Chapter 25

Vector Algebra

1. The projections of a vector on the three coordinate

6. If the vectors piˆ  jˆ  kˆ, iˆ  qjˆ  kˆ and
axis are 6, –3, 2 respectively. The direction cosines
of the vector are [AIEEE-2009] iˆ  ˆj  rkˆ (p  q  r  1 ) are coplanar, then the
6 3 2 6 3 2 value of pqr – (p + q + r) is [AIEEE-2011]
(1) , , (2) , ,
5 5 5 7 7 7 (1) –1 (2) –2
(3) 2 (4) 0
6 3 2
(3) , , (4) 6, –3, 2
7 7 7 7. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors. If the vectors
    
2. If u , v , w are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are c  aˆ  2bˆ and d  5aˆ  4bˆ are perpendicular to
real numbers, then the equality each other, then the angle between â and b̂ is
         [AIEEE-2012]
[3u , pv , pw ]  [ pv , w , qu ]  [2w , qv , qu ]  0
holds for [AIEEE-2009]  
(1) (2)
(1) Exactly two values of (p, q) 4 6
(2) More than two but not all values of (p, q)
 
(3) All values of (p, q) (3) (4)
2 3
(4) Exactly one value of (p, q)
8. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
      
3. Let a  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ. Then the vector b AB = q, AD = p and BAD be an acute angle. If
      
satisfying a  b  c  0 and a . b  3 is r is the vector that coincides with the altitude

[AIEEE-2010] directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r
is given by [AIEEE-2012]
(1) iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ (2) 2iˆ – jˆ  2kˆ
 
   p q  
(3) iˆ – jˆ – 2kˆ (1) r  q      p
(4) iˆ  ˆj – 2kˆ  pp
  
4. If the vectors a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ.    p q  
(2) r  q      p
   pp
b  2iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are mutually
 
orthogonal, then (,) = [AIEEE-2010]   3( p  q ) 
(3) r  3q    p
(1) (–3, 2) (2) (2, –3) ( p  p)
 
(3) (–2, 3) (4) (3, –2)   3( p  q ) 
 (4) r  3q    p
  ( p  p)
5. Let a, b, c be three non-zero vectors which are
   
pairwise non-collinear. If a  3b is collinear with 9. If the vectors AB  3iˆ  4kˆ and AC  5iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ
       are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the length of
c and b  2c is collinear with a , then a  3b  6c
is [AIEEE-2011] the median through A is [JEE (Main)-2013]
   (1) (2)
(1) 0 (2) a  c 18 72
 
(3) a (4) c (3) 33 (4) 45
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10. The angle between the lines whose direction 

15. Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors
consines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and   
l2 = m2 + n2 is [JEE (Main)-2014] a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  kˆ . If u is
   2
  perpendicular to a and u  b  24 , then u is
(1) (2)
6 2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) 336 (2) 315
 
(3) (4) (3) 256 (4) 84
3 4
  
         16. Let a  iˆ  jˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector such
11. If a  b b  c c  a   [a b c ]2 then is equal to
      2
[JEE (Main)-2014] that a  c  b  0 and a. c  4, then c is equal
(1) 0 (2) 1 to

(3) 2 (4) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]

   17 19
12. Let a, b and c be three non-zero vectors such that (1) (2)
no two of them are collinear and 2 2

   1    (3) 9 (4) 8
(a  b )  c  | b | | c | a . If  is the angle between  
3
 17. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , b  b1 iˆ  b2 ˆj  2kˆ
and

vectors b and c , then a value of sin  is 
[JEE (Main)-2015] c  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ be three vectors such that the
    
projection vector of b on a is a . If a  b is
2 2  2  
(1) (2) perpendicular to c , then b is equal to
3 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2 3
(3) (4) (1) 22
3 3
   (2) 32
13. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
(3) 4
   3     
a  b  c   b  c . If b is not parallel to c , (4) 6
2
 
  18. Let a  2iˆ  1 ˆj  3kˆ, b  4iˆ  (3   2 ) ˆj  6kˆ and
then the angle between a and b is

[JEE (Main)-2016] c  3iˆ  6 jˆ  (3  1)kˆ be three vectors such that
   
 2 b  2a and a is perpendicular to c . Then a
(1) (2) possible value of (1, 2, 3) is
2 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(3) (4) (1) (1, 3, 1) (2) (1, 5, 1)
6 4
   1   1 
14. Let a  2iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. Let c be a (3)  , 4,  2  (4)   2 , 4, 0 
2   
    
vector such that | c  a | 3, (a  b )  c  3 and      
19. Let   (  2) a  b and   (4  2) a  3b be
      
the angle between c and a  b be 30°. Then a  c two given vectors where vectors a and b are
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] 
non-collinear. The value of  for which vectors 

(1) 2 (2) 5 and  are collinear, is [JEE (Main)-2019]

1 25 (1) – 3 (2) – 4
(3) (4)
8 8 (3) 3 (4) 4
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  25. The vector equation of plane through the line of

20. Let a  i  2 j  4k , b  i   j  4k and
intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and
 2x + 3y + 4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the
c  2i  4 j  ( 2 – 1)k be coplanar vectors. Then plane x – y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
the non-zero vector a  c is [JEE (Main)-2019]  
(1) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (2) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0

(1) –14i  5 j (2) –10i – 5 j  

(3) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (4) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0

(3) –14i – 5 j –10i  5 j  

(4) 26. Let a  3i  2 j  xk and b  i  j  k , for some
 
21. Let 3iˆ  ˆj , iˆ  3 jˆ and iˆ  (1– ) jˆ respectively real x. Then a  b = r is possible if
be the position vectors of the points A, B and C
[JEE (Main)-2019]
with respect to the origin O. If the distance of C
from the bisector of the acute angle between OA
3 3 3 3
3 (1) 3 r 5 (2) r 3
and OB is , then the sum of all possible values 2 2 2 2
2
of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] 3 3
(3) 0  r  (4) r 5
(1) 3 (2) 1 2 2

(3) 4 (4) 2     
27. Let   3iˆ  jˆ and   2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ . If   1  2 ,
22. The sum of the distinct real values of , for which   
where 1 is parallel to  and 2 is perpendicular
the vectors, iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , iˆ  jˆ  kˆ , iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are   
to  , then 1  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
co-planar, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 (2) 1 1 ˆ 1
(1) (3i  9 jˆ  5kˆ ) (2) ( 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ )
(3) –1 (4) 0 2 2

   (3) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ (4) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ

23. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors, out of which
 
vectors b and c are non-parallel. If  and  are the   
 28. If a unit vector a makes angles with iˆ, with
angles which vector a makes with vectors 3 4
     1  ĵ and    0,   with k̂ , then a value of is

b and c respectively and a  b × c  b , the
2

| – | is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]

(1) 90° (2) 45° 5 2

(1) (2)
(3) 30° (4) 60° 12 3

24. The magnitude of the projection of the vector 5


(3) (4)
2 iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ on the vector perpendicular to the 4 6

plane containing the vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and 29. The distance of the point having position vector

iˆ  2 jˆ  3 kˆ , is: [JEE (Main)-2019] i  2 j  6k from the straight line passing through
the point (2, 3, –4) and parallel to the vector,

(1)
3
(2) 6i  3 j  4k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 3 6
(1) 7 (2) 4 3
3
(3) (4) 6 (3) 6 (4) 2 13
2
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30. If the volume of parallelopiped (non-zero) formed by 35. Let the volume of a parallelopiped whose
coterminous edges are given by
the vectors iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, jˆ + kˆ and iˆ + kˆ is
 ˆ ˆ  
minimum, then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] u  i  j  kˆ, v  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and w  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
be 1 cu. unit. If  be the angle between the edges
1  
(1) (2) – 3 u and w , then cos can be [JEE (Main)-2020]
3
1 5 5
(3) 3 (4) – (1) (2)
3 7 3 3
 
31. Let a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ – 2kˆ be two
7 7
vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the vectors (3) (4)
    6 6 6 3
a  b and a – b has the magnitude 12 then one
such vector is [JEE (Main)-2019] 36. Let a, b c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c 2 = 1.
 2   4 

(1) 4 –2iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ  (2) 
4 2iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ  If a cos   b cos     c cos  
 3  3 
, where


(3) 4 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ  (4) 
4 2iˆ – 2 ˆj – kˆ  

, then the angle between the vectors
9
32. Let   R and the three vectors
  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ and biˆ  cjˆ  akˆ is
a = iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ, b = 2iˆ + ˆj – kˆ and
 [JEE (Main)-2020]
c = iˆ – 2 jˆ + 3kˆ. Then the set
   
S = { : a, b and c are coplanar} (1) 0 (2)
9
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Contains exactly two numbers only one of 2 
(3) (4)
which is positive 3 2
(2) Is singleton 37. Let x0 be the point of local maxima of
(3) Contains exactly two positive numbers   
(4) Is empty  
f x = a · b × c , where

33. A vector a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ (,  R ) lies in the plane  
 a  xi – 2 j  3kˆ, b  –2iˆ  xjˆ – kˆ
 
of the vectors, b  iˆ  jˆ and c  iˆ – ˆj  4kˆ. If a

  and c  7i – 2 j  xkˆ. Then the value
bisects the angle between b and c , then
     
[JEE (Main)-2020] of a · b  b · c  c · a at x  x0 is
 
(1) a  iˆ  3  0 (2) a  iˆ  1  0 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
(3) a  kˆ  2  0 (4) a  kˆ  4  0 (1) 14 (2) –30
   (3) –4 (4) –22
34. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
          38. If the volume of a parallelopiped,
a  b  c  0. If   a . b  b .c  c .a and whose coterminous edges are given by
        
d  a  b  b  c  c  a then the ordered pair,, the vectors a  i  j  nk , b  2i  4 j  nk and
 
 
, d is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] c  i  n j  3k (n  0), is 158 cu.units, then

 3    3   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)  ,3 a  c  (2)   2 ,3 c  b   
2    (1) n = 7 (2) b  c  10
 3   3  
 
(3)   ,3 a  b  (4)  2 ,3 b  c  (3) n = 9 (4) a  c  17
 2   

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   
39. Let a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ be two 46. If a and b are unit vectors, then the greatest
        
vectors. If c is a vector such that b  c  b  a value of 3 a  b  a – b is ______.
   
and c . a  0 , then c . b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]  
47. If x and y be two non-zero vectors such that
1 3      
(1)  (2)  x  y  x and 2 x  y is perpendicular to y ,
2 2
then the value of  is _________ .
1
(3) –1 (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
   
 b  i – j and c  i – j – k be three
48. Let a  i  2j – k,
40. If the vectors, p  (a  1) i  a j  ak,
 
q  a i  (a  1) j  ak, and given vectors, if r is a vector such that
       
 r  a  c  a and r . b  0 , then r . a is equal to
r  a i  a j  (a  1)k (a   ) are coplanar and
_________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
    2
3( p . q )2   r  q  0 , then the value of  is 49. A plane passes through the points A(1,2,3),
B(2, 3, 1) and C(2, 4, 2). If O is the origin and P
____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 
   is (2, –1, 1), then the projection of OP on this
41. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that plane is of length: [JEE (Main)-2021]
   
a  3, b  5, b. c  10 and the angle between 2 2
(1) (2)
    5 7
b and c is . If a is perpendicular to the vector
3 2 2
     (3) (4)
 
b  c, then a  b  c is equal to ________.

