VECTOR-3D

SINGLE CORRECT TYPE

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1. If a Lattice point is called at random from Lattice points which satisfy r . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ d 11 , then the probability
that the selected Lattice point is equilateral given that it is isosceles Lattice point is
1 1 2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
22 23 33 22
2. Reflection of plane 2x + 3y + 4z + 1 = 0 in plane x + 2y + 3z – 2 = 0 is
(A) 6x – 19y + 32z = 47 (B)6x + 19y + 32z = 47
(C) 6x + 19y + 16z = 47 (D)3x + 19y + 16z = 47
3. The two lines whose direction cosines are connected by the relations al  bm  cn 0 and
ul 2  vm 2  wn 2 0 are perpendicular then
a 2 b2 c 2
(A) a (v  w)  b ( w  u )  c (u  v ) 0
2 2 2
(B)   0
u v w
(C) a(v 2  w2 )  b( w2  u 2 )  c(u 2  v 2 ) 0 (D) a 2 (v  w)  b 2 ( w  u )  c 2 (u  v) 0
4. Three straight lines mutually perpendicular to each other meet in a point P and one of them intersects the x-
axis and another intersects the y-axis, while the third line passes through a fixed point (0, 0, (C) on the z-
axi(S) Then the locus of P is
(A) x 2  y 2  z 2  2cx 0 (B) x 2  y 2  z 2  2cy 0
(C) x 2  y 2  z 2  2cz 0 (D) x 2  y 2  z 2  2c x  y  z 0
y  3 z  15 x y 1 z  6
5. Let the equations of two straight lines L1, L2 be respectively be x  5 and .
5 2 2 5 3
A,B are two distinct points on the x – axis such that two straight lines l1, l2 both perpendicular to the x – axis
( l1 through A, l2 through (B) are drawn so as to intersect both L1, L2.
The shortest distance between the lines l1, l2 is
105 127 119 128
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 5 6 7
6. If A, B, C, D are four distinct points in space such that AB is not perpendicular to CD and satisfies AB . CD =
k (| AD |2 + | BC |2 – | AC |2 – | BD |2) then the value of k is -
(A) 2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 1
o o o
7. In a triangle ABC, I is the incentre. If BC = D, CA = E, AB = J, then D IA + E IB + J IC is equal to-
o o o
(A) zero vector (B) (DEJ) IA (C) (DEJ) IB (D) (DEJ) IC
8. For any four points P, Q, R, S,
o o o o o o
PQ u RS – QR u PS  RP u QS is equal to
4 times the area of the triangle -
(A) PQR (B) QRS (C) PRS (D) PQS
o o
9. a and b are two given vector(S) On these vectors as adjacent sides, a parallelogram is constructed. The
vector which is the altitude of the parallelogram and perpendicular to o
a is given by-
§oo· § o o· o o o §o o·
¨ a .b ¸ o o ¨ a .b ¸ o o bu ( a u b ) ¨ a.b ¸ o o
(A) ¨ ¸ a– b (B) ¨ ¸ b– a (C) (D) ¨ ¸ a b
¨| o 2 ¸ ¨| o 2 ¸ o
| b |2 ¨| o 2 ¸
© a| ¹ © b| ¹ © a| ¹
10. Let A, B, C be points with position vectors
r1 = 2 î – ĵ + k̂ , r2 = î +2 ˆj + 3 k̂ and r3 = 3 î + ĵ + 2 k̂ relative to the origin 'O'. The shortest distance between point B
and plane OAC is

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(A) 10 (B) 5 (C) (D) 2
7 7
& & & & & & &
11. If the vector x satisfying x × a + ( x . b ) c = d given by
& & &
& & & a u (d u c)
x = O a + a × & & 2 , then O =
(a.c)a
&& && && &&
a .c a.b c.d a .x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a2 b2 c2 a2
& * & & & & š& &
12. A unit vector a in the plane b 2î  ĵ and c î  ĵ  k̂ is such that a š b a d where d ˆj  2 k̂ is

