Let $\overrightarrow a = - \widehat i - \widehat k,\overrightarrow b = - \widehat i + \widehat j$ and $\overrightarrow c = \widehat i + 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k$ be three given vectors. If $\overrightarrow r $ is a vector such that $\overrightarrow r \times \overrightarrow b = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow r .\overrightarrow a = 0,$ then the value of $\overrightarrow r .\overrightarrow b $ is
Correct Answer: 9
Explanation:
Since it is given that $\overrightarrow r \times \overrightarrow b = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow b $, taking cross product with
$\overrightarrow a \times (\overrightarrow r \times \overrightarrow b ) = \overrightarrow a \times (\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow b )$
$(\overrightarrow a \,.\,\overrightarrow b )\overrightarrow r - (\overrightarrow a \,.\,\overrightarrow r )\overrightarrow b = \overrightarrow a \times (\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow b )$
$ \Rightarrow \overrightarrow r = - 3\widehat i + 6\widehat j + 3\widehat k$
$\overrightarrow r \,.\,\overrightarrow b = 3 + 6 = 9$
The vector (s) which is/are coplanar with vectors ${\widehat i + \widehat j + 2\widehat k}$ and ${\widehat i + 2\widehat j + \widehat k,}$ and perpendicular to the vector ${\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k}$ is/are
A.
$\widehat j - \widehat k$
B.
$-\widehat i + \widehat j$
C.
$\widehat i - \widehat j$
D.
$-\widehat j + \widehat k$
Correct Answer: D,A
Explanation:
Let $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i + \widehat j + 2\widehat k$, $\overrightarrow b = \widehat i + 2\widehat j + \widehat k$ and $\overrightarrow c = \widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k$.
Any vector in the plane of $\widehat i + \widehat j + 2\widehat k$ and $\widehat i + 2\widehat j + \widehat k$ is given by
$\overrightarrow r = \lambda \overrightarrow a + \mu \overrightarrow b $
If the vectors $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i - \widehat j + 2\widehat k,\,\,\,\,\,\overrightarrow b = 2\widehat i + 4\widehat j + \widehat k\,\,\,$ and $\,\overrightarrow c = \lambda \widehat i + \widehat j + \mu \widehat k$ are mutually orthogonal, then $\,\left( {\lambda ,\mu } \right)$ is equal to :
A.
$(2, -3)$
B.
$(-2, 3)$
C.
$(3, -2)$
D.
$(-3, 2)$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Since, $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $ are mutually orthogonal
$\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b = 0,\,\,\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c = 0,\,\,\overrightarrow c .\overrightarrow a = 0$
Let $\overrightarrow a = \widehat j - \widehat k$ and $\overrightarrow c = \widehat i - \widehat j - \widehat k.$ Then the vector $\overrightarrow b $ satisfying $\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow 0 $ and $\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b = 3$ :
A.
$2\widehat i - \widehat j + 2\widehat k$
B.
$\widehat i - \widehat j - 2\widehat k$
C.
$\widehat i + \widehat j - 2\widehat k$
D.
$-\widehat i +\widehat j - 2\widehat k$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
$\overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow a $
$ \Rightarrow \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow b .\left( {\overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow a } \right) \Rightarrow \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c = 0$
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram $ABCD$ are given by
$\overrightarrow {AB} = 2\widehat i + 10\widehat j + 11\widehat k$ and $\,\overrightarrow {AD} = -\widehat i + 2\widehat j + 2\widehat k$
The side $AD$ is rotated by an acute angle $\alpha $ in the plane of the parallelogram so that $AD$ becomes $AD'.$ If $AD'$ makes a right angle with the side $AB,$ then the cosine of the angle $\alpha $ is given by
Let $P,Q,R$ and $S$ be the points on the plane with position vectors ${ - 2\widehat i - \widehat j,4\widehat i,3\widehat i + 3\widehat j}$ and ${ - 3\widehat i + 2\widehat j}$ respectively. The quadrilateral $PQRS$ must be a
A.
parallelogram, which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle
B.
square
C.
rectangle, but not a square
D.
