Vector Algebra

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Signle Correct Type Questions 5. Let a = 2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ , and b and c be two nonzero vectors
      
   such that a + b + c = a + b − c and b .c = 0. Consider the
1. If, a = iˆ + 2kˆ, b = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ, c = 7iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ,
        following two statement: [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
r ×b + b ×c = 0 and r . a = 0 then r . c is equal to:   
(A) a + λc ≥ a for all l∈R.
 [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]  
(B) a and c are always parallel
(a) 34 (b) 12
Then
(c) 36 (d) 30 (a) only (B) is correct
  
2. Let α = 4i + 3 j + 5k and β =+ i 2 j − 4k. Let β be parallel (b) neither (A) nor (B) is correct
1
      (c) only (A) is correct
to α and β 2 be perpendicular to α . If β= β1 + β 2 , then (d) both (A) and (B) are correct.

( )

the value of 5β 2 ⋅ i + j + k is 6. Let a be a non-zero vector parallel to the line of
intersection of the two planes described by iˆ + ˆj ,iˆ + kˆ
 [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] and iˆ − ˆj , ˆj− kˆ. If q is the angle between the vector a and
 
(a) 6 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 9 the vector b = 2iˆ − 2 ˆj + kˆ and a. b = 6 then the ordered
 
  
3. Let a= 4iˆ + 3 ˆj and b = 3iˆ − 4 ˆj + 5kˆ and c is a vector
( )
pair θ, a × b is equal to [11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]

   π  π 
( ) 
( )
s u c h t h a t c ⋅ a × b + 25= 0, c ⋅ iˆ + ˆj + kˆ = 4 a n d (a)  ,3 6 
4 
(b)  ,3 6 
3 
   π 
π
projection of c on a is 1 , then the projection of c on
 (c)  , 6  (d)  , 6 
b equals: [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] 3  4 
 
5 1 7. Let a vector a has a magnitude 9. Let a vector b be
(a) (b) such that
2 5   for every (x, y) ∈ R × R − {(0, 0)}, the 
vector

( xa + yb ) is perpendicular  to the vector (6 ya - 18 xb ).

1 3 Then the value of | a × b | is equal to:
(c) (d)  [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
2 2
 (a) 9 3 (b) 27 3 (c) 9 (d) 81
  
4. Let a and b be two vectors. Let = a 1,= b 4 and 
8. Let a = ai iˆ + a2 ˆj + a3 kˆ, ai > 0, i = 1, 2, 3 be a vector which
 
a ⋅b = 2. makes equal angles with the coordinate axes OX, OY and OZ.

Also, let the projection of a on the vector 3iˆ + 4 ˆj be 7.
     
( )
If c = 2a × b − 3b , then the value of b ⋅ c is  
Let b be a vector obtained by rotating a with 90°. If a , b
 

 [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] and x-axis are coplanar, then projection of a vector b on
(a) –24 (b) –48 3iˆ + 4 ˆj is equal to: [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(c) –84 (d) –60 (a) 7 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 7

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9. Let a = a i + j - k and b = 2i + j - a k, a > 0. If the i k and c =+
14. Let a =2i − 7 j + 5k , b =+ i 2 j − 3k be three
      
projection of a ´ b on the vector −i + 2 j − 2k is 30, then given vectors. If r is a vector such that r × a = c × a and
a is equal to: [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]   
r ⋅b = 0 , then r is equal to:
15
(a) (b) 8  [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]
2
11 11
13 (a) 2 (b)
(c) (d) 7 7 7
2 ˆ ˆ  
10. Let a = i + j + 2kˆ, b = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + kˆ and c = iˆ − ˆj + kˆ be 11 914
  (c) 2 (d)
three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the plane of a 5 7
  2 
and b whose projection on c is . If v . ˆj = 7 , then  
15. Let a = αiˆ + 3 ˆj − kˆ, b = 3iˆ − βˆj + 4kˆ and c =iˆ + 2 ˆj − 2kˆ

