Math 35IB Vectors Quiz #1 Name____________
1. Find a vector equation for the line passing through the point (4, 3) and parallel to the vector 𝑖⃗ − 2𝑗⃗.
2. Find a vector equation for the line passing through the point (5, −2, 3) and parallel to the vector 4𝑖⃗ − 3𝑗⃗ +
𝑘⃗⃗ .
3.Find a vector equation of a line passing through the point (5, −1) and perpendicular to the vector 𝑖⃗ + 𝑗⃗.
4. Find a vector equation for the line joining the points (2, 6) and (5, −2).
5. Find a vector equation for the line joining the points (−1, 2, −3) and (6, 3, 0).
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6.Points 𝐴 and 𝐵 have coordinates (4, 1) and (2, −5), respectively. Find a vector equation for the line which
passes through the point 𝐴, and which is perpendicular to the line 𝐴𝐵.
7.Find the position vector of the point of intersection of ⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑟1 = (6 − 2𝑠)𝑖⃗ + (𝑠 − 5)𝑗⃗,
𝑟2 = 𝑡𝑖⃗ + 3(1 − 𝑡)𝑗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑟3 = (5 − 𝑢)𝑖⃗ + (2𝑢 − 9)𝑗⃗.
8.Two lines, 𝑙1 and 𝑙2 , have equations
𝑥 0 1 𝑥 −2 1
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
𝑙1 : 𝑦 = −1 + 𝑠 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙2 : 𝑦 = 1 ) + 𝑡 1)
(
𝑧 −3 6 𝑧 1 2
a) Find the position vector of their point of intersection.
b) Find the angle between 𝑙1 and 𝑙2 .
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3 −2
9. The line 𝑟⃗ = ( ) + 𝑡 ( ) yields points like (3, 4) at 𝑡 = 0, (1, 11) 𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 1, and (−5, 32) at 𝑡 = 4.
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Determine the Cartesian form of the line.
10. Find a vector form for the line 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 12 = 0.
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11. Position in km of a helicopter is given by 𝑟⃗ = ( )+𝑡( ) where ‘𝑡’ is the number of hours after
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8:00 a.m. Sherwood Park is at ( ). Find: 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
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a. distance from Sherwood Park at 10:00 a.m.
b. time when the plane is 123 km west and 133 km north of Sherwood Park
c. the speed of the helicopter
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2 3 −3 7
12. Line 𝐿1 has equation 𝑟1 = ( ) + 𝑠 ( ) and line 𝐿2 has equation 𝑟2 = ( ) + 𝑡 ( ).
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a. Line 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 intersect at point 𝐴. Find the coordinates of point 𝐴.
b. Determine the acute angle between 𝑟1 and 𝑟2 ?
3 1 −3 1
13. Let 𝐿1 = (−3) + 𝑠 (−2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐿2 = ( 9 ) + 𝑡 (−2). Let 𝜃 be an obtuse angle between 𝐿1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿2 .
8 3 2 −3
Calculate the size of 𝜃.
14. A particle is moving with a constant velocity along line L. Its initial position is 𝐴(6, – 2, 10) and after one
second it has moved to 𝐵(9, – 6, 15).
a. Find the velocity vector ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 and find the speed of the particle.
c. Write down a possible vector equation of the line L.
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15. Consider the points 𝐴 (1, −2, −1), 𝐵 (7, −4, 3) and 𝐶 (1, −2, 3). The line 𝐿1 passes through C and is
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗.
parallel to 𝐴𝐵
a. i) Find ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵. ii) Hence, write down a vector equation for 𝐿1 .
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A second line, 𝐿2 , is given by 𝑟⃗ = ( 2 ) + 𝑠 (−3).
15 𝑝
b. Given that 𝐿1 is perpendicular to 𝐿2 , show that 𝑝 = −6.
c. The Line 𝐿1 intersects the line 𝐿2 at the point 𝑄. Find the 𝑥-coordinate of 𝑄.
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16. The line 𝐿1 passes through the points 𝐴 (2, 1, 4) and 𝐵 (1, 1, 5)
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a) Show that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 =( 0 ).
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b) Hence, write down
i) A direction vector for 𝐿1 . ii) a vector equation for 𝐿1 .
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Another line 𝐿2 has equation 𝑟⃗ = ( 7 ) + 𝑠 (−1). The lines 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 intersect at the point 𝑃.
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a) Find the coordinates of 𝑃.
b) i) Write down a direction vector for 𝐿2 . ii) Hence, find the angle between 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 .
