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Class 12th Maths Chapter 10 (Vector Algebra) Unsolved
Class 12th Maths Chapter 10 (Vector Algebra) Unsolved
Class 12th Maths Chapter 10 (Vector Algebra) Unsolved
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CBSE 12th Mathematics
Chapter 10 (Vector Algebra)
Important Questions Unsolved
SECTION - A
Question number 1 to 34 carry 1 mark each.
𝝅 𝝅
⃗ makes angles
Q. 1: If a vector 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊̂, 𝟒 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒋̂𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝜽 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒌̂ ,
𝟑
then find the value of 𝜽.
Q.3: ̂.
Write a vector of magnitude 9 units in the direction of vector −𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝒌
Q.4: Write the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both the vectors of
̂ and ⃗𝒃 = 𝒋̂ + 𝒌
⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌
unit length perpendicular to both the vectors 𝒂 ̂.
⃗ = 𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝒌̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗⃗⃗
𝒂 𝒃 = 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ − 𝒌̂ .
⃗ on ⃗𝒃 if 𝒂
Q.10: Find the projection of 𝒂 ⃗ . ⃗𝒃 = 𝟖 and ⃗𝒃 = 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
̂.
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̂.
⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
Q.11: Write a unit vector in the direction of 𝒂
̂ and ⃗𝒃 = 𝒊̂ + 𝒑𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
⃗ = 𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟗𝒌
Q.12: Write the value of 𝒑 for which 𝒂 ̂ are
parallel vectors.
̂ or ⃗𝒃 = 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
⃗ = 𝝀𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝟒𝒌
Q.14: Find ′𝝀′ when the projection of 𝒂 ̂ is 4
units.
̂ , ⃗𝒃 = −𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋̂ + 𝟓𝒌
⃗ = 𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝒌
Q.15: Find the sum of the vectors 𝒂 ̂ and
̂.
⃗ = 𝒊̂ − 𝟔𝒋̂ − 𝟕𝒌
𝒄
Q. 16: Write a vector of magnitude 15 units in the direction of vector 𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌̂ .
Q. 18: Find the projection of the vector 𝒊̂ + 𝟑𝒋̂ + 𝟕𝒌̂ on the vector
̂.
𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝟑𝒋̂ + 𝟔𝒌
̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃
⃗ = 𝟕𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ − 𝟒𝒌
Q.20: 𝐈𝐟 𝒂 ⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
̂,
⃗ on ⃗𝒃.
Then find the projection of 𝒂
̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝟑𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝟒𝒌
Q.21: The two vectors 𝒋̂ + 𝒌 ̂ represent the two sides AB and AC,
respectively of a ∆𝐀𝐁𝐂. Find the length of the median through A.
Q.22: Find the position vector of a point which divides the join of points with position
⃗ and 𝟐𝒂
⃗ − 𝟐𝒃
vectors 𝒂 ⃗ + ⃗𝒃 externally in the ratio 2 : 1.
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̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 = 𝟑𝐢̂ + 𝐣̂ − 𝟓𝐤
Q.23: 𝐈𝐟 𝐚⃗ = 𝐢̂ + 𝟐𝐣̂ − 𝐤 ̂
⃗ −𝐛
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚
Q.24: If |𝒂 ⃗ | = 𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂
⃗ | = √𝟑, |𝒃 ⃗ = 𝟑, find the angle between 𝒂
⃗ .𝒃 ⃗.
⃗ . 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃
̂.
Q.27: Write a vector of magnitude 9 units in the direction of vector −𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝒌
Q.28: Find 𝝀 if
̂ )𝐱 (𝒊̂ − 𝛌𝒋̂ + 𝟕𝒌
(𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝟏𝟒𝒌 ̂ ) = ⃗𝟎.
̂ + 𝒊̂. 𝒋̂
Q.30: Write the value of (𝒊̂𝐱 𝒋̂). 𝒌
Q.31: Fine the scalar components of the vector 𝑨𝑩 with initial A (2, 1) and terminal
point B (-5, 7).
