1.

D B

d c

E A

O NOT TO SCALE

OABCDE is a regular hexagon.

With O as origin the position vector of C is c and the position vector of D is d.
(a) Find, in terms of c and d,

(i) DC,
[1]

(ii) OE ,
[2]

(iii) the position vector of B.

[2]

(b) The sides of the hexagon are each of length 8 cm.

Calculate

(i) the size of angle ABC,

[1]

(ii) the area of triangle ABC,

[2]

(iii) the length of the straight line AC,

[3]

(iv) the area of the hexagon.

[3]

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  2  3
   
  3  and q = 1  .
2. p=

(a) Write p + q as a column vector.

 
 
 
 
Answer (a) p + q =  
[2]

(b) The point O is marked on the grid below.

Draw the vector OP where OP = p

y

x
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3
–1

–2

–3
[1]

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3.

C B

c
M

O a A

OABC is a parallelogram. OA = a and OC = c.

M is the mid-point of OB.
Find MA Find in terms of a and c.

Answer MA = …………………….…………
[2]

  1
 
4. AB =  4  and CD = 3 AB

(a) Write CD as a column vector.

 
 
Answer (a) CD =  
[1]

(b) Make two statements about the relationship between the lines AB and CD.

Statement 1 …………………………………………………………………

Statement 2 …………………………………………………………………
[2]

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5.

V W

a b

U P

T Q

S R

The origin O is the centre of the octagon PQRSTUVW.

UV = a and WP = b

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 (a) Write down in terms of a and b

(i) VW ,

Answer (a)(i) ……………………………

[1]

(ii) TU ,

Answer (a)(ii) ……………………………

[1]

(iii) TP ,

Answer (a)(iii) ………………..…………

[2]

(iv) the position vector of the point P.

Answer (a)(iv) …………….…..…………

[1]

(b) In the diagram, 1 centimetre represents 1 unit.

Write down the value of | a – b |.

Answer (b) ………………..……………..

[1]

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6. Write the following as single vectors.

 2  1   3 
       
(a)  3   0    1

 
 
Answer (a)  
[2]

 5
 
(b) 6   4

 
 
Answer (b)  
[2]

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7.

Q M

q L

O p P NOT TO SCALE

OPMQ is a parallelogram and O is the origin.

OP = p and OP = q
L is on PQ so that PL : LQ = 2 : 1.

Find the following vectors in terms of p and q. Write your answers in their simplest form.

(i) PQ,
[1]

(ii) PL,
[1]

(iii) ML,
[2]

(iv) the position vector of L.

[2]

 3
 
8. R is the point (1, 2). It is translated onto the point S by the vector   4  .

(i) Write down the co-ordinates of S.

[1]

(ii) Write down the vector which translates S onto R.

[1]

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9. The points A and B are marked on the diagram.
y

2
B
1
x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4
–1
A
–2

–3

–4

(a) Write AB as a column vector.

 
 
Answer (a) AB = 
[1]

  3
 .
(b) BC =   2 

Write down the co-ordinates of C.

Answer (b) (……… , …………)

[1]

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10.

B E

25 cm
M

O C
14 cm

D NOT TO SCALE

OBCD is a rhombus with sides of 25 cm. The length of the diagonal OC is 14 cm.

(a) Show, by calculation, that the length of the diagonal BD is 48 cm.

[3]

(b) Calculate, correct to the nearest degree,

(i) angle BCD,

[2]

(ii) angle OBC.

[1]

(c) DB = 2p and OC = 2q.

Find, in terms of p and q,

(i) OB ,
[1]

(ii) OD .
[1]

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 (d) BE is parallel to OC and DCE is a straight line.
Find, in its simplest form, OE in terms of p and q.
[2]

(e) M is the mid-point of CE.

Find, in its simplest form, OM in terms of p and q.
[2]

7
 .
(f) O is the origin of a co-ordinate grid. OC lies along the x-axis and q =  0 

( DB is vertical and | DB | = 48.)

