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1. Given that p = and q =
4 −1
(a) Find 2p + q . [2]
1
(b) The vector p + kq is parallel to the vector . Find k. [3]
1
1
(c) Find a and b such that ap + bq = . [3]
0
2. The points A, B and C have coordinates (-4, 0), (2, -1) and (3, 2) respectively.
(a) Write down the vectors AB , AC and BC . [3]
(b) Write down an equation linking vectors AB , AC and BC . [1]
(c) Find a unit vector in the direction of BC . [2]
(d) A fourth point D is positioned so that ABCD is a trapezium with AD parallel to BC and
AD = 1 . Find the coordinates of D. [3]
a −3 7
4. Relative to the point O, points A, B and C have position vectors , and 4
1 6
respectively. M is the midpoint of BC. Given that OA + AM = OM find a. [7]
5. The corners of triangle PQR lie on a circle. PQ = 3i + 4 j and PR = −8i + 6 j . By showing that
the triangle is right-angled, or otherwise, find the area of the circle. [8]
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Edexcel AS Maths Vectors Assessment solutions
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1. (a) 2 + = + = [2]
4 −1 8 −1 7
1 3k 1 + 3k 3
(b) + = 1 + 3k = 4 − k k= [3]
4 −1k 4 − k 4
1 3 1 a + 3b = 1 1 4
(c) a + b = a + 12a = 1 a = ,b = [3]
4 −1 0 4a − b = 0 13 13
2 −4 6
2. (a) AB = OB − OA = − =
−1 0 −1
3 −4 7
AC = OC − OA = − =
2 0 2
3 2 1
BC = OC − OB = − = [3]
2 −1 3
(b) AB + BC = AC [1]
(c) BC = 1 2 + 32 = 10
1 1
Unit vector is [2]
10 3
1 1 −4 1 1
(d) AD = 3 and so OD = OA + OD = 0 +
10 10 3
1 3
Coordinates of D: −4 + , [3]
10 10
1 1 1
3. (a) Midpoint, Q: OQ = OA + AB = a + (b − a ) = (a + b ) [2]
2 2 2
(b) Let midpoints be P, Q (as above), R, S. Then position vectors are
1 1 1 1
a , (a + b ) , (b + c ) , c respectively.
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
PQ = (a + b ) − a = b and RS = c − (b + c ) = b
2 2 2 2 2 2
Therefore PQ = RS and so PQRS is a parallelogram [6]
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4. OM = OB + BC = + = .
2 6 2 −2 5
OA + AM = OM means A must lie on the line OM (otherwise OAM would be a triangle
and two sides of a triangle cannot have the same total length as the other side.)
a 2 1 2
It follows that = k and so k = and a = . [7]
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5
5 5
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5. Show that QP and PR are perpendicular; e.g. by using gradients − = −1 .
3 8
2 2 2
Or using Pythagoras show that QR = QP + PR
Since the angle at P is 90, then QR must be a diameter
−3 −8 −11
QR = QP + PR = + = .
−4 6 2
The diameter has length QR = ( −11 ) + 2 2 = 125
2
125
The area is [8]
4
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