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EXERCISE-2
(FOR JEE ADVANCED)
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
VECTOR ADDITION AND SUBSTRACTION 5. Let α , β , γ be distinct real numbers. The points
1. A bird moves from point (1, - 2, 3) to (4, 2, 3) . If with position vectors
the speed of the bird is 10 m/sec, then the velocity
vector of the bird is :  î   ĵ  k̂ ,  î  ĵ  k̂ , î  ˆj   k̂
(A) are collinear

(A) 5 î 2ˆj3k̂  
(B) 5 4î  2 ĵ3k̂  (B) form an equilateral triangle
(C) form an isosceles triangle
(C) 0.6î 0.8 ĵ (D) 6î 8ˆj
(D) form a right angled triangle.
6. Three vectors of magnitudes respectively, 1 unit,
2. The two vectors A and B are drawn from a com- 2 units and 3 units are directed along the three
sides of an equilateral triangle. Then the resultant
mon point and C = A  B, then angle between
of the three vectors is of -
(A) 1 unit (B) 2 unit
A and B is
(A) 900 if C2  A2 + B2 (C) 3 units (D) 14 units

(B) greater than 900 if C2 < A2 + B2 PRODUCT OF VECTORS

    
(C) greater than 900 if C2 > A2 + B2 7. If a = 2î  3ˆj , b = 2ˆj  3k̂ , then ( a + b ).( a –
(D) None of these

b) =
  (A) 0 (B) -8 (C) 9 (D) -10.
3. Two forces P and Q act at a point and have
  (R 2  P 2 ) 8. If | A  B | 3 A . B then the value of | A  B |
resultant R . If Q is replaced by acting
Q is :

in the direction opposite to that of Q , magnitude
(A) ( A 2  B 2  3AB)1 / 2
of the resultant
(A) remains same (B) becomes half (B) ( A 2  B2  AB)1/ 2

(C) becomes twice (D) none of these 1/ 2

 2 2 AB 
  (C)  A  B   (D) A + B
4. Two forces P and Q are in ratio P : Q = 1 : 2. If  3

 3   
9. If the vectors a , b , c form the sides BC, CA and
their resultant is at an angle tan  2  to vector
–1

  AB respectively of a triangle ABC, then

     
P , then angle between P and Q is : (A) a. b  b. c  c. a  0
     
 1 (B) a  b  b  c  c  a
(A) tan–1  
 2
(B) 45°   
(C) a. b  b. c  c. a
     
(C) 30° (D) 60° (D) a  b  b  c  c  a  0

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10. The f orce determi ned by the v ector    
 14. Four vectors ( A, B, C, D ) all have the same
 
F  ˆi  8ˆj  7 kˆ is resolved along three mutually magnitude and lie in a plane. The angle between
perpendicular directions, one of which is in the adjacent vectors is 45° as shown. Which of the
 following equation is/are correct ?

direction of the vector a  2 ˆi  2 ˆj  kˆ . Then 

the vector component of the force F in the direction
 A B
of the vector a is :

14  14  7  45°
(A)  14 i  14 j  7 k (B)  i j k
3 3 3 45°
C
45°
2 2 1
(C)  i  j  k (D) none of these
3 3 3
D
(MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWERS TYPE)      
11. Which of the following expressions are mean- (A) A  C   2 D (B) B  D  2 C  0
ingful ?  
    
      (C) A  B  B  D (D) (A  C) / 2  B
(A) u.( v  w ) (B) ( u. v ). w
      15. A vector does not change
(C) ( u. v ) w (D) u  ( v. w )
(A) If we choose different sets of coordinate axis
12. The vector i + xj + 3k is rotated through an angle having different orientations
 and doubled in magnitude, then it becomes
4i + (4x – 2) j + 2k. The values of x are (B) If it slides parallel to itself

2 1 2 (C) If it is multiplied by a scalar quantity

(A)  (B) (C) (D) 2
3 3 3 (D) If it is cross multiplied by another vector
13. Three forces F1, F2 and F3 are acting on particle 16. If three vectors are added, the resultant
P (shown in figure). If particle P is in equilibrium,
then (A) may be zero
(B) must be zero
F2 F1 = 4N
(C) may be non-zero
 45º
(D) must be non-zero
 P
17. If two forces of magnitude 10 N and 15 N are acted
on a body. Then,
F3 = 10 N
(A) the minimum magnitude of resultant force on
the body is 5N
2
tan   (B) the resultant force on the body may be of
(A)
5 2 2  (B) F2 sin   2 2 N
magnitude 10 N
(C) the maximum magnitude of resultant force on
5 2 2
(C) F2 cos   2 2 N (D) tan     the body is 25 N
 2 
(D) the magnitude of resultant may be 15 N

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(MATRIX MATCH TYPE)
18.
 
