Vector Algebra

273 Questions
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

Let P be a point in the plane of the vectors $\overrightarrow{AB}=3\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{AC}=\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$ such that P is equidistant from the lines AB and AC. If $|\overrightarrow{AP}| = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$, then the area of the triangle ABP is :

A.

$ \frac{3}{2} $

B.

$ \frac{\sqrt{30}}{4} $

C.

$ \frac{\sqrt{26}}{4} $

D.

2

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

For three unit vectors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ satisfying

$ |\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2=9 \text { and }|2 \vec{a}+k \vec{b}+k \vec{c}|=3 \text {, } $

the positive value of k is :

A.

4

B.

5

C.

6

D.

3

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \vec{b}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\vec{c}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$. Let $\vec{v}$ be the vector in the plane of the vectors $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$, such that the length of its projection on the vector $\vec{c}$ is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{14}}$. Then $|\vec{v}|$ is equal to

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{35}}{2}$

B.

13

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{21}}{2}$

D.

7

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-5 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\vec{b}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$. If $\vec{c}$ is a vector such that $2(\vec{a} \times \vec{c})+3(\vec{b} \times \vec{c})=\overrightarrow{0}$ and $(\vec{a}-\vec{b}) \cdot \vec{c}=-97$, then $|\vec{c} \times \hat{\mathrm{k}}|^2$ is equal to

A.

193

B.

205

C.

218

D.

233

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{k}}, \vec{b}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}$ and $\vec{c}=\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$. Let $\vec{d}$ be a vector such that $|\vec{d}-\vec{a}|=\sqrt{11},|\vec{c} \times \vec{d}|=3$ and the angle between $\vec{c}$ and $\vec{d}$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$. Then $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{d}$ is equal to

A.

0

B.

1

C.

3

D.

11

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Let the lines $\mathrm{L}_1: \vec{r}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}+\lambda(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}}), \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: \vec{r}=(4 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}})+\mu(5 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}), \mu \in \mathbb{R}$, intersect at the point R . Let P and Q be the points lying on lines $L_1$ and $L_2$, respectively, such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{PR}}|=\sqrt{29}$ and $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{PQ}}|=\sqrt{\frac{47}{3}}$. If the point P lies in the first octant, then $27(\mathrm{QR})^2$ is equal to

A.

360

B.

348

C.

320

D.

340

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ be three vectors such that $\vec{a} \times \vec{b}=2(\vec{a} \times \vec{c})$. If $|\vec{a}|=1,|\vec{b}|=4,|\vec{c}|=2$, and the angle between $\vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ is $60^{\circ}$, then $|\vec{a} \cdot \vec{c}|$ is equal to

A.

2

B.

0

C.

1

D.

4

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \vec{c}=\lambda \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\vec{v}=\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$. If $\vec{v} \cdot \vec{c}=11$ and the length of the projection of $\vec{b}$ on $\vec{c}$ is $p$, then $9 p^2$ is equal to

A.

9

B.

6

C.

4

D.

12

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=\hat{i}-\hat{j}-3 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$. Then $(\vec{a}-\vec{b}) \cdot \vec{d}$ is equal to :

A.

2

B.

-2

C.

4

D.

-4

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=\lambda \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \lambda \in \boldsymbol{Z}$ be two vectors. Let $\vec{c}=\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$ and $\vec{d}$ be a vector of magnitude 2 in $y z$-plane. If $|\vec{c}|=\sqrt{53}$, then the maximum possible value of $(\vec{c} \cdot \vec{d})^2$ is equal to :

A.

52

B.

26

C.

104

D.

208

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AD}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\lambda \hat{k}, \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$. Let the projection of the vector $\vec{v}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ on the diagonal $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AC}}$ of the parallelogram ABCD be of length one unit. If $\alpha, \beta$, where $\alpha>\beta$, be the roots of the equation $\lambda^2 x^2-6 \lambda x+5=0$, then $2 \alpha-\beta$ is equal to

A.

3

B.

6

C.

4

D.

