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Math O’Level Vectors-1 -Sample questions

(Vectors) 90107
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01. If A  5,  2  , B  6,  8 , find AB .
Solution:
 1
AB   
 6 
5 
02. Find the magnitude of vector v   
 12 
Solution:
v  25  144  13

4   a  3
03. If     , find the values of a and b.
 2b  3   5b 
Solution:
4 a3 2b  3  5b
a 7 3b  3
b1

7 
04. Find a unit vector in the direction of the vector  
 24 
Solution:
v  7 2  24 2  625  25
1 1  7   0.28 
v   
v 25  24   0.96 
1
 6 
05. If u    , v   2  find 6v  3u
 8  
 9
Solution:
 1
 6   3   18   21 
6  2   3        
   8   54   24   30 
9

Date 20-10-20 | Level L | 1


A B

F O C

E D
Given: ABCDEF is a regular hexagon
AB  p and AC  q .

06. Find each of the following vectors:

a. BC
b. FE
c. AD

d. AF
e. BD
Solution:
a. BC  BA  AC  q  p

b. FE  BC  q  p

c. AD  2BC  2  q  p   2q  2 p

d. AF  AD  DF  2  q  p     q   q  2 p

e. BD  BC  CD  BC  AF   q  p    q  2 p   2q  3 p

07. u  7a  2b and v   2t  3 a   3t  8 b and u / / v ,find t .


Solution:
7 2

2t  3   3t  8 
 21t  56  4t  6
62
t
25

Date 20-10-20 | Level L | 2


 7 
 2b  4   
08. Find b if the two vectors   and  2  are perpendicular.
 5 
 4b  2 
Solution:
 
 5   4b  2 
 2b  4     1
   7 
 2 
20b  10  7 b  14
4
b
13

 2 6 
09. A and B have position vector   and   respectively. If M is a point on AB such that
5 13 
AM: MB = 3:1 find the position vector of point M .
Solution:
OM  OA  AM
3
 OA  AB
4
 2 3  4
   
5 4 8
5
 
 11 

10.
A R
g B

Sg

D C
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Given: ABCD is a parallelogram. BC  u and DC  v . S is a point on AD such that AS:SD = 1:3
and R is a point on AB such that AR:RB = 1:3. Find each of the following vectors:

a. DR
b. SR
c. AC

d. BD
e. SC
f. write down two relations between SR and DB

Date 20-10-20 | Level L | 3


Solution:
1
a. DR  DA  AR   u  v
4
3  1  1 1 1
b. SR  SD  DR  u   u  v    u  v    u  v 
4  4  4 4 4

c. AC  AB  BC  v  u
d. BD  BC  CD  u  v
3
e. SC  SD  DC  uv
4
1
f. SR   u  v
4

DB  v  u    u  v 
1
SR  DB
4

11. If A  4m  3, 2m  1 , B 1,  5 , C  4, 3 and A, B and C are collinear, find the value of m.


Solution:
3   5  8
Slope of BC  
41 3
5   2m  1  6  2m 3  m
Slope of AB   
1   4m  3  4  4m 2  2m
3  m 8
  16  16m  9  3m
2  2m 3
25
m
13

12. If A  1,  3 , B  0, 7  , C  6, 13 , and D  4,17  , find BD  AC


Solution:
 40   4 
BD    
 17  7   10 
 6   1    5 
AC      
 13   3    16 
 4   5   9 
BD  AC         
 10   16   6 

Date 20-10-20 | Level L | 4

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