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1 The position vectors of three points, A, B and C, relative to an origin O, are
respectively. Given that , find the unit vector in the direction of .
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[Total: 5]
2 Relative to an origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors p, 3q−p and 9q− 5p respectively.
Given that , explain why A, B and C all lie in a straight line.
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[Total: 1]
3 Relative to an origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors p, 3q−p and 9q− 5p respectively.
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(a) Find in terms of p and q.
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(b) Find in terms of p and q.
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[Total: 2]
4 Relative to an origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors p, 3q−p and 9q− 5p respectively.
Given that , find the ratio AB : BC.
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[Total: 1]
5 Find the unit vector in the direction of
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[Total: 1]
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6 Given that find the value of each of the constants k and r.
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[Total: 3]
7 The diagram shows a triangle OAB such that and . The point P lies on OA such that
. The point Q is the mid-point of AB. The lines OB and PQ are extended to meet at the point R.
It is given that and , where n and k are positive constants.
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(a) Find in terms of n, a and b.
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(b) Find in terms of k, a and b.
[2]
(c) Hence find the value of n and of k.
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[Total: 6]
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8 The diagram shows a triangle OAB such that and . The point P lies on OA such that .
The point Q is the mid-point of AB. The lines OB and PQ are extended to meet at the point R.
Find, in terms of a and b,
(a) ,
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(b) . Give your answer in its simplest form.
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[Total: 4]
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9 Given that the vector , find the unit vector in the direction of .
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[Total: 2]
10 The vectors a and b are such that .
Find the value of each of the constants such that .
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[Total: 3]
11 In this question all distances are in km.
A ship P sails from a point A, which has position vector , with a speed of 52 kmh-1 in the direction of
The velocity vector of the ship is .
Write down the position vector of P at a time t hours after leaving A.
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[Total: 1]
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12 In this question all distances are in km.
A ship Q sails from a point B, which has position vector , with velocity vector kmh-1.
Write down the position vector of Q at a time t hours after leaving B.
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[Total: 1]
13 In this question all distances are in km.
A ship P sails from a point A at the same time as a ship Q sails from a point B.
Given that the displacement vector at time t hours, show that
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[Total: 2]
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14 In this question all distances are in km.
The position vector of P at time t hours after leaving A is .
The position vector of Q at time t hours after leaving B is .
Find the displacement vector at time t hours.
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[Total: 1]
15 In this question all distances are in km.
A ship P sails from a point A, which has position vector , with a speed of 52 kmh-1 in the direction of
Find the velocity vector of the ship.
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[Total: 1]
16 A particle P is moving with a velocity of 20 ms−1 in the same direction as .
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(a) Find the velocity vector of P.
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(b) At time t = 0 s, P has position vector relative to a fixed point O.
Write down the position vector of P after t s.
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(c) A particle Q has position vector relative to O at time t = 0 s and has a velocity vector ms−1.
Given that P and Q collide, find the value of t when they collide and the position vector of the point of
collision.
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[Total: 7]
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17 Find the unit vector in the direction of .
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[Total: 2]
18 The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are and respectively. The point
C lies on AB such that AC : CB is 2 : 1.
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(a) Find the position vector of C relative to O.
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(b) The point D lies on OB such that OD : OB is and .
Find the value of .
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[Total: 6]
The diagram shows a triangle OAB. The point P is the midpoint of OA and the point Q lies on OB such that
. The position vectors of P and Q relative to O are p and q respectively.
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(a) Find, in terms of p and q, an expression for each of the vectors , and .
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(b) Given that and that , find an expression for in terms of , , p and q.
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(c) Using your expressions for , find the value of and of .
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[Total: 9]
20 Vectors a, b and c are such that , and .
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(a) Given that , find the possible values of y.
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(b) Given that , find the value of and of .
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[Total: 6]
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21 Relative to an origin O, points A, B and C have position vectors , and respectively.
All distances are measured in kilometres. A man drives at a constant speed directly from A to B in 20 minutes.
(a) Calculate the speed in kmh–1 at which the man drives from A to B.
[3]
He now drives directly from B to C at the same speed.
(b) Find how long it takes him to drive from B to C.
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[Total: 6]
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22 In the diagram , and . The lines AC and DB intersect at the point X. Find, in terms
of a and b,
(a) ,
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(b) .
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Given that , find, in terms of a, b and ,
(c) ,
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(d) .
