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Published on: 31/07/2018
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1.
Prove that \(\left| \overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| ^{ 2 }=\begin{vmatrix} \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { a } & \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } \\ \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } & \overrightarrow { b } .\overrightarrow { b } \end{vmatrix}\)
2.
Find \(\left| \overrightarrow {a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| \) if \(\left| \overrightarrow { a} \right| =10,\left| \overrightarrow { b } \right| =2\) and \(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b=12\).
3.
Find the direction cosines of the vector joining the points A(1, 2, - 3) and B(- 1, - 2, 1) directed from B to A.
4.
Find the unit vector in the direction of \(\overset\rightarrow a+\overset\rightarrow b\)if \(\overset\rightarrow a= 2\overset\wedge i+\overset\wedge j+3\overset\wedge k\), and \(\overset\rightarrow b= \overset\wedge i+2\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k\)
5.
Represent graphically a displacement of 25 km, 60o .
(i) North to East
(ii) East to North
6.
If \(\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| =3\) interpret the following:
(i)2\(\overrightarrow { a } \)
(ii)-5\(\overrightarrow { a } \)
7.
If \(\overrightarrow { a } =x\hat { i } +2\hat { j } -z\hat { k } \quad and\quad \overrightarrow { b } =3\hat { i } -y\hat { j } +\hat { k } \) are two equal vectors then write the value of x+y+z.
8.
Vectors \(\overrightarrow { a } \ and\ \overrightarrow { b } \) are such that \(\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| =\sqrt { 3 } ,\left| \overrightarrow { b } \right| =\frac { 2 }{ 3 } and\ (\overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } )\) is a unit vector. write the angle between \(\overrightarrow { a } \ and\ \overrightarrow { b } \)?
9.
Find a vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow { a } =\overrightarrow { i } -2\overrightarrow { j } \) whose magnitude is 7.
10.
Find the angle between the vectors \(\overrightarrow { a } =\overrightarrow { i } -\overrightarrow { j } +\overrightarrow { k } \ and\ \overrightarrow { b } =\overrightarrow { i } +\overrightarrow { j } -\overrightarrow { k } \)
11.
If the vector \(-\overset\wedge i+\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k\) bisects the angle between the vector \(\overrightarrow c\) and the vector \(3\overset\wedge i+4\overset\wedge j\), then find the vector unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow c\).
12.
Find a vector of magnitude 11 in the direction opposite to that \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ PQ } \) of where P and Q are the points (1,3,2) and (-1,0,8 respectively.
13.
Find the angle between two vectors \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) and \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and when \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \).\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) = 1.
14.
The value of \(\hat{i} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{j} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{k} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{j}\hat{i} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{j} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{k} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{j})\) is:
(A) 0
(B) -1
(C) 1
(D) 3.
15.
Find the angle between two vectors \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) and \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) with magnitude \(\sqrt { 3 } \) and 2 respectively having \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \), \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \) = \(\sqrt { 6 } \).
16.
Answer the following as true or false:
(i) \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) and - \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \) are collinear.
(ii) Two collinear vector are always equal in magnitude
(iii) Two vectors have same magnitude are colinear.
(iv) the collinear vectors having the same magnitude are equal
17.
Mrs. Rodger got a weekly raise of $145. If she gets paid every other week, write an integer describing how the raise will affect her paycheck.
18.
If \(\overrightarrow { a } ,\overrightarrow { b } ,\overrightarrow { c } \) are unit vectors. Such that \(\overrightarrow { a } +\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { c } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \) then find the value of \(\overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { b } .\overrightarrow { c } +\overrightarrow { c } .\overrightarrow { a } \)
19.
If \(\overrightarrow { a } ,\overrightarrow { b } ,\overrightarrow { c } \) be the vectors such that \(\overrightarrow { a } +\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { c } =\overrightarrow { 0 } ,\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| =3,\left| \overrightarrow { b } \right| =4\)\( \ and\ \left| \overrightarrow { c } \right| =5\) find \(\overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { b } .\overrightarrow { c } +\overrightarrow { c } .\overrightarrow { a } \)
20.
Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position vectors are (\(2\overrightarrow { a } +\overrightarrow { b } \)) and (\(\overrightarrow { a } -3\overrightarrow { b } \)) externally in the ratio 1:2 Also,show that P is the mid point of the line segment RQ.
1.
