Pioneer Junior College

H2 Mathematics
Tutorial 15 (b) : Vectors (Part B : Lines and Vector Product)
(Supplementary Questions) JC2-2013

1. The diagram shows a rectangular cuboid with OA = 6 units and OC = OD = 4 units.
Unit vectors i, j, k are parallel to OA, OC and OD respectively. M is the mid-point of
AB and N is a point on the line OA such that ON = 2NA.







(i) Show that the line GM is parallel to the vector 3 2 i j k . [2]
(ii) Find the acute angle between the lines GM and FN. [4]
(iii) Find the position vector of the foot of the perpendicular from O to the line
GM. [4]

2. The diagram shows a cuboid in which OABC and DEFG are opposite faces. The
position vectors of A, C and D relative to the origin are 2i , 2j and k respectively.
The point P on the line GF and the point Q on the line BF are such that GP = i and
BQ = k. The mid-point of DG is L.












(i) Write down the position vectors of P and Q. [2]
(ii) Hence show that if the lines OP and LQ intersect then 2 2 0 + = . [4]
(iii) Deduce, or prove otherwise, that if Q is between B and F, and if OP and LQ
intersect, then P is between G and F. [2]
[FM N92/P1/12 part]

A
O
D
B
G
C
L
F
E
O A
B
C
D
G
E
F

3. The line
1
l has equation
1
3 1
7 0
p
= +
| | | |
| |
| |
| |
\ . \ .
r , e . The line
2
l passes through points A and
B with position vectors 3 3 + j k and 3 5 q + + i j k respectively, where p and q are
constants.

(i) If 1 q = and 4 p = , find the position vector of the point C on
1
l such that A is
the foot of perpendicular from C to
2
l . [4]

(ii) If the acute angle between
1
l and
2
l is 60, find the possible value(s) of q. [3]



4. The points A and B relative to the origin O have position vectors i + 2j 2k and 4i +
5j + 2k respectively. The point P lies on line AB such that
1
AP
PB

.

(i) Show that ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 5 2 3 4 2 OP = + + + i j k. [1]

(ii) Given further that C is a point with position vector 5 16 2 + i j k and that
OP OC = , show that =
1
5
and find the value of . [3]

(iii) Hence, or otherwise, determine the area of triangle OAP, leaving your answer
correct to 3 decimal places. [2]



5. Three vectors p, q and r are such that 3 2 = p q p r . Find a linear relationship
between p, q and r. [3]


Answers

1 (ii) 74.5 (iii)
18 7
22 7
16 7
ON
| |
|
=
|
|
\ .
3 (i) 8 9 7 OC = + i j k (iii) 2 q =
4 (ii)
2
5
= (iii) 4.005 5 p = k(3q 2r), k e