VECTORS ASSIGNMENT

1. Maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q
are found to be in the ratio 3: 1. Which of the following relations is true?
A) P = Q B) P =2Q C) P = 4Q D) P = Q/3

2. If P Q R and P=Q=R, the ratio of angles between P & R to P & Q is

A)1 : 2 B) 2 : 1 C) 1 : 1 D) 1 : 3

3. Eleven forces each equal to 5N act on a particle simultaneously. If each force makes an
angle 300 with the next one, the resultant of all forces is
A) 15N B) 55 N C) 5 N D) zero

4. If the sum of two unit vectors is also a vector of unit magnitude, the magnitude of the
difference of the two unit vectors is
A) 1 unit B) 2 units C) 3 units D) Zero

5. If P Q R and P Q S , then R2+S2 is equal to

A) P2+Q2 B) 2(P2-Q2) C) 2(P2+Q2) D) 4 PQ

6. The greater and least resultant of two forces are 7N and 3N respectively. If each of the force is
increased by 3N and applied at 60°. The magnitude of the resultant is
A) 7N B) 3N C) 10 N D) 129

7. Two vectors are given by a =-2i+j-3k and b =5i+3j-2k. If 3a 2b c 0 then third vector c is
A) 4 î + 9 ĵ – 13 k̂ B) –4 î – 9 ĵ + 13 k̂ C) 4 î –9 ĵ –13 k̂ D) 2 î –3 ĵ + 13 k̂

8. Figure shows three vectors a,band c , where R is the midpoint of PQ. Then which of the
following relations is correct?
P

a R
c

O b Q

A) a b 2c B) a b c C) a b 2c D) a b c

9. The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R . If the magnitude of Q is doubled, the new
resultant becomes perpendicular to P , then the magnitude of R is
P2 Q P2 Q P
A) B) C) Q D)
2PQ 2PQ Q

10. If the resultant of three forces F1 = pi + 3j – k, F2 = –5i + j + 2k and F3 = 6i – k acting on a

particle has magnitude equal to 5 units, then the value (s) of p is (are)
A) – 6, 2 B) – 4, 2 C) 2, 4 D) 4, – 2
11.
11 In the regular hexagon shown in figure AB AC AD AE AF can be expressed as

A) 4 AO B) 3 AD C) 8 AD D) zero
12.
12 In the parallelogram shown in the figure AandB are vectors represented by sides of the
2
parallelogram and D1 and D2 are diagonal vectors, then D1 D22 is:

A2 B2 A2 B2
A) A 2 B2 B) C) D) 2(A 2 B2 )
2 2

13. If a vector A makes angles 450 and 600 with x and y axis respectively then the angle made by
it with z - axis is
A) 30o B) 600 C) 900 D) 1200

14. The rectangular components of a vector lying in xy plane are 1 and p+1. If co
co--ordinate
ordinate
system is turned by 300, they are p & 4 respectively. The value of ‘p’ is
A) 2 B) 4 C) 3.5 D) 7

15. If four vectors act at a point ‘O’ as shown in the figure then the value of ' ' & ‘P’ for the
resultant to be zero is

A) 150, 10 2N B) 450, 10 N C) 750, 10 2N D) 900, 20 N

16. Arrange the vectors subtractions so that their magnitudes are in decreasing order, i f the two
vectors A and B are acting at an angle |A||B| .
a) 600 b
b) 900 c) 1800 d) 1200
d
A) d, c, b, a B) a, b, d, c C) c, d, b, a D) c, d, a, b

17.
17 A vector perpendicular to the vector (i + 2j) and having magnitude 3 5 units is
A) 3 î + 6 ĵ B) 6 î ––3 ĵ 2 ĵ
C) 4 î –2 2 ĵ
D) î –2
18. If A 2i 3j and B 2 j 3k the component of B along A is
1 6 6
A) 6 B) C) D)
6 13 13

