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1.
If the direction cosines of a given line are \(\frac{1}{k}, \frac{1}{k}, \frac{1}{k}\) then, find the value of k.
2.
Find the cartesian equation of line that passing. through the points \((1,-1,3) \text { and }(3,4,-2)\).
3.
Find the equation of a line in cartesian form which is parallel to \(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+3 \hat{k}\) and which passes through the point (5, -2, 4).
4.
Find the direction cosines of the line segment joining the points A (7, - 5, 9) and B (5, -3, 8).
5.
If \(\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| =8,\left| \overrightarrow { b } \right| =3 \) and \(\left| \overrightarrow a \times \overset\rightarrow b \right| =12\), find the angle between \(\overrightarrow a\) and \(\overrightarrow b\).
6.
For what value of 'a' the vectors \(2\hat { i } -3\hat { j } +4\hat { k } \ and\ a\hat { i } +6\hat { j } -8\hat { k } \) are collinear?
7.
Find \(\lambda\), if \((2\hat { i } +6\hat { j } +14\hat { k } )\times (\hat { i } -\lambda \hat { j } +7\hat { k } )=\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
8.
If \(\overrightarrow { p } \)is a unit vector and \((\overrightarrow { x } -\overrightarrow { p } ).(\overrightarrow { x } +\overrightarrow { p } )=80\) then find \(\left| \overrightarrow { x } \right| \)
9.
Find the projection of \(\overrightarrow { a } \ on\ \overrightarrow { b } \) if \(\overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } =8\ and\ \overrightarrow { b } =2\overrightarrow { i } +6\overrightarrow { j } +3\overrightarrow { k } \)
10.
Write the Cartesian equation of the following line given in vector form: \(\overrightarrow { r } =2\hat { i } +\hat { j } +4\hat { k } +\lambda (\hat { i } +\hat { j } -\hat { k } )\)
11.
Find the area of triangle whose adjacent sides are made by the vectors :
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } =3\overset { \wedge }{ i } +\overset { \wedge }{ j } +4\overset { \wedge }{ k } \ and\ \overset { \rightarrow }{ b } =\overset { \wedge }{ i } -\overset { \wedge }{ j } +\overset { \wedge }{ k } \)
12.
If the lines: \(\frac { x-1 }{ -3 } =\frac { y-2 }{ 2k } =\frac { z-3 }{ 2 } \quad and\quad \frac { x-1 }{ 3k } =\frac { y-1 }{ 1 } =\frac { z-6 }{ -5 } \) are perpendicular, find the value of k.
13.
Find the angle between two vectors \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) and \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) with magnitude \(\sqrt { 3 } \) and 2 respectively having \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \), \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) = \(\sqrt { 6 } \).
14.
Find the shortest distance between the following lines:
\(\frac { x+1 }{ 7 } =\frac { y+1 }{ -6 } =\frac { z+1 }{ 1 } ;\frac { x-3 }{ -1 } =\frac { y-5 }{ -2 } =\frac { z-7 }{ 1 } \)
15.
Find the equation of a line passing through the point P (2,-1,3) and perpendicular to the lines: \(\vec { r } =(\hat { i } +\hat { j } -\hat { k } )+\lambda (2\hat { i } -2\hat { j } +\hat { k } )\) and \(\vec { r } =(2\hat { i } -\hat { j } 3\hat { k } )+\mu (\hat { i } +2\hat { j } +2\hat { k } ).\)
16.
If \(\overrightarrow { a } =\hat { i } +\hat { j } +\hat { k } ,\overrightarrow { b } =4\hat { i } -2\hat { j } +3\hat { k } \) and \(\overrightarrow { c } =\hat { i } -2\hat { j } +\hat { k } \) find a vector of a magnitude 6 units which is parallel to the vector \(2\overrightarrow { a } -\overrightarrow { b } +3\overrightarrow { c } \)
17.
The scalar product of the vector \(\hat { i } +\hat { j } +\hat { k } \) with the unit vector along the sum of vectors \(2\hat { i } +4\hat { j } -5\hat { k } \quad and\quad \lambda \hat { i } +2\hat { j } +3\hat { k } \) is equal to one. Find the value of \(\lambda\)
18.
Find the direction cosines of the x axis.
1, 0, 0
0, 0, 0
0, 1, 0
0, 0, 1
19.
If θ is the angle between any vectors \(\overrightarrow { a } \) and \(\overrightarrow { b } \) then |\(\overrightarrow { a } \).\(\overrightarrow { b } \)| = |\(\overrightarrow { a } \) x \(\overrightarrow { b } \)| when θ is equal to
0
\(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \)
π
20.
