Vectors Questions with Solutions
A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction, such as displacement or force. This topic covers types of vectors (zero, unit, collinear, coplanar and position vectors), vector addition, multiplication by a scalar, the section formula, and the components of a vector along the i, j and k axes. It also covers the scalar (dot) product and its use in finding the angle between two vectors and the projection of one vector on another, the vector (cross) product and its use in finding areas of parallelograms and triangles, and the scalar triple product for the volume of a parallelepiped and the condition for coplanarity. Remember that two vectors are perpendicular when their dot product is zero, parallel when their cross product is the zero vector, and three vectors are coplanar when their scalar triple product is zero. Practise the vectors questions below, each with a step-by-step solution.
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If and are vectors such that , and , then the value of is
A. 625B. 225C. 45D. 25easyAsked in NIMCET 2015View solution āŗ - Q22.
Let , and be three vectors such that , , and . The value of is
A. 38B. ā38C. 19D. ā19easyAsked in NIMCET 2017View solution āŗ - Q23.
If and , then the angle between and is
A. B. C. D.easyAsked in NIMCET 2017View solution āŗ - Q24.
The values of the non-zero scalars and such that, for all vectors and , , are
A. B. C. D.easyAsked in NIMCET 2019View solution āŗ - Q25.
If N, m and is the angle between them, then the work done by acting through the displacement is
A. JB. 120 JC. JD. 60 JeasyAsked in NIMCET 2024View solution āŗ - Q26.
A man starts at the origin O and walks a distance of 3 units in the north-east direction and then walks a distance of 4 units in the north-west direction to reach the point P. Then is equal to
A. B. C. D.easyAsked in NIMCET 2024View solution āŗ - Q27.
How much work does it take to slide a crate for a distance of 25 m along a loading dock by pulling on it with a 180 N force directed at an angle of to the dock?
A. JB. JC. JD. JeasyAsked in NIMCET 2024View solution āŗ - Q28.
The length of the projection of on is equal to:
A. B. C. D.easyAsked in NIMCET 2025View solution āŗ - Q29.
If and are two vectors such that , and , then the value of is
A. 2B. 7C. 1D. 6easyAsked in NIMCET 2025View solution āŗ - Q30.
If , and , then a vector of magnitude which is parallel to is
A. B. C. D.easyAsked in NIMCET 2025View solution āŗ