19. The component of A along B is 3 times that of the component of B along A . Then A:B is
A) 1: 3 B) 3:1 C) 2 : 3 D) 3 :2

20. Given that A B C and A 2B is perpendicular to A . Then

A) 2B = C B) B = 2C C) B = C D) B2 = 2C2

ˆ
dA
21. If  is a unit vector, then the value of Â.
dt
A) 0 B) 1 C) D)
2

22. The magnitude of scalar and vector products of two vectors are 48 3 and 144 respectively.
What is the angle between the two vectors?
A) 300 B) 450 C) 600 D) 900

23. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are P = 2i – 3j + k and Q = – 2i +4j – k. What is the
area of the parallelogram?
A) 4 units B) 7 units C) 5 units D) 8 units

24. What is the condition for the vectors 2i + 3j – 4k and 3i – aj + bk to be parallel?

A) a = –9/2,b = – 6 B) a = –6, b = –9/2
C) a = 4, b = 5 D) a = 8, b = 2

25. If A 2i 3 j 6k and B 3i 6 j 2k then A B has magnitude K times that of 6i 2 j 3k .

Then K =
A) 1 B) 3 C) 7 D) 9

26. If A,B and C are coplanar vectors, then

A) A.B C 0 B) A B .C 0 C) A .B .C 0 D) all the above are true

27. If A B =B C then
A) C A B) C A C) C A D) A B

28. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are represented by the vectors P 5i 4 j 3k and

Q 3 i 2 j k , then the area of parallelogram in square units is
5
A) 12 B) C) 6 D) 14
2
29.
29 If A and B are two unit vectors such that A + 2 B and 5 A - 4 B are perpendicular to each
other, then the angle between A and B is:
1 2
A) B) C) cos 1 D) cos 1
4 3 3 7

30.
30 If AandB are two unit vectors inclines at an angle 60 0 to each other then

A) A B 1 B) A B 1 C) A B 1 D) A B 1
 SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
1. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror along a vector ˆi ˆj k
ˆ . The normal on incidence
point is along ˆi ˆj . The unit vector along the reflected ray is
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
A) i j k B) i j k C) i j D) i j k
3 3 2 3

2. If a1 and a2 are two non collinear unit vectors and if a1 a2 3 , then the value of

a1 a 2 . 2a1 a 2 is;
3 1
A) 2 B) C) D) 1
2 2
3. If A B C D then select the correct alternative;
A) B is parallel to C D
B) A is perpendicular to C
C) Component of C along A = Component of D along A
D) Component of C along A = - Component of D along A

4. The incorrect expression (s) in the following is/are

A) A B C B C A C A B 0

B) A. B.C B. C.A C. A.B 0

C) A. B C B. C A C. A B 0

D) A. B C B. C A C. A B 0

5. Arrange the vector additions so that their magnitudes are in increasing order
A) Two vectors A and B are parallel
B) Two vectors A and B are antiparallel
C) Two vectors A and B making an angle 120º
D) Two vectors A and B making an angle 120º
A)B,D,C,A B)B,C,D,A C)A,C,D,B D) C,D,A,B

6. Two vectors A and B have precisely equal magnitude. If magnitude of A B to be larger than
the magnitude of A B by a factor n, the angle between then is
1 1
A) 2tan 1/n B) tan 1/n C) tan 1 1/2n D) 2tan 1 1/2n
7. vectorr Q has a magnitude of 8 is added to the vecto
A vecto vector P which lies along the X
X-axis.
axis. The
vector R which lies along the Y-axis
resultant of these two vectors is a third vecto axis and has a
off P . The magnitude o
magnitude twice that o off P is
A) 6 / 5 B) 8 / 5 C)12/ 5 D)16 / 5

8. If the vector i j k bisects the angle between the vector c and the vector 3i 4 j then the
unit vector along c is ….
1 1
A) 11i 10 j 2k B) 11i 10 j 2k
15 15
1 1
C) 11i 10 j 2k D) 11i 10 j 2k
15 15

