Magnitude of Vector Expression

The question asks to find the magnitude (or squared magnitude) of a vector expression involving sums, differences, or linear combinations of given vectors.

csat-suneung 2007 Q24 4 marks View
As shown in the figure, on a plane $\alpha$ there is an equilateral triangle ABC with side length 3, and a sphere $S$ with radius 2 is tangent to the plane $\alpha$ at point A. For a point D on the sphere $S$ such that the segment AD passes through the center O of the sphere $S$, find the value of $| \overrightarrow { \mathrm { AB } } + \overrightarrow { \mathrm { DC } } | ^ { 2 }$. [4 points]
csat-suneung 2011 Q2 2 marks View
In coordinate space, the distance between point $\mathrm { P } ( 0,3,0 )$ and point $\mathrm { A } ( - 1,1 , a )$ is 2 times the distance between point P and point $\mathrm { B } ( 1,2 , - 1 )$. What is the value of the positive number $a$? [2 points]
(1) $\sqrt { 7 }$
(2) $\sqrt { 6 }$
(3) $\sqrt { 5 }$
(4) 2
(5) $\sqrt { 3 }$
csat-suneung 2012 Q8 3 marks View
In triangle ABC,
$$\overline { \mathrm { AB } } = 2 , \quad \angle \mathrm {~B} = 90 ^ { \circ } , \quad \angle \mathrm { C } = 30 ^ { \circ }$$
When point P satisfies $\overrightarrow { \mathrm { PB } } + \overrightarrow { \mathrm { PC } } = \overrightarrow { 0 }$, what is the value of $| \overrightarrow { \mathrm { PA } } | ^ { 2 }$? [3 points]
(1) 5
(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) 8
(5) 9
csat-suneung 2017 Q1 2 marks View
For two vectors $\vec { a } = ( 1,3 ) , \vec { b } = ( 5 , - 6 )$, what is the sum of all components of the vector $\vec { a } - \vec { b }$? [2 points]
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
csat-suneung 2019 Q1 2 marks View
For two vectors $\vec { a } = ( 1 , - 2 ) , \vec { b } = ( - 1,4 )$, what is the sum of all components of the vector $\vec { a } + 2 \vec { b }$? [2 points]
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
csat-suneung 2020 Q1 2 marks View
For two vectors $\vec { a } = ( 3,1 ) , \vec { b } = ( - 2,4 )$, what is the sum of all components of the vector $\vec { a } + \frac { 1 } { 2 } \vec { b }$? [2 points]
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
csat-suneung 2020 Q19 4 marks View
Four distinct points $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C } , \mathrm { D }$ on a circle satisfy the following conditions. What is the value of $| \overrightarrow { \mathrm { AD } } | ^ { 2 }$? [4 points] (가) $| \overrightarrow { \mathrm { AB } } | = 8 , \overrightarrow { \mathrm { AC } } \cdot \overrightarrow { \mathrm { BC } } = 0$ (나) $\overrightarrow { \mathrm { AD } } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \overrightarrow { \mathrm { AB } } - 2 \overrightarrow { \mathrm { BC } }$
(1) 32
(2) 34
(3) 36
(4) 38
(5) 40
csat-suneung 2024 Q25_geometry 3 marks View
For two vectors $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$, $$|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{11}, \quad |\vec{b}| = 3, \quad |2\vec{a} - \vec{b}| = \sqrt{17}$$ What is the value of $|\vec{a} - \vec{b}|$? [3 points]
(1) $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$
(2) $\sqrt{2}$
(3) $\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}$
(4) $2\sqrt{2}$
(5) $\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}$
gaokao 2015 Q13 View
13. Given that $\vec { e } _ { 1 } , \vec { e } _ { 2 }$ are unit vectors in the plane, and $\vec { e } _ { 1 } \cdot \vec { e } _ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ . If the plane vector $\vec { b }$ satisfies $\vec { b } \cdot \vec { e } _ { 1 } = \vec { b } \cdot \vec { e } _ { 2 } = 1$ , then $| \vec { b } | =$ $\_\_\_\_$.
gaokao 2017 Q13 5 marks View
Given vectors $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$ with an angle of $60 ^ { \circ }$ between them, $| \boldsymbol{a} | = 2$, and $| \boldsymbol{b} | = 1$, then $| \boldsymbol{a} + 2 \boldsymbol{b} | = $ \_\_\_\_
gaokao 2021 Q13 View
13. If vectors $\vec { a } , \vec { b }$ satisfy $| \vec { a } | = 3 , | \vec { a } - \vec { b } | = 5 , \vec { a } \cdot \vec { b } = 1$, then $| \vec { b } | =$ $\_\_\_\_$ .
