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1. The cosine of the angle AOB is √2/2. Evaluating p gives -2. 2. Vectors q and p are perpendicular if p = -1. 3. The angle between vectors -6j and i+j is cos^-1(-1/√2), or 60°.

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1. The cosine of the angle AOB is √2/2. Evaluating p gives -2. 2. Vectors q and p are perpendicular if p = -1. 3. The angle between vectors -6j and i+j is cos^-1(-1/√2), or 60°.

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1. A and B are the points (4,3) and (p,10) respectively and O is the origin.

The cosine of the


!
angle AOB is . Evaluate p.
√#

𝑝 2
2. The vector 𝑞 has magnitude 1, and is perpendicular to . Find 𝑝 and 𝑞 if 𝑝 > 0.
1

4.8 8
3. The position vectors of A and B relative to an origin O, are and respectively.
3.6 15

Calculate angle AOB.

8
4. Given that 𝒔 = find the vector of unit magnitude in the direction of s.
15

1 2
5. Calculate the angle between the vectors and .
1 −1

2 1 5
6. Given that 𝒂 = ,𝒃 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒄 = find m and n such that 𝑚𝒂 + 𝑛𝒃 = 𝒄
3 2 1

𝑝 2
7. The vector 𝑞 has magnitude 2 and is perpendicular to . Find p and q if p<0.
−1

8. The position vectors of two points, A and B relative to a fixed origin O, are 3ti+2tj

and 4i-2tj respectively, where t >0. Find the value of t such that 𝑂𝐴 and 𝑂𝐵 are

perpendicular.
𝟏 2 3
9. Given that 𝑂𝐴 = 𝒂 and 𝑂𝐵 = 𝒃, 𝑨𝑷 = 𝑶𝑨, where 𝒂 = and 𝒃 = .
𝟐 1 2

(i) Write 𝐵𝑃 in terms of a and b

(ii) Find 𝐵𝑃 .

10. The position vectors of two points , P and Q , relative to a fixed origin, O , are 10i – 8j

and 𝜆𝐢 + 10𝐣 respectively, where 𝝀 is a constant. Find the value of 𝝀 , such that 𝑂𝑃and 𝑂𝑄

are perpendicular.

11. The position vectors of A and B with respect to a fixed origin, O, are given by

𝑂𝐴 = −2𝐢 + 5𝐣 and 𝑂𝐵 = 3𝐢 − 7𝐣 respectively. Find a unit vector in the direction of

AB.

12. The position vectors of A and B with respect to a fixed origin, O, are given by

𝑂𝐴 = 3𝐢 − 2𝐣 and 𝑂𝐵 = 5𝐢 − 7𝐣 respectively. (i) Find a unit vector in the direction of

AB.

(ii) find the acute angle AOB , in degrees, to one decimal place.
13. The position vector of two points A and B , relative to a fixed origin, O, are a and b

1 −3 V
respectively, where 𝐚 = and 𝐛 = . P lies on 𝐴𝐵 such that 𝑃𝐵 = 𝐴𝐵. Find the
2 5 W

coordinates of 𝑂𝑃.

14. Given that 𝐩 = 2𝐢 + 3𝐣 and 𝐪 = 𝐢 + 5𝐣 , determine

(i) The scalar product of the two vectors, p and q.

(ii) The angle between the two vectors.

15. The position vectors of two points, A and b, relative to a fixed origin, O, are given by

𝐎𝐀 = 2𝐢 + 𝐣 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐁 = 3𝐢 − 5𝐣. Calculate

(i) The magnitude of 𝑨𝑩

(ii) The angle AOB, giving your answer to the nearest whole number.

MC :

1. The point P has position −2 3


and Q is a point such that 𝑄𝑃 = . The position vector
5 −1
vector

5
of Q is
6

A.

−5
B.
−5
6
6
D.
−5 −6
C.
−2 5
2. Given that 𝑝 = and 𝑟 = then p.r equals
3 −2

A. -20

B. -16

C. 4

D. 8

3. The cosine of the angle between the vectors -6j and i+j is
V
A. −
!

V
B.
!

#
C. −
!

W
D.
!

4. If p=2i+j and 𝐪 = 𝜆𝐢 + 6𝐣 are perpendicular vectors, then the value of 𝜆 is

A. -3

B. -1

C. 0

D. 2

5. The point A has coordinates (3,-2). The vector 3𝑂𝐴 is

A. (3,-6)

B. (9,-2)

9
C.
−2
9
D.
−6
−3 2
6. Given that 𝐚 = and 𝐛 = , then 3𝐚 + 2𝐛 is
7 −1

A. 386

B. 336

C. 554

D. 504

7. The vector a is given as 5i+12j. A unit vector parallel to

A.
a is 195i+486j

B. 15i+36j
V
C. (5𝐢 + 12𝐣)
Vb

#
D. (5𝐢 + 12𝐣)
Vb

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