Modulus of Vector 2023
Modulus of Vector 2023
Modulus of Vector 2023
1 3 3 1
(a) − i+ j (b) − i+ j
2 2 2 2
1 3 3 1
(c) i+ j (d) i− j
2 2 2 2
10. If the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle be 6i + 4 j + 5 k, 4 i + 5 j + 6 k and 5i + 6 j + 4 k, then the triangle is
(a) Right angled (b) Isosceles
(c) Equilateral (d) None of these
11. The perimeter of the triangle whose vertices have the position vectors (i + j + k), (5i + 3 j − 3k) and (2i + 5 j + 9 k), is given by
(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 9 (d) None
14. The system of vectors i, j, k is
(a) Orthogonal (b) Coplanar
(c) Collinear (d) None of these
15. The direction cosines of the resultant of the vectors (i + j + k), (−i + j + k), (i − j + k) and (i + j − k), are
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) , , (b) , ,
2 3 6 6 6 6
1 1 1 1 1 1
(c) − ,− ,− (d) , ,
6 6 6 3 3 3
16. The position vectors of P and Q are 5i + 4 j + ak and −i + 2j − 2k respectively. If the distance between them is 7, then the value of
a will be
(a) – 5, 1 (b) 5, 1
(c) 0, 5 (d) 1, 0
17. A zero vector has
(a) Any direction (b) No direction
(c) Many directions (d) None of these
π
18. A unit vector a makes an angle with z-axis. If a + i + j is a unit vector, then a is equal to
4
i j k i j k
(a) + + (b) + −
2 2 2 2 2 2
i j k
(c) − − + (d) None of these
2 2 2
19. A force is a
(a) Unit vector (b) Localised vector
(c) Zero vector (d) Free vector
20. If a, b, c, d be the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D respectively referred to same origin O such that no three of these
points are collinear and a + c = b + d, then quadrilateral ABCD is a
(a) Square (b) Rhombus
(c) Rectangle (d) Parallelogram
21. If the position vectors of A and B are i + 3 j − 7k and 5i − 2j + 4 k, then the direction cosine of AB along y-axis is
4 5
(a) (b) −
162 162
(c) – 5 (d) 11
22. If the resultant of two forces is of magnitude P and equal to one of them and perpendicular to it, then the other force is
(a) P 2 (b) P
(c) P 3 (d) None of these
23. The direction cosines of vector a = 3i + 4 j + 5 k in the direction of positive axis of x, is
3 4
(a) ± (b)
50 50
3 4
(c) (d) −
50 50
24. The point having position vectors 2i + 3 j + 4 k, 3i + 4 j + 2k, 4 i + 2j + 3k are the vertices of
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 3
27. If OP = 8 and OP makes angles 45 o and 60 o with OX-axis and OY-axis respectively, then OP =
(a) 8 ( 2i + j ± k) (b) 4 ( 2i + j ± k)
1 1
(c) ( 2i + j ± k) (d) ( 2i + j ± k)
4 8
28. If a and b are two non-zero and non-collinear vectors, then a + b and a – b are
(a) Linearly dependent vectors
(b) Linearly independent vectors
(c) Linearly dependent and independent vectors
(d) None of these
29. If the vectors 6i − 2j + 3k, 2i + 3 j − 6 k and 3i + 6 j − 2k form a triangle, then it is
(a) Right angled (b) Obtuse angled
(c) Equilteral (d) Isosceles
30. If the resultant of two forces of magnitudes P and Q acting at a point at an angle of 60 o is 7 Q, then P/Q is
3
(a) 1 (b)
2
(c) 2 (d) 4
31. The direction cosines of the vector 3i − 4 j + 5 k are
3 −4 1 3 −4 1
(a) , , (b) , ,
5 5 5 5 2 5 2 2
3 −4 1 3 4 1
(c) , , (d) , ,
2 2 2 5 2 5 2 2
32. The position vectors of A and B are 2i − 9 j − 4 k and 6i − 3 j + 8 k respectively, then the magnitude of AB is
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) 14
33. If the position vectors of P and Q are (i + 3 j − 7 k) and (5i − 2j + 4 k), then | PQ | is
(a) 158 (b) 160
(c) 161 (d) 162
34. If a is non zero vector of modulus a and m is a non-zero scalar, then ma is a unit vector if
