If and, find.
Given and
We need to find the magnitude of the vector.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 3, –2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–1, 0, 3)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus,
If and find the value of
Given and
We need to find the magnitude of the vector.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (3, 4, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus,
If find the magnitude of
Given and
We need to find the magnitude of the vector.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 1, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the magnitude of the vector =
Find a unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors and
Given two vectors and
Let and
We need to find a unit vector perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (4, –1, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–2, 1, –2)
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
Thus, the required unit vector that is perpendicular to both and is.
Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors and
Given two vectors and
We need to find a unit vector perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 1, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 2, 1)
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
Thus, the required unit vector that is perpendicular to both and is.
Find the magnitude of vector
Given
We need to find the magnitude of the vector.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (0, 4, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, –1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, magnitude of vector =
If and then find
Given and
We need to find the magnitude of vector.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (, 0, ) and (b1, b2, b3) = (4, 3, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus,
If and find
Given and
We need to find the vector.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (7, 5, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (4, –5, –5)
Thus,
Find a vector of magnitude 49, which is perpendicular to both the vectors and
Given two vectors and
Let and
We need to find a vector of magnitude 49 that is perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 3, 6) and (b1, b2, b3) = (3, –6, 2)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the vector of magnitude 49 that is perpendicular to both and is.
Find the vector whose length is 3 and which is perpendicular to the vector and
Given two vectors and
We need to find vector of magnitude 3 that is perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (3, 1, –4) and (b1, b2, b3) = (6, 5, –2)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
So, a vector of magnitude 3 in the direction of is
Thus, the vector of magnitude 3 that is perpendicular to both and is.
Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors :
and
Given two vectors and are sides of a parallelogram
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 0, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (0, 3, 0)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is 6 square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors :
and
Given two vectors and are sides of a parallelogram
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 1, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, –1, 0)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors :
and
Given two vectors and are sides of a parallelogram
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (3, 1, –2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, –3, 4)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors :
and
Given two vectors and are sides of a parallelogram
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, –3, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are :
and
Given two diagonals of a parallelogram are and
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (4, –1, –3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–2, 1, –2)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is 7.5 square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are :
and
Given two diagonals of a parallelogram are and
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 0, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are :
and
Given two diagonals of a parallelogram are and
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (3, 4, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, 1, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is square units.
Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are :
and
Given two diagonals of a parallelogram are and
Let and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 3, 6) and (b1, b2, b3) = (3, –6, 2)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is 24.5 square units.
If and compute and and verify that these are not equal.
Given, and
We need to find.
First, we will find.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 5, –7) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–3, 4, 1)
Now, we will find.
Using the formula for cross product as above, we have
Now, we need to find.
First, we will find.
Using the formula for cross product, we have
Now, we will find.
Using the formula for the cross product as above, we have
So, we found and
Therefore, we have.
If and find
Given, and
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
⇒ 8 = 2 × 5 × sin θ × 1
⇒ 10 sin θ = 8
We also have the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
But, we have sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
Thus,
Given being a right handed orthogonal system of unit vectors in space, show that is also another system.
To show that,, is a right handed orthogonal system of unit vectors, we need to prove the following –
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Let us consider each of these one at a time.
(a) Recall the magnitude of the vector is
First, we will find.
Now, we will find.
Finally, we will find.
Hence, we have
(b) Now, we will evaluate the vector
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Taking the scalar common, here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, 3, 6) and (b1, b2, b3) = (3, –6, 2)
Hence, we have.
(c) Now, we will evaluate the vector
Taking the scalar common, here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (3, –6, 2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (6, 2, –3)
Hence, we have.
(d) Now, we will evaluate the vector
Taking the scalar common, here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (6, 2, –3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (2, 3, 6)
Hence, we have.
Thus,,, is also another right handed orthogonal system of unit vectors.
If and then find
Given, and
We know the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
⇒ 65 cos θ = 60
We also know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
But, we have sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
is a unit vector
Thus,
Find the angle between two vectors and if
Given.
Let the angle between vectors and be θ.
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
We also have the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
But, it is given that
⇒ sin θ = cos θ
⇒ tan θ = 1
Thus, the angle between two vectors is.
If, then show that, where m is any scalar.
Given.