î  ĵ  k̂ î  ˆj  k̂ 2î  ĵ 2î  ĵ
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 5
13. The median AD of the triangle ABC is bisected at E, BE meets AC in F, then AF : AC is equal to -
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 2 4
14. If the vectors r1 = sec2 A, 1, 1 ; r2 = 1, sec2 B, 1 ; r3 = 1, 1, sec2 C are coplanar then cot2 A + cot2 B + cot2
C is equal to -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Not defined
15. ABCD is a parallelogram and P is the intersection point of diagonal(S) If O is any point in the plane of the
o o o o
parallelogram,then OA + OB + OC + OD must be equal to -
o o o o
(A) 2 OP (B) 3 OP (C) 4 OP (D) OP
16. If the line x = y = z intersect the line sinA. x + sinB.y + sinC.z = 2d , sin2A.x + sin 2B.y + sin2C.z = d2, then
2

A B C
sin . sin . sin is equal to (where A, B, C are the angles of a triangle) -
2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 8 32 12
17. A Plane x + 2y – 3z = 12 has point P which is at minimum distance from the line joining
A(1, 0, –3) and B(2, 3, –1) then AP2 is equal to -
(A) 0 (B) 14 (C) 28 (D) 56
18. The coordinates of the vertices of a tetrahedron ABCD are as follows A (2, 3,4); B (1, –1, 2);
C (0, 4, 5); D(–2, 3, –4). Then, which of the following is true–
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(A) the angle between lines AB and CD is cos–1 ¨¨ ¸¸
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80
(B) the angle between AD and the plane ABC is sin–1
11
x 1 y 1 z  2
(C) the equation of line BD is = =
3 4 6
80
(D) the perpendicular distance from D to the plane ABC is
110
19. Two system of rectangular axes have the same origin. If a plane cuts the distance a, b, c from the origin then
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) + + – – – 12 = 0 (B) + + + + + =0
a 2
b2
c2
a c2 b c 2
cc a 2
b2
c2
a c2 bc 2 cc 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(C) + – + + – 2 =0 (D) – – + – – =0
a2 b2 c2 ac2 b c 2
cc a2 b2 c2 a c2 bc 2 cc 2
20. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to the line (1/2) x = (1/3)y
= (–1/6) z is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) 4
21. A plane meets the coordinate axes at A, B, C and the foot of the perpendicular from the origin O to the plane
is P, OA = a, OB = b, OC = c. If P is the centroid of the triangle ABC, then -
1 1 1
(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) |a| = |b| = |c| (C)   =0 (D) None of these
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22. A, B, C, D is a tetrahedron, A1, B1, C1, D1 are respectively the centroids of the triangles BCD, ACD, ABD
and ABC ; AA1 , BB1, CC1, DD1 divide one another in the ratio -
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
AP
23. P, Q, R, S are four coplanar points on the sides AB, BC, CD, DA of a skew quadrilateral. The product .
PB
BQ CR DS
. . equals -
QC RD SA
(A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 1
24. The distance between two points P and Q is d and the length of their projections of PQ on the coordinate
planes are d1, d2, d3 . Then d12  d 22  d 32 = Kd2 where K is -
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
25. A point moves such that the sum of its distances from points (4, 0, 0) and (–4, 0, 0) is always equal to 10. Its
locus is
(A) 9x2 + 25y2 – 25z2 + 225 = 0 (B) 9x2 + 25y2 + 25z2 – 225 = 0
2 2 2
(C) 9x + 25y + 25z + 225 = 0 (D) None of these
x –1 y 1 2–z
26. The line = =
2 3 1
and y – x = 0 = x – z + O are coplanar for :
(A) O= 0 (B) O = – 2 (C) O = – 5 (D) O = 2
& & & & & & S S S
27. If the angles between the vectors and b , b and c , c and a are respectively , and , then the angle the
a
6 4 3
& & &
vector a makes with the plane containing b and c , is
(A) cos 1 1  2 / 3 (B) cos 1 2  3 / 2 (C) cos 1 3 / 2  1 (D) cos1 2 / 3 .
28. Let G be the centroid of the ' ABC whose sides are of lengths a, b, c. If P be a point in the plane of ' ABC
such that PA = 1, PB = 3, PC = 4, and PG = 2, then the value of a2 + b2 + c2 is
(A) 42 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 28.
& & & & 2 & & & & 2
29. For any vector u and v , (1  u . v )  u  v  (u  v )
&2 &2 &2 &2 & & & &2
(A) 1  u 1  v (B) 1  u 1  v (C) u  v 2 (D) u  v
30. Let A1, A2, A3, A4 be the areas of the triangular faces of a tetrahedron, and h1, h2, h3, h4 be the corresponding
altitudes of the tetrahedron. If volume of tetrahedron is 1/6 cubic units, then the minimum value of (A1 + A2
+ A3 + A4)(h1 + h2 + h3 + h4) (in cubic units) is
(A) 10 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D)none of these
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31. A plane passing through (1, 1, 1) cuts +ve direction of co-ordinate axes at A, B & C, then the volume of
tetrahedron OABC (V) satisfies
9 9 9 9
(A) V  (B) V (C) V ! (D) V d
2 2 2 2
32. The equation of the line x + y + z – 1 = 0, 4x + y – 2z + 2 = 0 written in the symmetrical form is
x 1 y  2 z  0 x y z 1
(A) (B)
1 2 1 1 2 1
x  1/ 2 y  1 z  1/ 2 x 1 y  2 z  2
(C) (D)
1 2 1 2 1 2
33. The plane lx + my = 0 is rotated about its line of intersection with the plane z = 0, through an angle D , then
equation of plane in its new position may be
(A) lx  my  z l 2  m 2 tan D 0 (B) lx  my  z l 2  m 2 tan D 0
(C) data is not sufficient (D) None of these
34. If OABC is a tetrahedron such that OA + BC = OB + CA2 = OC2 + AB2 then
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 (A) AB is perpendicular to OC (B) BC is perpendicular to OA
(C) CA is perpendicular to OB (D) AB is perpendicular to CA
x y 1 z2
35. Consider a set of points R in the space which are at a distance of 2 units from the line
1 1 2
between the planes x  y  2 z  3 0 and x  y  2 z  2 0.
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(A) the volume of the bounded figure by points R and the planes is ¨ ¸ S cube units
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(B) the area of the curved surface formed by the set of points R is ¨ ¸ s(Q) units
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(C) the volume of the bounded figure by the set of points R and the planes is ¨ ¸ cubic units
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(D) the area of the curved surface formed by the set of points R is ¨ ¸ S s(Q) Units
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36. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
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(A) If n . a = 0, n . b = 0 and n . c = 0 for some non-zero vectors n , then [a b c] = 0
(B) There exist a vector making angles 30º and 45º with x and y axes respectively.
(C) Locus of point for which x=3 and y = 4 is a line parallel to the z-axis whose distance from the z-axis, is 5
(D) The vertices of a regular tetrahedron are O, A, B, C where 'O' is the origin. The vector OA  OB  OC is
perpendicular the plane ABC.
& & & &
37. If& a , b , c are non-coplanar
& &
vectors and r be any vector in the space then
& & & & & & & & &
[b c r ]a + [c a r ]b+ [a b r ]c =
& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & &
(A) [ c a b ] r (B) [ a b c ] r (C) 2[ a b c ] r (D) [ b c a ] r
38. If a line makes angles D1, D2, D3, D4 with diagonals of a cube, then-
4 4 4 4