Let \(\theta \) be angle between a and b
LHS,\(\left| \overrightarrow {a } \times \overrightarrow {b } \right| ^{2 }=(\overrightarrow a\times\overrightarrow b).(\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b)\)
\(=(ab\sin\theta)\overset\wedge n.(ab\sin\theta)\overset\wedge n\)
\(=(a^{ 2 }b^{2 }\sin^{2 }\theta)(\overset\wedge n.\overset\wedge n)\)
\(=a^{2 }b^{2 }\sin^{ 2 }\theta\)
\(=a^{2 }b^{ 2}(1-\cos^{ 2 }\theta)\)
\(=a^{ 2 }b^{ 2 }-(ab\cos\theta)^{ 2}\)
\(=(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow a)(\overrightarrow b.\overrightarrow b)-(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b)^{2}\)....(i)
Also, RHS=\(\begin{vmatrix} \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { a } & \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } \\ \overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } & \overrightarrow { b } .\overrightarrow { b } \end{vmatrix}\)
\(=(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow a).(\overrightarrow b.\overrightarrow b)-(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b).(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b)\)
\(=(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow a).(\overrightarrow b.\overrightarrow b)-(\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b)^{ 2}\)...(ii)
From eqn.(i) and (ii)
\(\Rightarrow\)\(RHS=LHS \)
Hence proved.
2.
\(\cos \theta=\frac{\overrightarrow a.\overrightarrow b}{\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| \left| \overrightarrow { b } \right| }=\frac{12}{10\times 2}=\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\cos \theta =\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\sin \theta=\sqrt{1-\cos ^{2}\theta} =\sqrt{1-\frac{9}{25}}\)
\(\sin \theta=\frac{\left| \overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| }{\left| \overrightarrow {a } \right| \left| \overrightarrow {b } \right| }\)
\(\Rightarrow \left| \overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| =\left| \overrightarrow { a } \right| \left| \overrightarrow { b} \right| \sin\theta\)
\(\Rightarrow \left| \overrightarrow { a } \times \overrightarrow { b } \right| =10\times2\times\frac{4}{5}=16\)
3.
\(\overset\rightarrow {BA}\)= Position vector of A- Position vector of B
\(\overset\rightarrow{BA}=(\overset\wedge i+2\overset\wedge j-3\overset\wedge k)-(-\overset\wedge i-2\overset\wedge j+\overset\wedge k)\)
\(\overset\rightarrow {BA}=2\overset\wedge i+4\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k \)
\(\left| \overset\rightarrow {BA}\right| =\sqrt{2^{2}+4^{2}+(-4)^{2}}\)
\(=\sqrt{4+16+16}\)
\(=\sqrt{36}=6 \)
Direction cosines of the vector \(\overset\rightarrow{BA}\) are \((\frac{2}{6},\frac{4}{6},-\frac{4}{6})\)
\(=(\frac{1}{3},\frac{2}{3},-\frac{2}{3})\)
4.
\(\overset\rightarrow c=\overset\rightarrow a+\overset\rightarrow b\)
\(=(2\overset\wedge i+\overset\wedge j+3\overset\wedge k)+(\overset\wedge i+2\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k)\)
\(=3\overset\wedge i+3\overset\wedge j+2\overset\wedge k\)
\(\overset\wedge c=\frac{\overset\rightarrow c}{\left|c \right| }\)
\(=\frac{2i+3j+2k}{\sqrt{9+9+4}}\)
\(=\frac{3}{\sqrt{22}}\overset\wedge i+\frac{3}{\sqrt{22}}\overset\wedge j+\frac{2}{\sqrt{22}}\overset\wedge k\)
5.
(i)
(ii)
6.
(i) Magnitude of 2\(\overrightarrow { a } \) is 6 direction is along \(\overrightarrow { a } \)
(ii) Magnitude of -5\(\overrightarrow { a } \) is 15 direction is opposite to that of \(\overrightarrow { a } \)
7.
Given, \(\vec{a}=\vec{b} \Rightarrow x \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-z \hat{k}=3 \hat{i}-y \hat{j}+\hat{k}\)
On comparing the coefficient of components, we get
x = 3, y = -2, z = -1
Now, x + y + z = 3 - 2 - 1 = 0
8.
\(\theta={\pi \over3}\)
9.
Vector of magnitude 7 along is \(7 \hat{a}=\frac{7(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j})}{\sqrt{5}}\)
\(7\hat { a } =\frac { 7 }{ \sqrt { 5 } } \hat { i } -\frac { 14 }{ \sqrt { 5 } } \hat { j } \)
10.
\(\cos \theta=\frac{\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}}{|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|}=\frac{1-1-1}{\sqrt{3} \sqrt{3}}=-\frac{1}{3} \Rightarrow \theta=\cos ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)\)
11.
