JEE-Main (Previous Year Questions)

2
1. If a  b b  c c  a  =  abc  then  is equal to : [JEE(Main)-2014]
   
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 0 (4) 1

2. Let a,b and c be three non zero vectors such that no two of them are collinear and

( a  b)  c = 31 | b | c | a . If  is the angle between vectors b and c , then a value of sin  is :

[JEE(Main)-2015]
2 −2 3 2 2 − 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 3 3

3. Let a,b and c be three unit vectors such that a  b  c = ( ) 2

3
( )
b + c . If b is not parallel to

c , then the angle between a and b is :- [JEE(Main)-2016]

5 3  2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 4 2 3

4. ( )
Let a = 2i + j − 2k and b = i + j + k . Let c be a vector such that | c − a |= 3, a  b  c = 3 and the

angle between c and a  b be 30°. Then a.b is equal to : [JEE(Main)-2017]

(1) 1/8 (2) 25/8 (3) 2 (4) 5

5. Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors a = 2i + 3j − k and b = j + k , If u is perpendicular to

a and u.b = 24 , then | u |2 s is equal to [JEE(Main)-2018]
(1) 84 (2) 336 (3) 315 (4) 265

6. The magnitude of the projection of the vector 2i + 3j + k on the vector perpendicular to the
plane containing the vectors i + j + k and i + 2j + 3k is: [JEE(Main)-2019]
3 3
(1) 6 (2) 3 6 (3) (4)
2 2

7. If a point R(4, y, z) lies on the line segment joining the points P(2, 3, 4) and Q(8, 0, 10), then
the distance of R from the origin is : [JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 6 (2) 53 (3) 2 14 (4) 2 21

8. Let a = 3i + 2j + xk and b = i − j + k , for some real x. Then | a  b |= r is possible if :

[JEE(Main)-2019]
3 3 3 3 3 3
(1) r  5 (2) r 3 (3) 3 r 5 (4) 0  r 
2 2 2 2 2 2

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9. Let  = 3i + j and  = 2i − j + 3k . If  = 1 − 2 , where  1 is parallel to  and 2 is perpendicular

to  , then 1  2 is equal to: [JEE(Main)-2019]

(1) −3i + 9j + 5k (2) 3i − 9j − 5k (3)

1
2
(
−3i + 9j + 5k ) (4)
1
2
(
3i − 9j + 5k )
10. If a unit vector a makes angle /3 with i , /4 with j and   (0, ) with k , then a value of 
is : [JEE(Main)-2019]
5 5  2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 12 4 3

11. The distance of the point having position vector −i + 2j + 6k from the straight line passing

through the point (2, 3, 4) and parallel to the vector, 6i + 3j − 4k is : [JEE(Main)-2019]

(1) 6 (2) 2 13 (3) 7 (4) 4 3

12. If the volume of parallelopiped formed by the vectors i +  j + 6k, j + k and i + k is minimum,
then  is equal to [JEE(Main)-2019]
1 1
(1) − 3 (2) (3) − (4) 3
3 3

13. Let a = 3i + 2j + 2k and b = i + 2j − 2k be two vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the

vectors a + b and a − b has the magnitude 12 then one such vector is: [JEE(Main)-2019]

(
(1) 2 −2i − 2j + k ) (
(2) 4 2i − 2j + k ) (
(3) 4 2i + 2j − k ) (
(4) 4 2i + 2j + k )
14. Let   R and the three vectors a = i + j + 3k, b = 2i + j − k and c = i − 2j + 3k . Then the set
S = { : a , band c are coplanar} [JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) is singleton
(2) contains exactly two numbers only one of which is positive
(3) is empty
(4) contains exactly two positive numbers

15. Let a = i − j, b = i + j + k and c be a vector such that a c + c = 0 and a .c = 4 + , then | c|2 is

equal to : [JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 19/2 (2) 8 (3) 17/2 (4) 9

16. Let a = i + j + 2 k , b = b1 i +b2 j + 2 k and c = 2i + j + 2 k be three vectors such that the

projection vector of b on a is a . If a + b is perpendicular of c , then | b| is equal to :

[JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 22 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 32

