GEG 113 ASSIGNMENT

1. Draw a Vector of magnitude 8 cm and direction 240°.

2. Given that a=−3 i+ 7 j−5 k
Find:
A. The magnitude of a
B. The unit vector in the direction of a
C. The direction cosine of a
3. If a=3 i+ 5 j and b=6 i+9 j are the position vectors of A and B, find the position
vector c of C, which divides AB internally in the ratio 2:5(m:n)
4. Given that points A( 4 , 5 , 1), B(3 ,6 ,−3)∧C (2 , 4 ,−1), and defines a triangle.
Show that triangle ABC is a right-angle triangle.
Find the direction cosine of point A.
5. In the diagram below, ST = 2 TQ, PQ=a , SR=2 a and SP=b . Find SQ, TQ, RQ, PT
and TR in terms of a and b

6. Represent the following vectors on the rectangular axis.

(i) 4i – 6j
(ii) 7i + 5j
(iii) (-5, -2)
7. Find the direction cosines of the vector joining the two points A(2 , 4 , 4) and
B(4 , 7 ,6)
8. Find the values λ for which the points X and P are coincident given that
⃗X B+ 3 ⃗
XP=(λ−5) ⃗
PB
9. (a) Given that a=3 i – 4 j−6 k ,
b=5 i+3 k∧c=i+ j−k . Find
b−a , 3 a−b∧thecomponent of a+ b+c
(b) Given that
⃗
ZP=−i+2 j −5 k∧⃗ 2 ZQ =4 i−2 j+ 3 k . Find
the component of AQ
10. The position vectors of A and B are
a=4 i+6 j−8 k and b=3 i – 2 j+ k
 (a) Find the position vector of P which divides AB in the ratio 2: -1
(b) Find the position vector of Z which divides BA in the ratio 2:1
(c) Determine whether point Q(q=6 i+22 j−2 6 k ) is collinear with A and B.
11. Consider the diagram below:

a) Show that it is a
parallelogram
b) Show that the
diagonals bisect
each other
12. Consider the diagram
below:

Where F is the midpoint of AB. E is the midpoint of AC. D is the midpoint of BC. Show that
a) FE = ½ BC
b) AD+BE+CE =0