SKILLS CHECK 2A EXTRA: Vectors

In the following exercises, the vectors i and j are unit vectors due east and due north respectively.
1 A man starts from O and walks x km on a bearing of
to a point A. From A he then walks a further
distance of y km on a bearing of  to a point B. Find the distance OB and the bearing of O from B
when:
a
 090,   180, x  7 and y  24
b
 124,   220, x  3 and y  6
c
 205,   005, x  10 and y  15
→ →
2 The following diagram is of a regular hexagon PQRSTU and centre O. The vectors OP and OQ are
denoted by p and q respectively, as shown in the diagram.
a Find the following vectors in terms of p and q:
→
i PQ R Q
→ q
ii OS
→
iii OR S P
p
→ O
iv RQ
→ T U
v UR
If M is the midpoint of RQ and N is the midpoint of UP,
→
b find the vector MN, in terms of p and q.
3 Find the modulus and the smallest angle that the following vectors make with the vector j:
a 6i  8j b 5i  12j c 25i  28j d 13i  6j
4 Find the following vectors in the form xi  yj which have magnitude M and act at an angle
to the
vector i where:
a M  3,
 200 ,
 45
b M  2
2 c M  225,
 0
5 Given that u  11i  2j, v  2i  7j and w  ai  bj, find w, the magnitude of w and the angle that
w makes with the vector i if:
a wuv b wuv c w  6u  5v d w  u  2v e 2v  w  u
6 Find x if:
a 5i  38j is parallel to xi  19j
b 2i  11j is parallel to 6i  xj
c xi  xj 
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7 The vector v has size 1 unit and is in the direction of the vector 11i  2j. Find v.
8 Find a vector of size M in the direction of the vector 5i  12j where
a M  1 (unit vector) b M  26 c M  6.5
9 Given that a  9i  12j and b  3i  5j, find  if:
a a  b is parallel to the vector 5i  2j b a  b is parallel to the vector i.

Mechanics 1 for Edexcel
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