Scalar and Vector Products

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Scalar and Vector Products: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Dot Product of Two Vectors, Magnitude of Dot Product of Two Vectors, Lagrange's Identity for Vectors & Application of Vectors in Physics etc.

Important Questions on Scalar and Vector Products

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A vector of magnitude 9 and perpendicular to both the vectors 4i^-j^+3k^ & -2i^+j^-2k^ is:

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Using vector, find the area of the triangle with vertices  A(1,1,2),B(2,3,5)&C(1,5,5).

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Vectors   a and b  are such that   | a |= 3 ,| b |= 2 3 and( a × b )  is a unit vector. Write the angle between   a and b .

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If   a and b  are two vectors such that   | a b |=| a × b |,  then what is the angle between   a and b ?

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The value of p satisfying that (2 i ^ +6 j ^ +27 k ^ )×( i ^ +3 j ^ +p k ^ )=0  would be:

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If   p  is a unit vector and   ( x p )( x + p )=80,  then find   | x |.

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Choose a unit vector from the given options that is perpendicular to both   a =2 i ^ + j ^ 2 k ^ and b ^ =3 i ^ j ^ + k ^ :

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If   a , b and c  are three mutually perpendicular vectors of equal magnitude, the angle between   a and( a + b + c ) would be :

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Write the value of   ( i ^ × j ^ ). k ^ + i ^ . j ^

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Let  a=i^+4j^+2k^, b=3i^2j^+7k^ and  c=2i^j^+4k^ . Which of the following is representing a vector p which is perpendicular to both a and b and also whose scalar product with vector c  would be p.c=18.

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Which of the following is the value of   ( k ^ × j ^ ). i ^ + j ^ . k ^ .

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What would be the projection of   b + c on a where a = i ^ +2 j ^ + k ^ , b = i ^ +3 j ^ + k ^ on c = i ^ + k ^

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The angle between the vectors   a + b and a b  if   a =2 i ^ j ^ +3 k ^ and b =3 i ^ + j ^ 2 k ^  is:

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Two projectiles are fired from the same point with the same speed at angles of projection 60°and30° respectively. The correct statement is

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The angle between the two vectors   A =3 i ^ +4 j ^ +5 k ^ and B =3 i ^ +4 j ^ 5 k ^  will be:

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The angle between   A and B isθ.  The value of the triple product    A .( B × A )  is

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If   A × B = B × A ,  then the angle between   A  and   B  is –

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Let a be a vector in the plane containing vectors b=i^+2j^+k^ and c=2i^-j^+k^. If a is perpendicular to i^+j^+3k^ and its projection on b is 36, then a2=

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If a and b are two vectors such that a=2i^+2j^+pk^,b=7,a·b=4 and a×b=517 then p=

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Let a=i^+j^+k^ and b be two vectors such that a·b=1,cosa·b=13 and the components of b w.r.t i^, j^, k^ be integers. Then the number of possible vectors that represent b is