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STPM Mathematics T [Term 1] Chapter 6 : Vectors
STPM Past Year Questions
1 STPM 2013 P1 Q6
Show that the point 𝐴 (2, 0, 0) lies on both planes 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 4 and 𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 2.
Hence, find the vector equation of the line of intersection of both planes. [5]
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2 STPM 2013 P1 Q8
A tetrahedron 𝑂𝐴𝐵𝐶 has a base 𝑂𝐴𝐵 and a vertex 𝐶, with 𝑂𝐴⃑ = 2𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝒌 ,
𝑂𝐵⃑ = 4𝒊 − 𝒋 + 3𝒌 and 𝑂𝐶⃑ = 2𝒊 − 𝒋 − 3𝒌.
(a) Show that 𝑂𝐶⃑ is perpendicular to both 𝑂𝐴⃑ and 𝑂𝐵⃑. [3]
(b) Calculate to the nearest 0.1°, the angle between the edge 𝐴𝐶 and base 𝑂𝐴𝐵 of the
tetrahedron. [5]
(c) Calculate the area of the base 𝑂𝐴𝐵 and the volume of the tetrahedron. [7]
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3 STPM 2014 P1 Q6
Three vectors 𝒂 = 𝑝𝒊 + 𝑞𝒋, 𝒃 = −5𝒊 + 𝒋 and 𝒄 = 4𝒊 + 7𝒋 are such that 𝒂 and 𝒃 are
perpendicular and the scalar product of 𝒂 and 𝒄 is 78.
(a) Determine the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞. [4]
(b) Find the angle between 𝒂 and 𝒄. [3]
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4 STPM 2014 P1 Q8
A parallelepiped for which 𝑂𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐺, 𝐴𝐵𝐹𝐸 and 𝑂𝐶𝐺𝐷 are rectangles is shown in the
diagram below.
The unit vectors 𝒊 and 𝒋 are parallel to 𝑂𝐴⃑ and 𝑂𝐶⃑ respectively, and the unit vector 𝒌 is
perpendicular to the plane 𝑂𝐴𝐵𝐶, where 𝑂 is the origin. The vectors 𝑂𝐴⃑, 𝑂𝐵⃑ and 𝑂𝐷⃑ are
4𝒊, 4𝒊 + 3𝒋 and 𝒊 + 5𝒌 respectively.
√
(a) Show that cos ∠𝐵𝐸𝐺 = . [6]
(b) Calculate the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐸𝐺. [6]

(c) Find the equation of the plane 𝐴𝐸𝐺. [3]
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5 STPM 2015 P1 Q6
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The line 𝒓 = 2 + 𝜆 𝑝 is perpendicular to the plane 𝒓 = 0 + 𝑠 −1 + 𝑡 1 ,
3 1 1 𝑞 2
where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are constants and 𝜆, 𝑠, 𝑡 ∈ ℝ.
(a) Determine the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞. [5]
(b) Find the position vector of the point of intersection of the line and the plane. [5]
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6 STPM 2016 P1 Q6
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The lines 𝑙 and 𝑙 have equations 𝒓 = 2 + 𝑠 1 and 𝒓 = 3 + 𝑡 3
0 −1 1 −1
respectively, where 𝑠 and 𝑡 are parameters.
(a) Show that the lines 𝑙 and 𝑙 intersect. [4]
(b) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane which contains the lines 𝑙 and 𝑙 . [6]
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7 STPM 2017 P1 Q6
The points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are the vertices of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶. The position vectors of the
points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 relative to the origin are 4𝒊 − 8𝒋 + 𝒌, 2𝒊 + 𝒋 − 2𝒌, and 3𝒊 − 4𝒋 + 2𝒌
respectively.
(a) Find a vector which is perpendicular to the vectors 𝐴𝐵⃑ and 𝐴𝐶⃑ . [4]
(b) Calculate the area of the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶. [3]
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8 STPM 2017 P1 Q8
A plane passes through the points 𝐴 (−1, −1, −4), 𝐵(0, 4, 0) and 𝐶 (1, 3, −2). The line
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𝒓 = 1 + 𝜆 −1 , 𝜆 ∈ ℝ, meets the plane at point 𝑃.
