The position of a particle in a rectangular co-ordinate system is \((3, 2, 5)\). Then its position vector will be:
1. \(5\hat i + 6\hat j + 2\hat k\)
2. \(3\hat i + 2\hat j + 5\hat k\)
3. \(5\hat i + 3\hat j + 2\hat k\)
4. None of these

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A scalar quantity is one that:

1. is conserved in a process.
2. will never accept negative values.
3. must be dimensionless.
4. has the same value for observers with different orientations of axes.

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If \(\overrightarrow{a}\) is a vector and \(x\) is a non-zero scalar, then which of the following is correct?

1. \(x\overrightarrow{a}\) is a vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{a}\).
2. \(x\overrightarrow{a}\) is a vector collinear to \(\overrightarrow{a}\).
3. \(x\overrightarrow{a}\) and \(\overrightarrow{a}\) have independent directions.
4. \(x\overrightarrow{a}\) is a vector perpendicular to \(\overrightarrow{a}\).
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A force of \(20\) N acts on a particle along a direction, making an angle of \(60^\circ\) with the vertical. The component of the force along the vertical direction will be:

1. \(2\) N 2. \(5\) N
3. \(10\) N 4. \(20\) N
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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. \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{45}}, \frac{2}{\sqrt{45}}~\text{and}~\frac{5}{\sqrt{45}}\)

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\(\overrightarrow {A}\) is a vector with magnitude \(A\), then the unit vector \(\hat{A}\) in the direction of \(\overrightarrow {A}\) is:
1. \(A\overrightarrow A\)
2. \(\overrightarrow A \cdot\overrightarrow A\)
3. \(\overrightarrow A \times \overrightarrow A\)
4. \(\frac{\overrightarrow A}{A}\)
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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. \(F , \frac{F}{\sqrt{2}}\)

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A child pulls a box with a force of \(200~\text{N}\) at an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) above the horizontal. Then the horizontal and vertical components of the force will be:
              

1. \(100~\text{N}, ~175~\text{N}\)
2. \(86.6~\text{N}, ~100~\text{N}\)
3. \(100~\text{N}, ~86.6~\text{N}\)
4. \(100~\text{N}, ~0~\text{N}\)

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If \(\overrightarrow A= 3\hat i + 4\hat j\) and \(\overrightarrow B = 7\hat i + 24\hat k\), then the vector having the same magnitude as that of \(\overrightarrow {B}\) and parallel to \(\overrightarrow {A}\) is:
1. \(15\hat i + 20\hat j\)
2. \(\frac{7}{5}\hat i + \frac{24}{5}\hat j\)
3. \(20\hat i + 15\hat j\)
4. \(15\hat i + 20\hat k\)

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A force is \(60^{\circ}\) inclined to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the horizontal direction is \(50\) N, then the magnitude of the force in the vertical direction is:

1. \(25\) N 2. \(75\) N
3. \(87\) N 4. \(100\) N
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