1

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift

For a triangle $A B C$, let $\vec{p}=\overrightarrow{B C}, \vec{q}=\overrightarrow{C A}$ and $\vec{r}=\overrightarrow{B A}$. If $|\vec{p}|=2 \sqrt{3},|\vec{q}|=2$ and $\cos \theta=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$, where $\theta$ is the angle between $\vec{p}$ and $\vec{q}$, then $|\vec{p} \times(\vec{q}-3 \vec{r})|^2+3|\vec{r}|^2$ is equal to :

A.

200

B.

220

C.

410

D.

340

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=-\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=8 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ be a vector such that $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}$. If $\vec{c} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=4$, then $|\vec{a}+\vec{c}|^2$ is equal to :

A.

30

B.

33

C.

27

D.

35

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(5,4,2)$ on the line $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=(-\hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+\hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-\hat{k})$.

Then the length of the projection of the vector $\alpha \hat{i}+\beta \hat{j}+\gamma \hat{k}$ on the vector $6 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$ is :

A.

$\frac{18}{7}$

B.

$\frac{15}{7}$

C.

4

D.

3

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}$ be vectors such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}|=\sqrt{29}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} \times(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}) \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{d}}$. If $\lambda_1, \lambda_2\left(\lambda_1>\lambda_2\right)$ are the possible values of $(\vec{c}+\vec{d}) \cdot(-7 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})$, then the equation $\mathrm{K}^2 x^2+\left(\mathrm{K}^2-5 \mathrm{~K}+\lambda_1\right) x y+\left(3 \mathrm{~K}+\frac{\lambda_2}{2}\right) y^2-8 x+12 y+\lambda_2=0$ represents a circle, for K equal to :

A.

4

B.

-1

C.

2

D.

1

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $ \vec{a} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k} $ and $ \vec{b} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} $. Let $ \hat{c} $ be a unit vector in the plane of the vectors $ \vec{a} $ and $ \vec{b} $ and be perpendicular to $ \vec{a} $. Then such a vector $ \hat{c} $ is:

A.

$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(-\hat{i} + \hat{k}) $

B.

$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}(\hat{j} - 2\hat{k}) $

C.

$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}(\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}) $

D.

$ \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}(-\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}) $

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift

Let $ \vec{a} $ and $ \vec{b} $ be the vectors of the same magnitude such that

$ \frac{|\vec{a} + \vec{b}| + |\vec{a} - \vec{b}|}{|\vec{a} + \vec{b}| - |\vec{a} - \vec{b}|} = \sqrt{2} + 1. $ Then $ \frac{|\vec{a} + \vec{b}|^2}{|\vec{a}|^2} $ is :

A.

2 + $\sqrt{2}$

B.

2 + 4$\sqrt{2}$

C.

4 + 2$\sqrt{2}$

D.

1 + $\sqrt{2}$

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

Let the angle $\theta, 0<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2}$ between two unit vectors $\hat{a}$ and $\hat{b}$ be $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{65}}{9}\right)$. If the vector $\vec{c}=3 \hat{a}+6 \hat{b}+9(\hat{a} \times \hat{b})$, then the value of $9(\vec{c} \cdot \hat{a})-3(\vec{c} \cdot \hat{b})$ is

A.
31
B.
29
C.
24
D.
27
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Consider two vectors $\vec{u}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}$ and $\vec{v}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\lambda \hat{k}, \lambda>0$. The angle between them is given by $\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2 \sqrt{7}}\right)$. Let $\vec{v}=\vec{v}_1+\overrightarrow{v_2}$, where $\vec{v}_1$ is parallel to $\vec{u}$ and $\overrightarrow{v_2}$ is perpendicular to $\vec{u}$. Then the value $\left|\overrightarrow{v_1}\right|^2+\left|\overrightarrow{v_2}\right|^2$ is equal to

A.
$\frac{23}{2}$
B.
$\frac{25}{2}$
C.
10
D.
14
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \quad \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k}$ and a vector $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ be such that $(\vec{a}-\vec{c}) \times \vec{b}=-18 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+12 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{c}=3$. If $\vec{b} \times \vec{c}=\vec{d}$, then $|\vec{a} \cdot \vec{d}|$ is equal to :
A.
15
B.
18
C.
12
D.
9
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift

If $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$ is a nonzero vector such that its projections on the vectors $2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$ and $\hat{k}$ are equal, then a unit vector along $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$ is :

