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UNIT 38 Vectors: Student Text Answers

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38.1 Vectors and Scalars

1.

Vectors: (b), (d), (e)

scalars: (a), (c), (f)

2.

(a)

6

0

(b)

6

3

(c)

3

2

(d)

6

3

(e)

6

3

(f)

3

5

(g)

3

2

(h)

3

2

AC = CA

3.
5
4
E

2
1
5 4 3 2 1 0
1

F
1

5
B

2
3
4

8
EF =
3

4.

5.

6.

(a)

7

2

(b)

3

1

(c)

4

11

(d)

1

12

(e)

12

(f)

4

3

(g)

12

21

(h)

6

10

(i)

0

16

(j)

17

1

(k)

12

(l)

12

28

(a)

14

1

(b)

2

8

(c)

0

9

(d)

14

(e)

10

14

(f)

24

21

(a)

1

3

(b)

6

2

(c)

1

1

(d)

1
2
3

2

(f)

4

7

(g)

3
11
2

(h)

7
13
2

(i)

5
2
3

2

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UNIT 38 Vectors: Student Text Answers

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38.1
7.

(a)

(b)

a+b
c

ac

(c)

(d)

c
c

b
2b

2c

3b

(e)

2a3b

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UNIT 38 Vectors: Student Text Answers

Student Text UNIT 38 Vectors

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38.1
8.

(a)

(c)

4

2

(ii)

42 + 22 =

(b)

9.

4

2

(i)

20

Equal in length and in same direction

2b
RS =

3b + 1

b
RP = ,
2b

(a)
(b)

38.2 Vectors and Geometry

1.

a + 2b

(a) 4a

(b) a

(c) b

d)

(e) b

(f) 3 a + 2 b

(g) 3b

(h) 3b

(k) a 2 b

(l)

(o) 4 a + b

(p) 3 a 3 b

(i)

ab

2a 2b

(j)

(m) 3 a + 3 b
2.

(n) 2 a

3 a 2 b

a
O

b
B

3.

(a) (i) c
(b) (i)

1
c
2

1
( q + p)
2

4.

(a)

5.

(a) AD = 6 i,

(b)

1
c
2

1
(p + q )
2

OD = 6 i + 6 j

(iii)

1
a
2

1
1
5
(p + q), p + q
2
2
2

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1
a
2

(b) CE = 4 j,

(b) 2 q

(vi) a c

1
1
(v) a + c
2
2

(c) M and N are coincident

(a)

(v) a + c

(iv) c +

(c) OM = 7 i + 5 j
6.

(iv) a + c

(iii) a

(ii) a
(ii) a +

OE = 8 i + 4 j

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UNIT 38 Vectors: Student Text Answers

Student Text UNIT 38 Vectors

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38.2
8.

(b) a +

(a) 2 a + b + c
(d) a +

1
1
b c
2
2

(c) a

1
( c b)
2

(e)

1
bd
3

1
1
b+ c
2
2

(b) b + d

(c) = = 3

(ii) c 2 a

(b) 1 : 2

10.

(a)

11.

AQ =

12.

(a) AC = 2 p + 8 q

13.

(a) (i)

14.

(a)

7

5

(c)

3
LN = = 2 LH so H is the midpoint of LN.
8

(a)

BD = 2b a , BX =

(b)

XC = BC BX = b

15.

1
( a + b)
3

a +

1
c
2

2.5
KH =
4

(b)

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1.5
LH =

3
(2 b a )
5
3
1
(2b a) = (3a b)
5
5