Statement I: Three points with position vectors a → , b → , c → are collinear, if a → × b → + b → × c → + c → × a → = 0 → Statement II: A B → · A C → = 0 , then A B → ⊥ A C →

Statement I is true; Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of the Statement I

Statement I is true; Statement II is true; Statement II is the correct explanation of the statement I

Statement I is true; Statement II is false

Statement I is false; Statement II is true

Statement I: Three points with position vectors a → , b → , c → are collinear, if a → × b → + b → × c → + c → × a → = 0 → Statement II: A B → · A C → = 0 , then A B → ⊥ A C →

Statement I is true; Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of the Statement I

If a → , b → , c → are non-coplaner vectors such that b → × c → = a → ; c → × a → = b → ; a → × b → = c → , then which of the following is not TRUE?

| a → | = | b → | = | c → | = 2

| a → | | b → | | c → | = 1

Let α ∈ R and the three vectors a → = α i ^ + j ^ + 3 k ^ , b → = 2 i ^ + j ^ - α k ^ and c → = α i ^ - 2 j ^ + 3 k ^ . Then the set S = { α : a → , b → and c → are coplanar}

contains exactly two positive numbers

contains exactly two numbers only one of which is positive

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Statement I: Three points with position vectors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ are collinear, if $\vec{a} \times \vec{b} + \vec{b} \times \vec{c} + \vec{c} \times \vec{a} = \vec{0}$

Statement II: $\vec{A B} \cdot \vec{A C} = 0$ , then $\vec{A B} ⊥ \vec{A C}$

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Important Questions on Addition of Vectors

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The position vector of $A$ and $B$ are $2 \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ and $2 \hat{i} + 4 \hat{j} + 4 \hat{k}$ . The length of the internal bisector of $∠ B O A$ of triangle $A O B$ is

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

If the vectors

x \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 7 \hat{k}

and

\hat{i} + y \hat{j} - z \hat{k}

are collinear then the value of

\frac{x y^{2}}{z}

is equal

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The values of

α

such that

| α \hat{i} + (α + 1) \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} | = 3

, are

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

Number of unit vectors of the form

a \hat{i} + b \hat{j} + c \hat{k},

where

a, b, c \in W

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

Let

A, B, C, D

be the points with position vectors

3 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} - \hat{k}, 2 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j} - 4 \hat{k}, - \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}

and

4 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j} + λ \hat{k}

respectively. If the points

A, B, C, D

lie on a plane, then the value of

λ

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

P Q R S T

is a pentagon, then the resultant of forces

\vec{P Q}, \vec{P T}, \vec{Q R}, \vec{S R}, \vec{T S}

and

\vec{P S}

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The direction cosines of the vector

\hat{i} - 5 \hat{j} + 8 \hat{k}

are

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

If the vectors

\vec{α} = \hat{i} + a \hat{j} + a^{2} \hat{k}, \vec{β} = \hat{i} + b \hat{j} + b^{2} \hat{k}

and

\vec{γ} = \hat{i} + c \hat{j} + c^{2} \hat{k}

are three non-coplanar vectors and

|\begin{array}{l} a & a^{2} & 1 + a^{3} \\ b & b^{2} & 1 + b^{3} \\ c & c^{2} & 1 + c^{3} \end{array}| = 0,

then the value of

a b c

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

\vec{a} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}, \vec{b} = \hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}

and

\vec{c} = x \hat{i} + (x - 2) \hat{j} - \hat{k}

and if the vector

\vec{c}

lies in the plane of vectors

\vec{a}

and

\vec{b},

then

x

equals

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

Let

\vec{a} = 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}

and

\vec{b} = \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + \hat{k}

be two vectors. Consider a vector

\vec{c} = α \vec{a} + β \vec{b}, α, β \in R .

If the projection of

\vec{c}

on the vector

(\vec{a} + \vec{b})

3 \sqrt{2},

then the minimum value of

(\vec{c} - (\vec{a} \times \vec{b})) . \vec{c}

equals

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The vector that is parallel to the vector

2 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} - 4 \hat{k}

and coplanar with the vectors

\hat{i} + \hat{j}

and

\hat{j} + \hat{k}

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The sum of the distinct real values of

μ

for which the vectors

μ \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}, \hat{i} + μ \hat{j} + \hat{k}, \hat{i} + \hat{j} + μ \hat{k}

are co-planar, is

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The value of

m,

if the vectors

\hat{i} - \hat{j} - 6 \hat{k}, \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 4 \hat{k}

and

2 \hat{i} - 5 \hat{j} + m \hat{k}

are coplanar, is

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}

are non-coplaner vectors such that

\vec{b} \times \vec{c} = \vec{a}; \vec{c} \times \vec{a} = \vec{b}; \vec{a} \times \vec{b} = \vec{c}

, then which of the following is not TRUE?

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The position vectors of the points

A, B, C

and

D

are

3 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} - \hat{k}, 2 \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}, 5 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}

and

4 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + λ \hat{k},

respectively. If the points

A, B, C

and

D

lie on a plane, the value of

λ

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

If the vectors

a \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}, \hat{i} + b \hat{j} + \hat{k}

and

\hat{i} + \hat{j} + c \hat{k}

are coplanar

(a \neq b \neq c \neq 1)

, then the value of

a b c - (a + b + c) =

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

The unit vector which is orthogonal to the vector

\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}

and is coplanar with vectors

\hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} - \hat{k}

and

2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k},

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

Let

α \in R

and the three vectors

\vec{a} = α \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}, \vec{b} = 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} - α \hat{k}

and

\vec{c} = α \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} .

Then the set S = {

α : \vec{a}, \vec{b}

and

\vec{c}

are coplanar}

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

Let

S

be the set of all real values of

λ

such that a plane passing through the points

(- λ^{2}, 1, 1), (1, - λ^{2}, 1)

and

(1, 1, - λ^{2})

also passes through the point

(- 1, - 1, 1)

. Then

S

is equal to :

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Mathematics>Vectors and 3D Geometry>Addition of Vectors>Types of Vectors

\vec{a}

is a nonzero vector of magnitude

‘ a ’

and

λ

a nonzero scalar then

λ \vec{a}

is unit vector if

Statement I: Three points with position vectors a→,b→,c→ are collinear, if a→×b→+b→×c→+c→×a→=0→ Statement II: AB→·AC→=0, then AB→⊥AC→

Important Questions on Addition of Vectors

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Statement I: Three points with position vectors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ are collinear, if $\vec{a} \times \vec{b} + \vec{b} \times \vec{c} + \vec{c} \times \vec{a} = \vec{0}$

Statement II: $\vec{A B} \cdot \vec{A C} = 0$ , then $\vec{A B} ⊥ \vec{A C}$