PRODUCT OF VECTORS INTERMEDIATE FIRST YEAR 1A CHAPTER 5 PROBLEMS WITH SOLUTIONS

Mathematics 1A Intermediate Product of vectors some problems with solutions are given below for examination purpose.

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Product of Vectors

Exercise 5(a)

Exercise 5(b)

Exercise 5(c)

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Very short answer questions

Inter first year 1A class 11 maths solutios chapter 4

1. Find the angle between the vectors i + 2j + 3k and 3i – j + 2k.

2. If a = i + 2j – 3k and b = 3i – j + 2k then show that a + b and a – b are perpendicular to each other.

3. Let a and b be non zero, non collinear vectors. If |a + b| = |a – b| then find the angle between a and b.

Inter first year 1A class 11 maths solutios chapter 4

5. Let a = i + j + k and b = 2i + 3j + k,find projection vector of b on a and its magnitude.

6. If a = 2i + 2j – 3k, b = 3i – j + 2k then find the angle between the vectors 2a + b and a + 2b.

7. If a = 2i – j + k, b = i – 3j – 5 k then find |a×b|.

8. If 4i + (2p/3)j + pk is parallel to the vector i + 2j +3k, find p.

9. Find the area of the parallelogram having a = 2j – k and b = – i + k as adjacent sides.

10. Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 3i + j + 2k and i – 3j + 4k.

11. Find unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the vectors a = 4i + 3j – k and b = 2i – 6k – 3k.

Problem 12

Let a = 2i – j + k and b = 3i + 4j – k. if theta is the angle between a and b, then find sin theta.

Problem

Compute (i – j. J – k. K – i).

Problem

if a = i – 2j – 3k, b = 2i + j – k, c = i + 3j – 2k then compute a.(b × c).

Problem

Find the volume of the parallelopiped coterminus edges i + j + k, i – j and i + 2j – k.

Problem

For non coplanar vectors a, b and c, determine p for which the vectors a + b + c, a + pb + 2c and – a + b + c are coplanar.

Problem

Show that i × ( a × i) + j × (a ×j) + k × ( a ×k) = 2a,for any vector a.

Problem

For any three vectors a, b, c, prove that [ b + c. c + a. a + b] = 2 [a, b,. c].

Problem

For any three vectors a, b. c, prove that [b ×c. c × a. a × b] = [a. b. c]^2.

SOLUTIONS FOR JUNIOR INTER MATHS PRODUCT OF VECTORS

Short answer questions

Problem

Prove that angle in a semi circle is a right angle by using vector method.

Problem

If P, Q, R and S are points whose position vectors are i – k, – i + 2j, 2i – 3k and 3i – 2j – k respectively then find the components of RS on PQ.

Problem

Show that the points (5, – 1), (7, – 4, 7), (- 1, – 3, 4) are the vertices of a rhombus by vectors.

Problem

Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are A (1, 2, 3), B (2, 3, 1) and C (3, 1, 2).

Problem

If a + b + c = 0, then prove that a ×b = b × c = c × a.

Problem

Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane passing through the points (1, 2, 3), (2, – 1, 1) and (1, 2, – 4)

Problem

If a = 2i + 3j + 4k, b = i + j – k and c = i – j + k, then compute a × ( × c) and verify that it is perpendicular to a.

Problem

Let a. b and c be unit vectors such that b is not parallel to c and a × (b × c) = (1/2)b. Find the angle made by a with each of b and c.

Problem

Let a = i + j + k, b = 2i – j + 3k, c = i – j and d = 6i + 2j + 3k. Express d in terms of b × c, c × a and a × b.

Problem

For any four vectors a, b, c and d, show that i. (a × b) × (c × d) = [a. b. c] b – [b. c. d] and ii. (a × b) × (c × d) = [a. b. d] c – [a. b. c] d.

Problem

a, b, c are non zero vectors and a is perpendicular to both b and c. If |a| = 2, |b|= 3, |c|= 4 and (b, c) = 2π/3, then find |[a. b. c]|.

Problem

If |b. c. d| + |c. a. d| + |a. b. d| = [a. b. c], then show that the points with position vectors a, b, c and d. are coplanar.

Problem

Find the volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are (1, 2, 1), (3, 2, 5), (2, – 1, 0) and (- 1, 0, 1).

Problem

Prove that rhe four points 4i + 5j + k, – (j + k), 3i + 9j + 4k and – 4i + 4j + 4k are coplanar.

Problem

If a = 2i + j – k, b = – i + 2i – 4k and c = i + j + k, then find (a × b).(b × c).

Product of vectors long answer questions

Problem

By the vector method, prove that the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle are concurrent.

Problem

If a. b, c be three vectors. Then show that (a × b) × c = (a × c) b – (b × c) a.

Problem

Find the equation of the plane passing through the points A = (2, 3, – 1), B = (4, 5, 2) and C = (3, 6, 5).

Problem

Find the equation of the plane passing through the points A = (3, – 2, – 1) and parallel to the vectors b = i – 2j + 4k and c = 3i + 2j – 5k.

Problem

Find the shortest distance between the skew lines r = (6i + 2j + 2k) + t (i – 2j + 2k) and r = (- 4i – k) + s ( 3i – 2j + 2k) and r = (- 4i – k) + s ( 3i – 2 j – 2k).

Problem

A = (1, – 2, – 1), B = (4, 0, – 3), C = (1, 2, – 1) and D = (2, – 4, – 5), find the distance between AB and CD.

Problem

If a = i – 2j + k, b = 2i + j + k, c = i + 2j – k, find a × ( b × c) and |(a × b) × c|.

Problem

If a = 2i + j – 3k, b = i – 2j + k, b = – i + j – 4k and d = i + j + k, then compute (a × b) × ( c × d).

Problem

If a = i – 2j + 3k, b = 2i – j + k, c = i + j + 2k then find |(a × b) × c| and |a × (b × c).

Problem

Let a = 2i + j – 2k, b = i + j, if c is a vector such that a.c = |c|, |c – a| = 2√2 and the angle between a × b and c is 30°, then find the value of |a × b|× |c|.