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Vectors (HL) - Test 1: Part I (Qs 1 - 3) 50

This document contains a practice test for vectors in IB Mathematics HL. The test has 6 multi-part questions covering topics like systems of equations, lines and planes, and their intersections.

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IB Mathematics HL

Vectors (HL) – Test 1

Part I (Qs 1 - 3) – no calculator total marks on test: 50

1. (a) Show that the following system of equations has an infinite number of solutions.
2x  y  2z  1
x  y  2z  2
x  2 y  4 z  1

The system of equations represents three planes in space. [3 marks]

(b) Find parametric equations for the line of intersection, L, of the three planes. [3 marks]

 2   1 
2. Consider the line L with vector equation r   1     2  . Find the coordinates of the
 
 3 1
   
point on L that is nearest to the origin. [5 marks]

3. Given the points P  2,  3, 3 , Q  3,  4, 1 and R  2, 4, 2  ,

(a) find a vector equation of the line L1 passing through the points P and Q. [2 marks]

y 1
The line L 2 has Cartesian equation x  2   z  3.
3
(b) Show that L1 and L 2 are skew lines. [5 marks]

Consider the plane  1 , parallel to both L1 and L 2 . Point R lies in the plane  1 .

(c) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane  1 . [4 marks]

  4 1
The line L 3 has vector equation r   1     a  .
 
 0   1
   
The plane  2 has Cartesian equation y  z  7 .

The angle between the line L 3 and the plane  2 is 30 .

(d) (i) Find the value of a.


(ii) Find the point of intersection of the line L 3 and the plane  2 . [7 marks]

© InThinking – IB Maths HL & SL 1


IB Mathematics HL

Vectors (HL) – Test 1

Part II (Qs 4 - 5) – calculator allowed

4. Consider the two planes


 1 :  5x  2 y  2 z  8

 2 : 3x  y  z  4

Find the angle between  1 and  2 . [6 marks]

5. (a) Show that the two planes


 1 : 3x  4 y  2 z  5

 2 : 2 x  7 y  11z  13
are perpendicular. [3 marks]

(b) Find a Cartesian equation of plane  3 that passes through the point  1, 3, 4  and
is perpendicular to both  1 and  2 . [4 marks]

6. The lines L1 and L 2 are defined as

x 1 y  3 z  2
L1 :  
4 2 3
x 1 z2
L2 :  y 3 
5 2
The plane  contains both L1 and L 2 .

(a) Find the Cartesian equation of  . [4 marks]

The lines L 3 passes through the point  7,  3, 0  and L 3 is perpendicular to the plane  .

(b) Find the coordinates of the point where L 3 intersects  . [4 marks]

© InThinking – IB Maths HL & SL 2


IB Mathematics HL

Vectors (HL) – Test 1

ANSWERS
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
1. (a) 1 1 2 2  0 3 6 3  0 3 6 3
1 2 4 1 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0  infinite solutions

(b) L : x  1, y  1  2, z  

 3 5
2.   , 2, 
 2 2

2  1
3. (a) L1 : r   3     1 
 
3  2 
   

(b) L1 : x  2   , y  3   , z  3  2 and L2 : x  2   , y  1  3 , z  3  
solving simultaneous equations: 2    2   and 3    1  3     4,   0
substituting into equations for z: z  3  2   4   11 , z  3  0  3  11  3 which is a
contradiction; therefore lines L1 and L 2 are skew (i.e. not parallel and not intersecting)

(c) 5x  3 y  4 z  6

(d) (i) a  4
(ii)   2, 9,  2 

4. 38.1

 3  2
5. (a)   4   
 7   6  28  22  0  planes are perpendicular
 2  11
   

(b) 2 x  y  z  3 OR 2 x  y  z  3

6. (a)  x  y  2 z  8

(b)  4, 0, 6 

© InThinking – IB Maths HL & SL 3

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