94 Vector
17. Let a = 2i + 1 j + 3k , b = 4i + (3 − 2 ) j + 6k and c = 3i + 6j + (3 − 1)k be three vectors such that
b = 2a and a is perpendicular to c . Then a possible value of ( 1 , 2 ,  3 ) is: [JEE(Main)-2019]
1   1 
(1)  , 4, −2  (2) (1, 5, 1) (3)  − , 4,0  (4) (1, 3, 1)
2   2 

18. Let  = ( − 2)a+ b and  = (4 − 2)a+ 3b be two given vectors where vectors a and b are
non-collinear. The value of  for which vectors  and  are collinear, is: [JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 4 (4) 3

19. ( )
Let a = i + 2j + 4k, b = i +  j + 4k and c = 2i + 4j +  2 − 1 k be coplanar vectors. Then the

non-zero vector a  c is : [JEE(Main)-2019]

(1) −10i + 5j (2) −14i + 5j (3) −10i − 5j (4) −14i − 5j

20. Let 3i + j,i + 3j and  i + (1 − ) j respectively be the position vectors of the points A, B and C
with respect to the origin O. If the distance of C from the bisector of the acute angle between
3
OA and OB is , then the sum of all possible values of  is: [JEE(Main)-2019]
2
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 2

21. The sum of the distinct real values of  , for which the vectors, i + j + k, i +  j + k, i + j + k are
co planar, is : [JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 2 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 1

22. Let a,b and c be three unit vectors, out of which vectors b and c are non-parallel. If  and 
1
are the angles which vector a makes with vectors b and c respectively and a  b  c = ( ) 2
b , then

| | is equal to: [JEE(Main)-2019]

(1) 30° (2) 45° (3) 90° (4) 60°

23. A vector a =  i + 2 j + k (,  R) lies in the plane of the vectors, b = i + j and c = i − j + 4k . If

a bisects the angle between b and c , then : [JEE(Main)-2020]
(1) a  k + 4 = 0 (2) a  i + 1 = 0 (3) a  k + 2 = 0 (4) a  i + 3 = 0

24. Let a,b andc be three unit vector such that a + b + c = 0 if  = a ·b + b · c + c .a and
d = a b + b c + c  a ( )
then the ordered pair, ,d is equal to : [JEE(Main)-2020]

 3  3   3  3 
(1)  − , 3a  b  (2)  , 3b  c  (3)  − , 3c  b  (4)  , 3a  c 
 2  2   2  2 

Vector 95
25. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (1, 0, 3) on a line passing through
 5 7 17 
(, 7, 1) is  , ,  , then  is equal to ............ [JEE(Main)-2020]
3 3 3 

26. Let the volume of a paralleleopiped whose coterminous edges are given by u = i + j + k
v = i + j + 3k and w = 2i + j + k be 1 cu. unit. If  be the angle between the edge u and w , then
cos can be : [JEE(Main)-2020]
7 5 7 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 6 3 3 6 3 7

27. Let a = i − 2j + k and b = i − j + k be two vectors. If c is a vector such that b  c = b  a and

c.a = 0 then c.b is equal to [JEE(Main)-2020]
1 3 1
(1) (2) 1 (3) − (4) −
2 2 2

28. If the vectors, p = (a + 1)i + aj + ak , q = ai + (a + 1) j+ ak and r = ai + aj + (a + 1)k (a R) are

coplanar and 3(p  q)2 −  | r  q |2 = 0 then value of  is ............ [JEE(Main)-2020]

29. Let a,b and c be three vectors such that | a |= 3 , | b |= 5 , b  c = 10 and the angle between b

and c is . If a is perpendicular to the vector b  c , then a  (b  c) is equal to_______.
3
[JEE(Main)-2020]

2 2 2 2
30. Let a,b and c be three unit vectors such that a − b + a − c = 8 . Then a + 2b + a + 2c is

equal to______. [JEE(Main)-2020]

31. The lines r = (i − j) + l (2i + k) and r = (2i − j) + m(i + j − k) [JEE(Main)-2020]

(1) intersect when l = 1 and m = 2 (2) do not intersect for any values of l and m
1
(3) intersect for all values of l and m (4) intersect when l = 2 and m =
2

 2   4 
32. Let a, b, c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c2 = 1. If a cos = b cos   +  = cos   +  , where
 3   3 

 = , then the angle between the vectors ai + bj + ck and bi + cj + ak is : [JEE(Main)-2020]
9
  2
(1) (2) 0 (3) (4)
2 9 3

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33. Let x0 a  (b c) , where a = xi − 2 j + 3k , b = −2i + xj − k

and c = 7i − 2 j + xk . Then the value of a  b + b  c + c  a at x = x0is : [JEE(Main)-2020]

(1) 30 (2) 22 (3) 14 (4) 4

( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
34. If a = 2i + j + 2k , then the value i  a  i + j a j + k  a k of is equal to _______.

