Revision Worksheet -Vectors

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Q1. Find a unit vector in the direction opposite to 4
𝑗̂.

Q2. Find the area of the triangle whose two sides are represented by the vectors 2𝑖̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 3𝑗̂.

Q3Find the angle between the unit vectors 𝑎̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏̂ , 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡|𝑎̂ + 𝑏̂| = 1

Q4. Find the area of a parallelogram whose one side and one diagonal are represented by the coinitial
vectors 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑4𝑖̂ + 5𝑘̂ .

Q5. If the sum of two-unit vectors is a unit vector, prove that the magnitude of their difference is √3.

Q6. If ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals intersect at E. Then the value of ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐸𝐴 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐸𝐵 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐸𝐶 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐸𝐷 = − −

Q7. If 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ represents two adjacent sides of a parallelogram ,find unit
vectors parallel to the diagonals of the parallelogram.

Q8. Using vectors find the area of the triangle ABC with vertices A(1,2,3),B(2,-1,4) and C(4,5,-1).

Q9. Find a vector of magnitude 3 units along the direction of vector 3𝑎 .

Q10.Evaluate |2𝑏⃗ × 𝑎|, if it is given that 𝑎 = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏⃗ = 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ .

Q11.Find a vector in the direction of vector 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and of magnitude 3.

Q12Find 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ if 𝑎 = 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ = 4𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ .

Q13.If 𝑎 is a non- zero vector such that |𝑎|=a and m is a non- zero scalar such that m𝑎 is a unit vector,
find the relation between m and a.

Q13.Find the angle between vectors 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ 𝑖𝑓 |𝑎|=1, |𝑏⃗|=2 and 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ .

Q14.Find the value of 𝜆, such that the vectors 𝑎 = 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂ and𝑏⃗ = 𝜆𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 6𝑘̂ are perpendicular to
each other.

Q15.If 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ ,2 𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂,3 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ , 𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ are position vectors of points A ,B ,C and D ,then find
the angle between ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐴𝐵 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐶𝐷,deduce that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗𝐴𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗𝐶𝐷 are parallel or collinear.

Q16.Given 𝑎 = 4𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and𝑏⃗ = 𝑝𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂, then find value of p ,if 𝑎 is parallel to 𝑏⃗.

Q17. Find the area of a parallelogram whose one side and one diagonal are represented by 2𝑖̂ and −3𝑗̂.

Q18.If a non-zero vector 𝑐 is perpendicular to the given nonzero vectors 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗, then find the angle
between 𝑐 and 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗.
Q19 If 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ = 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝑐 = 7𝑖̂ − 𝑘̂ .Find a vector 𝑑 , which is perpendicular to both 𝑎 and
⃗⃗⃗
𝑏 and 𝑐 . 𝑑 = 1
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Q20.Prove that |𝑎 × 𝑏⃗| = |𝑎. 𝑎 𝑎. 𝑏⃗|.
𝑏⃗. 𝑎 𝑏⃗. 𝑏⃗
Q21.Find the position vector of a point which divides the join of points with position vectors

𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑎 − 𝑏⃗ in the ratio 1:2 internally.

Q22.Two vectors 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 3 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ , represents ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝐴𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐶 respectively of triangle ABC .Find the
length of the median through A.

Q23. 𝐼𝑓 |𝑎|=2, |𝑏⃗|=5 and angle between 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ 𝑖𝑠 600 , then find |𝑎 − 𝑏⃗|.

Q24.Given 𝑎 = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂,write another vector with the same absolute components and 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏⃗.

Q25. Given 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ .Find the vector 𝑏⃗ of magnitude 5 units in the direction of vector 𝑎.

Q26.If 𝑝 is a unit vector and (𝑥 − 𝑝). (𝑥 + 𝑝 ) = 80, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |𝑥|.

Q27.If 𝑏⃗ is collinear with 𝑎 = (2√2, −1,4) and |𝑏⃗|=10, then find the relation between 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗.

Q28. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the join of points P and Q with position vectors

2𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 − 3𝑏⃗ in the ratio 1:2 externally.

Q29. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are three non -zero vectors such that 𝑎 . 𝑏⃗=0 and 𝑎+𝑏⃗=𝑐 ,then find the relation
between their magnitudes.

Q30 If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitudes, then show that 𝑎 +𝑏⃗+𝑐 is
equally inclined to vectors 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 .

Q31.Evaluate 2𝑖̂ × (𝑗̂ × 𝑘̂ ) + 𝑗̂. (𝑖̂ × 𝑘̂ ) − 𝑘̂ . (𝑖̂ × 𝑖̂).

