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If C is the midpoint of AB and P is any point outside AB, then

( c ) PA + PB + 2 PC = 0

For any vector

(b) a

^ 2

a , the value of ( a i )

(a) 3 a

( d ) PA + PB + PC = 0

(2)

( b ) PA + PB = PC

(c) 2a

+ ( a k )

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

om

( a ) PA + PB = 2 PC

is equal t

ce
.c

(1)

(d) 4a

i + k

and c i + c j + b k

lie in a plane, then c is

If

a , b , c

xa

( a ) the Geometric Mean of a and b

( c ) equal to zero

(4)

Let a, b and c be distinct non-negative numb rs. If the vectors a i + a j + k ,

ra

(3)

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

oplanar vectors and is a real number , then

are n

( b the Arithmetic Mean of a and b

( d ) the Harmonic Mean of a and b
[ AIEEE 2005 ]

.e

( a + b ) [ b c ] = a [ ( b + c ) b ] for

w
w

( a ) exactly one value of

( c ) exactly three values of

(5)

Let

a = i - k,

( b ) no value of
( d ) exactly two values of

b = xi + j + (1 - x) k

and

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

c = yi + x j + (1 + x - y) k.

(6)

Then [ a b c ] depends on
( a ) only y

Let a, b,

( b ) only x

c,

( c ) both x and y

( d ) neither x nor y

be three non-zero vectors such that no two of these are collinear. If the

vector a + 2b is collinear with c , and b + 3c

a + 2b + 6c , for some non-zero scalar equals
( a ) a

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

( b ) b

( c ) c

(d) 0

is collinear with a , then

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

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If

( c ) 25

to the point

( d ) 15

and ( 2 - 1 ) c

( b ) all except one value

( d ) no value of

Let u,

be such that l u l = 1,

( 10 ) Let a, b, c

(b)

(c)

14

and

the vectors

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

v, w

are perpendicular to each other,

( d ) 14

xa

(a) 2

The wo k done in

v l = 2 and l w l = 3. If the projection of v

w along u

along u is equal to that of

then l u - v + w l equals

which

are non-coplanar fo

( a ) all values of
( c ) all except two values of

v,

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

ra

b + 4c

3i + j - k

5i + 4 j + k.

are non-coplanar vectors and is a real number, the

a, b, c

a + 2b + 3c ,

(9)

and

ce
.c

(8)

( b ) 30

displace it from a point i + 2 j + 3 k

standard units by the forces is given by
( a ) 40

4 i + j - 3k

A particle is acted upon by constant forces

om

(7)

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

(a b)

be non-zero vectors such that

c =

1
l b l l c l a . If is
3

.e

the acute angle between the vectors b and c , then sin equals
1
3

( 11 ) If

a2

1 + a2

b2

1 + b2

c2

1 + c2

(c)

2
3

(d)

2 2
3

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

and vectors ( 1, a, a ), ( 1, b, b ) and ( 1, c, c ) are

= 0

non-coplanar, then the product abc equals

(b) -1

(a) 2

( 12 )

2
3

(b)

w
w

(a)

(c) 1

(d) 0

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

a , b , c are three vectors, such that a + b + c = 0, l a l = 1, l b l = 2, l c l = 3,

then
(a) 0

ab

(b) -7

(c) 7

is equal to
(d) 1

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

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( a ) 20 units

u,

( 14 ) If

(c)

40 units

( d ) 50 units

are three non-coplanar vectors, then

(b)

u . v w

(c)

u .w v

ra

(b)

18

72

(c)

(d)

33

(a)

( 17 ) Let

i + j ,

(a) 0

(b) 1

w
w

u n = 0 and

i - j

such tha

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

v n = 0, then

(c) 2

- 4 j + 7k ,

+ 5 k respectively. Then ABCD is a

w =

are the sides of a

( d ) parallelogram

and

+ 4k

i + 2 j

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

+ 3 k . If

is a unit vector

w n

(d) 3

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

angle between any two diagonals of a cube is

( a ) 45

( b ) 60

( 19 ) If vector

(c) 3 i - j + k

b =

2 2

i - j + k

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

and

i - j - k , then the

a ( b c)

i - j + k

( d ) tan -

( c ) 90

i + j - k ;

a =

value of

(a)