3 

( )
v ⋅ iˆ + kˆ is equal to: [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] where α, β ∈ R, be three vectors. If the projection of a
 10  
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9 on c is and b × c =−6iˆ + 10 ˆj + 7 kˆ , then the value of
3
 
11. Let a = iˆ − ˆj + 2kˆ and let b be a vector such that α + β is equal to: [29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
    (a) 3 (b) 4
a × b = 2iˆ − kˆ and a.b = 3. Then the projection b on the
 (c) 5 (d) 6
vector a − b is: [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]

16. Let a = i + j − k and c = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 2kˆ . Then the number
 ˆ ˆ ˆ
2
(b) 2 3     
(a) of vectors b such that b × c = a and b ∈ {1, 2, ….,10} is:
21 7
[27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
2
(c) 2 7 (d) (a) 0 (b) 1
3 3 3
 (c) 2 (d) 3

12. Let a and b are two non-zero vectors perpendicular to      
     17. Let ABC be a triangle such that BC = a , CA = b , AB = c ,
each other and a = b . If a × b = a , then the angle    
= |a| 6 = 2, | b | 2 3 and= b ⋅ c 12 Consider the statements:
   
(
between the vectors a + b + a × b ( ) ) and a is equal to:    
(S1): | (a × b ) + (c × b ) | − |=

c | 6(2 2 − 1)
 [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]  2
cos −1 
(S2): ∠ACB = 
 1   3
(a) sin −1  
 3 Then [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
 1  (a) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(b) sin −1  
 6 (b) Only (S1) is true

 1  (c) Only (S2) is true

(c) cos −1   (d) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
 3

18. Let a be a vector which is perpendicular to the vector
 1 
(d) cos −1 
 2
 3iˆ +
1ˆ
2

( )
j + 2kˆ . If a × 2iˆ + kˆ = 2iˆ − 13 ˆj − 4kˆ , then the

projection of the vector a on the vector 2iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ is:


     
13. Let a and b be two vectors such that 2a + 3b = 3a + b
 [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
  1  1
and the angle between a and b is 60°. If a is a unit (a) (b) 1
8 3

vector, then | b | is equal to: [31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
5 7
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 4 (c) (d)
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19. Let a = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 4kˆ and b = 7iˆ + ˆj − 6kˆ . 24. Let a = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ, b and c= ˆj − kˆ be three vectors such
         
( ) 
(
If r × a =r × b , r ⋅ iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ =−3 , then r ⋅ 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + kˆ ) that a × b = c and a ⋅ b =

1 . If the length of projection
 
vector of the vector b on the vector a × c is  , then the
is equal to: [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
value of 32 is equal to________.
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 8 (d) 13  [27 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]

   25. If the projection of the vector iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ on the sum of the

20. Let a = iˆ − j , b = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ and c be a vector such that
      2 two vectors 2iˆ + 4 ˆj − 5kˆ and −λiˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ is 1, then l
a × c=+ b 0 and = a ⋅ c 4, the c is equal to:
is equal to ________. [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]

( )
 
( ) ( )
  
(a)
19
(b) 9 26. If a + 3b is perpendicular to 7 a − 5b and a − 4b

2
( )
 
is perpendicular to 7 a − 2b , then the angle between a
17 
(c) 8 (d)
2 and b (in degrees) is______ [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
    
21. Let a = 3iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ and b = iˆ + 2 ˆj - 2kˆ be two vectors. If 27. Let a , b and c be three unit vectors such that
           
a vector perpendicular to both the vectors a + b and a - b | a - b |2 + | a - c |2 = 8. Then | a + 2b |2 + | a + 2c |2 is
has the magnitude 12 then one such vector is: equal to ________. [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
 [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]     
28. Let the vectores a , b , c be such that a = 2, b = 4
(
(a) 4 2iˆ + 2 ˆj - kˆ ) (
(b) 4 - 2iˆ - 2 ˆj - kˆ )   
and c = 4. If the projection of b on a is equal to the

4 (2iˆ - 2 ˆj - kˆ )

4 (2iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ )
  