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Q32.Find the angle between unit vectors 𝑎̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑏̂ if 𝑎̂ . 𝑏̂= 2

Q33.If 𝑎+𝑏⃗+𝑐 = ⃗0 then show that 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ = 𝑏⃗ × 𝑐 = 𝑐 × 𝑎

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Q34.For non -zero vectors 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗, |𝑎|= , |𝑏⃗|=2√2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ == 6𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ ,find the angles
√2
between 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗.

Q35. For any two vectors 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗, prove that ( 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗)2 = 𝑎2 𝑏⃗2 − (𝑎. 𝑏⃗)2

Q36. If for any non-zero vector 𝑎 represent (𝑎. 𝑖̂)𝑖̂ + (𝑎. 𝑗̂)𝑗̂ + 𝑎. 𝑘̂ )𝑘̂ in terms of 𝑎.
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Q37. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are unit vectors such that If 𝑎. 𝑏⃗ = 0 = 𝑎. 𝑐 and angle between 𝑏⃗ and 𝑐 is 6 .Prove that
𝑎 = ±2(𝑏⃗ × 𝑐 ).

Q38.If 𝑎. 𝑎 = 0 = 𝑎. 𝑏⃗,then what can be concluded about 𝑏⃗.

Q40.If ( 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗)2 + (𝑎. 𝑏⃗)2 = 144 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑎|=4, then find |𝑏⃗|.

Q41.If |𝑎|=2 and −2 ≤ 𝑘 ≤ 2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 |𝑘𝑎|?

Q42.Find the angle between the vectors 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ and −𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂
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Q43.For any vector 𝑎, prove that|𝑎 × 𝑖̂|2 +|𝑎 × 𝑗̂|2 + |𝑎 × 𝑘̂ | = 2|𝑎|2

Q44.If the diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD are given by vectors 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ .Find the
area of the parallelogram ABCD.

Q45.If the position vectors of the three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are

A(𝑎 ) = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ ,B(𝑏)

⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ and C(𝑐)
⃗⃗⃗ =5𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂.Find the area of parallelogram ABCD.

Q46 If 𝑎 = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗ = 4𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ , find (𝑎 × 𝑏⃗) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡

𝑖) 𝑎 ⊥ ⃗⃗⃗⃗
(𝑎 × 𝑏⃗) ii) 𝑏⃗ ⊥ ⃗⃗⃗⃗
(𝑎 × 𝑏⃗)

Q47 Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane of∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 obtained by joining three points
A(3,2,1),B(2,3,2) and C(4,-1,-1).

Q48 If 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 𝑏⃗ = 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ find a unit vector 𝑐 such that 𝑎 × 𝑐 =𝑏⃗ and (𝑎

⃗⃗⃗⃗ . 𝑐 ) = 3

Q49.If 𝑎 = 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ and 𝑏⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ ,then express 𝑏⃗ in the form 𝑏⃗ = 𝑏

⃗⃗⃗1 + ⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗1 ∥ 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏2 where 𝑏 𝑏2 ⊥ 𝑎

Q50 If If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are three vectors of magnitude 3,4,5 respectively, such that each one is
perpendicular to the sum of the other two vectors. Prove that | 𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐 | = 5√2

Q51. If 𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, show that the vector
(𝑎 + 𝑏⃗ + 𝑐) is equally inclined to vectors𝑎, 𝑏⃗𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 .Also find the angle which (𝑎, ⃗⃗⃗𝑏 𝑜𝑟 𝑐).

Q52. Dot product of a vector with the vectors 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ , 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ and 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ are respectively 4,0,2
.Find the vector.

Q53. Find the value of 𝝀 for which the projection of 𝑎 = 𝝀𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ , is 4 units.
𝝅 𝝅
̂ .Find the value of 𝜸.
̂ makes an angle with 𝒊̂ , with 𝒋̂ and an acute angle 𝜸 with 𝒌
Q54. If a unit vector𝒂 𝟑 𝟒

Q55 If 𝑎̂𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏̂ are unit vectors then find the angle between 𝑎̂𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏̂ if (√3𝑎̂ − 𝑏̂) is a unit vector.
𝝅 𝝅
Q56.Find a vector 𝑎 of magnitude 5√2, making an angle of with X-axis, with Y-axis and an acute 𝜸
𝟒 𝟐
angle with Z-axis.

Q57.If 𝑎 = 𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and of 𝑏⃗ = 𝟑𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ are two vectors,

i)find a unit vector perpendicular to both 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗ , how many such vectors are possible?

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ii)Find a unit vector perpendicular to both 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏.

Q58 If three points A(𝑎), 𝐵(𝑏⃗)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐(𝑐 ) are collinear ,prove that 𝑎 × 𝑏⃗ + 𝑏⃗ × 𝑐 + 𝑐 × 𝑎 = 0