9. The resultant of two vector of Q is doubled, the new

vectors P and Q is R . If the magnitude o
resultant becomes perpendicular to P , them the magnitude of R is
P2 Q P Q P
A) B) C) Q D)
2PQ P Q Q
dC
10. If A B C and B C, find the correct options (t is time, A,B & C are non-
non-zero
zero vectors)
dt
A) C does not change with time
B) B does not change with time
C) Magnitude of C does not change with time
D) Magnitude of B does not change with time

11. A body of mass 10kg is suspended by a rope and it is pulled to a side by means of a
he rope makes an angle of 600 with the vertical where the body is at
horizontal force so that tthe
equilibrium. The magnitude of horizontal force is ?(Take g = 10m/s 2)
A) 100 3 N B)10 3 N C)1000 3 N D) 3 N

COMPREHENSION TYPE
Passage
Five vectors A B C D& E have magnitude 10, 12 2 , 20, 20 and 10 units respectively they
are directed as shown in the diagram. Answer the following questions.
Y

C B

300 450
X
A

300

D
E
12) The X and Y components of A B C are respectively

A) 22 10 3 and22 B) 22and22 10 3
C)17 10 3 and 22 D) 22and17 10 3

13) The X and Y component of A C D are respectively;

A) 10 3 and10 3 B)10 10 3 and10 3

C) 10 3 and10 10 3 D) 10 3 and10 3

14) The X and Y components of sum of all the five vectors are respectively
A) 10 3 and10 3 B)12 10 3 and12 10 3
C)12 10 3 and12 10 3 D) 12 10 3 and12 10 3

MATRIX MATCHING TYPE

15. The relations between the three vectors A,B,C are given Column-I. The angles between the
vectors are given in Column-II in a random order.

COLUMN-I COLUMN-II
A) A B C and A B C P)
2
B) A B C andA B C Q)
3
C) A B C andA2 B2 C2 R) 0

D) A B C andA B C2 S)
2
The correct match is
A) A R;B S;C Q;D P B) A S;B P;C Q;D R
C) A Q;B P;C S;D R D) A R;B P;C S;D Q

16) Column (1) gives operation of vectors A and B and Column (2) gives the angle ( ) between
A and B
COLUMN-I COLUMN-II
A) A B A.B P) 0

B) A B B A Q)
2

C) A B A B R)
4
3
D) A B C and A B C S)
4
17. The two vectors A and B are drawn from a common point and C A B . In column A) are
given the conditions regarding the magnitudes of A,B &C as A, B, C respectively. Column B)
gives the angle between the vectors A andB . Match them.

COLUMN-I COLUMN--II
COLUMN
A) A2 B2 C2 P)) 90 0

B) A2 B2 C2 Q
Q) 900

C) A2 B2 C2 R) 90 0
D) A2 B2 C2 S)) 00

INTEGER TYPE

18. The vector A 2iˆ 3jˆ and the sum A B is 4m long directed at 1200 to the x axis in the xy
plane. If B niˆ 2 3 3 ˆj, then n is…

19. Two vectors each of magnitude a and b produce a resultant of magnitude c. If magnitude of
first vector is tripled, the magnitude of resultant is doubled. If the magnitude of second
vector is doubled, the magnitude of resultant is doubled
doubled.. If a : b : c n : 13 : 10 ,then
,then n is

20. Two vectors P and Q of magnitudes P and Q respectively have their resultant perpendicular
to P . The resultant becomes perpendicular to Q when the magnitude of P is tripled.
P Q /n .value of n is
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 KEY

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

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

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

22) C 23) C 24) A 25) C 26) B 27) B 28) C

29) B 30) A

1) D 2) C 3) D 4) BCD 5) A 6) A 7) B

8) D 9) C 10) BCD 11) A 12) A 13) C 14) B

15) D 16) A-R; B-P; C-Q; D-P 17) A-R; B-P; C-QS; D-P

18) 4 19) 6 20) 3