AQA Core 4 Vectors

Section 1: Vectors in two and three dimensions

Solutions to Exercise
6
3

6
(ii)

1. (i)

2. Find the magnitude of each of these vectors.

(i) Magnitude 32 42 25 5
(ii) Magnitude 32 ( 6)2 45 3 5
(iii) Magnitude ( 1)2 ( 1)2 2

3 4 1
3. AB OB OA .
7 1 8

4. (i)

2
3 2 6 8
b 2a 2
5
4 5 8 3

1 2 2 2 4
(ii) 2c b 2

3 5 6 5 11
3 2
1 1 3 2
(iii) a b 3c 3

4 5
3 9 9 18

5. (i)

AB a b b a
AC a c c a

(ii) AM 21 AC 21 (c a)
(iii) OM OA AM a 21 (c a) 21 a 21 c
(iv) NM OM ON OM 21 OB 21 a 21 c 21 b

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(v) If N and M coincide, NM 0
1
2

a 21 c 21 b 0

ac b

6. The correct answer is

B

OD OA AD
OA BC
OA OC OB
a c b

7. (i) Magnitude 1 2 2 2 ( 3)2 14

(ii) Magnitude ( 2)2 ( 1)2 42 21
(iii) Magnitude 32 2 2 13

1 3 2

8. XY OY OX 4 1 5
3 1 4

9. (i)

2
1 4 3 1


2b 3c 2 0 3 2 0 6 6
5
3 10 9 1

2
2 2 8 6

(ii) a 4b 1 4 0 1 0 1
1
5 1 20 19

2 2
1 6 2 2 10

(iii) 3a b 2c 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 4 7
1 5
3 3 5 6 14

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AQA C4 Vectors 1 Exercise

1 3 4
1


10. XY OY OX 8 4 12 4 3
8 0 8
2


6 1 7
1

YZ OZ OY 13 8 21 7 3
6 8 14
2

6 3 3
1

XZ OZ OX 13 4 9 3 3
6 0 6
2

Since all three vectors are parallel, the points X, Y and Z must be collinear.

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