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BOARD PROBLES
EXERCISE – II
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Q.1 Find  if a  4 î  ĵ  k̂ and b   î  2 ĵ  2k̂ are perpendicular to each other.. [C.B.S.E. 2000]
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Q.2 Find a unit vector perpendicular to both a  3 î  ĵ  2k̂ and b  2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ . [C.B.S.E. 2000]

Q.3
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Define a × b and prove that a  b a  b  a . b tan  , where  is the angle between
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the vectors a and b . [C.B.S.E. 2000]
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Q.4 If three vectors a , b and c are such that a  b  c  0 , prove that a  b  b  c  c  a
[C.B.S.E. 2001]
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Q.5 If a  4 î  3 ĵ  k̂ and b  i  2k find 2b  a . [C.B.S.E. 2001]

Q.6 Find a vector whose magnitude is 3 units and which is perpendicular to the following
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two vectors a and b : a  3 î  ĵ  4k̂ and b  6 î  5 ĵ  2k̂ [C.B.S.E. 2001]

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Q.7 In  OAB, OA  3 î  2 ĵ  k and OB  î  3 ĵ  k . Find the area of the triangle.[C.B.S.E. 2002]

Q.8  
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Prove that a  b | a |2 .| b |2  a . b . [C.B.S.E. 2002]

  1  | b |   1  a.b
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  
    2
Q.9 For any two vectors a and b , show that 1  | a |2 2
 | a  b  a  b |2

[C.B.S.E. 2002]
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Q.10 If a , b and c are position vectors of points A, B and c, then prove that

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a  b  b  c  c  a is a vector perpendicular to the plane of  ABC. [C.B.S.E. 2002]

Q.11 Find the value of  so that the two vectors 2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ and. 4 î  6 ĵ  k̂ are
(i) Parallel (ii) Perpendicular to each other [C.B.S.E. 2003]
Q.12 Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane ABC where the position vectors
of A, B and C are 2 î  ĵ  k̂, î  ĵ  2k and 2 î  3k̂ respectively.. [C.B.S.E. 2004]
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Q.13 If a  5 î  ĵ  3k̂ and b  î  3 ĵ  5k̂ , then show that vectors a  b and a  b are orthogonal.
[C.B.S.E. 2004]
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Q.14 Show that the points whose position vectors are a  4 î  3 ĵ  k̂. b̂  2 î  4 ĵ  5k̂
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and c  î  ĵ form a right angled triangle. [C.B.S.E. 2005]
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Q.15 Let a  î  ĵ, b  3 j  k̂ . Find a vector d which is perpendicular to both a and b
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and c . d =1. [C.B.S.E. 2005]
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Q.16 Express the vector a  5 î  2 ĵ  5k̂ as sum of two vectors such that one is parallel
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to the vector b  3 î  k̂ and the other is perpendicular to b . [C.B.S.E. 2005]
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Q.17 If a , b and c are mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, show that they are

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equally inclined to the vector a  b  c . 
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[C.B.S.E. 2006]
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Q.18 If a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and b  3 î  ĵ  2k̂ , show that a  b and a  b are perpendicular to
each other. [C.B.S.E. 2006]
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Q.19 Find the angle between the vectors a  b and a  b where a  2 î  ĵ  3k̂ and b  3 î  ĵ  2k̂
[C.B.S.E. 2006]
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Q.20 If a  î  ĵ  k̂ and b  ĵ  k̂ find a vector c such that a  c  b and a . c  3 . [C.B.S.E. 2007]

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Q.21 Find the projection of b  c on a where a  2 î  2 ĵ  k̂ , b  î  2 ĵ  2k̂ and c  2 î  ĵ  4k̂
[C.B.S.E. 2007]
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Q.22 Three vectors a , b and c satisfy the condition a  b  c  0 . Find the value of
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a.b  b.c  c.a if a  1, b  4 and c  2 . [C.B.S.E. 2008]

Q.23
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Find a vector of magnitude 5 units. perpendicular to each of the vectors a  b and a  b    
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where a  î  ĵ  k̂ and b  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ [C.B.S.E. 2008]

Q.24 If î  ĵ  k̂ , 2 î  5 ĵ . 3 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and î  6 ĵ  k̂ are the position vectors of the points A, B, C

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and D, find the angle between  and CD . Deduce that  and CD are collinear..
AB AB
[C.B.S.E. 2008]
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Q.25 If a  b  c  0 and a  3, b  5 , and c  7, show that angle between a and b is 60º.
[C.B.S.E. 2008]
Q.26 The scalar product of the vector î  ĵ  k̂ with a unit vector along the sum of vectors

 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ 2 î  4 ĵ  5k̂ and is equal to one. Find the value of . [C.B.S.E. 2009]
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Q.27 If P is a unit vector and x  p  x  p   80 , then find x . [C.B.S.E. 2009]
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Q.28 Find the projection of a on b if a . b = 8 and b  2 î  6 ĵ  3k̂ [C.B.S.E. 2009]
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Q.29 If a  î  ĵ  k̂ , b  4 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and c  î  2 ĵ  k̂ , find a vector of magnitude 6 units
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which is parallel to the vector 2a  b  3c . [C.B.S.E. 2010]
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Q.30 Let a  î  4 ĵ  2k̂, b  3 î  2 ĵ  7k̂ and c  2 î  ĵ  4k̂ . Find a vector d which is
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perpendicular to both a and b and c . d  18. [C.B.S.E. 2010]
Q.31 Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5).
[C.B.S.E. 2011]
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Q.32 Let a  i  4 j  2 k , b  3 i  2 j  7 k and c  2 i  j  4 k . Find a vector p which is
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perpendicular to both a and b and p . c = 18. [C.B.S.E. 2012]
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Q.32 If a  i  j  7 k and b  5 i  j   k , then find the value of , so that a  b and a  b are
perpendicular vectors[C.B.S.E. 2013]

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE – 2 (BOARD PROBLEMS)
1 3
1. –1 2. (5 î  ĵ  7k̂ ) 6. 2 î  2 ĵ  k̂ 7. 10 sq units 10. 60 27. 6 14 11. (i) –2
5 3 2
(ii) 26

1 1  5 2 2
12. ( 3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ 15. ( î  ĵ  3k̂ ) 16. 6 î  2k̂ ;  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ 19. 20. î  ĵ  k̂ 21.
14 4 2 3 3 3
2

21 5 10 5 8
22. – 23. – + – 24. 180º 26. 1 27. 9 28. 29. 2 î  4 ĵ  4k̂ 30. 64 î  2 ĵ  28k̂
2 6 î 6 ĵ 6 k̂ 7
^ ^ ^
1 
p  64 i  2 j  28 k
31. 61 32.
2

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