PT-02 JEE-PHY Vector APPLICATION SC
PT-02 JEE-PHY Vector APPLICATION SC
This section contains 20 questions. Each question has 4 options for correct answer. Multiple-Choice Questions
(MCQs) Only one option is correct. For each question, marks will be awarded as follows:
Full Marks : +4 If correct answer is selected.
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the option is selected.
Negative Marks : –1 If wrong option is selected.
1. What displacement must be added to the displacement 9ˆi 3ˆj m to produce net displacement of 6 m
pointing in the negative x–direction?
(A) 3ˆi 3ˆj (B) 3ˆi 3ˆj (C) 3ˆi 3ˆj (D) 3ˆi 3ˆj
2. A particle moves 14 m along the vector 6ˆi 2ˆj 3kˆ , then 7 m along the vector 3ˆi 2ˆj 6kˆ . Its total
displacement (in meters) is
(A) 15ˆi 2ˆj 12kˆ (B) 9ˆi 12kˆ (C) 9ˆi 6ˆj (D) 12iˆ ˆj 12kˆ
3. Two particles A and B move along the straight lines x+2y +3 = 0 and 2x + y –3 = 0 respectively. Their
position vector, at the time of meeting will be
ˆi ˆj
(A) 3ˆi 3ˆj (B) 3ˆi 3ˆj (C) (D) Particles never meet
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4. The angle between two vectors R ˆi ˆj kˆ and S xiˆ 3ˆj (x 1)kˆ
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(A) Is obtuse angle (B) Is acute angle
(C) Is lies between 60° and 120° (D) Depends on x
5. Work of a constant force is defined as scalar product of force and displacement. A particle is when acted
upon by a force of magnitude 100 N in the direction of vector 6 3iˆ 8 3 ˆj 10kˆ , displaces from
point 6 3, 5 3, 0 to point 2 3, 3, 0 . All coordinates are in meter. Work done by the force
is
(A) 720 J (B) 1440 J (C) 28800 J (D) zero
6. A force of 10N is acting opposite to velocity vector of a particle. At an instant velocity vector is
v 2iˆ 2ˆj m/s. The force vector F can be written as
(A) 10iˆ 10 ˆj N
(B) 5 2 ˆi ˆj N
(C) 5 2 ˆi ˆj N
(D) 6iˆ 8ˆj N
7. An object is moving initially in the +x direction. Which of the following accelerations, all acting for the
same time interval, will cause the greatest change in its direction ?
(A) 10iˆ m / s 2
(B) 10ˆj m / s 2
(C) 10iˆ 5jˆ m / s 2
(D) 2iˆ 8jˆ m / s 2
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8. The site from which an airplane takes off is the origin. The x-axis points east; the y-axis points straight
up. The position and velocity vectors of the plane at a later time are given by
r (1.61 10 6 ˆi 9.14 10 3 ˆj) m and
m
v 224 ˆi
s
The plane is most likely
(A) just touching down. (B) in level flight in the air.
(C) ascending. (D) descending.
9. A particle starts from origin at t = 0 with a velocity 10 î m/s and moves in x-y plane under action of a
force which produces a constant acceleration of ( 3iˆ 4 ˆj ) m/s2. Choose the correct statement :-
(A) The position of particle at any time t is given by 10t ˆi 2t ˆj m
2
(B) The speed of particle at time 1 sec is 185 m/sec
(C) The time at which the particle crosses x-axis is 3 sec.
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(D) The time at which the velocity and acceleration are perpendicular is sec
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10. A 5 Newton force is acting in direction of 3iˆ 4 ˆj 12kˆ . Then force in vector form will be :
15 ˆ 20 ˆ 60 ˆ
(A) F i j k (B) F 15iˆ 20 ˆj 60kˆ
13 13 13
3 ˆ 4 ˆ 12 ˆ
(C) F i j k (D) F 3iˆ 4 ˆj
13 13 13
11. A 26 Newton force is acting in direction of 3iˆ 4 ˆj 12kˆ . Then force in vector form will be :
(A) F 6iˆ 8ˆj 24kˆ (B) F 6iˆ 8ˆj 24kˆ
(C) F 3iˆ 4 ˆj 12kˆ (D) F 3iˆ 4 ˆj 12kˆ
12. A bird moves from point (1, –2) to (4, 2). If the speed of the bird is 20 m/s, then the velocity vector of the
bird is
(A) 5 iˆ 2 ˆj (B) 6iˆ 8 ˆj (C) 0.6i 0.8 ˆj (D) 12iˆ 16 ˆj
13. If c a b , which of the following relations among magnitudes cannot be achieved by any choice of a
and b .
