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CROSS PRODUCT
OF TWO VECTORS
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𝟏. If 𝒂 ഥ = -𝐢 + 𝟒𝐣 + 𝟐𝒌 then a unit vector
ഥ = 2𝐢 − 𝟑𝐣 + 𝟓𝒌, 𝒃
perpendicular to both 𝒂 ഥ and 𝒃 ഥ is…

26i ҧ +9j ҧ −5kത −26i ҧ +9j ҧ −5kത

𝟏) 𝟐)
782 782

6i ҧ −9j ҧ +5kത
𝟑) 𝟒) 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 (𝟏) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝟐)
782
Solution:
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟐 −𝟑 𝟓
−𝟏 𝟒 𝟐
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= −𝟐𝟔𝐢 − 𝟗𝐣 + 𝟓𝐤

= −(𝟐𝟔𝐢 + 𝟗𝐣 − 𝟓𝐤) 4) Both (1) and (2)

𝒂 ഥ =
ഥ×𝒃 𝟔𝟕𝟔 + 𝟖𝟏 + 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟕𝟖𝟐

𝐚ത × 𝐛ҧ 𝟐𝟔𝐢 + 𝟗𝐣 − 𝟓𝐤
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 ± = ±
𝐚ത × 𝐛 ҧ 𝟕𝟖𝟐

KEY :4
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2. The unit vector perpendicular to both of the vectors
2𝐢 -𝐣+𝐤 and 3𝐢+4𝐣-𝐤 is…..
−3i ҧ +5j ҧ +11kത
1) ± 2) ± −3𝐢 +5𝐣+11𝐤
155

−3i ҧ −5j ҧ +11kത −3i ҧ +5j ҧ +11kത

3) ± 4) ±
155 156

Solution: 𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂 × 𝒃 = 𝟐 −𝟏 𝟏
𝟏 𝟒 −𝟏
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= -3𝐢+5𝐣+11𝐤
−3i ҧ +5j ҧ +11kത
𝒂 ഥ = 𝟗 + 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟏𝟐𝟏 = 𝟏𝟓𝟔
ഥ×𝒃 𝟏) ±
155

ഥ
ഥ×𝒃
𝒂
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒔 = ±
ഥ
ഥ×𝒃
𝒂

KEY :1
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3. Given 𝒂 ത 𝒃
ഥ = 𝐢 + 𝐣 − k, ഥ = -𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 + 𝐤 and 𝒄ത = −𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 − 𝐤. A unit
vector perpendicular to both 𝒂 ഥ&𝒃
ഥ +𝒃 ഥ + 𝒄ത is

2iҧ +jҧ +kഥ iҧ +jҧ +kഥ

1) 2) 𝐣 3) kത 4)
6 3
Solution:
ഥ = 3𝐣
ഥ +𝒃
𝒂
ഥ + 𝒄ത = -2𝐢 + 𝟒𝐣
𝒃
ഥ × 𝒃
𝒂 + 𝒃)
(ഥ ഥ + 𝒄ത = 𝟔𝒌
ഥ
𝟔𝒌ഥ
∴ 𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 = ഥ
=𝒌
𝟔
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4. The angle between the vector aത × bത and bത × aത =

1) 𝟎𝟎 2) 𝟒𝟓𝟎 3) 𝟗𝟎𝟎 4) 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎

Solution:

bത × aത = - aത × bത They are unlike

vectors.
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5. If  is the angle between 𝒂 ത 𝒃
ഥ = 2i ҧ - j ҧ + k, ഥ = 3i ҧ + 4j ҧ - kത
then Sin  =

𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟓

𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒)
𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝟕

Solution:
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂 × 𝒃 = 𝟐 −𝟏 𝟏
𝟑 𝟒 −𝟏
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= −𝟑𝐢 + 𝟓𝐣 + 𝟏𝟏𝐤ҧ
𝟏) 155/156

ഥ = 𝟗 + 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟏𝟐𝟏 = 𝟏𝟓𝟓
ഥ×𝒃
𝒂

aത × ഥb 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟏𝟓𝟓
𝒔𝒊𝒏 = = =
ത
aത b 𝟔 𝟐𝟔 𝟏𝟓𝟔

KEY :1
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6. The sine of the angle between the vectors i ҧ + 3j ҧ + 2kത
and 2i ҧ - 4j ҧ + kത is…..

𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟏𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟓𝟕

𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒)
𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟒𝟕 𝟏𝟓𝟖

Solution :

𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟏 𝟑 𝟐
𝟐 −𝟒 𝟏
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= 𝟏𝟏𝒊 − 𝟑𝒋 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤

ഥ = 𝟏𝟐𝟏 + 𝟗 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 𝟐𝟑𝟎

ഥ×𝒃
𝒂
𝟑) 115/147

aത × ഥb 𝟐𝟑𝟎 𝟏𝟏𝟓
𝐬𝐢𝐧𝜽 = = =
ത
aത b 𝟏𝟒 𝟐𝟏 𝟏𝟒𝟕

KEY : 3
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7. If 𝒂 ഥ =4𝐢+3𝐣 -𝐤 then sin aത , bത =

ഥ = 2𝐢 - 𝟔𝐣 - 3𝐤, 𝒃

𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
𝟏) 𝟐) 3) 5 𝟐𝟔 𝟒)
𝟐𝟔 𝟐𝟔 𝟐𝟔

Solution :
aത × ഥb 𝟓
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒂, 𝒃 = =
ത
aത b 𝟐𝟔
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8. If aത =2 , bത =7 and aത × bത = 3𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 +6𝒌, then aത , bത =

1) 𝟑𝟎𝟎 2) 𝟔𝟎𝟎 3) 𝟒𝟓𝟎 4) 𝟕𝟓𝟎

Solution:
aത × ഥb 𝟕 𝟏
𝐬𝐢𝐧 aത , bത = = = = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑𝟎𝟎
aത bത 𝟐. 𝟕 𝟐

aത , bത = 𝟑𝟎𝟎
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9. The number of unit vectors perpendicular to both 𝒂 and 𝒃 is

1) 1 2) 2

3) 0 4) Infinite

Solution:

ഥ aഥ × b
ഥ and 𝒃 is ±
unit vector perpendicular to both 𝒂
aഥ × b
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10. The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the Vectors
𝒂 =(1,1,0) and 𝒃 = (0,1,1) is

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) Infinite
Solution: 𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟏 𝟏 𝟎
𝟎 𝟏 𝟏
= 𝒊−𝒋+𝒌
ഥ = 𝟏+𝟏+𝟏= 𝟑
ഥ×𝒃
𝒂

± 𝐢−𝐣+𝐤
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 =
𝟑
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11. A unit vector normal to the plane through the point i ҧ , 2j ҧ ,3kത is

6𝐢 +3𝐣+2𝐤 6𝐢+3𝐣+2𝐤
𝟏) 6𝒊 +3𝐣 +2𝒌 2) 𝐢 +2𝐣+3𝐤 𝟑) 𝟒)
𝟕 𝟕
Solution:
𝑨𝑩 = 𝑶𝑩 − 𝑶𝑨 = 𝟐𝐣 − 𝐢 𝑨𝑪 = 𝑶𝑪 − 𝑶𝑨 = 𝟑𝐤 − 𝐢
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = −𝟏 𝟐 𝟎 = 𝟔𝐢 + 𝟑𝐣 + 𝟐𝐤
−𝟏 𝟎 𝟑
𝑨𝑩𝑨𝑪 = 𝟑𝟔 + 𝟗 + 𝟒 = 𝟕
ത
(6i ҧ +3j ҧ +2k)
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒔 = ±
𝟕
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12. A(1,2,5), B(5,7,9) and C(3,2,-1) are given three points . A unit vector
normal to the plane of the triangle ABC

