Unimathsity Vectors Questions

Joseph Friend
March 5, 2018

Abstract
The following are vectors on material covered in the video about vectors. These will
help you revise A-Level vectors knowledge in order to make sure you’re ready for university
mathematics.

1 Vector addition
1. Evaluate the following 2-Dimensional vector sums:
   
5 4
(a) +
1 3
   
12 −5
(b) +
6 5
     
12 −5 15
(c) + +
6 5 5
   
0 6
(d) −
5 −2
2. Evaluate the following 3-Dimensional vector sums:
   
−5 −1
(a)  10  +  2 
7 −3
   
1 −6
(b) −8 +  2 
5 7
     
−4 6 −9
(c)  6  +  0  −  5 
5 −4 0

2 Scalar multiplication
3. Calculate the following:
 
2
(a) 2 ·
5
 
22
(b) 12 ·
−6
 
5 12
(c) 6 ·
25
 
−5
(d) 72 · −2
4
 
−2
(e) 0 · 0.4
12

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3 Magnitude of Vectors
4. Find the magnitude of the following vectors:
 
−4
(a)
3
 
0
(b)
16
 
5
(c)
−12
 
2
(d) −2
3
 
0
(e) 3
7

4 Dot product of vectors

5. Evaluate the following dot products:
   
−4 4
(a) ·
3 −3
   
6 1
(b) ·
−2 −3
   
6 1
(c) −2 · −3
1 2
   
−8 0
(d)  13  · 10
0 20

5 Angle between vectors

6. Calculate the angle between the following pairs of vectors:
   
−4 4
(a) and
3 −3
   
6 1
(b) and
−2 −3
   
6 1
(c) −2 and −3
1 2
   
−8 0
(d)  13  and 10
0 20