Vectors Past Paper Questions
Vectors Past Paper Questions
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PAST PAPER
QUESTIONS
TOPIC: VECTORS
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Difficulty level: Easy
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A C
Q
a
P
O B
b
OACB is a parallelogram.
OA = a and OB = b .
P and Q are points on OC such that OP = PQ = QC.
(i) OP ,
(ii) BP .
[2]
23 Point A has coordinates (6, 4) and point B has coordinates (2, 7).
AB = f p [1]
................................................. [2]
15 4
5 Without using a calculator, work out ' .
28 7
You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
................................................. [3]
20 x 2 - 12x + a = (x + b) 2
a = .................................................
b = ................................................. [2]
3 21 XY = 3a + 2b and ZY = 6a + 4b .
Write down two statements about the relationship between the points X, Y and Z.
1 ..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................... [2]
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a - 2b
4a + 4b
NOT TO
SCALE
OP = a - 2b and OQ = 4a + 4b .
PQ = ................................................. [2]
12 x is an integer and - 3 G 2x - 1 1 3.
................................................. [2]
................................................. [2]
k = ..................................................... [3]
9m
611 (a) e o = 205
40m 2
Find the two possible values of m.
(b)
A B
P
a NOT TO
SCALE
O c C
OABC is a parallelogram.
OA = a and OC = c .
P is the point on CB such that CP : PB = 3 : 1.
(a) AC ,
AC = ................................................. [1]
(b) CP ,
CP = ................................................. [1]
(c) OP .
OP = ................................................. [1]
1
(b)
P p
O
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A
p q
Y X
Z C B
In the diagram,
1
X is the point on AB where AX = AB ,
4
1
Y is the point on AC where AY = AC ,
3
Z is the point on BC produced where CZ = 2BC.
AY = p and AX = q .
(i) XY ,
(ii) BC ,
(iii) XZ .
O
a b
The diagram shows the points O and R and the vectors a and b.
(a) Given that OP = 2a, mark and label the position of P on the grid. [1]
(b) Given that OQ = 2b – a, mark and label the position of Q on the grid. [1]
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y
Q T
P
O x
J- 3N J2N
In the diagram, OP = KK OO PQ = KK OO .
L 4P L0P
(a) Find OP + PQ .
Answer [1]
J24N
(ii) M is the point such that O, T and M lie on a straight line and OM = KK OO .
L16P
Find the value of k.
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5 J3N J- 4N
21 p = KK OO q = KK OO
L4 P L 3P
Answer f p [1]
(b) R is the point (11, −2) and O is the point (0, 0).
The vector OR can be written in the form p + nq , where n is an integer.
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22 s= t+4
NOT TO
SCALE
P
U
R
T
(a) PS ,
PS = ................................................... [1]
(b) SR.
SR = ................................................... [2]
.................................................................................................................................................... [2]
3 6 -7
(b) AB = e o BC = e o CD = e o
2 -2 -3
AD = f p [1]
(ii) Find BC .
.................................................... [2]
AE = f p [2]
p
O
q
(a) Given that OA = 2p , mark and label the point A on the diagram. [1]
(b) Given that OB = p - 2q , mark and label the point B on the diagram. [1]
.................................................... [2]
A B
NOT TO
SCALE
Q
O x
12
In the diagram, OB = e o .
6
1
(a) Show that the gradient of OB = .
2
[1]
p
(b) AP is parallel to OB and AP = e o .
2
(i) Find the value of p.
p = ................................................... [1]
AP
(ii) Write down the value of .
OB
.................................................... [1]
.................................................... [1]
q = ................................................... [1]
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p q
(b) q - p . [1]
............................................ m 2 [3]
(i) Calculate AB .
AB = ................................................ [2]
6
(ii) AC = e o and C is the point (10, -1).
2
(b)
P
NOT TO
S SCALE
p Q
R
q
(i) PQ,
PQ = ................................................ [1]
(ii) OS ,
OS = ................................................ [2]
(iii) SR .
SR = ................................................ [2]
1112 (a) A is the point (2, 3) and B is the point (3, -5).
(i) Find AB.
AB = f p [2]
-4
(ii) BC = e o
3
(iii) AD = 74 and D = (- 3, n) .
