VECTORS

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(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
161. (Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)
Diagram NOT [5 marks]
accurately drawn
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(a) Write, as a column vector, 2a
62°
14.6 cm
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Work out the value of x.  
 
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place. ............................

(1)
(b) Write, as a column vector, 3b – c

 
 
 
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(2)
(c) Work out the magnitude of a
Give your answer as a surd.

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Question 19
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is 53 marks)
marks) [2 marks]

17 ABCD is a parallelogram. y
16 B Diagram NOT
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Find BD as a column vector. O x

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(Total for Question 17 is 2 marks)

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21 A P B Diagram NOT
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OABC is a parallelogram.
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1
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Q is the point on OC such that OQ = OC.
3
Find, in terms of a and c, PQ .
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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24 Q Diagram NOT
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Y

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In triangle OPQ, OP = 6a and OQ = 6b

X is the midpoint of PQ.
(a) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector OX
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)
Y is the point on OX such that OY : YX = 2 : 1
(b) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector QY
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)

(Total for Question 24 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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18 Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn

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a

P b R Y

PQR is a triangle.
The midpoint of PQ is W.
X is the point on QR such that QX : XR = 2 : 1
PRY is a straight line.
PW = a PR = b
(a) Find, in terms of a and b,
(i) QR

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(ii) QX

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(iii) WX

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(3)
R is the midpoint of the straight line PRY.
(b) Use a vector method to show that WXY is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

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OMA, ONB and ABC are straight lines.

M is the midpoint of OA.
B is the midpoint of AC.
OA = 6a OB = 6b ON = kb where k is a scalar quantity.

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Given that MNC is a straight line, find the value of k.

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(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 80 MARKS

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11. [4 marks]

19
A B Diagram NOT

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AB is parallel to DC
DC AB
M is the midpoint of BC
AD 2b
AB a
(a) Find BM in terms of a and b.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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(2)
N is the point such that DCN is a straight line and DC : CN
(b) Show that AMN is a straight line.
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(2)

(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

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22
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OMN is a triangle.
1
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4
Q is the midpoint of ON
R is the midpoint of PN
→ →
OP = p OQ = q

(a) Find, in terms of p and q,

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(i) MN

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(ii) PR

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(2)
(b) Use a vector method to prove that QR is parallel to OP

(2)

(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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20 The diagram shows a parallelogram, PQRS.

M is the midpoint of PS. Diagram NOT
PM = a PQ = b accurately drawn

P b Q
a
M

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(a) Find, in terms of a and/or b,
(i) PS

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(ii) PR

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(iii) MQ

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(3)
1
N is the point on MQ such that MN = MQ
3
(b) Use a vector method to prove that PNR is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for Question 20 is 5 marks)

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23
A y B

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accurately drawn
M
O C

OABC is a parallelogram.
BCD is a straight line.
BD = 3BC.
M is the midpoint of OC.
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(a) Find, in terms of x and y,

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(ii) OD

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(2)
(b) Use your answers to (a)(i) and (ii) to write down two different geometric facts about
the lines AM and OD.

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(2)

(Total for Question 23 is 4 marks)

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23 A
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P
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OAB is a triangle.
P is the point on OA such that OP : PA = 2 : 1
C is the point such that B is the midpoint of OC.
M is the midpoint of AB.
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OA = 6a OB = 4b
Show that PMC is a straight line.

(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER IS 100 MARKS

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14. OABC is a parallelogram.

A B
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
O C

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(a) Find the vector OB as a column vector. § ·
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(1)
X is the point on OB such that OX = kOB, where 0 < k < 1

(b) Find, in terms of k, the vectors

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(ii) AX,

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(iii) X C.

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(c) Find the value of k for which AX = X C.

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(2)

(d) Use your answer to part (c) to show that the diagonals of the parallelogram OABC
bisect one another.

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(Total 8 marks)

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