(c) (d) projection of c on a and b is perpendicular to c , then
  
the value of a + b - c is –––––.[5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
Integer Type Questions  
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    29. Let a , b , c be three vectors such that a= 31, 4 b= c= 2
22. L e t a =i + 2 j + λ k, b = 3i − 5 j − λ k, a ⋅ c = 7 ,  
        ( )  
and 2 a × b = 3 ( c × a ) .
2b ⋅ c + 43 = 0, a × c = b × c . Then a ⋅ b is equal to   2
  2π  a×c 
 [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] If the angle between b and c is , then     is
3  a.b 
 
23. Let q be the angle between the vectors a and b , where equal to [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
  π π 
| a | 4,| b | 3 and θ ∈  ,  .  
= = 30. Let a = 3iˆ + ˆj − kˆ and c = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 3kˆ . If b is a vector
4 3
      2  2
    such that a= b × c and | b | = 50 , then 72 − b + c | is
Then | (a − b ) × (a + b ) |2 +4(a ·b ) 2 is equal to______

 [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] equal to [13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. [8] 23. [576] 24. [2] 25. [5] 26. [60] 27. [2] 28. [6] 29. [3] 30. [66]

EXPLANATIONS
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1. (a) Given, r × b + b × c = 0 −1
⇒µ=
    5
⇒ r × b − c × b =0
     4  3
⇒ (r − c) × b = 0 β 2 = 1 +  i +  2 +  j − ( −1 + 4 ) k
       5  5 
⇒ r − c =λb i.e., r − c || b
   9 13
And given that r. a = 0 ⇒ β 2 = i + j − 3k
   5 5
⇒ (c + λb).a = 0 
    ⇒ 5β 2 =9i + 13 j − 15k

⇒ c . a + λb . a = 0
 
( )

−c . a ⇒ 5β 2 ⋅ i + j + k = 9 + 13 − 15 = 7

⇒λ=  
b.a
 
     3. (a) a × b = 15iˆ − 20 ˆj − 25kˆ
Now r . c= (c + λb).c 
  Let c = xiˆ + yjˆ + zkˆ
  c.a   
=  c −   b  . c
⇒ 15x – 20y – 25z + 25 = 0 …(i)
 b.a 
 
⇒ 3x – 4y – 5z = – 5 …(ii)
 2  c.a   

= c −     (b . c)
 b.a 

( )
Also c ⋅ iˆ + ˆj + kˆ = 4 ⇒ x + y + z =4
 
 15  Projection of c on a is
= 74 −   8  
3 c ⋅a
 =⇒ 1 4 x + 3 y =5 ...(iii)
= 74 – 40 = 34 a
   
2. (c) Let β1 = µα as β parallel to α On solving x = 2, y = –1, z = 3
   
Now β 2= β − β1 ⇒ c = 2iˆ − ˆj + 3kˆ

  
(   
) (
i + 2 j − 4k − µ 4i + 3 j + 5k
= ) Projection of c on

= b =
25
5 2
5
2
= (1 − 4 µ ) i + ( 2 − 3µ ) j − ( 5µ + 4 ) k    
(
4. (b) c = 2a × b − 3b )
         
β
2 ⋅α = 0 as β 2 is perpendicular to α
(
b ⋅ c = b ⋅ 2a × b − 3b ⋅ b )

⇒ 4(1 – 4m) + 3(2 – 3m) – 5(5m + 4) = 0      

⇒ 4 – 16m + 6 – 9m – 25m – 20 = 0 (
 b ⋅ 2a= ×b )
b 2=
 a b 0

 

⇒ 50m = –10 ∴ b ⋅ c = –3|b|2 = –48

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5. (c) a + b + c | = a + b − c | ⇒θ=
4
2 2 2      

( ) ( )
a + b + c + 2 a ⋅ b + 2 b ⋅ c + 2 (c ⋅ a )    
Now, | a · b |2 + | a × b |2 =
 
| a |2 | b |2
2 2 2        

( ) ( )
= a + b + c + 2 a ⋅ b − 2 b ⋅ c − 2 (c ⋅ a )
⇒ 36 + | a × b |2 = 8 × 9 = 72
     