Column-I show vector diagram relating three

vectors a , b and c . Match the vector equation x
in column-II, with vector diagram in column-I : (D)

Column-I Column-II a

c b Column-II
   
(A) (P) a  ( b  c)  0 (P) a  a sin  î  a cos  ĵ
a 
(Q) a  a cos  î  a sin  ˆj
c 
b    (R) a  a sin  î  a cos  ˆj
(B) (Q) b  c  a
a 
(S) a  a cos  î  a sin  ĵ

a b
(C) (R)
   (PARAGRAPH TYPE)
a  b  c
Passage-1
c
A cubical room has dimension 4ft × 4ft × 4ft. An
b insect fly start from one lower corner O and
(D) a (S)
   reaches diagonally upper corner.
c ab c 20. Taking O as origin, length of room as X-axis, width
as Y-axis and height as Z-axis. The vector
 representation of displacement of insect fly is
19. A vector a at angle  as shown in the figure in
column-I. Show its unit vector representation in  
(A) s  (4iˆ  4ˆj  4k)ft
ˆ (B) s  (4iˆ  4 ˆj)ft
column-II.

Column-I (C) s  (8iˆ  4k)ft
ˆ (D) none of these
y 21. The magnitude of displacement of insect fly is
 
(A) | s |  48 ft (B) | s |  32 ft
(A) x 

(C) | s |  80 ft (D) none of these
a
22. Suppose that insect does not fly but crawls. Find
the minimum distance travelled by insect fly to
a reach the destination.
(B) 
x 
(A) 4 2  4 ft  (B) 48 ft

(C) 80 ft (D) none of these

a 23. In prev ious problem, the magni tude of
displacement is
 x (A) zero (B) 80 ft
(C)
(C) 48 ft (D) none of these

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DIFFERENTIATION 31. Equation of straight line is 2x + 3y = 5. Slope
of the straight line is :
nx dy
24. If y = then will be : (A) 3/2 (B) 2/3
x dx

1  nx
(C) –2/3 (D) –3/2
1  nx
(A) (B)
x x2 32. The maximum value of xy subject to x + y = 8,
1  nx
is :
nx  1
(C) 2 (D)
x x2 (A) 8 (B) 16
2
25. Differentiation of sin(x + 3) w.r.t. x is -
(C) 20 (D) 24
(A) cos (x 2 + 3) (B) 2x cos(x 2 + 3)
(C) (x 2 + 3) cos(x 2 + 3) (D) 2x cos(2x + 3) 33. Maximum value of f(x) = sin x + cos x is :

dy (A) 1 (B) 2
26. If y = x 2 sin x , then will be -
dx
(A) x 2 cos x + 2x sin x (B) 2x sin x (C) 1 (D) 2
2
(C) x 2 cos x (D) 2 x cos x

dy INTEGRATION
27. If y = tan x . cos2x then will be -
dx
(A) 1 + 2sin2x (B) 1 – 2sin2x 34. If y = 6 x2 then the value of  (x  1)dy will be
(C) 1 (D) 2 sin2x
(A) 12(x 2  x)  C (B) x 2  x 2  C
3 2
28. If Q = 4v + 3v , then the value of 'v' such that
there exist maximum of 'Q' is
x3 x 2
(C)  C (D) 4x3  6x 2  C
1 1 4 3
(A) 0 (B)  (C) (D) none
2 2
1
2
35. The value of
29. If y = 2 sin2  + tan  then
dy
will be -  (3 x  4)dx will be
d 0

(A) 4 sin  cos  + sec  tan  (A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2

(B) 2 sin 2  + sec  2
/2
(C) 4 sin  + sec2  36. The value of
 (sin x  cos x) dx will be
(D) 2 cos  + sec  2 2 0

3x dy 1 1
30. If y = x 2 sinx + , then will be : (A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
tan x dx 2 3

1
3 tan x  3 x sec 2 x 3x
(A) 2x sinx + x cosx + 2 37. The value of
 ( 3e  e  x ) dx will be
tan 2 x
0

3 x sec 2 x  3 tan x e3  1 e2  1
(B) 2x sinx + (A) (B)
tan 2 x
3 e
(C) x 2 cosx + (3tanx – 3x sec 2x)/ tan2x
e4  1 e4  1
2
(D) x cosx – 2x sinx – (3tanx – 3xsec x)/tan x 2 2 (C) (D)
e 2

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38. If y  f(x) and the graph between y and x is as (PREVIOUS YEAR JEE ADVANCED QUESTIONS)
2
(SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE)
  
shown then the value of  y dx  1. Three vectors P,Q and R are shown in the figure.
0

Let S be any point on the vector R . The distance
y 
between the points P and S is b R . The general
2   
relation among vectors P,Q and S is

[JEE ADV. 2017]

x
0 1 2

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 0 (D) None of these

(SUBJECTIVE/INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)

dy
39. Find in the following
dx

i) y  tan2 (ax  b)
  
(A) S  1  b 2  P  bQ
ii) y  e x sin2 x
  
(B) S  b  1 P  bQ
iii) y  2t  5
  
(C) S  1  b  P  bQ
dy
40. Find in the following.   
dx
(D) S  1  b  P  b2Q

x3
i)
sin x (SUBJECTIVE/INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS)
  
38 2. Two vectors A and B are defined as A  ai and
2
41. If f(x)  x  3 . The value of f (f(1))  . Find the 
B  a cos t i  sin t j , where a is a constant
n
value of n.
 
   
and    / 6rads–1. If A  B  3 A – B at time
t =  for the first time, the value of , in seconds, is
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