[JEE(Main)-2020]

35. If the volume of a parallopiped, whose coterminos edges are given by the vectors a = i + j + nk

, b = 2i + 4 j − nk and c = i + nj + 3k (n  0), is 158 cu. units, Then : [JEE(Main)-2020]

(1) a  c = 17 (2) b  c = 10 (3) n = 9 (4) n = 7

36. Let the vectors a,b,c be such that a = 2 , b = 4 and c = 4 . If the projection of b on a is

equal to the projection of c on a and b is perpendicular to c , then the value of a + b − c is

______. [JEE(Main)-2020]

37. If a and b are unit vectors, then the greatest value of 3 | a + b | + | a − b | is- [JEE(Main)-2020]

38. If x and y be two non-zero vectors such that x + y = x and 2x + y is perpendicular to y ,

then the value of  is _____. [JEE(Main)-2020]

39. ( ) (
Let a = i + 2j − 3k and b = 2i − 3j + 5k .If r  a = b  r , r .  i + 2j + k = 3 and r. 2i + 5j − k = −1,   R, )
then the value of  | r | is equal to :
2
[JEE(Main)-2021]
(1) 9 (2) 15 (3) 13 (4) 11

40. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors a = i + j − k and b = i + 2j + k If c i + j + 3k = 8 ( )

( )
then the value of c a  b is equal to. [JEE(Main)-2021]

41. Let a = 2i − 3j + 4k and b = 7i + j − 6k If r  a = r  b, r. i + 2j + k =( ) ( )

3, then r . 2i − 3j + k is equal

to: [JEE(Main)-2021]
(1) 12 (2) 8 (3) 13 (4) 10

42. If a =  i +  j + 3k , b = − i −  j − k and c = i − 2j − k such that a . b = 1 and b . c = −3 , then

1
3
(( ) )
a  b . c is equal to. [JEE(Main)-2021]

Vector 97
43. Let O be the origin. Let OP = xi + yj − k and OQ = −i + 2j + 3xk , x, y  R, x > 0, be such that
PQ = 20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to OQ . If OR = 3i + zj − 7k , z  R , is coplanar

with OP and OQ , then the value of x2 + y2 z2 is equal to : [JEE(Main)-2021]

(1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 2 (4) 1

44. ( )
Let a = i + 2j − 3k and b = 2i − 3j + 5k . If r  a = b  r , r .  i + 2j + k = 3 and r. 2i + 5j − k = −1, ( )
  R then the value of  | r | is equal to:
2
[JEE(Main)-2022]

(1) 9 (2) 15 (3) 13 (4) 11

45. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors a = i + j − k and b = i + 2j + k If c i + j + 3k = 8 ( )

(
then the value of c a  b is equal to. ) [JEE(Main)-2022]

46. Let a = 2i − 3j + 4k and b = 7i + j − 6k . If r  a = r  b, r . (i + 2j + k ) = (

3, then r . 2i − 3j + k ) is

equal to: [JEE(Main)-2022]

(1) 12 (2) 8 (3) 13 (4) 10

47. If a =  i +  j + 3k , b = − i −  j − k and c = i − 2j − k such that a . b = 1 and b . c = −3 , then

1
3
(( ) )
a  b . c is equal to. [JEE(Main)-2022]

48. Let a and b be two unit vectors such that (a + b) + 2 (a  b) = 2. If  (0, ) is the angle

between a and b , then among the statements : [JEE(Main)-2022]

(S1) : 2 a  b = a − b
(S2) : The projection of a on (a + b) is
1
2
(1) Only (S1) is true (2) Only (S2) is true
(3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false

  
49. Let  be the angle between the vectors a and b where a = 4, b = 3    ,  . Then
 4 3

(a − b)  (a + b) ( )
2 2
+ 4 a b is equal to _______ [JEE(Main)-2022]

50. Let b = i + j + k,   R. If a is a vector such that a  b = 13i − j − 4k and a  b + 21 = 0, then

(b − a)  (k − j) + (b + a)  ( i − k) is equal to [JEE(Main)-2022]

