Introduction to vector algebra - class-XI

introduction to vector algebra

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $(\vec{a}\times\vec{b})^{2}+(\vec{a}.\vec{b})^{2}=144$ and $|\vec{a}|=4,\ |\vec{b}|=$

  1. $16$
  2. $8$
  3. $3$
  4. $5$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One of the following is not a vector

  1. displacement
  2. work
  3. centrifugal force
  4. gravitational field
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is not a scalar quantity?

  1. Temperature
  2. Density
  3. Mass
  4. Weight
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a be an unit vector then

  1. direction of a is constant
  2. magnitude of a is constant
  3. direction and magnitude of a is constant
  4. any one of direction or magnitude is constant.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If two vectors have the same magnitude and direction regardless of the positions of their initial points, then they are

  1. Co-initial vectors
  2. Colinear vectors
  3. Equal Vectors
  4. Unit Vector
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A line PQ is symbolically written as

  1. PQ
  2. $\overrightarrow{PQ}$
  3. $\overleftrightarrow{PQ}$
  4. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following symbols represent vectors?

  1. $v$
  2. $\vec{AB}$
  3. $\displaystyle \left| v \right| $
  4. $\displaystyle u+\left| v \right| $
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following expressions represent vectors ?

  1. $v$
  2. $AB$
  3. $\displaystyle \left| v \right| $
  4. $\displaystyle \vec { AB } $
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following expressions represent vectors ?

  1. $\displaystyle -v$
  2. $\displaystyle u+v$
  3. $\displaystyle \vec{u}+ \vec{v} $
  4. $\displaystyle -\left| \vec { A B} \right| $
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State the following statement is true or false

In vector Algebra displacement is a vector quantity.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On ethe rectangularcomponent of a viewer of 20m is 10 m .The component is

  1. 20m
  2. $\eqalign{
    & \cr
    & 20\sqrt 3 \cr} $
  3. $\eqalign{
    & \cr
    & 10\sqrt 3 \cr} $
  4. None
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$[ a \times b \times c ] =  2[ a b c ] ^ { 2 }$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the position vectors of the vertices of atriangle are $2 \overline { i } - \overline { j } + \overline { k } , \overline { i } - 3 \vec { j } - 5 \overline { k }$ and $3 \vec { i } - 4 \overline { j } - 4 \overline { k }$ then the triangle is

  1. Equilateral triangle
  2. Isosceles triangle
  3. Right angled isosceles triangle
  4. Right angled triangle
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle {\sec}^{2}A\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$, $\displaystyle \hat{i}+{\sec}^{2}B\hat{j}+\hat{k}$,and $\displaystyle \hat{i}+\hat{j}+{\sec}^{2}C\hat{k}$, are coplanar then $\displaystyle {\cot}^{2}A+{\cot}^{2}B+{\cot}^{2}{C}$ is    

  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $0$
  4. $-1$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let        $\dot{a}$ = $\hat{i}$ + $\hat{j}$ + $\sqrt{2}\hat{k}$
              $\dot{b}$ = $b _1\hat{i}$ + $b _2\hat{j}$ + $\sqrt{2}\hat{k}$
              $\dot{c}$ = $5\hat{i}$ + $\hat{j}$ + $\sqrt{2}\hat{k}$
& ($\dot{a}$ + $\dot{b}$) is perpendicular to \overrightarrow{c} and projection vector of $\dot{b}$ on $\overrightarrow{a}$ is $\overrightarrow{a}$ then find $\left | \overrightarrow{b} \right |$

  1. 6
  2. $\sqrt{22}$
  3. $\sqrt{32}$
  4. 11
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Let a=i+j+k and c=j-k . If b is a vector satisfying a×b=c and a.b=3, then find b.
  1. $\dfrac{1}{3}(5\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+2\hat{k})$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{3}(2\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+\hat{k}$
  3. $\displaystyle 2\overrightarrow{a}$
  4. $\displaystyle -2\overrightarrow{a}$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$A$ vector $\vec V$ is inclined at equal angles to axes $OX,OY$ and $OZ$. If $\vec V$ is $6units$, then $\vec V$ is

  1. $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i+\hat j+\hat k \right )$
  2. $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i-\hat j+\hat k \right )$
  3. $\sqrt 2\left( \hat i+\hat j+\hat k \right )$
  4. $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i+\hat j-\hat k \right )$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ \vec { ai }  } =\vec { 0 } \quad where\quad |\vec { a\quad i\quad | } =1\forall i$ then the value of $\sum _{ 1\le i }^{  }{ \sum _{ <j\le n }^{  }{ \vec { { a } _{ i } }  }  } .\vec { { a } _{ j } } $ is 

  1. -n/2
  2. -n
  3. n/2
  4. n
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $ \vec{a} $ and $ \vec{b} $ are two non-collinear unit vectors such that $ |\vec{a}+\vec{b}| = \sqrt{3}, $ find $(2\vec{a}-5\vec{b}).(3\vec{a}+\vec{b}) $ 

  1. $ +\dfrac{11}{2} $
  2. $ -\dfrac{13}{2} $
  3. $ -\dfrac{11}{2} $
  4. $ +\dfrac{13}{2} $
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following can represent a vector?

  1. The length of the distance between the points $(0,0)$ and $(2,7)$
  2. A line segment beginning at $(2,7))$ and ending at $(0,0)$
  3. The length of the distance between the points $(2,7)$ and $(0,0)$
  4. A line segment beginning at $(0,0)$ and ending at $(2,7)$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction of zero vector

  1. does not exist
  2. towards origin
  3. indeterminate
  4. None of these
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which will result in a vector?

  1. Product of a scalar and a scalar.
  2. Product of a scalar and a vector.
  3. Addition of two vectors
  4. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the value of $p$ for which the vector $p\left( 2\hat { i } -\hat { j } +2\hat { k }  \right)$ is of $ 3$ units length?

  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $6$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\vec{x}$ and $\vec{y}$ be unit vectors and $\displaystyle |\vec{z}| = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt 7}$ such that $\vec{z} + (\vec{z} \times \vec{x}) = \vec{y}$ and $\theta$ is the angle between $\vec{x}$ and $\vec{z}$, then the value of sin $\theta$ is

  1. $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{2}$
  2. $1$
  3. $\displaystyle \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle \dfrac{\sqrt 3 -1}{2 \sqrt 2}$