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Sub Maths

Class-XII

Multiple Choice Questions

r
r
a 4i 3k; b 14i 2 j 5k
1.

Vectors

are laid off from one point.

, which is being
r Vector
r
a
b
laid off from the same point dividing the angle between vector and in equal halves and
6
having the magnitude
, is
i j 2k
i j 2k
i j 2k
2i j 2k
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

i 3 j 5k
2.

If

bisects the angle between

a
(a)
a
(c)

1
(41i 88 j 40k)
105
1
(41i 88 j 40k)
105

4i 7 j 8k, 2i 3 j 4k,
3.

4.

u
r
d

i 2 j 2k,
and

(d)

6.

is a unit vector, then

1
(41i 88 j 40k)
105

1
(41i 88 j 40k)
105

(b)

2i 5 j 7 k

If
and
are the position vectors of the vertices A, B
and C respectively, of triangle ABC, the position vector of the point where the bisector of
angle A meets BC, is
2
2
1
1
(6i 8 j 6k)
(6i 8 j 6k)
(6i 13 j 18k)
(5 j 12k)
3
3
3
3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
ur
cos
cos , cos
A
is a vector with direction cosines,
and
. Assuming the y-z plane as a
ur
A
mirror, the direction cosines of the reflected image of
in the y-z plane are
cos , cos , cos
cos , cos , cos
(a)
(b)
cos , cos , cos
cos , cos , cos
(c)
(d)

2i 4 j 5k
5.

where

i 2 j 3k

The sides of a parallelogram are

and
. Then the unit vector parallel to
one of the diagonals is
1
1
1
1
(i 2 j 8k)
(i 2 j 8k)
(3i 6 j 2k)
(3i 6 j 2k)
69
69
7
7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r
r
r
c i x1 j x2 k
a i j k, b 4i 3 j 4 k
and
are linearly dependent vectors and
r
| c | 3
. Then

x2 1
(a)

x2 1
(b)

i j, j k
7.

8.

x1 1
(c)

r
a

x1 1
(d)

r
a

If the vector
and form a triangle, then may be
i 2 j k
2i j k
i k
i k
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r r
ur r
r
r r r
r
a, b
p, q
c
a b c 0.
r
and are three coplanar unit vectors such that
If three vectors
and
r r
r
a, b
c
are parallel to
and , respectively,
ur r r and have integral but different magnitudes, then
| pqr|
among the following options,
can take a value equal to
3
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c)
(d) 2

i, j, k
9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

In a four dimensional space where unit vectors along the axes are
and
and
r r r r
a1 , a 2, a 3 , a 4
are four non-zero vectors
r r suchr thatr no vector
r r can rbe expressed
r
r asr linear
( 1)( a1 a 2 ) (a 2 a 3 ) ( a 3 a 4 2a 2 ) a 3 a 4 0
combination of others and
then
2 / 3
2/3
1
1/ 3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
7 j 10k, i 6 j 6k
Let ABC be a triangle, the position vectors of whose vertices are
and
4i 9 j 6k
ABC
. The
is
(a) Isosceles
(b) Equilateral
(c) Right angled
(d) None of these
r r
r
a, b
c
and are three vectors of equal magnitude. The angle between each pair of vectors is
r r r
r
|
a

c
|

6.
|
a
|
/3
such that
Then
is equal to
6 /3
(a) 2
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d)
r r
r
a, b
c
If
and
are three mutually perpendicular vectors, then the vector which is equally
inclined to these vectors is
r
r
r
a
b
c
r r r
r r r
|a| |b| |c|
abc
(a)
(b)
r
r
r
a
b
c
r r r r r r
r 2 r 2 r2
| a | a | b | b | c | c
|a| |b| |c|
(c)
(d)
r
r r
r r r r
r r r r
r
a k j; b 2i k.
r a ba
r b ab
r
Let
Then vector satisfying the equations
and
is

i j k
(a)

3i j k

3i j k

(b)

(c)

(d)

2i 4 j 5k
14.

15.

16.

