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Vector Algebra · Question 17

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning ShiftMCQEasy📈 Topic in 52% papers+4−1
1

Let a = - i + j + 2 k, b = i - j - 3 k, c = a b and d = c a. Then ( a - b ) d is equal to :

  1. 2
  2. -2
  3. 4
  4. -4

Answer

(2) -2

Solution

c = a b = vmatrix i & j & k \ -1 & 1 & 2 \ 1 & -1 & -3 vmatrix = - i - j + 0 k

d = c a = vmatrix i & j & k \ -1 & -1 & 0 \ -1 & 1 & 2 vmatrix = -2 i + 2 j - 2 k

a - b = -2 i + 2 j + 5 k

( a - b ) d = 4 + 4 - 10 = -2

Answer: (2)

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2

Let a, b, c be three vectors such that a b = 2( a c). If | a| = 1, | b| = 4, | c| = 2, and the angle between b and c is 60 , then | a c| is equal to

  1. 2
  2. 0
  3. 1
  4. 4
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3

Let a = i - 2 j + 3 k, b = 2 i + j - k, c = i + j + k and v = a b. If v c = 11 and the length of the projection of b on c is p, then 9p2 is equal to

  1. 9
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 12
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4

Let AB = 2 i + 4 j - 5 k and AD = i + 2 j + k, R. Let the projection of the vector v = i + j + k on the diagonal AC of the parallelogram ABCD be of length one unit. If , , where > , be the roots of the equation 2x2 - 6 x + 5 = 0, then 2 - is equal to

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 1
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5

Let a = 2 i - j + k and b = j + 2 k, Z be two vectors. Let c = a b and d be a vector of magnitude 2 in yz-plane. If | c| = 53, then the maximum possible value of ( c d)2 is equal to :

  1. 52
  2. 26
  3. 104
  4. 208
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6

Let a vector a = 2 i - j + k, > 0, make an obtuse angle with the vector b = - 2 i + 4 2 j + 4 2 k and an angle , 6 < < 2, with the positive z-axis. If the set of all possible values of is ( , ) - \ \, then + + is equal to .

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7

Let a = - i + 2 j + 2 k, b = 8 i + 7 j - 3 k and c be a vector such that a c = b. If c ( i + j + k) = 4, then | a + c|2 is equal to :

  1. 30
  2. 33
  3. 27
  4. 35
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8

Let c and d be vectors such that | c + d| = 29 and c (2 i + 3 j + 4 k) = (2 i + 3 j + 4 k) d. If 1, 2 ( 1 > 2) are the possible values of ( c + d) (-7 i + 2 j + 3 k), then the equation K2x2 + (K2 - 5K + 1)xy + (3K + 22 )y2 - 8x + 12y + 2 = 0 represents a circle, for K equal to :

  1. 4
  2. -1
  3. 2
  4. 1
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9

For a triangle ABC, let p = BC, q = CA and r = BA. If | p| = 2 3, | q| = 2 and = 1 3, where is the angle between p and q, then | p ( q - 3 r)|2 + 3| r|2 is equal to :

  1. 200
  2. 220
  3. 410
  4. 340
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10

Let a = i + 2 j + k and b = 2 i + j - k. Let c be a unit vector in the plane of the vectors a and b and be perpendicular to a. Then such a vector c is:

  1. 1 2(- i + k)
  2. 1 5( j - 2 k)
  3. 1 3( i - j + k)
  4. 1 3(- i + j - k)
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11

Let the angle , 0 < < 2 between two unit vectors a and b be -1 ( 659 ). If the vector c = 3 a + 6 b + 9( a b), then the value of 9( c a) - 3( c b) is

  1. 31
  2. 29
  3. 24
  4. 27
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