3

11

50. Let a  i + aj + 3k and b  3i – aj + k . If the

[JEE (Main)-2020]
   area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
42. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such  
represented by the vectors a and b is
 2  2  2  2
that a  b  a  c  8. Then a  2b  a  2c  
8 3 square units, then a . b is equal to
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
43. Let the position vectors of points ‘A’ and ‘B’ be  
51. If a and b are perpendicular, then
iˆ + jˆ + kˆ and 2iˆ + jˆ +3kˆ, respectively. A point ‘P’
    
divides the line segment AB internally in the
ratio  : 1 ( > 0). If O is the origin and
    is equal to :
a a a ab

    2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

OB.OP  3 OA ×OP  6, then  is equal
  
to ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) a  b (2) 0

44. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, then the value of 1 4 4
(3) a b (4) a b
2
  
     
2 2 2
iˆ  a  iˆ  jˆ  a  jˆ  kˆ  a  kˆ is equal to  
52. If vectors a 1  xiˆ – ˆj  kˆ and a 2  ˆi  yjˆ  zkˆ are
_______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the
    
45. Let the vectors a, b, c be such that a  2, b  4 vector xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  
and c  4. If the projection of b on a is equal
   (1)
1
3
 ˆi – ˆj  kˆ  (2)
1
3
 ˆi  ˆj – kˆ 
to the projection of c on a and b is
   
perpendicular to c, then the value of a  b  c is (3)
1
2
 ˆi – ˆj  (4)
1
2
 – ˆj  kˆ 
________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
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53. Let a vector  ˆi  ˆj be obtained by rotating the 59. Let x be a vector in the plane containing vectors
  
vector 3 ˆi  ˆj by an angle 45° about the origin in a = 2 ˆi – ˆj+kˆ and b = ˆi + 2 ˆj – k.
ˆ If the vector x
counterclockwise direction in the first quadrant.
Then the area of triangle having vertices (, ),  
is perpendicular to 3iˆ + 2jˆ – kˆ and its projection
(0, ) and (0, 0) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 17 6 2
1 on a is , then the value of x is equal to
(1) (2) 2 2 2
2
______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 
60. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with respect
(3) 1 (4) to a rectangular cartesian system. This system is
2
  rotated through a certain angle about the origin in
54. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ . If the counter clockwise sense. If, with respect to
     
 
r  a  b  r, r  aiˆ  2jˆ  kˆ  3 and   R, then the
new system, a has components p + 1 and 10 ,
then a value of p is equal to
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
value of   r is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) 1
(1) 15 (2) 13
4 5
(3) 9 (4) 11 (3) (4) –
 5 4
55. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors   
   61. In a triangle ABC, if BC  8, CA  7, AB  10,
 
a  ˆi  ˆj – kˆ and b  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ . If c  1ˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  8  
   then the projection of the vector AB on AC is
then the value of c  (a  b) is equal to ________. equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
115 25
  (1) (2)
56. Let a  2iˆ  3ˆj  4kˆ and b  7iˆ  ˆj  6k.
ˆ 16 4
     
   
If r  a  r  b, r · ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ  3, then r · 2iˆ  3ˆj  kˆ (3)
127
20
(4)
85
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 14
 
(1) 10 (2) 13 62. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors perpendicular
    
(3) 8 (4) 12 to each other and a  b . If a  b  a , then the
     
57. If a   ˆi  ˆj  3k,

ˆ
 
angle between the vectors a  b  a  b and a 
b   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1  1  1  1 
c  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ (1) cos   (2) sin  
 2  3
  1   
such that a.b  1 and b.c  3 , then
3

a  b .c   1  1  1  1 
(3) sin   (4) cos  
is equal to ______.  6  3
[JEE (Main)-2021]   
 63. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. If c is a vector
58. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xiˆ  yjˆ  kˆ and     
such that a · c  | c |, | c  a |  2 2 and the angle

OQ  –iˆ  2jˆ  3xk,
ˆ x, y  R, x  0 , be such that    
   
between a  b and c is , then the value of
6
| PQ | 20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to   
 
OQ . If OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,
ˆ z  R , is coplanar with  
a  b  c is [JEE (Main)-2021]
  2
OP and OQ , then the value of x + y + z is
2 2 2
(1) 4 (2)
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 3
(1) 7 (2) 9 3
(3) (4) 3
(3) 2 (4) 1 2
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64. Let a, b, c be three mutually perpendicular vectors
of the same magnitude and equally inclined at an  2  a  b  iˆ   a  2b  c  ˆj   b  c  kˆ,
  
angle , with the vector a  b  c. Then 36 cos22
is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  b  iˆ  2bjˆ  bkˆ and

65. In a triangle ABC, if  2  b  iˆ  2 bˆj  1  b  kˆ, a, b, c  R

  
| BC |  3, | CA |  5 and |BA|  7, then the
be co-planar. Then which of the following is true?
 
projection of the vector BA on BC is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 3c = a + b (2) 2b = a + c
(3) 2a = b + c (4) a = b + 2c
13 19
(1) (2)  
2 2 70. Let p  2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ and q  iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ be two vectors.

(3)
15
(4)
11  
If a vector r  iˆ +  ˆj + kˆ is perpendicular to each
2 2     
of the vectors  p  q  and  p – q  , and r  3,
 then || + || + || is equal to _______.
66. For p > 0, a vector v 2  2iˆ  (p  1) jˆ is obtained by
 [JEE (Main)-2021]
rotating the vector v1  3 piˆ  jˆ by an angle 
71. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If the
about origin in counter clockwise direction. If
vectors aiˆ  ajˆ  ckˆ, iˆ  kˆ and ciˆ  cjˆ  bkˆ are

tan  
 3 2 , co-planar, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
then the value of  is equal to
4 3  3 (1)
2
(2) ab
1 1

_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] a b

67. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors ab 1 1
   (3) (4) 
b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  k. ˆ If a is 2 a b
 
perpendicular to d  3iˆ  2 jˆ  6kˆ, and a  10.      
72. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8, then a  b is equal to
  
Then a possible value of ab c   ab d  a c d is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3 (2) 6
(1) –42 (2) –40
(3) 4 (4) 5
(3) –38 (4) –29
    
 
68. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that  
73. If a  3 b is perpendicular to 7a  5 b and  
          
a  b  c, b  c  a and |a|  2. Then which one of   
a  4 b is perpendicular to 7a  2 b , then the 
the following is not true? [JEE (Main)-2021]  
angle between a and b (in degrees) is _________.
     
  
(1) a  b  c  b  c   0  
[JEE (Main)-2021]
74. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ . Then the
  

(2) Projection of a on b  c is 2   



  
 
vector product a  b  a  a  b  b  b is

  
      equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) a b c   c a b   8

(1) 7 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ  
(2) 7 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ 
  2
(4) 3a  b  2 c  51

(3) 5 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ  
(4) 5 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ 
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75. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, b and c  jˆ – kˆ be three vectors 82. Let a, b, c be three vectors mutually perpendicular
     to each other and have same magnitude. If a
such that a × b  c and a  b  1. If the length of

   vector r satisfies
projection vector of the vector b on the vector a  c
            
is l, then the value of 3l2 is equal to _______.     
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c   0,
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
   then r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that
1    1   
   
 
a  b  b  c . If magnitudes of the vectors (1)
3

ab c  (2)
2

a  b  2c 
  
a, b and c are 2, 1 and 2 respectively and the
1    1   
    (3)
2

a b c  (4)
3

2a  b  c 
angle between b and c is   0     , then the
 2
value of 1 + tan is equal to  
83. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  2 j  k . Let a vector
[JEE (Main)-2021]    
v be in the plane containing a and b . If v is
3 1
(1) 2 (2)
3 perpendicular to the vector 3i  2 j  k and its
 
(3) 1 (4) 3 1 projection on a is 19 units, then | 2v |2 is equal
  to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
77. Let a  i   j  k, b  3i   j  k and
 
84. Let aˆ, bˆ be unit vectors. If c be a vector such that
c   i  2 j  k , where  and  are integers. If
       
a  b  1 and b  c  10 , (a  b)  c is equal to  , and
the angle between â and c is
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 12
 ˆ ˆ ˆ     2
78. Let a  i  j  k and b  jˆ – kˆ. if c is a vector bˆ  c  2  c  aˆ  , then 6c is equal to:
       
such that a  c  b and a  c  3, then a  b  c  is
[JEE (Main)-2022]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 6
(3) –6
(2) –2
(4) 2
(1) 6 3 – 3  (2) 3  3

79. If the projection of the vector iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ on the

(3) 6 3  3  (4) 6  
3 1
sum of the two vectors 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and
iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ is 1, then  is equal to _______. 85. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 (aˆ  bˆ )  2(aˆ  bˆ )  2. If   (0, ) is the angle

80. Let a  iˆ  5 jˆ  kˆ, b  iˆ  3 jˆ   kˆ and
 between â and b̂ , then among the statements:
c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ be three vectors such that,
   
b  c  5 3 and a is perpendicular to b. Then (S1) : 2 aˆ  bˆ  aˆ – bˆ
2
the greatest amongst the values of a is _____.
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1
(S2) : The projection of â on ( â + b̂ ) is
  2
81. Let a and b be two vectors such that
     [JEE (Main)-2022]
2a  3b  3 a  3b and the angle between a and
 1  (1) Only (S1) is true
b is 60°. If a is a unit vector, then b is equal to :
8 (2) Only (S2) is true
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(3) 5 (4) 6 (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
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86. Let a  a1iˆ  a2 jˆ  a3 kˆ ai  0, i  1, 2, 3 be a vector 91. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  2iˆ  3 jˆ  2kˆ . Then the
   
which makes equal angles with the coordinate axes number of vectors b such that b  c  a and
 