Let \(x\overset\wedge i+y\overset\wedge j+z\overset\wedge k \) be the unit vector along \(\overrightarrow c.\)
Since \(-\overset\wedge i+\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k\)bisects the angle between \(\overrightarrow c\) and \(3\overset\wedge i+4\overset\wedge j.\) Therefore,
\(\lambda(-\overset\wedge i+\overset\wedge j-\overset\wedge k)=(x\overset\wedge i+y\overset\wedge j+z \overset\wedge k)+\frac{3\overset\wedge i+4\overset\wedge j}{5}\)
\(x+\frac{3}{5}=-\lambda\)
\(y+\frac{4}{5}=-\lambda\)
and \(z=-\lambda\)
Now, \(x^{ 2}+y^{2 }+z^{2 }=1\)\([\because x\overset\wedge i+y\overset\wedge j+z\overset\wedge k\) is a unit vector\(]\)
\(\Rightarrow ({-\lambda-\frac{3}{5}})^{ 2}+({\lambda-\frac{4}{5}})^{ 2}+\lambda^{ 2}\)
= 1
\(\Rightarrow 3\lambda^{ 2}-\frac{2}{5}\lambda=0\)
\(\Rightarrow \lambda=0 or \lambda =\frac{2}{15}\)
But \(\lambda\ne0,\) because \(\lambda=0\) implies that the givem vectors are parallel.
\(\Rightarrow \lambda=\frac{-2}{15}\)
\(y=\frac{-10}{15}\)
and \(z=\frac{-2}{15}\)
Hence, \(x\overset\wedge i+y\overset\wedge j+z\overset\wedge k=\frac{1}{15}(11\overset\wedge i+10\overset\wedge j+2\overset\wedge k)\)
12.
Here \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ PQ } \) = P.V of Q - P.V of P
\(=(-\overset { \wedge }{ i } +0\overset { \wedge }{ j } +\overset { \wedge }{ 8k } )\quad -(\overset { \wedge }{ i } +3\overset { \wedge }{ j } +2\overset { \wedge }{ k } )\)
\(=-2\overset { \wedge }{ i } -3\overset { \wedge }{ j } +6\overset { \wedge }{ k } \)
\(\therefore \overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } =-\overset { \rightarrow }{ PQ } =-2\overset { \wedge }{ i } -3\overset { \wedge }{ j } +6\overset { \wedge }{ k } \)
\(\therefore \overset { \rightarrow }{ |QP| } =\sqrt { 4+9+36 } =\sqrt { 49 } =7\)
\(\therefore\) Unit vector in the direction of \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } \) is given by:
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } =\frac { \overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } }{ \overset { \rightarrow }{ |QP } | } =\frac { 2\overset { \wedge }{ i } +3\overset { \wedge }{ j } -6\overset { \wedge }{ k } }{ 7 } \)
Hence, the reqd.vector of magnitude 11 in the direction of \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } \) is:
\(11\overset { \rightarrow }{ QP } =11\frac { 2\overset { \wedge }{ i } +3\overset { \wedge }{ j } -6\overset { \wedge }{ k } }{ 7 } =\frac { 22 }{ 7 } \overset { \wedge }{ i } +\frac { 33 }{ 7 } \overset { \wedge }{ j } -\frac { 66 }{ 7 } \overset { \wedge }{ k } \) .
13.
We have:
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ |a| } =1\) , \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ |b| } =2\) and \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \).\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \)=1.
\(\theta=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}}{|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|}\right)=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)=\frac{\pi}{3}\)
14.
Part (C) is the coorrect answer.
Reson:\(\hat{i} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{j} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{k})+\hat{k} \cdot(\hat{i} * \hat{j})\)
\(=\hat{i} . \hat{i}+\hat{j}-(\hat{j})+\hat{k} \cdot \hat{k}=\hat{i} \cdot \hat{i}-\hat{j} \cdot \hat{j}+\hat{k} \cdot \hat{k}\)
= 1 - 1 + 1 = 1
15.
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, '\(\theta \)' = \(\frac { \pi }{ 4 } \)
16.
(i) true (ii) False
(iii) False (iv) True
17.
Let the 1st paycheck be x (integer).
Mrs. Rodger got a weekly raise of 145.
So after completing the 1st week she will get (x+145).
Similarly after completing the 2nd week she will get (x +145) + 145.
= (x + 145 + 145)
= (x + 290)
So in this way end of every week her salary will increase by 145.
18.
We have : \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ |a| } =\overset { \rightarrow }{ |b| } =\overset { \rightarrow }{ |c| } =1\) ..(1)
Now \(\overrightarrow { a } +\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { c } =\overrightarrow { 0 } \)..(2)
Squaring, \({ \left( \overset { \rightarrow }{ a } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } \right) }^{ 2 }=0\)
\(\Rightarrow \) \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ { |a| }^{ 2 } } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ { |b| }^{ 2 } } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ { |c| }^{ 2 } } +2\left( \overset { \rightarrow }{ a } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \right) =0\)
\(\Rightarrow \) \({ (1) }^{ 2 }+{ (2) }^{ 2 }+{ (3) }^{ 2 }+2\left( \overset { \rightarrow }{ a } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } \right) =0\)
hence, \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } +\overset { \rightarrow }{ c } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ a } =-\frac { 3 }{ 2 } \) .
19.
\(\overrightarrow { a } .\overrightarrow { b } +\overrightarrow { b } .\overrightarrow { c } +\overrightarrow { c } .\overrightarrow { a } = -25\)
20.
\(3 \vec{a}+5 \vec{b}\)
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