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uuur uuur 1) Two vectors, OP and OQ, are given. OP is expressed as (5/3, -8) and OQ is expressed as xi + yj. 2) Several past year SPM questions involving vectors are listed, including expressing vectors in terms of other variables and unit vectors, finding values of constants, and determining whether points are collinear. 3) Highlighted questions involve vectors drawn on Cartesian planes, determining coordinates of vectors, and using information about vectors to find values of constants or express other vectors in terms of the given vectors.

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Add Maths Vectors Pat Years

uuur uuur 1) Two vectors, OP and OQ, are given. OP is expressed as (5/3, -8) and OQ is expressed as xi + yj. 2) Several past year SPM questions involving vectors are listed, including expressing vectors in terms of other variables and unit vectors, finding values of constants, and determining whether points are collinear. 3) Highlighted questions involve vectors drawn on Cartesian planes, determining coordinates of vectors, and using information about vectors to find values of constants or express other vectors in terms of the given vectors.

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1 Past Year SPM Questions

4 VECTORS
uuur
uuur
Diagram shows two vectors, OP and QO .
Express
uuur
x
(a) OP in the form
y
uuur
(b) OQ in the form xi yj
% %
5
( , -8i+4j)
3

[2marks]

Chapter 4

1. SPM 2003 P1 Q12

2.SPM2003 P1Q13
p = 2a +3 b
q=4ab
r = ha + (h-k) b, where h and k are
constants

Use the information given to find the


values of h and k when r = 3p -2q
[3marks]
(ans : -13)

3. SPM 2003 P1 Q 14
Diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD with BED
as a straightuu
line.
ur
uuuu
r
Given that A B 6 p , AD 4q and DE =2EB,
%
%
express in terms of p and q
uuuur
uuur %
%
(a) BD (b ) EC
[4marks]
(ans: -6p+4q, 2p+ 8q/3}
4 SPM 2003 P2 Q 6
uuur 5 uuu
r 2
uuur k
Given that AB , Ob and CD , find
7
3
5
(a) the coordinate of A
uuur
(b) the unit vector in the direction of OA
uuur [2marks]
uuur
(c) the value of k, if CD is parallel to AB
(ans:( -3,-4),

[2 marks]

[2marks]

1 3
25
)
,
5 4
7

2 Past Year SPM Questions

6 SPM 2004 P1 Q17


Given
uuur that
uuurA(-2,6), B(4,2) and C(m,p), find the value of m and of p such that
A B 2BC 10i 12 j
% %
(ans : m=6, p=-2 )

Chapter 4

5 SPM 2004 P1 Q16


Given that O(0,0) A(-3,4) and B(2,16), find in terms of unit vectors, i and j ,
% %
uuur
(a) AB
uuur
(b) the unit vector in the direction of AB
[4marks]
5
5
1
(ans : , )
12 13
12

[4marks]

7 SPM 2004 P2 Q 8
Diagram shows triangle OAB. The straight line AP
intersects the straight line OQ at R. It is given that OP=
uuur
uuur
1
1
OB , AQ AB ,OP 6x and OA 2 y
%
3
4
%
(a)
Express
in
terms
of
x
and
y
uuur
uuur
(i) A P (ii ) OQ
[4marks]
uuur
uuur
uuur
(b) (i) Given that AR h AP , state AR in terms of h, x and y
%
uuur
uuur
uuur
%
(ii) Given that RQ k OQ , state RQ in terms of k, x and y
%
uuur
uuur
%
(c) Using AR and RQ from (b) , find the value of h and of k.

[2marks]
[4marks]

(ans : -2y+6x, 3y/2 +9x/2, h(6x-2y), k(9x/2 +3y/2, k=1/3, h=1/2)


8 SPM 2005 P1Q15

uuur
Diagram shows vector OA drawn on a Cartesian
plane.
uuur
x
Express OA in the form
y
(a)
uuur
Find the unit vector in the direction of OA
(b) [2marks]
12 1 12
, )
5 13
5

(ans :

3 Past Year SPM Questions

9 SPM 2005 P1 Q 16

Diagram shows a parallelogram, OPQR, drawn


on a Cartesian plane.
uuur
It is given that OP 6i 4 j and
% %
uuur
PQ 4i 5 j
uuur % %
Find PR
[3marks]

10 SPM 2005 P2 Q 6

Chapter 4

(ans : -10i+j)

Diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD. AED and EFC are


straight lines.
It is given that
uuur
uuur
uuuu
r
1
AB 20x , AE 8 y , DC 25x 24 y , AE AD and
%
%
4
%
%
3
EF EC
5
(a) Express in terms of x) and y
uuur
uuur
%
(i) BD (ii ) EC
[3marks]
(b) Show that the points B,F and D are collinear
[3marks]
uuur
(C) if x 2 and y 3 , find BD
[2 marks]
%
%

(ans : -20x+32y, 25x, 104 )


11. SPM 2006 P1 Q 13

uuur
uuur
Diagram shows two vectors, OA and AB
Express
uuur
x
(a) OA in the form
y
uuur
(b) AB in the form xi yj
% %
4
(ans : , -4i-8j )
3

[2marks]

4 Past Year SPM Questions

12. SPM 2006 P1 Q 14


uuur
uuur
The point P,Q, and R are collinear. It is given that PQ 4a 2b and QR 3a (1 k )b ,
% %
%
%
where k is a constant. Find
(a) the value of k,
(b) the ration of PQ : QR
[4marks]
(ans : -5/2, 4:3 ]
13. SPM 2006 P2 Q 5

14.SPM 2007 P1 Q16


The following information refers to the vectors a and b
2
1
a , b , find
8
4
(a) the vector 2a b ,
(b) the unit vector in the direction of 2a b

Chapter 4

Diagram shows a trapezium ABCD.


uuur
uuuu
r
uuur 2 uuuu
r
It is given that AB 2 y , AD 6x , AE AD and
%
3
%
uuur 5 uuuu
r
BC AD .
6
uuuur
(a) Express AC , in terms of x and y
[2marks]
%
%
uuur
uuur
(b) Point F lies inside the trapezium ABCD such that 2 EF m AB , and m is a
constant.
uuur
(i) Express A F , in terms of m, x and y
%
%
(ii) Hence, if the points A,F and C are collinear, find the value of m [5marks]
(ans : 5x+2y, 4x+my, m=8/5]

[4 marks]

5
1 5
(b)

Ans: (a)
13 12
12

15. SPM 2007 P1 Q15

Diagram shows a rectangle OABC and the point


D lies on the straight line OB. It is given that
OD=3DB.
uuur
Express OD , in terms of x and y [3marks]
27
x 154 y
4
Ans:

5 Past Year SPM Questions

16,SPM 2007 P2Q8

[(a)(i)

BP 2 x 6 y

(ii)

OQ 4 x 3 y

(b) h 52 , k

4
5

(c) 24.08 unit]

17.SPM 2008 P1 Q15


The vectors a% and b%are non zero and non parallel.
It is given that (h+3) a%= (k-5) b%, where h and k are constants.
Find the value of
(a) h
(b) k
[ans ; -3, 5]
18. SPM 2008 P1 Q16
Diagram below shows a triangle PQR
The point T lies on QR such that QT: TR =3:1
Express in terms of a%and b%:
uuur
uuur
(a) QR (b) PT
[4marks]
[ans: 4a-6b, 3a+3b/2 ]

Chapter 4

Diagram shows triangle AOB. The point P lies on OA


and the point Q lies on AB. The straight line BP
intersects the straight line OQ at the point S.
It is given that
uuur
uuur
OA: OP = 4:1, AB : AQ = 2 : 1, OA 8x , OB 6 y
%
%
(a) Express in terms of x and y :
%
uuur
%
(i) BP
uuur
(ii) OQ
[3marks]
uuu
r
uuur
uuur
uuur
(b) Using OS hOQ and BS k BP , where h and k are constants, find the value of h and of
k.
[5marks]
uuur
(c ) Given that x 2units , y =3 units and AOB =90 , find AB
[2marks]
%
%

[2marks]

Q
6b

T
R

4a

19. SPM 2008 P1 Q6


Diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD. The diagonals BD and AC intersect at point
R. Point P lies on AD.
1
3

1
3
(a) Express in terms of x%and
uuur
uuur
(i) DB
(ii)
AR
uuur
(b) Given that DC kx% y and
%

uuur

uuur

It is given that AP AD, BR BD, AB x and AP y


%

y:
%

[3 marks]

uuur
uuur
AR hAC ,

where h and k are


constants, find the value of h and of k.
[4 marks]
2
[Answer : (a)(i) DB x 3 y (ii) AR 3 x y (b) h 12 , k
20.SPM 2009P1 Q14

R
4
3

S
5

6 Past Year SPM Questions


Diagram shows a triangle PQR.
Given

and point S lies on QR

such that QS:SR = 2:1, express in terms of

and :

a)
b)

