VECTORS ASSESSMENT

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1. The vector a is given as ( ). A unit vector parallel to a is
12
15
A. ( )
36
195
B. ( )
468
1 5
C. 13 ( )
12
3 5
D. 13 ( )
12

𝑂𝐴 = (−17
2. 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 25
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (4), 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝐵 5
𝐴𝐵 =
A. (−13
30
)
B. (−13
−20
)
C. (−21
20
)
21
D. (−20)

3. The position vectors of A and B relative to an origin O are (25) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (−1
3
) respectively.
The acute angle AOB is given by
1
A. cos−1 ( )
√290
−1 11
B. cos ( )
√290
−1 √11
C. cos ( )
√290
−1 1
D. cos (− 290)

4. Two vectors are equal if

A. they have the same magnitude and different directions.
B. they have the same magnitude and same direction.
C. they are parallel and in different directions.
D. they have different magnitudes and are in the same direction.
 𝑂𝑃 = (52) and the
5. The position vector of the point P relative to an origin O is given as ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = (−4).
position vector of Q relative to an origin O is given as 𝑂𝑄 10
Which of the following is TRUE?
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄
A. 𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙.
B. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑂𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑖𝑠 60°.
C. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟.
D. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑖𝑠 45°.

6. The vectors i and j represent 1 km/h east and north respectively. A man sails a boat
on a lake such that the velocity is −i + 2j when there is no current. If there is a
current of 3i, then the resultant velocity, v, is given by
A. 2i + 2j km/h
B. 4i – 2j km/h
C. −4i + 2j km/h
D. −4i – 2j km/h

7. The position vector of two points A and B relative to an origin O are given by ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐴 =
3 8
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ( ) respectively. The modulus of 𝐴𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and the angle 𝐴𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ makes with the
(0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝐵 5
x-axis respectively are
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 45°
A. |𝐴𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 30°
B. |𝐴𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = √50 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 45°
C. |𝐴𝐵
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | = √50 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 90°
D. |𝐴𝐵

8. The triangle OAB has vertices given by position vectors (00), (−3
𝑎
) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (62)
𝜋
respectively. Given that the angle 𝐴𝑂̂𝐵 is , then a =
2
A. 18
B. 9
C. −9
D. 0
9. If two vectors are perpendicular, then their dot product is
A. 0
B. 1
C. −1
𝜋
D. 2

10. The points P(−2, 5) and Q(4, −1) have position vectors given by ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑄
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ − 3𝑂𝑄
respectively. The point with position vector 2𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ has coordinates
A. (2, −3)
B. (8, 7)
C. (−14, 17)
D. (14, −17)
E. (−16, 13)

11.

12. u = 4i – 3j and v = −6i + 3j. Then u.v =

A. −2i
B. −24i – 9j
C. −3
D. −33
E. 30

𝑂𝑃 = (−3
13. If ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 4
𝑃𝑄 = (34), then |𝑂𝑄
) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ | =
A. 73
B. 25
C. 5
D. 8
14. The value(s) of p for which the vectors (105
𝑝
𝑝
) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (−3𝑝 ) are perpendicular is/are
A. 0 only
B. 35 only
C. 0 and 35
D. 0 and −35

15.

16. Given that 𝐚 = (𝟑𝟒), 𝐛 = (−𝟏

𝟐
), 𝐱 = (𝟏𝟓) and x = sa + tb, then the scalars s and t are
given by
A. s = −1, t = −1
B. s = −1, t = 1
C. s = 1, t = −1
D. s = 1, t = 1
 17. What operation is needed to find the angle between two vectors?
A. The dot product of the two vectors.
B. The dot product of the two vectors divided by the product of their
magnitudes.
C. Cosine inverse of the dot product of the two vectors divided by the product of
their magnitudes.
D. The cross product of the two vectors.

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18. The two vectors (−2 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (12) are
A. parallel.
B. perpendicular
C. the same magnitude
D. in the same direction

19. Given that two vectors, u and v, are parallel, select ALL that apply.
A. u.v = 0
B. u.v = 1 or −1
C. v is a scalar multiple of u.
D. |u| = |v|

20. If |v| = 8 and |w| = 6 and the angle between them is 240, then v.w =
A. −24
B. 24
C. 48
D. −48

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