¦ cos 2D ¦ sin 2D ¦ cos ¦ sin

4 4 2 4 2 4
(A) i  (B) i  (C) Di (D) Di 
i 1
3 i 1
3 i 1
3 i 1
3
39. Let PM be the perpendicular from the point
P(1, 2, 3) to xy plane. If OP makes an angle T with the +ve direction of the z-axis and OM makes an angle I
with the positive direction of x-axis, where O is the origin then (T and I are acute angles)
5 2 1
(A) tanT = (B) sinT sinI = (C) tan I = 2 (D) cos T cos I =
3 14 14
40. The volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are represented by the vectors
& & & & & &
2b u c , 3c u a and 4a u b , where
&
a 1  sin T iˆ  cos Tˆj  sin 2Tkˆ
& § 2S · ˆ § 2S · ˆ § 4S · ˆ
b sin ¨ T  ¸ i  cos ¨ T  ¸ j  sin ¨ 2T  ¸k
© 3 ¹ © 3 ¹ © 3 ¹
& § 2S · § 2S · ˆ § 4S · ˆ
c sin ¨ T  ¸ iˆ  cos ¨ T  ¸ j  sin ¨ 2T  ¸k
© 3 ¹ © 3 ¹ © 3 ¹
S
is 18 cubic units, then the values of T , in the interval §¨ 0, ¸· , is / are
2 © ¹
S 2S S
(A) (B) (C) (D) 4 S .
9 9 3 9
& & & &
41. Let a , b and c be three non-coplanar vectors and d be a non-zero vector which is perpendicular to
& & & & & & & & & &
( a  b  c ) and is represented as d x( a u b )  y (b u c )  z (c u a ). Then
(A) x 3  y 3  z 3 3 xyz (B) xy  yz  xz d 0
(C) x y z (D) x 2  y 2  z 2 xy  yz  zx
42. The planes ax + 4y + z = 0, 2y + 3z – 1 =0, 3x – bz + 2 = 0

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 (A) will meet at a point if ab z 15 (B) will meet on a line if ab = 15, a = 3
(C) will have no common point if ab = 15, a z 3 (D) will have no common point ab = 15, a z 5
43. Two coplanar lines having d.c.’s l1 , m1 , n1 and l2 , m2 , n2 are inclined at an angle T. The d.c.’s of the lines
bisecting the angle between them are
l l m  m2 n1  n2 l  l m  m2 n1  n2
(A) 1 2 , 1 , (B) 1 2 , 1 ,
T T T T T T
2 cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 cos
2 2 2 2 2 2
l1  l 2 m1  m2 n1  n2 l1  l 2 m1  m2 n1  n2
(C) , , (D) , ,
T T T T T T
2 sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin
2 2 2 2 2 2
44. A rod of length 2 units whose one end is (1, 0, -1) and other end touching the plane x - 2y + 2z + 4 = 0, then
(A) a rod sweeps the figure whose volume is S cube units
(B) area of the region which the rod traces out on the plane is 2S
(C) length of the projection of the rod on the plane is 3 units
§
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(D) Center of the region which the rod traces out on the plane is ¨ , ,  ¸ .
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45. If OABC is a tetrahedron such that OA  BC 2 2
OB  CA OC  AB then
2 2 2 2

(A) OA is perpendicular to BC (B) OB is perpendicular to CA

(C) OC is perpendicular to AB (D) AB is perpendicular to BC
46. In a four-dimensional space where unit vectors
& & & &
along the axes are iˆ, ˆj, kˆ and lˆ and a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 are four non-zero vectors such that no vector can be
& & & & & & & & & &
expressed as linear combination of others and O  1 a1  a2  P a2  a3  J a3  a4  2a2  a3  Ga4 o then
2 2 1
(A) O 1 (B) P  (C) J (D) G .
3 3 3
x6 y  10 z  14
47. The line is the hypotenuse
5 3 8
of an isosceles right-angled triangle whose opposite vertex is (7, 2, 4). Then which of the following is/are
side/sides of the triangle
x7 y2 z 4 x7 y2 z 4 x7 y2 z 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
2 3 6 3 6 2 3 5 1
48. If 3 vectors a , b , c are such that a u b 4 a u c and | a | | b | 1 and | c | 1/ 4 . Also the angle between b and c
is S / 3 , then b is
(A) a  4c (B) a  4c (C) 4c  a (D) 2c  a .
49. ABCD is a square described in the anticlockwise direction. The position vector of A I s iˆ  2 ˆj and the
position vector of centre of square is 6iˆ  ˆj, then
(A) position vector of B is 7iˆ  6 ˆj (B) position vector of D is 5iˆ  4 ˆj
(C) position vector of C is 10iˆ  ˆj (D) area of square is 52 s(Q) units
& & & & & &
50. If 2a ,  3b , 2 ( a u b ) are position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of 'ABC and a 1, b 1, OA ˜ OB 3
(where O is the origin), then
(A) triangle ABC is right angled triangle (B) angle B is 90o
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(C) A cos 1 ¨¨ ¸
¸ (D) The position vector of orthocentre is 2 ( a u b ).
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Comprehension
Passage-1
& & & & & & & & &
Let x , y , z be the vector, such that | x | = | y | = | z | = 2 and x , y , z make angles of 60° with each other also,

