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VECTOR ALGEBRA MCQs

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Question 1. The vectors 3a-2b-4c, -a+2c, -2a+b+3c are
  1.    linearly dependent
  2.    linearly independent
  3.    collinear
  4.    none
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> linearly dependent
:
A
Box=
324102213
=3(02)+2(3+4)4(10)=6+2+4=0

Given vectors are coplanar Given vectors are linarly dependent.
Question 2. The volume of the parallellopiped whose coterminal edges are 2^i3^j+4^k,^i+2^j2^k,3^i^j+^k is
  1.    5
  2.    6
  3.    7
  4.    8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 7
:
C
Volume =|
234122311
|=|2(22)+3(1+6)+4(16)|=|0+2128|=7
cubic units
Question 3. The value of b such that the scalar product of the vector ^i+^j+^k with the unit vector parallel to the sum of the vectors 2^i+4^j+5^k and b^i+2^j+3^k is one, is 
  1.    -2
  2.    -1
  3.    0
  4.    1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1
:
D
The unit vector parallel to the sum of the vectors 2^i+4^j5^k and b^i+2^j+3^k is
^n=(2+b)^i+6^j2¨k(2+b)2+62+(2)2=(2+b)^i+6^j2¨kb2+4b+44
Now,(^i+^j+^k).^n=1
2+b+62=b2+4b+44b=1
Question 4. If a,b,c are linearly independent, then [2a+b, 2b+c, 2c+a][a, b, c]=
  1.    9
  2.    8
  3.    7
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 9
:
A
[2a+b,2b+c,2c+a][a,b,c]=
210021102
=2(40)1(01)=8+1=9
Question 5. If A=(1,3,-5) and B=(3,5,-3), then the vector equation of the plane passing through the midpoint of AB and perpendicular to AB is
  1.    r.(^i+^j+^k)=2
  2.    r.(^i+^j−^k)=2
  3.    r.(^i−^j+^k)=2
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> r.(^i+^j+^k)=2
:
A
AB=OBOA=(3^i+5^j3^k)(^i+3^j5^k)=2^i+2^j+2^k
Midpoint of AB is (2, 4, -4)
Vector equation of the plane is [r(2^i+4^j4^k)].(2^i+2^j+2^k)=0
r.(^i+^j+^k)=2+44r.(^i+^j+^k)=2
Question 6. The value of b such that the scalar product of the vector ^i+^j+^k with the unit vector parallel to the sum of the vectors 2^i+4^j+5^k and b^i+2^j+3^k is one, is 
 
  1.    -2
  2.    -1
  3.    0
  4.    1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1
:
D
The unit vector parallel to the sum of the vectors 2^i+4^j5^k and b^i+2^j+3^k is
^n=(2+b)^i+6^j2¨k(2+b)2+62+(2)2=(2+b)^i+6^j2¨kb2+4b+44
Now,(^i+^j+^k).^n=1
2+b+62=b2+4b+44b=1
Question 7. The vectors a=x^i+(x+1)^j+(x+2)^k,b=(x+3)^i+(x+4)^j+(x+5)^k and c=(x+6)^i+(x+7)^j+(x+8)^k are coplanar for
  1.    all values of x
  2.    x < 0
  3.    x > 0
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> all values of x
:
A
a,b,care coplanar, iff [abc]=0
We have, [abc]=
xx+1x+2x+3x+4x+5x+6x+7x+8

=
xx+1x+2333666
[ApplyingR2R2R1,R3R3R1]

= 0 for all x[R1 and R2 are proportional]
Question 8. If a,b,c are linearly independent, then [2a+b, 2b+c, 2c+a][a, b, c]=
  1.    9
  2.    8
  3.    7
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 9
:
A
[2a+b,2b+c,2c+a][a,b,c]=
210021102
=2(40)1(01)=8+1=9
Question 9. If a=^i+^j+^k,b=2^i^j+^k and c=^i+x^j+y^k, are linearly dependent and |c|=3 then (x,y) is
  1.    (1,1)
  2.    (−2,0)
  3.    (15,75)
  4.    (−75,35)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> (1,1)
:
A
Given that the three vectors are linearly dependent so
c=la+mb
l+2m=1
lm=x
x=3y2
l+m=y
Also, x2+y2+1=3
10y212y+2=0
y=1,15
x=1,75
Question 10. If a, b, c are the position vectors of the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose orthocenter is at the origin, then
  1.    ⃗a+⃗b+⃗c=⃗0  
  2.    ⃗a2=⃗b2+⃗c2  
  3.    ⃗a+⃗b=⃗c
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> ⃗a+⃗b+⃗c=⃗0  
:
A
The position vector of the centroid of the triangle is a+b+c3
Since, the triangle is an equilateral, therefore the orthocenter coincides with the centroid and hence a+b+c3=0a+b+c=0

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