We have
Using distributive property of vectors, we have
We know that if the cross product of two vectors is the null vector, then the vectors are parallel.
Here,
So, vector is parallel to.
Thus, for some scalar m.
If and find the angle between and
Given, and
Let the angle between vectors and be θ.
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
⇒ 14 sin θ = 7
Thus, the angle between two vectors is.
What inference can you draw if and
Given and.
To draw inferences from this, we shall analyze these two equations one at a time.
First, let us consider.
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and .
So, if, we have at least one of the following true –
(a)
(b)
(c) and
(d) is parallel to
Now, let us consider.
We have the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
So, if, we have at least one of the following true –
(a)
(b)
(c) and
(d) is perpendicular to
Given both these conditions are true.
Hence, the possibility (d) cannot be true as can’t be both parallel and perpendicular to at the same time.
Thus, either one or both of and are zero vectors if we have as well as.
If are three unit vectors such that Show that form an orthonormal right handed triad of unit vectors.
Given, and.
Considering the first equation, is the cross product of the vectors and.
By the definition of the cross product of two vectors, we have perpendicular to both and.
Similarly, considering the second equation, we have perpendicular to both and.
Once again, considering the third equation, we have perpendicular to both and.
From the above three statements, we can observe that the vectors, and are mutually perpendicular.
It is also said that, and are three unit vectors.
Thus,,, form an orthonormal right handed triad of unit vectors.
Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane ABC, where the coordinates of A, B and C are A(3, –1, 2), B(1, –1, –3) and C(4, –3, 1).
Given points A(3, –1, 2), B(1, –1, –3) and C(4, –3, 1)
Let position vectors of the points A, B and C be, and respectively.
We know position vector of a point (x, y, z) is given by, where, and are unit vectors along X, Y and Z directions.
Similarly, we have and
Plane ABC contains the two vectors and.
So, a vector perpendicular to this plane is also perpendicular to both of these vectors.
Recall the vector is given by
Similarly, the vector is given by
We need to find a unit vector perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (–2, 0, –5) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, –2, –1)
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
Thus, the required unit vector that is perpendicular to plane ABC is.
If a, b, c are the lengths of sides, BC, CA and AB of a triangle ABC, prove that and deduce that
Given ABC is a triangle with BC = a, CA = b and AB = c.
Firstly, we need to prove.
From the triangle law of vector addition, we have
But, we know
Let, and
By taking cross product with, we get
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
Here, all the vectors are coplanar. So, the unit vector perpendicular to and is same as that of and.
Consider equation (I) again.
We have
By taking cross product with, we get
From (II) and (III), we get
Thus, and in ΔABC.
If and then find Verify that and are perpendicular to each other.
Given and
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, –2, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (2, 3, –5)
We need to prove and are perpendicular to each other.
We know that two vectors are perpendicular if their dot product is zero.
So, we will evaluate.
But,, and are mutually perpendicular.
Thus and it is perpendicular to.
If and are unit vectors forming an angle of 30o, find the area of the parallelogram having and as its diagonals.
Given two unit vectors and forming an angle of 30°.
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and .
Given two diagonals of parallelogram and
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is.
We have
We have
But, we found .
is a unit vector
Thus, area of the parallelogram is square units.
For any two vectors and prove that
Let the angle between vectors and be θ.
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
Now, consider the LHS of the given expression.
But, we have sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
We know, and
But as dot product is commutative
Thus,
Define and prove that where θ is the angle between and
Cross Product: The vector or cross product of two non-zero vectors and, denoted by, is defined as
where θ is the angle between and , 0≤θ≤π and is a unit vector perpendicular to both and, such that, and form a right handed system.
We have
is a unit vector
But, we have the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ as
Now, we divide these two equations.
Thus,
If and find
Given, and
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
We also have the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
But, we have sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
Thus,
Find the area of the triangle formed by O, A, B when
Given and are two adjacent sides of a triangle.
Recall the area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 2, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–3, –2, 1)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the triangle is square units.
Let and Find a vector which is perpendicular to both and and
Given, and
We need to find a vector perpendicular to and such that.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 4, 2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (3, –2, 7)
So, is a vector parallel to.
Let for some scalar λ.
We have.
⇒ λ[(2)(32) + (–1)( –1) + (4)(–14)] = 15
⇒ λ(64 + 1 – 56) = 15
⇒ 9λ = 15
So, we have.