The value of \(\widehat { i } .(\widehat { j } \times \widehat { k } )\) + \(\widehat { j } .(\widehat { i } \times \widehat { k } )\)+\(\widehat { k } .(\widehat { i } \times \widehat { j } )\) is
0
-1
1
3
21.
If is \(\overrightarrow { a } \) nonzero vector of magnitude ‘a’ and λ a nonzero scalar, then \(\overrightarrow { a } \)λ is unit vector if
λ = 1
λ = -1
a = |λ|
a = I/|λ|
22.
In triangle ABC Fig which of the following is not true:
\(\overrightarrow { AB } +\overrightarrow { BC } +\overrightarrow { CA } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
\(\overrightarrow { AB } +\overrightarrow { BC } -\overrightarrow { AC } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
\(\overrightarrow { AB } +\overrightarrow { BC } -\overrightarrow { AC } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
\(\overrightarrow { AB } -\overrightarrow { CB } +\overrightarrow { CA } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
23.
If the direction cosines of a line are \(\frac{k}{3}\), \(\frac{k}{3}\), \(\frac{k}{3}\) then value of k is
k > 0
0 < k < 1.
k = \(\frac13\)
k = ± 73
24.
A line makes angle α, β, γ with x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively then cos 2α + cos 2β + cos 2γ is equal to
2
1
-2
-1
25.
A vector equally inclined to axes is
\(\widehat { i } +\widehat { j } +\widehat { k } \)
\(\widehat { i } -\widehat { j } +\widehat { k } \)
\(\widehat { i } -\widehat { j } -\widehat { k } \)
\(-\widehat { i } +\widehat { j } -\widehat { k } \)
26.
Let the vectors \(\vec{a} \text { and } \vec{b} \text { be such that }|a| \overrightarrow{=} 3 \text { and } \overrightarrow{|b|}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \text { then } \vec{a} \times \vec{b}\) is a unit is a vector, if the angle between is:
\(\frac { \pi }{ 6 } \)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 3 } \)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \)
27.
Ginni purchased an air plant holder which is in the shape of a tetrahedron.
Let A, B, C and D are the coordinates of the air plant holder where A \(\equiv \) (1, 1, 1), B \(\equiv \) (2, 1, 3), C \(\equiv \) (3, 2, 2) and D \(\equiv \)(3, 3, 4).
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Find the position vector of \(\overrightarrow{A B} \).
| (a) \(-\hat{i}-2 \hat{k}\) | (b) \(2 \hat{i}+\hat{k}\) | (c) \(\hat{i}+2 \hat{k}\) | (d)\(-2 \hat{i}-\hat{k}\) |
(ii) Find the position vector of \(\overrightarrow{A C} \).
| (a) \(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}-\hat{k}\) | (b) \(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}\) | (c) \(-2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}\) | (d) \(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}\) |
(iii) Find the position vector of \(\overrightarrow{AD} .\).
| (a) \( 2 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}\) | (b) \( \hat{i}+\hat{j}-3 \hat{k}\) | (c) \(3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}\) | (d) \(2\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}\) |
(iv) Area of \(\Delta A B C\) =
| (a) \(\frac{\sqrt{11}}{2} \mathrm{sq .units}\) | (b) \(\frac{\sqrt{14}}{2} sq. units\) | (c) \(\frac{\sqrt{13}}{2}\) | (d)\(\frac{\sqrt{17}}{2} \mathrm{sq .units}\) |
(v) Find the unit vector along \(\overrightarrow{AD} .\)
| (a) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{17}}(2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})\) | (b)\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{17}}(3 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})\) | (c) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{11}}(2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})\) | (d) \((2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})\) |
1.
\(\text { As } \frac{1}{k}, \frac{1}{k}, \frac{1}{k} \)are direction cosines of a line
\(\therefore \frac{1}{k^{2}}+\frac{1}{k^{2}}+\frac{1}{k^{2}}=1 \Rightarrow \frac{3}{k^{2}}=1 \)
\(\Rightarrow k^{2}=3 \)
\(\Rightarrow k=\pm \sqrt{3}\)
2.
\(\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{5}=\frac{z-3}{-5}\)
3.
\(\frac{x-5}{2}=\frac{y+2}{-1}=\frac{z-4}{3}\)
4.
\(=-\frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{-1}{3}\)
5.