(b)
Q R
q NOT TO
SCALE
K
L
O p P
OQRP is a parallelogram.
OP = p and OQ = q .
K is the midpoint of OQ and L is a point on PR.
1
KL = p - q .
10
Find PL : LR.
1
7 OAB is a triangle and OBDC is a rectangle where OD and BC intersect at E. Do not
3
F is the point on CD such that CF = 4 CD. write in this
margin
OA = a, OB = b and OC = c.
A
a
b
O B
c
E
C F D
(a) Express, as simply as possible, in terms of one or more of the vectors a, b and c,
(i) AB ,
(ii) OE ,
(iii) EF .
B
b
O C
a A
(a) AB,
(b) AC ,
(c) CD.
37 (a)
B
A b E C
In the triangle ABC, D divides AB in the ratio 3 : 2, and E divides AC in the ratio 3 : 2 .
AD = a and AE = b.
[3]
(ii) Find the ratio Area of triangle ADE : Area of triangle ABC.
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C
A
a
O B D
b
1
Inthediagram,AisthemidpointofOCandBisthepointonODwhereOB = OD.
3
OA = a andOB = b .
(i) AB,
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(ii) CD.
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(b) EisthepointonCDwhereCE:ED=1:2.
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(ii) WhatspecialtypeofquadrilateralisABEC?
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R Q
P p O
OP = p and OQ = q.
............................................................................................................................................... [1]
E D
F
2b
A C
6a B
AB = 6a and BF = 2b.
(b) AE = 9a + kb.
(i) Find k.
(a) CD,
(b) DE .
(i) AB,
(ii) CY .
(i) OX : XB,
8q
D C
BC intersects DF at E.
3p + 5q
D
p
B C
AC : CF = 2 : 1 . 3q E 2q
DB = p , BE = 3q , EC = 2q and AC = 3p + 5q .
(d) EF = kDE .
Find k.
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10 (a) f=e o g =e o
-3 -5
(i) Find g - 2f.
f p [1]
[3]
(b)
A
a
P
NOT TO
SCALE
Q
O
R
PB = ................................................... [1]
OQ = ................................................... [2]
(iii) QR = 2OQ.
[3]
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O
a
A b NOT TO
SCALE
B
C D
P
(i) OC ,
OC = ................................................... [1]
(ii) CD.
CD = ................................................... [1]
3
(b) P is the point on CD where CP = CD .
4
(i) Express AP , as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or b.
AP = ................................................... [2]
.................................................... [1]
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9 (a) H is the point (5, 2) and J is the point ( - 3, 6).
(i) Find HJ .
HJ = f p [1]
................................................. [2]
f p [2]
(b)
A B
O C
G
q
D
F E
The diagram shows a shape made from seven identical equilateral triangles.
OA = p and OF = q .
(a) FB,
FB = ................................................. [1]
(b) FE .
FE = ................................................. [1]
OX = ................................................. [2]
XY = ................................................. [3]
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8 (a) H is the point ( - 7 , 4) and HJ = e o.
-6
................................................. [2]
14 (b)
E D C
NOT TO
SCALE
X
q
O B
p A
(i) OC ,
OC = ................................................. [1]
(ii) AX ,
AX = ................................................. [2]
(iii) EX .
EX = ................................................. [2]
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Y
A B
O C
OYC is a triangle.
A is a point on OY and B is a point on CY.
AB is parallel to OC.
AC and OB intersect at X.
....................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................... [3]
(i) AB,
(ii) CY .
(i) OX : XB,
a
PQ = c m and QR = c m.
5
Q
2 b
(i) Findaandb.
(ii) Calculate PQ .
(b) OACBisaparallelogram. A C
OA = a, OB = b andDisthepointsuchthat2OB = BD .
EisthemidpointofCD.
a E
F
D
O b B
Answer .....................:....................[2]
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A
6a + 3b NOT TO
SCALE
B
5a + 2b
D
(i) AC
AC = ................................................. [1]
(ii) AD
AD = ................................................. [2]
.....................................................................................................................................................
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..................................................................................................................................................... [3]
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R Q
NOT TO
SCALE
C B
O a A P
OR = ................................................ [1]
CQ = ................................................ [2]
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