Thus,
Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors and where and
Given and
We need to find the vector perpendicular to both the vectors and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (4, 4, 0) and (b1, b2, b3) = (2, 0, 4)
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
Thus, the required unit vector that is perpendicular to both and is.
Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices A(2, 3, 5), B(3, 5, 8) and C(2, 7, 8).
Given three points A(2, 3, 5), B(3, 5, 8) and C(2, 7, 8) forming a triangle.
Let position vectors of the vertices A, B and C of ΔABC be, and respectively.
We know position vector of a point (x, y, z) is given by, where, and are unit vectors along X, Y and Z directions.
Similarly, we have and
To find area of ΔABC, we need to find at least two sides of the triangle. So, we will find vectors and.
Recall the vector is given by
Similarly, the vector is given by
Recall the area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 2, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (0, 4, 3)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the triangle is square units.
If are three vectors, find the area of the parallelogram having diagonals and
Given, and
We need to find area of the parallelogram with vectors and as diagonals.
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, –3, 2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–1, 2, 0)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is square units.
The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are and Find the unit vector parallel to one of its diagonals. Also, find its area.
Let ABCD be a parallelogram with sides AB and AC given.
We have and
We need to find unit vector parallel to diagonal.
From the triangle law of vector addition, we have
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
Thus, the required unit vector that is parallel to diaonal is.
Now, we have to find the area of parallelogram ABCD.
Recall the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (2, –4, 5) and (b1, b2, b3) = (1, –2, –3)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the parallelogram is square units.
If either or then Is the converse true? Justify your answer with an example.
We know if either or.
To verify if the converse is true, we suppose
We know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and .
So, if, we have at least one of the following true –
(a)
(b)
(c) and
(d) is parallel to
The first three possibilities mean that either or or both of them are true.
However, there is another possibility that when the two vectors are parallel. Thus, the converse is not true.
We will justify this using an example.
Given and
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 3, –2) and (b1, b2, b3) = (2, 6, –4)
Hence, we have even when and.
Thus, the converse of the given statement is not true.
If and then verify that
Given, and
We need to verify that
First, we will find.
Recall the cross product of two vectors and is
Now, we will find.
We have
Finally, we will find.
We have
So,
Observe that that RHS of both and are the same.
Thus,
Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices
A(1, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5)
Given three points A(1, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5) forming a triangle.
Let position vectors of the vertices A, B and C of ΔABC be, and respectively.
We know position vector of a point (x, y, z) is given by, where, and are unit vectors along X, Y and Z directions.
Similarly, we have and
To find area of ΔABC, we need to find at least two sides of the triangle. So, we will find vectors and.
Recall the vector is given by
Similarly, the vector is given by
Recall the area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 2, 3) and (b1, b2, b3) = (0, 4, 3)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the triangle is square units.
Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertices
A(1, 2, 3), B(2, –1, 4) and C(4, 5, –1)
Given three points A(1, 2, 3), B(2, –1, 4) and C(4, 5, –1) forming a triangle.
Let position vectors of the vertices A, B and C of ΔABC be, and respectively.
We know position vector of a point (x, y, z) is given by, where, and are unit vectors along X, Y and Z directions.
Similarly, we have and
To find area of ΔABC, we need to find at least two sides of the triangle. So, we will find vectors and.
Recall the vector is given by
Similarly, the vector is given by
Recall the area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are given by the two vectors and is where
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, –3, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (3, 3, –4)
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
Thus, area of the triangle is square units.
Find all vectors of magnitude that are perpendicular to the plane of and
Given two vectors and
We need to find vectors of magnitude perpendicular to and.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors and is
Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 2, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–1, 3, 4)
Let the unit vector in the direction of be.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector is given by .
Recall the magnitude of the vector is
Now, we find.
So, we have
So, a vector of magnitude in the direction of is
Observe that is also a unit vector perpendicular to the same plane. This vector is along the direction opposite to the direction of vector.
Thus, the vectors of magnitude that are perpendicular to plane of both and are.
The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are and . Find the two unit vectors parallel to its diagonals. Using the diagonal vectors, find the area of the parallelogram.