( c ) rectangle

( 18 ) T

4 k and 5 i

( b ) rhombus

.e

( a ) square

- 6 j + 10 k , - i - 3 j

xa

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

288

( 16 ) Consider points A, B, C and D with position vectors 7 i

(d) 3 u . v w

The vectors AB = 3 i + 4 k
and AC = 5 i - 2 j
triangle ABC. The length of a median through A is

( 15 )

is

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

ce
.c

( u + v - w ). ( u - v ) ( v - w ) equals
(a) 0

j - k

3 i +

5 i + 4 j + k . The total work done by the forces is

( b ) 30 units

and

and

om

displaced from the point

4 i + j - 3 k

( 13 ) A particle acted on by constant forces

is

(b) 2 i

- 2 j

(d) 2 i +2 j - k

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

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i + j - 2k ;

(a)

( 21 ) If

2 i + j + 2k

and

is

(a) 5 i - 3 j + k
(c)

(d)

9(5 i - 3 j + k)
35

xa

of a is

(b) 4

i + 2 j - 3k

.e

a =

and

i + k

(c) -2

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 22 ) If the angle between two vect rs

( 23 ) If

( b ) 9 (5 i - 3 j + k )

5 i - 3 j + k
35

(a) 2

ra

5 i - 3 j + k , the orthogonal projection of

on

i - 2 j + 2 k , then a

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

2 i + j + k

(d)

i - 2 j + k

(b)

i - j + k

(c)

and

is

i + j + k

= - i + 2 j + k

a + b + c

unit vector parallel to

om

ce
.c

( 20 ) If

i -

and

j + ak

is

, then the value

3

(d) 0

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

b = 3 i - j + 2 k , then angle between ( a + b ) and

( a - b ) is

w
w

( a ) 0

( b ) 30

( c ) 60

( d ) 90

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 2 ) The value of sine of the angle between the vectors i - 2 j + 3 k

is
5
5
5
5
(a)
(c)
(d)
(b)
21
7
14
2 7

( 25 ) If vectors a i + j + k ,
(a) a + b + c = 0
( c ) a + b + c = abc + 2

i + b j + k

and

2 i + j + k
[ AIEEE 2002 ]

i + j + ck

( b ) abc = - 1
( d ) ab + bc + ca = 0

and

are coplanar, then

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

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( 26 )

If

b1

are three non-zero, noncoplanar vectors

a, b, c

and

a
a ,

l a l2
= b +

c2

a
a ,

c1 = c

b = 1

and

i - j + k

xa

(b)

( 28 ) A unit vector is orthogonal to

^

c3 =

c -

c b2
b2 ,

2
l b2 l

( d ) ( a , b2 c2 )

a = i + j + k,

(a) 2 i

l a l2

b
b ,

( b ) ( a , b1 c 2 )

( c ) ( a , b1 c 3 )

( 27 ) If

l b l2

ra

a
a -

and

l a l2

then the set of orthogonal vectors is

( a ) ( a , b1 c1 )

l a l2

c b1
c a
c b1 ,
a

2
2
la l
l b1 l

om

ce
.c

b2

(c)

(d)

j - k,

a b =

then

is equal to

2j - k

[ IIT 2004 ]

5 i + 2 j + 6k

[ IIT 2005 ]

and is coplanar to

2i + j + k

and

.e

i - j + k , then the vector is

^

w
w

(a )

3j - k

(b)

2i + 5j

(c)

6 i - 5k

29

61

2i + 2j - k
(d)
3

[ IIT 2004 ]

( 29 ) The value of a so that the volume of parallelopiped formed by vectors

^

j + ak

(a)

(b) 2

and a i + k

becomes minimum is
(c)

(d) 3

[ IIT 2003 ]

( 30 )

i + a j + k,

If

and

are two unit vectors such that

+ 2b

perpendicular to each other, then the angle between a

( a ) 45

( b ) 60

( c ) cos -

1
3

( d ) cos

-1

and

5a

- 4 b are

and
2
7

is
[ IIT 2002 ]

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V = 2 i + j - k,

( 31 ) If

i + 3k

W =

and

U is a unit vector, then the maximum

(a) -1

(c)

are unit vectors, then l a

a =

(c) 8

^
^
i - k,

b = xi

[a b c ]

^
j + (1 - x )k

depends on

( b ) only y

and

( c ) neith r x nor y

( a ) only x

(d) 6

then

- b l2 + l b - c l2 + l c - a l2

ra

( 33 ) If

(b) 9

[ IIT 2002 ]