rhombus, but not a square
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
We have $PS = \sqrt {{1^2} + {3^2}} = \sqrt {10} $
If $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b $ are vectors in space given by $\overrightarrow a = {{\widehat i - 2\widehat j} \over {\sqrt 5 }}$ and $\overrightarrow b = {{2\widehat i + \widehat j + 3\widehat k} \over {\sqrt {14} }},$ then find the value of $\,\left( {2\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b } \right).\left[ {\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b } \right) \times \left( {\overrightarrow a - 2\overrightarrow b } \right)} \right].$
If $\overrightarrow u ,\overrightarrow v ,\overrightarrow w $ are non-coplanar vectors and $p,q$ are real numbers, then the equality $\left[ {3\overrightarrow u \,\,p\overrightarrow v \,\,p\overrightarrow w } \right] - \left[ {p\overrightarrow v \,\,\overrightarrow w \,\,q\overrightarrow u } \right] - \left[ {2\overrightarrow w \,\,q\overrightarrow v \,\,q\overrightarrow u } \right] = 0$ holds for :
A.
exactly two values of $(p,q)$
B.
more than two but not all values of $(p,q)$
C.
all values of $(p,q)$
D.
exactly one value of $(p,q)$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
$\left[ {3\overrightarrow u \,\,p\overrightarrow v \,\,p\overrightarrow \omega } \right] - \left[ {p\overrightarrow v \,\,\overrightarrow \omega \,\,q\overrightarrow u } \right] - \left[ {2\overrightarrow \omega \,\,q\overrightarrow v \,\,q\overrightarrow u } \right] = 0$
$ \Rightarrow \left( {3{p^2} - pq + 2{q^2}} \right)\left[ {\overrightarrow u \,\,\overrightarrow v \,\,\overrightarrow \omega } \right] = 0$
$ \Rightarrow 3{p^2} - pq + 2{q^2} = 0\,\,$ $\,\,\,\,\left( \, \right.$ As $\,\,\,\,\left[ {\overrightarrow u \,\,\overrightarrow v \,\,\overrightarrow \omega } \right] \ne 0$ $\left. {} \right)$
If $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ and $\overrightarrow d $ are unit vectors such that $(\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b )\,.\,(\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d ) = 1$ and $\overrightarrow a \,.\,\overrightarrow c = {1 \over 2}$, then
A.
$\overrightarrow a \,,\,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ are non-coplanar
B.
$\overrightarrow b \,,\,\overrightarrow c ,\overrightarrow d $ are non-coplanar
C.
$\overrightarrow b \,,\overrightarrow d $ are non-parallel
D.
$\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow d $ parallel and $\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ are parallel
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The given equation, $(\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b )\,.\,(\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d ) = 1$, is possible only when $|\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b | = |\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d | = 1$ and $(\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b )||(\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d )$.
Since $\overrightarrow a \,.\,\overrightarrow c = 1/2$ and $\overrightarrow b ||\overrightarrow d $, we get $|\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d | \ne 1$; hence, we conclude that the vectors $\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow d $ are non-parallel.
The vector $\overrightarrow a = \alpha \widehat i + 2\widehat j + \beta \widehat k$ lies in the plane of the vectors
$\overrightarrow b = \widehat i + \widehat j$ and $\overrightarrow c = \widehat j + \widehat k$ and bisects the angle between $\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $.Then which one of the following gives possible values of $\alpha $ and $\beta $ ?
A.
$\alpha = 2,\,\,\beta = 2$
B.
$\alpha = 1,\,\,\beta = 2$
C.
$\alpha = 2,\,\,\beta = 1$
D.
$\alpha = 1,\,\,\beta = 1$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
As $\overrightarrow a $ lies in the plane of $\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $
$\therefore$ $\overrightarrow a = \overrightarrow b + \lambda \overrightarrow c $
$ \Rightarrow \alpha \widehat i + 2\widehat j + \beta \widehat k = \widehat i + \widehat j + \lambda \left( {\widehat j + \widehat k} \right)$
The non-zero vectors are ${\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b }$ and ${\overrightarrow c }$ are related by ${\overrightarrow a = 8\overrightarrow b }$ and ${\overrightarrow c = - 7\overrightarrow b \,\,.}$ Then the angle between ${\overrightarrow a }$ and ${\overrightarrow c }$ is :
A.
$0$
B.
${\pi \over 4}$
C.
${\pi \over 2}$
D.
