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CPP - Vector DOT AND CROSS PRODUCT

The document discusses vectors and their dot and cross products. It contains 22 multiple choice questions related to calculating and analyzing properties of vectors, such as the angle between vectors, components of vectors, and using dot and cross products.

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CPP - Vector DOT AND CROSS PRODUCT

The document discusses vectors and their dot and cross products. It contains 22 multiple choice questions related to calculating and analyzing properties of vectors, such as the angle between vectors, components of vectors, and using dot and cross products.

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VECTORS – DOT PRODUCT AND CROSS PRODUCT

1. If |a⃗ + ⃗b| = |a⃗ − ⃗b|, then which of the following is correct?


(A) a⃗ is parallel to ⃗b (B) a⃗ is perpendicular to ⃗b
(C) a⃗ is anti – parallel to b ⃗ (D) angle between a⃗ and ⃗b is 300.

2. For component of a vector ⃗A = 3î + 4ĵ − 5k̂, match the following column
Column – I Column – II
(A) along y – axis (P) 5 unit
(B) along another vector 2î + ĵ + 2k̂ (Q) 4 unit
(C) along another vector 6î + 8ĵ − 10k̂ (R) zero
(D) along another vector −3î − 4ĵ + 5k̂ (S) none

3. Given ⃗A = î − 2ĵ, ⃗B = 2î + 3𝑘̂, and ⃗C = î + ĵ. the component of (A


⃗ + ⃗B) along ⃗C is
1
(A) √2 (B) (C) 1 (D) 0
√2

4. The angle that the vector ⃗A = 2î + 3ĵ − 𝑘̂ makes with the y – axis is
3 1 3 2
(A) cos −1 ( ) (B) cos −1 ( ) (C) sin−1 ( ) (D) cos −1 ( )
√14 √14 √14 √14

5. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗, 𝑐 are unit vectors such that 𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ − 𝑐 = 0, then the angle between 𝑎 and 𝑏⃗ is
(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 120°

6. If ⃗A = 2î − 3ĵ + 7k̂, ⃗B = î + 2k̂ and ⃗C = ĵ − k̂, then the value of ⃗A. (B
⃗ × ⃗C) is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) -1

7. If the angle between the vectors a⃗ and ⃗b is θ, the value of the product (b
⃗ × a⃗). a⃗ is equal to
2 2 2
(A) ba cos θ (B) ba sin θ (C) ba cos θ sin θ (D) zero

8. If ⃗A × ⃗B = ⃗C + ⃗D
⃗ , then select the correct alternative
(A) B ⃗ is parallel to C ⃗ +D⃗⃗
(B) A is perpendicular to ⃗C
⃗
(C) Component of C ⃗ along A
⃗ = component of D ⃗⃗ along A⃗
(D) Component of C ⃗ along A
⃗ = − component of D ⃗
⃗⃗ along A

9. A vector is not changed


(A) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle (B) it is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar
(C) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector (D) it is slid parallel to itself

10. If r1 = 2î + ĵ and r2 = î − 2ĵ + 3k̂ and angle between r1 and r2 is θ, then which of the following is
correct?
(A) θ = 00 (B) θ = 900 (C) r1 . r2 = 0 (D) |r1 × r2 | = √70

11. If A ⃗ = 2î − 3ĵ + k̂, then


⃗ = 2î + 3ĵ and B
⃗ ⃗
(A) A. B = −5 (B) ⃗A. ⃗B = 5 ⃗ × ⃗B| = √157
(C) |A ⃗ × ⃗B| = −√157
(D) |A

12. Let A, B and C be three unit vectors. Suppose that 𝐴. 𝐵 = 𝐴. 𝐶 = 0 and the angle between B and C is
𝜋
, then which the following relation is correct?
6
(A) A = ±2(B × C) (B) B = ±2(A × C) (C) A = ±(B × C) (D) C = ±2(A × B)
13. ⃗ = 5î − 4ĵ + 3k̂ and ⃗B = 3î + 2ĵ − k̂. Area
Diagonals of a parallelogram are represented by vectors A
of the parallelogram is
(A) √171 unit (B) √72 unit (C) 171 unit (D) 72 unit

14. Consider three vectors: ⃗A = 3î − 2ĵ + k̂, ⃗B = î − 3ĵ + 5k̂ and ⃗C = 2î + ĵ − 4k̂. Choose the correct
statements:
(A) Three given vectors are coplanar.
(B) Vector C is perpendicular to vector A
(C) vector A is parallel to vector B
(D) The three given vectors form a right angled triangle.

15.

16.

17.

18. Consider three points A, B and C, all lying on a straight line in the xy plane,
as shown in the figure.
If OB makes an angle of 600 with the positive x – axis, and
a
OA = 2 OB = a units , then the value of OC is found to be units. Find
N
the value of N.

19. Prove that the area of the triangle with three position vectors of the vertices as a, b and c is given
1
by  = a b + bc + ca .
2

Passage:

20.

21.

22.

(A) (B)
(C) (D)
ANSWER KEY

1. B
2. A → Q, B → R, C → S, D → S

3. B

4. A

5. D

6. C
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. BCD
11. AC

12. A

13. A

14. ABD

15. D

16. m=4, n=1

17. Zero

18. 3

19.

20.

21. 5 unit

22. A

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