60

ce
.c

(a) 4

c = yi

[ IIT 2001 ]

^
^
x j + (1 + x - y )k ,

( d ) both x and y

[ IIT 2001 ]

xa

Let the vectors a, b, c an d be such that ( a b ) ( c d ) = 0. Let P1 and P2 be

planes determined by the pairs of vectors a, b and c, d respectively, then the angle
between P1 and P2 is

.e

( 34 )

(d)

59

If a , b and c
does not exceed

( 32 )

10 +

(b)

om

value of the scalar triple product [ U V W ] is

w
w

(a) 0

(b)

(c)

( 35 ) If
a,
and c
are
[ 2a b, 2b - c, 2c - a ] =
) 0

(c) -

(d)

unit

(b) 1

coplanar

[ IIT 2000 ]

vectors,

(d)

(c)

ab + bc + ca = 0

ab = b

(b)

c = ca

(d)

the

scalar

triple

product

[ IIT 2000 ]

( 36 ) If the vectors a , b and c form the sides BC , CA

(a)

then

and

AB of a triangle ABC, then

ab + bc + ca = 0

ab + bc a = 0

[ IIT 2000 ]

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^

(b)

3
2

Let

(c)

c =

(b)

(d)

and

30,

a unit vector

be coplanar. If

w
w
( a ) 1, - 1

If

[ IIT 1999 ]

a - (ab)b

and

[ IIT 1999 ]

c = i + j + k

and

are linearly

3 , then and respectively are

( d ) 1, 1

[ IIT 1998 ]

For three vectors u , v w

of the remaining three ?

( c ) - 1, 1

( b ) 1, 1

( a ) u ( v w )

b = 4 i + 3j + 4 k

dependent vectors and l c l =

is

(d) l u l + u ( a + b )

.e
^

is

a = i + j + k,

and

(i - j - k)

xa

(c) l u l + l u

( 41 )

(a b )

(b) l u l + l u a l

(a) l u l

that

[ IIT 1999 ]

be two non- o inear unit vectors.

such

(- i - j - k)
^

a and b

If

1
3

Let

v = a b , then

( 40 )

a , then

( i -2j )

( 39 )

(d) 3

vector

c l =

b = i + 2j - k

(- j + k)

is perpendicular to
1

is

(c) 2

a = 2i + j + k,

(a)

and the angle between

( 38 )

l(a b )
2
3

If

lc - al = 2

then

om

a c = l c l,

b = i + j.

and

ce
.c

(a)

a = 2 i + j - 2k

Let

ra

( 37 )

which of the following expressions is not equal to any

( b ) ( v w ) u

(c)

v ( u w ) ( d ) ( u v ) w

[ IIT 1998 ]

( 42 ) Which of the following expressions are meaningful questions ?

(a) u ( v w) (b)

( u v ) w

(c) ( u v )w

(d) u ( v w)

[ IIT 1998 ]

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Let p, q, r be three mutually perpendicular vectors of the same magnitude. If a

vector x satisfies the equation
p [ ( x - q ) p ] + q [ ( x - r ) q ] + r [ ( x - p ) r ] = 0, then x is given by

(c)

(d)

a = i - j,

( 44 ) Let

1
(p + q + r )
2
1
( 2p + q r )
3

(b)

[ IIT 1997 ]

b = j - k

c = k - i . If

and

om

1
( p + q - 2r )
2
1
(p + q + r )
3

(a)

s a unit vector such that

ce
.c

( 43 )

a d = 0 = [ b , c , d ] , then d equals
^

i + j - 2k

(a)

(b)

Let

(c)

u , v and w be vectors such

+ j + k

hat

+ v + w = 0.

(c) 0

lu l

= 3,

l v l = 4

is

( d ) 25

[ IIT 1995 ]

A , B and C a

If

xa

( 46 ) If

( b ) - 25

[ IIT 1995 ]

and l w l = 5, then the value of u . v + v . w + w . u

( a ) 47

(d)

ra

6
( 45 )

i + j - k

three non-coplanar vectors, then

.e

( A + B + C ) ( A + B ) ( A + C ) equals

( 47 )

If

( c ) 2 [ A, B , C ]

( d ) - [ A, B , C ]

, b, c

are non-coplanar unit vectors such that

[ IIT 1995 ]

bc

a (b c ) =

, then the

angle between a
(a)

( b ) [ A, B , C ]

w
w

(a) 0

3
4

and

(b)

is
(c)

