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7401.

Let \[{{x}^{2}}+3{{y}^{2}}=3\] be the equation of an ellipse in the x-y plane. A and B are two points whose position vectors are \[-\sqrt{3}\hat{i}\] and\[-\sqrt{3}\hat{i}+2\hat{k}\]. Then the position vector of a point P on the ellipse such that \[\angle APB=\pi /4\] is

A. \[\pm \hat{j}\]
B. \[\pm (\hat{i}+\hat{j})\]
C. \[\pm \,\hat{i}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[\pm (\hat{i}+\hat{j})\]
7402.

Let \[\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \] be distinct real numbers. The points with position vectors \[\alpha \hat{i}+\beta \hat{j}+\gamma \hat{k},\beta \hat{i}+\gamma \hat{j}+\alpha \hat{k}\] and \[\gamma \hat{i}+\alpha \hat{j}+\beta \hat{k}\]

A. Are collinear
B. Form an equilateral triangle
C. Form a scalene triangle
D. Form a right-angled triangle
Answer» B. Form an equilateral triangle
7403.

In a right angle \[\Delta ABC,\text{ }\angle A=90{}^\circ \] and sides a, b, c are respectively, 5 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm. If a force \[\vec{F}\] has moments 0, 9 and 16 in N cm. units respectively about vertices A, B and C, then magnitude of \[\vec{F}\] is

A. 9
B. 4
C. 5
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
7404.

If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and\[\overrightarrow{AB}+\overrightarrow{AC}+\overrightarrow{AD}+\overrightarrow{AE}+\overrightarrow{AF}=k\overrightarrow{AD}\], then find the value of k.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
7405.

The projection of a along b is [RPET 1995]

A. \[\frac{\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{b}}{|\mathbf{a}|}\]
B. \[\frac{\mathbf{a}\,\times \,\mathbf{b}}{|\mathbf{a}|}\]
C. \[\frac{\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{b}}{|\mathbf{b}|}\]
D. \[\frac{\mathbf{a}\,\times \,\mathbf{b}}{|\mathbf{b}|}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{\mathbf{a}\,\times \,\mathbf{b}}{|\mathbf{b}|}\]
7406.

If \[\mathbf{a}=4\mathbf{i}+6\mathbf{j}\] and \[\mathbf{b}=3\,\mathbf{j}+4\,\mathbf{k},\] then the component of a along b is [IIT Screening 1989; MNR 1983, 87; UPSEAT 2000]

A. \[\frac{18}{10\sqrt{3}}(3\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k})\]
B. \[\frac{18}{25}(3\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k})\]
C. \[\frac{18}{\sqrt{3}}(3\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k})\]
D. \[(3\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k})\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{18}{\sqrt{3}}(3\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k})\]
7407.

A unit vector in the \[xy-\]plane which is perpendicular to \[4\mathbf{i}-3\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}\] is [RPET 1991]

A. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}}{\sqrt{2}}\]
B. \[\frac{1}{5}(3\mathbf{i}+4\mathbf{j})\]
C. \[\frac{1}{5}\,(3\mathbf{i}-4\mathbf{j})\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\frac{1}{5}\,(3\mathbf{i}-4\mathbf{j})\]
7408.

If the vectors \[a\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k}\] and \[-\mathbf{i}+5\mathbf{j}+a\mathbf{k}\] are perpendicular to each other, then \[a=\] [MP PET 1996]

A. 6
B. ? 6
C. 5
D. ? 5
Answer» E.
7409.

If \[\mathbf{a}\ne \mathbf{0},\,\,\mathbf{b}\ne \mathbf{0}\] and \[|\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}|\,=\,|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}|,\] then the vectors a and b are [Roorkee 1986; MNR 1988; IIT Screening 1989; MP PET 1990, 97; RPET 1984, 90, 96, 99; KCET 1999]

A. Parallel to each other
B. Perpendicular to each other
C. Inclined at an angle of \[{{60}^{o}}\]
D. Neither perpendicular nor parallel
Answer» C. Inclined at an angle of \[{{60}^{o}}\]
7410.

