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Chapter 10 Vector Algebra MCQ with Answers Class 12 Mathematics

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Question. The vectors 3î – ĵ + 2k̂, 2î + ĵ + 3k̂ and iî + mĵ – k̂ are coplanar if
(a) –2
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) Any real number

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Question. If a and b are two vectors and angle between them is θ, then

Question. Unit vectors a and b are perpendicular and unit vector c is inclined at an angle θ to both a and b. If c= αa +βb+Y(a x b),) then

Question. If vectors a and b are non-collinear, then

(a) a unit vector
(b) in the plane of a and b
(c) equally inclined to a and b
(d) perpendicular to

Question. Let a and b be two non-zero perpendicular vectors. A vector r satisfying the equation r x b = a can be

Vectors x, y and z each of magnitude √2 make angle of 60° with each other. x x(y x z)=a, y x (z x x)=b

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Question. Vector z is

Question. Let a and b be two unit vectors. If the vectors c =a+2b and D = 5a-4b are perpendicular to each other, then the angle between

(a) π/6
(b) π/2
(c) π/3
(d) π/4

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(a) -3
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) -5

Question. 

(a) √18
(b) √72
(c) √33
(d) √45

Question. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that AB =q, AB =p, and ∠BAD be an acute angle. If r is the vector that coincides with the altitude directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r is given by

Question. The vectors a and b are not perpendicular c and d are two vectors satisfying b x c = b x d and a· d = 0.
Then, the vectors d is equal to

Question. Let a, b and c be three non-zero vectors which are pairwise non-collinear. If a+3b  is collinear with c and b+ 2c  is collinear with a, then a+ 3b+ 6c is
(a) a+ c 
(b) a
(c) c
(d) 0

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(a) (-3, 2)
(b) (2,-3
(c) (-2,3)
(d) (3,-2)

Question. A square piece of tin of side 18 cm is to be made into a box without top, by cutting off square from each corner and folding up the flaps of the box. What should be the side of the square to be cut-off so that the volume of the box is maximum possible? 
(a) 3 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 5 cm
(d) 9 cm

Question. The two positive numbers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose cubes is minimum, are 
(a) 4 and 12
(b) 6 and 10
(c) 8 and 8
(d) None of these

Question. The right circular cone of least curved surface area and given volume has an altitude equal to 
(a) two times the radius of the base.
(b) √3 times the radius of the base.
(c) √2 times the radius of the base.
(d) None of the above

Question. The closed right circular cylinder of given surface and maximum volume is such that its height is equal to 
(a) the radius of the base
(b) the diameter of the base
(c) the twice of diameter of the base
(d) None of the above

Question. The semi-vertical angle of the cone of the maximum volume and of given slant height is 
(a) tan-1√3
(b) tan-1√2
(c) tan-1(1/√2) 
(d) None of the above

Question. The point on the curve x2=2y which is nearest to the point (0,5) is 
(a) ( 2√2,4)
(b) (2√2,0)
(c) (0, 0)
(d) (2,2)

Question. The semi-vertical angle of right circular cone of given surface area and maximum volume is
sin^– 1(1/3)·
(a) sin^-1(1/3)
(b) sin^-1(1/2)
(c) sin^-1(√3)
(d) None of these

Question. The maximum area of an isosceles triangle inscribed in the ellipse x²/a² + y²/b²= 1 with its vertex at one end of the major axis. 
(a) 3/4ab sq unit
(b) 3/4 √3 ab sq unit
(c) √3/4 ab sq unit
(d) None of these

Question. A window is in the form of a rectangle surmounted by a semi-circle opening. The perimeter of the window is 10 m. The dimensions of the window to admit maximum light through the whole opening is
(a) length = breadth =1/π+4
(b) length = 20/π+4 and breadth =10/π+4
(c) length = 2/π+4 and breadth =1/π+4
(d) None of the above

Question. The sum of the perimeter of a circle and square is k, where k is some constant, then the sum of their areas is least when the side of square is 
(a) equal to the radius of the circle
(b) double the radius of the circle
(c) triple the radius of the circle
(d) None of the above