OX, OY and OZ. Also, let the projection of a on the
 | b |  {1, 2, , 10} is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
vector 3 iˆ  4 ˆj be 7. Let b be a vector obtained by
   (1) 0 (2) 1
rotating a with 90°. If a, b and x-axis are coplanar,,
 (3) 2 (4) 3
then projection of a vector b on 3 iˆ  4 ˆj is equal
 
to: [JEE (Main)-2022] 92. Let a and b be the vectors along the diagonals of a
parallelogram having area 2 2 . Let the angle
(1) 7 (2) 2
  
between a and b be acute, a  1 , and
(3) 2 (4) 7
       
 
87. Let  be the angle between the vectors a and b ,
 
a  b  a  b . If c  2 2 a  b – 2b, then an
 
angle between b and c is [JEE (Main)-2022]
   
where | a |  4, | b |  3 and    ,  . Then
4 3  
(1) (2) –
    2   2
     
a  b  a  b  4 a . b is equal to ______.
4 4

5 3
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4)
6 4
  
88. Let b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ,   . If a is a vector such that 
93. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, b  3iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and
  
a  b  13iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ and a·b  21  0, then 
c  c1iˆ  c2 jˆ  c3 kˆ are coplanar vectors and
       
   
b  a · kˆ  jˆ  b  a · iˆ  kˆ  is equal  to a  c  5, b  c, then 122(c + c + c ) is equal to
1 2 3
_________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 
      94. Let, a  iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ and b  –2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, where
89. If a  b  1, b  c  2 and c  a  3 , then the value of
  R . If the area of the parallelogram whose
        
 
a  b  c , b   c  a  , c  b  a  is :
    adjacent sides are represented by the vectors
 
a and b is 15(2  4), then the value of
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2   2
    
2 a  a  b b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 0 (2) –6a  b  c  
(1) 10 (2) 7
     
(3) 12c  a  b   (4) –12b   c  a  (3) 9 (4) 14
   
90. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ 95. Let a be a vector which is perpendicular to the vector
 
be three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the plane 1
 
3iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ. If a  2iˆ  kˆ  2iˆ  13 jˆ  4kˆ, then
2
   2 
of a and b whose projection on c is . If the projection of the vector a on the vector
3
  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
 
 · ˆj  7, then  · iˆ  kˆ is equal to :
1
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2) 1
3
(1) 6 (2) 7
5 7
(3) 8 (4) 9 (3) (4)
3 3
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   
96. Let a  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ, b  3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and 100. Let a  i  j  k and b  2i  j   k,   0. If the
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  
c  i  2 j  2k where ,   R, be three vectors. If projection of a  b on the vector i  2 j  2k is 30,
  10
then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
the projection of a on c is and
3
 
b  c  6iˆ  10 ˆj  7kˆ, then the value of  +  is 15
(1) (2) 8
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 2
(1) 3 (2) 4 13
(3) (4) 7
(3) 5 (4) 6 2

97. Let A, B, C be three points whose position vectors 101. If the maximum value of a, for which the function
respectively are f a ( x )  tan1 2 x  3ax  7 is non-decreasing in
    
a  iˆ  4 jˆ  3kˆ   6 , 6  , is a , then fa  8  is equal to
   

b  2iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ,  
[JEE (Main)-2022]

c  3iˆ – 2 ˆj  5kˆ
9 4
8 8
If  is the smallest positive integer for which
  
(1) 
4 9 2
 (2) 
9 4  2 
a, b, c are non collinear, then the length of the
median, in ABC, through A is: [JEE (Main)-2022]  1  2  
(3) 8  2  (4) 8 
82 62 9  4
(1) (2)
2 2  
102. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  3iˆ  5 jˆ  4kˆ be two
69 66  
(3) (4) vectors, such that a  b  iˆ  9iˆ  12kˆ . Then the
2 2   
  projection of b  2a on b  a is equal to

98. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector
     
 
such that a  b  c  0 and b · c = 5. Then the value (1) 2 (2)
39
  5
 
of 3 c · a is equal to _________.
46
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 9 (4)
5
99. Let ABC be a triangle such that  
        103. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ and b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . If
BC  a, CA  b, AB  c, a  6 2, b  2 3 and

 
b  c  12. Consider the statements :  a  b   iˆ   kˆ  23 , then 
b  2 jˆ is equal to
2
    
S1 :  a  b    c  b   c 
 6 2 2 1  [JEE (Main)-2022]

 2 (1) 4 (2) 5
S 2  : ACB  cos1  
 3 (3) 21 (4) 17
Then [JEE (Main)-2022]   
104. Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors such that
        
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true a  b  4c, b  c  9a and c  a  b,   0 . If
(2) Only (S1) is true    1
a  b  c  , then  is equal to ______.
36
(3) Only (S2) is true
(4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false [JEE (Main)-2022]
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105. Let the vectors a  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  kˆ, 109. Let a and b be two vectors such that
 
b  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  2kˆ and c  t iˆ  t ˆj  kˆ, t  R
     2 2 2    2
be such that for , ,   R, a  b  c  0 a  b  a  2 b , a  b  3 and a  b  75 .

       0. Then, the set of all values of t is

2
Then a is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) A non-empty finite set 110. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that the angle
(2) Equal to N

(3) Equal to R – {0} between them is . If  is the angle between the
4
(4) Equal to R
  vectors  â  bˆ  and  aˆ  2bˆ  2  aˆ  bˆ   , then the
106. Let a vector a has magnitude 9. Let a vector b be
such that for every (x, y)  R × R – {(0, 0)}, the value of 164 cos2 is equal to :
 
vector ( xa  y b ) is perpendicular to the vector
  (1) 90  27 2 (2) 45  18 2
 
(6ya  18 xb). Then the value of a  b is equal to
(3) 90  3 2 (4) 54  90 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) 9 3 (2) 27 3 [JEE (Main)-2022]

(3) 9 (4) 81  
111. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and let b be a vector such that
107. Let S be the set of all a  R for which the angle  
  
between the vectors u  a(loge b) iˆ  6 jˆ  3kˆ and a  b  2iˆ  kˆ and a · b  3. Then the projection of
   
v  (loge b)iˆ  2 jˆ  2a (loge b) kˆ, (b  1) is acute. b on the vector a – b is :
Then S is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 4
(1)  – , –  (2) 
 3
2 3
(1) (2) 2
21 7
 4   12 
(3)  – , 0  (4)  ,  
 3   7 
   2 7 2
108. Let a, b, c be three coplanar concurrent vectors such (3) (4)
3 3 3
that angles between any two of them is same. If the
product of their magnitudes is 14 and   
            112. Let a  3iˆ  ˆj and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ . Let c be a vector
     
a  b · b  c  b  c ·(c  a)   c  a · a  b  168, 
         
then | a |  | b |  | c | is equal to : satisfying a   b  c   b  c . If b and c are non-
parallel, then the value of  is [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]

(1) 10 (2) 14 (1) –5 (2) 5

(3) 16 (4) 18 (3) 1 (4) –1



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Vector Algebra
G G
1. Answer (2) a .c O  1  2P 0
Direction ratios are a = 6, b = –3 and c = 2 G G
b .c 2O  4  P 0
Then direction cosines are
6 3 2 Thus O = 1 – 2P
, ,
36  9  4 36  9  4 36  9  4 and 2 – 4P + 4 + P = 0

6 3 2 Ÿ 3P = 6, ŸP = 2
= , ,
7 7 7 O = –3
2. Answer (4) (O, P) = (–3, 2)
JG JG JJG JG JJG JG JJG JG JG 5. Answer (1)
[3u pv pw ]  [ pv w qu ]  [2w qv qu ]
G G G
JG JG JJG JG JJG JG JJG JG JG c P(a  3b )
= 3 p [u .(v u w )]  pq[v .(w u u )]  2q 2 [w .(v u u )]
2

G G G
JG JG JJG b  2c Oa
Ÿ (3 p  pq  2q )[u .(v u w )]
2 2
0
G G G G
JG JG JJG b  2P(a  3b ) Oa
But u .(v u w ) z 0
G G
Ÿ 3p2 – pq + 2q2 = 0 1  6P b  2P – O a 0
Ÿ p=q=0
6P + 1 = 0, 2P = O
3. Answer (1)
1 1
We have P  , O 
6 3
G G G G
aub c 0 G G G
1 G G G
Now, c  (a  3 b ) 6c  a  3b 0
G G G G G G 6
Ÿ au aub  auc 0
G G G G G G G G G 6. Answer (2)
Ÿ a . b a  a .a b  a u c 0
Given vectors piˆ  jˆ  kˆ, iˆ  qjˆ  kˆ , iˆ  jˆ  rkˆ to
G G G G G
Ÿ 3a  2b  a u c 0 be coplanar
G G G G G G
Ÿ 2 b 3a  a u c ; auc 2i  j  k
p 1 1
3 j  3k  2i  j  k 1 q 1 0
1 1 r
2 i  2 j  4k
G p (qr – 1) – 1 (r – 1) + (1 – q) = 0
Ÿb i  j  2k pqr – p – r + 1 – q + 1 = 0
4. Answer (1) pqr – p – q – r = – 2
We have 7. Answer (4)
G G
a.b 2  4  2 0 8. Answer (1)
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9. Answer (3) 11. Answer (2)

JJJG JJJG L.H.S.
JJJG AB + AC
AD = G G G G
2 = (a u b ) ˜ [(b u c ) u (c u a )]
C G G G G G G G G G G
= (a u b ) ˜ [(b u c ˜ a )c – (b u c ˜ c )a ]
G G G G G G
4k