(d)

[ IIT 1995 ]

( 48 ) Let a, b, c be distinct non-negative numbers. If the vectors a i + a j + c k,

^

i + k

and c i + c j + b k
( a ) AM of a and b

lie in a plane, then c is

( b ) GM of a and b

( c ) HM of a and b

(d) 0

[ IIT 1993 ]

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^

A vector in the plane of

^

( a ) 2 i + j - 3k
^

(c)

If

and

c =

b c

p =

q =

be three vectors.
2
3

is

c a

p, q, r
r

a b

[ a b c ]

are vectors defined by

[ a b c ]

ra

[ a b c ]

is of magnitude

[ IIT 1993 ]

be three non-coplanar vectors and

the relations

( d ) 2 i + j + 5k

b and c whose projection on

a, b, c

i + j - 2k

( b ) 2 i + 3j + 3 k

- 2 i - j + 5k

( 50 )

i + 2j - k

b =

om

a = 2 i - j + k,

ce
.c

( 49 ) Let

then the value of the expression

). r

is equal to

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 3

[ IIT 1988 ]

xa

(a) 0

( a + b ). p + ( b + c ). q + ( c +

( 51 ) The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to vectors

= ( 0, 1, 1 ) is

.e

a = ( 1, 1, 0 ) and

( b ) tw

w
w

( a ) one

( 52 ) Let

( c ) three

a = a1 i + a 2 j + a 3 k ,

a2

a3

b1

b2

b3

c1

c2

c3
(b) 1

is a

a and b . If the angle between

a1

(d)

and

[ IIT 1987 ]

c = c 1 i + c 2 j + c 3 k be

(a) 0

( e ) none of these

b = b1 i + b 2 j + b 3 k

three non-zero vectors such that

vectors

( d ) infinite

unit vector perpendicular to both the

a and b

is

, then
6

is equal to

(c)

3
( a 12 + a 2 2 + a 3 2 ) ( b 12 + b 2 2 + b 3 2 ) ( c 12 + c 2 2 + c 3 2 )
4

1
( a 12 + a 2 2 + a 3 2 ) ( b 12 + b 2 2 + b 3 2 )
4

( e ) none of these

[ IIT 1986 ]

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( 53 )

A vector a
has components 2p and 1 with respect to a rectangular Cartesian
system. This system is rotated through a certain angle about the origin in the

( b ) p = 1 or p = -

(a) p = 0

1
3

( c ) p = - 1 or p =

( d ) p = 1 or p = - 1

(b) 4

2
7

(c)

[ IIT 1986 ]

sides

are

iven

by

OA

( d ) none of these

= 2i

- 3j,

[ IIT 1983 ]

ra

4
13

(a)

1
3

ce
.c

The volume of the parallelepiped whose

OB = i + j - k, OC = 3i - k, is

( 54 )

( e ) none of these

has compone ts p + 1

om

counterclockwise sense. If, with respect to the new system, a

and 1, then

( 55 ) The points with position vectors 60i + 3j, 40i - 8j, ai - 52j are collinear if
( b ) a = 40

xa

( a ) a = - 40

.e

( 56 ) For non-zero vectors

only if

b = 0,

c = 0,

w
w

(a)

(c

( 57 ) The scalar

a, b, c ,

l( a

b )

c = 0

(b)

a = 0

(d)

( d ) none of these

c l = l a l l b l l c l holds if and

a = 0,

[ IIT 1983 ]

b = b

b = 0

c = c

a = 0

[ IIT 1982 ]

A ( B + C ) ( A + B + C ) equals

(a) 0

( c ) a = 20

(b) [ A B C] + [ B C A]

(c) [ A B C]

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1981 ]

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Answers
3
a

4
b

5
d

6
d

7
a

8
c

9
c

10
d

21
d

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d

23
d

24
d

25
c

26
b

27
c

28
a

29
c

41
c

42
a,c

43
b

44
a

45
b

46
d

47
a

48
b

49
c

11
b

12
b

13
c

14
c

15
c

16
b

30
b

31
c

32
b

33
c

34
a

35
a

36
b

37
b

38
a

3
b,c

40
d

50
d

51
b

52
d

53
b

54
b

55
a

56
d

57
a

58

59

60

ra
m
xa
.e
w
w
w

17
d

18
d

19
b

om

2
c

ce
.c

1
a

20
a