We know \(\left| \overrightarrow a \times \overset\rightarrow b \right| =\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| \left| \overrightarrow { b} \right| \sin\theta\)
\(\Rightarrow \sin \theta=\frac{\left| \overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| }{\left| \overrightarrow {a } \right| \left| \overrightarrow {b } \right| }=\frac{12}{8\times3}=\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\therefore \theta=\frac{\pi}{6}\)
6.
For vectors to be collinear \(\frac{2}{a}=\frac{-3}{6}=\frac{4}{-8}\)
a = -4
7.
\(\left|\begin{array}{rrr} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 2 & 6 & 14 \\ 1 & -\lambda & 7 \end{array}\right|=\overrightarrow{0}\)
\( \Rightarrow \hat{i}(42+14 \lambda)-\hat{j}(14-14) +\hat{k}(-2 \lambda-6)=\overrightarrow{0} \Rightarrow \lambda=-3 \)
8.
\(\Rightarrow \overrightarrow{x^{2}}-\overrightarrow{p^{2}}=80 \Rightarrow|\vec{x}|^{2}=81 \Rightarrow|\vec{x}|=9\)
9.
\(\text { Projection of } \vec{a} \text { on } \vec{b}=\frac{\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}}{|\vec{b}|}=\frac{8}{7}\)
10.
Point through which line passes is (2, 1, - 4) and dr's: 1, 1,-1.
\(\therefore\) Cartesian equation of line is \(\frac{z-2}{1}=\frac{y-1}{-1}=\frac{z+4}{-1}\)
11.
The area of a parallelogram with \( \vec{a} \text { and } \vec{b}\) as its adjacent sides is given by \(|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}| \text { . }\)
\(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 3 & 1 & 4 \\ 1 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right|=5 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-4 \hat{k}\)
\(\text {Therefore } \ |\vec{a} \times \vec{b}|=\sqrt{25+1+16}=\sqrt{42}\)
and hence, the required area is \(\sqrt{42} \text { . }\)
12.
The given lines are:
\(\frac { x-1 }{ -3 } =\frac { y-2 }{ 2k } =\frac { z-3 }{ 2 } \)...(i)
\(\text {and} \ \frac { x-1 }{ 3k } =\frac { y-1 }{ 1 } =\frac { z-6 }{ -5 } \).....(ii)
The direction-ratios of line(i) are <-3, 2k, 2>
The direction-ratios of line(ii) are <3k, 1, -5>.
The lines (1) and (2) are perpendicular
if a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0
\(\therefore-3(3 k)+2 k \times 1+2(-5)=0 \)
\(\Rightarrow-9 k+2 k-10=0 \)
\(\Rightarrow 7 k=-10 \)
\(\Rightarrow k=\frac{-10}{7} \)
Therefore, for \( k=-\frac{10}{7} \) the given lines are perpendicular to each other.
13.
If \(\theta \) be the angle between \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) and \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \), then
cos \(\theta \) = \(\frac { \overset { \rightarrow }{ a } ,\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } }{ |\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } ||\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } | } =\frac { \sqrt { 6 } }{ \sqrt { 3(2) } } =\frac { \left( \sqrt { 3 } \right) \left( \sqrt { 2 } \right) }{ \left( \sqrt { 3 } \right) \left( 2 \right) } \)
= \(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } =cos\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
Hence, '\(\theta \)' = \(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
14.
\(\left| \frac { -16-36-64 }{ \sqrt { 16+36+64 } } \right| =\left| \frac { -116 }{ \sqrt { 116 } } \right| =2\sqrt { 29 } \) units
15.
Let line through point (2, - 1, 3) is
\(\vec{r}=(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda^{\prime}(a \hat{i}+b \hat{j}+c \hat{k})\)
\(\text { If line }(i) \text { is perpendicular to lines }\)
\(\vec{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}) \)
\(\text {and } \vec{r}=(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}-3 \hat{k})+\mu(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})
\)
\(\text { then }(a \hat{i}+b \hat{j}+c \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})=0\)
\(\Rightarrow 2 a-2 b+c=0\)
\(\text { and }(a \hat{i}+b \hat{j}+c \hat{k}) \cdot(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})=0 \Rightarrow a+2 b+2 c=0\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac{a}{4-2}=\frac{-b}{4-1}=\frac{c}{4+2}, \text { i.e. } \frac{a}{6}=\frac{b}{-3}=\frac{c}{6} \)
\(\Rightarrow a: b: c \text { is }-6:-3: 6 \text { or } 2: 1:-2
\)
line is \(\vec { r } =(2\hat { i } +\hat { j } -3\hat { k } )+\lambda '(2\hat { i } -\hat { j } +2\hat { k } )\)
16.