15i ҧ +16j ҧ −5kത −15i ҧ +16j ҧ −5kത

𝟏) 𝟐)
𝟓𝟎𝟔 𝟓𝟎𝟔

−15i ҧ +16j ҧ +5kത i ҧ +j ҧ +kത

𝟑) 𝟒)
𝟓𝟎𝟔 𝟑
Solution:
𝑨𝑩 = 𝑶𝑩 − 𝑶𝑨 = 𝟒, 𝟓, 𝟒

𝑨𝑪 = 𝑶𝑪 − 𝑶𝑨 = 𝟐, 𝟎, −𝟔
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𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟒 𝟓 𝟒
𝟐 𝟎 −𝟔
= −𝟑𝟎𝐢 + 𝟑𝟐𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤
= 𝟐(−𝟏𝟓𝐢 + 𝟏𝟔𝐣 − 𝟓𝐤)
−15iҧ +16j ҧ −5kത
𝟐)
𝐀𝐁 × 𝐀𝐂) 𝟓𝟎𝟔
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 = ±
𝐀𝐁 × 𝐀𝐂
ത
2(−15i ҧ + 𝟏𝟔j ҧ −5k) −15i ҧ +16j ҧ −5kത
= ⇒
𝟐 𝟓𝟎𝟔 𝟓𝟎𝟔
KEY : 2
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13. If aത × bത = തc × dത and aത × തc and bത × d
ത , then aത - d
ത , bത - തc are

1) Parallel 2) Perpendicular

3) are inclined at angle of 𝟒𝟓𝟎 4) are inclined at an angle 𝟔𝟎𝟎

Solution:
ത × bത − തc = 𝒂
aത − d ഥ−𝒂
ഥ×𝒃 ഥ×𝒃
ഥ × 𝒄ത − 𝒅 ഥ+𝒅
ഥ × 𝒄ത

ഥ−𝒂
ഥ×𝒃
=𝒂 ഥ×𝒅
ഥ × 𝒄ത + 𝒃 ഥ − 𝒄ത × 𝒅
ഥ

ഥ
=𝟎
ഥ parallel to 𝒃
ഥ−𝒅
∴𝒂 ഥ − 𝒄ത
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14. If OA = 𝐢 − 𝐣 and OB =𝐣 − 𝐤, then a unit vector perpendicular to the
plane AOB is……
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏) i ҧ + j ҧ − kത 𝟐) i ҧ + j ҧ + kത
𝟑 𝟑
𝟏 𝟏
𝟑) i ҧ − j ҧ − kത 𝟒) i ҧ + j ҧ + kത
𝟑 𝟐
Solution: 𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 = 𝟏 −𝟏 𝟎 ⇒ 𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤
𝟎 𝟏 −𝟏
± 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒔 = i ҧ + j ҧ + kത
𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 𝟑
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15. A unit vector parallel to xy-plane and perpendicular to the vector 𝟒𝐢 −

𝟑𝐣 + 𝐤 is…..
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏) ± 𝟑𝐢 + 𝟒𝐤 𝟐) ± 𝟒𝐢+3𝐣
𝟓 𝟓
𝟏
𝟑) ± 𝟑𝐢 + 𝟒𝐣 𝟒) 𝐢 + 𝟐𝒌
𝟓

Solution:
z=0, verification
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16. The unit vector orthogonal to –𝐢 +2𝐣 +2𝐤 and making equal angles
with x and y axes are……
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏) ± 𝟐𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 −𝐤 𝟐) ± 𝐢 + 𝐣−𝐤
𝟑 𝟑
𝟏 𝟏
𝟑) ± 𝟐𝐢 −𝟐𝐣 − 𝒌 𝟒) ± 𝐢 + 𝐣 − 𝐤
𝟑 𝟒

Solution:
Verification
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17. If A (1,2,3), B (2,5,-1) and C (-1,1,2) are the vertices of a triangle, then
the area of the triangle is….
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
1) 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟐) 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟑) 𝟏𝟓𝟓 𝟒) 𝟏𝟓𝟓
𝟐 𝟑 𝟒