(a) m = ±1 (b) m = | a |
1
(c) m = (d) m = ± 2
|a|
35. The position vectors of the points A, B, C are (2i + j − k), (3i − 2j + k) and (i + 4 j − 3k) respectively. These points
(a) 18 (b) 72
(c) 33 (d) 288
37. If the position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of a triangle ABC are 7 j + 10k, −i + 6 j + 6 k and −4 i + 9 j + 6 k respectively, the
triangle is
(a) Equilateral
(b) Isosceles
(c) Scalene
(d) Right angled and isosceles also
38. The figure formed by the four points i + j − k, 2i + 3 j, 3i + 5 j − 2k and k − j is
(a) Rectangle (b) Parallelogram
(c) Trapezium (d) None of these
39. ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at A. Forces of magnitude 2 2, 5 and 6 act along BC, CA and AB respectively. The
magnitude of their resultant force is
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 11 + 2 2 (d) 30
40. If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and AB + AC + AD + AE + AF = λ AD, then λ =
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 6
41. If P and Q be the middle points of the sides BC and CD of the parallelogram ABCD, then AP + AQ =
1
(a) AC (b) AC
2
2 3
(c) AC (d) AC
3 2
42. P is a point on the side BC of the ∆ ABC and Q is a point such that PQ is the resultant of AP, PB, PC. Then ABQC is a
(a) Square (b) Rectangle
(c) Parallelogram (d) Trapezium
43. In the figure, a vector x satisfies the equation x − w = v . Then x =
A
a
c
b
B w C
(a) 2a + b + c D v(b) a + 2b + c
(c) a + b + 2c (d) a + b + c
44. A vector coplanar with the non-collinear vectors a and b is
(a) a × b (b) a + b
(c) a . b (d) None of these
45. If ABCD is a parallelogram, AB = 2 i + 4 j − 5 k and AD = i + 2 j + 3 k, then the unit vector in the direction of BD is
[Roorkee 1976]
1 1
(a) (i + 2j − 8 k) (b) (i + 2j − 8 k)
69 69
1 1
(c) (−i − 2j + 8 k) (d) (−i − 2j + 8 k)
69 69
46. If a, b and c be three non-zero vectors, no two of which are collinear. If the vector a + 2b is collinear with c and b + 3c is collinear
with a, then ( λ being some non-zero scalar) a + 2b + 6c is equal to
(a) λa (b) λb
(c) λc (d) 0
47. If a = 2i + 5 j and b = 2i − j, then the unit vector along a + b will be
i−j
(a) (b) i + j
2
i+j
(c) 2 (i + j) (d)
2
48. What should be added in vector a = 3i + 4 j − 2k to get its resultant a unit vector i
(a) − 2i − 4 j + 2k (b) −2i + 4 j − 2k
(c) 2i + 4 j − 2k (d) None of these
49. If a = i + 2j + 3k, b = −i + 2j + k and c = 3i + j, then the unit vector along its resultant is
3i + 5 j + 4 k
(a) 3i + 5 j + 4 k (b)
50
3i + 5 j + 4 k
(c) (d) None of these
5 2
50. In a regular hexagon ABCDEF, AE =
(a) AC + AF + AB (b) AC + AF − AB
51. 3 OD + DA + DB + DC =
(a) OA + OB − OC (b) OA + OB − BD
(c) OA + OB + OC (d) None of these
52. p = 2a − 3b, q = a − 2b + c, r = −3a + b + 2c; where a, b and c being non-zero, non-coplanar vectors, then the vector
−2a + 3b − c is equal to
−7q + r
(a) p − 4 q (b)
5
(c) 2p − 3q + r (d) 4 p − 2r
53. In a trapezium, the vector BC = λ AD. We will then find that p = AC + BD is collinear with AD, If p = µ AD, then
(a) µ = λ + 1 (b) λ = µ + 1
(c) λ+µ =1 (d) µ = 2 + λ
54. If a = 2i + j − 8 k and b = i + 3 j − 4 k, then the magnitude of a + b =
13
(a) 13 (b)
3
3 4
(c) (d)
13 13
55. A, B, C, D, E are five coplanar points, then DA + DB + DC + AE + BE + CE is equal to
(a) DE (b) 3 DE
(c) 2 DE (d) 4 ED
56. If a = 3i − 2j + k, b = 2i − 4 j − 3k and c = −i + 2j + 2k, then a + b + c is
(a) 3i − 4 j (b) 3i + 4 j
(c) 4i − 4 j (d) 4 i + 4 j
57. Five points given by A, B, C, D, E are in a plane. Three forces AC, AD and AE act at A and three forces CB, DB, EB act at B.
