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Important Questions on Vectors, Scalars and Elementary Calculus

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The angle, between A and the resultant of 2 A+3 B and 4 A-3 B is
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Two forces P and Q, of magnitude 2F and 3F, respectively, are at an angle θ with each other. If the force Q is doubled, then their resultant also gets doubled. Then, the angle θ is:
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Force F applied on a body is written as F=n^×F·n^+G , where n^ is a unit vector. The vector G is equal to
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Figure shows three forces F1,F2 and F3 acting along the sides of an equilateral triangle. If the total torque acting at point O (centre of the triangle) is zero then the magnitude of F3 is

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One of the rectangular components of a force of 40 N is 203 N. What is the other rectangular component?
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Resultant of two vectors P and Q is of magnitude R1. If direction of Q is reversed, the resultant is of magnitude R2. The value of R12+R22 is cosπ-θ=-cosθ
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A vector A is rotated by a small angle θ radians θ1 to get a new vector B . In that case B-A is :
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In an octagon ABCDEFGH of equal side, what is the sum of AB+AC+AD+AE+AF+AG+AH, if, AO=2i^+3j^-4k^

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The angle made by r=3i^+3j^ with the x axis is
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If y-component of a force acting in x-y plane is 23 N. Then the x- component will be

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If A=3i^-2j^+k^, B=i^-3ȷ^+5k^ and C=2i^+j^-4k^ form a right angled triangle then out of the following which one is satisfied?
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Consider a frame that is made up of two thin massless rods AB and AC as shown in the figure. A vertical force P of magnitude 100 N is applied at point A of the frame.

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Suppose the force is P resolved parallel to the arms AB and AC of the frame. The magnitude of the resolved component along the arm AC is xN. The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ________.

[Given : sin35°=0.573,cos35°=0.819, sin110°=0.939,cos110°=-0.342]

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The unit vector ai^+bj^ is perpendicular to i^+j^. The value of b can be:
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Vector a=i^+2 j^+2 k^ and b=i^-j^+k^. What is the unit vector along a+b ?
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Vector A has a magnitude of 10 units and makes an angle of 30° with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 20 units and makes an angle of 30° with the negative x-axis. What is the magnitude of the resultant between these two vectors?
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The angle between two vectors x and y is θ. If the resultant vector z makes an angle θ2 with x, then which of the following is true?
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The unit vector perpendicular to the plane of A=i^-3j^-k^ and B=2i^+j^-k is
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Two vectors A and B have equal magnitudes. The magnitude of A+B is n times the magnitude of A-B . The angle between A and B is:
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The resultant of these forces OP,OQ,OR,OS and OT is approximately ______N.
[Take 3=1.7,2=1.4 Given i^ and j^ unit vectors along x, y axis]

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A and B are two non-zero vectors inclined at an angle θa^ and b^ are unit vectors along A and B respectively. The component of A in the direction of B is