Solution: 𝑨𝑩 = 𝑶𝑩 − 𝑶𝑨 = 𝟏, 𝟑, −𝟒
𝑨𝑪 = 𝑶𝑪 − 𝑶𝑨 = −𝟐, −𝟏, −𝟐
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟏 𝟑 −𝟒 ⇒ 𝟕𝐢 + 𝟗𝐣 + 𝟓𝐤
−𝟐 −𝟏 −𝟏
𝟏 𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟏𝟓𝟓
𝟐 𝟐
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18. The area of the triangle formed by the points A (2,3,4), B (3,4,2) and
C (4,2,3) is….

3 3 3 5 3
1) 3 𝟑 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒)
2 2 2

Solution:
𝟏
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪
𝟐
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19. aത , bത , തc are the vertices of the triangle ABC then
aത × bത +bത × തc + തc × aത =
1) 0
2) Area of the triangle ABC
3) Normal vector to the plane containing aത , bത , തc
4) 0ത
Solution:
𝑩𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍

± aത × bത +bത × തc + തc × aത 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝑨𝑩𝑪

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20. If the three points aത , bത , തc are collinear then
bത × തc + തc × aത + aത × bത =
1) 0ത 2) aത bത തc aത

3) aത bത തc bത 4) aത bത തc തc
Solution:

By concept we have

ഥ 𝒄ത 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 ⇔ 𝒂
ഥ, 𝒃,
𝒂 ഥ+𝒃
ഥ×𝒃 ഥ × 𝒄ത + 𝒄ത × 𝒂 ഥ
ഥ=𝟎
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21. The vector area of the triangle whose vertices are aത , bത , തc is
ത ത 𝟏
1) aത × b +b × തc + തc × aത 𝟐) aത × bത + bത × തc + cത × aത
𝟐
𝟏 𝟏
𝟑) ത ത
aത × b +b × തc + തc × aത 𝟒) aത × bത + bത × തc + തc × aത
𝟑 𝟒
Solution:
𝟏
𝑽𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 = 𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪
𝟐
𝟏
= ഥ×𝒄−𝒂
𝒃−𝒂 ഥ
𝟐
𝟏
= ഥ+𝒃
𝒂×𝒃 ഥ × 𝒄 + 𝒄ത × 𝒂
ഥ
𝟐
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22. If 𝐢, 𝐣 , 𝐤 be the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle, then its

area is….
𝟏
1) 𝟑 sq.units 𝟐) 𝟑 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
𝟐

3) 3 sq. units 4) 𝟑 𝟑 sq.units

Solution:

𝟏
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪
𝟐
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23. The area of the triangle formed by the points whose position vectors
are -3𝐢 +𝐣 , 5𝐢+2 𝐣+𝐤 and 𝐢 − 𝟐𝐣 +3𝐤 is
1) 𝟐𝟑 sq.units 2) 𝟐𝟏 sq.units

3) 𝟑𝟎𝟓 sq.units 4) 𝟑𝟑 sq.units

Solution:
𝑨𝑩 = 𝟖𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝐤 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟒𝒊 − 𝟑𝒋 + 𝟑𝒌
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟖 𝟏 𝟏 ⇒ 𝟔𝐢 − 𝟐𝟎𝐣 − 𝟐𝟖𝐤
𝟒 −𝟑 𝟑
𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟑𝟎𝟓
𝟐
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24. If A =(3,1,2) B= (0,-1,-1) C= (-1,1,0) are three consecutive vertices of
a parallelogram ABCD then the length of the diagonal BD is….

1) 𝟔 2) 6

3) 3 𝟔 4) 4 𝟔

Solution:

𝐁𝐃 = 𝐁𝐂 + 𝐂𝐃 = 𝐁𝐂 − 𝐀𝐁

𝐁𝐃 = 𝐁𝐂 − 𝐀𝐁
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π
25. Let a,b = . If 2𝒂 + 𝒃, 𝒂 - 2𝒃 are the adjacent sides of a
3
parallelogram and if 𝒂 = 𝒃 = 1 the length of the diagonals are….

