JC1 H2 Mathematics MYE Revision Package MJC 2018

JC1 H2 Mathematics (9758)

MYE Revision Package
Vectors Solutions

Qn 1 2008/AJC/II/3
 1   1   1
(i) l : r   1     1  ,    . Or l : r    1  ,   
   
   2  2
2    

(ii)
 1 

Let OD  k  1  where k is a constant.
2
 
 1 
   
OD  OB   1  0
   
2
 
  1  0    1
      
 k  1    2    1   0
  2   5    2 
k  k  2  4k  10  0
k2
 1  2 
    
 OD  2  1    2  .
2  4
   

(iii)
 0   1  1   5   0   5 
             
Find AB   2    1    1  BC   1    2    1 
 5   2   3  3   5   2 
           
 1   5   1 
1   1     1  
Area of triangle ABC = AB  BC =  1    1    13 
2 2    2 
 3   2   4 
1 186
= 1  169  16  units2.
2 2

(iv)
Perpendicular distance of D from ABC

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 2   1   1   1  1 
       1   1     6
 AD  nˆ   2    1     13    1    13  
 186  186    186
 4   2    4 

2  4 


1  186   6 
Volume of tetrahedron      =1 unit3.
3  2   186 

Qn 2 2008/CJC/I/11

AQ = q  a
=  a + (1  )b  a
= (1  )( b  a)
  
= (1  )AB  AQ // AB and having a common point A.
Hence, the vector q is collinear with points A and B.

1 4
Given a =  1  and b = 2
 
 0  6
Given also angle between OA and OQ is 60

|OA | = 2
 1  4   43 
OQ =  a + (1  )b =    + (1  )2 =  32 
 1 
 0  6   66

|OQ | = (43)2+(32)2+(66)2 = 542 108 + 56

   
We’ve OA .OQ = |OA ||OQ | cos 60
 1   43  1
  1  .  32  = 2 542 108 + 56 ( )
2
 0  66
 4 = 1082 216 + 112

 42 = 1082 216 + 112

 0 = 1082 216 + 96
 (3  4)(3  2) = 0
4 2
= or  =
3 3

Qn 3 2008/SAJC/II/1
(i) 9  8t  16  s
4  5t  10  9s
Subt s  25  8t  t  3, s  1 .
Sub into   3t   3  4 s , we have   2

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  
(ii) OA  7 

 
 19 

 8   1 
 3    4 
   
5 9 49
(iii) cos   
2 2 2 2 2 2
( 8)  ( 3)  5 1  ( 4)  9 98 98
1
cos      60
2

16  2 
   
(iv) 
AB   6 , AC  8 
 
   
 10   18 
1   1
Area of ABC   AB  AC sin 60   392  392 sin 60  98 3
2 2

Qn 4 2010/ACJC/I/9
 
(i) Length of the projection of OA on OB
 3 5
  1   20 4
= 1  
 4   2 2 or
 3  50  3  50 2
   
(ii) Method 1:

A From (i), OC  2 2
  5  5
  1   2  
OC  2 2  4  4
O C B 50    5  
  3   3
Method 2:
0  5 
Line OB: r   0     4 
 
0  3
   
 5   3   5  3 
        
AC  OC  OA    4    1    4  1
 3   3   3  3 
     
 
Since AC  OB ,

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 5  3   5 
 4  1 . 4   0
  
 3  3   3 
  
2

5
 5
 2  
OC   4 
5 
 3
 5
 2   1  1 
Since OC  OB , OC : CB  2 : 3 OB '   OB    4 
5 5 5 
 3
 5  3  20 
   1    1 
(iii) AB '  OB '  OA    4    1     1 
5    5 
 3  3  18 
3  20 
Vector equation of line AB ' is r   1     1  ,   
 
    18 
3  

Qn 5 2009/TJC/I/12
  15      2   
   
(i)  4      7  3 
  2     3  2 
   
    13 -----(1)

    3  3 ------(2)
  2  5 ------(2)

Using (1) & (2),   21,   8
Check (3):
LHS = 21  2 8   5  RHS
Consistent value of  and  .
 2  8   6 
 
Position vector of pt of intersection =   7  3  8     17 
   19 
 3  2 8   
 15     2 
(ii)  4    .  0   20
 2     1 
   
 30  2  2    20    48

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   15  48   33 
   
OA =  4  48     44 
  2  48   46 
   
1   2 
(iii)  3  .  0   0  m // Π
 2   1 
   
 2   2 
   
 7  .  0   7  20  a point on m does not lie on .
 3   1 
   
 m does not intersect .

