Vector or Cross Product of Two Vectors

Author:Amit M Agarwal
JEE Advanced
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Important Questions on Vector or Cross Product of Two Vectors

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Let the vectors PQ, QR, RS, ST, TU and UP represent the sides of a regular hexagon.

Statement I: PQ×RS+ST0, because

Statement II: PQ×RS=0 and PQ×ST0.

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The vector c is perpendicular to the vectors a=2,-3,1, b=1,-2,3 and satisfies the condition c· i^+2j^-7k^=10.Then, the vector c is equal to

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For two particular vectors A and B, it is known that  A×B=B× A. What must be true about the two vectors?

MEDIUM
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A force F= 2i^+j^k^ acts at a point A, whose position vector is 2i^j^. The moment of Fabout the origin is

HARD
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A force of magnitude 6 acts along the vector 9,6,-2 and passes through a point A4,-1,-7. Then the moment of a force about point O1,-3,2 is

MEDIUM
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The moment of a force represented by F=i^+2j^+3k^ about the point 2i^-j^+k^ is equal to

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The moment of the force F acting at a point P, about the point C is

MEDIUM
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A tetrahedron has vertices at O0,0,0, A1,2,1, B2,1,3 and C1,1,2. Then, the angle between the faces OAB and ABC will be

HARD
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If a, b, c and d are the unit vectors such that a×b·c×d=1 and a·c=12, then

MEDIUM
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Let a,b,c be unit vectors such that a+b+c=0. Which one of the following is correct?

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For any vector a, the value of a×i^2+a×j^2+a×k^2 is equal to

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If u and v are unit vectors and θ is the acute angle between them, then 2u×3v is a unit vector for

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

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Let a=2i^+j^-2k, b=i^+j^ and c are the vectors such that c-a=3, a×b×c=3 and the angle between c and a×b is 30°then a·cequals to

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The shortest distance between a diagonal of a unit cube and a diagonal of a face skew to it is

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A parallelepiped is formed by planes drawn parallel to coordinate axes through the points A=1,2,3 and B=9,8,5. The volume of that parallelepiped is equal to (in cubic units)

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If p,q are two non-collinear vectors such that b-c p×q+c-ap+a-b q=0 Where a,b,c are lengths of sides of a triangle, then the triangle is

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Let a,b&c be the three vectors having magnitudes 1,5 and 3 respectively such that the angle between a&b is θ and a×a×b=c, Then tanθ is equal to

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If a,b are unit vectors, then the vector defined as V=a×b×a+b is collinear to the vector