gaokao 2022 Q3 5 marks View
Given vectors $a = ( 2,1 ) , b = ( - 2,4 )$ , then $| a - b | =$
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
gaokao 2024 Q3 5 marks View
Given vectors $\vec { a } , \vec { b }$ satisfying $| \vec { a } | = 1 , | \vec { a } + 2 \vec { b } | = 2$, and $( \vec { b } - 2 \vec { a } ) \perp \vec { b }$, then $| \vec { b } | =$
A. $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
B. $\frac { \sqrt { 2 } } { 2 }$
C. $\frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }$
D. 1
jee-main 2007 Q113 View
The resultant of two forces P N and 3 N is a force of 7 N . If the direction of 3 N force were reversed, the resultant would be $\sqrt { 19 } \mathrm {~N}$. The value of P is
(1) 5 N
(2) 6 N
(3) 3 N
(4) 4 N
jee-main 2013 Q87 View
If the vectors $\overrightarrow{AB} = 3\hat{i} + 4\hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{AC} = 5\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 4\hat{k}$ are the sides of a triangle $ABC$, then the length of the median through $A$ is:
(1) $\sqrt{33}$
(2) $\sqrt{45}$
(3) $\sqrt{18}$
(4) $\sqrt{72}$
jee-main 2014 Q87 View
If $| \vec { a } | = 2 , | \vec { b } | = 3$ and $| \overrightarrow { 2 a } - \vec { b } | = 5$, then $| \overrightarrow { 2 a } + \vec { b } |$ equals:
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 17
(4) 1
jee-main 2016 Q79 View
If $\vec{a}, \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ are unit vectors satisfying $|\vec{a} - \vec{b}|^2 + |\vec{b} - \vec{c}|^2 + |\vec{c} - \vec{a}|^2 = 9$, then $|2\vec{a} + 5\vec{b} + 5\vec{c}|$ is:
(1) $3$
(2) $\sqrt{10}$
(3) $2$
(4) $\sqrt{5}$
jee-main 2020 Q74 View
Let the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ be such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}| = 2$, $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}| = 4$ and $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}| = 4$. If the projection of $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}$ on $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$ is equal to the projection of $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ on $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}$ is perpendicular to $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$, then the value of $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} + \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}} - \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}|$ is ...
jee-main 2021 Q89 View
Let $\vec { x }$ be a vector in the plane containing vectors $\vec { a } = 2 \hat { i } - \hat { j } + \hat { k }$ and $\vec { b } = \hat { i } + 2 \hat { j } - \hat { k }$. If the vector $\vec { x }$ is perpendicular to $( 3 \hat { i } + 2 \hat { j } - \widehat { k } )$ and its projection on $\vec { a }$ is $\frac { 17 \sqrt { 6 } } { 2 }$, then the value of $| \vec { x } | ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .
jee-main 2021 Q79 View
Let $\vec { a }$ and $\vec { b }$ be two vectors such that $| 2 \vec { a } + 3 \vec { b } | = | 3 \vec { a } + \vec { b } |$ and the angle between $\vec { a }$ and $\vec { b }$ is $60 ^ { \circ }$. If $\frac { 1 } { 8 } \vec { a }$ is a unit vector, then $| \vec { b } |$ is equal to :
(1) 8
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) 5
jee-main 2022 Q6 View
Two bodies of mass 1 kg and 3 kg have position vectors $\hat { \mathrm { i } } + 2 \hat { \mathrm { j } } + \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$ and $- 3 \hat { \mathrm { i } } - 2 \hat { \mathrm { j } } + \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$ respectively. The magnitude of position vector of centre of mass of this system will be similar to the magnitude of vector :
(1) $\hat { \mathrm { i } } - 2 \hat { \mathrm { j } } + \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$
(2) $- 3 \hat { \mathrm { i } } - 2 \hat { \mathrm { j } } + \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$
(3) $- 2 \hat { \mathrm { i } } + 2 \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$
(4) $- 2 \hat { \mathrm { i } } - \hat { \mathrm { j } } + 2 \widehat { \mathrm { k } }$
jee-main 2022 Q78 View
Let $\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ be three coplanar concurrent vectors such that angles between any two of them is same. If the product of their magnitudes is 14 and $(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot (\vec{b} \times \vec{c}) + (\vec{b} \times \vec{c}) \cdot (\vec{c} \times \vec{a}) + (\vec{c} \times \vec{a}) \cdot (\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) = 168$, then $|\vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c}|$ is equal to
(1) 10
(2) 14
(3) 16
(4) 18
jee-main 2022 Q78 View
Let $\vec { a } = 2 \hat { i } - \hat { j } + 5 \hat { k }$ and $\vec { b } = \alpha \hat { i } + \beta \hat { j } + 2 \widehat { k }$. If $( ( \vec { a } \times \vec { b } ) \times \hat { i } ) \cdot \widehat { k } = \frac { 23 } { 2 }$, then $| \vec { b } \times 2 \hat { j } |$ is equal to
(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) $\sqrt { 21 }$
(4) $\sqrt { 17 }$
jee-main 2023 Q1 View
When vector $\vec { A } = 2 \hat { i } + 3 \hat { j } + 2 \widehat { k }$ is subtracted from vector $\vec { B }$, it gives a vector equal to $2 \hat { j }$. Then the magnitude of vector $\vec { B }$ will be:
(1) $\sqrt { 5 }$
(2) 3
(3) $\sqrt { 6 }$
(4) $\sqrt { 33 }$
jee-main 2023 Q85 View
Let $\lambda \in \mathbb { Z } , \vec { a } = \lambda \hat { i } + \hat { j } - \widehat { k }$ and $\vec { b } = 3 \hat { i } - \hat { j } + 2 \widehat { k }$. Let $\vec { c }$ be a vector such that $( \vec { a } + \vec { b } + \vec { c } ) \times \vec { c } = \overrightarrow { 0 } , \vec { a } \cdot \vec { c } = - 17$ and $\vec { b } \cdot \vec { c } = - 20$. Then $| \vec { c } \times ( \lambda \hat { i } + \hat { j } + \hat { k } ) | ^ { 2 }$ is equal to
(1) 46
(2) 53
(3) 62
(4) 49