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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS 0606/01

End of Unit Assessment For examination from 2020

Unit 13: Vectors 60 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
●● Answer all questions.
●● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
●● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
●● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
●● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
●● Do not write on any bar codes.
●● You should use a calculator where appropriate.
●● You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a
calculator.
●● Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in
degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.

INFORMATION
●● The total mark for this paper is 39 marks
●● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

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Mathematical Formulae

1. ALGEBRA

Quadratic Equation

For the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,

-b ! b 2 - 4ac
x=
2a

Binomial Theorem

JN JN JN
n n n
(a + b) n = a n + KK OO a n - 1 b + KK OO a n - 2 b 2 + … + KK OO a n - r b r + … + b n ,
1 2 r
LP LP LP
JN
n n!
where n is a positive integer and KK OO = -
r ( n r) ! r!
LP

Arithmetic series

un = a + (n – 1)d
1 1
Sn = n(a + l) = n{2a + (n – 1)d}
2 2

Geometric series

un = arn – 1
a (1 − r n)
Sn = (r ≠ 1)
1−r
a
S∞ = − (|r| < 1)
1 r

2. TRIGONOMETRY

Identities

sin2 A + cos2 A = 1
sec2 A = 1 + tan2 A
cosec2 A = 1 + cot2 A

Formulae for ∆ABC

a b c
= =
sin A sin B sin C
a = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A
2

1
∆ = 2 bc sin A
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1 (a) Find the unit vector in the direction of e o. [1]
- 12

4 -2 - 10
(b) Given that e o + k e o = r e o, find the value of each of the constants k and r. [3]
1 3 5

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(c) Relative to an origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors p, 3q - p and 9q - 5p
respectively.

(i) Find AB in terms of p and q. [1]

(ii) Find AC in terms of p and q. [1]

(iii) Explain why A, B and C all lie in a straight line. [1]

(iv) Find the ratio AB : BC. [1]

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(a) Find the vector which has magnitude 39 and is in the same direction as b
2 12 l
. [2]
-5

(b) Given that a = b

2
l and b = b - 4 l, find the constants m and n such that 5a + m e 4 o = nb . [4]
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A B E

D
a

O C
c

The diagram shows the parallelogram OABC, such that OA = a and OC = c . The point D lies on CB
such that CD : DB = 3 : 1. When extended, the lines AB and OD meet at the point E. It is given that
OE = hOD and BE = kAB , where h and k are constants.

(a) Find DE in terms of a, c and h. [4]

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(b) Find DE in terms of a, c and k. [1]

(c) Hence find the value of h and of k. [4]

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A

Y
X

O b B C

The diagram shows the triangle OAC. The point B is the midpoint of OC. The point Y lies on AC such
that OY intersects AB at the point X where AX : XB = 3:1. It is given that OA = a and OB = b .

(a) Find OX in terms of a and b, giving your answer in its simplest form. [3]

(b) Find AC in terms of a and b. [1]

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(c) Given that OY = h OX , find AY in terms of a, b and h. [1]

(d) Given that AY = mAC , find the value of h and of m. [4]

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5 In this question, i is a unit vector due east and j is a unit vector due north. Distances are measured in
kilometres and time is measured in hours.

At 09 00, ship A leaves a point P with position vector 5i + 16j relative to an origin O. It sails with a
constant speed of 6 3 on a bearing of 120°.

(a) Show that the velocity vector of A is 9i - 3 3 j . [2]

(b) Find the position vector of A at 12 00. [1]

(c) At 11 00 ship B leaves a point Q with position vector 29i + 16j. It sails with constant velocity
- 12 3 j. Write down the position vector of B, t hours after it starts sailing. [1]

(d) Find the distance between the two ships at 12 00. [3]

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