1) 6, 7 2) 7, 𝟓 3) 7, 13 4) 5, 𝟏𝟑

Solution:

𝟐𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐚 − 𝟐𝐛 = 𝟑𝐚 − 𝐛

𝟐 𝟏
= 𝟗 𝐚 𝟐 +𝐛 −6 𝐚 𝐛 cos 𝐚, 𝐛 = 𝟗+𝟏−𝟔 = 𝟕
𝟐
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𝐚 − 𝟐𝐛 − 𝟐𝐚 − 𝐛 = −𝐚 − 𝟑𝐛

𝟐+
𝟐 𝟏
= 𝟗𝐚 𝐛 +6 𝐚 𝐛 cos 𝐚, 𝐛 = 𝟗+𝟏+𝟔 = 𝟏𝟑
𝟐

KEY : 3
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26. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are 3 𝐢 + 𝐣-2𝐤 and 𝐢 − 𝟑𝐣+4𝐤 then
its area is…..

1) 5 𝟑 2) 4 𝟑 3) 3 𝟑 4) 2 𝟑

Solution:
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟑 𝟏 −𝟐 ⇒ −𝟐𝐢 + 𝟏𝟒𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤
𝟏 −𝟑 𝟒
𝟏 𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝒂 ഥ
ഥ×𝒃 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎 = 𝟓 𝟑
𝟐 𝟐
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27. If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣+3𝐤 and -3 𝐢 − 𝟐𝐣+𝐤
then the area of the parallelogram is…..
1) 6 𝟓 2) 7 𝟓 3) 8 𝟓 4) 5 𝟕

Solution:

𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 ⇒ 𝟖𝐢 − 𝟏𝟎𝐣 + 𝟒𝐤
−𝟑 −𝟐 𝟏
𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝒂 ഥ = 𝟔𝟒 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎 + 𝟏𝟔 = 𝟔 𝟓
ഥ×𝒃
𝟐
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28. The vector area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
3𝐢 + 𝐣 − 𝟐𝐤, 𝐢 − 𝟑𝐣 + 𝟒𝐤 is…..

1) 2𝐢 + 𝟏𝟒𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤 2) 2𝐢 − 𝟏𝟒𝐣 + 𝟏𝟎𝐤

3) −𝟐𝐢 + 𝟒𝐣 + 𝟏𝟎𝐤 4) −𝟐𝐢 − 𝟏𝟒𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤

Solution:
𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟑 𝟏 −𝟐
𝟏 −𝟑 𝟒

= −𝟐𝐢 − 𝟏𝟒𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤

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29. The vector 𝟑𝐢 + 𝐣 − 𝟐𝐤, 𝐢 − 𝟑𝐣 + 𝟒𝐤 are diagonals of a quadrilateral
then the vector area is……
1) 𝐢 + 𝟕𝐣 − 𝟓𝐤 2) 𝐢 − 𝟕𝐣+𝟓𝐤

3) −𝐢 + 𝟐𝐣 + 𝟓𝐤 4) −𝐢 − 𝟕𝐣 − 𝟓𝐤
Solution: 𝐢 𝐣 𝐤
𝒂× 𝒃= 𝟑 𝟏 −𝟐 = −𝟐𝐢 − 𝟏𝟒𝐣 − 𝟏𝟎𝐤
𝟏 −𝟑 𝟒
= 𝟐(−𝒊 − 𝟕𝒋 − 𝟓𝒌)
𝟏
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝒂 ഥ = −𝒊 − 𝟕𝒋 − 𝟓𝒌
ഥ×𝒃
𝟐
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30. The area of the parallelogram constructed on the vectors 𝐚 = 𝐩 + 𝟐𝐪
and 𝐛 = 𝟐𝐩 + 𝐪 as sides, where 𝐩, 𝐪 are unit vectors forming an angle
of 𝟔𝟎𝟎 in square units is.…..