Then their resultant is
(a) 2 AC (b) 3 AB
(c) 3 DB (d) 2BC
58. The sum of two forces is 18 N and resultant whose direction is at right angles to the smaller force is 12N. The magnitude of the two
forces are
(a) 13, 5 (b) 12, 6
(c) 14, 4 (d) 11, 7
59. The unit vector parallel to the resultant vector of 2i + 4 j − 5 k and i + 2j + 3k is
1 i+ j+k
(a) (3i + 6 j − 2k) (b)
7 3
i + j + 2k 1
(c) (d) (−i − j + 8 k)
6 69
60. If a, b, c are the position vectors of the vertices A, B, C of the triangle ABC, then the centroid of ∆ ABC is
a+b+c 1 b+c
(a) (b) a +
3 2 2
b+c a+b+c
(c) a+ (d)
2 2
61. If in the given figure OA = a, OB = b and AP : PB = m : n, then OP =
A P B
ma + nb O na + mb
(a) (b)
m+n m+n
ma − nb
(c) m a − n b (d)
m−n
62. If D, E, F be the middle points of the sides BC, CA and AB of the triangle ABC, then AD + BE + CF is
(a) A zero vector (b) A unit vector
(c) 0 (d) None of these
63. 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
AC = 3 AB is
(a) 3a − b (b) 3b − a
(c) 3a − 2b (d) 3b − 2a
64. The position vectors of A and B are i − j + 2k and 3i − j + 3k. The position vector of the middle point of the line AB is
1 1 5
(a) i− j+k (b) 2i − j + k
2 2 2
3 1 3
(c) i− j+ k (d) None of these
2 2 2
65. If ABCD is a parallelogram and the position vectors of A, B, C are i + 3 j + 5k, i + j + k and 7i + 7 j + 7k, then the position vector of
D will be
(a) 7i + 5 j + 3k (b) 7i + 9 j + 11k
(c) 9i + 11j + 13k (d) 8i + 8 j + 8 k
66. P is the point of intersection of the diagonals of the parallelogram ABCD. If O is any point, then OA + OB + OC + OD =
(a) OP (b) 2 OP
(c) 3 OP (d) 4 OP
67. If the position vectors of the point A, B, C be i, j, k respectively and P be a point such that AB = CP , then the position vector of P
is
(a) −i + j + k (b) −i − j + k
(c) i+ j−k (d) None of these
68. If the position vectors of the points A, B, C, D be 2i + 3 j + 5 k, i + 2j + 3k, − 5i + 4 j − 2k and i + 10 j + 10k respectively, then
(a) AB = CD (b) AB || CD
(c) AB ⊥ CD (d) None of these
69. If the position vector of one end of the line segment AB be 2i + 3 j − k and the position vector of its middle point be 3 (i + j + k),
then the position vector of the other end is
(a) 4 i + 3 j + 5 k (b) 4 i − 3 j + 7 k
(c) 4 i + 3 j + 7k (d) 4 i + 3 j − 7 k
70. If G and G' be the centroids of the triangles ABC and A' B' C' respectively, then AA'+ BB' + CC ' =
2
(a) GG' (b) GG'
3
(c) 2 GG' (d) 3 GG'
71. If O be the circumcentre and O' be the orthocentre of the triangle ABC, then O' A + O' B + O' C =
(a) OO' (b) 2 O' O
(c) 2 OO' (d) 0
72. If the vectors represented by the sides AB and BC of the regular hexagon ABCDEF be a and b, then the vector represented by AE
will be
(a) 2 b − a (b) b − a
(c) 2a − b (d) a + b
73. The position vector of a point C with respect to B is i + j and that of B with respect to A is i − j. The position vector of C with
respect to A is
(a) 2 i (b) 2 j
(c) – 2 j (d) – 2 i
74. A and B are two points. The position vector of A is 6b − 2a. A point P divides the line AB in the ratio 1 : 2. If a − b is the position
vector of P, then the position vector of B is given by
(a) 7a − 15b (b) 7a + 15b
(c) 15a − 7 b (d) 15a + 7 b
