IB Mathematics HL
Year II—Unit 13 Test
Name: Date: Period:
Instructions and Comments. You may use calculators; however you should al-
ways give exact answers where possible. As you would expect, you should show
all relevant work. If on any given problem you used technology in the solution,
say so, and describe briefly what you did. There are 100 points on this test.
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1. (5 points) Find the angle between the vectors v = i+j +2k and w= 2i+3j +k
correct to the nearest degree.
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2. (5 points) Consider the vectors u= 3i−4j −2k, v = −3i+2j −k, w= 4i+6k.
Which pairs of these vectors (if any) are perpendicular?
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3. (5 points) Compute u × v , given that u= 3i − 4j − 2k and v = −3i + 2j − k.
4. (5 points) You are given lines L1 and L2 with equations:
x − x0 y − y0 x − x0 y0 − y z − z0
L1 : = = z0 − z, L2 : = = .
2 3 2 3 2
Compute the acute angle between the lines L1 and L2 , correct to the nearest
degree.
5. (10 points) You are given three points: A(3, 2, 1), B(2, −3, 1), and the origin
O. Compute the exact area of the triangle 4AOB.
6. (10 points) The vector equations of the lines L1 and L2 are given by
L1 : r = i + j + k + λ(i + 2j + 3k), L2 : r = i + 4j + 5k + µ(2i + j + 2k).
The two lines intersect at the point P . Find the position vector of P .
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7. (10 points) The line L has vector equation r = −2 +λ −1 , and the plane
2 3
π has Cartesian equation 2x + 3y − z = 2. Find the coordinates of the point P
where L and π intersect.
8. (10 points) Find the Cartesian equation of the line of intersection of the planes
with equations −4x + y + z = −2 and 3x − y + 2z = −1.
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9. (10 points) Below is depicted a plane Π containing vectors u= i − 2j + k and
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v = 2i + j + k both having initial point P (−1, −2, 2).
(i) Find a vector equation for Π.
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(ii) Find a Cartesian equation for Π.
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(iii) On the drawing, indicate
v
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P •
the vector u × v .
Π
(i):
(ii):
10. (10 points) The point A is the foot of the perpendicular from the point (1, 1, 9)
to the plane whose equation is 2x + y − z = 6. Find the coordinates of A.
11. (10 points) The point A(1, 2, k) lies on the plane π with equation x + 2y − 2z =
8. Find
(i) the value of k, and
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(ii) all possible coordinates of B such that the vector AB is normal to the
plane π and such that B is 6 units from π.
k=
B:
12. (10 points) You are given the planes
π1 : 3x − 2y + z = a, π2 : x − y − 3z = b,
where a and b are fixed real numbers. Compute the acute angle between the
planes π1 and π2 , in radians, correct to three decimal places.
