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DPP-21

PHYSICS Dot Product

1. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case,
the forces
(a) Are not equal to each other in magnitude
(b) cannot be predicted
(c) Are equal to each other
(d) Are equal to each other in magnitude
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2. When the A B = | A | B | , then
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(a) A and B are perpendicular to each other
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(b) A and B act in the same direction
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(c) A and B act in the opposite direction
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(d) A and B can act in any direction
3. Find the angle between the vectors ˆi  ˆj and ˆi  ˆj
(a) 30 (b) 60 (c)120 (d) 90
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4. The angle between two was given by 6 i  6 j  3k and 7 i  4 j  4 k is
 1  1  5 
(a) cos 1   (b) cos  
 3  3
 2   5
(c) sin 1   (d) sin 1  
 3  3 

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5. Two forces F1  5 i  10 j  20k and F2  10 i  5 j  15k act on a single point. The
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angle between F1 and F2 is nearly
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 90
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6. The angle between two vectors 2 i  3 j  k and 2 i  2 j  4k is
(a) obtuse (b) right angle (c) Acute (d) can't say

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7. The angle between the two vectors A  3 i  4 j  5k and B  3 i  4 j  5k

(a) 60 (b) Zero (c) 90 (d) None of these

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8. If a vector 2 i  3 j  8k is perpendicular to the vector 4 j  4 i   k . Then the value of
 is

1 1
(a) –1 (b) (c) – (d) 1
2 2
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9. Let A  i Acos   j Asin  be any vector, Another vector which is normal to B is
which is normal to A is
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(a) i Bcos   jB sin  (b) i Bsin   jB cos 

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(c) i Bsin   jB cos  (d) i Bcos   jB sin 

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10. If A and B are perpendicular vectors and vector A  5 i  7 j  3k and
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B  2 i  2 j   k . The value of a is

(a) – 2 (b) 8 (c) –7 (d) –8

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11. The angles which is a vector i  j  2 k makes with X, Y and Z axes respectively are
(a) 60°, 60°, 60° (b) 45°,45°, 45° (c) 60°, 60°, 45° (d) 45°, 45°, 60°

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12. If a vector P making angles , , and  respectively, with the X, Y and Z axes

respectively. Then sin 2  sin 2  sin 2 

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
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13. If two vectors 2 i  3 j  k and  4 i  6 j   k are parallel to each other then value of
 will be
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
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14. The angle between the two vectors A  3 i  4 j  5k and B  3 i  4 j  5k will be
(a) 90 (b) 0 (c) 60 (d) 45
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15. If a vector 2 i  3 j  8k is perpendicular to the vector 4 i  4 j   k Then the value of
 is
1 1
(a) –1 (b) (c) – (d) 1
2 2
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16. If for two vector A and B , sum (A  B) is perpendicular to the difference (A  B) .

The ratio of their magnitude is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

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17. The angle between the vectors ( i  j) and ( j  k) is
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 90
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18. If P  Q  PQ , then angle between P and Q is
(a) 0 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 60
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19. The vector P  a i  a j  3k and Q  a i  2 j  k are perpendicular to each other. The
positive value of a is

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 13

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20. Consider a vector F  4 i  3 j . Another vector that is perpendicular to F is

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(a) 4 i  3 j (b) 6 i (c) 7 k (d) 3 i  4k

21. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and (x – y) act so that the resultant may be

x 2  y2 ?

1
 x 2  y2  1
 2(x 2  y2 ) 
(a) cos   (b) cos  2 
 2(x 2  y2 )   x  y2 
   

 2
1 x  y
2
1
 x 2  y2 
(c) cos   (d) cos  2 
 2 2  x  y2 
x y   

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22. The component of vector A  2 i  3 j along the vector i  j is

5
(a) (b) 10 2 (c) 5 2 (d) 5
2
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23. If A  2 i  3 j  k and B   i  3 j  4k then projection of A on B will be

3 3 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 26 26 13

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24. The projection of the vector A  i  2 j  k on the vector B  4 i  4 j  7 k is

19 38 8 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 9 9 9

25. If| | A |  2 and | B |  4 , then match the relation in Column 1 with the angle between A
and B in Column II.

Column I Column II
(p) A  B  0 (i)   0

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(q) A  B   8 (ii)   90
(r) A  B  4 (iii)   180

(s) A  B  8 (iv)   60

Now, mark the correct choice from the given codes.
Codes
(a) p  ii, q  i, r  iv, s  iii (b) p  iv, q  iii,r  i, s  ii

(c) p  i, q  iii, r  iv, s  ii (d) p  iii, q  iv, r  i, s  ii

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Phone No: - 0172, 4185157, 4734111
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