\(\vec{r} =2 \vec{a}-\vec{b}+3 \vec{c} \)
\(=2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}-4 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}+3 \hat{i}-6 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k} \)
\(\Rightarrow \vec{r}=\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k} \)
Vector of magnitude 6 units and parallel to
\((2 \hat a-\hat b+3\hat c) \text { is } 6 \hat{r}\)
\(\text { Vector }=6\left(\frac{\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}}{\sqrt{1+4+4}}\right)=2 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}\)
17.
Let \(\hat{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k} \)
\(\hat{b}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k} \)
and \(\hat{c}=\lambda \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}\)
now the unit vector along \(\overset { \wedge }{ b } +\overset { \wedge }{ c } \)
\(=\frac { (\lambda +2)\overset { \wedge }{ i } +6\overset { \wedge }{ j } -2\overset { \wedge }{ k } }{ \sqrt { { (\lambda +2) }^{ 2 } } +36+4 } \)
By the question
(\(\hat { i } +\hat { j } +\hat { k } \)).\(=\frac { (\lambda +2)\overset { \wedge }{ i } +6\overset { \wedge }{ j } -2\overset { \wedge }{ k } }{ \sqrt { { (\lambda +2) }^{ 2 } } +40 } \) =1
\(=\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { { (\lambda +2) }^{ 2 } } +40 } (\lambda +2+6)= 6\)
\(\Rightarrow \lambda +6=\sqrt { { (\lambda +2) }^{ 2 }+40 } \)
Squaring, \({ \lambda }^{ 2 }+12\lambda +36\)
\(={ \lambda }^{ 2 }+4\lambda +4+40\)
\(\Rightarrow 12\lambda +36=4\lambda +44\)
\(\Rightarrow 8\lambda =8\)
\(Hence\ \lambda =1\)
18.
(a)
1, 0, 0
19.
(b)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
20.
(c)
1
21.
(d)
a = I/|λ|
22.
(c)
\(\overrightarrow { AB } +\overrightarrow { BC } -\overrightarrow { AC } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)
23.
As 3 x \(\frac{k^2}{9}\) = 1 ⇒ k 土\(\sqrt3\)
24.
As \({ cos }^{ 2 }\alpha +{ cos }^{ 2 }\beta +{ cos }^{ 2 }\gamma =1\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac { 1+cos2\alpha }{ 2 } +\frac { 1+cos2\beta }{ 2 } +\frac { 1+cos2\gamma }{ 2 } =1\)
= cos 2α + cos 2β + cos 2γ = 1
25.
As direction ratios are 1, 1, 1 and direction cosines \(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } ,\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } ,\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
⇒ cos α = cos β = cos γ
⇒ α = β = γ
26.
(b)
\(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
27.
(i) (c): Position vector of \(\overrightarrow{A B} \)
\(=(2-1) \hat{i} \dot{+}(1-1) \hat{j}+(3-1) \hat{k}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{k}\)
(ii) (b): Position vector of \(\overrightarrow{A C} \)
\(=(3-1) \hat{i}+(2-1) \hat{j}+(2-1) \hat{k}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}\)
(iii) (d): Position vector of \(\overrightarrow{AD} \)
\(=(3-1) \hat{i}+(3-1) \hat{j}+(4-1) \hat{k}=2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}\)
(iv) (b): Area of \(\Delta A B C\) = \(\frac{1}{2}|\overrightarrow{A B} \times \overrightarrow{A C}|\)
\(\overrightarrow{A B} \times \overrightarrow{A C}=\left|\begin{array}{lll} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 1 \end{array}\right|=\hat{i}(0-2)-\hat{j}(1-4)+\hat{k}(1-0)\)
\(=-2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}\)
\( \Rightarrow |\overrightarrow{A B} \times \overrightarrow{A C}| =\sqrt{(-2)^{2}+3^{2}+1^{2}} \)
\(=\sqrt{4+9+1}=\sqrt{14}\)
Area of \(\Delta A B C\) \(=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{14} \text { sq. units }\)
(v) (a): Unit vector along \(\overrightarrow{A D}=\frac{\overrightarrow{A D}}{|\overrightarrow{A D}|}\)
\(=\frac{2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 k}{\sqrt{2^{2}+2^{2}+3^{2}}}=\frac{2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}}{\sqrt{4+4+9}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{17}}(2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})\)
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