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AddMaths Form 5
Chapter 4: Vectors
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Exercise

1.







The diagram above shows vectors

OA and

BO in a Cartesian plane. Express

(a) vector

OA in the form
|
|
.
|

\
|
y
x
,
(b) vector

BO in the form
~
~
j y i x + .

2. Given that
~
~ ~
6 3 j i a + = ,
~
~ ~
3 4 j i b = and
~
~ ~
2 8 j i c = .
(a) Determine
(i) |
~ ~
3 2 b a |,
(ii) |
~ ~
2
3
2
c a+ |.
(b) Find the unit vector in the direction of
(i)
~ ~ ~
2 2 c b a + ,
(ii)
~ ~
4
2
1
a c .

3. In a Cartesian plane,
|
|
.
|

\
|

4
m
OP

and
|
|
.
|

\
|
=

4
3
OQ .
(a) If
|
|
.
|

\
|

= +

4
3
3

OQ n OP , find the values of m and n.
(b) Hence, find the unit vector in the direction of

OP .

4. Given that
~
~
11 j i h PQ =

and
~
~
2 14 j i PR =

, find the possible values of h if

(a) |

QR | = 15 units,
(b) points P, Q and R are collinear.

) 4 , 3 ( B
) 2 , 6 ( A
y
x
O
2
5. Given that O is the origin,
|
|
.
|

\
|
=

7
6
PQ ,
|
|
.
|

\
|
=

4
1
OQ and
|
|
.
|

\
|
=

6
m
RS , find
(a) the coordinates of point P,
(b) the unit vector in the direction of

OP ,
(c) the value of m if vector

RS is parallel to vector

PQ.

6. PQRS is a parallelogram. Point T lies on QR such that TR QT 2 = . Given
~
~
2 9 j i PQ + =

and
~
~
6 7 j i PT + =

.
(a) Find each of the following vectors in terms of
~
i and
~
j .
(i)

PR ,
(ii)

PS .
(b) Calculate the length of RS.