𝟑 3 3 3 3 1
𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒)
𝟐 2 4 2

Solution: 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐩 × 𝟐𝐪 × 𝟐𝐩 × 𝐪

=𝟑 𝐩×𝐪
𝟑 𝟑
= 𝟑 𝐩 𝐪 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟔𝟎𝟎 =
𝟐
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31. If OA = aത , OB =1𝟎തa +𝟐bത and OC = b, ത where A and C are non
collinear points. Let p denote the area of the Quadrilateral OABC and
q denote the area of a parallelogram with OA and OC as adjacent
sides. Then p/q =

1) 4 2) 6 3) 8 4) 10
Solution:
𝟏
𝐏 = 𝑶𝑩 × 𝑨𝑪
𝟐
𝟏
= 1𝟎തa +𝟐bത × bത −തa
𝟐
= 6 aത × bത
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q= 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑪 = aത × bത
p
=6
q

KEY : 2
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32. If the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are 3𝐢 −4𝐣 +λkത
and 2𝐣 − 4𝐤 is 𝟒𝟑𝟔 sq. units and λ  0, then λ =
1) 0 2) 4 3) 1 4) 3

Solution:
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝟒𝟑𝟔

𝟏𝟔 − 𝟐𝛌 𝐢 + 𝟏𝟐𝐣 + 𝟔𝐤 = 𝟒𝟑𝟔

 λ = 0, 16
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ത aത ×bത form …..
33. The vectors aത , b,

1) a right handed system

2) a left handed system

3) a set of coplanar vector

4) a set of mutually perpendicular vectors

Solution:
Definition of aത ×bത
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34. Four vertices O,A,B,C of a tetrahedron satisfy 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 = −𝒊 + 𝒋 then
𝑪𝑨 × 𝑪𝑩 equal to
𝟏 𝟏
𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟐 𝟒) 𝟐
𝟐 𝟐
Solution:
𝑪𝑨 × 𝑪𝑩 = 𝑶𝑨 − 𝑶𝑪 × 𝑶𝑩 − 𝑶𝑪
= 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 − 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑪 − 𝑶𝑪 × 𝑶𝑩 + 𝑶𝑪 × 𝑶𝑪
= 𝑶𝑨 × 𝑶𝑩 + 𝑶𝑪 × 𝑶𝑨 + 𝑶𝑩 × 𝑶𝑪
=𝒊+𝒌

𝑯𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝑨 × 𝑪𝑩 = 𝟐
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1 1 1
1) The vectors 𝒂 = 2i+3j+6k , b= 3i−6j+2k , c= 6i+2j−3k
7 7 7
from

1) A right handed system 2) A left handed system

3) An orthogonal system 4) An orthonormal system

Solution:
c =a ×b

a, b , a × b forms RHS
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2) 𝒄ത is a unit vector orthogonal to 𝒂, 𝒃 and 𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒄 are in R.H.S 𝒂 = 𝒊 + 𝒋 +
𝒌, 𝒃 = 𝟐𝒋 + 𝟐𝒌 then 𝒄 =

i+j j+k i−k k−j

𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒)
2 2 2 2

Solution: ഥ
𝒂 × 𝒃 = −𝟐𝒋 ҧ + 𝟐𝒌
𝒂×𝒃
𝒄 = 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 ⊥ 𝒍𝒂𝒓 ഥ, ഥ𝒃=
𝒕𝒐 𝒂
𝒂×𝒃
ഥ
𝟐 −𝒋 ҧ + 𝒌 ഥ
−𝒋 ҧ + 𝒌
= =
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
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3) The vector 𝒄, 𝒂 = 𝒙𝒊 + 𝒚𝒋 + 𝒛𝒌, 𝒃 = 𝒋 are such that 𝒂, 𝒄, 𝒃from
R.H.S then 𝒄 =

