ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 24 Mathematics

The number z so that the triangle with vertices A(1,-1,0),B(-2,2,1)and C(0,2,z) is a right triangle with right angle at vertex C

• 1,2 A
• -1,-2 B
• 2,-1 C
• -2,1 D

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

If the angle between two vectors with magnitude 2 and 15 is 30°then their scalar product is

• 
  A
• 15 B
• 30 C
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  D

If a,b c are sides of a triangle taken in order then a x b =

• b x c A
• b x a B
• cxa C
• Both a & b D

The magnitude of a vector can never be

• Zero A
• Negative B
• Positive C
• None of these D

The position vector of the point P(a, b, c) is

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

• perpendicular vectors A
• concurrent vectors B
• parallel vectors C
• none of these D

• parallel vectors A
• perpendicular vectors B
• concurrent vectors C
• collinear vectors D

The direction cosines of y-axis are

• 1, 0, 0 A
• 0, 1, 0 B
• 0, 0, 1 C
• 1, 1, 1 D

• perpendicular vectors A
• parallel vectors B
• concurrent vectors C
• none of these D

If a,b,c are unit vectors then |a + b|2 +|a - b|2

• 4 A
• 8ab B
• 9cos C
• 4(a,b) D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

If uv= Projuv then

• Uandvare parallel A
• vis a unit vector B
• Uis a unit vector C
• Both b and c D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 1 C
• 0 D

Which of the following represents a vector

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• (x, y) D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 0 C
• 1 D

The position vector of any point in space is

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

Three points whose position vector a,b,c are collinear

• axb +b x c+ c x a = 0 A
• a,b +b,c +c,a =0 B
• a,|a xc| =0 C
• a+b+c =0 D

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
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  D