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Multiplication of Vectors

(c)  (d)  / 4
1. If a vector 2ˆi + 3 ˆj + 8 kˆ is perpendicular to the vector
8. If A = 3ˆi + ˆj + 2kˆ and B = 2ˆi − 2ˆj + 4 kˆ then value of
4 ˆj − 4ˆi + kˆ . Then the value of  is [CBSE PMT]
| A  B | will be
1
(a) –1 (b)
2 (a) 8 2 (b) 8 3
1
(c) − (d) 1 (c) 8 5 (d) 5 8
2
9. The torque of the force F = (2ˆi − 3 ˆj + 4 kˆ )N acting at
2. If two vectors 2ˆi + 3 ˆj − kˆ and − 4ˆi − 6 ˆj − kˆ are
parallel to each other then value of  be the point r = (3ˆi + 2ˆj + 3kˆ ) m about the origin be
(a) 0 (b) 2 [CBSE PMT]

(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 6ˆi − 6 ˆj + 12 kˆ (b) 17ˆi − 6 ˆj − 13 kˆ

3. A body, acted upon by a force of 50 N is displaced (c) − 6ˆi + 6 ˆj − 12 kˆ (d) − 17ˆi + 6 ˆj + 13 kˆ
through a distance 10 meter in a direction making an
angle of 60° with the force. The work done by the force 10. If A  B = C , then which of the following statements is
be wrong
(a) 200 J (b) 100 J (a) C ⊥ A (b) C ⊥ B
(c) 300 (d) 250 J
(c) C ⊥ ( A + B) (d) C ⊥ ( A  B)
4. A particle moves from position 3ˆi + 2ˆj − 6kˆ to
11. If a particle of mass m is moving with constant velocity
14 ˆi + 13 ˆj + 9kˆ due to a uniform force of v parallel to x-axis in x-y plane as shown in fig. Its
angular momentum with respect to origin at any time t
(4ˆi + ˆj + 3 kˆ ) N . If the displacement in meters then
will be
work done will be
(a) mvb kˆ (b) − mvb kˆ
[CMEET ; Pb. PMT ,]
(a) 100 J (b) 200 J (c) mvb ˆi (d) mv ˆi
(c) 300 J (d) 250 J 12. Consider two vectors F1 = 2ˆi + 5 kˆ and F 2 = 3 ˆj + 4 kˆ .
5. If for two vector A and B , sum ( A + B) is The magnitude of the scalar product of these vectors is
[MP PMT]
perpendicular to the difference ( A − B) . The ratio of their
(a) 20 (b) 23
magnitude is
(c) 5 33 (d) 26
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these 13. Consider a vector F = 4ˆi − 3 ˆj. Another vector that is

6. The angle between the vectors A and B is  . The perpendicular to F is

value of the triple product A . (B  A ) is [CBSE PMT ,] (a) 4ˆi + 3ˆj (b) 6 î

(a) A2B (b) Zero (c) 7 kˆ (d) 3ˆi − 4 ˆj

(c) A 2 B sin  (d) A 2 B cos  14. Two vectors A and B are at right angles to each other,
when [AIIMS]
→ → → →
7. If A  B = B  A then the angle between A and B is (a) A+B =0 (b) A − B = 0
[AIEEE] (c) AB = 0 (d) A . B = 0
(a)  / 2 (b)  / 3

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(a) Zero (b) 45°

15. If | V 1 + V 2 | =| V 1 − V 2 | and V2 is finite, then [CPMT]
(c) 90° (d) 180°
(a) V1 is parallel to V2
23. The vector P = aˆi + aˆj + 3kˆ and Q = aˆi − 2ˆj − kˆ are
(b) V 1 = V 2 perpendicular to each other. The positive value of a is
(c) V1 and V2 are mutually perpendicular [AFMC ; AIIMS]

