Vector algebra

i. FinG the projection of b+ on where å =

2i- 2j + k, b =i+ 2j - 2k and
: 2i-j+ 4k
Ans =2
2. Findthe projection of d= 2i-j+ konb =
i-2j + k. Ans 5
3. Find the angle between the vectors å+band
Ans 90°
£-bif å= 2i-j+ 3k andb= 31 +/- 2k.
4. !få= 5i-j +7k, b =3i +j-Ak find Àsuch that ä
Ans t v Jes
+ b and å- bareliorthogonal (90°)
5. Find Aif the vectord = i- j + 3k, b =
4i- 5j + 2k are perpendicularto each, other.
Ans=-2
6. Ifd = i+ 2j-3k, b =3i-/+ 2k show that + b is
7. Find the value of Aso that the twO perpendicular todb.
vectors 2î + 3- k and 4î 6,tk are: -
A. Parallel
Ans A=-2
S. Perpendicular to each other Ans =26
8. sä=i+Ë + 2k and b= 31 + 2j - k find (å+ 34). (2a Ans -15
9. i j j= 13, jb| = 5 and d. b= 60
Ans 25
10. If jä| = 5|6| = 13, la xB| = 25 fbd Ans 60
11. Find a vector whose magnitudeis 3unit,andiwhich is
perpendicular to the following two
sicctors ä=31 +j-4k angb 2k. Ans 2i - 2j +k
12. Letã=i-j,b = 3j -7 and å 7 3..hich is
5 and . d= 1
i
perpendicul
Ans ++k
ar to botha and
13. Find aunit vector perpendicular to both vectors å = 3i
+Ë- 2k andb = 21 + 3/- k. Ans

14. The dot,product of alvector with vectors î +- 3k,i+ 3f- 2k

and 2i+j +4k are 0, 5
and 8 respectivelyi Find the vector.
Ans î+ 2j + k
15. Show that the vector = 3i-2)+ k,
b=î-3 +5k and = 2i+/ 4k from a right -
angled triangle.
l6. Show that the area of a pallogram having
diagonals 3î +/- 2k and î 3 + 4k is 5/3.
Square unit.
17. If the P.V. of the vertices of triangles are î + 2j +
3k,2i+ 3 + k and 3i + /+ 2k show that
tingles is equilateral.
13. Show that the points A(1, 2,7) B (2, 6, 3) and C
(3, 10, -1) are collinear.
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19. Find the area of a tingles having the points A(1. 1. 1) B(1, 2. 3)and C(2, 3, 1) as its
Ans 21
and3i- 2j + k. Ans &V3
20. Find the area of parallelogram determined by the vectors î + 21+ 3k
21. The scalar product of the vector î +i+ k with a unit vector along the sum of the vectors
Ans A = 1
21+ 4-- 5kand i+ 2) + 3k is equal to 1. Findthe value of .
22. it i te= 0 show that å xb= b x= cxä
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. i a, b, are unit vector such that ã + b += 0 then find the value ofä. b,+b,utuf .a. Ans
24. If ä xb =Cxdandå x= bxdprove that å- dis parallel tobproye that d
and b
5. If ä, 6, are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal maghitude! Pröv, that' the angle
which å + b+ makes with any of the vectors å, bor i s c o s - 1 ( l i ! C
[Link] å+ b+= 0, ll= 3, b| =5and |c|=7 find the an8e beM oaHdb. Ans .= 3

27. iY d. @=0and ä. b= 0 what can you conclude about the vector b E '
28. Fur vector d, band show that d x (b +) +Bx (ë+ ä)itx (+b) 0
2
29.*0 ylwo ECiors dand bprove that (ax b)
30. Deiine ã x band prove that |å x b (ab)tan 0 where is an angle. between dand b
31. For any twovectors @and b prove that at b a +|b\
32. Prove Cauchy -Schwarz inequalityke. b)i lallb|
33. 1f â and b are unit vectorinlinediatah ngle then prove that sin =l@- B|
If ä+b+= 0and läl ==3,|b|
3 5and lc| =7 showthat the angle between åand bis
60°.
35. If å= 3i 4jj-3k'and'
- bim-3k find áunit vector along vector axb
i6. it =i+itkand , find avectot Such that x = band . = 0
37. Find the value ofA which makes the vectors a, b, coplanar where £2i- +k,
b --î+ 2j--3k and = 3i-Af +5k. Ans A=4
38. Express the vector =5i 2 + 5k as sum of two vectors such that one is parallel to the
vector b 31+ k andthe other is perpendicular tob. Ans-i- 2j + 3k,6i + 2k
39. If with reference to the right angled system of mutually perpendicular unit vector î, jandk
ü= 3i - i, b= 2i+-[Link] express b in the form b = b, +b, where b, is parallel to
and b, is perpendicular to . ,Ans bj = i- ;i+-3k

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b=i+i+kand = 41- 31 +7k be three vectors. Find a vector Y which
satisfies FxhcXb and .å= 0. Ans Y= -i-8 + 2k
1. !"a, i, c are vectors such that å. b=å.cå
xh=uxC:c+ 0 then show that b =. .
42. Find aunit vector perpendicular to the plane
ABCwhere the position vectors of A, BandCi
are 2i - j + k,i +j+ 2k and 2i + 3k 3
respectively. Ans V1atal-ki
V14
[Link] sides of aparallelogram are 21- 4î + 5k and i -2j -3k find
the unit vector
parallel to its diagonals. Also find its area.
Ans (3i6j +2k)d1v5
44. Find the P.V. of a point Rwhich divided line joining two points Pand Q
whose, position
vectors are (2å + b)and (å- 3b)externally in the ratio 1:2 also shows that Pis thë
"
midpoint of the line segments RQ. "Ans 3ä +5b
[Link] , b, be three vectors such that || = 3, b|=4,|| #5 and eachione of them being
perpendicular to the sum of the other two findla+b+|., Ans 5v2
46. Three vectors å, b and satisfy the condition åaib=0evaluate . b + b.+£:
ifäl = 1,b = 4 and | = 2. Ans
[Link] anytwovectors åand bshow that
2
(1+ la)(1+|6|) =(1- a.b) ilat bl (ã x b)]
48. Find a unit vector nernendicular to plane ABC Where A, B andCare the points (3,1,2),
(1, -1, -3) and (4, -3, 1) respectively. Ans-10i-7+ 4)
49. Show that the vectors a- 2b+ 3¢ä3b + 5 and-2å + 3b 4 are coplanar
where
a. b, are non coplanar.
50. Show that the vector 2a-b-36, ã+ b- 2 and ä +b-3 are non
coplanar vector.
51. Prove that four points 2d36- , a- 2b + 2,3ã + 4b - 2 and å - 6b 6 are
coplanar.

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