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Vectors Extended
1 S10_ qp42_no2

(a) p= (32) and q = (63)

(i) Find, as a single column vector, p + 2q.

(ii) Calculate the value of | p + 2q |.

(b) In the diagram, CM = MV and OL = 2LV.

O is the origin OC . = c and OV = v.
Find, in terms of c and v, in their simplest forms
CM ,
(i)
(ii) the position vector of M,

(iii) ML .

2 S11_ qp43_no:10
(a) ABCD is a parallelogram.
L is the midpoint of DC, M is the midpoint of BC and

N is the midpoint of LM. AB = p and AD = q.
(i) Find the following in terms of p and q,
in their simplest form.
AC
(a)

LM
(b)

(c) AN
(ii) Explain why your answer for shows that the point N lies on the line AC.
(b) EFG is a triangle. HJ is parallel to FG.
Angle FEG = 75.Angle EFG = 2x and
angle FGE = (x + 15).
(i) Find the value of x.
(ii) Find angle HJG.

3 S14_ qp41_no:11

(a) PQ = (34)
(i) P is the point (2, 3). Work out the co-ordinates of Q.

(ii) Work out | PQ | , the magnitude of PQ .
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OA = a and
OB = b.
(b) OACB is a parallelogram.
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AN : NB = 2 : 3 and AY = 5 AC.
(i) Write each of the following in terms of a and/or b.
Give your answers in their simplest form.

(a) N
O

(b) NY
(ii) Write down two conclusions you can make about the line segments NY and BC.

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(a)

(i) Write down the position vector of A.

(ii) Find out | AB |, the magnitude of AB .

(b) O is the origin, OP = p and OQ = q.
OP is extended to R so that OP = PR. OQ is extended to S
so that OQ = QS.

(i) Write down RQ in terms of p and q.
(ii) PS and RQ intersect at M and RM = 2MQ.
Use vectors to find the ratio PM : PS,
showing all your working.

5 S03_ qp4_no:7
A star is made up of a regular hexagon, centre X, surrounded by 6 equilateral

triangles. OA = a and OB = b.

(a) Write the following vectors in terms of a and/or b, giving your

answers in their simplest form.

OS
(i)

AB
(ii)

CD
(iii)

(iv)
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CF
(v)
(b) When | a | = 5, write down the value of
(i) | b |,
(ii) | a - b |.
(c) Describe fully a single transformation which maps
(i) triangle OBA onto triangle OQS,
(ii) triangle OBA onto triangle RDE, with O mapped onto R and B mapped onto D.
(d) (i) How many lines of symmetry does the star have?
(ii) When triangle OQS is rotated clockwise about X, it lies on triangle PRT, with O
on P. Write down the angle of rotation.

6 S05_ qp4_no5
OABCDE is a regular hexagon. With O as origin the position
vector of C is c and the position vector of D is d.
(a) Find, in terms of c and d,

DC
(i)

OE
(ii)
(iii) the position vector of B.
(b) The sides of the hexagon are each of length 8 cm. Calculate
(i) the size of angle ABC,
(ii) the area of triangle ABC,
(iii) the length of the straight line AC,
(iv) the area of the hexagon.

7 S07_ qp4_no5
OBCD is a rhombus with sides of 25 cm. The length of the diagonal OC is 14 cm.
(a) Show, by calculation, that the length of the diagonal BD is 48 cm.
(b) Calculate, correct to the nearest degree,
(i) angle BCD,
(ii) angle OBC.

DB = 2p and O C = 2q. Find, in terms of p and q,
(c)

OB
(i)

OD
(ii)
(d) BE is parallel to OC and DCE is a straight line.

Find, in its simplest form, OM in terms of p and q.

(e) M is the mid-point of CE. Find, in its simplest form) OE in terms of p and q.

(f) O is the origin of a co-ordinate grid. OC lies along the x-axis and q = (70)

DB is vertical and |
DB| = 48.) Write down as column vectors
(
(i) p,
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BC
(ii)

(g) Write down the value of |DE|

8 S08_ qp4_no6,9
The pentagon OABCD is shown on the grid above.
(a) Write as column vectors

(i) , OD

BC
(ii)
(b) Describe fully the single transformation which
maps the side BC onto the side OD. [2]
(c) The shaded area inside the pentagon is
defined by 5 inequalities.
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One of these inequalities is y 2 x+4
Find the other 4 inequalities.
9 S08_ qp4_no 9
OPQR is a parallelogram. O is the origin.
OP = p and , = r.

M is the mid-point of PQ and L is on OR

such that OL : LR = 2 : 1. The line PL is
extended to the point S.
(a) Find, in terms of p and r, in their simplest forms,

OQ ,
(i)

PR ,
(ii)

(iii) PL ,
(iv) the position vector of M.
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(b) PLS is a straight line and PS = 2 PL. Find, in terms of p and / or r, in their simplest

forms,

PS
(i)

(ii) QS
(c) What can you say about the points Q, R and S?

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OPMQ is a parallelogram and O is the origin.

OP , = p and OQ = q. L is on PQ so that PL: LQ = 2:1.
Find the following vectors in terms of p and q. Write your answers in their simplest
form.

PQ ,
(i)

PL ,
(ii)
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ML ,
(iii)
(iv) the position vector of L.
(b) R is the point (1, 2). It is translated onto the point S

by the vector 4( )
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(i) Write down the co-ordinates of S.

(ii) Write down the vector which translates S onto R.

(c) The matrix (10 10) represents a single transformation.

(i) Describe fully this transformation. [3]

(ii) Find the co-ordinates of the image of the point (5, 3) after this transformation.
(d) Find the matrix which represents a reflection in the line y = x.