A.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{155}}(-7 \hat{i}+9 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k})$
B.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{155}}(-7 \hat{i}+9 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k})$
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{155}}(7 \hat{i}+9 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k})$
D.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{155}}(7 \hat{i}+9 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k})$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

Let $ \hat{a} $ be a unit vector perpendicular to the vectors $ \vec{b} = \hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k} $ and $ \vec{c} = 2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} - \hat{k} $, and $ \hat{a} $ makes an angle of $ \cos^{-1} \left( -\frac{1}{3} \right) $ with the vector $ \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k} $. If $ \hat{a} $ makes an angle of $ \frac{\pi}{3} $ with the vector $ \hat{i} + \alpha\hat{j} + \hat{k} $, then the value of $ a $ is:

A.

$ \sqrt{3} $

B.

$ \sqrt{6} $

C.

$ -\sqrt{6} $

D.

$ -\sqrt{3} $

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=2 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$. Let $\mathrm{L}_1 : \overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=(-\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})+\lambda \vec{a}, \mathrm{\lambda} \in \mathbf{R}$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: \overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=(\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\mu \vec{b}, \mu \in \mathrm{R}$ be two lines. If the line $\mathrm{L}_3$ passes through the point of intersection of $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $L_y$ and is parallel to $\vec{a}+\vec{b}$, then $L_3$ passes through the point :

A.

$(-1, -1, 1)$

B.

$(2, 8, 5)$

C.

$(8, 26, 12)$

D.

$(5, 17, 4)$

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let $ \vec{a} = 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}, \ \vec{b} = 3\hat{i} - 5\hat{j} + \hat{k} $ and $ \vec{c} $ be a vector such that $ \vec{a} \times \vec{c} = \vec{a} \times \vec{b} = \vec{c} \times \vec{b} $ and $ (\vec{a} + \vec{c}) \cdot (\vec{b} + \vec{c}) = 168 $. Then the maximum value of $|\vec{c}|^2$ is :

A.

77

B.

154

C.

308

D.

462

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

If the components of $\vec{a}=\alpha \hat{i}+\beta \hat{j}+\gamma \hat{k}$ along and perpendicular to $\vec{b}=3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ respectively, are $\frac{16}{11}(3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k})$ and $\frac{1}{11}(-4 \hat{i}-5 \hat{j}-17 \hat{k})$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2$ is equal to :

A.

16

B.

23

C.

26

D.

18

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
Let $A, B, C$ be three points in xy-plane, whose position vector are given by $\sqrt{3} \hat{i}+\hat{j}, \hat{i}+\sqrt{3} \hat{j}$ and $a \hat{i}+(1-a) \hat{j}$ respectively with respect to the origin O . If the distance of the point C from the line bisecting the angle between the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OB}}$ is $\frac{9}{\sqrt{2}}$, then the sum of all the possible values of $a$ is :
A.

2

B.

0

C.

$ \frac{9}{2} $

D.

1

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let the position vectors of three vertices of a triangle be $4 \vec{p}+\vec{q}-3 \vec{r},-5 \vec{p}+\vec{q}+2 \vec{r}$ and $2 \vec{p}-\vec{q}+2 \vec{r}$. If the position vectors of the orthocenter and the circumcenter of the triangle are $\frac{\vec{p}+\vec{q}+\vec{r}}{4}$ and $\alpha \vec{p}+\beta \vec{q}+\gamma \vec{r}$ respectively, then $\alpha+2 \beta+5 \gamma$ is equal to :

A.
4
B.
3
C.
1
D.
6
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times(\hat{i}-2 \hat{k})$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} \times \hat{k}$. Then the projection of $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}-2 \hat{j}$ on $\vec{a}$ is :

A.
$2 \sqrt{7}$
B.
$3 \sqrt{7}$
C.
$\sqrt{14}$
D.
$2 \sqrt{14}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, \vec{b}=3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}$ be three vectors such that $\vec{c}$ is coplanar with $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$. If the vector $\vec{C}$ is perpendicular to $\vec{b}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{c}=5$, then $|\vec{c}|$ is equal to

A.
$\sqrt{\frac{11}{6}}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}}$
C.
18
D.
16
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