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(a) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane. [7]
(b) Determine the coordinates of point 𝑃. [4]
(c) Calculate the acute angle between the line and the plane. [4]
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9 STPM 2018 P1 Q6
Determine whether line 𝑥 − 1 = = 𝑧 − 3 lies in the plane 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3 or not.
[4 marks]
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10 STPM 2018 P1 Q8
The position vectors of points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 relative to the origin are 𝒊 + 𝒋 − 2𝒌, 2𝒊 − 𝒋 +
𝒌, 3𝒊 + 𝒋 and 2𝒊 + 3𝒋 − 3𝒌 respectively. Point 𝑃 divides the line 𝐴𝐶 in the ratio 2: 1.
(a) Show that 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram. [4 marks]
(b) Calculate the exact area of the parallelogram 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷. [4 marks]
(c) Find the position vector of 𝑃 and the angle 𝐴𝑃𝐵. [7 marks]
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11 STPM 2019 P1 Q6
𝑃(1, 3, −2), 𝑄(2, −1, 1) and 𝑅(4, −2, 0) are three vertices of a triangle.
(a) Find 𝑃𝑄⃑ × 𝑃𝑅⃑ . Hence, find the area of the triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅. [6 marks]
(b) Given that 𝑃𝑄⃑ = 2𝑃𝑄⃑ and 𝑃𝑅⃑ = 2𝑃𝑅⃑. Determine the ratio of the area ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅: ∆𝑃𝑄′𝑅′
[2 marks]
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12 STPM 2019 P1 Q8
The planes, 𝑝 and 𝑝 , have equations 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 2𝑧 + 6 = 0
respectively.
(a) Calculate the angle between both planes. [5 marks]
(b) Show that the vector 2𝒊 − 𝒋 − 5𝒌 is parallel to both planes. [3 marks]
(c) Find the vector equation of the line of intersection of both planes. [4 marks]
(d) Find the Cartesian equation of a plane which passes through point (7, 3, 2) and
perpendicular to 𝑝 and 𝑝 . [3 marks]
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13 STPM 2020 P1 Q6
A line, 𝑙, passes through points 𝑃(3, −1, 8) and 𝑄(5, −4, 7), and meets the plane 5𝑥 −
𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 30 at point 𝑅.
(a) Find the parametric equations of 𝑙. [3 marks]
(b) Determine the coordinates of the point 𝑅. [3 marks]
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14 STPM 2020 P1 Q8
The points 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑆 have position vectors 5𝒊 − 𝒋 + 𝒌, 2𝒊 + 4𝒋 + 3𝒌, and 4𝒊 − 2𝒋 + 2𝒌
respectively. The point 𝑅 is such that 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is a parallelogram.
(a) Find the position vector of the point of intersection of 𝑃𝑅⃑ and 𝑄𝑆⃑ , and find the
position vector of 𝑅. [5 marks]
(b) Determine whether 𝑃𝑅⃑ is perpendicular to 𝑄𝑆⃑. Deduce whether 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is a rhombus.
[5 marks]
(c) Calculate the area of parallelogram 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆. [5 marks]
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15 STPM 2021 P1 Q6
The position vectors of points 𝑃 and 𝑄 relative to the origin 𝑂 are 3𝒊 + 3𝒋 − 7𝒌 and
6𝒊 + 3𝒋 − 4𝒌 respectively. The point 𝑅 divides the line 𝑃𝑄 in the ratio 2: 1. Show that 𝑃𝑄⃑
and 𝑂𝑅⃑ are perpendicular. [5 marks]
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16 STPM 2021 P1 Q8
A plane Π passes through the points 𝐴(1, 2, −1), 𝐵(0, 2, 1) and 𝐶(2, −4, 1). The plane
intersects with the plane Π : 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = −5 at line 𝑙.
(a) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane Π . [5 marks]
(b) Find the angle between the planes Π and Π . [4 marks]
(c) Determine the values of 𝑚 and 𝑛 such that the point 𝑃(0, 𝑚, 𝑛) lies on both planes
Π and Π . Hence, find the vector equation of the line 𝑙. [6 marks]
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