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Vectors & 3D Geometry PYQ — Page 19

JEE Main Mathematics — Vectors & 3D Geometry previous year questions with solutions.

All Vectors & 3D Geometry Questions (485)

This question has Statement $-1$ and Statement $-2$. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements. Statement-1 : The point $A(1,0,7)$ is the mirror image of the point $B(1,6,3)$ in the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$. Statement-2 : The line: $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$ bisects the line segment joining $A(1,0,7)$ and $B(1,6,3)$.

2011
hard
mcq

A line $A B$ in three-dimensional space makes angles $45^{\circ}$ and $120^{\circ}$ with the positive $x$-axis and the positive $y$-axis respectively. If $A B$ makes an acute angle $\theta$ with the positive $z$-axis, then $\theta$ equals

2010
hard
mcq

If the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=\lambda \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\mu \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ are mutually orthogonal, then $(\lambda, \mu)=$

2010
hard
mcq

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=\hat{i}-\hat{j}-\hat{k}$. Then vector $\vec{b}$ satisfying $\vec{a} \times \vec{b}+\vec{c}=\overrightarrow{0}$ and $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}=3$ is

2010
medium
mcq

The projections of a vector on the three coordinate axis are $6,-3,2$ respectively. The direction cosines of the vector are

2009
easy
mcq

The non-zero verctors $\vec{a}, \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ are related by $\vec{a}=8 \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}=-7 \vec{b}$. Then the angle between $\vec{a}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ is

2008
medium
mcq

The vector $\vec{a}=\alpha \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\beta \hat{k}$ lies in the plane of the vectors $\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}$ and $\vec{c}=\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and bisects the angle between $\vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$. Then which one of the following gives possible values of $\alpha$ and $\beta$ ?

2008
hard
mcq

If the straight lines $\frac{x-1}{k}=\frac{y-2}{2}=\frac{z-3}{3}$ and $\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-3}{k}=\frac{z-1}{2}$ intersect at a point, then the integer $k$ is equal to

2008
hard
mcq

The line passing through the points $(5,1, a)$ and $(3, b, 1)$ crosses the $y z-$ plane at the point $\left(0, \frac{17}{2}, \frac{-13}{2}\right)$. Then

2008
medium
mcq

The resultant of two forces $\mathrm{P~N}$ and $3 \mathrm{~N}$ is a force of $7 \mathrm{~N}$. If the direction of $3 \mathrm{~N}$ force were reversed, the resultant would be $\sqrt{19} \mathrm{~N}$. The value of $\mathrm{P}$ is

2007
easy
mcq

Let $\overline{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \overline{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $\overline{\mathrm{c}}=\mathrm{x} \hat{\mathrm{i}}+(\mathrm{x}-2) \hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{k}}$. If the vector $\overline{\mathrm{c}}$ lies in the plane of $\bar{a}$ and $\bar{b}$, then $x$ equals

2007
easy
mcq

If $\hat{u}$ and $\hat{v}$ are unit vectors and $\theta$ is the acute angle between them, then $2 \hat{u} \times 3 \hat{v}$ is a unit vector for

2007
easy
mcq

If a line makes an angle of $\frac{\pi}{4}$ with the positive directions of each of $x$-axis and $y$-axis, then the angle that the line makes with the positive direction of the $z-$axis is

2007
easy
mcq

$A B C$ is a triangle, right angled at $A$. The resultant of the forces acting along $\overrightarrow{A B}, \overrightarrow{A C}$ with magnitudes $\frac{1}{A B}$ and $\frac{1}{A C}$ respectively is the force along $\overrightarrow{A D}$, where $D$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $\mathrm{A}$ onto $\mathrm{BC}$. The magnitude of the resultant is

2006
easy
mcq

If $(\mathrm{a} \times \mathrm{b}) \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}} \times(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}})$, where $\overline{\mathrm{a}}, \overline{\mathrm{b}}$ and $\overline{\mathrm{c}}$ are any three vectors such that $\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{b}} \neq 0$, $\overline{\mathrm{b}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{c}} \neq 0$, then $\mathrm{a}$ and $\mathrm{c}$ are

2006
medium
mcq

The values of $a$, for which the points $A, B, C$ with position vectors $2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $a \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ respectively are the vertices of a right-angled triangle with $C=\frac{\pi}{2}$ are

2006
medium
mcq

A particle has two velocities of equal magnitude inclined to each other at an angle $\theta$. If one of them is halved, the angle between the other and the original resultant velocity is bisected by the new resultant. Then $\theta$ is

2006
easy
mcq

The line parallel to the $x$-axis and passing through the intersection of the lines ax $+$ $2 b y+3 b=0$ and $b x-2 a y-3 a=0$, where $(a, b) \neq(0,0)$ is

2005
hard
mcq

If $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ are non-coplanar vectors and $\lambda$ is a real number then $\left[\lambda(\vec{a}+\vec{b}) \lambda^2 \vec{b} \lambda \vec{c}\right]=[\vec{a} \vec{b}+\vec{c} \vec{b}]$ for

2005
easy
mcq

For any vectora a the value of $(\vec{a} \times \hat{i})^2+(\vec{a} \times \hat{j})^2+(\vec{a} \times \hat{k})^2$ is equal to

2005
easy
mcq

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}-\hat{k}, \vec{b}=x \hat{i}+\hat{j}+(1-x) \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=y \hat{i}+x \hat{j}+(1+x-y) \hat{k}$. Then $[\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}]$ depends on

2005
medium
mcq

Let $a, b$ and $c$ be distinct non-negative numbers. If the vectors $a \hat{i}+a \hat{j}+c \hat{k}, \hat{i}+\hat{k}$ and $c \hat{i}+c \hat{j}+b \hat{k}$ lie in a plane, then $c$ is

2005
easy
mcq

The resultant $R$ of two forces acting on a particle is at right angles to one of them and its magnitude is one third of the other force. The ratio of larger force to smaller one is

2005
easy
mcq

If $C$ is the mid point of $A B$ and $P$ is any point outside $A B$, then

2005
medium
mcq