are collinear , find the value of m.
13. If a vector makes angles , , with x-axis, y-axis, z-axis respectively, then what is the value of
sin2 + sin2 + sin2 .
14. If | a + b |2 = | a |2 + | b | 2 , what is the angle between a and b ?
15. If a is a unit vector and ( x - a ).( x + a ) = 8 , then find | x |.
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18. If with reference to right handed system of
mutually perpendicular unit vectors , and k, = 3
, = 2 + -3 k, then express in the form of = 1 + 2 where 1 is parallel to and 2 is
perpendicular to .
19. Let a = + 4 +2k , b = 3 - 2 + 7k and c = 2 + 4k . Find a vector d which is perpendicular to
both a and b and c . d = 15.
20. If a , b and c are the position vectors of the vertices A,B and C of a ABC. Show that the area of the
ABC is 1 |a x b + b x c + c x a |. Also find the condition of the collinearity of these points.
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21. If a , b , and c represents the vectors BC, CA and AB of a ABC, then show that
a x b= b x c= c x a
Hence deduce sine formula for a triangle.
22. If a , b and c are vectors such that a . b = a . c , a x b = a x c and |a | = 0 then prove that b = c .
23. Three vertices of a triangle are A(0,-1,-2) , B(3,1,4) and C(5,7,1). Show that it is a right angled
triangle. Also find the other two angles.
24. If a x b = c x d
and b = c.
and
a x c = b x d , show that
a - d is parallel to b - c where a = d
25. If a , b , and c are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, prove that a + b +c is
equally inclined with vectors a , b and c.
26. Show that the angle between two diagonals of a cube is cos-1 1 .
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27. If a , b and c are three non zero vectors such that a x b = c and b x c = a
are mutually at right angles and | b | = 1 and | c | = | a |.
prove that a , b , c
28. If a , b and c be unit vectors such that a . b = a . c = 0 and the angle between b and c is
, prove that a = 2( b x c ).
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29. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, show that magnitude of their difference is 3
30. If a and b are unit vectors and is the angle between them, then show that sin = 1 | a - b |.
2
2
ANSWERS
VECTOR ALGEBRA
1) = 4.
2) 1 ( a + b + c )
3
3) -5b
4) 60 units
114
5) 3 30
2
6) cos-1 3
221
sq. units
3
7) 90
8)60
9) 3 + 2 + k
10) 1
3
11) n = 12
12) m = 9
13) 2
14) 90
15) 3
16) ; 1 , 1 , 1
3 2 2 2
17) 52
18) 1 = 3 1 and
2 2
2 = 1 + 3 3k
2
2
20) b x c + c x a + a x b = 0
23) 45 , 45
ANSWERS
VECTOR ALGEBRA
1) = 4.
2) 1 ( a + b + c )
3
3) -5b
4) 60 units
114
5) 3 30
2
6) cos-1 3
221
7) 90
8)60
9) 3 + 2 + k
10) 1
3
11) n = 12
12) m = 9
13) 2
14) 90
15) 3
16) ; 1 , 1 , 1
3 2 2 2
17) 52
18) 1 = 3 1 and
2 2
sq. units
2 = 1 + 3 3k
2
2
20) b x c + c x a + a x b = 0
23) 45 , 45
2)
3) cos-1 53
21
5) 3x - 5y + 4z 25 = 0
4) 60
6
29
4
6) 13 units
7
8) -3x + 6y + 4z = 12
10) = 5
11)
10
59
9) m = -2
12) x z + 2 = 0
13) r = + 2 + 3k + (-3 + 5 + 4 k )
14) r .( 3 + k ) = - 4
15) (0,-1,-3)
20) (4,0,-1)
16) (1,0,7)
21) r .( -2 + 4 + 4k ) + 6 = 0 or
r . (4 + 2 -4 k ) + 6 = 0
26)(2,5,7) , 53 units
x-3 = y + 1 = z-11
-1
6
-4
27) 1 unit