If the vectors \[a\,\mathbf{i}-2\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k}\] and \[3\mathbf{i}+6\mathbf{j}-5\mathbf{k}\] are perpendicular to each other, then a is given by [MP PET 1993]

A. 9
B. 16
C. 25
D. 36
Answer» B. 16
7411.

Let a and b be two unit vectors inclined at an angle \[\theta \], then \[\sin \,(\theta /2)\] is equal to [BIT Ranchi 1991; Karnataka CET 2000, 01; UPSEAT 2002]

A. \[\frac{1}{2}|a-b|\]
B. \[\frac{1}{2}|a+b|\]
C. \[|a-b|\]
D. \[|a+b|\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{1}{2}|a+b|\]
7412.

If a, b and c are unit vectors such that \[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{c}=0,\] then the angle between a and b is [Roorkee Qualifying 1998; MP PET 1999; UPSEAT 2000; RPET 2002]

A. \[\pi /6\]
B. \[\pi /3\]
C. \[\pi /2\]
D. \[2\pi /3\]
Answer» E.
7413.

If a, b, c are mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitudes, then the angle between the vectors a and \[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c}\] is

A. \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]
C. \[{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\]
D. \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
7414.

If the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D be \[\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k},\,\,2\,\mathbf{i}+5\,\mathbf{j},\,\,3\,\mathbf{i}+2\,\mathbf{j}-3\mathbf{k}\]and \[\mathbf{i}-6\,\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k},\] then the angle between the vectors \[\overrightarrow{AB}\] and \[\overrightarrow{CD}\] is

A. \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
C. \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
D. \[\pi \]
Answer» E.
7415.

The value of x for which the angle between the vectors \[\mathbf{a}=x\mathbf{i}-3\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k},\,\,\mathbf{b}=2x\mathbf{i}+x\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}\] is acute and the angle between the vectors b and the axis of ordinate is obtuse, are

A. 1, 2
B. ? 2, ? 3
C. x > 0
D. None of these
Answer» C. x > 0
7416.

If \[a\,.\,i=a\,.\,(i+j)=a\,.\,(i+j+k)\], then a = [EAMCET 2002]

A. i
B. k
C. j
D. i + j + k
Answer» B. k
7417.

If \[|\mathbf{a}|\,\,=3,\,\,\,|\mathbf{b}|\,\,=1,\,\,|\mathbf{c}|\,\,=4\] and \[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c}=\mathbf{0},\] then \[\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{b}\,.\,\mathbf{c}+\mathbf{c}\,.\,\mathbf{a}=\] [MP PET 1995; RPET 2000]

A. ? 13
B. ? 10
C. 13
D. 10
Answer» B. ? 10
7418.

If \[\overrightarrow{{{F}_{1}}}=\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k},\] \[\overrightarrow{{{F}_{2}}}=-\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k},\] \[\overrightarrow{{{F}_{3}}}=\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k},\] \[\vec{A}=4\mathbf{i}-3\mathbf{j}-2\mathbf{k}\] and \[\vec{B}=6\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}-3\mathbf{k},\] then the scalar product of \[\overrightarrow{{{F}_{1}}}+\overrightarrow{{{F}_{2}}}+\overrightarrow{{{F}_{3}}}\]and \[\overrightarrow{AB}\] will be [Roorkee 1980]

A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
7419.

The projection of the vector \[i-2j+k\] on the vector \[4i-4j+7k\] is [RPET 1990; MNR 1980; MP PET 2002; UPSEAT 2002; Pb. CET 2004]

A. \[\frac{5\sqrt{6}}{10}\]
B. \[\frac{19}{9}\]
C. \[\frac{9}{19}\]
D. \[\frac{\sqrt{6}}{19}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{9}{19}\]
7420.

\[(\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{i})\,\mathbf{i}+(\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{j})\mathbf{j}+(\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{k})\,\mathbf{k}=\] [Karnataka CET 2004]

A. a
B. 2 a
C. 0
D. None of these
Answer» B. 2 a
7421.

If a unit vector lies in yz?plane and makes angles of \[{{30}^{o}}\] and \[{{60}^{o}}\] with the positive y-axis and z-axis respectively, then its components along the co-ordinate axes will be

A. \[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\,\,\frac{1}{2},\,0\]
B. \[0,\,\,\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\,\,\frac{1}{2}\]
C. \[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\,\,0,\,\,\frac{1}{2}\]
D. \[0,\,\,\frac{1}{2},\,\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\,\,0,\,\,\frac{1}{2}\]
7422.

