Vectors and scalars; addition of vectors — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L2 · understanding

Let $O$ be the origin, $\overrightarrow{O P}=\vec{a}$ and $\overrightarrow{O Q}=\vec{b}$. If $R$ is the point on $\overrightarrow{O P}$ such that $\overrightarrow{O P}=5 \overrightarrow{O R}$, and $M$ is the point such that $\overrightarrow{O Q}=5 \overrightarrow{R M}$, then $\overrightarrow{P M}$ is equal to :

• A. $\frac{1}{5}(\vec{a}-4 \vec{b})$
• B. $\frac{1}{5}(\vec{b}-4 \vec{a})$
• C. $\frac{1}{5}(-\vec{a}+4 \vec{b})$
• D. $\frac{1}{5}(-\vec{b}+4 \vec{a})$

Question 2 · difficulty L3 · understanding

For three unit vectors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ satisfying $$|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{b}-\vec{c}|^2+|\vec{c}-\vec{a}|^2=9 \text { and }|2 \vec{a}+k \vec{b}+k \vec{c}|=3 \text {, }$$ the positive value of k is :

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 3

Question 3 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Let $A, B, C$ be three points in xy-plane, whose position vector are given by $\sqrt{3} \hat{i}+\hat{j}, \hat{i}+\sqrt{3} \hat{j}$ and $a \hat{i}+(1-a) \hat{j}$ respectively with respect to the origin O . If the distance of the point C from the line bisecting the angle between the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OB}}$ is $\frac{9}{\sqrt{2}}$, then the sum of all the possible values of $a$ is :

• A. 2
• B. 0
• C. $\frac{9}{2}$
• D. 1

Question 4 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Let the position vectors of three vertices of a triangle be $4 \vec{p}+\vec{q}-3 \vec{r},-5 \vec{p}+\vec{q}+2 \vec{r}$ and $2 \vec{p}-\vec{q}+2 \vec{r}$. If the position vectors of the orthocenter and the circumcenter of the triangle are $\frac{\vec{p}+\vec{q}+\vec{r}}{4}$ and $\alpha \vec{p}+\beta \vec{q}+\gamma \vec{r}$ respectively, then $\alpha+2 \beta+5 \gamma$ is equal to :

• A. 4
• B. 3
• C. 1
• D. 6

Question 5 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Let the point A divide the line segment joining the points $\mathrm{P}(-1,-1,2)$ and $\mathrm{Q}(5,5,10)$ internally in the ratio $r: 1(r>0)$. If O is the origin and $(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OQ}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}})-\frac{1}{5}|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OP}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{OA}}|^2=10$, then the value of r is :

• A. $\sqrt7$
• B. 14
• C. 7
• D. 3

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Let $$\vec{a}, \vec{b}$$ and $$\vec{c}$$ be three non-zero vectors such that $$\vec{b}$$ and $$\vec{c}$$ are non-collinear. If $$\vec{a}+5 \vec{b}$$ is collinear with $$\vec{c}, \vec{b}+6 \vec{c}$$ is collinear with $$\vec{a}$$ and $$\vec{a}+\alpha \vec{b}+\beta \vec{c}=\overrightarrow{0}$$, then $$\alpha+\beta$$ is equal to

• A. 30
• B. $$-$$30
• C. $$-$$25
• D. 35

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · understanding

The position vectors of the vertices $$\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$$ and $$\mathrm{C}$$ of a triangle are $$2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, 2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$$ and $$-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$$ respectively. Let $$l$$ denotes the length of the angle bisector $$\mathrm{AD}$$ of $$\angle \mathrm{BAC}$$ where $$\mathrm{D}$$ is on the line segment $$\mathrm{BC}$$, then $$2 l^2$$ equals :

• A. 45
• B. 50
• C. 42
• D. 49

Question 8 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Let $\mathrm{ABCD}$ be a quadrilateral. If $\mathrm{E}$ and $\mathrm{F}$ are the mid points of the diagonals $\mathrm{AC}$ and $\mathrm{BD}$ respectively and $(\overrightarrow{A B}-\overrightarrow{B C})+(\overrightarrow{A D}-\overrightarrow{D C})=k \overrightarrow{F E}$, then $k$ is equal to :

• A. -2
• B. 4
• C. -4
• D. 2

Question 9 · difficulty L3 · understanding

For any vector $$\vec{a}=a_{1} \hat{i}+a_{2} \hat{j}+a_{3} \hat{k}$$, with $$10\left|a_{i}\right|<1, i=1,2,3$$, consider the following statements : (A): $$\max \left\{\left|a_{1}\right|,\left|a_{2}\right|,\left|a_{3}\right|\right\} \leq|\vec{a}|$$ (B) : $$|\vec{a}| \leq 3 \max \left\{\left|a_{1}\right|,\left|a_{2}\right|,\left|a_{3}\right|\right\}$$

• A. Only (B) is true
• B. Only (A) is true
• C. Neither (A) nor (B) is true
• D. Both (A) and (B) are true

Question 10 · difficulty L3 · understanding

If the points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ are respectively the circumcenter and the orthocentre of a $$\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$$, then $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{PA}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{PB}}+\overrightarrow{\mathrm{PC}}$$ is equal to :

• A. $$\overrightarrow {QP}$$
• B. $$\overrightarrow {PQ}$$
• C. $$2\overrightarrow {PQ}$$
• D. $$2\overrightarrow {QP}$$