= (a u b ) ˜ [[b c a ]c ] [' b u c . c 0]
j+

D
–2

= [a b c ] ˜ (a u b ˜ c ) [a b c ]2
5i

G G G G G G
[a u b b u c c u a ] [a b c ]2
A B So O = 1
3i + 4k
12. Answer (1)
3iˆ + 4kˆ + 5iˆ – 2jˆ + 4kˆ
= G G G G G G 1 G G G
2 (a ˜ c ) b  ( b ˜ c ) a |b | | c | a
3
= 4iˆ – ˆj + 4kˆ
G G 1 G G
JJJG ?  (b ˜ c ) |b ||c |
? | AD | = 16 + 1+ 16 = 33 3
10. Answer (3) 1
? cos T 
l+m+n=0 3
l2 = m2 + n2
2 2
Now, (–m – n)2 = m2 + n2 ? sin T
3
Ÿ mn = 0
13. Answer (3)
m = 0 or n = 0
If m = 0 If n = 0 G G G G G G G G G 3 G G
au buc = a<c b  a <b c = b  c and
then l = –n then l = –m 2
l2 + m2 + n2 = 1 l2 + m2 + n2 = 1 after comparing

Gives Ÿ 2m2 = 1 G G 3
a˜b = 
1 1 2
Ÿ n r Ÿ m2
2 2
3
1 Ÿ cosT = 
i.e. (l1, m1, n1) Ÿ m r 2
2
5S
§ 1 1 · 1 Ÿ T=
= ¨ , 0, ¸ Let m 6
© 2 2¹ 2
14. Answer (1)
1 G G G G G
l 
2 | (a u b ) u c | 3 aub 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ
n=0 G G G G G G
Ÿ | a u b | | c | sin 30q 3 |a| 3 aub
(l2, m2, n2)
G
Ÿ |c | 2
§ 1 1 ·
= ¨ , ,0 ¸ G G
© 2 2 ¹ |c a | 3
1 G G G G
? cos T Ÿ | c |2  | a |2 2(a ˜ c ) 9
2
S G G 932
T a ˜c 2
3 2
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15. Answer (1) ? 3  O2 2O1 ...(1)

G G G G
Clearly, u O(a u (a u b )) ' a is perpendicular to c
G G G G G G ? 6  6O1  3( O3  1) 0
Ÿ u O((a . b )a  | a |2 b )
G 2  2O1  O 3  1 0
^ `
G G
Ÿ u O(2a  14b ) 2O (2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ )  7( ˆj  kˆ )
2 O1  O3  1 0
G
Ÿ u 2O (2iˆ  4 ˆj  8kˆ ) ? O3 = –2O1 – 1 ...(2)
G G from equations (1) and (2) one of possible value of
as, u ˜ b 24
1
Ÿ 4O(iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ ) ˜ ( jˆ  kˆ ) 24 O1  , O2 4 and O3 0
2
Ÿ O = –1
19. Answer (2)
G G
So, u 4(iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ ) G
D and E are collinear
G G
Ÿ | u |2 336 G
Ÿ D = tE
16. Answer (2) G G G G
( O  2) a  b t (4O  2) a  3b
G G G G G G
| a u c |2 | a |2 | c |2  (a ˜ c )2
G G G
G (O  2  t (4O  2)) a  b(1  3t ) 0
G
Ÿ | b |2 2 | c |2  16 G G
a and b are non-collinear
G
Ÿ 3 2 | c |2 16 Ÿ O– 2 – t(4O – 2) = 0, 1 – 3t = 0

G 19 1 1
Ÿ | c |2 Ÿ t and O  2  (4O  2) 0
2 3 3
17. Answer (4) 3O– 6 – 4O + 2 = 0
G G O 4
G G b .a b1  b2  2
Projection of b on a = G
a 4 Option (2) is correct
20. Answer (4)
b1  b2  2 For coplanar vectors,
According to question 1 1 2 2
2
1 2 4
Ÿ b1 + b2 = 2 ...(1)
1 O 4 0
G G G G
Also a ˜ c  b ˜ c 0 2 4 2
( O  1)
Ÿ 8 + 5b1 + b2 + 2 = 0 ...(2)
Ÿ O3 – O – 16 + 2(8 – O2 + 1) + 4(4 – 2O) = 0
From (1) and (2),
Ÿ O3 – 2O2 – 9O + 18 = 0
b1 = –3, b2 = 5
i.e., (O – 2) (O – 3) (O + 3) = 0
G
Ÿ b –3. iˆ  5 ˆj  2kˆ G
For O = 2, c 2i  4 j  3k
G
b 9  25  2 6
i j k
G G
18. Answer (4) ? auc 1 2 4 –10i  5 j
2 4 3
' b 2a
G G
? 4iˆ  (3  O2 ) jˆ  6kˆ 4iˆ  2O1 jˆ  6kˆ For O = 3 or –3, a u c 0 (Rejected)
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21. Answer (2) 24. Answer (1)

By observing point A, B angle bisector of acute Let a iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b iˆ  2 jˆ  3 kˆ vector
angle, OA and OB would be y x
perpendicular to a and b is a u b

iˆ jˆ kˆ
B(1, 3)
a ub 1 1 1 iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
y= x 1 2 3

A( 3 , 1) Projection of vector c 2 iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ on a u b is

c. a u b 2 6 1 3 3
O
a ub 6 6 2
Now, according to question
25. Answer (1)
E – (1– E) 3 Equation of the plane passing through the line of
2 2 intersection of x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y + 4z =
5 is
Ÿ 2E = ±3 + 1 (2x + 3y + 4z –5) + O (x + y + z – 1) = 0
E = 2 or E = –1 (2 + O)x + (3 + O)y + (4 + O)z + (–5 –O) = 0 …(i)
22. Answer (3) (i) is perpendicular to x – y + z = 0
For coplanar vectors, Ÿ (2 + O) (1) + (3 + O) (–1) + (4 + O) (1) = 0
2 + O– 3 – O + 4 + O = 0
P 1 1
O = –3
1 P 1 0
Ÿ Equation of required plane is
1 1 P
–x + z – 2 = 0
Ÿ m(P2 – 1) + 1 – P + 1 – P = 0 Ÿ x–z+2=0
Ÿ (1 – P)[2 – P(P + 1)] = 0 G
Ÿ r · iˆ  kˆ  2 0
Ÿ (1 – P) [P2 + P – 2] = 0
26. Answer (4)
Ÿ P = 1, –2
Sum of all real values = 1 – 2 = –1 iˆ jˆ kˆ
G G
aub 3 2 x 2  x iˆ  x  3 ˆj  5 kˆ
23. Answer (3)
1 1 1
' a b c 1
G G 2 2 2
aub r 2 x  x 3  5
1
Now a u (b u c ) b
2
Ÿr 4  x 2  4 x  x 2  9  6 x  25
1
(a ˜ c )b  (a ˜ b )c b
2
§ 1· 1
2 x 2  2 x  38 2 ¨ x 2  x  ¸  38 
1 © 4¹ 2
? a ˜c and a ˜ b 0
2
2
§ 1· 75
1 2¨ x  ¸ 
a c cos E and D = 90° © 2¹ 2
2
E = 60° 75 3
Ÿrt Ÿr t5
? | D – E | = | 90° – 60° | = 30° 2 2

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27. Answer (2)

P (–1, 2, 6)
G JJG JJG
E E1  E2 ...(i)
JJG JG
? E2 ·D 0
l
JJG JG (2, 3, –4) M <6, 3, –4 >
and Let E1 OD (6l + 2, 3 l + 3, –4l –4)
JG G JG JJG JG JJG
D ·E D ·E1  D ·E2 Let M (6O + 2, 3O + 3, –4O – 4)
Ÿ 5= OD2 DR’s of PM is < 6O+ 3, 3O+ 1, –4O– 10 >
Ÿ 5 = O × 10 Ÿ (6O+ 3)(6) + (3O + 1)(3) + (–4O– 10)(–4) = 0
Ÿ O= –1
1
Ÿ O i.e. M { (–4, 0, 0)
2
G ? PM = 9  4  36 7
JJG D
? E1 30. Answer (1)
2
Vector are coplanar for O = O 1 where
JJG
Cross product with E1 in equation (i), O13 – O1 + 1 = 0 Ÿ volume is minimum when
O = O1.
G JJG JJG JJG
E u E1 E2 u E1
1 O 1
G JG V 0 1 O
G JJG JJG JJG Eu D
Ÿ E u E1 E1 u E2 O 0 1
2
= |1(1) + O(O2) + 1(–O)|
iˆ jˆ kˆ
JJG JJG 1 = |O3 – O + 1|
Ÿ E1 u E2 2 1 3
2 Let f(x) = x3 – x + 1
3 1 0
fc(x) = 3x2 – 1
1ª ˆ ˆ For maxima/minima,
¬ 3i  j ( 9)  kˆ(5)º¼
2 fc(x) = 0

1ª ˆ 1
¬ 3i  9 jˆ  5kˆ º¼ x r
2 3
28. Answer (2) fcc(x) = 6x
G
Let cos D, cos E, cos J be direction cosines of a
§ 1 ·
' f cc ¨ ¸!0
Hence, by given data © 3¹

S S 1
cos D cos , cos E cos & cos J cos T x is point of local minima
3 4 3

S S 3
y=x –x+1
? cos2  cos2  cos2 T 1 y
3 4

1 1 S 2S
cos2 T Ÿ cos T r , T or
4 2 3 3
x
29. Answer (1) O
1 x 1
x 
x 2 y 3 z4 3 3
Equation of l is
6 3 4
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O1
V 4iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ
3
V = |O – O + 1| 3 2
G
As a Diˆ  2 jˆ  Ekˆ
O
O = O1 1
1 O ? O1 3 2, D = 4, E = 4
O 
3 3
G
a 4iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ no option is satisfied

When O = O1, volume of parallelopiped is zero G

Also a O 2 (bˆ – cˆ )
(vectors are coplanar)
31. Answer (4) O2 O2
(3iˆ  3 jˆ) – (iˆ – jˆ  4kˆ ) (2iˆ  4 jˆ – 4kˆ )
G G G G 3 2 3 2
Let vector be O ª a  b u a  b º
¬ ¼ 2O 2 ˆ
i  2 ˆj – 2kˆ
G G 3 2
ab 4iˆ  4 jˆ
2O 2
G G Ÿ D = 1, E = –2 and 1
ab 2iˆ  4kˆ 3 2
G
vector O ª 4iˆ  4 jˆ u 2iˆ  4kˆ º ? a ˜ kˆ  2 0
¬ ¼
34. Answer (3)
O ª¬16iˆ  16 jˆ  8kˆ º¼ G G G
' a b c 1

