Question 1:
Find the angle between two vectors and with magnitudes and 2, respectively having .
Answer:
It is given that,
Now, we know that .
Hence, the angle between the given vectors and is .
Question 2:
Find the angle between the vectors
Answer:
The given vectors are .
Also, we know that .
Question 3:
Find the projection of the vector on the vector .
Answer:
Let and .
Now, projection of vector on is given by,
Hence, the projection of vector on is 0.
Question 4:
Find the projection of the vector on the vector .
Answer:
Let and .
Now, projection of vector on is given by,
Question 5:
Show that each of the given three vectors is a unit vector:
Also, show that they are mutually perpendicular to each other.
Answer:
Thus, each of the given three vectors is a unit vector.
Hence, the given three vectors are mutually perpendicular to each other.
Question 6:
Find and , if .
Answer:
Question 7:
Evaluate the product .
Answer:
Question 8:
Find the magnitude of two vectors , having the same magnitude and such that the angle between them is 60° and their scalar product is .
Answer:
Let θ be the angle between the vectors
It is given that
We know that .
Question 9:
Find , if for a unit vector .
Answer:
Question 10:
If are such that is perpendicular to , then find the value of λ.
Answer:
Hence, the required value of λ is 8.
Question 11:
Show that is perpendicular to , for any two nonzero vectors
Answer:
Hence, and are perpendicular to each other.
Question 12:
If , then what can be concluded about the vector ?
Answer:
It is given that .
Hence, vector satisfying can be any vector.
Question 13:
If are unit vectors such that , find the value of .
Answer:
It is given that .
From (1), (2) and (3),
Question 14:
If either vector , then . But the converse need not be true. Justify your Answer with an example.
Answer:
We now observe that:
Hence, the converse of the given statement need not be true.
Question 15:
If the vertices A, B, C of a triangle ABC are (1, 2, 3), (–1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 2), respectively, then find ∠ABC. [∠ABC is the angle between the vectors and ]
Answer:
The vertices of ΔABC are given as A (1, 2, 3), B (–1, 0, 0), and C (0, 1, 2).
Also, it is given that ∠ABC is the angle between the vectors and .
Now, it is known that:
.
Question 16:
Show that the points A (1, 2, 7), B (2, 6, 3) and C (3, 10, –1) are collinear.
Answer:
The given points are A (1, 2, 7), B (2, 6, 3), and C (3, 10, –1).
Hence, the given points A, B, and C are collinear.
Question 17:
Show that the vectors form the vertices of a right angled triangle.
Answer:
Let vectors be position vectors of points A, B, and C respectively.
Now, vectors represent the sides of ΔABC.
Hence, ΔABC is a right-angled triangle.
Question 18:
If is a nonzero vector of magnitude ‘a’ and λ a nonzero scalar, then λ is unit vector if
(A) λ = 1 (B) λ = –1 (C)
(D)
Answer:
Vector is a unit vector if .
Hence, vector is a unit vector if .
The correct Answer is D.