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Module 3 Exercise 2

This document outlines a series of exercises for a mathematics course (MATH 123) focusing on vector methods, line equations, and geometric properties. It includes tasks such as finding normal vectors, writing equations of lines, determining angles between lines, and solving for intersection points. The exercises also cover topics like the properties of triangles and parallelograms, and reflections in lines.

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Module 3 Exercise 2

This document outlines a series of exercises for a mathematics course (MATH 123) focusing on vector methods, line equations, and geometric properties. It includes tasks such as finding normal vectors, writing equations of lines, determining angles between lines, and solving for intersection points. The exercises also cover topics like the properties of triangles and parallelograms, and reflections in lines.

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MATH 123

Exercise 2
This exercise is for videos 3, 4 and 5 on Module 3
(1) Find the normal vectors of the lines joining the points with the
following position vectors
(a) 4i + 7j, 6i − 3j
(b) −2˜ i −˜3j, ˜−8i ˜− 7j
(c) 2i + ˜ j/2,˜ 6 +˜j/6 ˜
(2) Write˜down ˜ ˜ form the equation of the line which is
˜ in normal
(a) parallel to the line r · (5i + 3j) = 2 and passes through the
point (2, −3); ˜ ˜ ˜
(b) perpendicular to the line 7x + 6y = 1 and passes through
the point (1, 1);
(c) passes through the points (3, 1) and (−2, −7);
(3) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line join-
ing the points with position vectors
(a) 3i + 4j, 7i + 10j
(b) −4˜ i −˜3j, ˜2i − 6˜j.
(4) In each ˜of the ˜
˜ following˜ cases write down the normal vectors of
the given lines and hence find the acute angles between them:
(a) 2x − 5y − 3 = 0, 3x + 7y = 10;
(b) 2x + 3y − 2 = 0, 2x − 8y + 19 = 0,
(c) 4y − 7y + 13 = 0, 2x − 8y + 19 = 0
(5) Use vector methods to find the position vectors of the points of
intersection of the following pairs of lines:
(a) r · (i − j) + 2 = 0, r · (3i + 2j) + 6 = 0;
(b) ˜r · (4
˜ i −˜ j) − 3 = 0, ˜ r · (˜i + 2˜j) = 3;
(c) ˜3x −˜y +˜4 = 0, 3x −˜ 4y˜− 15˜ = 0,
(d) 7x − 4y + 1 = 0, x − y + 1 = 0.
(6) Find the angles of the triangle whose sides are the lines x+2y +
5 = 0, x − 3y + 4 = 0 and 3x + y + 7 = 0.
(7) Find the position vector of the centroid of the triangle formed
by the lines
r · (i − j) − 2 = 0, r · (3i + j) − 10 = 0, r · (7i − 3j) − 2 = 0.
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
(8) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 4x −
3y = 0 and passes through the point of intersection of the lines
x + 2y − 5 = 0, 3x − y − 1 = 0.
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(9) The lines r · n1 + c1 = 0, r · n2 + c2 = 0 meet at the point A.


˜
Find the equation ˜ through
of the line ˜ A which is at right angles
to the line r · n1 + c1 = 0.
(10) If ABC is a˜ triangle whose position vectors of A, B and C are
3i + j, −i + 7j, i − 3j respectively, find, in normal form, the
˜ ˜ ˜of the
equations ˜
˜ medians.
˜
(11) The equations of the sides of the sides AB, AD of a parallelo-
gram ABCD are
r · (2i + j) + 5 = 0, r · (i − 3j) + 7 = 0,
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
and C is the point (1, 2). Find the equations of
(a) the sides BC, CD;
(b) the diagonals AC; BD
(12) ABCD is a parallelogram, the position vectors of A, B and C
being 4i + 8j, 3i + 6j and −5i − 2j respectively. Find
(a) the˜ normal
˜ ˜vectors
˜ of AB˜ and˜BC;
(b) the cartesian equations of AD and CD;
(c) the position vector of D;
(d) the position vector of the point of intersection of AC and
BD;
(13) ABCD is a parallelogram. The equations of AB, BC are
r · (3i − j) + 7 = 0, r · (3i − 3j) + 5 = 0.
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
Find the position vector of the point D, given that AD passes
through the point whose position vector is −8i + 3j and CD
passes through the point with position vector 5˜i + 2˜j.
(14) The point A(1, 2) is one vertex of a parallelogram ˜ ABCD
˜ where
side AB lies on the line r · (i − 2j) + 3 = 0 and the diagonal BD
˜ ˜ ˜ −−→ −−→
lies on the line r · (i + 3j) − 17 = 0. Given that |AD| = |BD|,
find the position˜ vector
˜ ˜of C and the equations of the sides of
the parallelogram through C.
(15) Show that the lines
r · (4i + 3j) − 1 = 0, r · (−2i + j) − 1 = 0, r · (i + 2j) − 1 = 0
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
are concurrent.
(16) If the lines
−2x + 3y = 6, 3x + 5y = 10, 3x − 7y = t
are concurrent, find the value of t.
(17) Find the equations of the two lines through the point (3, −1)
which make an angle π4 with the line 2x − y = 2.
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(18) Find the ratio in which the join of the points A(12, −5) and
B(3, 4) is cut by the line r · (3i − 11j) = 0. Show that the line
joining the origin to the ˜point˜ dividing
˜ AB externally in the
same ratio is perpendicular to the line r · (3i − 11j) = 0.
˜
(19) Find the equations of the sides of the square ˜
which ˜has the point
(−1, 1) as one vertex and the line r · (3i + j) − 3 = 0 for one
diagonal. ˜ ˜ ˜
(20) The points A(3, −1), B(−2, 4), C(−1, 7) are three vertices of
the quadrilateral ABCD. Given that the triangle ADC is the
reflection in the line AC of triangle ABC, find the position
vector of D.
(21) Find the reflection of the point (2, 1) in the line with equation
r · (5i − j) + 3 = 0. Hence find the reflection in L of the line
˜r · (i ˜− j)˜− 1 = 0.
(22) ˜Find ˜ the˜ mirror images of the point B(3, 4) and the line r =
3i + 4j + t(13i + j) in the line r · (3i + 7j) + 2 = 0. ˜
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜

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