CHAPTER END TEST

Chapter 4 Time Allowed: (1:30) Hours

Section A (Each question carries 1 mark.)

Choose the correct or the most appropriate answer for each question. Write the letter of the correct
or the most appropriate answer.

1. If P is (−3 , 1 ,2) and Q is (1 ,−1 , 3), then the position vector of P relative to Q is

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4 −4 −4 4
A. −2 B. 2 C. −2 D. −2
1 −1 1 −1

^ ^j+2 k^ and b=−

2. If a⃗ =3 i− ⃗ ^
i−2 ^j+ 4 k^ , then a unit vector along the vector a⃗ × ⃗bis

−2 ^j+ k^ − ^j−2 k^ −2 ^j−k^ 2 ^j+ k^

A. B. C. D.
√5 √5 √5 √5

3. The points A(10 ,3 , 0), B(12 ,−5 , 0) and C (a , 11, 0) are collinear if the value of a is
A. −8 B. 4 C. 8 D. 12

2
|⃗a × ⃗b| +(⃗a . ⃗b)2
4. The value of 2 is
|⃗a| |⃗b|
2

1 1
A. B. C. 1 D. 2
4 2

5. The vector a⃗ + 3 ⃗b is perpendicular to 7 a⃗ −5 ⃗b and the vector a⃗ −5 ⃗b is perpendicular to

7 a⃗ + 3 ⃗b. The angle between a⃗ andb⃗ is

π π π
A. B. C. D. π
6 4 2

Section B (Each question carries 2 marks.)

Write only the solution of each question. (There is no need to show your working.)

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1
6. If the vector x is rotated through an angle θ and doubled in magnitude, then it becomes
3

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4
4 x−2 . Find the values of x .
2
7. Given that a⃗ and b⃗ are perpendicular vectors such that |⃗a|=3 and |b⃗|=1, evaluate
( ⃗a−b⃗ ) . ( ⃗a +5 ⃗b ).

8. Given that a⃗ and b⃗ have the same magnitude of 2 and the angle between them is 60 ° , find
the value of |⃗a + ⃗b| by using law of cosines.

9. Find the unit vector in the direction of the line with parametric equations x=3 t+ 1,
y=4−2 t , z=3 t−1.

x−1 y−4 z+1

10. Find the vector equation of the line with the Cartesian equation ¿ ¿ .
3 2 5

Section C (Each question carries 3 marks.)

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2
11. Find a vector of magnitude 5 that is parallel to −1 .
1

12. Find the area of the triangle ABC with vertices A(1 ,−1 ,3), B(0 , 4 ,1) and C (2 ,7 ,2).

13. If |⃗a|=3 , |b⃗|=4 and |⃗a + ⃗b|=5, find |⃗a−b⃗| .

14. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing A(3 ,−1 ,2), B(1 ,−1 ,−3) and
C (4 ,−3 , 1).

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−2 −1
15. Find a vector equation of the plane containing the line r⃗ = 1 +t 1 and point
2 1
A(3 ,−1 ,2).

Section D (Each question carries 5 marks.)

16. ABCD is a parallelogram with AB parallel to DC . Let ⃗ AD =⃗b.
AB=⃗a and ⃗
(a) Express ⃗
AC and ⃗ B D in terms of a⃗ and b⃗ .
(b) Simplify ( ⃗a + ⃗b ) . ( b−⃗
⃗ a ).
(c) Hence show that if ABCD is a rhombus then its diagonals are perpendicular.

17. Find the point of intersection of the line joining the points (6 ,−4 ,−5) and (0 , 0 ,−4)and the
line joining the points (−1 ,−2 ,−3) and (1 , 2,−5).

18. Determine whether the points A(3 ,−1 , 4), B(2 , 1, 1) and C (4 ,3 , 1) and D(−3 , 0 ,−3) lie
in the same plane.

19. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane with the vector equation
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1 1 2
r⃗ = 2 +t 1 1 + t 2 −1
3 2 5