NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 10 - Vector Algebra Exercise 10.2

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 10 Vector Algebra Exercise 10.2 – CBSE Free PDF Download

Exercise 10.2 of NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 10 – Vector Algebra is based on the following topics:

  1. Addition of Vectors
    • Properties of vector addition
  2. Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
    1. Components of a vector
    2. Vector joining two points
    3. Section formula

All these topics can be understood thoroughly by solving the problems given in this exercise. The solutions of all the problems of this exercise are given here.

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 10 – Vector Algebra Exercise 10.2

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1. Compute the magnitude of the following vectors:

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Solution:

Given vectors are:

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2. Write two different vectors having same magnitude.

Solution:

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3. Write two different vectors having same direction.

Solution:

Two different vectors having same directions are:

Let us

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4. Find the values of x and y so that the vectors NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 14are equal

Solution:

Given vectors
NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 15will be equal only if their corresponding components are equal.

Thus, the required values of x and y are 2 and 3 respectively.

5. Find the scalar and vector components of the vector with initial point (2, 1) and terminal point (–5, 7).

Solution:

The scalar and vector components are:

The vector with initial point P (2, 1) and terminal point Q (–5, 7) can be shown as,

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NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 17Thus, the required scalar components are –7 and 6 while the vector components are

NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 186. Find the sum of the vectors

Solution:

Let us find the sum of the vectors:

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NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 207. Find the unit vector in the direction of the vector

Solution:

We know that

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8. Find the unit vector in the direction of vector , where P and Q are the points

(1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6), respectively

Solution:

We know that,

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9. For given vectors, NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 24and NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 25, find the unit vector in the direction of the vector NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 26

Solution:

We know that,

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10. Find a vector in the direction of vector NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 28which has magnitude 8 units.

Solution:

Firstly,

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11. Show that the vectorsNCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 31are collinear.

Solution:

Firstly,

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Therefore, we can say that the given vectors are collinear.

12. Find the direction cosines of the vector NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 33

Solution:

Firstly,

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13. Find the direction cosines of the vector joining the points A (1, 2, –3) and

B (–1, –2, 1) directed from A to B.

Solution:

We know that the

Given points are A (1, 2, –3) and B (–1, –2, 1).

Now,

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14. Show that the vector NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 36is equally inclined to the axes OX, OY, and OZ.

Solution:

Firstly,

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15. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position vectors are NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 38 respectively, in the ratio 2:1

(i) internally

(ii) externally

Solution:

We know that

The position vector of point R dividing the line segment joining two points

P and Q in the ratio m: n is given by:

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16. Find the position vector of the mid point of the vector joining the points P (2, 3, 4) and Q (4, 1, – 2).

Solution:

The position vector of mid-point R of the vector joining points P (2, 3, 4) and Q (4, 1, – 2) is given by,

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17. Show that the points A, B and C with position vectors,NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 42, NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 43respectively form the vertices of a right angled triangle.

Solution:

We know

Given position vectors of points A, B, and C are:

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Hence, proved that the given points form the vertices of a right angled triangle.

18. In triangle ABC (Fig 10.18) which of the following is not true:

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Solution:

Firstly let us consider,

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19. If NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 47are two collinear vectors, then which of the following are incorrect?

A. NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 48, for some scalar λ

B. NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 49

C. the respective components of NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 50are proportional

D. both the vectors NCERT Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 10- image 51have same direction, but different magnitudes

Solution:

We know

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