We need to find a unit vector parallel to
Now from the Parallel law of vector Addition, we know that,
Therefore,
Now we need to find the unit vector parallel to
Any unit vector is given by,
Therefore,
Now, we need to find Area of parallelogram. From the figure above it can be easily found by the cross product of adjacent sides.
Therefore, Area of Parallelogram =
If and
Here, we have,
(a1, a2, a3) = (2, -4, -5) and (b1, b2, b3) = (2, 3, 3)
Area of Parallelogram = 21 sq units.
If and then write the value of
Given and
We know the dot product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
We also know the cross product of two vectors and forming an angle θ is
where is a unit vector perpendicular to and
is a unit vector
We have
But, we know sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
Thus,
Define vector product of two vectors.
Definition: VECTOR PRODUCT: When multiplication of two vectors yields another vector then it is called vector product of two vectors.
Example:
Figure 1: Vector Product
[where is a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing and (referred to the figure provided)]
Write the value
.
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
[where is a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing and ]
[here is , as is perpendicular to both and ]
And, .
So,
[∵ is an unit vector].
.
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
We have,
and
And, ,
and
.
=1+1+(-1)
=1.
Write the value of
.
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
We have,
,
and
And, ,
and
.
=1+1+1
=3
Write the value of .
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
We have, ,
and
.
=0
Write the expression for the area of the parallelogram having and as its diagonals.
Area of parallelogram
From the figure, it is clear that, and
i.e. .
Now,
.
Now, we know, area of parallelogram .
So, Area of parallelogram .
For any two vectors and write the value of in terms of their magnitudes.
.
We know,
and .
So,
.
If and are two vectors of magnitudes 3 and respectively such that is a unit vector. Write the angle between and .
Angle between and .
Given,
Also given, is a unit vector
i.e. .
∴Angle between and
If and , and .
.
Given, and
=12
For any two vectors and , find .
.
We know,
is perpendicular to both and .
So, [∵ and are perpendicular to each other]
If and are two vectors such that and , find the angle between.
The angle between and is 60 ̊ .
We have, and .
………………… (1)
and ………………….. (2)
Dividing equation (1) by equation (2),
∴ The angle between and is 60 ̊ .
For any three vectors and write the value of
.
= 0
For any two vectors and , find .
We know, is perpendicular to both and .
So, [∵ and are perpendicular to each other]
Write the value of .
.
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
.
If and , then find .
NOTE: The product of and is not mentioned here.
and .
We know, , and are 3 unit vectors along x, y and z axis whose magnitudes are unity.
Given, and .
.
“FOR CROSS PRODUCT”
.
Write a unit vector perpendicular to and.
We know that cross product of two vectors gives us a vector which is perpendicular to both the vectors.
Let and be the vector perpendicular to vectors and .
Inserting the given values we get,
Now, as we know unit vector can be obtained by dividing the given vector by its magnitude.
Unit vector in the direction of
∴Desired unit vector is
If and , find .
[Correction in the Question – should be or else it’s not possible to find the value.]
We know that,
Now,
→ sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
If , then write the value of .
So we have and in order to find we need to work out the problem by finding cross product through determinant.
→
Now then,
→ From (1)
If and are unit vectors such that is also a unit vector, find the angle between and .
Let’s see what all things we know from the given question.
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1 = (1)(1) sinθ
sinθ=1
If and are two vectors such that , write the angle between and .
Equations we already have –
Now,
sin θ = cos θ
If and are unit vectors, then write the value of .
Let’s have a look at everything we have before proceeding to solve the question.
→ Given (Unit Vectors)
Now then,
= 2(1)(1)sin2θ
= 2 sin2θ
In case, the question asks for
=(1)(1)
= 1
If is a unit vector such that , find .
We know that →
Now,
→ Given and (3)
On comparing LHS and RHS we get :
→ From (5)
→ From (4)
If is a unit vector perpendicular to the vectors and , write another unit vector perpendicular to and.
We know that cross product of two vectors gives us a vector which is perpendicular to both the vectors. And keeping in mind that is a Unit vector we get the equation –
→ (Vector divided its magnitude gives unit vector)
is perpendicular to and
Thus, is another unit vector perpendicular to
Alternative Solution –
Since is perpendicular to , any unit vector parallel/anti-parallel to will be perpendicular to .
Find the angle between two vectors and , with magnitudes 1 and 2 respectively and when .
