Addition of Vectors

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Addition of Vectors: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Parallelogram Law for Subtraction of Two Vectors, Properties of Addition of Vectors, Triangle Law for Addition of Two Vectors, Magnitude and Direction of Difference of Two Vectors, etc.

Important Questions on Addition of Vectors

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Let OACB be parallelogram with O at origin & OC a diagonal. Let D be the mid point of OA. Then the ratio in which OC intersect BD is

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The scalar components of the vector   AB with initial point A (2, 1) and terminal point B ( 5,7 )  would be:

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Given that P + Q + R = 0 . Two out of the three vectors are equal in magnitude. The magnitude of the third vector is 2 times that of the other two. Which of the following can be the angles between these vectors?

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If P+Q=R, P=Q=R, then angle between P and Q is

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The position vectors of the vertices P, Q and R of PQR are -i^+2j^+4k^, 3i^+6j^+8k^ and 4i^+j^+k^ respectively.

Which of the following is the vector that represents the median PS?

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If A=3i^-4j^ and B=-i^-4j^, then calculate A+B and A+B.

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Consider the two vector A and B, the magnitude of their sum i.e A+B

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In quadrilateral ABCD, AB=a, BC=b, DA=a-b, M is the midpoint of BC and X is a point on DM such that DX=45DM. Then the points A, X and C

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If a=2ı^+3ȷ^-4k^ and b=ı^+3ȷ^+2k^, then a unit vector in the direction of a+b is

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If A,B & C represent unit vectors in each case, then which vector combination(s) results in a unit vector?

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If A,B & C represent unit vectors in each case, then which vector combination(s) results in a unit vector?

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Unit vectors along the diagonals of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are i^+j^+k^ & i^-j^+k^, are

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Let a=i^+j^-k^, b=5i^-3j^-3k^, c=3i^-j^-2k^. If collinear with c and r=a+b. Then r equals

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If the vector 4i^-7j^-2k^,i^+5j^-3k^ and 3i^-λj^+k^ form a triangle then λ =

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The figure shows a parallelogram ABCD. Then which of the following option is correct?

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If O is the circumcentre and O' is the orthocentre of a triangle ABC and if AP is the circumdiameter then AO'+O'B+O'C=

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E and F are the midpoints of AC and BD of the quadrilateral ABCDrespectively. Then the value of AB+AD+CB+CD=_____.

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The two adjacent sides of parallelogram are 2i^-4j^+5k^ and i^-2j^-3k^. The unit vector parallel to its diagonal which starts at the common vertex of the above two sides, is

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If a,b,c are three vectors such that |a|=|b|=2,a·b=2 and a+b+c=0, then |c| is equal to

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If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with AB=a and BC=b then CE equals