$\pi $
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Clearly $\overrightarrow a = - {8 \over 7}\overrightarrow c $
$ \Rightarrow \overrightarrow a ||\overrightarrow c $ and are opposite in direction
$\therefore$ Angle between $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow c $ is $\pi .$
Let two non-collinear unit vectors $\widehat a$ and $\widehat b$ form an acute angle. A point $P$ moves so that at any time $t$ the position vector $\overrightarrow {OP} $ (where $O$ is the origin) is given by $\widehat a\cos t + \widehat b\sin t.$ When $P$ is farthest from origin $O,$ let $M$ be the length of $\overrightarrow {OP} $ and $\widehat u$ be the unit vector along $\overrightarrow {OP} $. Then :
A.
$\widehat u = {{\widehat a + \widehat b} \over {\left| {\widehat a + \widehat b} \right|}}\,\,and\,\,M = {\left( {1 + \widehat a.\,\widehat b} \right)^{1/2}}$
B.
$\widehat u = {{\widehat a - \widehat b} \over {\left| {\widehat a - \widehat b} \right|}}\,\,and\,\,M = {\left( {1 + \widehat a.\,\widehat b} \right)^{1/2}}$
C.
$\widehat u = {{\widehat a + \widehat b} \over {\left| {\widehat a + \widehat b} \right|}}\,\,and\,\,M = {\left( {1 + 2\widehat a.\,\widehat b} \right)^{1/2}}$
D.
$\widehat u = {{\widehat a - \widehat b} \over {\left| {\widehat a - \widehat b} \right|}}\,\,and\,\,M = {\left( {1 + 2\widehat a.\,\widehat b} \right)^{1/2}}$
The edges of a parallelopiped are of unit length and are parallel to non-coplanar unit vectors $\overrightarrow a \,,\,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ such that $\widehat a\,.\,\widehat b = \widehat b\,.\,\widehat c = \widehat c\,.\,\widehat a = {1 \over 2}.$ Then, the volume of the parallelopiped is :
A.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
B.
${1 \over {2\sqrt 2 }}$
C.
${{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$
D.
${1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
The important thing to remember in this is the formula
${\left[ {\overrightarrow x \,.\,\overrightarrow y \,.\,\overrightarrow z } \right]^2} = \left| {\matrix{
{\overrightarrow x \,.\,\overrightarrow x } & {\overrightarrow x \,.\,\overrightarrow y } & {\overrightarrow x \,.\,\overrightarrow z } \cr
{\overrightarrow y \,.\,\overrightarrow x } & {\overrightarrow y \,.\,\overrightarrow y } & {\overrightarrow y \,.\,\overrightarrow z } \cr
{\overrightarrow z \,.\,\overrightarrow x } & {\overrightarrow z \,.\,\overrightarrow y } & {\overrightarrow z \,.\,\overrightarrow z } \cr
} } \right|$
Volume of the parallelopiped $v = \left[ {\matrix{
{\widehat a} & {\widehat b} & {\widehat c} \cr
} } \right]$
If $\widehat u$ and $\widehat v$ are unit vectors and $\theta $ is the acute angle between them, then $2\widehat u \times 3\widehat v$ is a unit vector for :
A.
no value of $\theta $
B.
exactly one value of $\theta $
C.
exactly two values of $\theta $
D.
more than two values of $\theta $
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Given $\left| {2\widehat u \times 3\widehat v} \right| = 1$
Let $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,\overrightarrow b = \widehat i - \widehat j + 2\widehat k$ and $\overrightarrow c = x\widehat i + \left( {x - 2} \right)\widehat j - \widehat k\,\,.$ If the vectors $\overrightarrow c $ lies in the plane of $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b $, then $x$ equals :
A.
$-4$
B.
$-2$
C.
$0$
D.
$1.$
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Given $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,\overrightarrow b = \widehat i - \widehat j + 2\widehat k$
and $\overrightarrow c = x\widehat i + \left( {x - 2} \right)\widehat j - \widehat k$
If $\overrightarrow c $ lies in the plane of $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b ,$
then $\left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow {b\,} \overrightarrow c } \right] = 0$
Let $\overrightarrow a \,,\,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ be unit vectors such that ${\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow 0 .}$ Which one of the following is correct ?
A.
$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = b \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow a = \overrightarrow 0 $
B.
