Basic Mathematics
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Q76
Allen
7. RESOLUTION OF VECTOR
MCQ
Find the direction cosines of vector $(\vec{a}-\vec{b})$ , if $\vec{a}=2\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=2\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+3\hat{k}$
A.
$0,\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}},\frac{-2}{\sqrt{5}}$
B.
0, 0, 0
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}},\frac{-2}{\sqrt{5}},\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}$
D.
1, 1, -1
Q77
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7. RESOLUTION OF VECTOR
MCQ
Three forces are acting on a particles as shown in the figure. To have the resultant forces only along the y-direction, the magnitude of the minimum additional force needed is :-
A.
0.866 N
B.
1.732 N
C.
0.5 N
D.
4 N
Q78
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7. RESOLUTION OF VECTOR
MCQ
The force $\vec{\mathrm{F}} = (\hat{\mathrm{i}} +\mathrm{b}\hat{\mathrm{j}} +3\hat{\mathrm{k}})\mathrm{N}$ is rotated through an angle $\alpha$ , then it becomes $\{2\hat{\mathrm{i}} +(2\mathrm{b} - 1)\hat{\mathrm{j}} +\hat{\mathrm{k}}\} \mathrm{N}$ The value of b is :-
A.
2
B.
$-\frac{2}{3}$
C.
$\frac{2}{3}$
D.
Both (1) and (2)
Q79
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
If $\vec{P}\cdot\vec{Q}=-PQ$ , then angle between $\vec{P}$ and $\vec{Q}$ is:
A.
$0^{\circ}$
B.
$180^{\circ}$
C.
$45^{\circ}$
D.
$60^{\circ}$
Q80
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
A force $\vec{\mathrm{F}} = (2\hat{\mathrm{i}} + 3\hat{\mathrm{j}})\mathrm{N}$ acts on a body and displaces it by $\vec{S} = (3\hat{\mathrm{i}} + 4\hat{\mathrm{j}})\mathrm{m}$ . The work done $(W = \overline{F} \cdot \overline{S})$ by the force is:
A.
10J
B.
12J
C.
18J
D.
25J
Q81
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
A force $(2\hat{i}+2\hat{j})$ N displaces an object through a distance $(2\hat{i}-3\hat{j})$ m. The work $(W=\vec{F}\cdot\vec{S})$ done is:
A.
-2J
B.
12J
C.
5J
D.
13J
Q82
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
A force of 14 N acts on a particle along the vector $(3\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-6\hat{k})$ . If the particle displaces from $(0,0,0)$ to $(2,4,-2)$ , the work $(W=\vec{F}\cdot\vec{S})$ done by force on the particle is :-
A.
10J
B.
52J
C.
-48J
D.
14 J
Q83
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
If a vector $(2\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+8\hat{k})$ is perpendicular to the vector $(4\hat{i}-4\alpha\hat{j}+\alpha\hat{k})$ , then the value of $\alpha$ is:
A.
-1
B.
1/2
C.
-1/2
D.
2
Q84
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
The vector $\vec{\mathrm{P}} = a\hat{\mathrm{i}} + a\hat{\mathrm{j}} + 3\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\vec{\mathrm{Q}} = a\hat{\mathrm{i}} - 2\hat{\mathrm{j}} - \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ are perpendicular to each other. The positive value of a is:
A.
3
B.
2
C.
1
D.
zero
Q85
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
A vector perpendicular to $(4\hat{i}+3\hat{j})$ may be:
A.
$4\hat{i}+3\vec{j}$
B.
$7\hat{k}$
C.
$6\hat{i}$
D.
$3\hat{i}+4\hat{j}$
Q86
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
Let $\vec{A} = \hat{i} A\cos \theta -\hat{j} A\sin \theta$ , be any vector. Another vector $\vec{B}$ which is normal to $\vec{A}$ is :
A.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}} B\cos \theta +\hat{\mathrm{j}} B\sin \theta$
B.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}} B\sin \theta +\hat{\mathrm{j}} B\cos \theta$
C.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}} B\sin \theta -\hat{\mathrm{j}} B\cos \theta$
D.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}} A\cos \theta -\hat{\mathrm{j}} A\sin \theta$
Q87
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
If $\hat{\mathbf{n}} = a\hat{\mathbf{i}} + b\hat{\mathbf{j}}$ is perpendicular to the vector $(\hat{\mathbf{i}} - \hat{\mathbf{j}})$ , then the value of $a$ and $b$ may be:
A.
