ASSIGNMENT VECTORS

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PHYSICS FORUM PART - 2

TIME: 1 ½ Hour
Max. Marks: 172
Instructions:
(i) Attempt all questions.
(ii) Question no. 1 – 43 are MCQ with one correct option only.
(iii) For each correct response +4 marks will be awarded, for each wrong choice -1 marks will be given.
GRAPHICAL ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF VECTORS

MCQ with single correct choice (+3, -1)

1. The minimum number of unequal and non-coplanar forces whose vector sum is zero is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

2. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors having different magnitudes can be added to give
zero resultant
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5

3. If 2 forces of equal magnitude F acting at a point produces a resultant force of magnitude F itself, then
the angle between the two original forces is
(A) 0o (B) 60o (C) 90o (D) 120o

4. Two vector A and B lie in a plane, another vector C lies outside this plane, then the resultant of these
three vectors i.e. A + B + C
(A) Can be Zero (B) Cannot be Zero
(C) Lies in the plane containing A + B (D) Lies in the plane containing A − B

5. If the resultant of the two forces has a magnitude smaller than the magnitude of larger force, the two
forces must be
(A) different both in magnitude and direction (B) mutually perpendicular to one another
(C) possess extremely small magnitude (D) pointing in opposite directions

6. If P = A + B and Q = A − B . If the magnitudes of P & Q are equal what is the angle between A and B

 
(A) zero (B) (C) (D) 
4 2
    
7. If A, B, C, and D form the sides of a regular closed rectangle in a order, then the vector D is equal to
  
(A) D = A + B
   
(B) D = A + B + C
   
( )  
(C) D = − A + B + C (D) D = A
E D

8. Fig. shows ABCDEF as a regular hexagon. What is the value

O
AB + AC + AD + AE + AF F C

(A) AO (B) 2 AO
(C) 4 AO (D) 6 AO A B

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9. In the given vector triangle:

(A) A + B = C (B) B + C = A C
B
(C) C + A = B (D) A + B + C = 0
A

10. 100 coplanar forces each equal to 10N act on a body. Each force makes angle  / 50 with the
preceding force. the resultant of these forces will be:
(A) 1000 N (B) 500 N
(C) 250 N (D) 0
11. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one point and all are lying in one plane. If the angles
between them are equal, the resultant force will be
(A) Zero (B) 10 N
(C) 20 N (D) 10 2N
12. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors A and B be 1200 and resultant be C
(A) C must be equal to | A − B | (B) C must be less than | A − B |

(C) C must be greater than | A − B | (D) C may be equal to | A − B |

13. Let C = A + B then

(A) | C | is always greater then | A | (B) It is possible to have | C || A | and | C || B |
(C) C is always equal to A + B (D) C is never equal to A + B

14. The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R. if magnitude of Q is doubled, the new resultant is
perpendicular to P , then R equals
(A) P (B) (P+Q) (C) Q (D) (P-Q)

15. Two forces F1 and F2 are acting on a body. One force is double that of the other force and the resultant
is equal to the greater force. Then the angle between the two forces is
(A) cos-1(1/2) (B) cos-1(-1/2)
-1
(C) cos (-1/4) (D) cos-1(1/4)

16. Given the A + B = C and that C is ⊥ to A. Further if | A |=| C | , then what is the angle between
A and B
  3
(A) radian (B) radian (C) radian (D)  radian
4 2 4
17. Figure below shows a body of mass M moving with the uniform speed
P2
on a circular path of radius R. What is the change in acceleration in
going from P1 to P2 (magnitude of centripetal acceleration is v2/R and it v
acts towards the centre):
v2
(A) Zero (B) R
P1
2R
2v 2 2v 2
(C) (D)
R R
18. A particle moves towards east with velocity 5 m/s. After 10 seconds its direction changes towards north
with same velocity. The average acceleration of the particle is
1
(A) Zero (B) m / s2 N − W
2

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1 1
(C) m / s2 N − E (D) m / s2 S − W
2 2
19. If | V1 + V2 | = | V1 − V2 | and V2 is finite, then
(A) V1 is parallel to V2 (B) V1 = V2
(C) V1 and V2 are mutually perpendicular (D) | V1 |=| V2 |

ANALYTICAL ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF VECTORS

20. Two forces are acting on a particle as shown in figure. The 10N
resultant force acting on the particles is 2N
(A) 120N (B) 124N 300

(C) 96N (D) 126N

21. The rectangular components of a force of 13 N can be
(A) 5N, 12N (B) 10 N, 11N (C) 6.5 N, 6.5 N (D) 9 N, 12 N

22. The vectors A and B are such that A + B = C and A2 + B2 = C2, find the angle  between A and B .
(A) 0o (B) 90o (C) 180o (D) 360o

23. If three vectors A , B & C are 12, 5 and 13 in magnitude such that C = A + B , then the angle between
A and B is
(A) 60 (B) 90 (C) 120 (D) none of these.