⇒ 4b ⋅ c + 4c ⋅ a = 0 ⇒ | a × b |2 =
36
       
⇒ 4 ⋅ 0 + 4c ⋅ a = 0 ⇒ c ⋅ a = 0,∴ c ⊥ a ⇒|a×b |= 6

(B) is incorrect 7. (b) We are given that
       
a + λc |2 ≥ a |2 | a=| 9 & ( xa + yb ) ⋅ (6 ya − 18 xb= ) 0

λ2c2 ≥ 0
     
⇒ 6 xy | a |2 − 18 x 2 (a ⋅ b ) + 6 y 2 (a ⋅ b ) − 18 xy | b |2 =
0

True ∀l∈R    
⇒ 6 xy (| a |2 −3 | b |2 ) + 6(a ⋅ b ) ( y 2 − 3 x 2 ) =
0
(A) is correct.

   
⇒ xy (| a |2 −3 | b |2 ) + (a ⋅ b )( y 2 − 3 x 2 ) =
0
 
6. (d) m1 and m2 are normal vector to the plane iˆ + ˆj , iˆ + kˆ
This should hold ∀ x, y ∈ R × R
and iˆ − ˆj; ˆj − kˆ respectively    
∴ | a |2 3 | b |2 &=
= (a ⋅ b ) 0

iˆ ˆj kˆ   2    
 Now | a ×= b | | a |2 | b |2 − (a ⋅ b ) 2
=m1 1= 1 0 iˆ – ˆj – kˆ
1 0 1 
 | a |2
= | a |2 ⋅
3
iˆ ˆj kˆ 
   | a |2 81
m2 = 1 −1 0 = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ ∴ | a ×b | = = = 27 3
3 3
1 0 −1
  1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
8. (b) a =  i+ j+ k  = µ′ (iˆ + ˆj + kˆ)
    3 3 3 
a= µ m2 × m1

Projection of a on
iˆ ˆj kˆ
3iˆ + 4 ˆj be 7

a =µ 1 −1 −1 =µ −2 ˆj + 2kˆ ( )

1 1 1 a . (3iˆ + 4 ˆj )
So, =7
9 + 16

and
= b 2iˆ – 2 ˆj + kˆ (3 + 4)µ′

⇒ =7
    5
So, a ⋅ b =µ(0 + 4 + 2) =6 [ a · b = 6]
⇒ m′ = 5
⇒m=1 
So, a = 5(iˆ + ˆj + kˆ)
 
So, a =− 2 ˆj + 2kˆ Now rotate a to 90°.
     
a ⋅b So,
= a . b 0= and | a | | b |
Now, cos θ =  
| a | |b |  
But b is coplanar with a and iˆ
 
6 1 So, = b xa = yiˆ
⇒=cos θ =    
2 2 ×3 2 ⇒= a . b x | a |2 + y a. iˆ

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11. (a) a = iˆ − ˆj + 2kˆ
y = –15x  
 a × b = 2iˆ − kˆ
= b (5iˆ + 5 ˆj + 5kˆ) x + (−15 x)iˆ =(−10iˆ + 5 ˆj + 5kˆ) x
  
 1 a ·b = 3
|b |= |a| ⇒ x= ±
2  2  2 2 2
 a × b + a ·b = a ·b
5
b= ± (−2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ) 2
12
⇒ 5+9 = 6b

b . (3iˆ + 4 ˆj ) −6 + 4
Projection = = = 2 2 7
5 2 ⇒b =
3
 
9. (d) Given a =αi + j − k & b =2i + j − α k
  2 2   7
iˆ ˆj kˆ a − b= a + b − 2a ·b=
  3
a × b =α 1 −1   
   b ·(a − b )
2 1 −α Projection of b on a − b =  
a −b
= (1 − α ) iˆ + ( α 2 − 2 ) ˆj + ( α − 2 ) kˆ
  2 7
  b ·a − b 3−
Projection of a × b on − i + 2 j − 2k 3 2
=  =  =
a −b 7 21
 
