MATHEMATICS

Chapter Practice
Problems
Target IIT JEE 2016
CPP. NO.- 3
Q.1

(A) 6
Q.2

(B) 2 3

(B)

(B) 2 2

(C) 10 5

(D) 5 2

Given a parallelogram ABCD. If | AB | = a , | AD | = b & | AC | = c , then DB . AB has the value

a 2 3 b 2 c2
(B)
2

a 2 b 2 3 c2
(C)
2

(D) none

The set of values of x for which the angle between the vectors a x i 3j k and b 2 x i x j k

acute and the angle between the vector b and the axis of ordinates is obtuse, is
(A) 1 < x < 2
(B) x > 2
(C) x < 1
(D) x < 0

If a vector a of magnitude 50 is collinear with vector b 6 i 8 j 15 k and makes an acute angle with
2

(A) a 4 b

Q.8

(D) 6

positive z-axis then :

Q.7

Let a , b , c be vectors of length 3, 4, 5 respectively. Let a be perpendicular to b c , b to c a &

c to a b . Then a b c is

3 a 2 b 2 c2
(A)
2

Q.6

(C)

Q.5

(D) 3

(C) 5 3

(A) 2 5

Q.4

A line passes through the point A i 2j 3k and is parallel to the vector V i j k . The shortest
distance from the origin, of the line is

(A)
Q.3

If a b c = 0 , a = 3 , b = 5 , c = 7 , then the angle between a & b is :

(B) a 4 b

(C) b 4 a

(D) none

A, B, C & D are four points in a plane with pv's a , b , c & d respectively such that


a d b c b d c a = 0. Then for the triangle ABC, D is its
(A) incentre
(B) circumcentre
(C) orthocentre
(D) centroid

a and b are unit vectors inclined to each other at an angle , (0, ) and a b < 1. Then

(A) ,
3 3

2
(B) ,
3

(C) 0,
3

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(D) ,
4 4

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Q.9

Image of the point P with position vector 7 i j 2 k in the line whose vector equation is,

r = 9i 5j 5k (i 3j 5k ) has the position vector

(A) ( 9, 5, 2)
(B) (9, 5, 2)
(C) (9, 5, 2)
(D) none

Q.10

Let a , b , c are three unit vectors such that a b c is also a unit vector. If pairwise angles between
a , b , c are 1, 2 and 3 rexpectively then cos 1 + cos 2 + cos 3 equals
(A) 3
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 1

Q.11

A tangent is drawn to the curve y =

8
at a point A (x1 , y1) , where x1 = 2. The tangent cuts the x-axis
x2

at point B. Then the scalar product of the vectors AB & OB is

(B) 3

(A) 3
Q.12

(D) 6

(C) 6

L1 and L2 are two lines whose vector equations are

L1 : r cos 3 i 2 sin j cos 3 k

L : r ai bj ck ,

where and are scalars and is the acute angle between L1 and L2.
If the angle '' is independent of then the value of '' is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
4
6
3
2

Q.1
Q.6
Q.11

D
B
A

Q.2
Q.7
Q.12

A
C
A

CPP -3
Q.3
D
Q.8
B

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Q.4
Q.9

A
B

Q.5
Q.10

D
D

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MATHEMATICS
Chapter Practice
Problems
Target IIT JEE 2016
Q.1

CPP. NO.- 4

Cosine of an angle between the vectors a b and a b if | a | = 2, | b | = 1 and a ^ b = 60 is

(A) 3 7

(B) 9

21

(C) 3

(D) none

Q.2

An arc AC of a circle subtends a right angle at the centre O. The point B divides the arc in the ratio 1 : 2.

If OA a & OB b , then the vector OC in terms of a & b , is

(A) 3 a 2b
(B) 3 a 2b
(C) 2 a 3 b
(D) 2 a 3 b

Q.3

Given three vectors a , b & c each two of which are non collinear. Further if a b is collinear with

c , b c is collinear with a & a = b = c =

(B) is 3

(A) is 3
Q.4

2 . Then the value of a . b + b . c + c . a :

(C) is 0

Q.6

Q.7

(D) cannot be evaluated

The vector equations of two lines L1 and L2 are respectivly

r 17 i 9j 9k (3i j 5k ) and r 15i 8j k ( 4i 3j )

I
L1 and L2 are skew lines
II
(11, 11, 1) is the point of intersection of L1 and L2
III
(11, 11, 1) is the point of intersection of L1 and L2

IV
cos1 3 35 is the acute angle between L1 and L2
then , which of the following is true?
(A) II and IV
(B) I and IV
(C) IV only
Q.5

(D) III and IV

For two particular vectors A and B it is known that A B = B A . What must be true about the two
vectors?
(A) At least one of the two vectors must be the zero vector.


(B) A B = B A is true for any two vectors.
(C) One of the two vectors is a scalar multiple of the other vector.
(D) The two vectors must be perpendicular to each other.

For some non zero vector V , if the sum of V and the vector obtained from V by rotating it by an angle

2 equals to the vector obtained from V by rotating it by then the values of , is

2
2
(A) 2n
(B) n
(C) 2n
(D) n
3
3
3
3
where n is an integer.

Let u , v, w be such that u 1, v 2, w 3 . If the projection of v along u is equal to that of w

along u and vectors v , w are perpendicular to each other then u v w equals
(A) 2

(B) 7

(C) 14
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(D) 14
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Q.8

Q.9

If a and b are non zero, non collinear vectors, and the linear combination

(2x y)a 4b 5a ( x 2 y)b holds for real x and y then x + y has the value equal to
(A) 3
(B) 1
(C) 17
(D) 3

| | | |

In the isosceles triangle ABC A B = BC = 8 , a point E divides AB internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the

| |

cosine of the angle between C E & CA is (where CA = 12)

(A)

Q.10

3 7
8

(B)

3 8
17

(C)

3 7
8

(D)

3 8
17

If p 3 a 5 b ; q 2a b ; r a 4 b ; s a b are four vectors such that

sin p q = 1 and sin r s = 1 then cos a b is :

(A)
Q.11

19

(B) 0

5 43

(C) 1

(D)

19
5 43

Given an equilateral triangle ABC with side length equal to 'a'. Let M and N be two points respectively
on the side AB and AC much that A N = K A C and A M =

AB
. If B N and C M are orthogonal
3

then the value of K is equal to

(A)
Q.12
(A)

1
5

1
1
1
(C)
(D)
4
3
2
Column I
Column II
P is point in the plane of the triangle ABC. pvs of A, B and C are
(P)
centroid

a , b and c respectively with respect to P as the origin.

If b c b c = 0 and c a c a = 0, then w.r.t. the
(Q)
orthocentre
triangle ABC, P is its

If a , b, c are the position vectors of the three non collinear
(R)
Incentre
points A, B and C respectively such that the vector

V P A P B P C is a null vector then w.r.t.

(B)

(B)

(C)

(D)

the ABC, P is its

If P is a point inside the ABC such that the vector

R (BC)(P A) (CA)(P B) (AB)(P C) is a null vector then

w.r.t. the ABC, P is its

(S)

circumcentre

If P is a point in the plane of the triangle ABC such that the

scalar product P A C B and P B A C vanishes, then w.r.t.
the ABC, P is its

Q.1
Q.6
Q.11

A
A
A

Q.2
Q.7
Q.12

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B
Q.3
B
C
Q.8
B
(A) S; (B) P; (C) R; (D) Q
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Q.4
Q.9

A
C

Q.5
Q.10

C
D

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