TWPT Vectors – 1

11. If a  2 i  3 j  6 k , b  2 i  2 j  k and
1. If vector 2i + j – k is perpendicular to i  4 j  k, then 
is equal to : projection of a on b

(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) –2 (d) –3 projection of b on a , then  
2. If a vector a is collinear with the vector b  2i  3 j  k, (a) 3/7 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 7/3
and satisfies a.b = 7, then a is : 12. If a  4 i  6 j and b  3 j  4k , then the compoent of
(a) (1, 2, 1) (b) (1, –3/3, 1/2) a along b is :
(c) (2, –3, 1) (d) (–1, 3/2, –1/2)
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3. If a, b, c are the unit vectors, then (a) (3 i  4k ) (b) (3 i  4k )
10 13 25
| a  b |2  | b  c |2  | c  a |2 does not exceed :
(a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 13 (d) 22 18
(c) (3 i  4k ) (d) 3 i  4k
4. If |a + b| = |a – b|, then : 13
(a) a = b (b) a is parallel to b 13. If A  2 i  2 j  3k , B  1i  2 j  k and C  3 i  j , then
(c) a is perpendicular to b (d) None of these A  t B is perpendicular to C if t is equal to :
5. a and b are unit vectors and  is the angle between (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
them. Then (a + b) is a unit vector if  is equal to : 14. If a, b, c are three unit vectors such that a + b + c = 0 then
(a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 45° (d) 120° a.b + c.a is equal to :
6. If the vectors ai  2 j  3k and  i  5 j  a k are (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) –3/2 (d) None
perpendicular to each other, then a = 15. If a, b, c are three non-zero vectors such that
a + b + c = 0, then a.b + b.c + c.a is :
(a) 6 (b) –6 (c) 5 (d) –5
(a) < 0 (b) = 0 (c) > 0 (d) None
7. Projection of the vector i  2 j  k on the vector
16. If a, b, c are the three vectors such that a. (b + c)
4 i  4 j  7k is : = b. (c + a) = c. (a + b) = 0 and | a | = 1, | b | = 4, | c | = 8,
then | a + b + c | is equal to :
(a) 5 /2 (b) 19 / 9 (c) 6 / 16 (d) 9 / 19 (a) 13 (b) 81 (c) 9 (d) 5
8. Projection of the vector 3 i  2 j  k on the vector 17. If a, b, c are three vectors such that | a | = 3, | b | = 4,
| c | = 5 and a, b, c are perpendicular to b + c, c + a,
2 i  3 j  4 k is : a + b respectively, then |a + b + c| =
(a) 2 / 14 (b) 4 / 14 (a) 6 2 (b) 4 2

(c) 2 / 29 (d) 4 / 29 (c) 3 2 (d) 5 2

9. The sum of the lengths of projections of the vector 18. If two out of the three vectors a, b, c are unit then the thir
6 i  3 j  k on the coordinate axes is : vector is of the length :
(a) 9 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) None (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

10. If a  3 i  2 j  k, b  2 i  2 j  k and 19. The angle between the vectors 2 i  3 j  k and 2 i  j  k
is :
projection of a on b 7
 , then  is equal to : (a)  / 2 (b)  / 4
projection of b on a 3
(c)  / 3 (d) 0
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 2

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20. The angle between the vectors a  2 i  6 j  3k and 28. ( a. i) i  ( a . j) j  ( a . k ) k 
12 i  4 j  3k is : (a) a (b) 2 a (c) 0 (d) None
29. If | a + b | > | a – b |, then the angle between a and b is :
1 1 1 9
(a) cos (b) cos (a) Actual (b) Obtuse
10 11
(c)  / 2 (d) 
1 9 1 1
(c) cos (d) cos
91 9 30. (r . i)2  (r . j)2  (r . k )2 
21. The angle between any two diagonals of a cube is :
(a) 3r 2 (b) r 2 (c) 0 (d) None
1  1 1 2
(a) cos   (b) cos 31. If a and b are mutually perpendicular vectors, then
3 3
( a  b )2 
1  1  1  1  (a) a + b (b) a – b
(c) cos   (d) cos  
 2  3
(c) a 2  b2 (d) ( a  b )2
22. Let a and b be two unit vectors. Let  be the angle
between them, then a + b is unit vector if : 32. If ABCDEF is regular hexagon,the length of whose side

