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VECTOR ALGEBRA MCQs

Total Questions : 60 | Page 6 of 6 pages
Question 51. The area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are ^i3^j+2^k,^i+2^j is
  1.    4√29sq.units
  2.    12√21sq.units
  3.    10√3sq.units
  4.    12√270sq.units
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 12√21sq.units
:
B
Vector area =12(a×b)=12

^i^j^k132120

=12[(04)^j(0+2)+^k(23)]=12(4^i2^j^k)

Area =1216+4+1=1221sq. units
Question 52. The vector a^i+b^j+c^k is a bisector of the angle between the vectors ^i+^j and ^j+^k if
  1.    a=b
  2.    a=c
  3.    c=a+b
  4.    a =b=c
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> a=c
:
B
a^i+b^j+c^k=Angle bisector of ^i+^j and ^j+^k=m [^i+^j+^j+^k2]a=m2,b=2.m,c=m2
Question 53. If a is any vector then (a×^i)2+(a×^j)2+(a×^k)2 =
  1.    a2
  2.    2a2
  3.    3a2
  4.    4a2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2a2
:
B
(a×^i)2+(a×^j)2+(a×^k)2=2a2
Question 54. If |a+b| = |a-b| then (a,b) =
  1.    π6
  2.    π4
  3.    π3
  4.    π2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> π2
:
D
|a+b|=|ab||a+b|2=|ab|2(a+b)2=(ab)2a2+b2+2a.b=a2+b22a.b4a.b=0a.b=0(a,b)=90
Question 55. 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 56. If a=(3,2,1), b=(1,1,1) then the unit vector parallel to the vector a+b is
  1.    (23,−13,23)
  2.    (25,−15,25)
  3.    (2√3,−1√3,2√3)
  4.    (−2√3,1√3,−2√3)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> (23,−13,23)
:
A
a+b=(3,2,1)+(1,1,1)=(2,1,2) a+b=4+1+4=9=3
Unit vector parallel to a+b is ±a+ba+b=±(2,1,2)3=(23,13,23)
Question 57. If the points A,B and C have position vectors (2,1,1), (6,-1,2) and (14,-5,P) respectively and if they are collinear, then P =
  1.    2
  2.    4
  3.    6
  4.    8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4
:
B
OA=2^i+^j+^k,OB=6^i^j+2^k,OC=14^i5^j+P^kAB=OBOA=4^i2^j+^k,AC=OCOA=12^i6^j+(p1)^k
A, B, C are collinear AC=λAB12^i6^j+(p1)^k=λ(4^i2^j+^k)
λ=3,p1=3p=4.
Question 58. The points 2^i^j^k,^i+^j+^k,2^i+2^j+^k,2^j+5^k are
  1.    collinear
  2.    coplanar but not collinear
  3.    noncoplanar
  4.    none
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> coplanar but not collinear
:
B
AB=^i+2^k,AC=^j+2^k,AD=2^i+^j+6^k,
A, B, C, D are not collinear.
Box=
102012216
=1(62)+2(0+2)=4+4=0.

A, B, C, D are coplannar.
Question 59. If the angle θ between the vectors a=2x2^i+4x^j+^k and b=7^i2^j+x^k is such that 90 < θ < 180
 then x lies in the interval:
  1.    (0,12)
  2.    (12,1)
  3.    (1,32)
  4.    (12,32)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> (0,12)
:
A
90<θ<180a.b<0(2x2^i+4x^j+^k).(7^i2^j+x^k)<014x28x+x<014x27x<07x(2x1)<00<x<12
Question 60. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane of a=2^i6^j3^k,b=4^i+3^j^k is
  1.    4^i+3^j−^k√26
  2.    2^i−6^j−3^k7
  3.    3^i−2^j+6^k7
  4.    2^i−3^j−6^k7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3^i−2^j+6^k7
:
C
a×b=

^i^j^k263431

=^i(6+9)^j(2+12)+^k(6+24)=15^i10^j+30^k

|a×b|=225+100+900=35
Unit vector normal to the plane = 15^i10^j+30^k35=3^i2^j+6^k7

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