̂and 𝒄̂ are mutually perpen – dicular unit vectors, then find the value of
Q.32: If 𝒂̂ , 𝒃
̂ + 𝒄̂|.
̂+𝒃
|𝟐𝒂
Q.34: Write the position vector of the point which divides the join of points with
⃗ − 𝟐𝒃
position vectors 𝟑𝒂 ⃗ and 𝟐𝒂⃗ + 𝟑𝒃⃗ in the ratio 𝟐 ∶ 𝟏.
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SECTION - B
Question number 35 to 63 carry 4 mark each.
Q.35: The two adjacent sides of parallelogram are 𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝟒𝒋̂ − 𝟓𝒌 ̂ and 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
̂.
Find the two unit vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors,
find the area of the parallelogram.
̂ , ⃗𝒃 = 𝟐̂𝒊 + ̂𝒋 and 𝒄
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝟐̂𝒋 + 𝒌
Q.36: If 𝒂 ̂ , then find a unit vector
⃗ = 𝟑̂𝒊 − 𝟒̂𝒋 − 𝟓𝒌
perpendicular to both of the vectors (𝒂 ⃗ − ⃗𝒃) and (𝒄
⃗ − ⃗𝒃).
Q.37: The scalar product of the vector 𝒂 ̂ with a unit vector along the sum
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝒌
̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜 = 𝛌𝐢̂ + 𝟐𝐣̂ + 𝟑𝐤
of vectors 𝐛 = 𝟐𝐢̂ + 𝟒𝐣̂ − 𝟓𝐤 ̂ 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝛌 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛 + 𝐜⃗⃗ .
̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒑𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
Q.38: Find the value of ‘p’ for which the vectors 𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝟐̂𝒋 + 𝟗𝒌 ̂ are
parallel.
⃗ ×𝒄
⃗ . (𝒃
Q.39: Find 𝒂 ⃗⃗ ), 𝐢𝐟 𝒂 ̂ ,𝒃
⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ + ̂𝒋 + 𝟑𝒌 ⃗ = −𝒊̂ + 𝟐̂𝒋 + 𝒌
̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄 ̂.
⃗⃗ = 𝟑𝒊̂ + ̂𝒋 + 𝟐𝒌
̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 = 𝟓𝐢̂ − 𝐣̂ + 𝛌𝐤
Q.40: 𝐈𝐟 𝐚⃗ = 𝐢̂ − 𝐣̂ + 𝟕𝐤 ̂ , 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝛌. 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭
𝐚⃗ + 𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚⃗ − 𝐛 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌̂ , 𝒃
Q. 41: 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝒂 ⃗ = 𝟑𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟕𝒌̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄
⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝟒𝒌̂ .
Q. 42: Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices A (1, 1, 2), B (2,3,5) and
C (1,5,5).
̂ , 𝐛 = 𝟑𝐢̂ − 𝟐𝐣̂ + 𝟕𝐤
Q.44: Let 𝐚⃗ = 𝐢̂ + 𝟒𝐣̂ + 𝟐𝐤 ̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜 = 𝟐𝐢̂ − 𝐣̂ + 𝟒𝐤
̂ . 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫
𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚⃗ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜. 𝐝 = 𝟏𝟖.
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⃗ , ⃗𝒃 and 𝒄
Q. 46: If vectors 𝒂 ⃗ are such that
⃗ +𝒃
𝒂 ⃗ +𝒄⃗ = 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 |𝒂 ⃗ | = 𝟓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 |𝒄
⃗ | = 𝟑, |𝒃 ⃗ | = 𝟕, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏
⃗ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒃 .
𝒂
⃗ , ⃗𝒃 , 𝒄
Q.47: Prove that, for any three vectors 𝒂 ⃗ .
̂ , find (𝒓
⃗ = 𝒙̂𝒊 + 𝒚̂𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌
Q.50 If 𝒓 ⃗ × 𝒊). (𝒓
⃗ × 𝒋) + 𝒙𝒚.