$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = b \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow a \ne \overrightarrow 0 $
C.
$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = b \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow c \ne \overrightarrow 0 $
D.
$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b ,b \times \overrightarrow c ,\overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow a $ are muturally perpendicular
Let the vectors $\overrightarrow {PQ} ,\,\,\overrightarrow {QR} ,\,\,\overrightarrow {RS} ,\,\,\overrightarrow {ST} ,\,\,\overrightarrow {TU} ,$ and $\overrightarrow {UP} ,$ represent the sides of a regular hexagon.
The minimum of distinct real values of $\lambda ,$ for which the vectors $ - {\lambda ^2}\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,$ $\widehat i - {\lambda ^2}\widehat j + \widehat k$ and $\widehat i + \widehat j - {\lambda ^2}\widehat k$ are coplanar, is
The number of distinct real values of $\lambda$, for which the vectors $ - {\lambda ^2}\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,\widehat i - {\lambda ^2}\widehat j + \widehat k$ and $\widehat i + \widehat j - {\lambda ^2}\widehat k$ are coplanar, is :
Let the vector $\overrightarrow {PQ} ,\overrightarrow {QR} ,\overrightarrow {RS} ,\overrightarrow {ST} ,\overrightarrow {TU} $ and $\overrightarrow {UP} $, represent the sides of a regular hexagon.
If $\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b } \right) \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow a \times \left( {\overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c } \right)$ where ${\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b }$ and ${\overrightarrow c }$ are any three vectors such that $\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b \ne 0,\,\,\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c \ne 0$ then ${\overrightarrow a }$ and ${\overrightarrow c }$ are :
A.
inclined at an angle of ${\pi \over 3}$ between them
B.
inclined at an angle of ${\pi \over 6}$ between them
C.
perpendicular
D.
parallel
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
$\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b } \right) \times \overrightarrow c $
$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \overrightarrow a \times \left( {\overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c } \right),\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b \ne 0,\,\,\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c \ne 0$
$ \Rightarrow \left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow c } \right).\overrightarrow b - \left( {\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c } \right)\overrightarrow a $
$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow c } \right).\overrightarrow b - \left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b } \right).\overrightarrow c $
$ \Rightarrow \left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b } \right).\overrightarrow c = \left( {\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c } \right)\overrightarrow a $
$ \Rightarrow \overrightarrow a ||\overrightarrow c .$
The values of a, for which the points $A, B, C$ with position vectors $2\widehat i - \widehat j + \widehat k,\,\,\widehat i - 3\widehat j - 5\widehat k$ and $a\widehat i - 3\widehat j + \widehat k$ respectively are the vertices of a right angled triangle with $C = {\pi \over 2}$ are :
Let $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i + 2\widehat j + \widehat k,\,\overrightarrow b = \widehat i - \widehat j + \widehat k$ and $\overrightarrow c = \widehat i + \widehat j - \widehat k.$ A vector in the plane of $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b $ whose projection on $\overrightarrow c $ is ${1 \over {\sqrt 3 }},$ is
Two rays in the first quadrant $x+y=|a|$ and $a x-y=1$ Intersects each other in the interval $a \in\left(a_0, \infty\right)$, the value of $a_0$ is
(A)
2
(ii)
Point $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ lies on the plane $x+y+z=2$. Let $\vec{a}=\alpha \hat{i}+\beta \hat{j}+\gamma \hat{k}, \hat{k} \times(\hat{k} \times \vec{a})=0$, then $\gamma=$
(B)
4/3
(iii)
$ \left|\int_0^1\left(1-y^2\right) d y\right|+\left|\int_1^0\left(y^2-1\right) d y\right| $
(C)
$ \left|\int_0^1 \sqrt{1-x} d x\right|+\left|\int_1^0 \sqrt{1+x} d x\right| $
(iv)
If $\sin A \sin B \sin C+\cos A \cos B=1$, then the value of $\sin C=$
$ \begin{aligned} &\text { }\\ &\begin{aligned} (iii) & \left|\int_0^1\left(1-y^2\right) d y\right|+\left|\int_0^1\left(y^2-1\right) d y\right| \\ & =2\left|\int_0^1\left(1-y^2\right) d y\right|=\frac{4}{3} \\ & \left|\int_0^1 \sqrt{1-x} d x\right|+\left|\int_{-1}^0 \sqrt{1+x} d x\right| \\ & =2 \int_0^1 \sqrt{1-x} d x \\ & =2 \int_0^1 \sqrt{x} d x \end{aligned} \end{aligned} $
$ \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad d x= & -d t \\ & \int_1^0 \sqrt{1-t}(-d t) \\ = & \int_0^1 \sqrt{1-t} d t \\ = & \int_1^1 \sqrt{1-t} d x \end{aligned} $
Let $a, b$ and $c$ be distinct non-negative numbers. If the vectors $a\widehat i + a\widehat j + c\widehat k,\,\,\widehat i + \widehat k$ and $c\widehat i + c\widehat j + b\widehat k$ lie in a plane, then $c$ is :
A.