1) 𝐳𝒊 − 𝒙𝒌 2) 𝐱𝒊 − 𝒛𝒌
3) 𝐱𝒋 − 𝒚𝒌 4) 𝐲𝒋 − 𝒙𝒌

Solution:
a, c, b in RHS
b, a, c in RHS
c= b× a
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4) If 𝒖 and 𝒗 are unit vectors and  is the acute angle between them, then
2 𝒖 × 𝟑𝒗 is a unit vector for

1) Exactly two values of 

2) More than two values of 

3) No values of 

4) Exactly one values of 

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Solution:

𝟐u × 𝟑v =1
6 u × v =1
6 u v sin u. v =1
1 1
𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 = ; sin  =
6 6
∵ (acute)

 has only one value

KEY :4
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5) The perpendicular distance of the point (6,-4,4) on the line joining the
points A = (2,1,2), B = (3,-1,4) is

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

Solution: Let C (6, -4, 4), A (2,1,2), B (3,-1,4)

𝑪𝑨 = −𝟒, 𝟓, −𝟐
𝑨𝑩 = 𝟏, −𝟐, 𝟐

𝐂𝐀 × 𝐀𝐁 𝟔𝐢 − 𝟔𝐣 + 𝟑𝒌 𝟗
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 = = = =𝟑
𝐀𝐁 𝟑 𝟑
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6) The distance between a point P whose position vector is
𝟓𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝟑𝒌 and the line 𝒓 = 𝟑𝒊 + 𝟕𝒋 + 𝒌 + 𝒕 𝒋 + 𝒌 is
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6

Solution: 𝑶𝑨 = 𝐚 = 𝟓𝐢 + 𝐣 + 𝟑𝐤

𝑶𝑩 = 𝐛 = 𝟑𝐢 + 𝟕𝐣 + 𝐤

𝑶𝑪 = 𝐜 = 𝐣 + 𝐤
𝐀𝐁 × 𝐁𝐂
𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 =
𝐁𝐂
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7) If 𝑨𝑩 = 𝒃 and 𝑨𝑩 = 𝑪 then the length of the
perpendicular from A to the line BC is

b×c b×c 1 b×c b×c

𝟏) 𝟐) 𝟑) 𝟒) 𝟐
b+c b−c 2 b−c b−c

Solution:

𝐀𝐁 × 𝐁𝐂 𝒃 × 𝑩𝑨 + 𝑨𝑪 𝒃 × −𝒃 + 𝒄 𝒃×𝒄
= = =
𝐁𝐂 𝑩𝑪 𝒄 −𝒃 𝒃−𝒄
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8) If the vectors 𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒄 from the sides 𝑩𝑪, 𝑪𝑨, 𝑨𝑩, of ABC
then
1) 𝒂. 𝒃 + 𝒃. 𝒄 + 𝒄. 𝒂 = 𝟎

2) 𝒂 × 𝒃 = 𝒃 × 𝒄 = 𝒄 × 𝒂

3) 𝒂. 𝒃 = 𝒃. 𝒄 = 𝒄. 𝒂

4) 𝒂 × 𝒃 = 𝒃 × 𝒄 = 𝒄 × 𝒂 = 𝟎
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Solution:

𝐁𝐂 + 𝐂𝐀 + 𝐀𝐁 = 𝟎
𝐚+𝐛+𝐜=𝟎
ഥ=𝟎
(𝐚 + 𝐛 + 𝐜) × 𝒃

𝐚×𝐛+𝟎+𝐜×𝐛=𝟎

𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐛 × 𝐜 similarly 𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐜 × 𝐚

𝐚×𝐛=𝐛×𝐜=𝐜×𝐚
KEY : 2
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9) If the projection of vector 𝑶𝑨 on unit vector 𝑶𝑩 equals
twice the area of triangle OAB in magnitude, then
AOB in radian is
π π
1) 0 2)
2
3)
4 4) 