1, 0
B.
-2, 0
C.
3, 0
D.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
Q88
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector difference. In that case, the force:
A.
Are equal to each other.
B.
Are equal to each other in magnitude.
C.
Are not equal to each other in magnitude.
D.
Cannot be predicted.
Q89
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
Given that A = B and $\vec{A} \perp \vec{B}$ . What is the angle between $(\vec{A} + \vec{B})$ and $(\vec{A} - \vec{B})$ ?
A.
$30^{0}$
B.
$60^{0}$
C.
$90^{0}$
D.
$180^{0}$
Q90
Allen
8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
A parallelogram is formed with $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ as the sides. Let $\vec{d}_{1}$ and $\vec{d}_{2}$ be the diagonals of the parallelogram. The value of $a^{2} + b^{2}$ is :-
A.
$d_{1}^{2} + d_{2}^{2}$
B.
$\frac{d_{1}^{2} + d_{2}^{2}}{2}$
C.
$(d_{1} + d_{2})^{2}$
D.
$d_{1}^{2} + d_{2}^{2} + d_{1}d_{2}$
Q91
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
The angle between the two vectors $\vec{A} = 3\hat{i} +4\hat{j} +5\hat{k}$ and $\vec{B} = 6\hat{i} +8\hat{j} +10\hat{k}$ will be:
A.
$0^{\circ}$
B.
$180^{\circ}$
C.
$90^{\circ}$
D.
$45^{\circ}$
Q92
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
What is the angle between $\vec{A}$ and the resultant of $(\vec{A} + 2\hat{B})$ and $(2\vec{A} - 2\hat{B})$ ?
A.
$0^{\circ}$
B.
$\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{A}{B}\right)$
C.
$\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{B}{A}\right)$
D.
$\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{A - B}{A + B}\right)$
Q93
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
The angle between vectors $(\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}})$ and $(\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})$ is:
A.
$90^{\circ}$
B.
$180^{\circ}$
C.
$0^{\circ}$
D.
$60^{\circ}$
Q94
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
The angle between $2\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2\hat{k}$ and $\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ is :-
A.
$30^{\circ}$
B.
$60^{\circ}$
C.
$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)$
D.
$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$
Q95
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
What is the projection of $3\hat{i} + 4\hat{k}$ on the z-axis?
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
zero
Q96
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8. DOT PRODUCT
MCQ
What is the projection of $\vec{B}$ on $\vec{A}$ ?
A.
$\vec{A}.\vec{B}$
B.
$\vec{A}.\hat{B}$
C.
$\vec{B}.\hat{A}$
D.
$\hat{A}.\hat{B}$
Q97
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9. CROSS PRODUCT
MCQ
If $\hat{\mathrm{i}},\hat{\mathrm{j}}$ and $\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ are unit vectors along X, Y & Z axis respectively, then tick the wrong statement:
A.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}}\times \hat{\mathrm{i}} = \vec{0}$
B.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}}\times \hat{\mathrm{j}} = \hat{\mathrm{k}}$
C.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}}.\hat{\mathrm{j}} = 1$
D.
$\hat{\mathrm{i}}\times \hat{\mathrm{k}} = -\hat{\mathrm{j}}$
Q98
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9. CROSS PRODUCT
MCQ
The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors $\vec{A}$ and $\vec{B}$ may be:
A.
Equal to 0
B.
Less than AB
C.
Equal to AB
D.
All of above
Q99
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9. CROSS PRODUCT
MCQ
If $\vec{\mathrm{P}}\times \vec{\mathrm{Q}} = \vec{\mathrm{R}}$ , then which of the following statements is true?
A.
$\vec{\mathrm{R}}\bot \vec{\mathrm{P}}$
B.
$\vec{\mathrm{R}}\bot \vec{\mathrm{Q}}$
C.
$\vec{\mathrm{R}}\bot (\vec{\mathrm{P}} +\vec{\mathrm{Q}})$
D.
All of above
Q100
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9. CROSS PRODUCT
MCQ
Two vectors $\vec{P}$ and $\vec{Q}$ are inclined to each other at angle $\theta$ . Which of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to $\vec{P}$ and $\vec{Q}$ ?
A.
$\frac{\vec{P}\times\vec{Q}}{P.Q}$
B.
$\frac{\hat{P}\times\hat{Q}}{\sin\theta}$
C.
$\frac{\vec{P}\times\vec{Q}}{|\vec{P}\times\vec{Q}|}$
D.
Both 2 and 3