the Geometric Mean of $a$ and $b$
B.
the Arithmetic Mean of $a$ and $b$
C.
equal to zero
D.
the Harmonic Mean of $a$ and $b$
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Vector $a\overrightarrow i + a\overrightarrow j + c\overrightarrow k ,\,\,\overrightarrow i + \overrightarrow k $
and $c\overrightarrow i + c\overrightarrow j + b\overrightarrow k $ are coplanar
$\left| {\matrix{
a & a & c \cr
1 & 0 & 1 \cr
c & c & b \cr
} } \right| = 0 \Rightarrow {c^2} = ab$
Let $\overrightarrow a \,\, = \,\,\widehat i - \widehat k,\,\,\,\,\,\overrightarrow b \,\,\, = \,\,\,x\widehat i + \widehat j\,\,\, + \,\,\,\left( {1 - x} \right)\widehat k$ and $\overrightarrow c \,\, = \,\,y\widehat i + x\widehat j + \left( {1 + x - y} \right)\widehat k.$ Then $\left[ {\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c } \right]$ depends on :
A.
only $y$
B.
only $x$
C.
both $x$ and $y$
D.
neither $x$ nor $y$
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
$\overrightarrow a = \widehat j - \widehat k,\overrightarrow b = x\widehat i + \overrightarrow j + \left( {1 - x} \right)\widehat k$
and $\overrightarrow c = y\widehat i + x\widehat j + \left( {1 + x - y} \right)\widehat k$
$\left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right] = \overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c = \left| {\matrix{
1 & 0 & { - 1} \cr
x & 1 & {1 - x} \cr
y & x & {1 + x - y} \cr
} } \right|$
$ = 1\left[ {1 + x - y - x + {x^2}} \right] - \left[ { - {x^2} - y} \right]$
$ = 1 - y + {x^2} - {x^2} + y = 1$
Hence $\left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right]$ is independent of $x$ and $y$ both.
If $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ are non coplanar vectors and $\lambda $ is a real number then
$\left[ {\lambda \left( {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b } \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\lambda ^2}\overrightarrow b \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\lambda \overrightarrow c } \right] = \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\overrightarrow b } \right]$ for :
A.
exactly one value of $\lambda $
B.
no value of $\lambda $
C.
exactly three values of $\lambda $
D.
exactly two values of $\lambda $
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
$\left[ {\lambda \left( {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b } \right){\lambda ^2}\overrightarrow b \,\,\,\lambda \overrightarrow c } \right] = \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\,\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c \,\,\overrightarrow b } \right]$
$ \Rightarrow {\lambda ^4}\left[ {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b \,\,\overrightarrow b \overrightarrow c } \right] = \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\,\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c \,\,\overrightarrow b } \right]$
$ \Rightarrow {\lambda ^4}\left\{ {\left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right] + \left[ {\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right]} \right\} = \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow b } \right] + \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow c \,\overrightarrow b } \right]$
$ \Rightarrow {\lambda ^4}\left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right] = - \left[ {\overrightarrow a \,\overrightarrow b \,\overrightarrow c } \right]$
For any vector ${\overrightarrow a }$ , the value of ${\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \widehat i} \right)^2} + {\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \widehat j} \right)^2} + {\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \widehat k} \right)^2}$ is equal to :
A.
$3{\overrightarrow a ^2}$
B.
${\overrightarrow a ^2}$
C.
$2{\overrightarrow a ^2}$
D.
