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HAEF IB - MATH SL

TEST - VECTORS
by Christos Nikolaidis Marks:____/100

Name:____________________________________ Grade: ______


Date:________________
Questions
PART A [45 marks]

1. Consider the vectors u = 2i + 3 j − k and v = 4i + j − pk.


(a) Given that u is perpendicular to v find the value of p.
(b) Given that q u =14, find the value of q. [6 marks]

2. Let v = 3i + 4 j + k and w = i + 2 j – 3k. The vector v + pw is perpendicular to w.


Find the value of p. [7 marks]
3. The line L passes through A (0, 3) and B (1, 0). The origin is at O. The point R (x, 3 − 3x) is on L,
and (OR) is perpendicular to L.
(a) Write down the vectors AB and OR .
(b) Use the scalar product to find the coordinates of R. [6 marks]

4. The points P(−2, 4), Q (3, 1) and R (1, 6) are shown in the diagram below.

(a) Find the vector PQ .


(b) Find a vector equation for the line through R parallel to the line (PQ). [6 marks]

5. The line L passes through the points A (3, 2, 1) and B (1, 5, 3).
(a) Find the vector AB .
(b) Write down a vector equation of the line L in the form r = a + tb. [6 marks]

6. ABCD is a rectangle and O is the midpoint of [AB].


D C

A O B

Express each of the following vectors in terms of OC and OD

(a) CD (b) OA (c) AD (d) AC [8 marks]


 2 1  3   −1
       
7. The line L1 is represented by r1 =  5  + s  2  and the line L2 by r2 =  − 3  + t  3 .
 3  3  8   − 4
       
The lines L1 and L2 intersect at point T. Find the coordinates of T. [6 marks]

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PART B [45 marks]
8. [maximum mark 13]
Consider the points A (1, 5, 4), B (3, 1, 2) and D (3, k, 2), with (AD) perpendicular to (AB).
(a) Find (i) AB ; (ii) AD , giving your answer in terms of k. [3 marks]
(b) Show that k = 7. [3 marks]
1
The point C is such that BC = AD.
2
(c) Find the position vector of C. [4 marks]
(d) Find cos AB̂C . [3 marks]
9. [maximum mark 15]
The diagram below shows a cuboid (rectangular solid) OJKLMNPQ.
The vertex O is (0, 0, 0), J is (6, 0, 0), K is (6, 0, 10), M is (0, 7, 0) and Q is (0, 7, 10).

 − 6
 
(a) (i) Show that JQ =  7  . (ii) Find MK . [2 marks]
 10 
 
0 6 
(b) An equation for the line (MK) is r =  7  + s  − 7 
   
0 10 
   
(i) Write down an equation for the line (JQ) in the form r = a + tb.
(ii) Find the acute angle between (JQ) and (MK). [8 marks]
(c) The lines (JQ) and (MK) intersect at D. Find the position vector of D. [5 marks]

10. [maximum mark 17]


Two model airplanes are each flying in a straight line (distance is in metres, time is in minutes).
At 13:00 the first model airplane is at the point (3, 2, 7). Its position vector after t minutes is
   
x 3 3
 
given by  y  =  2  + t  4  .
z 7  10 
     
(a) Find the speed of the model airplane. [2 marks]
At 13:00 the second model airplane is at the point (– 5, 10, 23). After two minutes, it is at the
point (3, 16, 39).
 x   − 5 4
(b) Show that its position vector after t minutes is given by  y  =  10  + t  3  [3 marks]
 z  23  8
     
(c) The airplanes meet at point Q.
(i) At what time do the airplanes meet? (ii) Find the position of Q. [6 marks]
(d) Find the angle θ between the paths of the two airplanes. [6 marks]

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