Write down as column vectors

(i) p,
[1]

(ii) BC .
[2]

(g) Write down the value of | DE |.

[1]

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11.
y
5

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
K
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

  3
 
(a) KL =  3  . The point K is marked on the diagram.

(i) Draw KL on the diagram.

[1]

(ii) Write down the co-ordinates of the point L.

Answer (a)(ii) (……… , ………)

[1]

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 (b) P is the point (–3, –3).

 2
 
PR = 1  and PS = 2 PR .

Find the co-ordinates of S.

Answer (b) (………… , ………)

[2]

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12.
y
5

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1

–2
K
–3

–4

–5

  2
 
(a) KL =  5  .The point K is marked on the diagram.

(i) Draw KL on the diagram.

[1]

(ii) Write down the co-ordinates of the point L.

Answer (a)(ii) (…..… , …….…)

[1]

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 (b) P is the point (–4, –4).

3 
 
PR =  2  and PS = 2 PR .

Find the co-ordinates of S.

Answer (b) (……… , …………)

[2]

13.

B
O

O is the origin, OA = a and OB = b

1 2
a b
(a) C has position vector 3 3 .

Mark the point C on the diagram.

[1]

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 (b) Write down, in terms of a and b, the position vector of the point E.

Answer (b) ……………………..

[1]

(c) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector EB.

Answer (c) EB = ………………

[2]

 3   1
   
14. a =   2  and b =  2

(a) Work out

(i) a + 3b,

 
 
Answer (a)(i)  
[2]

(ii) b – a.

 
 
Answer (a)(ii)  
[2]

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 (b) PQ = 2b.

The point P is marked on the grid below.

Draw the vector PQ on the grid.
y

P
2

x
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

–1

–2
[2]

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15.

y C
5
B
4

1
D
A x
–4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4
–1

The pentagon OABCD is shown on the grid above.

(a) Write as column vectors

(i) OD ,
[1]

(ii) BC .
[1]

(b) Describe fully the single transformation which maps the side BC onto the side OD.
[2]

(c) The shaded area inside the pentagon is defined by 5 inequalities.

1
y x  4.
One of these inequalities is 2

Find the other 4 inequalities.

[5]

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16.

S R Q

O P

NOT TO SCALE

OPQR is a parallelogram.
O is the origin.
OP = p and OR = r.
M is the mid-point of PQ and L is on OR such that OL : LR = 2 : 1.
The line PL is extended to the point S.

(a) Find, in terms of p and r, in their simplest forms,

(i) OQ,
[1]

(ii) PR,
[1]

(iii) PL,
[1]

(iv) the position vector of M.

[1]

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(b) PLS is a straight line and PS = 2 PL

Find, in terms of p and/or r, in their simplest forms,

(i) PS ,
[1]

(ii) QS ,
[2]

(c) What can you say about the points Q, R and S?

[1]

17.

O p

A B

O is the origin. Vectors p and q are shown in the diagram.

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 (a) Write down, in terms of p and q, in their simplest form

(i) the position vector of the point A,

Answer (a)(i) …..………………

[1]

(ii) BC ,

Answer (a)(ii) …..………………

[1]

(iii) BC  AC.

Answer (a)(iii) …..………………

[2]

(b) If | p | = 2, write down the value of | AB |.

Answer (b) ………………………

[1]

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18.
y

10

C
8

B
2
A

0 x
2 4 6 8 10

Points A, B and C are shown on the grid.

(a) Plot the point D on the grid above so that ABCD is a rhombus.
[1]

(b) Write BD as a column vector.

 
 
Answer (b) BD =  
[2]

(c) M is the mid-point of AC.

Write AM as a column vector.

 
 
Answer (c) AM = 
[1]

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19.

G F E D

O a A B C

The diagram is made from three identical parallelograms.

O is the origin. OA = a and OG = g.

Write down in terms of a and g

(a) GB,

Answer (a) ………………………

[1]

(b) the position vector of the centre of the parallelogram BCDE.

Answer (b) ………………………

[1]

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