(a × b ) ⋅ (−i + 2 j − 2k ) 3

⇒ 30
=
3      
12. (c) a = b and a ⊥ b ⇒ a ⋅ b = 0
  
a ⋅ b    
   
 projection of a on b =  Given, | a × b=| | a |⇒| a=| | b | sin 90°= | a |
  b   
  ⇒ b =1 =a

⇒ a – 1 + 2a2 – 4 –2a + 4 = 90     
Let c = a + b + a × b
⇒ 2a2 – a – 91 = 0
           
 ( )( )
c |2 = a + b |2 + | a × b |2 +2 a + b ⋅ a × b = a |2 + b |2 + | a |2
−13  
⇒ α = 7,
= 2 a |2 + b |2= 3
2
 
 
10. (d) v = λa + µb ∴ c =3
         


v = λ (1,1, 2 ) + µ ( 2, −3,1)
 
( )
Again c ⋅ a =a + b ⋅ a + a × b ⋅ a = ( )
| a |2 + a × b ⋅ a ( )
 = 1 + 0 + 1
v = ( λ + 2µ, λ − 3µ, 2λ + µ )  
 ∴Angle between c & a is
 ˆ  c 2  
v= ⋅ j 7 and v = ⋅  c ⋅a 1  1 
c 3 cos
= θ =  ⇒ θ =cos −1  
c a 3  3
     
⇒ λ – 3µ = 7 and v ⋅ c = 2 13. (b) 2a + 3b |2 =3a + b |2
     

l – 3m = 7 and λ + 3μ = 1 
⇒ 4 a |2 +9 b |2 +12a =

⋅ b 9 a |2 + b |2 +6a ⋅ b

Solving equations we get,    
⇒ −5 a |2 +8 b |2 +6a ⋅ b =0  ... (i)
2λ = 8
 
λ = 4 and μ = – 1 Angle between a and b is 60°.
 


v = ( 2, 7, 7 ) a ⋅b
∴ cos60 =

 
 a b
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   Now,
a ⋅b 1  1  
=
⇒   a 1
=   
8 b 2  8  b ×c =
a

  

 
⇒ a ⋅b =

4 b  ... (ii)
 
⇒ c ⋅ b × c =c ⋅ a
( )
 
From (i) and (ii), we get
⇒ c ⋅a = 0

2  2
−5 ( 8 ) + 8 b + 24 b =

0

(
⇒ iˆ + ˆj − kˆ 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 2kˆ =0 )( )
 2  = 2 – 3 – 2 = 0
⇒ b + 3 b − 40 = 0

 
⇒ –3 = 0 (Not possible)
⇒ b = −8, b = 5 

⇒ No possible value of b is possible.
(rejected) 
 17. (c) a + b + c = 0
A
14. (a) a = 2i − 7 j + 5k   
 b + c =− a

b = i + k

     c b
| b |2 + | c |2 + 2b ⋅ c =| a |2
   
c =+ i 2 j − 3k 
⇒ | c |2 = 36
        B  C
r × a = c × a ⇒ (r − c )× a = 0 ⇒ |c |=6
 a

       
⇒ r − c is parallel to a Statement 1: | a × b + c × b | − | c |

∴ r = c + λa

     
| (a + c ) × b | − | c |
        
r ⋅ b = 0 ⇒ c ⋅ b + λ b ⋅ a= 0
| −b × b | − | c |
   
[ b . a =2 + 5 =7, b ⋅ c =−2] 0 – 6 = –6
  
2 Statement 2: a + b + c = 0
−2 + λ ( 7 )= 0 ⇒ λ =  
7 
b + a =−c
     
  2a 1 
∴r = c +
7 7
(
= 11i − 11k ) | a |2 + | b |2 − 2 | a | | b | cos (∠ACB) =
| c |2