$4{\overrightarrow a ^2}$
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Let $\overrightarrow a = x\overrightarrow i + y\overrightarrow j + z\overrightarrow k $
$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow i = z\overrightarrow j - y\overrightarrow k $
$ \Rightarrow {\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow i } \right)^2} = {y^2} + {z^2}$
If $\overrightarrow a \,,\,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ are three non-zero, non-coplanar vectors and
$\overrightarrow {{b_1}} = \overrightarrow b - {{\overrightarrow b .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow {{b_2}} = \overrightarrow b + {{\overrightarrow b .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a ,$
$\overrightarrow {{c_1}} = \overrightarrow c - {{\overrightarrow c .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a + {{\overrightarrow b .\,\overrightarrow c } \over {{{\left| c \right|}^2}}}{\overrightarrow b _1},\,\,\overrightarrow {{c_2}} = \overrightarrow c - {{\overrightarrow c .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a - {{\overrightarrow b \,.\,\overrightarrow c } \over {{{\left| {{{\overrightarrow b }_1}} \right|}^2}}}{\overrightarrow b _1},$
$\overrightarrow {{c_3}} = \overrightarrow c - {{\overrightarrow c .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a + {{\overrightarrow b .\,\overrightarrow c } \over {{{\left| c \right|}^2}}}{\overrightarrow b _1},\,\,\overrightarrow {{c_4}} = \overrightarrow c - {{\overrightarrow c .\,\overrightarrow a } \over {{{\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|}^2}}}\overrightarrow a - {{\overrightarrow b \,.\,\overrightarrow c } \over {{{\left| {{{\overrightarrow b }_1}} \right|}^2}}}{\overrightarrow b _1},$
then the set of orthogonal vectors is
A.
$\left( {\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow {{b_1}} ,\overrightarrow {{c_3}} } \right)$
B.
$\left( {\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow {{b_1}} ,\overrightarrow {{c_2}} } \right)$
C.
$\left( {\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow {{b_1}} ,\overrightarrow {{c_1}} } \right)$
D.
$\left( {\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow {{b_2}} ,\overrightarrow {{c_2}} } \right)$
Incident ray is along the unit vector $\hat{v}$ and the reflected ray is along the unit vector $\widehat{w}$. The normal is along unit vector $\hat{a}$ outwards. Express $\hat{w}$, in terms of $\hat{a}$ and $\hat{v}$.
If the incident ray on a surface is along the unit vector $\widehat v\,\,,$ the reflected ray is along the unit vector $\widehat w\,\,$ and the normal is along unit vector $\widehat a\,\,$ outwards. Express $\widehat w\,\,$ in terms of $\widehat a\,\,$ and $\widehat v\,\,.$
Correct Answer: $$\widehat w = \widehat v - 2\left( {\widehat a\,.\,\widehat v} \right)\widehat a$$
Let $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $ be non-zero vectors such that $\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b } \right) \times \overrightarrow c = {1 \over 3}\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|\overrightarrow a \,\,.$ If $\theta $ is the acute angle between the vectors ${\overrightarrow b }$ and ${\overrightarrow c },$ then $sin\theta $ equals :
A.
${{2\sqrt 2 } \over 3}$
B.
${{\sqrt 2 } \over 3}$
C.
${2 \over 3}$
D.
${1 \over 3}$
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Given $\left( {\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b } \right) \times \overrightarrow c = {1 \over 3}\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|\overrightarrow a $
Clearly $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b $ are noncollinear
$ \Rightarrow \left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow c } \right)\overrightarrow b - \left( {\overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c } \right)\overrightarrow a = {1 \over 3}\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|\overrightarrow a $
$\therefore$ $\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow c = 0$
and $ - \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c = {1 \over 3}\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right| \Rightarrow \cos \theta = {{ - 1} \over 3}$
Let $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $ be three non-zero vectors such that no two of these are collinear. If the vector $\overrightarrow a + 2\overrightarrow b $ is collinear with $\overrightarrow c $ and $\overrightarrow b + 3\overrightarrow c $ is collinear with $\overrightarrow a $ ($\lambda $ being some non-zero scalar) then $\overrightarrow a + 2\overrightarrow b + 6\overrightarrow c $ equals to :
A.
$\overrightarrow{0}$
B.