⃗ + ⃗𝒃 , ⃗𝒃 + 𝒄
[𝒂 ⃗ ,𝒄
⃗⃗ + 𝒂 ⃗ , ⃗𝒃, 𝒄
⃗ ]=𝟐[𝒂 ⃗]
𝟐
⃗ and ⃗𝒃 are two vectors such that |𝒂
Q.52: If 𝒂 ⃗ + ⃗𝒃| = |𝒂
⃗ |, then prove that vector
𝟐𝒂⃗ + ⃗𝒃 is perpendicular to vector ⃗𝒃.
𝒂 ⃗ +𝒄
⃗ +𝒃 ⃗ =𝒐
⃗ , find the value of 𝒂 ⃗ +𝒃
⃗ .𝒃 ⃗ .𝒄
⃗ +𝒄
⃗ .𝒂
⃗.
⃗ and 𝒂
⃗ +𝒃
Q. 54: Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors 𝒂 ⃗ , where
⃗ −𝒃
̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒃 = 𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ − 𝟐𝒌
⃗ = 𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌
𝒂 ̂.
⃗ × ⃗𝒃 = 𝒄
Q.55: If 𝒂 ⃗ × ⃗𝒅 and 𝒂 ⃗ = ⃗𝒃 × ⃗𝒅, show that 𝒂
⃗ × 𝒄 ⃗ − ⃗𝒅 is parallel to ⃗𝒃 − 𝒄
⃗ ,
⃗ ≠𝒅
where 𝒂 ⃗ and 𝒃⃗ ≠ 𝒄⃗.
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝒌̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃
Q. 56: If 𝒂 ⃗⃗⃗ = 𝒋̂ − 𝒌̂ , 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒄
⃗⃗ 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂
⃗ ×𝒄 ⃗⃗⃗
⃗⃗ = 𝒃
⃗⃗⃗ . 𝒄
𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 ⃗⃗ 𝟑.
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⃗ + ⃗𝒃 + 𝒄
Q.57: If 𝒂 ⃗ = 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 |𝒂 ⃗ | = 𝟓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 |𝒄
⃗ | = 𝟑, |𝒃 ⃗ | = 𝟕 , show that the angle between
⃗ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒃 is 𝟔𝟎𝐨 .
𝒂
̂ , ⃗𝒃 = 𝟒𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟑𝒌
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ + 𝒌
Q.58: If 𝒂 ̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄 ̂ , 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟
⃗ = 𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝒌
𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝟔 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝟐 𝒂 ⃗ − ⃗𝒃 + 𝟑𝒄
⃗.
̂ , ⃗𝒃 = 𝟑𝒊̂ − 𝟐𝒋̂ + 𝟕𝒌
⃗ = 𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌
Q.59: Let 𝒂 ̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄 ̂ . 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫
⃗ = 𝟐𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝟒𝒌
𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚⃗ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜. 𝐝 = 𝟏𝟖.
̂ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝒃 = 𝟓𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝝀𝒌
⃗ = 𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ + 𝟐𝒌
Q.60: 𝐈𝐟 𝒂 ̂ , 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝝀.
⃗ + ⃗𝒃 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂
𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 ⃗ − ⃗𝒃 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔.
̂ , ⃗𝒃 = 𝒊̂ − 𝟒𝒋̂ + 𝟓𝒌
⃗ = 𝟒𝒊̂ + 𝟓𝒋̂ − 𝒌
Q.61: 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝒂 ̂ , 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄 ̂.
⃗ = 𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ − 𝒌
⃗ = 𝟐𝟏.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝. 𝐚
Q.62: Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point A(1, 2, -1) and
parallel to the line 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟏𝟒 − 𝟕𝒚 = 𝟑𝟓𝒛.
⃗ , ⃗𝒃, 𝒄
Q.63: 𝒂 ⃗ are mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitudes show that the
vector 𝒂 ⃗ +𝒃⃗ +𝒄
⃗ is equally inclined to 𝒂 ⃗ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄
⃗ ,𝒃 ⃗ . Also, find the angle which 𝒂
⃗ +
⃗𝒃 + 𝒄 ⃗ or ⃗𝒃 or 𝒄
⃗ makes with 𝒂 ⃗.
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