VECTOR EXERCISE PART TWO

1. In a triangle OAB, OA  a, OB  b, P and Q are points on OA and AB

respectively such that 3OP = PA, AQ = 2QB and N is the midpoint of OQ.
ANM is a straight line which is such that AN = 5NM. Given also that
OM  hOB, where h is a scalar.
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) OQ
(ii) AN
(iii) PN
(iv) NB

(b) Show that the points P, N and B are collinear

(c) Find the value of h.

2. In the figure below, P is a point on AD such that PD : AP = 1 : 2, OA  a,

OB  b, 3OB = 2BD and OC = 3CE = 3AP.
A P D


a B
b
C E
O 
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) AD
(ii) BP
(iii) DC
(b) Show that AD : OE = 3 : 8

3. In the figure below, PT  3a, PR  3b, PQ  4PT, 2PS  PV and

3RS  2RT.
P 3a T Q
S
3b V

R
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) RS
(ii) PV
(iii) RQ
(b) Find the ratio of RV to RQ.

4. In the figure below, OA  a, OB  b, F and G are points on AC such that

AF : AB = 3 : 4 and AG : AC = 2 : 3. Point D is on OA such that
OD : DA = FB : BG = 1 : 2.

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 A

F
a B
D G
b
O C
(a) Express AG and AC in terms of AB. Hence find the following vectors in
terms of a and b:
(i) AB
(ii) AC
(iii) DG
(iv) OF
(b) Find the ratio DG : OC
5. In the figure below, OP  p, OQ  q, OS  3 OP and PR : RQ = 2 : 1
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P

S R
T
p

O Q
q
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of p and q:
(i) PQ
(ii) OR
(iii) SQ
(b) Line OR and SQ meet at point T such that OT = hOR and ST = kSQ.
(i) By expressing OT in two different ways, find the values of h and k
(ii) Determine the ratio in which T divides SQ

6. In the figure below, OABC is a parallelogram where OA = a and

AB = b. Point N is on OA such that ON:NA = 1:2.
C B

 X

O N A
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) AC
(ii) BN
(b) Line AC and BN meet at point X such that AX = hAC and BX = kBN
(i) By expressing OX in two different ways, find the values of h and k
(ii) Determine the ratio in which X divides AC

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7. In a triangle OAB, OA  a, OB  b, N and M are points of AB and OB
respectively. Line ON and AM meet at point T such that AT = TM and
OT  3 ON. Given that OM = xOB and AN = yAB, Express the vectors:
4
(i) AM and OT in terms of a, b and x.
(ii) ON and OT in terms of a, b and y, hence find the values of x and y.

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8. ABCD is a parallelogram with CB   ,
 CD    and point C is (5, 2). Find the:
 10 
 6   
(a) coordinates of:
(i) B (ii) D (iii) A
(b) length of the diagonal AC
(c) point of intersection of the diagonal AC and BD

 1   7   6
OP =  

OQ =  

PN =  .

9. The vectors  15  ,  11  and 3

(a) Find the:

(i) position vector of N
(ii) length of ON
(iii) coordinates of point E, where E divides PQ in the ratio 1:3.
(b) Use the vector method to show that N lies on PQ. Hence state the ratio PN : PQ.

10. Given that OA = a, OB = b and C is the midpoint of AB,

(a) Draw a vector diagram showing vector AB.
(b) Express in terms of a and b the vectors:
(i) AB
(ii) OC

11. In the triangle OAB, OA  a, OB  b, C is a point on AB such that

AC:AB = 1:3 and D is the midpoint of OB.
A

a C
X

O D b B
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) AB (ii) OC (iii) AD

(b) X is a point on AD such that AX : AD = 1 : 2. Find in terms of a and b the

vectors:
(i) AX
(ii) OX

(c) Find in simplest form the ratio OX : OC.

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12. In the triangle OAB, OA  a, OB  b, D is a point on OB such that
OD:OB = 2:5 and E is the midpoint of AB.
A

a E
F
E

O D b B
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) OE (ii) AD

(b) Given that AF = tAD and OF = hOE, find the values of t and h

(c) Show that the points O, F and E are collinear

13. In the triangle ABC, AB  b, AC  c, D is a point on AC such that

AD:DC = 3:2 and E is the midpoint of BC.
B

b E
F
E

A D c C
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) BD (ii) AE

(b) Given that BF = tBD and AF = nAE, find the values of t and n

(c) State the ratio of BD to BF

14. In the triangle OAB, OA  a, OB  b, Point R divides AB in the ratio 2:5

and point T divides OB in the ratio 1:3.
A

a R
D

O T b B

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 (a) Express the following vectors in terms of a and b:
(i) BT (ii) OR (iii) AT

(b) Given that AD = kAT and RD = hRO, find the values of k and h. Hence
express vector AD in terms of a and b

15. In the triangle OPQ, OP  p, OQ  q, OS  1 OP, OR  1 OQ and point T is

3 3
on QS such that QT  3 QS
4
P

S
p T

O Q
R q
(a) Express the following vectors in terms of p and q:
(i) SR (ii) QS (iii) PT (iv) TR
(b) Show that the points P, T and R are collinear.

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