8O ª¬2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ º¼ G G G G
and a  b  c 0
On squaring both sides
Ÿ 12 8 O 4  4 1
G2 G2 G2 G G G G G G
a  b  c  2(a . b  a . c  b . c ) 0
1
O
2 G G G G G G 3
? O= a . b  a . c  b . c 
Hence required vector is r4 2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ 2
G G G G G G G
32. Answer (4) and d a u b  b uc  c u a
G G G G G G G G G G G
If a, b, c are coplanar, then = a u b  b u ( a  b )  a  b u a
G G G G G G G G G
ª¬a, b, c º¼ 0 = a ub – b ua – 0 – 0 – b u a
G G
D 1 3 = 3 aub
Ÿ 2 1 –D 0
G § 3 G G ·
D –2 3 O, d
? ¨ – 2 ,3 a u b ¸
© ¹
Ÿ a2 + 6 =0
35. Answer (4)
No value of ‘D’ exist G G G
Set S is an empty set. v ª¬a b c º¼

33. Answer (3)

1 1 O
G
a O1(bˆ  cˆ ) 2 1 1 r1
Ÿ
1 1 3
§ iˆ  ˆj iˆ – ˆj  4kˆ ·
O1 ¨  ¸ Ÿ 2 –1(5) + O(1) = ±1
¨ 2 3 2 ¸¹
© Ÿ O– 3 = 1 or O– 3 = –1
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Ÿ O= 4 or 2 38. Answer (2)

G
u iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ or iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ Volume of parallelopiped = ª¬a b c º¼

2  1 4 2  1 2 1 1 n
? cos T or
18 6 6 6 2 4 –n 158
7 5 1 n 3
or
6 3 6 Ÿ (12 + n2) – 1 (6 + n) + n (2n – 4) = 158
36. Answer (4) Ÿ 3n2 – 5n – 152 = 0
Ÿ 3n2 – 24n + 19n – 152 = 0
§ 2S · § 4S ·
a cos T b cos ¨ T  c cos ¨ T  Ÿ 3n(n – 8) + 19 (n – 8) = 0
3 ¸¹ 3 ¸¹
' = k
© ©
Ÿ n=8
ª 1 ?
ab  bc  ca k2 « G G G
§
« cos T ˜ cos ¨ T 
2S · + a iˆ  jˆ  8kˆ, b 2iˆ  4 jˆ – 8kˆ and c iˆ  8 jˆ  3kˆ
¸
¬ © 3 ¹ G G
a ˜ c 1  8  24 33
1 G G
b ˜ c 2  32 – 24 10
§ 2 S · § 4S · +
cos ¨ T  ¸ ˜ cos ¨ T  ¸ 39. Answer (1)
© 3 ¹ © 3 ¹ G
G
a iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ ; b iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
1 º G G G G G G G G G G
§ 4S · » ' b u c b u a Ÿ a u (b u c ) a u (b u a )
cos ¨ T  ¸ ˜ cos T »
© 3 ¹ ¼ GG G GG G GG G GG G
Ÿ (a.c )b  (a.b )c (a.a )b  (a.b )a
GG
ª § 2S · § 4S · º ' a.c 0
« cos T  cos ¨© T  3 ¸¹  cos ¨© T  3 ¸¹ »
k2 « » G 1
« cos T ˜ cos § T  2S · ˜ cos § T  4S · » Ÿ c  (iˆ  ˆj  kˆ )
¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 2
«¬ © 3 ¹ © 3 ¹ »¼
GG 1
=0 ? b.c
2
S 40. Answer (1.00)
So, angle between the given vectors will be .
2
a 1 a a
37. Answer (4) JG JG JG a a 1 a 0
' P ,Q, R are coplanar, so
a a a 1
iˆ jˆ kˆ
G G G x 2 3
a. b u c x 3  27 x  26 a 1 a a 1 0 a
Here 2 x 1 1 1 0 0 Ÿ 1 1 0 0
Ÿ
7 2 x 1 0 1 2 1 1
Ÿ f(x) = x3 – 27x + 26 Ÿ 3a + 1 = 0
fc(x) = 3x2 – 27 = 0 Ÿ x = –3, 3 1
Ÿ a= 
3
3 3
Max Min JG JG 1
' P ˜Q 3a 2  2a 
Ÿ x0 = –3 3
GG GG GG
Now a.b  b.c  c.a –2x – 2x – 3 – 14 – 2x – x iˆ jˆ kˆ
JG JG
+ 7x + 4 + 3x = 3x – 13 and R u Q a a a 1
So value at x = x0 = 3 × –3 – 13 = –22 a a 1 a
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43. Answer (0.8)

iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
2a  1 iˆ  ajˆ  akˆ  G G
3 JJJG Ob  a
Let position vector of P is OP
JG JG O 1
1
Ÿ R uQ
3 O:1

P B
JG JG 2 (1, 1, 1) (2, 1, 3)
3 P ˜Q 3 u1
Now; O JG JG 2 1 JJJG JJJG JJJG JJJG
1 Given OB ˜ OP  3 OA u OP 2 6
R uQ 9u
3
G G G2
G § Ob  aG · G Ob  a
41. Answer (30) Ÿ b ˜¨ ¸3 au 6
© O 1 ¹ O 1
GG G G S G G G2
b.c b c cos 10 a ˜b  O b 3 O 2 G G 2
3 Ÿ aub 6
O 1 O 1
2

G 1 G G G
Ÿ 5c. 10 Ÿ c 4 ' aub 2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
2
6  14O 18O 2
G G G G G G Ÿ  6
S O 1 O 1
2
Now a u b u c a b u c sin
2
8O 18O 2
G G S Ÿ 6  O 1 2
6
3 b c .sin O 1
3
3 O
3.5.4 Let t
2 O 1
= 30 18t2 – 8t = 0

42. Answer (2) 4

t 0,
G G G 9
Given, a b c 1
O 4
?
O 1 9
G G2 G G2
Also ab  ac 8
4
? O 0.8
5
G2 G2 G G G2 G2 G G
Ÿ a  b – 2 a ˜ b  a  c  2a ˜ c 8 44. Answer (18)
G
G G G G Let a xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ
Ÿ a˜b a˜c –2
Now i u a u i i . i a  i . a i
G G2 G G2
Now, a  2b  a  2c
yjˆ  zkˆ
G2 G2 G G G2 G2 G G G
= a  4 b  4a ˜ b  a  4 c  4a ˜ c Similarly ˆj u a u jˆ xiˆ  zkˆ
G
G G G G kˆ u a u kˆ xiˆ  yjˆ
= 10  4 a ˜ b  a ˜ c
2 2 2
Now yjˆ  zkˆ  xiˆ  zkˆ  xiˆ  yjˆ
= 10 + 4 (–2)
=2 = 2(x2 + y2 + z2) = 2(4 + 1 + 4) = 18

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45. Answer (6) 49. Answer (4)

JJJG
AB ˆi  ˆj – 2kˆ
Projection of b on a = Projection of c on a
JJJG
AC ˆi  2jˆ – kˆ
Ÿ a·b=a·c
G JJJG JJJG
Normal to plane n AB u AC
Given b · c = 0
ˆi ˆj kˆ
'
2 2 2 2 = 1 1 2 3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
a+b–c = a + b + c + 2a.b – 2b·c – 2a·c
1 2 1
= 4 + 16 + 16 JJJG
OP 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
= 36 JJJG G
OP.n 6  1 1 8
Ÿ abc 6 sin T JJJG G
OP u n 11. 6 66
46. Answer (4)
64 1
G G cos T 1
Let angle between a and b be T 66 33
JJJG 1 2
G G T Projection = OP cos T 6u
ab 1  1  2cos T 2 cos 11
2 33
50. Answer (2)
G G T
and a  b 2 sin
2
ˆi ˆj kˆ
G G G G ª T Tº aub 1 D 3 4D ˆi  8ˆj  4Dkˆ 4 D ˆi  2jˆ  Dkˆ
So, 3 ab  ab 2 « 3 cos  sin »
¬ 2 2¼ 3 D 1

G G G G
max ^ 3 a  b  a  b `
2
2 3  1
2 ' 8 3 4 2D 2  4 Ÿ D r 2

=4 a ˜ b 3  D2  3 2
47. Answer (01.00) 51. Answer (4)
G G G G G
|xy| |x| Let ĉ be a unit vector in the direction of a u b .

Squaring both sides we get Ÿ aˆ u bˆ c,

ˆ bˆ u cˆ aˆ & cˆ u aˆ bˆ
G GG G G G G G G
| x |2 2 x.y  | y |2 | x |2 a u b a u b u cˆ
GG GG G G G G2 G
Ÿ 2 x.y  y .y 0 …(1) au aub  a b bˆ
G G G
Also 2x  Oy and y are perpendicular G G G G G3 G
au au aub  a b cˆ
GG G G
? 2 x.y  Oy .y 0 …(2)
G G G G G G4 G
Comparing (1) & (2) O = 1 au au au aub a b bˆ

48. Answer (12) G4G

G G G G G G a b
' a ˜ b –1, b ˜ c 2, c ˜ a 0
52. Answer (1)
G G G G G G G G G G JJG JJG
r ua c ua Ÿ r ua ub c ua ub a 2 Oa1
G G G G G G G G G G G G
Ÿ r ˜b a – a ˜b r b˜c a  a˜b c ˆi  yjˆ  zkˆ O xiˆ  j  kˆ
G G G
Ÿ r 2a  c 1 Ox, y O, z O
G G G2 G G
then r ˜ a = 2 a  a ˜ c
1ˆ ˆ
xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ i  O j  Okˆ
= 12 O
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1 56. Answer (4)

i  Oˆj  Okˆ
O r ua r ub Ÿ ru ab 0
Unit vector
1
 O2  O2
O2 Ÿ r O a  b , O  R.