17.

i j k
i 2 j 3k

Two adjacent
and
. Then the
uuur sides
uuur of a parallelogram ABCD are
| AC BD |
value of
is
20 5
22 5
24 5
26 5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
rr rr rr
r r
r
r.a r.b r.c 0,
a, b
c
If r r r
wherer
and
are non-coplanar,
r r
r r rthen
r r
r (c a )
r ( a b)
r (b c)
r0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r
r
r
a (i 2 j k) i k,
a
a
If satisfies
then is equal to
i (2 1) j k, R
i (1 2 ) j k, R
(a)
(b)
i (2 1) j k, R
i (1 2 ) j k, R
(c)
(d)
r r
r r
r r
r r
3a 5b
2a b
a 4b
ba
Vectors
and
are mutually perpendicular.
and
are also mutually
r If r
a
b
perpendicular, then the cosine of the angle between and is
19
19
19
19
5 43
3 43
2 45
6 43
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

i 2 j 2k
18.

19.

20.

21.

The unit vector orthogonal to vector

axis is
1
1
(2i 2 j k)
(i j k)
3
3
(a)
(b)

and making equal angles with the x-axis y1

(2i 2 j k)
3

(c)
r
a 2 x 2i 4 xj k

(d) None of these

r
b 7i 2 j xk

The value of x for which

and
is obtuse
r the angle between
/6
b
and the angle between and the z-axis and less than
, are
(a) a < x < 1/2
(b) 1/2 < x < 15
(c) x > 1/2 or x < 0 (d) None of these
r
r
r r
r r
r
r
|
a
|

6
|
b
| 8
3a b
a 4b
a
b
A parallelogram is constructed on
and
, where
and
and and
are anti-parallel. Then the length of the longer diagonal is
(a) 40
(b) 64
(c) 32
(d) 48

a, b
a , b; b, c

,
c
Let
and be unit vectors and
and the angles between the vectors
and

c, a
cos cos cos
a b c
respectively. If
is also a unit vector, then
is equal to
(a) -1
(b) 3
(c) -3
(d) 1

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

r
c

r
i j

/3
If unit rvector makes an angle
with
, then minimum and maximum values of
( r j ). c,
respectively, are
0, 3 / 2
1/ 2, 3 / 2
3 / 2, 3 / 2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None of these
r rr
r
r
r ur r
u
r
a, b, c
(sin

)
a

(2sin
2

)
b

(3sin
3

)
c
d 0.
d
Vectors
and
are coplanar and
Then the
2
2
2
sin sin 2 sin 3
least value of
is
1/ 6
(a) 1/14
(b) 14
(c) 6
(d)
r
r
a
b
If
2, respectively, and
r rand r r are rany
r 2two vectors of magnitudesr 1 and
r
(1 3a.b) | 2a b 3(a b) | 47,
a
b
then the angle between and is
2
1
cos (1/ 4)
cos 1 (1/ 4)
/3
3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r r
r r r
r
r
r
a, b
| a b 3c | 4
c
a
b 1
and are unit vectors such that
. Angle between and is , between
r
r
r
r
2
[ / 6, 2 / 3]
b
c
a
c
and
is
and between
and
varies
. Then the maximum value of
cos 1 3cos 2
is
2 2
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c)
(d) 6
If
sides
of
are represented by vectors
ur the
r rtwor adjacent
r r
r
r r two
r
rrectangles
r
p 5a 3b; q a 2b
r 4a b; s a b,
and
respectively, then the angle between the
r 1 ur r r
u
r 1 r r
x ( p r s)
y (r s)
3
5
vectors
and
is
19
19
cos 1
cos 1

5 43
5 43
(a)
(b)
19
cos 1

5 43
(c)
(d) Cannot be evaluated

i j k, i 5 j k
27.

The position vectors of the points A, B and C are

respectively. The greatest angle of triangle ABC is
(a) 1200
(b) 900
(c) cos1 (3/4)

2i 3 j 5k,
and

(d) None of these

r
r
r
a 2i j k, b i 2 j k, c i j 2k.

28.

