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101.

If a = 2i + 2j - k, b = αi + βj + 2k and a + b = a - b, then α + β is equal to

  • 2

  • 1

  • 0

  • - 1


102.

If the projection of b on a is twice the projection of a on b, then b - a is equal to 

  • a - b

  • a + b

  • b

  • a


103.

If a = i - j and b = j + k, then then a × b2 + a . b2 is equal to

  • 2

  • 2

  • 6

  • 4


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104.

If a = 1, b = 3 and a - b = 7, then the angle between a and b is

  • 0

  • π6

  • π4

  • π3


D.

π3

Given, a = 1, b = 3 and a - b = 7 a - b2 = 72 a2 + b2 - 2a . b = 7  12 + 32 - 2a . b = 7                2a . b = 10 - 7                  a . b = 32       abcosθ = 32 1 × 3 × cosθ = 32               cosθ = 12                      θ = π3


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105.

A vector of magnitude 7 units, parallel to the resultant of the vectors a = 2 i - 3j - 2k and b = - i + 2j + k, is

  • 73i +j+k

  • 7(i - j - k)

  • 73i - j +k

  • 73i - j - k


106.

If p and q are non-collinear unit vectors and p + q = 3, then (2p - 3q) · (3p + q) is equal to

  • 0

  • 13

  • - 13

  • - 12


107.

The triangle formed by the three points whose position vectors are 2i + 4j - k, 4i + 5j + k and 3i + 6j - 3k, is

  • an equilateral triangle

  • a right angled triangle but not isosceles

  • an isosceles triangle but not right angled triangle

  • a right angled isosceles triangle


108.

If (1, 2, 4) and (2, - 3λ, - 3) are the initial and terminal points of the vector i + 5j - 7k, then the value of λ is

  • 73

  • - 73

  • - 53

  • 53


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109.

Let u = 5a + 6b + 7c, v = 7a - 8b + 9c and w = 3 a + 20b + 5c, where a, b and c are non-zero vectors. If u = lv + mw, then the values of l and m respectively are

  • 12, 12

  • 12, - 12

  • - 12, 12

  • 13, 13


110.

If α = 3i - k and β = 5 and α . β = 3 then the area of the parallelogram for which α and β are adjacent sides, is

  • 172

  • 142

  • 72

  • 41


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