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If `alpha, beta` and `gamma` are direction cosines of the vector `vec(x)` then `1+cos2alpha+cos 2beta+cos 2lambda=` …………..

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  4. If the vector vec(b) is collinear to the vector bar(a) and bar(a)=(2sq...

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  6. If the vectors 10hati+3hatj,12hati-15hatj and a hati+11 hatj are colli...

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  7. The direction of vector vec(b) is North-East and that vec( c ) is Nort...

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  8. If bar(x)=(-1,4,-2),bar(y)=(-4,16,-8) then |bar(x)+bar(y)|…………|bar(x)|...

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  9. The unit vector in the direction of the sum of the vectors (1, 1, 1),(...

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  10. The vector 2hati+2hatj-hatk makes ………………measure of angles with the axe...

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  11. The unit vector in the direction 6hati-2hatj+3hatk is ………….

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  12. The unit vector parallel to the vecotr bar(a)-bar(b) is ……………. where...

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  13. If bar(a)=(1,1,1),bar(b)=(4,-2,3) and bar( c )=(1,-2,1) then the vect...

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  14. The unit vector in the opposite direction of bar(x)+bar(y)-2bar(z) is ...

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  15. The vector with magnitude 17sqrt(2) and in the opposite direction of (...

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  16. Out of the following …………. Is the unit vector in the direction of (3ha...

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  18. The position vector of a point A is (4, 2, -3). If the distance of the...

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  19. vec(a)=hati+hatj+hatk,vec(b)=hati-hatj+hatk and vec( c )=hati+2hatj-...

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  20. A(1, 1, 2), B(4, 3, 1) and C(2, 3, 5) are vertices of a triangle ABC. ...

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