(d) | V 1 | =| V 2 | (a) 3 (b) 4

(c) 9 (d) 13
16. A force F = (5ˆi + 3 ˆj) Newton is applied over a particle 24. A body, constrained to move in the Y-direction is
which displaces it from its origin to the point
subjected to a force given by F = (−2ˆi + 15 ˆj + 6 kˆ ) N .
r = (2ˆi − 1ˆj) metres. The work done on the particle is
What is the work done by this force in moving the body
[MP PMT]
a distance 10 m along the Y-axis
(a) – 7 J (b) +13 J [CBSE PMT]
(c) +7 J (d) +11 J (a) 20 J (b) 150 J
17. The angle between two vectors − 2ˆi + 3ˆj + kˆ and (c) 160 J (d) 190 J
ˆi + 2ˆj − 4 kˆ is [EAMCET] 25. A particle moves in the x-y plane under the action of a

(a) 0° (b) 90° force F such that the value of its linear momentum (P)
(c) 180° (d) None of the above at anytime t is Px = 2 cos t, p y = 2 sin t. The angle 

18. The angle between the vectors (ˆi + ˆj) and (ˆj + kˆ ) is between F and P at a given time t. will be[MNR ;
[EAMCET] UPSEAT]
(a) 30° (b) 45° (a)  = 0 (b)  = 30 
(c) 60° (d) 90° (c)  = 90  (d)  = 180 
19. A particle moves with a velocity 6ˆi − 4 ˆj + 3 kˆ m / s 26. The area of the parallelogram represented by the
under the influence of a constant force vectors A = 2ˆi + 3ˆj and B = ˆi + 4 ˆj is
F = 20 i + 15 ˆj − 5 kˆ N . The
ˆ instantaneous power (a) 14 units (b) 7.5 units
applied to the particle is (c) 10 units (d) 5 units
[CBSE PMT] 27. A vector F 1 is along the positive X-axis. If its vector
(a) 35 J/s (b) 45 J/s
product with another vector F 2 is zero then F 2 could
(c) 25 J/s (d) 195 J/s be
20. If P .Q = PQ, then angle between P and Q is [AIIMS] [MP PMT]

(a) 0° (b) 30° (a) 4 ˆj (b) − (ˆi + ˆj)

(c) 45° (d) 60°
(c) (ˆj + kˆ ) (d) (−4ˆi )
21. A force F = 5ˆi + 6 ˆj + 4 kˆ acting on a body, produces a
28. If for two vectors A and B, A  B = 0, the vectors
displacement S = 6ˆi − 5kˆ . Work done by the force is
(a) Are perpendicular to each other
[KCET]
(b) Are parallel to each other
(a) 10 units (b) 18 units
(c) Act at an angle of 60°
(c) 11 units (d) 5 units
(d) Act at an angle of 30°
22. The angle between the two vectors A = 5ˆi + 5 ˆj and
29. The angle between vectors (A  B) and (B  A) is
B = 5ˆi − 5 ˆj will be [CPMT]

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(a) Zero (b)  and D = 4ˆi + 6 ˆj then the displacement vectors AB and
(c)  / 4 (d)  / 2 CD are
30. What is the angle between ( P + Q) and (P  Q) (a) Perpendicular
(b) Parallel

(a) 0 (b) (c) Antiparallel
2
(d) Inclined at an angle of 60°

(c) (d)  37. If force (F) = 4ˆi + 5 ˆj and displacement (s) = 3ˆi + 6 kˆ
4
then the work done is [Manipal]
31. The resultant of the two vectors having magnitude 2
(a) 4  3 (b) 5  6
and 3 is 1. What is their cross product
(c) 6  3 (d) 4  6
(a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 0 38. If | A  B | =| A . B |, then angle between A and B will
be
32. Let A = ˆi A cos  + ˆjA sin  be any vector. Another [AIIMS ; Manipal]
vector B which is normal to A is (a) 30° (b) 45°
[BHU] (c) 60° (d) 90°
(a) ˆi B cos  + j B sin  (b) 39. In an clockwise system [CPMT]