. If \[\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{b}\,.\,\mathbf{c}=\mathbf{c}\,.\,\mathbf{a}=0\] then the value of [a b c] is equal to [Pb. CET 2000]

A. 1
B. ? 1
C. \[|\mathbf{a}||\mathbf{b}||\mathbf{c}|\]
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
7423.

If the vectors \[4i+11j+mk,\,7i+2j+6k\] and \[i+5j+4k\] are coplanar, then m is [Karnataka CET 2003]

A. 38
B. 0
C. 10
D. ? 10
Answer» D. ? 10
7424.

What will be the volume of that parallelopiped whose sides are a = i ? j + k, b = i ? 3j + 4k and c = 2i ? 5j + 3k [UPSEAT 1999]

A. 5 unit
B. 6 unit
C. 7 unit
D. 8 unit
Answer» D. 8 unit
7425.

If \[\mathbf{a}=3\mathbf{i}-2\mathbf{j}+2\mathbf{k},\,\,\,\mathbf{b}=6\mathbf{i}+4\mathbf{j}-2\mathbf{k}\] and \[\mathbf{c}=3\mathbf{i}-2\mathbf{j}-4\mathbf{k}\], then \[\mathbf{a}\,.\,\,(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c})\] is [Karnataka CET 2001]

A. 122
B. ? 144
C. 120
D. ? 120
Answer» C. 120
7426.

\[[i\,\,k\,\,j]+[k\,\,j\,\,i]+[j\,\,k\,\,i]\] [UPSEAT 2002]

A. 1
B. 3
C. ? 3
D. ? 1
Answer» E.
7427.

If three conterminous edges of a parallelopiped are represented by \[\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b},\,\,\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{c}\] and \[\mathbf{c}-\mathbf{a}\], then its volume is [MP PET 1999; Pb. CET 2003]

A. [a b c]
B. 2 [a b c]
C. \[\,{{[\mathbf{a}\,\,\mathbf{b}\,\,\mathbf{c}]}^{2}}\]
D. 0
Answer» E.
7428.

If \[\mathbf{a}=\mathbf{i}-2\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k}\] and \[\mathbf{b}=3\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+2\mathbf{k},\] then the unit vector perpendicular to a and b is [MP PET 1996]

A. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{3}}\]
B. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{3}}\]
C. \[\frac{-\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{3}}\]
D. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{3}}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}}{\sqrt{3}}\]
7429.

If \[\mathbf{i},\,\mathbf{j},\,\mathbf{k}\] are the unit vectors and mutually perpendicular, then \[[\mathbf{i}\,\mathbf{k}\,\mathbf{j}]\] is equal to [RPET 1986]

A. 0
B. ? 1
C. 1
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1
7430.

If \[\mathbf{a}\,.\,\mathbf{i}=4,\] then \[(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{j})\,.\,(2\mathbf{j}-3\mathbf{k})=\] [EAMCET 1994]

A. 12
B. 2
C. 0
D. ? 12
Answer» E.
7431.

If a, b, c be any three non-coplanar vectors, then \[[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}\,\,\,\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c}\,\,\,\mathbf{c}+\mathbf{a}]=\] [RPET 1988; MP PET 1990, 02; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A. \[|\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}|\]
B. 2\[[\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}]\]
C. \[{{[\,\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,]}^{2}}\]
D. \[2\,{{[\,\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,]}^{2}}\]
Answer» C. \[{{[\,\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,]}^{2}}\]
7432.

