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Let and be two vectors. If is a vector such that, then is:

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If and are the position vectors of three points A, B, and C respectively, then is:

is a right-angled triangle

is an isosceles triangle

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PYQ 2023

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If and are two vectors such that is minimum, then

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If,,, then

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Planes and are defined by vectors. If and is parallel to their intersection, then

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Let be three non-coplanar vectors. Then the point of intersection of the line joining the points, and the line joining the points, is

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$If,, and are three vectors, then a vector which is perpendicular to and is$

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Correct Option: $(4)$

$We are given three vectors,, and . We are asked to find a vector that is perpendicular to both and . Step 1: Compute the cross product . The cross product is calculated as follows: Thus, . Step 2: Find a vector perpendicular to and . Since, we need a vector that is perpendicular to both and . The required vector is: First, calculate, which is the same as the previous result: Now calculate the cross product of and : Thus, the correct answer is .$

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$Let be two vectors, and be a vector along the vector such that . If the direction of is opposite to that of, then$

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Correct Option: $(3)$

$We are given: Compute: Now, since the direction of is **opposite**, we take: Given, we compute: Hence,$

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$If is the position vector of the centroid of triangle and are respectively the position vectors of its vertices and, then$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$Let: Let centroid: We know: But using vectors: Then using identities or direct vector calculation (from solution steps), the result simplifies to:$

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PYQ 2023

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$If are vectors such that, then the sum of the values of$

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Correct Option: $(3)$

$Magnitude: Sum of values:$

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PYQ 2023

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$If are two vectors, then the component vector of perpendicular to is$

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$Component of perpendicular to is given by:$

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$Let be two vectors and be a vector in the plane of . If is orthogonal to and the magnitude of is, then is$

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$Since lies in the plane of and, write: Given: and Solving this system (not shown due to complexity) leads to:$

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$Let be the line passing through the points and, and be the plane passing through the point and perpendicular to the vector . If is the angle between and, then :$

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Correct Option: $(1)$

$We are given that is the line passing through the points and, and is the plane passing through the point and perpendicular to the vector . The angle between the line and the plane is found using the formula involving the direction ratios of the line and the normal to the plane. We calculate using the dot product between the direction vector of the line and the normal vector of the plane, leading to the answer .$

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$If,, and, then a unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing is:$

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$The normal vector to the plane is obtained by taking the cross product of the vectors and . After calculating the cross product, we normalize the resulting vector to obtain the unit vector perpendicular to the plane. This results in .$

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$Let,, and be the position vectors of three points A, B, C respectively. If G is the centroid of triangle ABC, then find:$

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Correct Option: $(1)$

$We are given the position vectors,, and of points A, B, and C. We are asked to compute, where G is the centroid of triangle ABC. Step 1: Calculate the centroid G of the triangle. The position vector of the centroid is the average of the position vectors of the points A, B, and C: Substituting the given vectors: Simplify the components: So, . Step 2: Calculate the squared distances,, and . The squared distance between two points is given by: For, we have: Similarly, for and : Step 3: Calculate . Step 4: Final Calculation. Now sum the values: Thus, the final answer is .$

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$Let be the plane determined by the vectors and . Let be the plane determined by the vectors and . If is the angle between and, then$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$We are given two planes and with the normal vectors and respectively. The angle between the planes is the same as the angle between their normal vectors. To find, we use the formula: Step 1: Compute the dot product : Step 2: Compute the magnitudes of the normal vectors: Step 3: Calculate : Thus, the angle between the planes is, which matches the correct answer.$

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PYQ 2023

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$Let be any three non-coplanar vectors. If are scalars such that and, then :$

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Correct Option: $(3)$

$By using the given vector relations and applying vector operations, we can find that .$

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PYQ 2023

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$Let be three vectors such that is perpendicular to and is perpendicular to . If and, then the angle between and is$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$Step 1: Use perpendicularity to establish dot products. Step 2: Square the magnitude of the sum of vectors. Step 3: Expand the squared magnitude. Step 4: Substitute given values. Step 5: Solve for .} Step 6: Use the dot product formula to find the angle . Step 7: Determine the angle . Step 8: Conclusion. The angle between and is .$

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$Let,, and be four vectors. If, then$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$Step 1: Calculate the cross products. Step 2: Substitute into the equation for .} Step 3: Equate coefficients of .} Step 4: Solve for . Step 5: Conclusion. The value of is .$

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PYQ 2023

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$Let ABCD be a parallelogram and, and be the position vectors of the vertices A, B, D respectively. Then the position vector of one of the points of trisection of the diagonal AC is$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$Step 1: Find the position vector of vertex C. Step 2: Find the position vectors of the trisection points of AC. For trisection point P dividing AC in ratio 1:2: For trisection point Q dividing AC in ratio 2:1: Step 3: Compare with the options. The position vector matches option (2). Step 4: Conclusion. The position vector of one of the points of trisection of the diagonal AC is .$

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PYQ 2024

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$Let be non-coplanar vectors. If,, then$

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Correct Option: $(4)$

$We are given the vector equations: Step 1: Express the sum of given vectors Adding both equations: Step 2: Finding the modulus Since the given vectors are non-coplanar, their sum must satisfy: Thus, the magnitude is:$

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PYQ 2024

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$Let be three unit vectors. Let, . If,,, and, then$

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Correct Option: $(2)$

$We are given the unit vectors and the equations: Step 1: Analyze the Given Conditions We know that, so: Expanding: Expanding using dot product properties: Since are unit vectors: Step 2: Solve for Using the equation, we equate the known dot product results: Substituting the given values: Solving for :$

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$If are position vectors of 4 points such that, then the ratio in which the line joining divides the line segment joining and is:$

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Correct Option: $(4)$

$We are given the vector equation: Rearrange the equation to solve for : Thus, we can express as a linear combination of,, and, and the ratio in which the line joining divides the segment joining and can be found as: Thus, the correct answer is .$

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PYQ 2024

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$If are 3 vectors such that and, then the angle between the vectors and is:$

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Correct Option: $(1)$

$We are given the following conditions: Using the property, we can write . Now, to find the angle between and, we use the formula for the dot product: Substitute the known values and solve for, we find that: Thus, the correct answer is .$

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PYQ 2025

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$For, if the vectors, and are coplanar and, then the value of is:$

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Correct Option: $(4)$

$Step 1: Compute Step 2: Compute Step 3: Use given equation and solve for Now compute the RHS: Equating both: We can factor: Try polynomial division: So we can verify:$

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PYQ 2025

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$Points and are given by and . A line along the vector passes through point, and another line along the vector passes through point . If a line along the vector intersects both the lines along and at and respectively, then ?$

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Correct Option: $(3)$

$Let us define the parametric equations of the three lines: Line through and parallel to : Line through and parallel to : Line along : Let this line intersect the above two lines at points and, with parameter, so: Now, we equate this vector with each line to find the common point of intersection: Let From the equality:$

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PYQ 2025

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$is a point on the line parallel to the vector . is a point on the plane parallel to the vectors and . Then, the point of intersection of the line and the plane is:$

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Correct Option: $(1)$

$The line passes through the point and is parallel to the vector . So, the parametric form of the line is: The plane passes through point and is parallel to the vectors: So, any point on the plane can be written as: To find the intersection of the line and the plane, equate both expressions: Equating components: Substituting (i) and (ii) into (iii): Now substitute into the line equation: Multiply by -1:$

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PYQ 2025

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$If, and are three vectors such that, then$

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Correct Option: $(1)$

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