VECTORS

1.- Find the midpoints of the lines joining these pairs of points
i) ( -3 , 5 ) and ( 1 , 9) ;
ii) ( 8 , 3) and ( -1 , 12)
2.- The midpoint of AB is at ( 7 , -2) . If A is at ( 3 5) where is B ?
3.- Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line joining
A ( -1 , 3) and B ( 9, 18 ) in the ratio 1 : 4
4.-The points A , B ; C have coordinates ( 2 , 3 ) , ( 6 , 7) , ( 7 , 10)
respectively.Find the coordinates of the point D of the parallelogramABCD
5.-Given that e1 = ( 1 ,0 ) and e2 = ( 0, 1) express
i) ( 5 , -3)
ii) ( 0 , 3) as linear combination of the basis e1 and e2
Given that v = ( 1 ,-1 ) and w = ( -3 , 2) express
i) ( 5 , -3)
ii) ( 0 , 3) as linear combination of v and w
Sketch the geometric interpretation of the linear combination
6..-Find the Dot ( or Scalar ) Product CA CD ; CD CB

; NM . NP

.
A

1 cm
C

2 cm
N

7.-Modulus of a vector V ( v1 v1) Find the modulus of the vectors

a) (1 , 0 ) . b) (5 , 12 ) , c ) ( 2 , 3 ) d) ( 3/5 , -4/5)
8.-Find a unit vector with the same direction as i ) ( 12 , -5 ) ii) (-6 , 8)

9.-The Dot Product in terms of e1 and e2. Find the scalar product of
the vectors a) ei and ej i , j = 1,2 b ) U = ( 2 , -3 ) and V ( 4 , 1 )
in terms of e1 and e2
. and the measure of the angle between them

9. -Given that the vectors V = (3, a ) and W = (2 , -1) ,

values of a :

for what

i) the measure of the angle between V and W is 60 ?

ii) The modulus of V is 10 ?
iii) The vector W is perperdicular to the vector 2V + W ?
10.-Wich of the points ( 10 , 3) ,( 9 , 4 ) , ( 6 , 6) is nearest to ( 4 , -1) ?
11).-Find the lenth of the projection of the vector v ( 5 , 2) on the
vector ( 3 , -4)
12.-Find two units vectors perpendicular to the vector v ( 5 , 2)
13--Write the vector v ( 2 , 14 ) as a sum of
( 2 , 4) and a vector perpendicular to w

vector parallel to w

14.-The triangle ABC has vertices at ( 5 ,7 ) , (12 ,8 ) , (10,2)

respectively.
i) Show that ABC is isosceles and find the perimeter of the triangle
ii) Find the angle A :iii) Find the area of the triangle
15.-Find the area of the quadrilateral with vertices :
( 3 , 3) ; ( 1, 4) , ( -2 , 1 ) ( 2 , -3 )

LOCUS
A locus is the set of points satisfying some condition

1.- Find the equation of the locus of the point p if it is always

equidistant from the poins ( 5 , -3 ) and ( 1 , 4 )
Find the locus

12.-

14.-Find the area of the triangle with vertices ( 1 , 3 ) , (3 , 4) , ( 2 , 6)