ˆi  O 2 ˆj  O 2kˆ Ÿ r O 5iˆ  4ˆj  10kˆ

1  2O 4
' r ˜ ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ 3
ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
Let O2 = 1, possible unit vector Ÿ O(–5 – 8 + 10) = –3
3 Ÿ O=1
53. Answer (1)
Hence r 5iˆ  4ˆj  10kˆ
' D ˆi  Eˆj 3 ˆi  ˆj Ÿ D  E
2 2
4 ...(i)
r ˜ 2iˆ  3ˆj  kˆ 12
3D  E 1 57. Answer (2)
Also Ÿ 3D  E 2 2 ...(ii)
2˜2 2
a.b 1 Ÿ DE  DE  3 1
' D, E > 0, then from (i) and (ii)
Ÿ DE = –2 …(i)
3 1 3 1
D and E b.c 3 Ÿ E  2D  1 3
2 2
Area of required triangle 2D – E = –4 …(ii)
Solving (i) & (ii) D = –1, E = 2,
1 1 § 3  1·§ 3  1·
DE ¨ ¸¨ ¸¸
2 2 ¨© 2 ¸¨¹© 2 ¹ 1 2 3
1 1
((a u b) ˜ c) 2 1 1
1 3 3
1 2 1
2
54. Answer (1) =2
G G G G 58. Answer (2)
r u a –r u b
G G G JJJG JJJG
r u (a  b) 0 ' OP ˜ OQ 0 Ÿ –x + 2y – 3x = 0 Ÿ 2x = y
JJJG JJJG
G G G and | OQ – OP |2 20 Ÿ (x + 1) 2 + (y – 2) 2 +
r O(a  b) O(3iˆ – ˆj  2k)ˆ
(3x + 1)2 = 20
G
r ˜ (D ˆi  2ˆj  k)
ˆ 3 Ÿ DO 1 ...(i) Ÿ 14x2 = 14 Ÿ x = 1
G ˆ JJJG JJJG JJJG
r ˜ (2i  5ˆj  Dk)ˆ 1 Ÿ O – 2DO –1 ' ª¬OP OQ OR º¼ 0
Ÿ O 1 and D 1 [using (i)] 1 2 1
G Ÿ 1 2 3 0 Ÿz 2
D | r |2 1  (9  1  4) 15
55. Answer (28) 3 z 7
G G So x2 + y2 + z2 = 9
a u b 3iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ
59. Answer (486)
G G G
C O aub O 3i  2j  kˆ Let x O a u b u c

C ˜ i  j  3k 8ŸO 2 ˆi ˆj kˆ
JG G G aub 2 1 1 ˆi  3ˆj  5kˆ
C 2 aub
1 2 1
JG G G G G G G
C˜ aub 2 aub ˜ aub ˆi ˆj kˆ

G G2 aub uc 1 3 5 –13iˆ  14 ˆj  11kˆ

2 aub 2 9  4 1 28 3 2 1
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63. Answer (3)

x ˜a 17 6 26  14  11 O 17 6
' Ÿ G
|a| 2 6 2 ' a 2iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ
G
Ÿ O=±1 Ÿ |a| 4  1 4 3
G G
x
2
132  142  112 486 Now, |c  a| 2 2
G G 2
60. Answer (1) Ÿ c a 8
G2 G2 G G
Magnitude of vector remains same hence |c|  | a|  2c · a 8
9p2 + 1 = (p + 1)2 + 10 G G G G G
|c|2  9  2 | c| 8 ' a ·c c
Ÿ 8p2 – 2p – 10 = 0
G G
Ÿ 4p2 – p – 5 = 0 | c |2 2 | c | 1 0
G
Ÿ 4p2 – 5p + 4p – 5 = 0 ? | c| 1
G G G
5 and angle between a u b and c is T then
Ÿ (p + 1) (4p – 5) = 0 Ÿ p –1 or G G G G G G
4 a u b u c | a u b| · |c| · sin T
61. Answer (4)
S
JJJG JJJG 2 ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ · 1 · sin
JJJG JJJG (AB).(AC) 6
Projection of AB on AC JJJG p(say)
| AC | 3
2
JJJG JJJG
| AB | | AC | cos T 64. Answer (4)
= JJJG
| AC | | a  b  c |2 | a |2  | b |2  | c |2  2(a.b  b.c  c.a)

Ÿ |abc | 3 |a|
102  72  82
where cos T
2.10.7 a.(a  b  c) | a |2 1
Now cos T
| a || a  b  c | | a | ( 3 | a |) 3
10.85 85
Ÿ p So, 36cos22T = 36(2cos2T – 1)2
2.10.7 14
2
62. Answer (4) §2 ·
36 ¨  1¸ 4
Angle required is say T ©3 ¹
65. Answer (4)
G G G G G JJJG JJJG
a· a  b  a u b Projection of BA on BC
Ÿ cos T G G G G G A
| a || a  b  a u b |

G 7 5
| a |2 0  0
G G G G G
| a || a  b  a u b |
B C
3
G JJJG JJJG
| a |2 BA ˜ BC
G G JJJG
|a| 3 |a| BC
G G G G JJJG JJJG
(as a,b and a u b are mutually perpendicular to BA ˜ BC cosB
each other) JJJG
BC
1
cos T § 72  32  52 ·
3 7˜¨ ¸
¨ 2u7u3 ¸
© ¹
§ 1 ·
Ÿ T cos1 ¨ ¸ 11
© 3¹ units
2
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66. Answer (6)

2a u (c u b) 2a u (a) 0
G G
v1 ˜ v 2 G G Option: (2)
' cos T G G and | v 1 | | v 2 |
| v1 | ˜ | v 2 | a
2
a ˜ (b u c)
Projection of a on (b u c) 2
buc a
2 3p  p  1
Ÿ cos T G and 4 + (p + 1)2 = 3p2 +
| v 1 |2 Option: (3)
1
[a b c]  [c a b] 2[a b c] 8
Ÿ p=2
Option: (4)
4 3 3 6 3 2 2
Ÿ cos T Ÿ tan T 3a  b – 2c
13 4 3 3
9a 2  b 2  4c 2  6a ˜ b – 4b ˜ c – 12a ˜ c
67. Answer (1) 9.22  12  4.22  0
= 53
2 1 1 ' a˜b
G G G b˜c c ˜a 0
[b c d] 1 –1 1 = 2(–6 – 2) –1(3) +1(5)
3 2 6 a ˜a a ˜b a ˜c
2
and [a b c] b˜a b˜b b˜c
= –16 – 3 + 5 = –14
G G G c ˜a c ˜b c ˜c
Let a Ob  Pc
2
G G G G G G G G G ? 16 a
2
b c
2
? [a b c]  [a b d]  [a c d]
G G G G G G
– P[b c d]  O[b c d] ? b 1
G G G 69. Answer (2)
(O – P)[b c d] For coplanarity S.T.P. of given vectors shall vanish
G
? a (2O  P)iˆ + (O – P) jˆ + (O + P)kˆ 2  a  b a  2b  c –(b  c)
G i.e. 1 b 2b –b 0
(2O  P )2  (O – P)2  (O  P )2 10 (as a 10 )
2b 2b (1– b)
Ÿ 6O2 + 3P2 + 4OP = 10 ...(i)
R3 o R3 – R2 and R1 o R1 – R2
& â ˜ bˆ 0 Ÿ 3(2O + P) + 2(O – P) + 6(O + P) = 0
14O + 7P = 0 Ÿ P = –2O ...(ii) 1  a a  c –c
by (i) & (ii), 6O2 + 12O2 – 8O2 = 10 1 b 2b –b 0
Ÿ O r1 Ÿ P B2 1 0 1
(O – P) = 3 or –3 Expanding
? Required quantity = –42 ? 1(–b(a + c) + 2bc) + 1(2b(1 + a) – (b + 1)(a
68. Answer (4) + c)) = 0
? a + c = 2b
' aub c Ÿ aub ˜c c ˜c 70. Answer (3)
JG JG JG JG
2 G pq u pq
? [a b c] c ...(i) r 3 JG JG JG JG
G G pq u pq
G G
and b u c a Ÿ a ˜ (b u c) a˜a
i j k
2
? [a b c] a 4 ...(ii) 3u 3 5 2
1 1 0 3 2iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ
? a c 2 JG JG JG JG
pq u pq 2 3
Option: (1)
= –i + j – k
au b  c u b – c a u –b u c  c u b |D| = |E| = |J| = 1

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71. Answer (2) 74. Answer (1)

G G G G G
' aiˆ  ajˆ  ckˆ, iˆ  kˆ and ciˆ  cjˆ  bkˆ are co- (a  b ) u b a u b
planar. ? Given expression is
G G G G G G
(a  b ) u a × a × b u b
a a c
G G G G G G G G G
1 0 1 0 Ÿ (a  b ) u a u ( b ˜ a )b  ( b ˜ b )a
?
c c b G G G G G G
Ÿ (a  b ) u (a u b ) b ˜ a

ac a c G G G G G G G G
Ÿ a u (a u b )  b × ( a u b ) ( b ˜ a )
0 0 1 0
? G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
c b c b Ÿ (a ˜ b )a  (a ˜ a )b + (b ˜ b )a – ( b ˜ a )b ( b ˜ a )
G G G G G G
? (–1) {ac – c2 – ca + ab} = 0 Put a ˜ b 7, a ˜ a 6, b ˜ b 14 we get
? c2 = ab G G G G
Ÿ 7a  6b  14a  7b 7
? c ab G G
Ÿ 7 21 a  13 b
72. Answer (2)
G G G G
| a | 2, |b| 5, |a u b| 8 Ÿ 7 21 i  21 j  42 k  13 i  26 j  39 k

G G G G G G 2 Ÿ 7 34 i  5 j  3 k
? | a u b |2 |a|2 |b|2  a · b
75. Answer (2)
G G 2 2 2 2 G G G
? a·b 5 · 2 8 ' aub c

= 100 – 64 G G G G2 G GG
Ÿ (a u b) ˜ c c 2 [a b c]
= 36
G G G G G
? a·b r6 b ˜ (a u c) G G
' l G G
('
a and c are perpendicular)
73. Answer (60) auc
G G G G G G G
' (a  3b) ˜ (7a  5b) 0 [a b c] 2 2
Ÿ l G G Ÿ 3l2 2
G G G G a c 3 2 3
Ÿ 7 | a |2 –15 | b |2 16a ˜ b 0 ...(i)
76. Answer (1)
G G G G
and (7a – 2b) ˜ (a  4b) 0 G G G G G G G G2G
a bu buc b˜c b  b c
G G G G G G G G G
Ÿ 7 | a |2 8 | b |2 – 30a ˜ b 0 ...(ii) b ˜c b  c 'b 1

