3 4 5 4 4 1

a= 2 b= 3 a= 4 b= 1 a = −2 b= 2

Work out a + b as a column vector Work out a + 2b as a column vector Work out a - 2b as a column vector
3 4 7 5 8 13 4 2 2
+ = + = − =
2 3 5 4 2 6 −2 4 −6

3 2 3 5 −4 2
a = −7 b= 3 a = −2 b= 3 a= b= 3
2
Work out 2a + b as a column vector Work out 3a + 2b as a column vector Work out 2a - 3b as a column vector
6 2 8 9 10 19 −8 6 −14
+ = + = − =
−14 3 −11 −6 6 0 4 9 −5

3 5 2 9 −4 −1 5 2 5
a= 2 b = −1 c = −3 a= 4 b= 3 c = −2 a= 6 b = −3 c = −2

Work out a + b + c as a column Work out a + 2c + 3b as a column Work out 2c + a - 3b as a column

vector vector vector
3 5 2 10 9 −2 −12 −5 10 5 6 9
+ + = + + = + − =
2 −1 −3 −2 4 −4 9 9 −4 6 −9 11
2 1 −3 8 −3 −3 2 2 4
a = −3 b = −1 c = −1 a= 2 b= 1 c = −2 a= 1 b = −3 c = −1

Work out a + 2b - c as a column Work out a - c + 2b as a column Work out 3c - 2a + 4b as a column

vector vector vector
2 2 −3 7 8 −3 −6 5 12 4 8 16
+ − = − + = − + =
−3 −2 −1 −4 2 −2 2 6 −3 2 −12 −17
On the grid draw: Give the column vector for:
2 a 1) d = 3
1) a = b 1
1 d f
2) e = −1
2 3
2) b = e
4 c 3) f = 2 g
−1
3 −2
3) c = 4) g =
−2 −3

Given the vectors above, draw:

1) 2a
2) a + b 2a a d c c+f
3) a + d a a a+d
4) c + f f
5) 3f a+b b f
f
a 3f f