PHYSICS (01)

SYLLABUS : Fundamental of Vectors, Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication of Vectors, Lami's Theorem

Date : ____________

1. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction 4. 0.4ˆi + 0.8 ˆj + ckˆ represents a unit vector when c is
making an angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical
(a) – 0.2 (b) 0.2
component will be
(c) 0.8 (d) 0
(a) 10 N (b) 3 N
5. With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate
(c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
system, three vectors are expressed as
2. Which of the following statement is true   
(a) When the coordinate axis are translated the a = 4ˆi − ˆj , b = −3ˆi + 2ˆj and c = −kˆ

component of a vector in a plane changes where ˆi , ˆj, kˆ are unit vectors, along the
(b) When the coordinate axis are rotated through X, Y and Z-axis respectively. The unit vectors r̂
some angle, components of the vector along the direction of sum of these vectors is
change but the vector’s magnitude remains 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
constant (a) rˆ = (i + j − k) (b) rˆ = (i + j − k)
3 2
(c) Sum of a and b is R. If the magnitude of a 1 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(c) rˆ = (ˆi − ˆj + kˆ) (d) rˆ = (i + j + k)
alone is increased angle between b and R 3 2

decreases 6. Two vectors are given by A = i + 2ˆj + 2kˆ and
ˆ
 
(d) The cross product of 3 i and 4 j is 12 B = 3ˆi + 6ˆj + 2kˆ. Another vector C has the same
 
3. The X and Y components of a force F acting at magnitude as B but has the same direction as A.
30º to x-axis are respectively 
Then which of the following vectors represent C
F F 3 7 ˆ 3 ˆ ˆ
(a) ,F (b) , F (a) (i + 2ˆj + 2kˆ) (b) (i − 2 j + 2kˆ)
2 2 2 3 7
7 ˆ 9 ˆ
(c)
3 1
F, F (d) F ,
F (c) (i − 2ˆj + 2kˆ) (d) (i + 2ˆj + 2kˆ)
2 2 9 7
2

RESPONSE 1. a b c d 2. a b c d 3. a b c d 4. a b c d 5. a b c d

GRID 6. a b c d
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7. If A = 2ˆi + 4ˆj − 5kˆ the direction of cosines of the 11. A certain vector in the x-y plane has an
vector A are x-component of 12 m and a y-component of 8 m.
2 4 −5 It is then rotated in the x-y plane so that its
(a) , and x-component is halved. Then its new
45 45 45
y-component is approximately
1 2 3
(b) , and (a) 14 m (b) 13.11 m
45 45 45
(c) 10 m (d) 2.0 m
4 4
(c) ,0 and 12. Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude
45 45
are in equilibrium. What is the angle between the
3 2 5
(d) , and forces ? Also name the triangle formed by the
45 45 45
forces as sides
8. Two persons A and B are located in x-y plane at (a) 60° equilateral triangle
the points (0, 0) and (0, 10), respectively. (The
(b) 120° equilateral triangle
distances are measured in MKS units). At a
(c) 120°, 30°, 30° an isosceles triangle
time t= 0, they start moving simultaneously with
  (d) 120° an obtuse angled triangle
velocities vA = 2ˆj ms−1 and v B = 2ˆi ms −1 ,
13. Two forces, F1 and F2 are acting on a body.
respectively. The time after which A and B are at
One force is double that of the other force and
their closest distance is
the resultant is equal to the greater force. Then
(a) 2.5 s (b) 4 s
the angle between the two forces is
10
(c) 1s (d) s
2 (a) cos −1 (1 / 2) (b) cos −1 (−1 / 2)
9. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest (c) cos −1 (−1 / 4) (d) cos −1 (1 / 4)
at the origin of the co-ordinate system 14. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and
simultaneously
(x – y) act so that the resultant may be (x 2 + y 2 )
F 1 = −4ˆi − 5ˆj + 5kˆ , F 2 = 5ˆi + 8ˆj + 6kˆ ,
 x 2 + y2 
F 3 = −3ˆi + 4ˆj − 7kˆ and F 4 = 2ˆi − 3ˆj − 2kˆ then the (a) cos−1  − 2 2 

 2( x − y ) 
particle will move
(a) In x – y plane (b) In y – z plane  2
2( x − y )  2 
(b) cos−1  − 2
(c) In x – z plane (d) Along x –axis  x + y 2 

10. If | A − B |=| A |=| B |, the angle between A and B  x 2 + y2 

(c) cos−1  − 2 2 
is  x −y 
(a) 60° (b) 0°  x 2 − y2 
(c) 120° (d) 90° (d) cos−1  − 2 2 
 x +y 

