MATHEMATICS

Vector
[DATE: 23/04/2025]
01. If a = b + c,b  d = 0,c.d = 0 , then the 06. Let a,b,c be three unit vectors such that
d  (a  d) a.b = a.c = 0 If the angle between b and
vector is always equal to:
| d |2 
c is , then a = (b  c) , where '  ' is
(A) a (B) d 4
equal to:
(C) b (D) c
02. For any two vectors a and b , the (A)  1 (B)  2
expression (C) 2 (D) None of these
(a  ˆi).(b  ˆi) + (a  ˆj).(b  ˆj) + (a  k),(b
ˆ ˆ
 k) 07. Let P is any arbitrary point on the
is always equal to: circumcircle of a given equilateral triangle
(A) a.b (B) 2a.b of side length ' ' units then,
(C) Zero (D) None of these | PA |2 + | PB |2 + | PC |2 is always equal
03. Let a = a ˆi + a ˆj + a kˆ b = b ˆi + b ˆj + b kˆ
1 2 3 1 2 3
to:
2 2
and c = c1ˆi + c 2 ˆj + c 3kˆ be three non zero (A) 2 (B) 2 3
2 2
(C) (D) 3
vectors such that | c |= 1, angle between a
08. a = 2iˆ − ˆj + k,
ˆ b = ˆi + 2ˆj − k,
ˆ c = ˆi + ˆj − 2kˆ . A

and b is and c is perpendicular to a vector coplanar with b and c , whose
4
and b, then 2
projection on a is of magnitude is:
a1 b1 c1 3
a2 b2 c 2 = (a12 + a22 + a32 )(b12 + b22 + b32 ) (A) 2iˆ + 3ˆj − 3kˆ (B) −2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ
a3 b3 c3 (C) 2iˆ + 3ˆj + 3kˆ (D) 2iˆ + ˆj + 5kˆ
where  is equal to: 09. If am î + bm ĵ + cm k̂ , m =1, 2, 3, are
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/4 pairwise perpendicular unit vectors, then
(C) 1 (D) 2 a1 b1 c1
04. Let a,b,c be three vectors such that
a2 b2 c 2 is equal to
a  b = c , b  c = a , c  a = b Then:
a3 b3 c3
(A) a = b = c (B) a  b = c
(A) 0 (B) 1 or –1
(C) a = b  c (D) a  b  c (C) 3 or –3 (D) 4 or –4
10. If â, b̂, ĉ are three non-coplanar unit
 
05. Let a and b be unit vectors such that      
vectors, then â p qâ + b̂ p q b̂ + ĉ p qĉ
| a + b |= 3 , then the value of
is equal to
(2a + 5b).(3a + b + a  b) is equal to:
( )
 
(A) â + b̂ + ĉ  (p  q)
11 13  
(A) (B) (B) â + b̂ + ĉ + p + q
2 2  
39 23 (C) p + q
(C) (D)  
2 2 (D) p  q
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11. If sec2 A î + ĵ + k̂, î + sec 2 B ĵ + k̂, and 18. If a = 2, b , = 5 , and ab = 0 ,then
î + ĵ + sec 2 Ck̂ are coplanar, then cot2A +
2 2
( ( ( ( (
a a a a a ab ))))) is equal to
cot B + cot C is
(A) 320 a (B) 320 b
(A) equal to 1 (B) equal to 2
(C) –320 b̂ (D) –320 â
(C) equal to 0 (D) not defined
12. If a, b, c are three non - coplanar vectors 19. If b is the vector whose initial point
and p, q, r are vectors defined by the divides the joining of 5iˆ and 5 jˆ in the
bc ca ab ratio k:1 and terminal point is origin. Also
relations p = q= r=
a b c  a b c  a b c  | b | 37 then the interval in which k lies
then the value of expression
(A) (–, –6]  [–1/6, )
(a + b).p + (b + c).q + (c + a).r is equal to
(B) (–, –6]  [1/6, )
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) (–, 6]  [–1/6, )
(C) 2 (D) 3
(D) (, 6]  [–1/6, )
13. The value of |a  î | + |a  ĵ |2 + |a  k̂ |2
2
20. If 'a' is real constant and A, B, C are
is variable angles and,
(A) a2 (B) 2a2
a 2 − 4 tan A + a tan B + a 2 + 4 tanC = 6a
(C) 3a2 (D) none of these
→ → → then the least value of
14. If A, B, C are non-coplanar vectors then tan A + tan B + tan C is:
2 2 2