Solution:
𝟏
𝐎𝐀. 𝐎𝐁 = 𝟐 𝐎𝐀 × 𝐎𝐁
𝟐
𝐎𝐀 𝐎𝐁 cos 𝐎𝐀, 𝐎𝐁 = 𝐎𝐀 𝐎𝐁 s𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐀, 𝐎𝐁
π
𝐎𝐀, 𝐎𝐁 =
4
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10) A vector area is a vector quantity associated with each
plane figure whose magnitude is
1) Any quantity and direction parallel to the plane

2) Any quantity and direction perpendicular to the plane

3) Equal to the area and direction parallel to the plane.

4) Equal to the area and direction perpendicular

to the plane
Solution:
Definition of vector of triangle.
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11) I : If 𝒂, 𝒃 are two unit vectors 𝒂, 𝒃 = 𝜽. Then 𝒂 × 𝒃 is
maximum when  is maximum
II : If 𝒂, 𝒃 are two unit vectors 𝒂, 𝒃 = 𝜽. Then 𝒂. 𝒃 is
maximum when  is minimum
Which of the above statements are true :
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Both I and II 4) Neither I nor II

Solution:
𝐚 × 𝐛 = 𝐚 𝐛 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝐚. 𝐛 = 𝐚 𝐛 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽

′𝑪𝒐𝒔′ 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

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12) If 𝒂 = 𝒙𝒊 − 𝒚𝒋 and 𝒃 = 𝒚𝒊 + 𝒙𝒋, 𝒂 × 𝒃 = 𝟓 then locus of (x,y)
is

1) Hyperbola 2) Parabola

3) Ellipse 4) Circle

Solution:

𝐚×𝐛 = 𝐱𝟐 + 𝐲𝟐 = 5

𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 25
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1
13) I : Area of quadrilateral ABCD is 𝑨𝑪 × 𝑩𝑫
2
II : Area of quadrilateral ABCD is 𝑨𝑩 × 𝑨𝑫
Which of the above statements are true :
4) Neither I nor II
1) Only I is true 2) Only
are II is true
true

3) Both I and II is true 4) neither I nor II is true

Solution:
𝟏
(i) Area of quadrilateral ABCD is 𝐀𝐂 × 𝐁𝐃
𝟐
(ii) Wrong
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14) Statement I: A vector perpendicular to both 𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝒌 and
𝟐𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝟑𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝟐𝒊 − 𝒋 − 𝒌
Statement II: Every vector perpendicular to plane
containing 𝒂, 𝒃 is equal to 𝒂 × 𝒃
1) Both I and II are true and II is the correct
explanation of I
2) Both I and II are true and II is not correct
explanation of I
3) I is true but II is false. 4) I is false but II is true.
Solution: Statement I : verify by using dot product
Statement II : Conceptual
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15) 𝒂 = 𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝒌, 𝒃 = 𝒊 − 𝒋 + 𝒌, 𝒄 = 𝒊 + 𝒋 − 𝒌 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝒅 = 𝒊 − 𝒋 − 𝒌 then
observe the following list

LIST-I LIST-II
i) 𝒂 . 𝒃 A) 𝒂 . 𝒅

ii) 𝒃 . 𝒄 B) 3

iii) 𝒂 𝒃 𝒄 C) 𝒃 . 𝒅
iv) 𝒃 × 𝒄 D) 𝟐𝒊 − 𝟐𝒌
E) 𝟐𝒋 + 𝟐𝒌
F) 4
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The correct match from List –I to List-II
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
1) C A B F
2) C A F E
3) A C B F
4) A C F D
Solution: 𝐢 𝐚ത . 𝐛 = 𝟏 = 𝐛. 𝐝(𝐂)

𝐢𝐢 𝐛. 𝐜 = 𝟏 − 𝟏 − 𝟏 = −𝟏 = 𝐚ത . 𝐝(𝐀)
ഥ ഥ𝐛ഥ𝐜 = 𝟒 (𝐅)
𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝒂
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