From (i) and (ii) G2 G G 2 G2 G2 G G G G

a b˜c b  c  2 b˜c b˜c
G G G G G G
| b |2 2a ˜ b and | a |2 2a ˜ b G G G 2
2
2 c  b ˜c
G G G G G G G G
' a ˜ b | a | | b | cos T Ÿ a ˜ b 2a ˜ bcos T 2 = 4 – (2cosT)2
(2cosT)2 = 2
1
Ÿ cos T ŸT 60q 1
2 cos T Ÿ tan T 1
2
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77. Answer (9) 81. Answer (3)

G G G
' a ˜ b 1 3  2DE Ÿ DE 2 G
a
G G 1Ÿ a 8
b ˜ c 10 3D  2E  D Ÿ 2D  E 5 8

Clearly (D,E) = (–2, –1)

G G2 G G2
1 2 1 2a  3b 3a  3 b
G G G
[a b c] 3 1 2 9
2 2 1 G2 G2 GG G2 G2 G G
? 4 a  9 b  12a.b 9 a  b  6a ˜ b
78. Answer (2)
G G G G G G G G G G2 G G G2
a˜ buc (b u c ) ˜ a b ˜ c ua 8 b  6 a ˜b  5 a 0
G G G G G
b ˜ (– b ) ª¬' a u c b º¼
G2 G G
G2 8 b  6 a ˜ b cos 60  5 u 64 0
–b
G2 G
– 12  (–1)2 –2 8 b  24 b  320 0
79. Answer (5)
G2 G
v1 iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ, v 2 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ, v 3 Oiˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ b  3 b  40 0
v 2  v3 (2  O ) iˆ  6 ˆj  2kˆ v4
G G
v b 8 b 5 0
Projection of v1 on v 4 v1 ˜ 4
v4
G G
| b | 5, (| b | –8 rejected)
1 u (2  O )  2 u 6  1 u ( 2)
Ÿ 1
(2  O )2  62  ( 2)2 82. Answer (2)
Ÿ (12 – O)2 = (2 – O)2 + 40 G G G
a b c d say
On solving
O=5 G G G G G G
a ·b b ·c c ·a 0
80. Answer (90)
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
b u c ( 9  2E)iˆ  (3  E) jˆ  5kˆ au r b ua  b u r c ub c u r a uc 0
G G
buc 5 3 Ÿ (9  2E)2  (3  E)2  25 75 G G G G G G
¦ a ·a r  b  a · r  b a 0
Ÿ E2 + 6E + 8 = 0
G G G G G G G G
Ÿ E = –2 or E = – 4 ¦d2 r b  ar a 0 ª¬' a ·b 0 º¼
G G G G
a is perpendicular to b Ÿ a ˜ b 0 G G G G G
G G G G
^ G G G
3d 2 r  d 2 a  b  c  r · a a  r ·b b  r ·c c `
Ÿ iˆ  5 ˆj  Dkˆ ˜ iˆ  3 ˆj  Ekˆ 0
=0
Ÿ 1 + 15 + DE = 0 ...(i) G G G G G
3d 2 r  d 2 a  b  c  d 2 r 0
2
G2 § 16 · G
a 1  25  D 2 26  ¨ ¸ [' Each term is component of r ]
© E ¹
G G G G
2r  a  b  c 0
G2
from greatest value of a take E = 2

G2
G 1 G G G
Ÿ greatest value of a r ab c
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83. Answer (1494)

2S
G G ? T
Normal of plane containing a and b is 3
i j k
JG where T is angle between â and b̂ .
n 2 1 2 3i  4 j  5k
1 2 1 ? 2 | aˆ u bˆ | 3 | aˆ  bˆ |
G JG (S1) is correct
v is perpendicular to (3i  2 j  k ) and also n

i j k ˆ aˆ · (aˆ  bˆ ) 1
G And projection of â on (aˆ  b) .
v O 3 2 1 O[14i  12 j  18k ] | aˆ  bˆ | 2
3 4 5
(S2) is correct.
Given
86. Answer (2)
G G
a ˜v O((2)(14)  ( 12)( 1)  (18)(2))
G 19 Ÿ 19 1
|a| 3 cos2 D  cos2 E  cos2 J 1 Ÿ cos2 D
3

3 1
O
4 Ÿ  cos D
3
G 3 G G O ˆ ˆ ˆ
v (14i  12 j  18k ) Ÿ 2v 3(7i  6 j  9k ) a (i  j  k ), O ! 0
4 3
G
| 2v |2 1494 O (iˆ  jˆ  kˆ ).(3iˆ  4 jˆ)
7
3 32  4 2
84. Answer (3)
G G O
' bˆ c  2 c u aˆ (3  4) 7u5
Ÿ
3
G G2
Ÿ b̂ ˜ c c …(i)
? O 5 3
G G G
? bˆ – c 2 c ua G
a 5(iˆ  jˆ  kˆ )
G2
2 G G2 G2 S G
Ÿ bˆ  c – 2 bˆ ˜ c 4 c a sin2 Let b piˆ  qjˆ  rkˆ
12
GG GG
G2 G2 G 2 § 3 – 1·
2 a.b 0 and [a b iˆ] 0
Ÿ 1 c – 2 c 4c ¨
¨ 2 2 ¸¸
© ¹ Ÿ p+q+r=0 …(i)
G2
Ÿ 1 c 3– 3 p q r
q r
1 1 1 0Ÿ
G2 & p 2r
36 1 0 0
Ÿ 36 c 6 3 3
3– 3
G
85. Answer (3) b 2riˆ  rjˆ  rkˆ

' aˆ  bˆ  2(aˆ u bˆ ) 2, T  0, S G
b r ( 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ )
Ÿ | aˆ  bˆ  2(aˆ u bˆ ) |2 4 . G G
Now | a | | b |
Ÿ | aˆ |2  | bˆ |2  4 | aˆ u bˆ |2  2aˆ · bˆ 4.
5
? cosT = cos2T 5 3 |r | b Ÿ |r |
2
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G 90. Answer (4)

G b. 3iˆ  4 ˆj
Ÿ Projection of b on 3iˆ  4 ˆj G G G
2 2 Let v O1 a  O 2 b, where O1, O2  \ .
3 4

(O1  2O2 ) iˆ  (O1  3O2 ) jˆ  (2O1  O2 ) kˆ

( 6  4) 2r
|r |
5 5 G G 2
' Projection of v on c is .
3
2 5
Projection u 2
5 2 O1  2O2  O1  3O 2  2O1  O 2 2
?
? 2 is correct 3 3
87. Answer (576) ? O1 + 3O2 = 1 …(i)
G G G G G G
|(a  b ) u (a  b )|2  4(a ˜ b )2 G
and v · jˆ 7 Ÿ O1  3O2 7 …(ii)
G G G G G G G G G G
Ÿ |a u a  a u b  b u a  b u b|2  4(a ˜ b )2
from equation (i) and (ii)
G G G G
Ÿ |2(a u b )|2  4(a ˜ b )2 O1 = 4, O2 = – 1

G G 2 G G 2 G
Ÿ 4 aub  a ˜b ? v 2iˆ  7 ˆj  7kˆ
G
G G ? v · (iˆ  kˆ ) 27
Ÿ 4|a|2 |b|2 4.16.9 576
88. Answer (14) =9
G
Let a xiˆ yjˆ  zkˆ 91. Answer (1)
G
a i  j  
k
iˆ jˆ kˆ
x y z iˆ Oy  z  jˆ z  Ox  kˆ x  y G
So, c 2i  3j  2
k
1 1 O
G G G
Now, b u c a
Ÿ Oy – z = 13, z – Ox = –1, x – y = –4
G G G G G
and x + y + Oz = –21 c ˜ (b u c ) c ˜a
Ÿ clearly, O = 3, x = –2, y = 2 and z = –7 G G
G G c ˜a 0
So, b  a 3iˆ  jˆ  10kˆ
G G Ÿ (i  j  
k )(2i  3j  2
k) 0
and b  a iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ
G G G G =2–3–2=0
Ÿ b  a · kˆ  jˆ  b  a · iˆ  kˆ 11  3 14
Ÿ –3 = 0 (Not possible)
89. Answer (1) G
G G G G G G Ÿ No possible value of b is possible.
' au buc 3b – c u
92. Answer (4)
G G G
G G
G G G ' a and b be the vectors along the diagonals of a
bu c ua c  2a v
G G G G G G parallelogram having area 2 2 .
c u (b u a ) 3b – 2a w
G G G 1 G G
? u v w
? aub 2 2
G G G 2
So vectors u, v and w are coplanar, hence their
G G
Scalar triple product will be zero. | a | | b | sin T 4 2

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G 94. Answer (4)

Ÿ | b | sin T 4 2 …(i)
G G
G G G G a Diˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ and b 2iˆ  Djˆ  kˆ
and a ˜ b aub

G G G G iˆ jˆ kˆ
| a | | b | cos T | a | | b | sin T G G
? aub D 2 1 2  D iˆ  D  2 jˆ  D2  4 kˆ
2 D 1
S
Ÿ tan T 1 ?T
4
G G
G Now a u b 15 D2  4
By (i) | b | 8

G G G G Ÿ (2 + D)2 + (D – 2)2 + (D2 + 4)2 = 15(D2 + 4)

Now c 2 2(a u b ) – 2b
Ÿ D4 – 5D2 – 36 = 0
G G G
Ÿ c ˜b –2 | b |2 –128 …(ii)
? D = r3
G G G G2 G G2 G G G 2
and c ˜ c 8 a u b  4 | b |2 Now, 2 a  a  b b 2.14  14 14

G 95. Answer (3)

Ÿ | c |2 8.32  4.64
G
G
Ÿ |c | …(iii)
Let a a1iˆ  a2 jˆ  a3 kˆ
16 2

From (ii) and (iii) G § ˆ 1ˆ ˆ· a

and a ˜ ¨ 3i  j  2k ¸ 0 Ÿ 3a1  2  2a3 0 ...(i)
© 2 ¹ 2
G G
| c | | b | cos D –128
G
and a u 2iˆ  kˆ 2iˆ  13 ˆj  4kˆ
–1
Ÿ cos D
2 Ÿ a2 iˆ  2a3  a1 jˆ  2a2 kˆ 2iˆ  13 jˆ  4kˆ

3S ? a2 = 2 …(ii)
D
4
and a1 – 2a3 = 13 …(iii)
93. Answer (150) From eq. (i) and (iii) : a1 = 3 and a3 = –5