The vectors \[3\,\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}-5\,\mathbf{k}\] and \[a\,\mathbf{i}+b\,\mathbf{j}-15\,\mathbf{k}\]are collinear, if [RPET 1986; MP PET 1988]

A. \[a=3,\,\,b=1\]
B. \[a=9,\,\,b=1\]
C. \[a=3,\,\,b=3\]
D. \[a=9,\,\,b=3\]
Answer» E.
7433.

If \[\mathbf{a}=\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}\] and \[\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{k}\], then a unit vector coplanar with a and b and perpendicular to a is

A. i
B. j
C. k
D. None of these
Answer» E.
7434.

If \[ABCDEF\] is regular hexagon, then \[\overrightarrow{AD}\,+\overrightarrow{EB}+\overrightarrow{FC}=\] [Karnataka CET 2002]

A. 0
B. \[2\overrightarrow{AB}\]
C. \[3\overrightarrow{AB}\]
D. \[4\overrightarrow{AB}\]
Answer» E.
7435.

Let A and B be points with position vectors a and b with respect to the origin O. If the point C on OA is such that \[2AC=CO,\,\,CD\] is parallel to OB and \[|\overrightarrow{CD}|\,\,=\,\,3|\overrightarrow{OB}|,\] then \[\overrightarrow{AD}\] is equal to

A. \[3\mathbf{b}-\frac{\mathbf{a}}{2}\]
B. \[3\mathbf{b}+\frac{\mathbf{a}}{2}\]
C. \[3\mathbf{b}-\frac{\mathbf{a}}{3}\]
D. \[3\mathbf{b}+\frac{\mathbf{a}}{3}\]
Answer» D. \[3\mathbf{b}+\frac{\mathbf{a}}{3}\]
7436.

If C is the middle point of AB and P is any point outside AB, then [MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000; AIEEE 2005]

A. \[\overrightarrow{PA}+\overrightarrow{PB}=\overrightarrow{PC}\]
B. \[\overrightarrow{PA}+\overrightarrow{PB}=2\,\overrightarrow{PC}\]
C. \[\overrightarrow{PA}+\overrightarrow{PB}+\overrightarrow{PC}=0\]
D. \[\overrightarrow{PA}+\overrightarrow{PB}+2\,\overrightarrow{PC}=0\]
Answer» C. \[\overrightarrow{PA}+\overrightarrow{PB}+\overrightarrow{PC}=0\]
7437.

If the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D be \[2\mathbf{i}+3\mathbf{j}+5\mathbf{k},\] \[\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k},\,\,-5\mathbf{i}+4\mathbf{j}-2\mathbf{k}\] and \[\mathbf{i}+10\mathbf{j}+10\mathbf{k}\] respectively, then [MNR 1982]

A. \[\overrightarrow{AB}=\overrightarrow{CD}\]
B. \[\overrightarrow{AB}\,\,\,|\,\,|\,\,\,\overrightarrow{\,CD}\]
C. \[\overrightarrow{AB}\,\,\bot \,\,\overrightarrow{CD}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\overrightarrow{AB}\,\,\bot \,\,\overrightarrow{CD}\]
7438.

If a and b are the position vectors of A and B respectively, then the position vector of a point C on AB produced such that \[\overrightarrow{AC}=3\overrightarrow{AB}\] is [MNR 1980; MP PET 1995, 99]

A. \[3\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}\]
B. \[3\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{a}\]
C. \[3\mathbf{a}-2\mathbf{b}\]
D. \[3\mathbf{b}-2\mathbf{a}\]
Answer» E.
7439.

A, B, C, D, E are five coplanar points, then \[\overrightarrow{DA}+\overrightarrow{DB}+\overrightarrow{DC}+\overrightarrow{AE}+\overrightarrow{BE}+\overrightarrow{CE}\] is equal to [RPET 1999]

A. \[\overrightarrow{DE}\]
B. \[3\,\overrightarrow{DE}\]
C. \[2\,\overrightarrow{DE}\]
D. \[4\,\overrightarrow{ED}\]
Answer» C. \[2\,\overrightarrow{DE}\]
7440.

In a regular hexagon ABCDEF, \[\overrightarrow{AE}=\] [MNR 1984]

A. \[2\mathbf{a}-3\mathbf{b}\]
B. \[\overrightarrow{AC}\,\,+\,\,\overrightarrow{AF}\,\,-\,\overrightarrow{AB}\]
C. \[\overrightarrow{AC}\,\,+\,\,\overrightarrow{AB}\,\,-\,\,\overrightarrow{AF}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\overrightarrow{AC}\,\,+\,\,\overrightarrow{AB}\,\,-\,\,\overrightarrow{AF}\]
7441.