  1 2
(a)   (b)   is a, then AB . AF  BC 
4 3 2

2  (a) a (b) a2 (c) 2a 2 (d) 0

(c)   (d)  
3 2 33. If in a right angled triangle ABC, the hypotenuse AB = p,

23. If a  b  c  0, | a |  7 , | b |  8, | c |  13, then angle then AB . AC  BC . BA  CA .CB is equal to

between a and b is :
(a) 2p 2 (b) p2 / 2
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 3 (c)  / 2 (d) 2 / 3
24. Four points with P.Vs 7 i  4 j  7k, i  6 j  10k, (c) p 2 (d) None of these

– i  3 j  4k, and 5 i  j  k form a : 34. A, B, C, D are any four points, then

(a) rectangle (b) square AB .CD  BC . AD  CA . BD 
(c) parallelogram (d) rhombus
25. If A  i  2 j  3k, B  i  2 j  k and C  3 i  j such that (a) 2 AB . BC .CD (b) AB  BC  CD

A  t B is at right angles to C, then t = (c) 5 3 (d) 0

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2 35. If a .i = a.(i+j) = a.(i+j+k), then a =
26. The unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors (a) i (b) k (c) j (d) i + j + k
i  2 j  3 k and – 3 i  2 j  k is : 36. If the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D be i + j + k,
2i + 5j, 3i + 2j – 3k and i – 6j – k, then the angle between
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(a) (8 i  10 j  4k ) (b) 8 i  10 j  4k
6 5 the vectors AB and CD is

(c) 8 i  10 j  4k (d) none of these (a)  / 4 (b)  / 3 (c)  / 2 (d) 

37. The position vector of vertices of a triangle ABC are 4i –
27. If a  i  j  k, b   i  2 j  2k and c   i  2 j  k, then a
2j , i + 4j – 3k and –i + 5j +k respectively, then  ABC 
unit vector normal to the vectors a  b and b  c is :
(a)  / 6 (b)  / 4
(a) i (b) j (c) k (d) none
(c)  / 3 (d)  / 2
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38. If a = i + 2j – 3k and b = 3i – j + 2k, then the angle 45. If a = 4i + 6j and b = 3j + 4k, then the component of a
between the vectors a + b and a – b is along b is
(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 90 (d) 0 18 18
(a) ( 3 j  4k ) (b) ( 3 j  4k )
39. If three vectors a, b, c satisfy a + b + c = 0 and | a | = 3, 10 3 25
| b | = 5, | c | = 7, then the angle between a and b is
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(a) 30 (b) 45  (c) 60 (d) 90 (c) ( 3 j  4k ) (d) (3 j  4 k )
3
40. If  be the angle between the vectors a = 2i + 2j – k and
46. Let b = 3j + 4k , a = i + j and let b1 and b2 be component
b = 6i – 3j + 2k , then
vectors of b parallel and perpendicular to a. If
4 3
(a) cos   (b) cos   3 3
21 19 b1  i  j , then b2 
2 2
2 5
(c) cos   (d) cos   3 3 3 3
19 21 (a) i  j  4k (b) – i  j  4k
2 2 2 2
41. A vector of length 3 perpendicular to each of the vectors
3i + j – 4k and 6i + 5j – 2k is 3 3
(c) – i j (d) None of these
(a) 2i – 2j + k (b) –2i + 2j + k 2 2
(c) 2i + 2j – k (d) None of these 47. If a  2i  j  2k and b  5i – 3 j  k , then the projection
42. The vector 2i + aj + k is perpendicular to the vector 2i – of b on a is
j – k, if a = (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
(a) 5 (b) –5 (c) –3 (d) 3
48. The projection of the vector i – 2 j  k on the vector
43. A vector whose modulus is 51 and makes the same 4i – 4 j  7k is
i – 2 j  2k –4i – 3k
angle with a  , b and c = j , will 5 6 19 9 6
3 5 (a) (b) (c) (d)
10 9 19 19
be
49. A force of magnitude 5 units acting along the vector
(a) 5 i  5 j  k (b) 5i  j – 5k
2i – 2 j  k displaces the point of application from (1, 2,
(c) 5 i  j  5 k (d)  (5i – j – 5k ) 3) to (5, 3, 7), then the work done is
44. If a and b are two non-zero vectors, then the component (a) 50/7 (b) 50/3 (c) 25/3 (d) 25/4
of b along a is
50. A particle acted on by constant forces 4i  j – 3k and
(a.b ) a (a.b ) b 3i  j – k is displaced from the point i  2 j  3 k to the
(a) (b)
b.b a.a
point 5i  4 j  k . The total work done by the force is
(a.b ) b (a.b ) a (a) 20 unit (b) 30 unit
(c) (d)
a.b a.a (c) 40 unit (d) 50 unit

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11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (c)