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S5 Math 1 (Vectors Revision Questions)

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VECTORS REVISION QUESTIONS

such that 𝑶𝑿 = 2𝑿𝑩 and Y is a point on 𝐴𝐵 such that


1. In a triangle𝑂𝐴𝐵, O is the origin and X is a point on OB

2𝑩𝒀 = 3𝒀𝑨.
Given that 𝑶𝑩 = 𝒂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑶𝑨 = 𝒂 ,
(a) Express the position vectors of X and Y in terms of a
and b.

determine the position vector of the point Z, where 𝑋𝑌


(b) Find the position vector of any point on XY and hence

produced meets 𝑂𝐴 produced.

(c) Calculate the ratio AZ :OZ.

that 𝑶𝑨 = 𝒂,𝑶𝑩 = 𝒃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑶𝑪 = 𝒄, where O is the


2. The points A,B and C are vertices of a triangle. Given

origin, prove that the position vector of the centroid of


this triangle is given by
. Hence find the position vector of the centroid of
(a) triangle whose vertices are the points (1,2,3),(3,7,4),(2,0,5)
1  1 
   
3. Given the vectors  2 and 1, determine;
1  0 

(i) The angle between them.


(ii)The vector perpendicular to both of them.
4. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane containing the
points
1,1,0,0,1,2,2,3,8.
5. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane which passes
through
2  6 
  
 the point 1,2,3and which is parallel to the vectors 4
and 4
10 2 
6. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane whose vector
equation
1 1 1
  
is OR 121.
13 0

1 3

7. Find the coordinates of the point where the line r


 2 t 1
   
14

meets the plane x 2y 3z  26.


1 1
 
8. Show that the line r 2t1lies in the plane 2x 3y5z 7.
31

Show that the lines 𝒓 = (1 + 𝑚)𝒊 + (2 + 𝑚)𝒋 + (4 +


2𝑚)𝒌 and 𝒓 = (1 + 3𝑛)𝒊 + 5𝑛𝒋 + (3 + 7𝑛)𝒌
9.

intersect and find the position vector of their point of


intersection. Also determine the
Cartesian equation of the plane formed by these two lines.

10. Given the point P6,4,5 and the line L : x 15  y 26  z4 3,

determine

(a) The vector equation of the line passing through P and is


perpendicular to L.
(b) The shortest distance of P from L.
11. Find the shortest distance between the parallel lines

2 1 and .

12. Show that the lines x 13  x2 5  x1 7 and x21  x3 2  x 53

are skew and find the shortest distance between them.

1  1 
   
13. The line L has vector equation r 12 and the
plane
3  1

π has vector equation .


(a) Show that L is parallel to π.
(b) Obtain the equation of the plane that is parallel to π
and contains L.
(c) Find the perpendicular distance from the line L to the
plane π.
14. Find, in both the Cartesian and vector form, the
equation of the line of intersection of the planes 4x 3yz
10 and x yz 16.

15. Show that the three planes whose equations are


2x3yz 8 x yz 10 contain a common line and find the
coordinates
3x5Y Z 6 of the point where this line meets the

Given that |𝒂| = 5, |𝒃| = 7, 𝒂. 𝒃 = −2, determine,


plane z 0.
16.
The angle between 𝒂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒃.
|𝒂 + 𝒃|
(i)
(ii)
(iii) (𝒂 − 2𝒃).(3𝒂 + 𝒃).
is such that the point 𝐵 lies on 𝑂𝐶 ,
with
Q AC
. is a point on such that

and meet at 𝑃, with


2
OQ AB AB
3 AP  . Given that AQ mACand OQ
nOP , calculate the values of 𝑚 and 𝑛, and the ratio AQ :QC .
18. Find the equation of the line through the points (2,3,7)and
(3,1,4) . Find also the equation of the plane perpendicular
to this line which passes through the origin.
19. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane containing the
x 2 1
  
line  y0t1 and passing though the point 1,0,3.
z  10 

points A and B are respectively 𝒂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒃. State in terms


20. The position vectors, relative to the origin O, of the

on AB and is such that 𝑨𝑻 = 2𝑻𝑩. Find the position


of a and b , the position vector of the point T which lies

vector of the point M on OT produced such that BM and


OA are parallel. If AM is produced to meet OB produced
at K, determine the ratio
OB: BK.
21. The point A has coordinates 2,0,1 and the plane π
has the equation x 2y 2z  8 . The line through A parallel
1 B
to the line x 2  y  z2 meets π at the point and the

perpendicular from Ato π meets π at the point 𝐶.


(a) Find the coordinates of 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶.
Show that the length 𝐴𝐶 is
4
(b) 3.

.
(c) Find the sine of angle ABC
22. The position vectors of the points 𝐴, 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 are given

2 5 11
by

. Find

(a) The unit vector parallel to 𝐴𝐵.


(b) The position vector of the point D such that ABCD is a
parallelogram.
(c) The value of if A , B and C are collinear.
(d) The position vector of the point P on AB if AP: PB 2:1.

END

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