$\lambda \overrightarrow b $
C.
$\lambda \overrightarrow c $
D.
$\lambda \overrightarrow a $
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
If $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{a}}+2 \overrightarrow{\mathbf{b}}$ is collinear with $\overrightarrow{\mathbf{c}}$, then
A particle acted on by constant forces $4\widehat i + \widehat j - 3\widehat k$ and $3\widehat i + \widehat j - \widehat k$ is displaced from the point $\widehat i + 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k$ to the point $\,5\widehat i + 4\widehat j + \widehat k.$ The total work done by the forces is :
A.
$50$ units
B.
$20$ units
C.
$30$ units
D.
$40$ units
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
The work done by a force on a particle is given by the dot product of the force and the displacement vector of the particle. The displacement vector can be found by subtracting the initial position from the final position:
The total work done by the two forces is equal to the sum of the work done by each force. The work done by each force can be calculated as the dot product of the force and the displacement:
Let $\overrightarrow u ,\overrightarrow v ,\overrightarrow w $ be such that $\left| {\overrightarrow u } \right| = 1,\,\,\,\left| {\overrightarrow v } \right|2,\,\,\,\left| {\overrightarrow w } \right|3.$ If the projection ${\overrightarrow v }$ along ${\overrightarrow u }$ is equal to that of ${\overrightarrow w }$ along ${\overrightarrow u }$ and ${\overrightarrow v },$ ${\overrightarrow w }$ are perpendicular to each other then $\left| {\overrightarrow u - \overrightarrow v + \overrightarrow w } \right|$ equals :
A.
$14$
B.
${\sqrt {7} }$
C.
${\sqrt {14} }$
D.
$2$
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Projection of $\overrightarrow v $ along $\overrightarrow u = {{\overrightarrow v .\overrightarrow u } \over {\left| {\overrightarrow u } \right|}} = {{\overrightarrow v .\overrightarrow u } \over 2}$
projection of $\overrightarrow w $ along $\overrightarrow u = {{\overrightarrow w .\overrightarrow u } \over {\left| {\overrightarrow u } \right|}} = {{\overrightarrow w .\overrightarrow u } \over 2}$
Given ${{\overrightarrow v .\overrightarrow u } \over 2} = {{\overrightarrow w .\overrightarrow u } \over 2}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( 1 \right)$
Also, $\overrightarrow v .\overrightarrow w = 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( 2 \right)$
Now ${\left| {\overrightarrow u - \overrightarrow v + \overrightarrow w } \right|^2}$
$ = {\left| {\overrightarrow u } \right|^2} + {\left| {\overrightarrow v } \right|^2} + {\left| {\overrightarrow w } \right|^2} - $
$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2\overrightarrow u .\overrightarrow v - 2\overrightarrow v .\overrightarrow w + 2\overrightarrow u .\overrightarrow w $
$ = 1 + 4 + 9 + 0$ [ From $(1)$ and $(2)$ ] $=14$
$\therefore$ $\left| {\overrightarrow u - \overrightarrow v + \overrightarrow w } \right| = \sqrt {14} $
If ${\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c }$ are non-coplanar vectors and $\lambda $ is a real number, then the vectors ${\overrightarrow a + 2\overrightarrow b + 3\overrightarrow c ,\,\,\lambda \overrightarrow b + 4\overrightarrow c }$ and $\left( {2\lambda - 1} \right)\overrightarrow c $ are non coplanar for :
A.
no value of $\lambda $
B.
all except one value of $\lambda $
C.
all except two values of $\lambda $
D.
