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Vector Test

This document contains 7 multi-part questions involving vectors. The questions cover topics such as: finding the magnitude and direction of vectors; showing vectors are parallel or perpendicular; solving vector equations; finding position, direction and midpoint vectors; and solving word problems involving position vectors of objects moving in two dimensions.

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Vector Test

This document contains 7 multi-part questions involving vectors. The questions cover topics such as: finding the magnitude and direction of vectors; showing vectors are parallel or perpendicular; solving vector equations; finding position, direction and midpoint vectors; and solving word problems involving position vectors of objects moving in two dimensions.

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Q1.

𝑂, 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are four points such that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝐪 and 𝑂𝑅


𝑂𝑃 = 𝐩, 𝑂𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 3𝐪 − 2𝐩.
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and 𝑄𝑅
(i) Find 𝑃𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . [2]
(ii) Justifying your answer, what can be said about the positions of the points 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅? [2]
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝐢 + 3𝐣 and that 𝑂𝑄
(iii) Given that 𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 2𝐢 + 𝐣, find the unit vector in the direction 𝑂𝑅
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . [3]
Q2. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 5𝐚, 𝑂𝐵
The four points 𝑂, 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are such that, 𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 15𝐛 and 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 24𝐛 − 3𝐚. Show that
𝐵 lies on 𝐴𝐶. [3]
Q3. Relative to an origin 𝑂, the position vector of the point 𝑃 is 𝐢 − 4𝐣 and the position vector of the
point 𝑄 is 3𝐢 + 7𝐣. Find
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ |
(i) |𝑃𝑄 [2]

(ii) the unit vector in the direction ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗


𝑃𝑄 . [1]
(iii) the position vector of 𝑀, the mid-point of 𝑃𝑄. [2]
4 2 −5
Q4. Vectors 𝐚, 𝐛 and 𝐜 are such that 𝐚 = ( ) , 𝐛 = ( ) and 𝐜 = ( ).
3 2 2
(i) Show that |𝐚| = |𝐛 + 𝐜|. [2]
(ii) Given that 𝜆𝐚 + 𝜇𝐛 = 7𝐜, find the value of 𝜆 and 𝜇. [3]
3+𝑚 4 − 2𝑛
Q5. Vectors 𝐚 and 𝐛 are such that 𝐚 = ( ) and 𝐛 = ( ).
5 − 2𝑛 10 + 3𝑚
1+𝑛
(i) Given that 3𝐚 + 𝐛 = ( ), find the value of 𝑚 and of 𝑛. [4]
−5
(ii) Show that the magnitude of 𝐛 is 𝑘√5, where 𝑘 is an integer to be found. [2]
(iii) Find the unit vector in the direction of 𝐛. [1]
1 0
Q6. In this question, ( ) is a unit vector due east and ( ) is a unit vector due north.
0 1
27
A lighthouse has position vector ( ) km relative to an origin 𝑂. A boat moves in such a way that
48
4 + 8𝑡
its position vector is given by ( ) km, where 𝑡 is the time, in hours, after 1200.
12 + 6𝑡
(i) Show that at 1400 the boat is 25 km from the light house. [4]
(ii) Find the length of time for which the boat is less than 25 km from the lighthouse. [4]
Q7. Relative to an origin 𝑂, the position vectors of the points 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 𝐢 − 4𝐣 and 7𝐢 + 20𝐣
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 2 𝐴𝐵
respectively. The point 𝐶 lies on 𝐴𝐵 and is such that 𝐴𝐶 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ . Find the position vector of 𝐶
3

and magnitude of this vector. [5]

-----------------------Total Marks 40-----------------------

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