Year 11 to Year 12 Transition Paper

Vectors
Mark Scheme

Question Scheme Marks

1 (i) b
Explains that a and lie in the same direction oe B1

(1)
(ii)

M1

sin 30 sin 

 M1
Attempts 6 3

  awrt 14.5 A1

awrt 135.5
Angle between vector m and vector m  n is A1

(4)

(5 marks)
Question Scheme Marks
  
2 (a) AB  OB  OA or similar M1
Attempts

AB  5i  10 j A1

(2)
(b) AB  (5) 2  (10) 2 M1
Finds length using Pythagoras:
AB  5 5 A1 ft

(2)

(4 marks)

Question Scheme Marks

  
3 (a) AB  OB  OA or similar M1
Attempts

AB  9i  3 j A1

(2)
(b) AB  (9) 2  (3) 2 M1
Finds length using 'Pythagoras'
AB  3 10 A1ft

(2)
(4 marks)
Question Scheme Marks
4(a)  2 10  8 
 BC    7    11     4   M1
 

 5  8  10   3 
   "  "    "  " M1
8  4  11   1 
or
(13, 12) A1
(3)
(b)  63   5    58  
     
 211  8    203  
e.g.
with
e.g. “58” ÷ 2 (=29) and “203” ÷ 7 (=29)
OR
M1

 63   3    60  
     
 211  1    210  
e.g.
with
e.g. “60” ÷ 2 (=30) and “210” ÷ 7 (=30)
Proof (with justification) A1ft
(2)
(5 marks)

Question Scheme Marks

5 M2 for

or or
If not M2 then M1 for

M2
or (= ) or
or

or (= )
13 A1
(3)
(3 marks)
Question Scheme Marks
6 3 3 1  1 1 
  a  b  4a  (2b  4a)   a  b 
PM = 2 4 2  2 4 
 1
AM  4a  (2b  4a) ( 2a  b)
2
 1
AM  2b  (4a  2b) ( 2a  b) M1
2
 1
MA  (2b  4a)  2b ( 2a  b)
2
 1
MA  (4a  2b)  4a ( 2a  b)
2

3 3 1 1
( AP : PM ) a b : a b
2 4 2 4
oe
3 3
( AP : AM ) a  b : 2a  b ( 3 : 4)
2 4
oe
1 1
( AM : PM ) 2a  b : a b
2 4
(= 4 : 1) oe M1
3 3 1 1
AP  3PM oe eg a  b  3( a  b)
2 4 2 4 oe
4
AM  AP oe
3
AM  4 PM oe

3:1 A1
(3)
(3 marks)

   Notes

M1: for finding PM or AM or MA
M1: For use of a correct ratio or fraction linking AP and PM or AP and AM or AM and PM
(in either order) vectors must be in form pa + qb
A1: See scheme
Question Scheme Marks
7(a) 2
 a + 2b M1
3
2
 a + 2b A1
3
(2)
(b)   2 
O P  2a  k   a  2b  M1
 3 
2
2a  ka  0 M1
3
3
k
O P  "3"  "2b"
M1
 2
OP : 2a  2b : a
(Alternative for M1M1 3 )
6b A1
(4)
(c)  4  2 
A Q   a  2   "  a  2 b"  M1
3  3 
 8
A Q   a  4b A1
3
  2
A B  2a  3b or BQ   a  b B1
3
 4   
A Q  A B  A ,B A B  3BQ  A ,B and Q are collinear
3 and Q are col- A1
linear
(4)
(c)  2  2 
Alt BQ  3b  a  2  "  a  2b"  M1
3  3 
 2
BQ   a  b A1
3
  8
A B  2a  3b or A Q   a  4b B1
3
   
A B  3BQ  A ,B and Q are col- A Q  4BQ  A ,B and Q are collinear
A1
linear
(4)
(10 marks)