2C1 + C2 + 3C3 = 5 …(i) G

? a 3iˆ  2 jˆ  5kˆ
3C1 + 3C2 + C3 = 0 …(ii)
G 645 5
? projection of a on 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ
3 3
2 1 3
GGG
ªabc º 3 3 1
¬ ¼ 96. Answer (1)
C1 C2 C3 G
a Diˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ
= 2(3C3 – C2) – 1(3C3 – C1) + 3(3C2 – 3C1) G
b 3iˆ  Ejˆ  4kˆ
= 3C3 + 7C2 – 8C1
G
Ÿ 8C1 – 7C2 – 3C3 = 0 …(iii) c iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
G G
Projection of a on c is
10 85 225
C1 , C2 , C3
122 122 122 G G
a ˜c 10
G
So 122(C1 + C2 + C3) = 150 b 3

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D62 D8 10 99. Answer (3*)

12  22  ( 2)2 3 3

? D 2
G G
buc 6iˆ  10 jˆ  7kˆ

iˆ jˆ kˆ
3 E 4 (2E  8)iˆ  10 ˆj  (6  E)kˆ 6iˆ  10 ˆj  7kˆ G G G
' abc 0 …(i)
1 2 2 G
G
then a  c b
2E  8 6 & 6  E 7 G G G G
then a  c u b b u b

? E 1 G G G G
? aub c ub 0 …(i)

D+E=2+1=3 G G G G G
For S1 : a u b  c u b  c 6 2 2 1
97. Answer (1)
G G G G
JJJG JJJG a c ub  c 6 2 2 1
AB || AC if
G
c 6  12 2 (not possible)
1 D4 1
2 6 2 Hence (S1) is not correct
Ÿ D=1 G G G
For (S2) : from (i) b  c a
G G G
a, b, c are non-collinear for D = 2 (smallest positive G G G G G G
Ÿ b ˜b  c ˜b a ˜ b
integer)
Ÿ 12  12 6 2 ˜ 2 3 cos S  ‘ACB
§5 9·
Mid point of BC M ¨ ,0, ¸
©2 2¹ 2
? cos(‘ACB)
3
9 9 82
AM  16 
4 4 2 2
? ‘ACB cos1
3
98. Answer (10*)
? S(2) is correct.
Data not correct
G G G G 100. Answer (4)
' a˜b 1 2  3 2 ^
according to a and b ` G G
Given : a D,1, 1 and b 2,1, D
but given that
G G G G iˆ jˆ kˆ
a  buc 0 G G G
c aub D 1 1
G G 2 1 D
G
a  buc
D  1 iˆ  D2  2 jˆ  D  2 kˆ
G G G G
Ÿ a A b and a A c -
G G
G G Projection of c on d iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ
? a ˜ b = 0 {Contradicts}

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G G G
G d b a 4 ˆj  3kˆ
c˜ 30 {Given}
d G G G G
b  2a ˜ b  a
G G G G G G
Projection of b  2a on b  a is
D  1  4  2D2  2D  4 ba
Ÿ 30
1 4  4
28  18 46
13 5 5
On solving D (Rejected as D > 0)
2
103. Answer (2)
and D = 7 G
G
Given, a 2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ and b Diˆ  Eˆj  2kˆ
101. Answer (*)
G G 23
f a(x) tan1 2 x  3ax  7 Also, a u b u i ˜ kˆ
2

§ S S· G G G 23
' f (x) is non-decreasing in ¨  , ¸ Ÿ a ˜ i b  b ˜ iˆ ˜ a ˜ kˆ
a © 6 6¹ 2

2 G G 23
? fac x t 0 Ÿ  3a t 0 Ÿ 2 ˜ b  D ˜ a ˜ kˆ
1  4x 2 2

2 23 3
Ÿ 3a d Ÿ 2 ˜ 2  5D ŸD
1 4x 2 2 2
G
§ · Now, b u 2 j Diˆ  Ejˆ  2kˆ u 2 jˆ
2¨ 1 ¸ 6
amax ¨ ¸ a
So, 3¨ S ¸
2
9  S2
¨ 1 4 u ¸ 2Dkˆ  0  4iˆ
© 36 ¹

§S· S S 6 4D2  16
? fa ¨ ¸ tan–1 3 ˜ 7
©8¹ 4 8 9  S2
2
§ 3 ·
102. Answer (4) 4¨ ¸  16
© 2 ¹
G G
a Diˆ  jˆ  Ekˆ, b 3iˆ  5 jˆ  4kˆ
=5
G G
aub iˆ  9 jˆ  12kˆ 104.Answer ( )
G G G
Given a u b 4˜c ... i
iˆ jˆ kˆ
D 1 E iˆ  9 ˆj  12kˆ G G G
buc 9 ˜a ... ii
3 5 4
G G G
c ua D˜b ... iii
4 + 5E = –1 Ÿ E = –1
G G G
–5D – 3 = 12 Ÿ D = –3 Taking dot products with c, a, b we get
G G G G G G G G
b  2a 3iˆ  5 ˆj  4kˆ  2 3iˆ  jˆ  kˆ a˜b b ˜c c ˜a 0
G G G G G
b  2a 9iˆ  7 ˆj  6kˆ Hence i Ÿ a ˜ b 4˜ c ... iv

G G G G G
b a 3iˆ  5 jˆ  4kˆ  3iˆ  jˆ  kˆ ii Ÿ b ˜ c 9˜ a ... v

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G G G 107. Answer (2)

iii Ÿ c ˜ a D˜ b ... vi
G
Multiplying (iv), (v) and (vi) u a(loge b) iˆ  6 ˆj  3kˆ

G G G G
Ÿ a˜b˜c 36D ... vii v (loge b ) iˆ  2 ˆj  2a(loge b ) kˆ
G G
For acute angle u · v ! 0
G G
Dividing (vii) by (iv) Ÿ c 2 9D Ÿ c 3 D
Ÿ a (loge b )2  12  6a(loge b ) ! 0
…(viii)
G ' b>1
Dividing (vii) by (v) Ÿ a 2 4D Ÿ a 2 D

G2 G Let loge b t Ÿ t ! 0 as b ! 1
Dividing (viii) by (vi) Ÿ b 36 Ÿ b 6
at 2  6at  12 ! 0 t !0
1 43
Now, as given, 3 D  2 D  6 Ÿ D Ÿ a I
36 36
108. Answer (3)
105. Answer (3)
G G G
G G G | a | | b | | c | 14
Clearily a, b, c are non-coplanar
G G G G G G 2S
1 t 1 t 1 ašb b šc c ša T
3
1 t 1 t 2 z0
t t 1 G G 1 G G
a ·b  | a || b |
2
Ÿ (1 + t)(1 + t + 2t) – (1 – t)(1 – t – 2t)
G G 1 G G
+ 1(t2 – t – t – t2) z 0 b ·c  | b || c |
2
Ÿ (3t2 + 4t + 1) – (1 – t) (1 – 3t) – 2t z 0
G G 1 G G
c ·a  |c ||a |
Ÿ (3t2 + 4t + 1) – (3t2 – 4t + 1) – 2t z 0 2

Ÿ tz 0 Now,
106. Answer (2) G G G G G G G G G G G G
(a u b )·(b u c )  (b u c )·(c u a )  (c u a )·(a u b )
G G G G
xa  y b . 6 y a  18 xb 0
= 168 …(i)
G G G G G G G G G G G
§ G2 G2· 2 2
G G (a u b )·(b u c ) (a · b )(b · c ) – (a · c ) | b |2
Ÿ ¨ 6 xy a  18 xy b ¸  6 y  18 x a. b 0
© ¹
1 G 2 G G 1 G G G
| b | | a | | c |  | a | | b |2 | c |
As given equation is identity 4 2
Coefficient of x2 = coefficient of y2 = coefficient of 3 G G 2 G
xy = 0 |a || b | |c | …(ii)
4
G2 G2 G G G
Ÿ a 3b Ÿ b 3 3 G G 3 G G G 2
Similarly (b u c ) · (c u a ) | a || b || c | …(iii)
4
G G
and a. b 0 G G G G 3 G 2 G G
(c u a )·(a u b ) | a | | b ||c | …(iv)
G G G G 4
a ub a b sin T
Substitute (ii), (iii), (iv) in (i)
9.3 3.1 27 3
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3 G G G G G G
§ 3 ·
2
| a | | b | | c | ª¬| a |  | b |  | c |º¼ 168
4 ¨3  ¸ 9 2 5 23
So, cos2 T © 2¹
G 2 2 72 2 164
3 G G
u 14 ª¬| a |  | b |  | c |º¼ 168
4
Ÿ 164 cos2 T 90  27 2
G G G
| a |  | b |  | c | 16
111. Answer (1)
109. Answer (14) G
a iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
G G2 G2 G2 G G
' ab a 2 b aub 2iˆ  kˆ
G G
G2 G2 G G G2 G2 a ·b 3
or a  b  2a ˜ b a 2b
G G G G G G
| a u b |2  | a · b |2 | a |2 · | b |2
G2
? b 6 ... i G
Ÿ 5  9 6 | b |2

G G2 G2 G2 G G 2 7
Now a u b a b  a ˜b Ÿ | b |
2
3
G2
75 a ˜6 9 G G G G G G 7
|ab| | a |2  | b |2  2a · b
3
G2
? a 14 G G G
G G G b · (a – b )
projection of b on a – b G G
110. Answer (1) |ab|

1 G G 1 G G G 7
aˆ ˜ bˆ and a u b b · a  | b |2
3
2 2 3
G G
|ab | 7
aˆ  bˆ ˜ aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ u bˆ 3
cos T
aˆ  bˆ aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ u bˆ 2
21
ˆˆ2
1  3ab 112. Answer (1)
Ÿ cos T
aˆ  bˆ aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ u bˆ G G
a 3iˆ  jˆ & b iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
2
aˆ  bˆ 2 2 G G G G G G G G G G G
a u (b u c ) (a ˜ c )b  (a ˜ b)c b  Oc
2 2 G G
aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ u bˆ 1  4  4 aˆ u bˆ  4ab
ˆˆ If b & c are non-parallel
G G G G
then a ˜ c = 1 & a ˜ b = –O
1 4
5 4˜  72 2 G G
2 2 but a ˜ b = 5 Ÿ O = –5

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