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Applications of Vector Algebra Book Back Questions

12th Standard

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Time : 00:45:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 30
    5 x 1 = 5
  1. If \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) are parallel vectors, then \([\vec { a } ,\vec { c } ,\vec { b } ]\) is equal to

    (a)

    2

    (b)

    -1

    (c)

    1

    (d)

    0

  2. If \(\vec { a } \) and \(\vec { b } \) are unit vectors such that \([\vec { a } ,\vec { b },\vec { a } \times \vec { b } ]=\frac { 1}{ 4 } \), then the angle between \(\vec { a } \) and \(\vec { b } \) is

    (a)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 6 } \)

    (b)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)

    (c)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 3 } \)

    (d)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \)

  3. If \(\vec { a } ,\vec { b } ,\vec { c } \) are three non-coplanar vectors such that \(\vec { a } \times (\vec { b } \times \vec { c } )=\frac { \vec { b } +\vec { c } }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \), then the angle between \(\vec { a } \ and \ \vec { b } \) is

    (a)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \)

    (b)

    \(\frac { 3\pi }{ 4 } \)

    (c)

    \(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)

    (d)

    \( { \pi }\)

  4. If \(\vec { a } \times (\vec { b } \times \vec { c } )=(\vec { a } \times \vec { b } )\times \vec { c } \) where \(\vec { a } ,\vec { b } ,\vec { c } \) are any three vectors such that \(\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} \neq 0 \text { and } \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} \neq 0\), then \(\vec { a } \) and \(\vec { c } \) are

    (a)

    perpendicular

    (b)

    parallel

    (c)

    inclined at an angle \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)

    (d)

    inclined at an angle  \(\frac{\pi}{6}\)

  5. The angle between the line \(\vec { r } =(\hat { i } +2\hat { j } -3\hat { k } )+t(2\hat { i } +\hat { j } -2\hat { k } )\) and the plane \(\vec { r } .(\hat { i } +\hat { j } )+4=0\) is

    (a)

    (b)

    30°

    (c)

    45°

    (d)

    90°

  6. 3 x 2 = 6
  7. Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are represented by the vectors \(-6\hat { i } +14\hat { j } +10\hat { k } ,14\hat { i } -10\hat { j } -6\hat { k } \) and \(2\hat { i } +4\hat { j } -2\hat { k } \)

  8. Show that the lines \(\frac { x-1 }{ 4 } =\frac { 2-y }{ 6 } =\frac { z-4 }{ 12 } \) and \(\frac { x-3 }{ -2 } =\frac { y-3 }{ 3 } =\frac { 5-z }{ 6 } \) are parallel.

  9. Find the vector equation of a plane which is at a distance of 7 units from the origin having 3,−4, 5 as direction ratios of a normal to it.

  10. 3 x 3 = 9
  11. If D is the midpoint of the side BC of a triangle ABC, then show by vector method that \({ \left| \vec { AB } \right| }^{ 2 }+{ \left| \vec { AC } \right| }^{ 2 }=2({ \left| \vec { AD} \right| }^{ 2 }+{ \left| \vec { BD } \right| }^{ 2 })\)

  12. Prove by vector method that the median to the base of an isosceles triangle is perpendicular to the base.

  13. Find the magnitude and direction cosines of the torque of a force represented by \(\hat { 3i } +\hat { 4j } -\hat { 5k } \) about the point with position vector \(\hat { 2i } -\hat { 3j } +\hat { 4k } \) acting through a point whose position vector is \(\hat { 4i } +\hat { 2j } -\hat { 3k } \).

  14. 2 x 5 = 10
  15. If \(\vec { a } =-2\hat { i } +3\hat { j } -2\hat { k } ,\vec { b } =3\hat { i } -\hat { j } +3\hat { k } ,\vec { c } =2\hat { i } -5\hat { j } +\hat { k } \) find \((\vec { a } \times \vec { b } )\times \vec { c } \) and \((\vec { a } \times \vec { b } )\times \vec { c } \). State whether they are equal.

  16. Find the parametric form of vector equation and Cartesian equations of the plane containing the line \(\vec { r } =(\hat { i } -\hat { j } +3\hat { k } )+t(2\hat { i } -\hat { j } +4\hat { k } )\) and perpendicular to plane \(\vec { r } .(\hat { i } +2\hat { j } +\hat { k } )=8\)

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