TEST CLASS 12

VECTOR

1. Using vectors, find the area of triangle with vertices A (2,

3, 5), B (3, 5, 8) and C(2, 7, 8).
2. If vectors a⃗ = 2î + 2ĵ + 3k̂, b⃗ = -î + 2ĵ + k̂ and c⃗ = 3î + ĵ
are such that a⃗ +λb⃗ is perpendicular to c⃗ , then find
the value λ.
3. If a and 6 are two vectors, such that |a⃗ | = 2, |b⃗ | = 1
and a⃗ .b⃗ = 1, then find (3a⃗ −5b⃗ )⋅(2a⃗ +7b⃗ ).
4. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the
vectors a⃗ +b⃗ and a⃗ −b⃗ , where a = 3î + 2 ĵ + 2k̂ and b
= î + 2ĵ – 2k̂.
5. Let a⃗ = î + 4ĵ + 2k̂, b⃗ = 3î – 2ĵ + 7k̂ and c⃗ = 2î – ĵ + 4k̂.
Find a vector p⃗ , which is perpendicular to
both a⃗ and b⃗ and p⃗ .c⃗ = 18.
6. If a⃗ ,b⃗ and c⃗ are three vectors, such that |a⃗ | = 5, |b⃗ |
= 12, |c⃗ | = 13 and a⃗ +b⃗ +c⃗ = 0, then find the value
of a⃗ ⋅b⃗ +b⃗ ⋅c⃗ +c⃗ ⋅a⃗
7. If a⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂ and b⃗ = ĵ – k̂, then find a vector c⃗ , such
that a⃗ ×c⃗ =b⃗ and a⃗ ⋅c⃗ = 3.
8. If a⃗ b⃗ = 2î + ĵ – 3k̂, then express b⃗ in the form b⃗ =b⃗ 1+b⃗ 2,
= 3î – ĵ and

where b⃗ 1∥a⃗ and b⃗ 2⊥a

9. If a⃗ ,b⃗ and c⃗ are three vectors, such that |a⃗ | = 3, |b⃗ |

= 4 and |c⃗ | = 5 and each one of these is perpendicular to
the sum of other two, then find |a⃗ +b⃗ +c⃗ |.
10. Find the values of λ for which the angle between the
vectors a⃗ = 2λ2î + 4λĵ + k̂ and b⃗ = 7î – 2ĵ + λk̂ is obtuse

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11. The scalar product of the vector a⃗ = î + ĵ + k̂ with a unit
vector along the sum of vectors b⃗ = 2î + 4ĵ – 5k̂ and c⃗ =
λî + 2ĵ + 3k̂ is equal to one. Find the value of λ and hence,
find the unit vector along b⃗ + c⃗
12. Vectors a⃗ ,b⃗ and c⃗ are such that a⃗ +b⃗ +c⃗ =0→ and
|a⃗ | = 3, |b⃗ | = 5 and |c⃗ | = 7. Find the angle
between a⃗ and b⃗
13. If r⃗ = xî + yĵ + zk̂, find (r⃗ ×i^)⋅(r⃗ ×j^) + xy.
14. If a⃗ ×b⃗ =c⃗ ×d⃗ and a⃗ ×c⃗ =b⃗ ×d⃗ , then show
that a⃗ −d⃗ is parallel to b⃗ −c⃗ ,
where a⃗ ≠d⃗ and b⃗ ≠c⃗ .
15. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2î – 4ĵ – 5k̂
and 2î + 2 ĵ + 3k̂. Find the two unit vectors parallel to its
diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the
parallelogram.
16. If a⃗ and b⃗ are two vectors, such that |a⃗ ⋅b⃗ |=|a⃗ ×b⃗ |,
then find the angle between a⃗ and b⃗
17. Find the value of λ, if the vectors 2î + λĵ + 3k and 3î + 2ĵ –
4k̂ are perpendicular to each other.
18. If a⃗ ⋅a⃗ = 0 and a⃗ ⋅b⃗ = 0, then what can be concluded
about the vector b⃗ ?
19. Write the projection of (b⃗ + c⃗ ) on a⃗ , where a⃗ = 2î – 2ĵ
+ k̂, b⃗ = î + 2ĵ – 2k̂ and c⃗ = 2î – ĵ + 4k̂.
20. Write the value of the following. î × (ĵ + k̂) + ĵ × (k̂ + î) + k̂ ×
(î + ĵ).

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