RESPONSE 7. a b c d 8. a b c d 9. a b c d 10. a b c d 11. a b c d

GRID 12. a b c d 13. a b c d 14. a b c d

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 
15. Two vectors A and B have equal magnitudes. If 19. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the
 
magnitude of A + B is equal to n times the following vectors 2ˆi + 2ˆj − kˆ and 6ˆi − 3ˆj + 2kˆ
  
magnitude of A − B, then the angle between A ˆi + 10ˆj − 18kˆ ˆi − 10ˆj + 18kˆ
 (a) (b)
and B is 5 17 5 17

n −1  n2 − 1  ˆi − 10ˆj − 18kˆ ˆi + 10ˆj + 18kˆ

(a) cos −1   (b) cos −1  2 
 (c) (d)
 n +1  n +1 5 17 5 17

 n −1  n2 − 1  20. The area of the triangle formed by 2ˆi + ˆj − kˆ and

(c) sin −1   (d) sin −1  2 

 n+1  n +1 ˆi + ˆj + kˆ is
16. A particle acted upon by constant forces
(a) 3 sq. unit (b) 2 3 sq. unit
4 ˆi + ˆj − 3kˆ and 3ˆi + ˆj − kˆ is displaced from the
14
point ˆi + 2ˆj − 3kˆ to point 5ˆi + 4 ˆj − kˆ . The total (c) 2 14 sq. unit (d) sq. unit
2
work done by the forces in SI unit is  
(a) 20 (b) 24 21. If A = 2ˆi + 3ˆj − kˆ and B = −ˆi + 3ˆj + 4kˆ then the

(c) 50 (d) 30 unit vector perpendicular to both A and B will

  
17. A and B are two vectors given by A = 2ˆi + 3ˆj be

and B = ˆi + ˆj. The magnitude of the component (a) +
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i − j − k) (b) −
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i − j − k)
  3 3
of A along B is
5 3 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(a) (b)
2 2 22. For any two vectors A and B , if A . B = | A  B |,
7 1
(c) (d)
2 2 the magnitude of C = A + B is equal to

18. Which of the following is the unit vector (a) A2 + B2

perpendicular to A and B (b) A + B
ˆB
A ˆ ˆB
A ˆ
(a) (b) AB
AB sin  AB cos (c) A2 + B2 +
2
A B A B
(c) (d) (d) A2 + B2 + 2  AB
AB sin  AB cos

RESPONSE 15. a b c d 16. a b c d 17. a b c d 18. a b c d 19. a b c d

GRID 20. a b c d 21. a b c d 22. a b c d

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23. How many minimum number of non-zero vectors

NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE QUESTIONS
in different planes can be added to give zero
Questions from 26 to 30 are numerical value type
resultant
according to the new pattern for JEE Main by NTA.
(a) 2 (b) 3
26. If a vector P make angles , , and  respectively
(c) 4 (d) 5
with the X, Y and Z axes. Then
24. P, Q and R are three coplanar forces acting at a
sin  + sin  + sin  =
2 2 2
point and are in equilibrium. Given P = 1.9318
kg-wt, sin 1 = 0.9659, the value of R is ( in kg-wt) 27. The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the
resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and 7
(a) 0.9659
units respectively. If these two vectors are at right
P 150o Q
(b) 2 angles to each other, the magnitude of their
(c) 1 2 1 resultant is
1 R 28. Given that A + B = C and that C is ⊥ to A .
(d)
2
Further if | A |=| C |, the angle between A and B
25. A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall.
is 𝑛𝜋/4. Find the value of n.
The sphere is pushed away from the wall by a 
29. Vector A has a magnitude of 5 units, lies in the
stick. The forces acting on the sphere are shown
xy-plane and points in a direction 120º from the
in the second diagram. Which of the following 
direction of increasing x. Vector B has a
statements is wrong
magnitude of 9 units and points along the z-axis.
(a) P = W tan  
The magnitude of cross product A  B is
(b) T + P + W = 0  T  30. The edges of parallelepiped are given by the
vectors (2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂) , 4𝑗̂ and (5𝑗̂ + 𝑚𝑘̂). What
(c) T 2 = P 2 + W 2
P should be the value of m in order that the volume
W
(d) T = P + W of the parallelepiped be 24?

RESPONSE 23. a b c d 24. a b c d 25. a b c d 26. 27.

GRID 28. 29. 30.