Question. The altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius r is
(a) r/2
(b) r/3
(c) 3r/4
(d) 4r/3

Question. The height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R and the maximum volume respectively

Question. If the sum of the length of the hypotenuse and a side of a right angled triangle is given. Then, the area of the triangle is maximum when the angle between them is 
(a) π/6
(b) π/4
(c) π/3
(d) π/2

Question. The height of the cylinder of greatest volume which can be inscribed in a circular cone of height h and having semi-vertical angle a and the greatest volume of cylinder are respectively

Question. Maximum slope of the curve y =-x3+3×2+9x-27 is
(a) 0
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 32

Question. If P, Q and P, R are the two sides of a triangle, then the angle between them which gives maximum area of the triangle, is
(a) π
(b) π / 3
(c) π / 4
(d) π / 2

Question. If ab = 2a+3b,a>0,b>0,then the minimum value of ab is
(a) 12
(b) 24
(c) 1/4
(d) None of these

Question. The minimum radius vector of the curve a²/x²+ b²/y²=1 is of length
(a) a- b 
(b) a+ b 
(c) 2a +b 
(d) None of these

Question. if a²x⁴+b²y⁴=c⁶, then maximum value of xy is
(a) c²/√ab
(b)c³/ab
(c) c³/√2ab
(d) c³/2ab

Question. The perimeter of a sector is p. The area of the sector is maximum, when its radius is
(a) √p
(b) 1/√p
(c) p/2
(d) p/4

Question. If xy= c² , then minimum value of xy is 
(a) c√ab
(b)2c√ab
(c) -c√ab
(d) -2c√ab 

Question. If a^🠖 = 4 and –3 ≤ λ ≥ 2, then the range of |λa^🠖| is
(a) [0, 8]
(b) [– 12, 8]
(c) [0, 12]
(d) [8, 12]

Question. The area of a triangle formed by vertices O, A, B where OA = î + 2ĵ + 3k̂^→OA and ^→OB= –3î – 2ĵ + k̂
(a) 3√5 sq. units
(b) 5√5 sq. units
(c) 6 5 sq. units
(d) 4 sq. units

Question. The position vector of the point which divides the join of point 2a^🠖– 3b^🠖and a^🠖 + b^🠖 in the ratio 3 : 1 is
(a) 3a^🠖– 3b^🠖/2
(b) 7a^🠖– 8b^🠖/4
(c) 3a^🠖/4
(d) 5a^🠖/4

Question. The position vector of the point which divides the join of points with position vectors a^🠖+ b^🠖and 2a^🠖 – b^🠖 in the ratio 1 : 2 is
(a) 3a^🠖+ 2b^🠖 /3
(b) a^🠖
(c) 5a^🠖+ b^🠖 /3
(d) 4a^🠖+ b^🠖 /3

Question. The vector having initial and terminal points as (2, 5, 0) and (–3, 7, 4) respectively is
(a) î – 12ĵ + 4k̂
(b) 5î – 2ĵ + 4k̂
(c)-5î + 2ĵ + 4k̂
(d) î –  ĵ +  k̂

Question. The angle between two vectors a^🠖 and b^🠖 with magnitudes 3 and 4 respectively and a^🠖. b^🠖 = 2√3 is
(a) π/6
(b) π/3
(c) π/2
(d) 5π/2

Question. If a^🠖, b^🠖 and c^🠖 are three vectors such that a^🠖 + b^🠖 + c^🠖 = 0 and a^🠖 = 2, b^🠖 = 3, c^🠖= 5, then value
of a^🠖. b^🠖 +b^🠖.c^🠖+ c^🠖. a^🠖 is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) – 19
(d) 38

Question. Find the value of λ such that the vectors a^🠖 = 2î + mĵ + k̂ and b^🠖 = î + 2ĵ + 3k̂ are orthogonal
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 3/2
(d) -5/2

Question. The value of λ for which the vectors 3î – 6ĵ + k̂ and 2î – 4ĵ + mk̂ are parallel is
(a) 2/3
(b) 3/2
(c) 5/2
(d) 2/5