A vector coplanar with

on

is magnitude

2i 3 j 3k

(a)

29.

30.

31.

is

2i j 5k

(b)

34.

35.

36.

whose projection

2i j 5k

(c)

(d)
r
b

r
c

1
cos 1
4

If angle between
and
is
and
r and
r
r are
r unitr vectors
r
rand
a b 2 a c,
b a 2c ,

then
where is equal to
1
1

4
2
1
4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r
r
rr
r r r r r
| a | 2
| b | 3
a.b ,
(a (a (a (a b))))
If
and
and
then
is equal to

48a
48a
48b
48b
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r r
r
a, b
c
The volume of a tetrahedron formed by the coterminous edges
is 3. Then the
r r r and
r
r r
a b, b c
ca
volume of the parallelepiped formed by the coterminous edges
and
is
(a) 6
(b) 18
(c) 36
(d) 9
r
c

Ifr r r and
r r r rare three mutually orthogonal unit vectors, then the triple product
[a b c a b b c ]
equals
(a) 0
(b) 1 or 1
(c) 1
(d) 3
i j k

33.

2i 3 j 3k

r
| b | 4.

r
c

r r
a, b

32.

and

r
c

2
3

r
a

r
a

r
b

i j k

i j k

Vectors perpendicular to
and in the plane of
and
are

i k
2i j k
3i 2 j k
4i 2 j 2k
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
uuu
r
uuu
r
3i,
CB
AB
If the side
of an equilateral triangle ABC lying in the x-y plane is
then the side
can be
3
3
3
3
(i 3 j )
(i 3 j )
(i 3 j )
(i 3 j )
2
2
2
2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r
r r r
r r r r r r
a 2b 3c 0,
abbc ca
If
then
r r
r r
r r
r
2(a b)
6(b c )
3(c a )
0
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
r r r r r r
r r
a b c, b c a,
c0
If
where
, then

r r
| a || c |

r r
| a || b |

(a)

(b)
r r
a, b

37.

r
| b | 1

If
and
parallel)

r
c

(c)

are three unit vectors such that

r
a

r r r
| a || b || c | 1

r
b

(d)
r r r 1r
a (b c ) b
2

, then (
r
a

/3

r
b

and

r
c

being non-

r
c

/3
(b) Angle between r and r is
a
c /2
(d) Angle between and is

(a) Angle between r and r is

a
b /2
(c) Angle between and is

COMPREHENSION
r
r
a 2i 3 j 6k, b 2i 3 j 6k

Let

uu
r
a2
uu
r
a2

38.

(a)

ur
a1

be the projection of

and
r
c
on . Then

is equal to
943
(2i 3 j 6k)
49

(c)
ur r
a1 b

40.

is equal to
(a) -41

ur
a1

Let

(b)

943
(2i 3 j 6k)
49

39.

Passage-1
r
c 2i 3 j 6k.

(d)

on

r
b

and

943
(2i 3 j 6k)
492
943
(2i 3 j 6k)
49 2

(b) -41/7

(c) 41

Which of the
uu
r following is true?
r
a2
a
(a) and
are collinear
r ur
r
a a1
b
(c) ,
and are coplanar

ur
a1

(b)

be the projection of

r
a

(d) 287
r
c

and are
uu
r collinear
r ur
a2
a a1
(d) ,
and
are coplanar
Passage-2

Consider a triangular pyramid ABCD the position vectors of whose angular points are A(3, 0, 1),
B(-1, 4, 1), C(5, 2, 3) and D(0, -5, 4). Let G be the point of intersection of the medians of triangle
BCD.
uuur
AG
41.
The length of vector
is
17
51 / 3
3/ 6
59 / 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
42.

43.

Area of triangle ABC in sq. units is

8 6
4 6
(a) 24
(b)
(c)
(d) None of these
The length of perpendicular from the vertex D on the opposite face is
14 / 6
2/ 6
3/ 6
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None of these

Passage-3
Vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are A(2, -1, 4); B(1, 0, -1); C(1, 2, 3) and D.
44.

