Worksheet on Vector
Class-XI
Subject-Physics
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1. What are scalar and vector quantities? Given examples.
2. With the help of a suitable example, explain how is a vector quantity represented.
3. Distinguish between position vector and displacement vector.
4. What is meant by polar and axial vectors?
5. What do you mean by multiplication of a vector by a real number? Illustrate it by
some examples.
6. Prove that the vector addition is commutative.
7. Prove that vector addition is associative.
8. What is a zero vector? Give the important properties and physical examples of zero
vectors.
9. How are the units of a vector affected when it is multiplied by a scalar having units
or dimensions? Give example.
10. What do you mean by resultant of two or more vectors? Mention the various laws
of vector addition.
11. State and illustrate triangle law of vector addition.
12. State and illustrate parallelogram law of vector addition.
13. State and prove the polygon law of vector addition.
14. What are the different ways in which a vector can be multiplied by another
vector?
15. Two vectors A ⃗ and B ⃗ are inclined to each other at an angle θ . Using
parallelogram law of vector addition, find the magnitude and direction of their
resultant. Discuss the special cases, when (i) θ = 0°, (ii) θ = 180° and (iii) θ = 90°.
16. A body is simultaneously given two velocities, one 30m s −1 due east and other
40m s −1 due north. Find the resultant velocity.
17. What is the magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, -4, 0) and (-2, -2, 0).
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18. What is the unit vector along 4 i ̂ − 3 j ̂ + k̂ .
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19. Two forces of unequal magnitudes simultaneously act on a particle making an
angle θ = 1500 with each other. If one of them is reversed, the acceleration of the
particle is doubled. Calculate the ratio of the magnitude of the forces.
20. What is the angle ϕ between a ⃗ = 3.0 i ̂ − 4.0 j ̂ + 1.0k̂ and b⃗ = 2.0 i ̂ − 3.0 j ̂ + 6.0k̂ ?
21. Find a unit vector perpendicular to A ⃗ = 2 i ̂ + 3 j ̂ + k̂ and B ⃗ = i ̂ − j ̂ + k̂ both.
Date: Aug. 16, 2024 By S. Paul 1 of 1