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xu yuz a
& & & &
yu z u x b
& & &
and x u y c . Then
&
51. The value of x is :
& & & & & & & & & &
(A) a  b u c  a  b (B) a  b  a b uc
1 & & & & &
(C) a  b uc  a  b (D) none of these
2
52. The value of y is
1 & & & & & & & & & &
(A) ª a  b  a  b u c º (B) 2 ª a  b  a  b u c º
2¬ ¼ ¬ ¼
& & & & &
(C) 4 ª a  b  a  b u c º (C) none of these
¬ ¼
53. The value of z is
1 & & & & & 1ª & & & & &
(A) ª b  a u c  a  b º (B) b  a  a  b uc º
2¬ ¼ 2¬ ¼
& & & & &
(C) ª b  a u c  a  b º (D) none of these
¬ ¼
Passage-2
If a , b , c are the three given non coplanar vectors and any vector r in the space where
r.a b.a c.a a.a r.a c.a a.a b.a r.a a.a b.a c.a
'1 r.b b.b c.b , ' 2 a.b r.b c.b , '3 a.b b.b r .b and ' a.b b.b c.b then
r.c b.c c.c a.c r.c c.c a.c b.c r.c a.c b.c c.c

54. The vector r is expressible in the form

'1 ' ' 2'1 2' 2'
(A) r a 2 b 3 c (B) r a 2 b 3 c
2' 2' 2' ' ' '
'1 ' ' ' ' '
(C) r a 2 b 3 c (D) r a b c
' ' ' '1 '2 '3
55. If vector r is expressible as r xa  yb  zc then
a.a a.b c.a
(A) a buc  cu a  aub
ª abc º ª abc º ª abc º
¬ ¼ ¬ ¼ ¬ ¼
(B) a a.a b u c  a.b c u a  c.a a u b

(C) a ª abc º b u c  ª abc º c u a  ªabc º a u b

¬ ¼ ¬ ¼ ¬ ¼
(D) a ª abc º a  ª abc º b  ª abc º c
¬ ¼ ¬ ¼ ¬ ¼
a b c
56. The value of a. p b. p c. p is
a.q b.q c.q

(A) p u q ª¬ a u b b u c c u a º¼ (B) 2 p u q ª¬ a u b b u c c u a º¼

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 (C) 4 p u q ª¬ a u b b u c c u a º¼ (D) p u q ª¬ a u b b u c c u a º¼
Passage-3
In tetrahedron ABCD the face ABC is a regular (Equilateral triangle) and the face BCD is perpendicular to i(T)
S 1
‘DAC , AD 6 units Angle between the lines AD and BC is cos 1 and if ‘A’ origin,
3 4
AD d , AB b, AC c