all values of $\lambda $
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Vectors $\overrightarrow a + 2\overrightarrow b + 3\overrightarrow c ,\lambda \overrightarrow b + 4\overrightarrow c ,\,\,\,$
and $\left( {2\lambda - 1} \right)\overrightarrow c $ are
If $\overrightarrow a = \left( {\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k} \right),\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b = 1$ and $\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = \widehat j - \widehat k,$ then $\overrightarrow b $ is
The unit vector which is orthogonal to the vector $3\overrightarrow i + 2\overrightarrow j + 6\overrightarrow k $ and is coplanar with the vectors $\,2\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k$ and $\,\widehat i - \widehat j + \widehat k$$\,\,\,$ is
If $\overrightarrow a ,\overrightarrow b ,\overrightarrow c $ and $\overrightarrow d $ are distinct vectors such that
$\,\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow d $ and $\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow d \,.$ Prove that
$\left( {\overrightarrow a - \overrightarrow d } \right).\left( {\overrightarrow b - \overrightarrow c } \right) \ne 0\,\,i.e.\,\,\,\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow d .\overrightarrow c \ne \overrightarrow d .\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow c $
$\overrightarrow a \,,\overrightarrow b \,,\overrightarrow c $ are $3$ vectors, such that
$\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c = 0$ , $\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right| = 1\,\,\,\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right| = 2,\,\,\,\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right| = 3,$,
then ${\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c + \overrightarrow c .\overrightarrow a }$ is equal to :
A.
$1$
B.
$0$
C.
$-7$
D.
$7$
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
$\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c = 0$
$ \Rightarrow \left( {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c } \right).\left( {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c } \right) = 0$
${\left| {\overrightarrow a } \right|^2} + {\left| {\overrightarrow b } \right|^2} + {\left| {\overrightarrow c } \right|^2} + 2\left( {\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c + \overrightarrow c .\overrightarrow a } \right) = 0$
$\overrightarrow a .\overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow b .\overrightarrow c + \overrightarrow c .\overrightarrow a = {{ - 1 - 4 - 9} \over 2}$
If $\overrightarrow u \,,\overrightarrow v $ and $\overrightarrow w $ are three non-coplanar vectors, then $\,\left( {\overrightarrow u + \overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow w } \right).\left( {\overrightarrow u - \overrightarrow v } \right) \times \left( {\overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow w} \right)$ equals :
A.
$3\overrightarrow u .\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w $
B.
$0$
C.
$\overrightarrow u .\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w $
D.
$\overrightarrow u .\overrightarrow w \times \overrightarrow v $
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
$\left( {\overrightarrow u + \overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow w } \right).\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w - \overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow v + \overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right)$
$ = \left( {\overrightarrow u + \overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow w } \right).\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v - \overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w + \overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right) = \overrightarrow u .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v } \right)$
$ - \overrightarrow u .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w } \right) + \overrightarrow u .\left( {\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right) + \overrightarrow v .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v } \right) - \overrightarrow v .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w } \right)$
$ + \overrightarrow v .\left( {\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right) - \overrightarrow w .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v } \right) + \overrightarrow w .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w } \right) - \overrightarrow w .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w } \right)$
$ = \overrightarrow u .\left( {\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right) - \overrightarrow v .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow w } \right) - \overrightarrow w .\left( {\overrightarrow u \times \overrightarrow v } \right)$
$ = \left[ {\left. {\overrightarrow u \overrightarrow v \overrightarrow w } \right)} \right] + \left[ {\left. {\overrightarrow v \overrightarrow w \overrightarrow u } \right)} \right] - \left[ {\overrightarrow w \overrightarrow u \overrightarrow v } \right]$
$ = \overrightarrow u .\left( {\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow w } \right)$
vectors $7\widehat i - 4\widehat j + 7\widehat k,\widehat i - 6\widehat j + 10\widehat k, - \widehat i - 3\widehat j + 4\widehat k$ and $5\widehat i - \widehat j + 5\widehat k$ respectively. Then $ABCD$ is a :
Let $\overrightarrow u = \widehat i + \widehat j,\,\overrightarrow v = \widehat i - \widehat j$ and $\overrightarrow w = \widehat i + 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k\,\,.$ If $\widehat n$ is a unit vector such that $\overrightarrow u .\widehat n = 0$ and $\overrightarrow v .\widehat n = 0\,\,,$ then $\left| {\overrightarrow w .\widehat n} \right|$ is equal to :
A.
$3$
B.
$0$
C.
$1$
D.
$2$
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Since, $\hat{\mathbf{n}} \perp \overrightarrow{\mathbf{u}}$ and $\hat{\mathbf{n}} \perp \overrightarrow{\mathbf{v}}$
The vectors $\overrightarrow {AB} = 3\widehat i + 4\widehat k\,\,\& \,\,\overrightarrow {AC} = 5\widehat i - 2\widehat j + 4\widehat k$ are the sides of triangle $ABC.$ The length of the median through $A$ is :