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51. ( ) ( ) (
If a  b = 1, b  c = 2 and c  a = 3, then the value of a  b  c ,b  c  a ,c  b  a  is : )
[JEE(Main)-2022]

(1) 0 (
(2) −6a  6b  c ) (
(3) 12c  a  b ) (4) −12b  c  a ( )

52. Let a = i + j + 2k,b = 2i − 3j + k and c = i − j + k be three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the

plane of a and b whose projection on c is

2
3
(
. If v  j = 7, then v  i + k is equal to : )
[JEE(Main)-2022]
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 8 (4) 9

ANSWER KEY

1. 4 2. 3 3. 1 4. 3 5. 2 6. 3 7. 3

8. 1 9. 3 10. 4 11. 3 12. 2 13. 2 14. 3

15. 1 16. 3 17. 3 18. 3 19. 1 20. 3 21. 3

22. 1 23. Bonus 24. 1 25. 4.00 26. 3 27. 4 28. 1.00

29. 30.00 30. 2.00 31. 2 32. 1 33. 2 34. 18.00 35. 2

36. 6.00 37. 4.00 38. 1.00 39. 2 40. 28 41. 1 42. 2

43. 2 44. 2 45. 28 46. 1 47. 2 48. 3 49. 576

50. 14 51. 1 52. 4

Vector 99
 JEE-Advanced (Previous Year Questions)

1. (a) Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram ABCD are given by AB = 2 i + 10 j + 11k and

AD = − i + 2 j + 2k. The side AD is rotated by an acute angle  in the plane of the

parallelogram so that AD becomes AD'. If AD' makes a right angle with the side AB then the
cosine of the angle  is given by
8 17 1 4 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 9

i − 2j 2i + j + 3k
(b) If a and b are vectors in space given by a = and b = , then the value of
5 14

(2a + b) . (a  b)  (a − 2b) is [JEE(Advanced)-2010]

2. (a) Let a = i + j + k, and c = i − j − k be three vectors. A vector v in the plane of a and b ,

1
whose projection on c is , is given by
3
(A) i − 3 j + 3k (B) −3i − 3 j − k (C) 3i − j + 3k (D) i + 3 j − 3k

(b) The vector(s) which is/are coplanar with vectors i + j + 2k and i + 2 j + k , and perpendicular
to the vector i + j + k is/are
(A) j − k (B) − i + j (C) i − j (D) − j + k

(c) Let a = − i − k, b = − i + j and c = i + 2 j + 3k be three given vectors. If r is a vector such that

r  b = c  b and r  a = 0, then the value of r  b is: [JEE(Advanced)-2011]

2 2 2
3. (a) If a,b and c are unit vectors satisfying a − b + b − c + c − a = 9 , then 2a + 5b + 5c is

(b) If a and b are vectors such that a + b = ( ) (

29 and a  2i + 3j + 4k = 2i + 3j + 4k  b , then a )
possible value of (a + b). ( −7i + 2j + 3k) is: [JEE(Advanced)-2012]

(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8

4. Let PR = 3i + j − 2k and SQ = i − 3 j − 4k determine diagonals of a parallelogram PQRS and

PT = i + 2 j + 3k be another vector. Then the volume of the parallelepiped determined by the vectors
PT , PQ and PS is [JEE(Advanced)-2013]
(A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) 30

5.  
Consider the set of eight vectors V = ai + bj + ck : a,b,c  −1, 1 . Three non-coplanar vectors can

be chosen from V in 2 ways. Then p is

p
[JEE(Advanced)-2013]

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6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I List II
P. Volume of parallelepiped determined by vectors a,b and 1. 100
c is 2. Then the volume of the parallelepiped determined by
( ) ( )
vectors 2 a  b , 3 b  c and (c  a ) is

Q. Volume of parallelepiped determined by vectors a,b and c 2. 30

is 5. Then the volume of the parallelepiped determined by
( ) ( )
vectors 3 a + b , b + c and 2 (c + a ) is
R. Area of triangle with adjacent sides determined by vectors 3. 24
a and b is 20. Then the area of the triangle with adjacent
( )
sides determined by vectors 2a + 3b and a − b is ( )
S. Area of a parallelogram with adjacent sides determined by 4. 60
Vectors a and b is 30. Then the area of the parallelogram with
adjacent sides determined by vectors a + b and a is( )
Codes :
P Q R S
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 4 3 2
[JEE(Advanced)-2013]

