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1 Relative to an origin O, the points A, B and C have position vectors p, 3q−p and 9q− 5p respectively.

Given that , find the ratio AB : BC.

[1]

[Total: 1]

2 Find the unit vector in the direction of

[1]

[Total: 1]

3 Given that find the value of each of the constants k and r.

[3]

[Total: 3]
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4 The diagram shows a triangle OAB such that and . The point P lies on OA such that
. The point Q is the mid-point of AB. The lines OB and PQ are extended to meet at the point R.

It is given that and , where n and k are positive constants.

(a) Find in terms of n, a and b.

[1]

(b) Find in terms of k, a and b.

[2]
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(c) Hence find the value of n and of k.

[3]

[Total: 6]

5 The diagram shows a triangle OAB such that and . The point P lies on OA such that .
The point Q is the mid-point of AB. The lines OB and PQ are extended to meet at the point R.

Find, in terms of a and b,

(a) ,

[1]
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(b) . Give your answer in its simplest form.

[3]

[Total: 4]

6 In this question all distances are in km.

A ship P sails from a point A, which has position vector , with a speed of 52 kmh-1 in the direction of

The velocity vector of the ship is .

Write down the position vector of P at a time t hours after leaving A.

[1]

[Total: 1]
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7 In this question all distances are in km.

A ship Q sails from a point B, which has position vector , with velocity vector kmh-1.

Write down the position vector of Q at a time t hours after leaving B.

[1]

[Total: 1]

8 In this question all distances are in km.

A ship P sails from a point A at the same time as a ship Q sails from a point B.

Given that the displacement vector at time t hours, show that

[2]

[Total: 2]
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9 In this question all distances are in km.

The position vector of P at time t hours after leaving A is .

The position vector of Q at time t hours after leaving B is .

Find the displacement vector at time t hours.

[1]

[Total: 1]

10 In this question all distances are in km.

A ship P sails from a point A, which has position vector , with a speed of 52 kmh-1 in the direction of

Find the velocity vector of the ship.

[1]

[Total: 1]

11 A particle P is moving with a velocity of 20 ms−1 in the same direction as .

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(a) Find the velocity vector of P.

[2]

(b) At time t = 0 s, P has position vector relative to a fixed point O.

Write down the position vector of P after t s.

[2]
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(c) A particle Q has position vector relative to O at time t = 0 s and has a velocity vector ms−1.

Given that P and Q collide, find the value of t when they collide and the position vector of the point of
collision.

[3]

[Total: 7]
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12 Find the unit vector in the direction of .

[2]

[Total: 2]

13 Vectors a, b and c are such that , and .

(a) Given that , find the possible values of y.

[3]
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(b) Given that , find the value of and of .

[3]

[Total: 6]

14 In the diagram , and . The lines AC and DB intersect at the point X. Find, in terms
of a and b,

(a) ,

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(b) .

[1]

Given that , find, in terms of a, b and ,

(c) ,

[1]

(d) .

[2]

Given that ,

(e) find the value of and of .

[4]
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[Total: 9]

P
R

O B
Q

15 The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are a and b respectively. The point P is such
that . The point Q is such that . The lines AQ and BP intersect at the point R.

(a) Express in terms of , a and b.

[1]

(b) Express in terms of , a and b.

[1]

It is given that and .

(c) Express in terms of , a and b.

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(d) Express in terms of , a and b.

[2]

(e) Hence find the value of and of .

[3]

[Total: 9]

16 In this question i is a unit vector due East and j is a unit vector due North.
At 12 00 hours, a ship leaves a port P and travels with a speed of 26 kmh–1 in the direction .

(a) Show that the velocity of the ship is kmh–1.

[2]
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(b) Write down the position vector of the ship, relative to P, at 16 00 hours.

[1]

(c) Find the position vector of the ship, relative to P, t hours after 16 00 hours.

[2]

At 16 00 hours, a speedboat leaves a lighthouse which has position vector km, relative to P, to
–1
intercept the ship. The speedboat has a velocity of kmh .

(d) Find the position vector, relative to P, of the speedboat t hours after 16 00 hours.

[1]
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(e) Find the time at which the speedboat intercepts the ship and the position vector, relative to P, of the
point of interception.

[4]

[Total: 10]

17 Vectors a, b and c are such that , and .

(a) Show that .

[2]
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(b) Given that , find the value of and of .

[3]

[Total: 5]

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A

a P

B
b

O
Q c
C

The figure shows points A, B and C with position vectors a, b and c respectively, relative to an origin O. The
point P lies on AB such that AP : AB = 3 : 4. The point Q lies on OC such that OQ : QC = 2 : 3.
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(a) Express in terms of a and b and hence show that .

[3]

(b) Find in terms of a, b and c.

[3]
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19 (c) Given that , find c in terms of a and b.

[2]

[Total: 8]
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The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are a and b respectively. The point P is such
that . The point Q is such that . The point R lies on OA such that RQP is a straight

line where and .

(a) Express and in terms of a and b.

[2]

(b) Express in terms of , a and b.

[2]

(c) Express in terms of , a and b.

[3]
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(d) Hence find the value of and of .

[3]

[Total: 10]

20 At 12 00 hours, a ship has position vector (54i + 16j) km relative to a lighthouse, where i is a unit vector due
East and j is a unit vector due North. The ship is travelling with a speed of 20 km h−1 in the direction 3i + 4j.

(a) Show that the position vector of the ship at 15 00 hours is (90i + 64j) km.

[2]

(b) Find the position vector of the ship t hours after 12 00 hours.

[2]

A speedboat leaves the lighthouse at 14 00 hours and travels in a straight line to intercept the ship. Given that
the speedboat intercepts the ship at 16 00 hours, find
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(c) the speed of the speedboat,

[3]

(d) the velocity of the speedboat relative to the ship,

[1]

(e) the angle the direction of the speedboat makes with North.

[2]

[Total: 10]