Subject: Mathematics Class XII Topic: Vector Algebra

1. Find a vector in the direction of vector a = i – 2j that has magnitude 7 units.

2. Write the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both the vectors a = 2i + j +
2k and b = j + k.
3. Write a vector of magnitude 15 units in the direction of vector i- 2j + 2k.
4. What is the cosine of the angle, which the vector √2i + j + k makes with y axis?
5. If magnitude of a = 4, magnitude of b = 3 and a.b = 6√3, then the value of I a X b I =?
6. Find the projection of vector i – j on the vector i + j.
7. Using vectors, prove that the points (2, -1, 3), (3, -5, 1) and (-1, 11, 9) are collinear.
8. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a + b and a- b, where a = 3i + 2j +
2k and b = I + 2j – 2k.
9. Find ʎ and µ if (2i + 6j + 27k) X ( i+ ʎ j + µ k) = 0.
10. Write the direction cosines of the vector -2i + j + -5k.
11. Give an example of vectors a and b such that IaI = IbI but a ≠ b.
12. Find µ when the projection of a = µi + j + nk and b = 2i + 6j + 3k is 4 units.
13. Find the vector of magnitude 6, which is perpendicular to both the vectors 2i – j + 2k and
4i – j + 3k.
14. Let a =i + 2j -3k and b = 3i – j + 2k be two vectors. Show that the vectors (a + b) and
(a – b) are perpendicular to each other.
15. Prove that for any three vectors a, b, c [a + b, b + c, c + a] = 2[a b c}.
16. For what value of x, the points A ( 3, 2, 1) B (4 , x , 5 ) , C(4, 2, -2 ) and D (6, 5, -1) are
coplanar.
17. Find the area of parallelogram, whose diagonals are 2i – j + k and i + 3j – k.
18. The two vectors j + k and 3i – j + 4k represent the two side vectors AB and AC
respectively of triangle ABC. Find the length of the median through A.
19. If a, b are unit vectors such that the vector a + 3b is perpendicular to 7a – 5b and a- 4bis
perpendicular to 7a – 2b, then find the angle between a and b.
20. If I a I = 10, I b I =2 and a.b = 12, then find the value of I aX bI.
21. Find a vector whose magnitude is 3 units and which is perpendicular to the following
two vectors a = 3i + j – 4k, b = 6i + 5j – 2k.
22. Show that the points A, B, C with position vectors 2i – j + k , I – 3j – 5k and 3i – 4j – 4k
respectively, are the vertices of a right angled triangle. Hence find the area of the
triangle.
23. Let u, v and w be vectors such that u + v + w =0. If IuI = 3, IvI = 4, and IwI = 5, find
u.v + v.w + w.u