Question. The vector from origin to the points A and B are a = 2î – 3ĵ + 2k̂ and b = 2î + 3ĵ + k̂, respectively then the area of triangle OAB is
(a) 340
(b) 25
(c) 229
(d) (1/2)√229

Question. For any vector a^🠖, the value of (a^🠖 × î)²+(a^🠖 × ĵ)²+(a^🠖 × k̂)² is equal to
(a) a^🠖2
(b) 3a^🠖2
(c) 4a^🠖2
(d) 2a^🠖2

Question. If |a^🠖| = 10, |b^🠖| = 2 and a^🠖 . b^🠖 = 12, then value of a^🠖 × b^🠖 is
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 14
(d) 16

Question. The vector λî + ĵ + 2k̂, î + λĵ  – k̂ and 2î – ĵ + λk̂ are coplanar if
(a) λ = –2
(b) λ = 0
(c) λ = 1
(d) λ = – 1

Question. The value of î. (ĵ×k̂) + ĵ. (î×k̂) + k̂. (î×ĵ) is
(a) 0
(b) – 1
(c) 1
(d) 3

Question. If a^🠖, b^🠖, c^🠖 are unit vectors such that a^🠖+ b^🠖+ c^🠖 = 0, then the value of a^🠖 .b^🠖+ b^🠖. c^🠖 + c^🠖. a^🠖 is
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) –3/2
(d) None of these

Question. The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors a^🠖 = 2î + ĵ + 2k̂ and b^🠖 = ĵ + k̂ is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) infinite

Question. The vector of the direction of the vector î – 2ĵ + 2k̂ that has magnitude 9 is
(a) î – 2ĵ + 2k̂
(b) î – 2ĵ + 2k̂/3
(c) 3(î – 2ĵ + 2k̂)
(d) 9(î – 2ĵ + 2k̂)

Question. Let a^🠖 and b^🠖 be two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them. Then a^🠖 + b^🠖is unit vector if q is
(a) π/4
(b) π/3
(c) π/2
(d) 2π/3

Question. The magnitude of the vector 6î + 2ĵ + 3k̂ is
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 12
(d) 1

Question. Let a^🠖 = î – 2ĵ + 3k̂. If b is a vector such that a^🠖. b^🠖 |b^🠖|2 and |a^🠖 – b^🠖 = √7  then |b^🠖| equals
(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 7
(d) 21

Question. The value of p for which p(î + ĵ + k̂) is a unit vector is
(a) 0
(b) 1/√3
(c) 1
(d) 3

Question . The area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 2î and –3k̂ is ___________ square units.  3 sq. units

Question. The sine of the angle between vectors a^🠖 = 2î – 6ĵ – 3k̂ and b^🠖 = 4î + 3ĵ – k̂ is equal to _________.    5/√26

Question. The value of l for which the vectors 2î – mĵ + k̂ and it + 2ĵ – k̂ are orthogonal is ____________.  λ=1/2

Question. If a^🠖 = 3î – 2ĵ + 2k̂, b^🠖 = 6î + 4ĵ – 2k̂ and c = –3it – 2ĵ + 4k̂. Then a^🠖 . _b^🠖 # c i is equal to _________.  72

Question. The vectors a^🠖 = 3î – 2ĵ + 2k̂ and b^🠖 = –î –2k̂ are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram. The acute angle between its diagonals is _____________   π/4

Question. The projection of the vector î – ĵ on the vector î + ĵ is _____________ .    0

Question. If |a^🠖 b^🠖|2 + |a^🠖.b^🠖|2 144 and |a^🠖| 4 , then |b^🠖| is equal to _____________ .    3

Question. If a is a non-zero vector, then _(a .î)î +`(a . ĵ)ĵ +_(a . k̂)k̂ equals _____________ .   a^🠖

4 Question. If |a^🠖| = 1 and a^🠖 x î = ĵ , then angle between a^🠖 and î is _____________ .    π/2

Question. The area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are a^🠖 = î + 4ĵ – k̂ and b = î + ĵ + 2k̂ is _____________ sq. units.    3/2√11 Sq. units.

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