2  2
 11 2 cos(∠ACB=
) ⇒ ∠ACB = cos −1  
r = 3  3
7
1

15. (a) Given, a ⋅ ĉ =
α+6+2

(
18. (c) Given, a = xiˆ + yˆj + zkˆ ⊥ to 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ
2
)
1+ 4 + 4   ˆ 1ˆ ˆ 
∴ a ⋅  3i + j + 2k  = 0
 2 
10 8 + α
⇒= ⇒ = α 2
3 3 (
xiˆ + yˆj + zkˆ )
 
c iˆ ( 2β − 8 ) + ˆj (10 ) + kˆ ( 6 + β )
Now, b ×= y
3x + + 2 z = 0
2
=−6iˆ + 10 ˆj + 7 kˆ

So β = 1

(
Now, a × 2iˆ + kˆ = 2iˆ − 13 ˆj − 4kˆ )
∴ a + b = 3.
( ) (
xi + yˆj + zkˆ × 2iˆ + kˆ = 2iˆ − 13 ˆj − 4kˆ )

16. (a) a = iˆ + ˆj − kˆ iˆ ˆj kˆ
1
 ( 
) 2

xiˆ + yjˆ + zkˆ ⋅  3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ  =0 ⇒ x y z =2iˆ − 13 ˆj − 4kˆ
c = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 2kˆ
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 = i^(y – 0) – j^(x – 2z) + k^(x.0 – 2y) = 2i^ – 13j^ – 4k^ 21. (c) Vector perpendicular to both vector is
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    
= y i – (x – 2z) j – k.2y = 2i – 13j – 4k
Comparing the coefficient of i^ j^ and k^, we get
(
a+b × a−b =

n ) ( )
 

⇒ y = 2, x = 3 and z = – 5 =

n 2 b×a ( )


∴a= (3iˆ + 2 ˆj − 5kˆ )
kˆ iˆ ˆj
= 2 1 2 −2
 
a ⋅b 5 3 2 2
Now, = a cos = θ
b 3

19. (b) Let r = uiˆ + vjˆ + wkˆ
= 2 8iˆ − 8 ˆj − 4kˆ
( )
iˆ ˆj kˆ  2iˆ − 2 ˆj − kˆ
Now, n =
  3
 r × a= u v w= iˆ(4v + 3w) + ˆj (2 w − 4u ) + kˆ(−3u − 2v)
2 −3 4
Required vector = ±12
( 2iˆ − 2 ˆj − kˆ)
3
iˆ ˆj kˆ
  
r ×b = u v w = iˆ(−6v − w) + ˆj (7 w + 6u ) + kˆ(u − 7v)

=±4 2iˆ − 2 ˆj − kˆ ( )
   
7 +1 − 6
22. [8] a =i + 2 j + λ k, b = 3i − 5 j − λ k, a ⋅ c = 7
        
a×c −b ×c = 0

r ×a = r ×b
    
4v + 3w =−6v − w 2 w − 4u =7 w + 6u −3u − 2v =−
u 7v
 
( )
a − b × c = 0 ⇒ a − b is paralleled to c ( )
∴ 10v = −4 w 10u = −5w 4u = 5v   
2u = − w
a −b =mc , where m is a scalar


−2i + 7 j + 2λ k = m ⋅ c

and r ⋅ iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ =−3( )  
Now a ⋅ c = 7 gives 2l2 + 12 = 7m
u + 2v + w =−3
8u
  43

u+ − 2u =−3 ⇒ u =− 5, v =− 4, w =10 And b ⋅ c =− gives 4l2 + 82 = 43m
5 2
m = 2 and l2 = 1

(
∴ r ⋅ 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + kˆ =
2u − 3v + w =−10 + 12 + 10 =
12 ) Now, a ⋅ b =
 
