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Vector Algebra · Question 13

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening ShiftMCQMedium📈 Topic in 52% papers+4−1
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Let P be a point in the plane of the vectors AB = 3 i + j - k and AC = i - j + 3 k such that P is equidistant from the lines AB and AC. If | AP| = 52, then the area of the triangle ABP is :

  1. 32
  2. 304
  3. 264
  4. 2

Answer

(2) 304

Solution

P is equidistant from lines AB and AC P lies on the bisector of BAC.

| AB| = | AC| = 11 bisector AB + AC = 4 i + 2 k 2 i + k

AP = 52 2 i + k 5 = i + 12 k

AB AP = vmatrix i & j & k \ 3 & 1 & -1 \ 1 & 0 & 12 vmatrix = 12 i - 52 j - k

| AB AP| = 14 + 254 + 1 = 302

area of ABP = 12 302 = 304

(P on the other bisector, AP AB - AC, gives area 54, which is not among the options.)

Answer: (2)

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2

Let a = 2 i + j - 2 k, b = i + j and c = a b. Let d be a vector such that | d - a| = 11, | c d| = 3 and the angle between c and d is 4. Then a d is equal to

  1. 0
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Let a = 2 i - j - k, b = i + 3 j - k and c = 2 i + j + 3 k. Let v = a + b, R, be the vector in the plane of the vectors a and b, such that the length of its projection on the vector c is 1 14. Then | v| is equal to

  1. 352
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4

Let a = 2 i - 5 j + 5 k and b = i - j + 3 k. If c is a vector such that 2( a c) + 3( b c) = 0 and ( a - b) c = -97, then | c k|2 is equal to

  1. 193
  2. 205
  3. 218
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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
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  1. 2
  2. 0
  3. 1
  4. 4
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7

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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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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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
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10

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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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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