TAKE HOME QUIZ: VECTORS VECTOR PRODUCT

Test ID: 170107

1. The area of the parallelogram represented by the vectors A 2i 3j and B i 4 j is

(a) 14 units (b) 7.5 units (c) 10 units (d) 5 units
2. For any two vectors A and B if A . B | A B |, the magnitude of C A B is equal to

AB
(a) A 2 B2 (b) A B (c) A2 B2 (d) A 2 B 2 2 AB
2

3. A vector F 1 is along the positive X-axis. If its vector product with another vector F 2 is zero then F 2 could be
(a) 4 j (b) (i j ) (c) (j k) (d) (4i )

4. If for two vectors A and B, A B 0, the vectors

(a) Are perpendicular to each other (b) Are parallel to each other
(c) Act at an angle of 60 (d) Act at an angle of 30
5. The angle between vectors (A B) and (B A ) is
(a) Zero (b) (c) /4 (d) / 2
6. What is the angle between ( P Q) and (P Q)

(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
2 4
7. The resultant of the two vectors having magnitude 2 and 3 is 1. What is their cross product
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
8. Which of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to A and B
B
A B
A A B A B
(a) (b) (c) (d)
AB sin AB cos AB sin AB cos

9. Let A i A cos j A sin be any vector. Another vector B which is normal to A is

(a) i B cos j B sin (b) i B sin j B cos (c) i B sin j B cos (d) i B cos j B sin

10. The angle between two vectors given by 6i 6 j 3k and 7i 4 j 4 k is

1 5 2 5
(a) cos 1 (b) cos 1 (c) sin 1 (d) sin 1
3
3 3 3

11. A vector A points vertically upward and B points towards north. The vector product A B is
(a) Zero (b) Along west (c) Along east (d) Vertically downward
12. Angle between the vectors (i j ) and (j k) is
(a) 90 (b) 0 (c) 180 (d) 60
13. Two vectors P 2i bj 2k and Q i j k will be parallel if
(a) b = 0 (b) b = 1 (c) b = 2 (d) b= 4
14. The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are A 3i 4j 5k, B 4i 5j 6k, C 7i 9j 3k and D 4i 6 j then the
displacement vectors AB and CD are
(a) Perpendicular (b) Parallel (c) Antiparallel (d) Inclined at an angle of 60
15. Which of the following is not true ? If A 3i 4 j and B 6i 8 j where A and B are the magnitudes of A and B
A 1
(a) A B 0 (b) (c) A . B 48 (d) A = 5
B 2

16. If force (F ) 4i 5j and displacement (s) 3i 6k then the work done is

(a) 43 (b) 56 (c) 6 3 (d) 46
17. If | A B || A . B |, then angle between A and B will be
(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 90

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 TAKE HOME QUIZ: VECTORS VECTOR PRODUCT
Test ID: 170107
18. In an clockwise system
(a) j k i (b) i . i 0 (c) j j 1 (d) k . j 1

19. The linear velocity of a rotating body is given by v r, where is the angular velocity and r is the radius vector. The angular velocity of
a body is i 2j 2k and the radius vector r 4 j 3k, then |v | is

(a) 29 units (b) 31 units (c) 37 units (d) 41 units

20. Three vectors a, b and c satisfy the relation a . b 0 and a . c 0. The vector a is parallel to

(a) b (b) c (c) b. c (d) bc

21. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 2 i and 2j. What is the area of the parallelogram
(a) 0.5 units (b) 1 unit (c) 2 units (d) 4 units
22. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following vectors 2i 2 j k and 6i 3j 2k

i 10j 18k i 10j 18k i 10j 18k i 10j 18k

(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 17 5 17 5 17 5 17
23. The area of the parallelogram whose sides are represented by the vectors j 3k and i 2j k is
(a) 61 sq.unit (b) 59 sq.unit (c) 49 sq.unit (d) 52 sq.unit
24. The area of the triangle formed by 2i j k and i j k is

14
(a) 3 sq.unit (b) 2 3 sq. unit (c) 2 14 sq. unit (d) sq. unit
2
25. The position of a particle is given by r (i 2 j k) momentum P (3i 4 j 2k). The angular momentum is perpendicular to
(a) x-axis (b) y-axis
(c) z-axis (d) Line at equal angles to all the three axes

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 TAKE HOME QUIZ: VECTORS VECTOR PRODUCT
Test ID: 170107
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