24. If the sum of two unit vectors is also equal to a unit vector, then find the magnitude of their difference.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

25. Two forces of 100 N and 300 N are acting at angle of 60o at same point. Find the angle that the
resultant makes with 100 N.
 3  3  5 3 3 
(A) tan−1   (B) tan−1   (C)  tan−1  (D) tan−1  
 5   5   3   5 

26. For the resultant of the two vectors to be maximum, what must be the angle between them
(A) 00 (B) 600 (C) 900 (D) 1800

27. A particle is simultaneously acted by two forces equal to 4N and 3N. The net force on the particle is
(A) 7N (B) 5N
(C) 1N (D) Between 1N and 7N
28. At what angle must the two forces (x+y) and (x-y) act so that the resultant may be (x 2
+ y2 )
−1 
x2 + y2  −1  2(x 2 − y 2 ) 
(A) cos  − 2 
(B) cos  − 
 2(x − y )  x2 + y2 
2

−1  x2 + y2  −1  x2 − y2 
(C) cos  − 2 2 
(D) cos  − 2 
 x −y   x +y 
2

29. Following sets of three forces act on a body. Whose resultant cannot be zero
(A) 10, 10, 10 (B) 10, 10, 20 (C) 10, 20, 20 (D) 10, 20, 40

30. When three forces of 50N, 30N and 15N act on a body, then the body is
(A) at rest (B) Moving with a uniform velocity
(C) in equilibrium (D) Moving with an acceleration

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31. The sum of magnitude of two forces acting at a point is 16N. If the resultant force is 8 N and Its
direction is perpendicular to the force of smaller magnitude then the force are
(A) 6N and 10N (B) 8N and 8N (C) 4N and 12N (D) 2 N and 14N

32. If vectors P,Q and R have magnitude 5, 12 and 13 units and P + Q = R , the angle between Q and R is
5 5 12 7
(A) cos−1 (B) cos−1 (C) cos−1 (D) cos−1
12 13 13 13

33. The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular to the vector A and its magnitude is equal to half
the magnitude of vector B. The angle between A and B is
(A)00 (B) 600 (C)1200 (D) 1500
34. Maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q are in the
ratio 3 : 1. Which of the following relations is true
(A) P = 2Q (B) P = Q (C) PQ = 1 (D) None of these

35. The resultant of A + B is R1 . On reversing the vector B , the resultant becomes R 2 , what is the value
of R12 + R22
(A) A2 + B2 (B) A2 - B2 (C) 2(A2 + B2) (D) 2(A2 - B2)

36. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r with uniform P

velocity v. The change in velocity when the particle moves from P 400 v
to Q is ( POQ = 400 ) Q
(A) 2v cos 400 (B) 2v sin 400 O v
(C) 2v sin 200 (D) 2v cos200

37. The length of seconds hand in watch is 1 cm. The change in velocity of its tip in 15 seconds is
   2
(A) Zero (B) cm / sec (C) cm / sec (D) cm / sec
30 2 30 30

38. The resultant of P and Q is perpendicular to P . What is the angle between P and Q
(A) cos−1(P / Q) (B) cos−1( −P / Q) (C) sin−1 (P / Q ) (D) sin−1 ( −P / Q )

COMPONENT METHOD OF ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF VECTORS

39. If resultant of 3 forces is along Y-axis than F3 is equal to Y

200 N
100 3 100 N
60
(A) 100 6 N (B) N 30 X
2
(C) 50 6 N (D) 100 3 N 45
F3

40. Two vectors P and Q make an angle  with each other. Find the component of resultant of P and Q
along the direction of P .
(A) P (B) P + Q (C) P + Q cos (D) Q + P cos 

41. If A =4 î − 2 ĵ + 6 k̂ and B = î − 2 ĵ − 3 k̂ , find the angle made by ( A + B ) with x-axis.

 1   1   1 
(A) tan-1  5  (B)cos-1  2  (C) sin−1   (D) 0o
     5

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C
B

42. Find the resultant of three vectors OA,OB and OC shown in

450
the following figure. Radius of the circle is R.
( )
450

(B) R 1 + 2
A
O
(A) 2 R

(C) R 2 (D) R ( 2 − 1)

43. ˆ F = 6ˆj , the third force is

A body is at rest under the action of these forces, two of which are F1 = 4i, 2

(A) 4iˆ + 6ˆj (B) 4iˆ − 6ˆj

(C) −4iˆ + 6ˆj (D) −4iˆ − 6jˆ

ANSWER (Vectors – Part – 2)

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C

8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. C

15. C 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. A

22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. A

29. D 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C

36. C 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. C 41. B 42. B

43. D

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