75. If the position vectors of the points A and B are i + 3 j − k and 3i − j − 3k, then what will be the position vector of the mid point of
AB
(a) i + 2j − k (b) 2i + j − 2k
(c) 2i + j − k (d) i + j − 2k
76. If C is the middle point of AB and P is any point outside AB, then
(a) PA + PB = PC (b) PA + PB = 2 PC
(c) PA + PB + PC = 0 (d) PA + PB + 2 PC = 0
77. If in a triangle AB = a, AC = b and D, E are the mid-points of AB and AC respectively, then DE is equal to
a b a b
(a) − (b) −
4 4 2 2
b a b a
(c) − (d) −
4 4 2 2
78. In the triangle ABC, AB = a, AC = c, BC = b , then
(a) a + b + c = 0 (b) a + b − c = 0
(c) a − b + c = 0 (d) − a + b + c = 0
79. ABCDE is a pentagon. Forces AB, AE, DC, ED act at a point. Which force should be added to this system to make the resultant
2 AC
(a) AC (b) AD
(c) BC (d) BD
80. 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 2 AC = CO, CD is
parallel to OB and | CD | = 3 | OB |, then AD is equal to
a a
(a) 3b − (b) 3b +
2 2
a a
(c) 3b − (d) 3b +
3 3
81. In a triangle ABC, if 2 AC = 3CB, then 2OA + 3OB equals
(a) − i + j + k (b) i − j + k
(c) i + j − k (d) i + j + k
86. If a and b are P.V. of two points A and B and C divides AB in ratio 2 : 1, then P.V. of C is
a + 2b 2a + b
(a) (b)
3 3
a+2 a+b
(c) (d)
3 2
87. If A, B, C are the vertices of a triangle whose position vectors are a, b, c and G is the centroid of the ∆ABC, then GA + GB + GC is
(a) 0 (b) A + B + C
a+b+c a+b−c
(c) (d)
3 3
88. If O is origin and C is the mid point of A(2, − 1) and B(−4, 3) . Then value of OC is
(a) i + j (b) i – j
(c) – i + j (d) – i – j
89. If ABCDEF is regular hexagon, then AD + EB + FC =
(a) 0 (b) 2 AB
(c) 3 AB (d) 4 AB
90. If position vectors of a point A is a + 2b and a divides AB in the ratio 2 : 3 , then the position vector of B is
(a) 2a – b (b) b – 2a
(c) a – 3b (d) b
91. If D, E, F are respectively the mid points of AB, AC and BC in ∆ABC , then BE + AF =
1
(a) DC (b) BF
2
3
(c) 2BF (d) BF
2
92. If 4 i + 7 j + 8 k, 2i + 3 j + 4 k and 2i + 5 j + 7 k are the position vectors of the vertices A, B and C respectively of triangle ABC. The
position vector of the point where the bisector of angle A meets BC is
1 2
(a) (6i + 13 j + 18 k) (b) (6i + 12j − 8 k)
3 3
1 2
(c) (−6i − 8 j − 9k) (d) (−6i − 12j + 8 k)
3 3
93. If a = i − j and b = i + 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
94. If the position vectors of the points A, B, C be i + j, i − j and a i + b j + c k respectively, then the points A, B, C are collinear if
(a) a = b = c = 1
(b) a = 1, b and c are arbitrary scalars
(c) a = b = c = 0
(d) c = 0, a = 1 and b is arbitrary scalars
95. If the points a + b, a − b and a + k b be collinear, then k =
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) – 2 (d) Any real number
96. If the position vectors of the points A, B, C be a, b , 3a − 2b respectively, then the points A, B, C are
(a) a = 3, b = 1 (b) a = 9, b = 1
(c) a = 3, b = 3 (d) a = 9, b = 3
99. The points with position vectors 60 i + 3 j , 40 i − 8 j, , a i − 52 j are collinear, if a =
(a) – 40 (b) 40
(c) 20 (d) None of these
100. If O be the origin and the position vector of A be 4 i + 5 j, then a unit vector parallel to OA is
4 5
(a) i (b) i
41 41
1 1
(c) (4 i + 5 j) (d) (4 i − 5 j)
41 41
