Introduction to vector algebra - class-XI
introduction to vector algebra
Questions
If $(\vec{a}\times\vec{b})^{2}+(\vec{a}.\vec{b})^{2}=144$ and $|\vec{a}|=4,\ |\vec{b}|=$
- $16$
- $8$
- $3$
- $5$
One of the following is not a vector
- displacement
- work
- centrifugal force
- gravitational field
Which one of the following is not a scalar quantity?
- Temperature
- Density
- Mass
- Weight
If a be an unit vector then
- direction of a is constant
- magnitude of a is constant
- direction and magnitude of a is constant
- any one of direction or magnitude is constant.
If two vectors have the same magnitude and direction regardless of the positions of their initial points, then they are
- Co-initial vectors
- Colinear vectors
- Equal Vectors
- Unit Vector
A line PQ is symbolically written as
- PQ
- $\overrightarrow{PQ}$
- $\overleftrightarrow{PQ}$
- None of these
Which of the following symbols represent vectors?
- $v$
- $\vec{AB}$
- $\displaystyle \left| v \right| $
- $\displaystyle u+\left| v \right| $
Which of the following expressions represent vectors ?
- $v$
- $AB$
- $\displaystyle \left| v \right| $
- $\displaystyle \vec { AB } $
Which of the following expressions represent vectors ?
- $\displaystyle -v$
- $\displaystyle u+v$
- $\displaystyle \vec{u}+ \vec{v} $
- $\displaystyle -\left| \vec { A B} \right| $
State the following statement is true or false
- True
- False
On ethe rectangularcomponent of a viewer of 20m is 10 m .The component is
- 20m
- $\eqalign{
& \cr
& 20\sqrt 3 \cr} $ - $\eqalign{
& \cr
& 10\sqrt 3 \cr} $ - None
$[ a \times b \times c ] = 2[ a b c ] ^ { 2 }$
- True
- False
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
- Equilateral triangle
- Isosceles triangle
- Right angled isosceles triangle
- Right angled triangle
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
- $1$
- $2$
- $0$
- $-1$
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 $\left | \overrightarrow{b} \right |$
- 6
- $\sqrt{22}$
- $\sqrt{32}$
- 11
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.- $\dfrac{1}{3}(5\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+2\hat{k})$
- $\dfrac{1}{3}(2\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+\hat{k}$
- $\displaystyle 2\overrightarrow{a}$
- $\displaystyle -2\overrightarrow{a}$
$A$ vector $\vec V$ is inclined at equal angles to axes $OX,OY$ and $OZ$. If $\vec V$ is $6units$, then $\vec V$ is
- $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i+\hat j+\hat k \right )$
- $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i-\hat j+\hat k \right )$
- $\sqrt 2\left( \hat i+\hat j+\hat k \right )$
- $2\sqrt 3\left( \hat i+\hat j-\hat k \right )$
$\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ \vec { ai } } =\vec { 0 } \quad where\quad |\vec { a\quad i\quad | } =1\forall i$ then the value of $\sum _{ 1\le i }^{ }{ \sum _{ <j\le n }^{ }{ \vec { { a } _{ i } } } } .\vec { { a } _{ j } } $ is
- -n/2
- -n
- n/2
- n
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}) $
- $ +\dfrac{11}{2} $
- $ -\dfrac{13}{2} $
- $ -\dfrac{11}{2} $
- $ +\dfrac{13}{2} $
Which of the following can represent a vector?
- The length of the distance between the points $(0,0)$ and $(2,7)$
- A line segment beginning at $(2,7))$ and ending at $(0,0)$
- The length of the distance between the points $(2,7)$ and $(0,0)$
- A line segment beginning at $(0,0)$ and ending at $(2,7)$
Direction of zero vector
- does not exist
- towards origin
- indeterminate
- None of these
Which will result in a vector?
- Product of a scalar and a scalar.
- Product of a scalar and a vector.
- Addition of two vectors
- None of these
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?
- $1$
- $2$
- $3$
- $6$
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
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{2}$
- $1$
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2}$
- $\displaystyle \dfrac{\sqrt 3 -1}{2 \sqrt 2}$