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AddMaths Form 5
4.3: VECTORS IN CARTESIAN PLANE
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Examples

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Based on the above diagram, complete the table below.
Vector In terms of
~
i and
~
j In terms of Column Vector

OA

OB

OC

OR

OS

OT

AR

BT

SC



2. For each of the above vectors in Q(1), find its magnitude.










x
y
O
A
B
C
R
S
T
2
3. Find the unit vector in the given direction for each of the following vectors:

(a) (b)















(c)
|
|
.
|

\
|

=
7
4
~

a (d)
~
12
~
5
~
j i r =










4. Given that
~
4
~
3
~
j i p = ,
~
~
~
j i q + = and
~
3
~
2
~
j i s + = , find
(a)
~
~
2
~
s q p + ,
(b)
~
~
2
~
s q p + ,
(c) the unit vector in the direction of
~
~
2
~
s q p + ,
(d) the values of m and n if D is a point with coordinates (1, 8) such that
~ ~
b n a m + =

OD .





2 4 O
~
i
~
j
~
j
~
i
O
) 3 , 6 ( P
R
3
5. Given that
|
|
.
|

\
|

=
1
1
~
p ,
|
|
.
|

\
|

=
5
2
~
q and
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
2
0
~
r , find
(a)
~
2
~
~
2 q r p + ,
(b) |
~
2
~
~
2 q r p + |,
(c) unit vector in the direction of
~
2
~
~
2 q r p + .


























6. Given
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
7
3
~
p ,
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
3
9
~
q and
|
|
.
|

\
|
=
9
9
~
r , find the values of m and n if
~ ~
~
q n p m r + = .
Find also the unit vector in the direction of
~ ~
q p+ .