57. Angle between d , b is

1 1 1 3
(A) cos 1 (B) cos 1 (C) cos1 (D) cos 1
4 2 2 4
58. bc
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 14
59. Volume of tetrahedron ABCD (Cu. units)
27 27 9 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 4 4 3
Passage-4
Let A, B, C, D, E represent vertices of a regular pentagon ABCDE. Given the position vectors of these vertices be
& & & & & &
a , a  b , b , O a and O b respectively with respect origin O where O is the point of intersection of line AD and EC.
AD
60. The ratio is equal to
BC
3S 2S 2S 2S
(A) 1  cos (B) 1  2 cos (C) cos (D) 1  2 cos
5 5 5 5
61. AD divides EC in the ratio
2S 3S 2S
(A) cos :1 (B) cos :1 (C) 2 cos :1 (D) 1 : 2
5 5 5
Passage-5
a b1 c1
(a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2)2 d (a12  b12  c12 ) (a 22  b 22  c 22 ) and equality holds when 1 .
a 2 b2 c2
62. If (l, m, n) are direction cosines of a line then the range of values of ‘3l + 4m – 5n’ is
(A) [ 5 2, 5 2] (B) [6 2, 6 2] (C) [ 7 2, 7 2] (D) [ 8 2, 8 2]
63. If ax + by + cz = a  b  c (a, b, c are fixed +ve real no(S)) then the minimum value of ax2 + by2 + cz2 is
(A) 1 (B) a + b + c (C) a2 + b2 + c2 (D) (a + b + (C)2
Passage-6
A rectangle ABCD of dimensions r and 2r is folded along the diagonal BD such that planes ABD and CBD are
perpendicular to each othe(R) Let the position of the vertex A remains unchanged and C1 is the new position of C.
64. The distance of C1 from A is equal to