[4 marks]
, (b)

21. SPM 2009P1 Q13


Given that
and
a)

, find

Chapter 4

[Answer: (a)

in the form

b) The values of k if

[4 marks]

[Answer: (a)

;(b) k=9, 7]

22. SPM 2009 P2 Q5


Diagram shows a triangle ABC. The straight line AQ
intersects the straight line BR at P.
It is given that AR=3RC, BQ =
a) Express in terms of
i)

and

Q
P

and :

ii)

[4 marks]

b) It is given that
and
where h and k are constants.
[Answer: (a)(i)

(ii)

,
[5 marks]

(b)

]
R(3,4)

23. SPM 2010 P1 Q15


Diagram shows the vector

. [3 marks]

Express in the form


a)
b) The unit vector in the direction of
[Answer: (a)

; (b)

0
C

24. SPM 2010 P1 Q16


Diagram shows a triangle OAB and M is a point on AB.

M
6

7 Past Year SPM Questions


Given

and 2AM=3MB, find

a)
b)

[4 marks]

[ Ans: (a)

(b)

It is given that

Chapter 4

25. SPM 2010 P2 Q9


Diagram shows a triangle OAB. The point C lies on OA and the point D lies on AB. The
straight line OD intersects the straight line BC at the point E.
and

a)Express in terms of

and
C

i)
ii)

[4 marks]

b)It is given that

and

where h and k are constants. Express


i) In terms of h,

and

ii) in terms of k,

and

Hence, find the value of h and of k.


[ Ans: (a) i :

[3 marks]

ii:

[3 marks]
(b) i:

ii:

(c)

26. SPM 2011 P1 Q16


Diagram shows a parallelogram ODEF drawn on a Cartesian plane.
It is given that
Find
[Ans:

and

y
E

[ 3 marks]

]
O

27. SPM 2011 P1 Q17


It is given that vector

and vector

8 Past Year SPM Questions


where h is a constant.
a) Express the vector

in terms of h.

b) Given that
, (b) h = 4]

28. SPM 2011 P2 Q10


Diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD. Point P lies on the straight line AB and point Q
lies on the straight line DC. The straight line AQ is extended to the point R such that
AQ=2QR. It is given that AP:PB = 3:1, DQ: QC =3:1,
a) Express, in terms of

and

and

Chapter 4

[Ans: (a)

, find the positive value of h. [ 3 marks]

i)
ii)
[ 6 marks]
Hence, show that the points P, C and R are collinear.
A
b) It is given that

and

i) Express

in terms of and .

ii) Find the unit vector in the direction of


. [4 marks]
29. SPM 2012 P1 Q15
Ans: (a)i: +
=6
, ii)
+ )=
(b) i:
ii:
Diagram shows the vector
drawn on
a grid of equl squares with sides of 1 unit. [ 2 marks]
Determine

P
B
A

a)
b)

in terms of

[Ans: (a) 3

(b)

and .

30. SPM 2012 P1 Q16


The following information refers to the vectors

and .

,
It is given that
Find the value of
a) k
b) m
[Ans: (a) k=3, m= 19]

, where

is parallel to

and k is a constant.

[ 3 marks]

9 Past Year SPM Questions

31. SPM 2012 P2 Q5


It is given that

and

a) Find
i)
ii) The unit vektor in the direction
b) Given

[ 4 marks]

, where p is a constant and

, find the value

[ 3 marks]

[Ans: (a)i:

, ii:

Chapter 4

of p.

is parallel to

(b) k=-5, p =20]

32. SPM 2013 P1 Q15


Given

and

, find

a) The unit vector in the direction


b) The value of k such that

and

[Ans: (a)

are parallel.

[ 4 marks]
y

A (5, 12)
33. SPM 2013 P1 Q16
Diagram shows two vectors
Cartesian plane.
a) State
b) Express

and

on a
B(-3, 2)

in the form of

in the form of

[ 3 marks]
[Ans: (a)

O
, (b)

34. SPM 2013 P2 Q3


Diagram shows quadrilateral PQRS. The straight line PR intersects the straight line QS at
point T. It is given that QT: TS = 2:3,
a) Express in terms of

and
S

and

i)

ii)
[ 3 marks]
b) Find the ration PT: TR [5 marks ]

T
P

10 Past Year SPM Questions


ii:

(b) 2: 1]

Chapter 4

[Ans:(a) i:

10

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