(A) c = a – b (B) c > a; c > b (C) c = a + b (D) c < a – b
1 ˆ 1 ˆ
14. The expression i j is a :-
2 2
(A) unit vector (B) null vector
(C) vector of magnitude 2 (D) Vector in y z plane
15. Four particles A, B, C & D the velocities of one with respect to other are given as VDC is
20 m/s towards north, VBC is 20 m/s towards east and VB/A is 20 m/s south. Then VDA is :-
(A) 20 m/s towards North (B) 20 m/s towards South
(C) 20 m/s towards East (D) 20 m/s towards West
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16. An object initially at position vector 2iˆ 5ˆj kˆ is given a displacement 8iˆ 2ˆj kˆ . The coordinates of
final position are
(A) (10, 3, 2) (B) (6, 3, 0) (C) (10, 7, 2) (D) (6, 3, 2)
17. A string is pulled with a force F = 100 N along AB as shown in figure. Write F as a vector.
y F
(4,5)
B
A
(1,1)
x
(A) 3iˆ 4 ˆj N
(B) 60iˆ 80 ˆj N
(C) 80iˆ 60 ˆj N
(D) 40iˆ 50 ˆj N
18. A Car is moving in direction of vector (4i – 3j) with a speed of 10 m/s. Velocity vector (in m/s)
of Car can be :-
4 3
(A) 8iˆ 6jˆ (B) iˆ ˆj (C) 6iˆ 8jˆ (D) 40iˆ 30jˆ
5 5
19. Figure shows two vectors a (in y-z plane) and b (in x-y plane) such that | a | = | b | = 5 units. What is angle
between a and b .
z
a
37° y
37°
b
x
1 12 1 16 1 9
(A) cos (B) cos (C) cos (D) = 90°
25 25 25
20. A boat is moving in direction of vector 4î 3ˆj with a speed of 10 m/s. Velocity vector of boat can be
expressed as :
4 3
(A) 8î 6ˆj (B) 40î 30ˆj (C) î ĵ (D) 6î 8ˆj
5 5
1. A boy A is standing 3 m west and 4 m south to a boy B. Assume the east and the north towards the
positive x and y-axis of coordinate system. A starts moving along a vector a 1.5ˆi 2ˆj with a constant
speed of 2 m/s for 5 s and stops. Now how far in m the boy A is from the boy B?
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2. A girl running on a straight track at a speed of 9 m/s makes a turn 60° to her right without changing her
speed. What is her change in velocity in m/s.
3. A force of 6 N acting parallel to vector A 2iˆ 2ˆj kˆ displaces a particle from a point P to another
point Q of coordinates (1, 2, 3) and (5, 3, 7) respectively. The coordinates are specified in meters.
Find the work done W F r by this force.
4. The bottom of an electric pole of height 3m is situated at a distance of 3 3m from you due 60° North of
East. The magnitude of the position vector (in m) of a crow sitting on the top of the pole relative to you
is
5. A ball moving in free space with constant velocity v 1 (2ˆi ˆj 3kˆ) m/s strikes a fixed surface and
bounces off with another constant velocity v 2 . Its average velocity in the time interval that is measured
from the instant 2.0 s before the ball strikes the wall to 3.0 s after it strikes the wall is
7 4
v av ˆi ˆj m/s. Calculate magnitude in m/s of the velocity of the ball after it strikes the wall.
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6. A vector makes angle with +ve x-axis & +ve y-axis respectively 45° & 60°, if the angle made by the
vector with +ve z-axis is 15n. What is the value of n.
7. ABC is an isosceles triangle, right angled at A. Forces of magnitude 2 2 , 5 and 6N act along
BC, CA & AB respectively. The magnitude of their resultant force in N is.
8. Given that P = Q = R. If P Q R then the angle between P and R is 1. If P Q R 0 then the
2
angle between P and R is 2 then relation between 1 & 2 is given by 1 . Find the value of 3x.
x
9. If a1 and a 2 are two non-collinear unit vectors and if a1 a 2 3 , then the value of a1 a2 .
1
2a1 a 2 is . Find the value of x.
x
3c
10. A particle is moving from A to B as shown. If displacement is aiˆ bjˆ ckˆ then a b is.
2
1 B
x
2
3 A
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ANSWER KEY
SECTION-A
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (D)
6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (D)
16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (A)
SECTION-B
1. 5 2. 9 3. 20 4. 6 5. 3
6. 4 7. 5 8. 6 9. 2 10. 3