The distance between the parallel lines AB and CD is

6
3 6/5
2 2
(a)
(b)
(c)

(d) 3

45.

Distance of the point P(8, 2, -12) from the plane of the parallelogram is
4 6
32 6
16 6
9
9
9
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None

46.

The orthogonal projections of the parallelogram on the three coordinate planes xy, yz and zx
respectively, are
(a) 14, 4, 2
(b) 2, 4, 14
(c) 4, 2, 14
(d) 2, 14, 4

47.

Match the following

Matrix-Matching
Column-I
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

48.

Column-II

r
r (i j ) (i 2 j k)

The
possible value of a if
and
r

r (i 2 j ) ( i j ak )

are not consists, where

and
are
scalars, is
r
r
a i 3 j k
b 2 i j k
The angle between vectors
and
is
r
b
acute, whereas vector
makes with the axes of coordinates an

obtuse angle Then may be

2i j k, i 2 j (1 a )k
The possible value of a such that
and

3i aj 5k
are coplanar is
ur
ur
ur
ur
ur
A 2i j 3k, B 2i j k, C 3i j
A B
If
and
is
ur
| 2 |
C
perpendicular to , then
is

(p)

-4

(q)

-2

(r)

(s)

Match the following.

(a)

(b)

(c)

r r
a, b

r
c

Column-I

Ifr r and
are three
r
r r mutually
r r r r perpendicular vectors where (p)
| a || b || c | 1,
[a b b c c a ]
then
is
r
r
/3
a
b
If r r and
are
two
unit
vectors
inclined
at
, then
r rr
(q)
16[ a b a b b]
is
r r r
r
r
(r)
bc a
b
c
If
and
are orthogonal unit vectors and
, then

Column-II
-12

0
16

r r r r r r r
[ a b c a b b c]

is
ru
rr
ru
rr
r rr
[ x ya ] [ x yb] [abc] 0,

(d)
If

then
49.

each vector being a non-zero vectors,

ru
rr
[ x yc]

is

Match the following.

Column-I
(a)

50.

(s)

Column-II

r r r
| a || b || c |,

Ifr r r
angle between
each pair of vectors is
and
r
| a b c | 6,
2|a|
then
is equal to
r r r
r r r
r
(b)
b c, b
c a, c
a
If
is a perpendicular
is
is
r tor r
r perpendicularrto
a b, | a | 2, | b | 3
| c | 6
perpendicular
to
and
. Then
r r r
| a b c | 2
is equal to
r
r
r
u
r

(c)
a 2i 3 j k , b i 2 j 4k, c i j k
d 3i 2 j k
and
1 r r r ur
(a b).(c d )
7
then
is equal to
r r r
rr rr rr
r rr
(d)
| a || b || c | 2
a.b b.c c.a 2,
[a b c]
If
and
then
cos 450 is
equal to
r
r
a i j 2k
b i 2 j k
Given two vectors
and
.
Column-I
r
r
(a)
a
b
Area of triangle formed by and
r
r
(b)
a
b
Area of parallelogram having sides and
r
r
(c)
2a
4b
Area of parallelogram having diagonals
and
r
r
r
(d)
c i j k
a
b
Volume of parallelepiped formed by and and

(p)

(q)

(r)

(s)

Column-II
(p) 3 6
(q)

12 3

(r)

3 3

(s)

3 3
2

Answers
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1
a
11
c

2
d
12
b

3
c
13
c

4
c
14
b

5
6
a, d
b, d
15 16
d
c

7
a,b,c
17
a

8
c,d
18
a

9
a,b,d
19
d

10
a,c
20
d

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21
a
31
c
41
b

22
c
32
b
42
c

23
24
25
a
c
b
33
34
35
b, d
b,d
a, b,c
43
44
45
a
c
b
47
A-p,q,r,s; B-p, q; C-p,r; D-r
49
A-q; B-s; C-p; D-r

26
b
36
a,c
46
d

27
b
37
b,c

28
b
38
b

29
d
39
a

48
A-r, B-p, C-s, D-q
50
A-s; B-r; C-q; D-p

30
a
40
c