If \[\mathbf{a}=2\mathbf{i}+5\mathbf{j}\] and \[\mathbf{b}=2\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j},\] then the unit vector along \[y=0\] will be [RPET 1985, 95]

A. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}}{\sqrt{2}}\]
B. \[ap+bq+cr=0\]
C. \[{{90}^{o}}\]
D. \[\frac{\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}}{\sqrt{2}}\]
Answer» E.
7442.

P is a point on the side BC of the \[\Delta \,ABC\] and Q is a point such that \[\overrightarrow{PQ}\] is the resultant of \[\overrightarrow{AP},\,\overrightarrow{PB},\,\overrightarrow{PC}.\] Then ABQC is a

A. Square
B. Rectangle
C. Parallelogram
D. Trapezium
Answer» D. Trapezium
7443.

ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at A. Forces of magnitude \[2\sqrt{2,}\,5\] and 6 act along \[\overrightarrow{BC},\,\,\overrightarrow{CA}\] and \[\overrightarrow{AB}\] respectively. The magnitude of their resultant force is [Roorkee 1999]

A. 4
B. 5
C. \[11+2\sqrt{2}\]
D. 30
Answer» C. \[11+2\sqrt{2}\]
7444.

If a is non zero vector of modulus a and m is a non-zero scalar, then ma is a unit vector if [MP PET 2002]

A. \[m=\pm 1\]
B. \[m=\,\,|\mathbf{a}|\]
C. \[m=\frac{1}{|\mathbf{a}|}\]
D. \[m=\pm \,2\]
Answer» D. \[m=\pm \,2\]
7445.

If \[|\mathbf{a}|\,\,=3,\,\,\,|\mathbf{b}|\,\,=4\] and \[|\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}|\,\,=5,\] then \[|\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}|\,\,=\] [EAMCET 1994]

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» C. 4
7446.

If the position vectors of A and B are \[\mathbf{i}+3\mathbf{j}-7\mathbf{k}\] and \[5\mathbf{i}-2\mathbf{j}+4\mathbf{k},\] then the direction cosine of \[\overrightarrow{AB}\] along y-axis is [MNR 1989]

A. \[\frac{4}{\sqrt{162}}\]
B. \[-\frac{5}{\sqrt{162}}\]
C. 5
D. 11
Answer» C. 5
7447.

The magnitudes of mutually perpendicular forces a, b and c are 2, 10 and 11 respectively. Then the magnitude of its resultant is [IIT 1984]

A. 12
B. 15
C. 9
D. None
Answer» C. 9
7448.

The vectors a and b are non-collinear. The value of x for which the vectors \[\mathbf{c}=(x-2)\,\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}\] and \[\mathbf{d}=(2x+1)\,\mathbf{a}-\mathbf{b}\] are collinear, is

A. 1
B. \[\frac{1}{2}\]
C. \[\frac{1}{3}\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
7449.

If \[\hat{a},\,\,\hat{b}\] and \[\hat{c}\] are three unit vectors inclined to each other at an angle \[\theta \], then the maximum value of \[\theta \] is

A. \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]
B. \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]
C. \[\frac{2\pi }{3}\]
D. \[\frac{5\pi }{6}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{5\pi }{6}\]
7450.

If vectors \[\vec{a}\] and \[\vec{b}\] are two adjacent sides of a Parallelogram, then the vector representing the altitude of the parallelogram which is perpendicular to \[\vec{a}\] is

A. \[\vec{b}+\frac{\vec{b}\times \vec{a}}{{{\left| {\vec{a}} \right|}^{2}}}\]
B. \[\frac{\vec{a}\cdot \vec{b}}{{{\left| {\vec{b}} \right|}^{2}}}\]
C. \[\vec{b}-\frac{\vec{b}\cdot \vec{a}}{{{\left| {\vec{a}} \right|}^{2}}}\vec{a}\]
D. \[\frac{\vec{a}\times (\vec{b}\times \vec{a})}{{{\left| {\vec{b}} \right|}^{2}}}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{\vec{a}\times (\vec{b}\times \vec{a})}{{{\left| {\vec{b}} \right|}^{2}}}\]