→ → → → → →
A . B C B . A C (A) 10 (B) 11
→ → →
+ → → →
is equal to (C) 12 (D) 13
C A . B C . A B
21. The vector a( x ) = cos xiˆ + sin xjˆ and
(A) 3 (B) 0
(B) 1 (D) none of there b( x ) = xiˆ + sin xjˆ are collinear for
15. Consider ABC and A1B1C1 in such a (A) unique value of x , 0 < x < /6
way that AB = A1B1 and M, N, M1 , N1 (B) unique value of x , /6 < x < /3
be the mid points of AB, BC, A1B1 and (C) no value of x
B1C1 respectively, then
(D) infinity many value og x, 0 < x < /2
(A) MM1 = NN1 (B) CC1 = MM1
22. The vectors 2iˆ + 3 jˆ, 5iˆ + 6 jˆ and 8iˆ + jˆ
(C) CC1 = NN1 (D) MM1 = BB1
  have their initial points at (1, 1), the value
16. Let a = î + ĵ + k̂ , b = x1î + x 2 ĵ + x 3k̂ , where
of  so that the vectors terminate on one
x1, x2, x3  {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2}. Number of straight line is
  
possible vectors b such that a and b are (A) 0 (B) 3
mutually perpendicular, is (C) 6 (D) 9
(A) 25 (B) 28 23. Given that a is a perpendicular to b and
(C) 22 (D) None of these p is a non-zero scalar, then a vector r
17. Let a, b, c, be distinct and non-
negative. If the vectors ai + aj + ck, i + ( )
satisfying p r+ r . b a = c is given by
k, and ci + cj + bk lie in a plane, then c c c.b c c.b
(A) r = − a (B) r = + a
is p p2 p p2
(A) A.M. of a and b
c c.b
(B) G.M. of a and b (C) r = − − a (D) None of these
p p
(C) H.M of a and b (D) equal to zero.

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24. Let P is any arbitrary point on the ( x − a )2 ( x − b )2 ( x − c )2
circumcircle of a given equilateral triangle 27. If ( y − a )2 ( y − b )2 ( y − c )2 = 0 and
of side length ' ' units then
( z − a )2 ( z − b )2 ( z − c )2
| PA | + | PB | + | PC | is always equal
2 2 2

to: the vector X = ( x 2 , x ,1 ) , Y = ( y 2 , y ,1 )

(A) 2 2
(B) 2 3 2
and Z = ( z 2 , z,1 ) are non-coplanar,

then the vectors ( a 2 , a,1 ) , ( b 2 , b,1 ) and

2 2
(C) (D) 3
25. Let a and b are two non collinear vector
such that | a |= 1 . The angle of a triangle (c 2
)
, c,1 are:

whose two sides are represented by the (A) coplanar (B) none coplanar
(C) collinear (D) non collinear
vector 3(a  b ) and b − (a  b )a are
28. If b and c are any two perpendicular
      unit vectors and a is any vector, then
(A) , , (B), ,
2 4 4 2 3 6
a. ( bxc )
 5 
(C) , , (D) none of these
( a.b ) b + ( a.c ) c + 2 (
bxc ) =
2 12 12
bxc
26. E and F are the interior points on the sides (A) b (B) a
BC and CD of a parallelogram ABCD. Let (C) c (D) b + c
BE = 4EC and CF = 4FD . If the line EF 29. If the lines r = a + t (b  c ) and
meets the diagonal AC in G then r = b + s(c  a ) intersect (t and s are
AG =  AC where  is equal to scalars) then.
21 1 (A) a  c = 0 (B) a  c = b  c
(A) (B)
25 3
(C) b  c = 0 (D) none of these
7 21
(C) (D) 30. If a  b = c and b  c = a then
13 5
(A) a  c  0 (B) a  c  b  c
(C) | a | = | c | (D) none of these

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