If \(\overrightarrow {A}= 2\hat i + 4\hat j- 5\hat k,\) then the direction cosines of the vector are:
(direction cosines (or directional cosines) of a vector are the cosines of the angles between the vector and the three \(+\)ve coordinate axes.)
1. \(\frac{2}{\sqrt{45}}, \frac{4}{\sqrt{45}}~\text{and}~\frac{-5}{\sqrt{45}}\)
2. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{45}}, \frac{2}{\sqrt{45}}~\text{and}~\frac{3}{\sqrt{45}}\)
3. \(\frac{4}{\sqrt{45}}, 0~\text{and}~\frac{4}{\sqrt{45}}\)
4. \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{45}}, \frac{2}{\sqrt{45}}~\text{and}~\frac{5}{\sqrt{45}}\)
The vector that must be added to the vector and so that the resultant vector is a unit vecotr along the y-axis is
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4. Null vector
Surface area is:
1. Scalar
2. Vector
3. Neither scalar nor vector
4. Both scalar and vector
A force \(F\) applied at a \(30^\circ\) angle to the \(x \)-axis has the following \(X\) and \(Y\) components:
1. \(\frac{F}{\sqrt{2}}, F\)
2. \(\frac{F}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}F\)
3. \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}F, \frac{1}{2}F\)
4. \(F , \frac{F}{\sqrt{2}}\)
Angular momentum is
1. A scalar
2. A polar vector
3. An axial-vector
4. None of these
If \(\overrightarrow {P}= \overrightarrow {Q}\), then which of the following is NOT correct?
1. \(\widehat{P}= \widehat{Q}\)
2. \(\left|\overrightarrow {P}\right|= \left|\overrightarrow {Q}\right|\)
3. \(P\widehat{Q}= Q\widehat{P}\)
4. \(\overrightarrow {P}+ \overrightarrow {Q}= \widehat{P}+ \widehat{Q}\)
Which of the following is a scalar quantity
1. Displacement
2. Electric field
3. Acceleration
4. Work
There are two force vectors, one of \(5~\text{N}\) and the other of \(12~\text{N}\). At what angle should the two vectors be added to get the resultant vector of \(17~\text{N}, 7~\text{N},\) and \(13~\text{N}\) respectively:
1. \(0^{\circ}, 180^{\circ}~\text{and}~90^{\circ}\)
2. \(0^{\circ}, 90^{\circ}~\text{and}~180^{\circ}\)
3. \(0^{\circ}, 90^{\circ}~\text{and}~90^{\circ}\)
4. \(180^{\circ}, 0^{\circ}~\text{and}~90^{\circ}\)
If and then magnitude and direction of will be
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