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Pearson Edexcel
GCSE

Mathematics
Vectors
Higher Tier
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GCSE style questions arranged by topic 1MA0/2H
You must have: Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, Total Marks
protractor, pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator.

Instructions
• Fill
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrein the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• If your calculator
Calculators may be used.
• unless the questiondoesinstructs
not have a π button, take the value of π to be 3.142
otherwise.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try toananswer
Keep eye on the time.
• Check your answers
every question.
• if you have time at the end.

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© Peter Bland
 1

G Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn

M
b

a P
O

OGP is a triangle.
M is the midpoint of OG.
OP = a

PG = b

(a) Express OM in terms of a and b.

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OM =...........................
(2)

(b) Express PM in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.
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PM = ...........................
(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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 2
A
Diagram NOT
P accurately drawn
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2a

3b
O

OAB is a triangle.

OA = 2a

OB = 3b

(a) Find AB in terms of a and b.

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AB = ............................
(1)

P is the point on AB such that AP : PB = 2 : 3

(b) Show that OP is parallel to the vector a + b.

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(3)

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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 3
D
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P
b Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

O B
a

ODB is a triangle.
OB = a
OD = b
(a) Find BD in terms of a and b.
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..............................................

(1)
P is the point on DB such that DP : PB = 1 : 3
(b) Find OP in terms of a and b.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
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..............................................

(3)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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 4
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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A
Z

O B Y

In the diagram,
OA = 4a and OB = 4b

OAD, OBY and BZD are all straight lines

AD = 2OA and BZ: ZD = 1 : 3
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(a) Find, in terms of a and b, the vectors which represent

(i) BD

... . ..... .. ............. ............. .........

(2)

(ii) AZ

.... ..... .. ............. ............. ....... ..

(2)
Given that BY = 8b

(b) Show that AZY is a straight line.

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(3)

(Total for Question 4 is 7 marks)

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 5 X a Y Z
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Diagram NOT
2b accurately drawn
M

N
b

XYP is a triangle P
N is a point on XP

o o o
XY = a XN = 2b NP = b
o
(a) Find the vector PX , in terms of a and b.
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.....................................................

(1)

Y is the midpoint of XZ
M is the midpoint of PY

(b) Show that NMZ is a straight line.

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(4)

(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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 6 X
Diagram NOT
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accurately drawn

a
P

O Y
b

OXY is a triangle.

OX = a

OY = b
(a) Find the vector XY in terms of a and b.
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XY = ........................................
(1)
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 3 : 2

1
(b) Show that OP = – (2a + 3b)
5
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(3)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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 7
A P B Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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a
M

O c C

OABC is a parallelogram.
M is the midpoint of CB.
P is the midpoint of AB.
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OA = a
OC = c
(a) Find, in terms of a and/or c, the vectors

(i) MB ,

.......................................................

(ii) MP.

.......................................................
(2)

(b) Show that CA is parallel to MP.

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(2)

(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

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 8 Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
B
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4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A

OA = 2a + b
OB = 4a + 3b

(a) Express the vector AB in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.
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.....................................
(2)
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 Diagram NOT
C accurately drawn
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B
4a + 3b
O
2a + b
A
ABC is a straight line.
CB : YZ = 2 : 3

(b) Express the vector OC in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.
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.....................................
(3)

(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

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 9 W p X

Diagram NOT
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q accurately drawn

Z Y
WXYZ is a parallelogram.
WX is parallel to ZY. WZ is parallel to XY.

WX = p

WZ = q

(a) Express, in terms of p and q

(i) WY
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(i).................................

(ii) XZ

(ii)................................
(2)

W p X
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
q R

Z Y
WX and XZ are diagonals of parallelogram WXYZ.
WY and XZ intersect at R
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(b) Express WR in terms of p and q.

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(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

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X
Diagram NOT
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P accurately drawn

2a

3b
O

OXY is a triangle.

OX = 2a

OY = 3b

(a) Find XY in terms of a and b.

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XY = ............................
(1)
P is the point on XY such that XP : PY = 2 : 3

(b) Show that OP is parallel to the vector a + b

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(3)

(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

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