7. Let x, y and z be three vectors each of magnitude 2 and the angle between each pair of

them is . If a is a nonzero vector perpendicular to x and y × z and b is nonzero vector
3
perpendicular to y and z  x , then [JEE(Advanced)-2014]
( )
(A) b = b  z (z − x ) (B) a = (a  y )( y − z)

(C) a  b = − (a  y ) b  y ( ) (D) a = (a  y )(z − y )

8. Let a,b and c be three non-coplanar unit vectors such that the angle between every pair of

them is . if a  b + b  c = pa + qb + rc where p, q and r are scalars, then the value of
3
p2 + 2q2 + r2
is [JEE(Advanced)-2014]
q2

9. Let PQR be a triangle. Let a = QR , b = RP and c = PQ . If a = 12, b = 4 3 and

b  c = 24, then which of the following is (are) true ?

2 2
c c
(A) − a = 12 (B) − a = 30
2 2
(C) a  b + c  a = 48 3 (D) a  b = 72

Vector 101
 10. (a) Suppose that p,q and r are three non-coplanar vectors in R3. Let the components of a
vector s along p,q and r be 4, 3 and 5, respectively. If the components of this vector s

along ( −p + q + r ) , (p − q + r ) and ( −p − q + r ) are x, y and z, respectively, then the value of

2x + y + z is
Column-I Column-II
(A) In a triangle XYZ , let a, b and c be the length of the sides (P) 1
opposite to the angles X, Y and Z, respectively. If 2 (a 2
b)=c
2 2

sin ( X − Y )
and = , then possible values of n for which
sinZ
cos(n) =0 is (are)
(B) In a triangle XYZ , let a, b and c be the length of the sides (Q) 2
opposite to the angles, X Y and Z, respectively. If
1+cos2X 2 cos 2Y = 2 sinXsinY, then possible value(s)
a
of is (are)
b
(C) In R2, Let 3 i + j, i + 3j and  i +(1 ) j be the position vectors (R) 3

of X, Y and Z with respect to the origin O, respectively. If the

distance of Z from the bisector of the acute angle of OX and

3
OY is , then possible value(s) of ||is (are)
2
(D) Suppose that F() denotes the area of the region bounded (S) 5
by x = 0, x = 2, y = 4x and y = |x
2
1| + |x 2| + ax, where
8
  {0,1} . Then the value(s) of F() + + 2 ,when  = 0 and (T) 6
3
 = 1, is (are) [JEE (Advanced) 2015]

1
11. Let u = u1 i + u2 j + u3k be a unit vector in R2 and w =
6
( i + j + 2k ) . Given that there exist a
vector v in R3 such that u  v = 1 and w. (u  v ) = 1. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)

correct ? [JEE(Advanced)-2016]

(A) There is exactly one choice for such v

(B) There are infinitely many choice for such v

(C) if u lies in the xy-plane then u1 = u2

(D) If u lies in the xz-plane then 2 u1 = u3

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12. Let O be the origin and let PQR be an arbitrary triangle. The point S is such that
OP.OQ + OR.OS = OR.OP + OQ.OS = OQ.OR + OP.OS
Then the triangle PQR has S as its [JEE(Advanced)-2017]
(A) circumcentre (B) incentre (C) centroid (D) orthocenter

Paragraph Type Questions

Paragraph
Let O be origin, and OX,OY,OZ be three unit vectors in the direction of the sides
QR,RP,PQ , respectively of a triangle PQR. [JEE(Advanced)-2017]

13. OX  OY =

(A) sin (Q + R) (B) sin 2R (C) sin (P + R) (D) sin (P + Q)

14. If the triangle PQR varies. then the minimum value of cos (P + Q) + cos (Q + R) + cos (R + P) is:
5 3 5 3
(A) − (B) − (C) (D)
3 2 3 2

15. Let a and b be two unit vectors such that a.b = 0 . For some x, y  R, let c = xa + yb + a  b . ( )
If b = 2i − 8 j; = 2 and the vector c = i − 3 j + 5k; is inlined at the same angle  to both
AB CD BD
d = 4i + j − 7k and   , then the value of 8cos2 is ____. [JEE(Advanced)-2018]
| AB  CD |