Let the point A divide the line segment joining the points $\mathrm{P}(-1,-1,2)$ and $\mathrm{Q}(5,5,10)$ internally in the ratio $r: 1(r>0)$. If O is the origin and $(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OQ}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}})-\frac{1}{5}|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OP}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}}|^2=10$, then the value of r is :

A.
$\sqrt7$
B.
14
C.
7
D.
3
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let the position vectors of the vertices $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and C of a tetrahedron ABCD be $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-2 \hat{k}$ and $2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ respectively. The altitude from the vertex $D$ to the opposite face $A B C$ meets the median line segment through $A$ of the triangle $A B C$ at the point $E$. If the length of $A D$ is $\frac{\sqrt{110}}{3}$ and the volume of the tetrahedron is $\frac{\sqrt{805}}{6 \sqrt{2}}$, then the position vector of E is

A.
$\frac{1}{6}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+12 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})$
B.
$\frac{1}{12}(7 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})$
C.
$\frac{1}{6}(12 \hat{i}+12 \hat{j}+\hat{k})$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}(\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+7 \hat{k})$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Let the arc $A C$ of a circle subtend a right angle at the centre $O$. If the point $B$ on the arc $A C$, divides the arc $A C$ such that $\frac{\text { length of } \operatorname{arc} A B}{\text { length of } \operatorname{arc} B C}=\frac{1}{5}$, and $\overrightarrow{O C}=\alpha \overrightarrow{O A}+\beta \overrightarrow{O B}$, then $\alpha+\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1) \beta$ is equal to

A.
$2 \sqrt{3}$
B.
$5 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$2+\sqrt{3}$
D.
$2-\sqrt{3}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ be two unit vectors such that the angle between them is $\frac{\pi}{3}$. If $\lambda \vec{a}+2 \vec{b}$ and $3 \vec{a}-\lambda \vec{b}$ are perpendicular to each other, then the number of values of $\lambda$ in $[-1,3]$ is :

A.
1
B.
3
C.
2
D.
0
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Between the following two statements:

Statement I : Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$. Then the vector $\vec{r}$ satisfying $\vec{a} \times \vec{r}=\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{r}=0$ is of magnitude $\sqrt{10}$.

Statement II : In a triangle $A B C, \cos 2 A+\cos 2 B+\cos 2 C \geq-\frac{3}{2}$.

A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{i}+\alpha \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \vec{b}=-\hat{i}+\hat{k}, \vec{c}=\beta \hat{j}-\hat{k}$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are integers and $\alpha \beta=-6$. Let the values of the ordered pair $(\alpha, \beta)$, for which the area of the parallelogram of diagonals $\vec{a}+\vec{b}$ and $\vec{b}+\vec{c}$ is $\frac{\sqrt{21}}{2}$, be $\left(\alpha_1, \beta_1\right)$ and $\left(\alpha_2, \beta_2\right)$. Then $\alpha_1^2+\beta_1^2-\alpha_2 \beta_2$ is equal to

A.
21
B.
24
C.
19
D.
17
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

Let three vectors ,$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=\alpha \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=5 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=x \hat{i}+y \hat{j}+z \hat{k}$ form a triangle such that $\vec{c}=\vec{a}-\vec{b}$ and the area of the triangle is $5 \sqrt{6}$. If $\alpha$ is a positive real number, then $|\vec{c}|^2$ is equal to:

A.
14
B.
12
C.
16
D.
10
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{O A}=2 \vec{a}, \overrightarrow{O B}=6 \vec{a}+5 \vec{b}$ and $\overrightarrow{O C}=3 \vec{b}$, where $O$ is the origin. If the area of the parallelogram with adjacent sides $\overrightarrow{O A}$ and $\overrightarrow{O C}$ is 15 sq. units, then the area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral $O A B C$ is equal to:

A.
32
B.
38
C.
35
D.
40
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=4 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=11 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ be a vector such that $(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}) \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}} \times(-2 \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}+3 \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}})$. If $(2 \vec{a}+3 \vec{b}) \cdot \vec{c}=1670$, then $|\vec{c}|^2$ is equal to:

A.
1600
B.
1618
C.
1627
D.
1609
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\lambda \hat{k}$ be three vectors. Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}$ be a unit vector along $\vec{b}+\vec{c}$. If $\vec{r} \cdot \vec{a}=3$, then $3 \lambda$ is equal to:

A.
21
B.
25
C.
27
D.
30
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

The set of all $\alpha$, for which the vectors $\vec{a}=\alpha t \hat{i}+6 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=t \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-2 \alpha t \hat{k}$ are inclined at an obtuse angle for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$, is

A.
$[0,1)$
B.
$\left(-\frac{4}{3}, 0\right]$
C.
$(-2,0]$
D.
$\left(-\frac{4}{3}, 1\right)$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}, \vec{b}=((\vec{a} \times(\hat{i}+\hat{j})) \times \hat{i}) \times \hat{i}$. Then the square of the projection of $\vec{a}$ on $\vec{b}$ is:

A.
$\frac{1}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{5}$
C.
2
D.
$\frac{2}{3}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=6 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}$. If $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ is a is vector such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}| \geq 6, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=6|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}|,|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}-\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}|=2 \sqrt{2}$ and the angle between $\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ is $60^{\circ}$, then $|(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \times \vec{c}|$ is equal to:

A.
$\frac{3}{2} \sqrt{6}$
B.
$\frac{9}{2}(6-\sqrt{6})$
C.
$\frac{9}{2}(6+\sqrt{6})$
D.
$\frac{3}{2} \sqrt{3}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=2 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}-\hat{k}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}$ be three vectors such that $(\vec{c}+\hat{i}) \times(\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\hat{i})=\vec{a} \times(\vec{c}+\hat{i})$. If $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{c}=-29$, then $\vec{c} \cdot(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ is equal to:

A.
15
B.
10
C.
5
D.
12
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

Consider three vectors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$. Let $|\vec{a}|=2,|\vec{b}|=3$ and $\vec{a}=\vec{b} \times \vec{c}$. If $\alpha \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{3}\right]$ is the angle between the vectors $\vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$, then the minimum value of $27|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2$ is equal to:

A.
124
B.
110
C.
121
D.
105
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

If $\mathrm{A}(1,-1,2), \mathrm{B}(5,7,-6), \mathrm{C}(3,4,-10)$ and $\mathrm{D}(-1,-4,-2)$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD, then its area is :

A.
$24 \sqrt{7}$
B.
$48 \sqrt{7}$
C.
$24 \sqrt{29}$
D.
$12 \sqrt{29}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

For $\lambda>0$, let $\theta$ be the angle between the vectors $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\lambda \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$. If the vectors $\vec{a}+\vec{b}$ and $\vec{a}-\vec{b}$ are mutually perpendicular, then the value of (14 cos $\theta)^2$ is equal to

A.
25
B.
50
C.
20
D.
40
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=x \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, x \in \mathbb{R}$. If $\vec{d}$ is the unit vector in the direction of $\vec{b}+\vec{c}$ such that $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{d}=1$, then $(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot \vec{c}$ is equal to

A.
3
B.
9
C.
11
D.
6
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

Let a unit vector which makes an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with $2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with $\hat{i}-\hat{k}$ be $\vec{C}$. Then $\vec{C}+\left(-\frac{1}{2} \hat{i}+\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}} \hat{j}-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{k}\right)$ is:

A.
$-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{i}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{j}+\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}\right) \hat{k}$
B.
$\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\frac{1}{2}\right) \hat{i}+\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}-\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}}\right) \hat{j}+\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}\right) \hat{k}$
C.
$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{i}-\frac{1}{2} \hat{k}$
D.
$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{i}+\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}} \hat{j}-\frac{1}{2} \hat{k}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=-5 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-3 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-4 \hat{k}$ and

$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=(((\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}) \times \hat{i}) \times \hat{i}) \times \hat{i}$. Then $\vec{c} \cdot(-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ is equal to :
A.
-12
B.
-10
C.
-13
D.
-15
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

Let $\vec{a}=3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}, \vec{b}=4 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+7 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=\hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}$ be three vectors. If a vectors $\vec{p}$ satisfies $\vec{p} \times \vec{b}=\vec{c} \times \vec{b}$ and $\vec{p} \cdot \vec{a}=0$, then $\vec{p} \cdot(\hat{i}-\hat{j}-\hat{k})$ is equal to

A.
24
B.
32
C.
36
D.
28