 2     2 
   
 7  3  .  0   20
Alternative:    
 3  2    1 
4  2  3  2   20 (no solution)
Every point on m does not lie in . Thus m does not intersect 
  2   33    35 
     
(iv) A vector // to  is  7     44    51 
 3   46    43 
     
  35  1    27    1
       
A normal is  51  x   3    27   271 
  43   2   54  2 
       
equation of plane required is
 1   2   1    1
       
r.  1    7  .  1  i.e. r. 1   15
2  3  2  2 
       

Qn 6 2012/CJC/II/2
 1  3    1
   
(i)At pt of intersection,  1      0   4    9
  2  2   2 
   
So intersection pt is (28, -8, 16).
 1   0  1
     
(ii)A direction vector on p2 is  1     1    2 
  2   2 0
     

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1  3   4 
     
A vector normal to p2 is  2     1    2 
0  2    7
     
 4   0   4   4 
       
So an equation of p2 is r    2     1     2   16 i.e. r    2   16
  7   2   7   7
       
(iii)  x  2 z  4 and 4 x  2 y  7 z  16 .
 4   4
   
Solving, an equation of line is r   16     1  ,   
 0   2
   
 1   4
   
(iv)For p3 // l2,  a    1   0  a  2b  4  0
 b   2
   

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Qn 7 2007/IJC/I/10
5 5 5
(i) The distance from the origin to  is  
n 1 4  9 14

(ii) Method 1: Let  be the angle between l and n .

1 7
  
 2  3 
 3   5  28
cos       
14 83 14 83

  34.8
Angle between l and  = 90 - 34.8 = 55.2
Method 2: Let  be the angle between l and  .
1 7
  
 2  3 
 3   5  28
sin       
14 83 14 83
  55.2
(iii) Let N and P' be the foot of perpendicular of P on  and the reflection of P in 
respectively.
Let l PN be the line through N and P .
7  1    
  7   1 
   
lPN : r   4     2  , ON   4     2  for some 
 6   3   6   3 
       
 7   1   1 
     
Since N is a pt on  ,  4     2     2   5  33  14  5 ,   2
 6   3    3 
   
 7   1  5
      
ON   4   2  2    0 
 6   3   0 
     
ON 
1
2
OP  OP ' 
 3
OP   4 
'

6
 

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Qn 8 2008/JJC/II/4
(i) AB:AD = 2:3
AB:BD = 2:1
By the Ratio Theorem,
 1  
OB   2OD  OA 
3
    3   1   4 
 3OB  OA 1      
OD   3 0  2   1 ( ans )
2 2       

  1   3   0 

  3  1   1 
(ii)      
AB  0  2  2 1
     
 1   3   1 
     
0 1 1
      
AC  1  2  3
     
 2   3   1 
     
   1   1   1 
     
AB  AC  2 1  3  4 1
     
 1   1   2 
     
1  1   1
     
 2 : r  1  2  1  5 ( ans )
      
 2  3   2
5
(iii) 1 : r   2   14
  
1
 1
 
2 : r  1  5
  
 2
Direction vector of L is
1  5   5 
=  1    2    9 
     
 2   1   7 
     
x  y  2 z  5  (1)
5 x  2 y  z  14  (2)
put x=2,
from (1), y  2 z  3  (3)
from (2), 2 y  z  4  (4)
(3)  2(4)  5 y  5
 y  1
 z  4  2(1)  2

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2 5
   
 L : r  1   9 ,   
    
 
   7 
2
 p  1, q  2, r  5, s  9 ( ans )

5
(iv) normal vector of the plane =  9 
 
 7 
 
Equation of the required plane is
 5   3  5 
     
r  9  0  9  8 ( ans )
      
 7   1   7 

Qn 9 2009/NYJC/II/4
1  7 
(i) Solve using GC, l: r   1    16  ,   
 
0  13 
   
5 O
1   2
(ii) p1: r   3  = Distance between origin to P1
35   35 2
 1
35
1
Let P5 be a plane that is parallel to P1 (and P4) and contains  1  . P1
 2
  6
Equation of P5 is 35
 5   5  1
     P5
r  3    3  1   6
 1  1  2 
    
5
1   6
 r 3  = Distance between origin to P5 P4
35   35
 1
6 2 4
Since the distance between P1 and P5 is   , the distance between P5 and P4
35 35 35
4 10
is also . Thus the distance between origin to P4 is .
35 35
Equation of P4 is
5
1   10
r 3  = Distance between origin to P4
35   35
 1

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5
p4: r  3   10
 1 
 
 1   
(iii)  2  1  0
 32
  
   2  6  0    8

Qn 2011/YJC/II/2
10
 4 1
(i) Line AB: r   1     2  ,
 
 
 2  1 
   

7  2 
Line CD: r   3     1  ,
 
 
 13   5 
   
 4 1 7  2 
If they intersect, then there exists a values for  ,    ,  1     2    3     1 
     
 2  1  13   5 
       
 4    7  2    2  3
 
1  2  3  1   2  1  4
 2    13  5    5  11
 

Using GC,   1,   2 . Since there are unique solutions for  and  , the lines intersect.

 1   2   9 
(ii)  2    1    7 
 1  5   5 
     
 9   4   9 
Equation of plane: r   7    1    7 
 5   2  5 
     
 9 
 
r   7   19
 5
 

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(iii) Distance of E from plane

 9   3   4    9 
         
AE   7   0    1     7 
 5      
   1   2    5 
 
92  7 2  52 81  49  25

97 5 3
  or 0.241
155 155

(iv) Area of quadrilateral

= Area triangle ABC + Area triangle ACD
1   1  
 CA  CD  AC  AB
2 2
  3   2   3   1  
1  
   4    1    4    2  
2        
  11  5   11   1 
  9   18  
1    
   7    14  
2    
  5   10  
1

2
 81  49  25  2 81  49  25 
3
 155
2

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