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(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5
65. The shortest distance between the edges AB and C1D is equal to
5r 4r
(A) (B) 2r (C) r (D)
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Column Matching
Matrix-1
66. Match the following
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
(A) Let y = f (x) be drawn with f (0) = 2 and for each real number 'a' (P) 1
the line tangent to y = f (x) at x a , has x-intercept (a – 2). If f
§k·
(x) is of the form of k epx, then ¨ ¸ has the value equal to
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(B) The distance of the z-axis from the image of the point M (2, –3, (Q) 2
3) in the plane x – 2y – z + 1 = 0, is
(C) If the curve C in the xy plane has the equation x2+xy + y2 = 1, (R) 2
then the greatest distance of a point on C from the origin, is
(D) Number of solution(S) satisfying the equation (S) 4
1 1 2
– = in [0, 4S] equals
sin x sin 2x sin 4x
Matrix-2
67. Column-I Column-II
& &
(A) Let a î  ˆj & b 2î  k̂ . If the (P) 0
point of intersection of the lines
& & & & & & & &
r u a b u a & r u b a u b is
(P) then O2(OP) (where O is the origin) is
& &
(B) If a î  2ˆj  3k̂ , b 2î  ˆj  k̂ (Q) 5
& & & &
and c 3î  2ˆj  k̂ and a u (b u c)
& & &
is equal to xa  yb  zc , then
x + y + z is equal to
(C) The number of values of x for (R) 7
which the angle between the
&
vectors a x9 î + (x3 – 1) ĵ  2k̂
&
& b (x3 1)î  xĵ  1 k̂ is obtuse
2
(D) Let P1 = 2x – y + z = 7 (S) 11
& P2 = x + y + z = 2. If P be a point
that lies on P1, P2 and XOY-plane
Q be the point that lies on P1, P2 and
YOZ-plane & R be the point that lies
on P1, P2 & XOZ plane then [Area of 'PQR] is
(where [˜ ] denotes greatest integer function)
Matrix-3
68. Consider the following linear equation
ax + by + cz = 0
bx + cy + az = 0
cx + ay + bz = 0, Match the following
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 (A) a + b + c z and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
(B)a + b + c= 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 z ab + bc + ca
(C) a + b + cz 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 z ab + bc + ca
(D) a + b + c= 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
Column II
(P) The equation represents planes meeting only at a single point
(Q) The equation represents the line x = y = z
(R) The equation represents identical planes
(S) The equation represents the whole of the three dimensional
Matrix-4
69.
Column-I Column-II
(A) If the coordinates of the mid-points of the sides BC, CA, AB of 'ABC (P) 3/4
are ( a, 0, 0), (0, b, 0), (0, 0, c ) respectively the
AB 2  BC 2  CA 2
is equal to
a 2  b2  c2
(B) The distance of the image of the point (1,  2, 3) in the plane (Q)  3
x  y  z 5 from the origin is equal to
(C) If T be the angle between a diagonal of a cube and an edge of the cube (R) 8
intersecting the diagonal then tanT is equal to
(D) If the equation px 2  y 2  qz 2  2 yz  zx  3 xy 0 represents a pair of (S) 2
mutually perpendicular planes then q is equal to
(T) 5 2
Matrix-5
70. Observe the following columns :
Column-I Column-II
& & & & & & & & & & &
(A) If a  b  c D d , b  c  d E a and a , b , c are non-coplanar
2S
& & & & (P)
then the a  b  c  d is 3
& &
(B) If a and b are unit vectors inclined at an angle T to each other 3S
& & (Q)
and a  b  1, then T can be equal to 4
& &
(C) If a is unit vector perpendicular to another unit vector b then 5S
& & & & & (R)
a u [a u {a u (a u b )}] is equal to 6
& & & & & & &
(D) Let a , b , c be three unit vectors such that a  b  c 0, then the
& & (S) 0
angle between a and b is equal to
(T) 1