16. Consider the cube in the first with sides OP, OQ and OR of length 1, along the x-axis, y-axis and
 1 1 1
z-axis, respectively, where O(0,0,0) is the origin, Let S  , ,  be the centre of the cube and
2 2 2
T be the vertex of the cube opposite to the origin O such that S lies on the diagranal OT. If
p = SP, q = SQ, r = SR, and t = ST, then the value of (p  q)  ( r  t ) is ___.
[JEE(Advanced)-2018]

17. Let L1 and L2 denote the lines r = i + (− i + 2 j + 2k) , R and r = (2 i − j + 2k),   R respectively.
If L3 is a line which is perpendicular to both L1 and L2 and cuts both of them, then which of the
following options describe(s) L3 ? [JEE(Advanced)-2019]
2
(A) r = (4 i + j + k) + t(2 i + 2 j − k), t  R
9
(B) r = t(2 i + 2 j − k), t  R
1
(C) r = (2 i + k) + t(2 i + 2 j − k), t  R
3
2
(D) r = (2 i − j + 2k) + t(2 i + 2 j − k), t  R
9

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 18. Three lines L1 : r =  i,  R L2 : r = k + j , R and L3 : r = i + j + vk , v R are given. For which
point(s) Q and L2 can we find a point P on L1 and a point R on L3 so that P, Q and R are
collinear ? [JEE(Advanced)-2019]
1 1
(A) k + j (B) k + j (C) k (D) k − j
2 2

19. Let a = 2i + j − k and b = i + 2 j + k be two vectors. Consider a vector c = a + b , ,  R. If the

projections of c on the vector (a + b) is 3 2 , then the minimum value of (c − (a  b))  c
equals _________ [JEE(Advanced)-2019]

a.(c − b) |a|
20. In a triangle PQR, let a = QR , b = RP and c = PQ . If | a | = 3 , | b | = 4 and = ,
c(a − b) |a | +|b|
2
then the value of a  b is ______ [JEE(Advanced)-2020]

21. Let a and b be positive real numbers. Suppose PQ = ai + bj and PS = ai − bj are adjacent sides
of a parallelogram PQRS. Let u and v be the projection vectors of w = i + j along PQ and PS ,
respectively. If | u | + | v | = | w | and if the area of the parallelogram PQRS is 8, then which of
the following statements is/are TRUE ? [JEE(Advanced)-2020]
(A) a + b = 4
(B) a b=2
(C) The length of the diagonal PR of the parallelogram PQRS is 4
(D) w is an angle bisector of the vectors PQ and PS

22. Let u, v and w be vectors in three-dimensional space, where u and v are unit vectors which
are not perpendicular to each other and u  w = 1, v  w = 1, w  w = 4 . If the volume of the
parallelopiped, whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors u, v and w , is 2 , then
the value of | 3u + 5v | is _____ . [JEE(Advanced)-2021]

1
23. Let O be the origin and OA = 2i + 2j + k, OB = i − 2j + 2k and OC = (OB − OA) for some   0 .
2
9
If | OB  OC |= , then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE ? [JEE(Advanced)-2021]
2
3
(A) Projection of OC on OA is −
2
9
(B) Area of the triangle OAB is
2
9
(C) Area of the triangle ABC is
2
(D) The acute angle between the diagonals of the parallelogram with adjacent sides OA and

OC is
3

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24. Let i , j and k be the unit vectors along the three positive coordinate axes. Let

a = 3i + j − k
b = i + b2 j + b3k, b1 ,b2  R,
c = c1 i + c2 j + c3k c1 ,c2 ,c3  R

be three vectors such that b2b3 > 0, a .b = 0 and

 0 −c3 c2   1   3 − c1 
    
 c3 0 −c1   b2  =  1 − c2 
 −c c1 0   b3   −1 − c3 
 2
Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ? [JEE(Advanced)-2022]

(A) a .c = 0 (B) b . c = 0 (C) b  10 (D) c  11

ANSWER KEY

1. (a) (B) (b) 5.00 2. (a) (C) (b) (A) 3. 3.00 4. (C)

5. 5.00 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. 4.00 9. (ACD)

10. (Bonus) (B) (A→P,R,S); (B →P); (C →P,Q); ( D →S; T)

11. (BC) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (B)

15. 3.00 16. 0.50 17. (ACD) 18. (AD) 19. 18.00 20. 108.00 21. AC

22. 7.00 23. (ABC) 24. (BCD)

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