8
   2  
  23. [576] | 2(a × b ) | + 4(a ·b ) 2
20. (a) a = iˆ − ˆj , b = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ, c = xiˆ + yjˆ + zkˆ
    
a×c +b = 0 = 4 | a |2 | b |2

iˆ ˆj kˆ = 4 ×16 × 9 = 576

⇒ 1 −1 0 + iˆ + ˆj + kˆ = 0 ( )  
24. [2] a × b = c
x y z 
Take dot with c
   2
⇒ iˆ ( − z ) − ˆj ( z ) + kˆ ( y + x ) + iˆ + ˆj + kˆ =
0 ( ) ⇒ a ×b ⋅c = ( |c | )

  | c |= 2 

⇒ 1 – z = 0 ⇒ z = 1,
 
⇒ a ×b ⋅c = ( 2 )  
Also x + y = –1 and a ⋅ c =4 ⇒x–y=4     
⇒  a b c ]=2 ⇒[ b a c  =−2 ⇒ b ⋅ ( a × c ) =−2
3 5 
⇒ x=
, y=  
Given projection of b on ( a × c ) =
2 2 
  

2 9 25 38 19 b ⋅(a × c )
∴ c = x2 + y 2 + z 2 = + +1 = =   = 
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  2  
iˆ ˆj kˆ ⇒=b 2 a b cos θ
 
 a × c =1 1 1 =−2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ
0 1 −1 1
⇒ cos θ= ⇒ θ= 60°
 2
Let b = xiˆ + yjˆ + zkˆ
  
iˆ ˆj kˆ 27. [2] Given | a=| | b=| | c=| 1
  
a ×b = c⇒1 1 1 = ˆj − kˆ    
Also | a − b |2 + | a − c |2 = 8
x y z  2  2    2   
  ⇒ | a | + | b | −2a ⋅ b + | a | + | c |2 −2a ⋅ c =
8
After solving b = c    
   ⇒ a ⋅ b + a ⋅ c =−2
b ⋅ (a × c ) = −2    
  Now, | a + 2b |2 + | a + 2c |2
| a × b |=6        
∴ | a × b |=6 = | a | + 4 | b |2 + 4a ⋅ b + | a |2 +4 | c |2 +4a ⋅ c
   
2 =
4
6
(
= 10 + 4 a ⋅ b + a ⋅ c )
= 10 + 4 (–2)
Hence, 3 2 = 2
= 2
    
25. [5] Let, a =iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ 28. [6] Projection of b on a = Projection of c on a
    .
b= 2iˆ + 4 ˆj − 5kˆ , c = −λiˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ ⇒a. b = a c

   
b + c= ( 2 − λ ) iˆ + 6 ˆj − 2kˆ Given b . c = 0

     2 2 2 2      
Given, projection of a on (b + c ) is 1  a + b − c = a + b + c + 2a ⋅ b − 2b ⋅ c − 2a ⋅ c
  
∴ 1=  
a⋅ b +c ( ) = 4 + 16 + 16 = 36
b +c   
⇒ a +b +c = 6
2 − λ + 12 − 2
⇒=
=1 29. [3]
(2 − λ ) 2 + 36 + 4
⇒ (12 – l)2 = (2 – l)2 + 40  
⇒ 20l = 100 30. [66] a = 3iˆ + ˆj − kˆ, c = 2iˆ − 3 ˆj + 3kˆ
⇒l=5  
= a = 11, c 22
 

(
26. [60] Given, a + 3b ⊥ 7 a − 5b ) ( 
) Let angle between b and c is q
 
      
⇒ a

(+ 3 b ⋅ 7)(

a − 5b =0)
a = b × c = b | | sin θ
2 2  
⇒ 7 a − 15 b + 16a ⋅ b = 0 ...(i) =
11 50 22 sin θ

  1

(
Also, a − 4b ⊥ 7 a − 2b ) (

)
⇒ sin θ =
10
         
⇒ 7 a |2 +8 b |2 −30a ⋅ b = 0 Now, b + c |2= b |2 + | c |2 +2b ⋅ c
....(ii)   

From (i) and (ii), we get = b |2 + c |2 +2 b c cos θ
 2  1 
...(iii)  
b = 2a ⋅ b 99  sin θ =10 
= 50 + 22 + 2 × 50 × 22 ×  
Now, substituting in (i), we get 10  99 
  cos θ = 10 
a = b
 ... (iv)
⇒|b + c|2 = 72 + 66
 2    2
Now, b = 2a ⋅ b ⇒ 72 − b + c |=
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