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Class XI Board Level (CBSE)

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 VECTORS (SOLVED NUMERICALS) BOARD LEVEL ASSIGNMENT

VECTOR

2 Marks – I
  
1. If A = 3 î + 2 ĵ + k̂ and B = 2 î + ĵ + 2k̂ , find unit vector which is perpendicular to both A

and B . [2]

î ĵ k̂
  
1. A × B = 3 2 1 = 3 î − 4 ĵ − k̂ = c
2 1 2

c 3 4 1
⇒ ĉ =  = î − ĵ − k̂
|c| 26 26 26

 
2. There are two vectors A = 3iˆ + ˆj − 2kˆ and B = 4iˆ − 2ˆj − 6kˆ . Find the unit vector along
  
C = A +B . [2]

2. Unit vector along C is

C 7iˆ − ˆj − 8kˆ 7iˆ − ˆj − 8kˆ
⇒= Ĉ =  =
|C| 49 + 1 + 64 114

3. Find the angle between two vectors A = 2iˆ − ˆj − kˆ , B = ˆi − kˆ .

A = 6
3. A.B = 3
B = 2

A.B 3
cos=
θ = θ 30o
⇒=
A B 2

4. Under a force 10 î − 3 ĵ + 6k̂ Newton a body of mass 5 kg moves from position

(6 î + 5 ĵ − 3k̂ )m to position (10 î − 2 ĵ + 7k̂ )m. Find work done.
 
4. ( )(
W = F . s = 10 î + 3 ĵ + 6k̂ . 4 î + 7 ĵ + 10k̂ )
= 40 + 21 + 60 = 121J

2 Marks – II
1. Two forces F 1 and F 2 are acting on a particle and the angle between them is θ. The angle
between the resultant force and F 1 is α . Find tan α in terms of F 1 , F 2 and θ. [2]

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F2 sin θ
1.
F1 + F2 cos θ
 
2 (i) Find the angle between the two vectors A = 3 î + 4 ĵ + 5k̂ and B = 3 î + 4 ĵ − 5k̂
(ii) A particle moves from position (3 î + 2 ĵ − 6k̂ ) to position (14 î + 13 ĵ + 9k̂ ) and a force
(constant) of 4 î + ĵ + 3k̂ acts on it. Calculate the work done by the force.
 
  A .B
2. (i) If θ be the angle between A and B , then cos θ =  
| A || B |
 
A .B = 9 + 16 - 25 = 0
Therefore, cos θ = 0 and θ = 900 .
  
(ii) Displacement of the particle, s = r2 − r1 = (14 î + 13 ĵ + 9k̂ ) − (3 î + 2 ĵ − 6k̂ ) = 11î + 11ĵ + 15k̂

Therefore, work = F.S = ( 4 î + ĵ + 3k̂ ).(11î + 11ĵ + 15k̂ ) = 44 + 11 + 45 = 100 joules.

3. ABCD
 is
a parallelogram.
 Show that D
C
2DC − DB = AC

A B
[2]

3. For path A → B →D 
→C. D
C
 
AC = AB + BD + DC
  
= DC − DB + DC
 
= 2 DC − DB .
A B

4. A particle with charge q is projected successively along the x and y axes with same speed
v. The force on the particle in these situations are

 1
qv  − ĵ +
 2
3 
( )
k̂ B & qvB 1 / 2 î respectively. Find the unit vector in direction of B .
2 


4.

( )
E = q(v ) × B x î + B y ĵ + B zk̂
 
Case - I When V + Vi
3 B
We get BY = B , Bz = +
  2 2
Case - II When V + Vj
B
we get Bx = 0 Bz =
2
 3 B 3 1
∴ B=B ĵ + k̂ , B̂ = ĵ + k̂
2 2 2 2

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