101. If the position vectors of the points A and B be 2 i + 3 j − k and −2 i + 3 j + 4 k, then the line AB is parallel to
(a) xy-plane (b) yz-plane
(c) zx-plane (d) None of these
102. The points with position vectors 10 i + 3 j, 12 i − 5 j and a i + 11 j are collinear, if a =
(a) – 8 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 12
103. Three points whose position vectors are a + b, a − b and a + kb will be collinear, if the value of k is
(a) Zero
(b) Only negative real number
(c) Only positive real number
(d) Every real number
104. If the position vectors of A, B, C, D are 2 i + j, i − 3 j, 3 i + 2 j and i + λj respectively and AB || CD , then λ will be
(a) – 8 (b) – 6
(c) 8 (d) 6
105. If the vectors 3 i + 2 j − k and 6 i − 4 xj + yk are parallel, then the value of x and y will be
(a) – 1, – 2 (b) 1, – 2
(c) – 1, 2 (d) 1, 2
106. If ( x, y, z ) ≠ (0, 0, 0) and (i + j + 3 k) x + (3 i − 3 j + k) y +(−4 i + 5 j) z = λ ( xi + yj + z k), then the value of λ will be
(a) – 2, 0 (b) 0, – 2
(c) – 1, 0 (d) 0, – 1
107. The vectors a, b and a + b are
(a) Collinear (b) Coplanar
(c) Non-coplanar (d) None of these
108. If a, b, c are the position vectors of three collinear points, then the existence of x, y, z is such that
(a) xa + yb + z c = 0, x + y + z ≠ 0
(b) xa + yb + z c ≠ 0, x + y + z = 0
(c) xa + yb + z c ≠ 0, x + y + z ≠ 0
(d) xa + yb + z c = 0, x + y + z = 0
109. If a = (2, 5) and b = (1, 4), then the vector parallel to (a + b) is
(a) (3, 5) (b) (1, 1)
(c) (1, 3) (d) (8, 5)
110. The vectors a and b are non-collinear. The value of x for which the vectors c = ( x − 2) a + b and d = (2 x + 1) a − b are collinear, is
1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)None of these
2 3
111. The vectors i + 2j + 3k, λi + 4 j + 7 k, −3i − 2j − 5 k are collinear, if λ equals
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
112. The position vectors of four points P, Q, R, S are 2a + 4 c, 5a + 3 3 b + 4 c, − 2 3 b + c and 2a + c respectively, then
(a) PQ is parallel to RS
(b) PQ is not parallel to RS
(c) PQ is equal to RS
(d) PQ is parallel and equal to RS
113. If a = (1, − 1) and b = (− 2, m) are two collinear vectors, then m =
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 0
114. If three points A, B, C are collinear, whose position vectors are i − 2j − 8 k, 5i − 2k and 11 i + 3 j + 7 k respectively, then the ratio in
which B divides AC is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
115. If a and b are two non-collinear vectors and x a + y b = 0
1 a 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 c
6 c 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 c
11 a 12 b 13 b 14 a 15 d
16 a 17 a 18 c 19 b 20 d
21 b 22 a 23 c 24 c 25 b
26 b 27 b 28 b 29 b 30 c
31 b 32 d 33 d 34 c 35 c
36 c 37 d 38 c 39 b 40 b
41 d 42 c 43 b 44 b 45 c
46 d 47 d 48 a 49 c 50 b
51 c 52 b 53 a 54 a 55 b
56 c 57 b 58 a 59 a 60 a
61 b 62 a 63 d 64 b 65 b
66 d 67 a 68 b 69 c 70 d
71 b 72 a 73 a 74 a 75 b
76 b 77 d 78 b 79 c 80 c
81 a 82 c 83 a 84 b 85 a
86 a 87 a 88 c 89 d 90 c
91 a 92 a 93 d 94 d 95 d
96 a 97 a 98 d 99 a 100 c
101 c 102 c 103 d 104 b 105 a
106 d 107 b 108 d 109 c 110 c
111 a 112 a 113 c 114 b 115 c
116 a 117 c 118 a 119 a