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Math 35IB Vectors Unit test #2

The document contains a Math test focused on vectors, including problems related to vector addition, magnitude, parallelism, and collinearity. It also includes questions on finding unit vectors, midpoints, and angles between vectors, as well as calculating areas of triangles formed by points in three-dimensional space. The test assesses understanding of vector operations and properties in a variety of scenarios.

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Math 35IB Vectors Unit test #2

The document contains a Math test focused on vectors, including problems related to vector addition, magnitude, parallelism, and collinearity. It also includes questions on finding unit vectors, midpoints, and angles between vectors, as well as calculating areas of triangles formed by points in three-dimensional space. The test assesses understanding of vector operations and properties in a variety of scenarios.

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Math 35IB Vectors Unit test #2

1. Find the sum of the vectors 2𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘, 𝑖 + 3𝑗 + 𝑘, 3𝑖 + 2𝑗.

2. Find the magnitude of the vector 𝑎 = 3𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 6𝑘 .

3. If (𝑎 + 2)𝑖 + (𝑏 − 1)𝑗 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑏 − 1)𝑖 − 𝑎𝑗 are equal vectors, find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.

4. If 𝜆𝑖 − 4𝑗 is parallel to 2𝑖 − 6𝑗, find the value of 𝜆.

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5. Find the unit vector in the direction of 2𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘.

6. Find the vector with magnitude three and parallel to 6𝑖 − 3𝑗 + 2𝑘 .

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 4𝑖 + 14𝑗 − 5𝑘, 𝑂𝐵


7. If 𝑂𝐴 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 7𝑘, and 𝑂𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 2𝑖 + 6𝑗 + 37𝑘, show that the vectors𝐵𝐶
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ , 𝐶𝐴
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
are parallel. Hence deduce that the points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are collinear.

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8. Show that 3𝑖 + 7𝑗 + 2𝑘 is perpendicular to 5𝑖 − 𝑗 − 4𝑘.

9. The points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 have coordinates (2, 1, – 1), (1, −7, 3) and (– 2, 5, 1) respectively. Find the area of
the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶.

10. If 𝐿, 𝑀, 𝑁 and 𝑃 are the midpoints of 𝐴𝐷, 𝐵𝐷, 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively, show that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ .
𝐿𝑀 is parallel to𝑁𝑃

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11. The position vectors of points 𝑃 and 𝑅 are 2𝑖 − 3𝑗 + 7𝑘 and 4𝑖 + 5𝑗 + 3𝑘 respectively. Given that 𝑅
divides 𝑃𝑄 in the ratio 2: 1, find the position vector of 𝑄 if
(a) 𝑅 divides 𝑃𝑄 internally (b) 𝑅 divides 𝑃𝑄 externally.

12. Given that ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗


𝑂𝐴 = 𝑖 + 𝑗, ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑂𝐵 = 5𝑖 + 7𝑗, find the position vectors of the other two vertices of the square of
which A and B are one pair of opposite vertices.

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13. Given that 𝑝 = 𝑡 2 𝑖 + (2𝑡 + 1)𝑗 + 𝑘 and 𝑞 = (𝑡 − 1)𝑖 + 3𝑡𝑗 − (𝑡 2 + 3𝑡)𝑘 where 𝑡 is a scalar variable,
determine:
(a) the values of 𝑡 for which 𝑝 and 𝑞 are perpendicular.
(b) the angle between the vectors 𝑝 and 𝑞 when 𝑡 = 1, giving your answer to the nearest 0.1°.

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14. The point 𝑃 has position vector (1 + µ)𝑖 + (3 − 2µ)𝑗 + (4 + 2µ)𝑘 where µ is a variable parameter.
The point 𝑄 has position vector 4𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 3𝑘.
(a) The points 𝑃0 and 𝑃1 are the positions of 𝑃 when µ = 0 and µ = 1 respectively. Calculate the size of
angle 𝑃0 𝑄𝑃1 , giving your answer to the nearest degree.
(b) Show that 𝑃𝑄 2 = (3𝜇 − 1)2 + 10 and hence, or otherwise, find the position vector of 𝑃 when it is closest
to 𝑄.

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15.Referred to a fixed origin 𝑂, the points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 have position vectors 𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 2𝑘, 3𝑖 − 𝑘 and −𝑖 + 𝑗 +
4𝑘 respectively. Calculate the cosine of the angle 𝐵𝐴𝐶. Hence, or otherwise, find the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶,
giving your answer to three significant figures.

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