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Vectors G11 WS-1

1. Given two vectors ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ Find: - A. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ B. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂


C. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ D. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ E. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ F. the angle between the vectors.
2. Four forces ⃗ t of , ⃗ t of , ⃗ t
of and ⃗ t of act on a body. Find the resultant force :-
A. Graphically B. using resolution-composition method
3. A car travels 16 km due North and then 25 km 370 East of North. What is the
m gnitude nd direction of the c r’s result nt displ cement?
4. If ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂, then find the magnitudes of
vectors ⃗ nd ⃗ .
5. A first quadrant vector ⃗⃗ makes an angle of 400 with the positive axis. What is the
angle to which vector ⃗⃗ with the same positive x-axis?
6. Given two vectors, ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂, find ⃗ such that
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
7. Vector ⃗⃗ has x and y-components of 12 cm and -15 cm, respectively; vector ⃗⃗ has x
and y-components of 9 cm and 6 cm, respectively. If ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ , Then what are
the components of vector ⃗⃗
8. Vectors ⃗ nd ⃗ have zero resultant vector. What is vector ⃗ if ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂?
9. Taking ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂, ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ and ⃗ ̂ ̂, determine “ ” nd “ ” such
that ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗
10. Find the magnitude each vector and a unit vector in the direction of each vector.
A. ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ B. ⃗⃗ √ ̂ ̂ ̂ C. ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ √ ̂

11. What are the scalar and vector components of vector ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ along vector
⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂?
̂ ̂ √ ̂
12. For what values of m vector ̂ will be a unit vector?
13. Which one of the following is NOT true about the algebra of unit vectors?
A. ̂ ( ̂ ̂) C. ̂ ( ̂ ̂) ̂ E. (̂ ̂) ( ̂ ̂)
B. ̂ ( ̂ ̂) ̂ D. ̂ ( ̂ ̂) F. ( ̂ ̂) ( ̂ ̂) ̂
14. Show that the following vectors are unit vectors.
√ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ √
A. B. ̂ √ ̂ ̂ C. D. ̂ ̂ ̂

15. A vector is given by ⃗⃗ ̂√ ̂. Find (a) the magnitudes of the x, y, and z
̂
components; (b) the magnitude of ⃗⃗ ; and (c) the angles between ⃗⃗ and the x, y, and
z axis.
16. Vectors ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ have equal magnitudes of √ units. The sum of vectors ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ is
the vector ̂. Determine the angle between ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ .
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Vectors G11 WS-1

17. For two non-zero vectors ⃗ nd ⃗ , If ⃗ ⃗ is perpendicular to ⃗ ⃗ , then show that


|⃗ | |⃗ |.
18. Two vectors ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ √ ̂ ̂ make an angle of 600 with each other.
What is the possible value of b?
19. Find a unit vector perpendicular to for the following pairs of vectors.
A. ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ B. ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂
20. For what values of vectors ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ will be
perpendicular with each other?
21. Given two parallel vectors ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂, what is the value of
?
22. Given three vectors ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂, ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂ and ⃗ ̂
̂ , then calculate:-
A. (⃗ ⃗) ⃗ B. (⃗ ⃗ ) (⃗ C. (⃗ ⃗ )⃗
⃗) D. ⃗ (⃗ ⃗ )
23. Given vector ⃗⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂, then find vector ⃗ such that ⃗ ⃗ is a unit vector
along the y-axis?
24. Find the area of a parallelogram formed by vectors ⃗⃗ ( ̂ ̂ ̂) , and
⃗⃗ ( ̂ ̂ ̂) .
25. Under what conditions the following vector algebra holds true?
A. |⃗ ⃗ | |⃗ ⃗ | C. |⃗ ⃗ | |⃗ ⃗ | E. ⃗ ⃗
B. ⃗ ⃗ D. ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
26. What must be the angle between two unit vectors so that their resultant also to be
unity?
27. The resultant of two vectors is 9u when they are in the opposite direction and is 45u
when they are perpendicular with each other. What is their resultant when they are
in the same direction?
28. For two non-zero vectors ⃗ and ⃗ , ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ drawn from the common origin such
that the angle between less than 900, then which one of the following true about the
relation between the magnitudes R,P and Q of the vectors?
A. B. C.
29. Which one of the following vector identities is WRONG?
A. ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ B. ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ C. ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ if ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ D. ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ if ⃗⃗ ⃗⃗
30. A given vector ⃗ has a magnitude of 6 units. If and , then
what is the vector ⃗ .
31. Find the three vectors ⃗ ⃗⃗ nd ⃗ , such that |⃗ | |⃗⃗ |, |⃗ | |⃗ | and ⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗ ̂ ̂ ̂
32. Two vectors have equal magnitude, and their scalar product is one-third the square of their
magnitude. Find the angle between them

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