[2]
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Given that ,
(e) find the value of and of .
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[Total: 9]
23 The four points O, A, B and C are such that
, , .
Show that B lies on the line AC.
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[Total: 3]
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24 Relative to an origin O, the position vector of the point P is and the position vector of the point Q is
. Find
(a) .
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(b) the unit vector in the direction ,
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(c) the position vector of M, the mid-point of PQ.
[2]
[Total: 5]
P
R
O B
Q
25 The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are a and b respectively. The point P is such
that . The point Q is such that . The lines AQ and BP intersect at the point R.
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(a) Express in terms of , a and b.
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(b) Express in terms of , a and b.
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It is given that and .
(c) Express in terms of , a and b.
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(d) Express in terms of , a and b.
[2]
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(e) Hence find the value of and of .
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[Total: 9]
3a
Q
X
a
O P
b
26 In the diagram , and . The lines OQ and PR intersect at X.
(a) Given that , express in terms of , a and b.
[1]
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(b) Given that , express in terms of , a and b.
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(c) Hence find the value of and of and state the value of the ratio .
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[Total: 6]
27 In this question i is a unit vector due East and j is a unit vector due North.
At 12 00 hours, a ship leaves a port P and travels with a speed of 26 kmh–1 in the direction .
(a) Show that the velocity of the ship is kmh–1.
[2]
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(b) Write down the position vector of the ship, relative to P, at 16 00 hours.
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(c) Find the position vector of the ship, relative to P, t hours after 16 00 hours.
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At 16 00 hours, a speedboat leaves a lighthouse which has position vector km, relative to P, to
–1
intercept the ship. The speedboat has a velocity of kmh .
(d) Find the position vector, relative to P, of the speedboat t hours after 16 00 hours.
[1]
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(e) Find the time at which the speedboat intercepts the ship and the position vector, relative to P, of the
point of interception.
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[Total: 10]
28 Vectors a, b and c are such that , and .
(a) Show that .
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(b) Given that , find the value of and of .
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[Total: 5]
29 In the diagram and . The point M is the midpoint of OA and the point N lies on OB such
that ON : NB = 3 : 2.
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(a) Find an expression for the vector in terms of a and b.
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The point P lies on AN such that
(b) Find an expression for the vector in terms of , a and b.
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(c) Find an expression for the vector in terms of , a and b.
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(d) Given that M, P and B are collinear, find the value of .
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[Total: 10]
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A
a P
B
b
O
Q c
C
The figure shows points A, B and C with position vectors a, b and c respectively, relative to an origin O. The
point P lies on AB such that AP : AB = 3 : 4. The point Q lies on OC such that OQ : QC = 2 : 3.
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(a) Express in terms of a and b and hence show that .
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(b) Find in terms of a, b and c.
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(c) Given that , find c in terms of a and b.
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[Total: 8]
31 The position vectors of the points A and B, relative to an origin O, are 4i – 21j and 22i – 30j respectively.
The point C lies on AB such that .
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(a) Find the position vector of C relative to O.
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(b) Find the unit vector in the direction .
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[Total: 6]
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32 The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are a and b respectively. The point P is such
that . The point Q is such that . The point R lies on OA such that RQP is a straight
line where and .
(a) Express and in terms of a and b.
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(b) Express in terms of , a and b.
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(c) Express in terms of , a and b.
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(d) Hence find the value of and of .
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[Total: 10]
33 At 12 00 hours, a ship has position vector (54i + 16j) km relative to a lighthouse, where i is a unit vector due
East and j is a unit vector due North. The ship is travelling with a speed of 20 km h−1 in the direction 3i + 4j.
(a) Show that the position vector of the ship at 15 00 hours is (90i + 64j) km.
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(b) Find the position vector of the ship t hours after 12 00 hours.
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A speedboat leaves the lighthouse at 14 00 hours and travels in a straight line to intercept the ship. Given that
the speedboat intercepts the ship at 16 00 hours, find
(c) the speed of the speedboat,
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(d) the velocity of the speedboat relative to the ship,
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(e) the angle the direction of the speedboat makes with North.
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[Total: 10]
34 Relative to an origin O, the position vectors of the points A and B are 2i – 3j and 11i + 42j respectively.
(a) Write down an expression for .
[2]
The point C lies on AB such that .
(b) Find the length of .
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The point D lies on such that is parallel to .
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(c) Find the position vector of D.
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[Total: 8]