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&
71. The projection length of a variable vector xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ on the vector p = ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ is 6. Let " be the
&
minimum projection length of the vector x 2 ˆi  y 2 ˆj  z 2 kˆ on the vector p , then the value of 3 l 2  152 is
x 1 y  2 z
72. If equation of the plane through the straight line and perpendicular to the plane x – y + z + 2
2 3 5
= 0 is ax – by + cz + 4 = 0, then find the value of 103 a  102 b  10c
73. A triangle ABC is so placed that the middle points of its sides are on the axe(S) If BC = 3, AC = 5 and AB =
x y z 4 2
7 and the equation to its plane be   1 , then the integral part of a  b 2  c 2 is equal to
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74. If x, y are two non-zero and non-collinear vectors satisfying
)& )& )& )&
ª¬ a  2 D2  b  3 D  cº¼ x  ª¬ a  2 E2  b  3 E  cº¼ y  ª¬ a  2 J2  b  3 J  c º¼ x u y 0
ª a 2  b 2  c2 º
Where D, E, J are three distinct real numbers, then find the value of « » . Where[.] greatest integer
¬ 4 ¼
function …..
& & & &
75. If î u [(a  ˆj) u î ]  ˆj u [(a – k̂) u ˆj]  k̂ u[(a  î ) u k̂] 0 and a xî  yĵ  zk̂ then 8(x3–xy + zx) is equal to
& && –1
76. a , b, c are three unit vectors and every two are inclined to each other at an angle cos (3/5). If
& & & & & 2
a u b pa  qb  rc , where p, q, r are scalars, then 55q is equal to
& & & &
77. In a four dimensional space where unit vectors along axes are î , ˆj , k̂ and ˆ" and a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , a 4 are four non-
& & &
zero vectors such that no vector can be expressed as linear combination of others and (O –1) ( a 1 – a 2 ) + P ( a 2 +
& & & & & & &
a 3 ) + J( a 3 + a 4 – 2 a 2 ) + a 3 + G a 4 = 0 , then find the value of 3(O + P + J + G).
78. A horizontal plane 4x – 3y + 7z = 0 is given. A line of greatest slope passes through the point
(2, 1, 1) in the plane 2x + y –5z = 0. Find the greatest integral value of x + y + z if P (x, y, z) lies on line as
well as on first plane.
79. If the planes x – cy – bz = 0, cx – y + az = 0 and bx + ay – z = 0 pass through a straight line, then find the
value of a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc.
x 1 y 1 z  10
80. If the reflection of the point P(1, 0, 0) in the line is (DEJ). Find – (D + E + J)
2 3 8
81. The vertices of a triangle are A(1, 0, 0), B(0, 2, 0), and C(0, 0, 3). If aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ is position vector of
6
orthocenter of ' ABC , then is ______.
a bc
& & &
82. Let pˆ u q u pˆ  pˆ ˜ q q
&
x 2  y 2 q  14  4 x  6 y pˆ , where p̂ and q̂ are two non-collinear vectors ( p̂ is a unit vector) and x, y are
scalar(S) Then the value of (x + y) is________.
x3 y 6 z x  2 y z 7
83. The length of shortest distance between the two lines and is:
4 3 2 4 1 1
84. The shortest distance between the z-axis and the line x  y  2 z  3 0, 2 x  3 y  4 z  4 0 is :
85. ABCD is a regular tetrahedron; A is the origin; AB is the x-axis; ABC lies in the xy-plane; AB d . Under
these conditions the number of possible tetrahedral is
& & & & & & &
86. Let u and v be two unit vector(S) If w be any vector such that w  ( w u u ) v , then the least value of
& & & 1
(u u v ) . w is equal to
87. Two points P and Q are given in the rectangular cartesian co-ordinates on the curve y 2 x  2 , such that
OP. iˆ 1 and OQ.iˆ 2, where iˆ is a unit vector along the x-axi(S) The magnitude of the vector
QQ  4OP , is
88. If the planes x  cy  bz 0, cx  y  az 0 and bx  ay  z 0 pass through a straight line, then the value of
a  b  c  2abc is :
2 2 2