Given
sinθ
sinθ
sinθ
Vectors and are such that and is a unit vector. Write the angle between and .
Let’s have a look at everything given in the problem.
We can use the basic cross product formula to solve the question –
Find λ, if .
We need to solve the problem by finding cross product through determinant.
Let , also (Given)
Inserting the given values we get,
On comparing LHS and RHS we get,
42+14λ=0 and-2λ-6=0
14λ= -42and-2λ=6
λ= -3andλ=-3
Write the value of the area of the parallelogram determined by the vectors and .
Area of the parallelogram is give by
Let,
→ ( is an unit vector)
sq. units.
Write the value of .
We know that,
Now,
→ (From 1)
= 1+1+0 → (From 4 and 5)
= 2
Find a vector of magnitude which is perpendicular to both of the vectors and .
We know that cross product of two vectors gives us a vector which is perpendicular to both the vectors. If we can find an unit vector
perpendicular to the given vectors, we can easily get the answer by multiplying the unit vector.
Unit vectors perpendicular to the given vectors
Now,
∵ Unit vectors perpendicular to and
Vectors of magnitude which are perpendicular to and →
Write the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both the vectors and .
As we know, for vectors and unit vectors perpendicular to them is give by
Unit vector can be either in positive or negative direction.
Hence, the number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to both the vectors is 2.
Write the angle between the vectors and .
Given question gives us two same vectors so the angle is
In case, it asks write the angle between the vectors
The angle between the vectors will be 180° as they are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If is any vector, then
A.
B.
C.
D.
Let
=
(B)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If and , then
A.
B.
C.
D. None of these
…(1)
…(2)
Out of the four options the only option that satisfies both (1) and (2) is
(A)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
The vector is to be written as sum of a vector parallel to and a vector perpendicular to . Then
A.
B.
C.
D.
Let
Since
Since β is perpendicular to a
3-γ-γ=0
(A)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
The unit vector perpendicular to the plane passing through points and is
A.
B.
C.
D.
The equations of the plane is given by
A(x-x1)+B(y-y1)+C(z-z1)=0
Where A,B and C are the drs of the normal to the plane.
Putting the first point,
=A(x-1)+B(y+1)+C(z-2)=0 …(1)
Putting the second point in Eqn (1)
=A(2-1)+B(0+1)+C(-1-2)=0
A+B-3C=0 …(a)
Putting the third point in Eqn (1)
=A(0-1)+B(2+1)+C(1-2)=0
= -A+3B-C=0 …(b)
Solving (a) and (b) using cross multiplication method
A+B-3C=0
-A+3B-C=0
Put these in Eqn(1)
=8α(x-1)+4α(y+1)+4α(z-2)=0
=2(x-1)+(y+1)+(z-2)=0
=2x+2+y+1+z-2=0
2x+y+z+1=0
Now the vector perpendicular to this plane is
Now the unit vector of is given by
((C)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If represent the diagonals of a rhombus, then
A.
B.
C.
D.
The diagnols of a rhombus are always perpendicular
It means
Q=90°
(B)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
Vectors and are inclined at angle θ = 120°. If , then is equal to
A. 300
B. 325
C. 275
D. 225
(A)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If and , then a unit vector normal to the vectors and is
A.
B.
C.
D. None of these
Let be perpendicular to both of these vectors
Now the unit vector of is given by
(A)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
A unit vector perpendicular to both and is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Let and
A vector perpendicular to both of them is given by
= =
Now the unit vector of is given by
(D)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If and , then is
A.
B.
C.
D.
(B)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If are unit vectors, then
A.
B.
C.
D.
are unit vectors and angle between each of them is 90°
So,
So (A) is false ∵
Option (B) is true because angle between them is 0°
So, cosQ=cos0=1
∵
(C) False as
(D) is False as
And then
(B)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If θ is the angle between the vectors and , then sin θ =
A.
B.
C.
D.
Let
We know
|
(B)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If , then
A. 6
B. 2
C. 20
D. 8
We know,
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
The value of is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Let Q be the angle between vectors a and b
=
sin2Q=1-cos2Q
(B) ∵
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
The value of , is
A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. 3
We know,
Using them,
We know,
(C)
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
If θ is the angle between any two vectors and , then when θ is equal to
A. 0
B.
C.
D. π