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1. The document contains 20 problems involving vector operations and properties such as finding the dot and cross products of vectors, determining whether vectors are perpendicular or parallel, expressing vectors as sums of other vectors, and applying vector properties to geometric situations like triangles and parallelograms. 2. Various calculations are performed, equations are proven, and conditions are determined for vectors and geometric shapes defined by vectors to have certain relationships. 3. The problems cover a wide range of fundamental vector concepts and their applications in geometry.

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Vector Notes

1. The document contains 20 problems involving vector operations and properties such as finding the dot and cross products of vectors, determining whether vectors are perpendicular or parallel, expressing vectors as sums of other vectors, and applying vector properties to geometric situations like triangles and parallelograms. 2. Various calculations are performed, equations are proven, and conditions are determined for vectors and geometric shapes defined by vectors to have certain relationships. 3. The problems cover a wide range of fundamental vector concepts and their applications in geometry.

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VECTORS

1. If |𝑎⃗| = 5 , |𝑏⃗⃗| = 13 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| = 25 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗
2. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ , ⃗⃗⃗
𝑏 = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 7𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ , find the vector ⃗𝒅⃗ which is
perpendicular to both 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ and such that 𝑐⃗. 𝑑⃗ = 15
3. Express the vector 𝑎⃗ = 5𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ as the sum of two vectors such that one is parallel to the vector
⃗⃗⃗
𝑏 = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑘̂ and the other is perpendicular to 𝑏⃗⃗.
𝜃 1
4. If 𝑎̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏̂ are unit vectors and 𝜃 is the angle between them, then prove that cos = |𝑎̂ + 𝑏̂|
2 2
⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗
5. If 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏 = 𝑎⃗ × 𝑐⃗ such that 𝑎⃗ ≠ 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐⃗ , then show that 𝑏 = 𝑐⃗ + 𝜆𝑎⃗ ,where 𝜆 is a constant⃗⃗⃗⃗
6. If 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗𝑏 = 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ then find the vector 𝑐⃗ such that 𝑎⃗ × 𝑐⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑎⃗. 𝑐⃗ = 3.
7. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing the points A(3, -1, 2) B(1, -1, -3) and C(4,
-3, 1)
8. If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝑎⃗| = 3, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 5, |𝑐⃗| = 7 then show that the angle between 𝑎⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏⃗⃗ is 600
9. Show that the four points A,B,C and D with position vectors 4𝑖⃗ + 5𝑗⃗ + 𝑘⃗⃗, −𝑗⃗ − ⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑘, 3𝑖⃗ + 9𝑗⃗ + 4𝑘⃗⃗ and
4(−𝑖⃗ + 𝑗⃗ + 𝑘⃗⃗) respectively are coplanar.
10. The scalar product of the vector 𝑎⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ +
𝑘̂ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 ⃗⃗⃗ 𝑏 = 2𝑖 + 4𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂ and 𝑐⃗ = 𝜇𝑖̂ +
2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ is equal to one.Find the value of 𝜇 and hence find the unit vector along 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗.
11. Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 1, 2) , B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5) using the property of
vectors.
12. Find all vectors of magnitude 10 3 that are perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors iˆ+
2+ˆj kˆ and iˆ+ 3ˆ+j 4kˆ .
13. A vector 𝑟⃗ is inclined at equal angles to the three axes. If the magnitude of 𝑟⃗ is 2 √3 units, find 𝑟⃗ .
14. If 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗= 0 show that 𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ = 𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗
b2  c2  a 2
15. Prove that in any triangle ABC,cosA= , where a, b, c are the magnitudes of the sides
2bc
opposite to the vertices A, B, C, respectively.
1
16. If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ determine the vertices of a triangle, show that (𝑎⃗× 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ × 𝑐⃗ + 𝑐⃗ × 𝑎⃗)gives the vector
2
area of the triangle. Hence deduce the condition that the three points If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are collinear. Also find
the unit vector normal to the plane of the triangle.
1
17. Show that area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ is |𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗| . Also find
2
the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 2iˆ+ ˆj+ kˆ and iˆ +3ˆj+ kˆ .
18. If 𝑎⃗, ⃗⃗𝑏,
⃗⃗ 𝑐⃗ are three vectors such that |𝑎⃗| = 5, |𝑏| = 12, |𝑐⃗| = 13 and 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗= 0,find the value of
     
a . b b . c  c . a
19. If 𝑎⃗, ⃗⃗𝑏,
⃗⃗ 𝑐⃗ are three vectors such that |𝑎⃗| = |𝑏| = |𝑐⃗| show that 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ is equally inclined to
𝑎⃗, ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐⃗
20. If a  b  c  d and a  c  b  d show that a  d is parallel to b  c where a  d and b  c
If 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗, 𝑐⃗ are unit vectors such that 𝑎⃗.𝑎⃗, 𝑎⃗. 𝑎⃗=0 and the angle between b and c is 𝜋6,then prove that (i) 𝑎⃗ =
±(𝑏 × 𝑐 ) (ii)[a+b b+c c+a]=±1

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