89. P is a point and PM, PN are perpendiculars from P to the ZX and XY planes respectively. If OP makes
angles T, D, E, J with the plane OMN and the XY, YZ, ZX plane respectively then
sin 2 T (cos ec 2D  cos ec 2 E  cos ec 2J ) is equal to
90. ABCD is a tetrahedron and O is any poin(T) If the lines joining O to the vertices meet the opposite faces in
OP OQ OR OS
P, Q, R, S respectively, then    is equal to
AP BQ CR DS

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91. If P { 1, 7, 2 be a point and line L is 2 2 x  1 y  2, z 0 . If PQ is the distance of plane 2x  y  z 1
from point P measured along a line inclined at an angle of 45° with the line L and is minimum. The value of
PQ is
1 1
92. If the length of the shortest distance between the two lines x 1 y3 z  2 and
2 4
3x  y  2 z  4 0 2 x  y  z  1 is 14 d . Then the value of d is _______.
93. P is a point on the plane ax + by + cz = d. A point Q is taken on the line OP such OP . OQ = d 2 . If the locus
d ( ax  by  cz )
of Q satisfies k then k is equal to
x2  y2  z2
& & & & & & & & & & &
94. Let r a u b sin x  b u c cos y  c u a , where a , b and c are non-zero non-coplanar vector(S) If r is
& & &
orthogonal to 3a  5b  2c , then the value of sec2 y  cosec2 x  sec y cosec x is
x2 y 1 z 1
95. If the line intersects the curve xy = c2, z = 0 then c2 is equal to (where [ . ] denotes the
3 2 1
greatest integer function).
96. The equation of motion of a point in space is x 2t , y 4t , z 4t where t measured in hour and the
coordinates of moving point in kilometer(S) The distance of the point from the starting point O(0, 0, 0) in 10
hours is
97. Let a and b be two vectors of equal magnitude 5 unit(S) Let p, q be vectors such that p = a + b
1
& & & & 2 2
and q = a – b . If | p u q | 2 O  a ˜b , then
the value of O is
& & & &
98. Consider a tetrahedron with faces F1 , F2 , F3 and F4 . Let u1 , u 2 , u 3 and u 4 be the vectors whose magnitudes
are respectively equal to areas of F1 , F2 , F3 , F4 and whose direction are perpendicular to these faces in
& & & &
outward direction. Then u1  u 2  u 3  u 4 equals
99. Let the equation of the plane containing the line x – y – z – 4 = 0 = x + y + 2z – 4 and is parallel to the line of
intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + z = 1 and x + 3y + 2z = 2 be x + Ay + Bz + C = 0. Then the value of |A +
B + C| is
100. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with AC being perpendicular to BD and O is the centre of its circumcircle,
then OA ˜ OB  OB ˜ OC  OC ˜ OD  OD ˜ OA is equal to
Answer Key

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B B D C B D A B A D D B B D C A D D A A
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
B C D D B C B A B B BC ABC AB ABC BC ACD ABD AD ABC ABD
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
AB ABC AD ACD ABC AB AC ABD ACD C A B C A D A B B B
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
C A A C A S,P,Q,S S,R,P,P R,Q,P,S R,T,S,PQ S,QR,T,P 9 1710 8 3 1 9 1 5 1 7
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
7 5 9 2 4 2 10 1 1 1 3 8 1 3 5 60 625 0 11 0

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