ˆi B sin  + j B cos  (a) ˆj  kˆ = ˆi (b) ˆi . ˆi = 0

(c) ˆj  ˆj = 1 (d) kˆ . ˆj = 1
(c) ˆi B sin  − j B cos  (d)
40. The linear velocity of a rotating body is given by
ˆi B cos  − j B sin 
v =   r, where  is the angular velocity and r is the
33. The angle between two vectors given by 6 i + 6 j − 3k radius vector. The angular velocity of a body is
and 7i + 4 j + 4 k is [EAMCET (Engg.)]  = ˆi − 2ˆj + 2kˆ and the radius vector r = 4 ˆj − 3kˆ , then
 1   5  | v | is
(a) cos −1  
 (b) cos −1  

 3  3 (a) 29 units (b) 31 units

 2   5 (c) 37 units (d) 41 units

(c) sin −1  
 (d) sin −1  
 3 
 3   41. Three vectors a, b and c satisfy the relation a . b = 0

34. A vector A points vertically upward and B points and a . c = 0. The vector a is parallel to
towards north. The vector product AB is [AIIMS]
[UPSEAT] (a) b (b) c
(a) Zero (b) Along west
(c) b . c (d) b  c
(c) Along east (d) Vertically
downward 42. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 2 î and 2ˆj. What
35. Angle between the vectors (ˆi + ˆj) and (ˆj − kˆ ) is is the area of the parallelogram
(a) 0.5 units (b) 1 unit
(a) 90° (b) 0°
(c) 2 units (d) 4 units
(c) 180° (d) 60°
43. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following
36. The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are
vectors 2ˆi + 2ˆj − kˆ and 6ˆi − 3 ˆj + 2kˆ
A = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj + 5 kˆ , B = 4ˆi + 5 ˆj + 6 kˆ , C = 7ˆi + 9 ˆj + 3 kˆ

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ˆi + 10 ˆj − 18 kˆ ˆi − 10 ˆj + 18 kˆ 50. A force vector applied on a mass is represented as

(a) (b) 
5 17 5 17 F = 6ˆi − 8 ˆj + 10 kˆ and accelerates with 1 m /s 2 . What
ˆi − 10 ˆj − 18 kˆ ˆi + 10 ˆj + 18 kˆ will be the mass of the body in kg.
(c) (d)
5 17 5 17
[CMEET]
44. The area of the parallelogram whose sides are
(a) 10 2 (b) 20
represented by the vectors ˆj + 3kˆ and ˆi + 2ˆj − kˆ is
(c) 2 10 (d) 10
(a) 61 sq.unit (b) 59 sq.unit
(c) 49 sq.unit (d) 52 sq.unit
Answers:
45. The position of a particle is given by r = (i + 2 j − k )
momentum P = (3i + 4 j − 2k ). The angular momentum 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 a 5 a
is perpendicular to [EAMCET (Engg.)]
6 b 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 d
(a) x-axis
11 b 12 d 13 c 14 d 15 c
(b) y-axis
16 c 17 b 18 c 0 b 20 a
(c) z-axis
21 a 22 c 23 a 24 b 25 c
(d) Line at equal angles to all the three axes
26 d 27 d 28 b 29 b 30 b
46. Two vector A and B have equal magnitudes. Then the
vector A + B is perpendicular to 31 d 32 c 33 d 34 b 35 d
(a) AB (b) A – B 36 b 37 a 38 b 39 a 40 a
(c) 3A – 3B (d) All of these 41 d 42 d 43 c 44 b 45 a

47. Find the torque of a force F = −3ˆi + ˆj + 5 kˆ acting at the 46 a 47 a 48 d 49 d 50 a

point r = 7ˆi + 3 ˆj + kˆ
[CPMT ; CBSE PMT ; CET ; DPMT]

(a) 14 ˆi − 38 ˆj + 16 kˆ (b) 4ˆi + 4 ˆj + 6kˆ

(c) 21ˆi + 4 ˆj + 4 kˆ (d) − 14 ˆi + 34 ˆj − 16 kˆ

48. The value of ( A + B) ( A − B) is

[RPET , ; BHU]

(a) 0 (b) A − B 2
2

(c) B A (d) 2(B  A)

 
49. If A and B are perpendicular vectors and vector
 
A = 5ˆi + 7 ˆj − 3kˆ and B = 2ˆi + 2ˆj − akˆ . The value of a is
[EAMCET]
(a) – 2 (b) 8
(c) – 7 (d) – 8

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