Basic Question Practice Set 1 Vector Algebra

Questions JEE Main Crash Course

1. The point having position vectors 2ˆi +3 ˆj +4 k

ˆ
, 3ˆi +4 ˆj +2 k
ˆ
and 4ˆi +2 ˆj +3 k
ˆ
are the vertices of
(1) right-angled triangle (2) isosceles triangle
(3) equilateral triangle (4) collinear
→ →
2. Given three vectors
→
ˆ ˆ
a = 6 i – 3j , b
ˆ ˆ
= 2 i – 6j and
→
ˆ ˆ
c = – 2 i + 21 j such that
→ →
α = a + b
→
+ c . Then, the resolution of the vector
→
α into components with
→
→
respect to a and b is given by
→ →
(1) →
3 a – 2 b
(2) →
3 b – 2 a

→ →
(3) →
2 a – 3 b
(4) →
a –2 b

→ → →
3. If
→
a , b ,
→
c are three non-zero vectors which are pairwise non-collinear. Also,
→
a + 3 b is collinear with
→
c and
→
b + 2 c is collinear with
→
a , then
→
→ →
a + 3 b + 6 c is
→ → →
(1) a + c (2) a

→
(3) c (4) 0

4. Let ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
A(2 i + 3 j + 5k), B(– i + 3 j + 2k) and C(λ i + 5 j + μk) are vertices of a triangle and its median through A is equally inclined to the positive directions of

the axes. The value of 2λ – μ is equal to

→
5. →
→
→ → →
∣→

∣
∣
∣ a + b ∣
∣ →
Let a =(1, 1, − 1) , b =(5, − 3, − 3) and c =(3, − 1, 2) . If r is collinear with c and has length of 2
, then r equals
→ →
(1) ±3 c (2) ±
3
c
2
→ →
(3) ± c (4) ±
2

3
c

→ → →
6. If
→
a , b ,
→
c are unit vectors satisfying the relation
→
a + b
→
+ √3 c = 0 , then the angle between
→
a and b is
(1) π

6
(2) π

(3) π

3
(4) π

∣→ →∣ ∣→ →∣ → →
7. If ∣A + B ∣ = n∣ A − B ∣ and |A|=|B| then what is angle between A and B ?
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
2 2

(1) θ = cos
−1
(
n −1

2
) (2) θ = sin
−1
(
n −1

2
)
n +1 n +1

(3) θ = sin
−1
(
n−1
) (4) θ = cos
−1
(
n−1
)
n+1 n+1

→ → → → →
8. Let the vectors
→
a , b and
→
c are perpendicular to b
→ → →
+ c , c + a and
→
a + b respectively. If ∣ a
∣→
+
∣ ∣ →∣
b ∣= 6,∣ b + c ∣= 8
→
and ∣∣ c
→
∣
+ a = 10, then the value
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
→
∣→ →∣
of ∣ a + b + c ∣ is equal to
∣ ∣

(1) 5√5 (2) 50

(3) 10√2 (4) 10

→ → ∣ →∣
9. The length of longer diagonal of the parallelogram constructed on
→ →
5 a + 2 b and a − 3 b
→
. If it is given that ∣∣ a ∣∣= 2√2,∣ b ∣= 3 and angle between
∣ ∣
→
→
a and b is
π

4
is
(1) 15 (2) √113

(3) √593 (4) √369

→
10. →
→ →
Projection of vector a on vector b
If vector ˆ ˆ ˆ
a = 2 i − 3 j + 6k and vector b =
ˆ ˆ ˆ
− 2 i + 2j − k , then →
→
=
Projection of vector b on vector a

(1) 3

7
(2) 7

(3) 3 (4) 7

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