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AQA Core 4 Vectors Section 1: vectors in two and three dimensions Exercise 1: write the following vectors in component form. Exercise 2: Find the magnitude of each of these vectors. Exercise 3: write in component form the vector represented by a line from the point a (4, -1) to the point b (3, 7).

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Vectors in Two & Three Dimensions Exercise PDF

AQA Core 4 Vectors Section 1: vectors in two and three dimensions Exercise 1: write the following vectors in component form. Exercise 2: Find the magnitude of each of these vectors. Exercise 3: write in component form the vector represented by a line from the point a (4, -1) to the point b (3, 7).

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AQA Core 4 Vectors

Section 1: Vectors in two and three dimensions


Exercise
1. Write the following vectors in component form.
(i)

(ii)

j
4
2

2
4

-4

-2

-2

2. Find the magnitude of each of these vectors.


3
3
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

4
6

1

1

3. Write in component form the vector represented by a line from the point A (4, -1)
to the point B (3, 7).

3
4. The vectors a, b and c are given by a = , b =
4
Find the vectors
(i) b + 2a
(ii) 2c b
(iii) a b + 3c

2
and c =
5

1
.
3

5. In the diagram below, N is the midpoint of OB and M the midpoint of AC.


B

A
a
b
O
c
C
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Express AB and AC in terms of a, b and c.


Express AM in terms of a and c.
Find the position vector of M.
Write NM in terms of a, b and c.
If N and M coincide, write down an equation connecting a, b and c.

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18/03/13 MEI

AQA C4 Vectors 1 Exercise


6. The position vectors of A, B and C in the parallelogram ABCD are a, b, and c
respectively. Find the position vector of D.

7. Find the magnitude of each of these vectors.


1
2


(i) 2
(ii) 1
3
4

3

(iii) 0
2

8. Write in component form the vector represented by a line from the point
X (3, -1, 1) to the point Y (1, 4, -3).

2

9. The vectors a, b and c are given by a = 1 , b =
1

Find the vectors
(i) 2b + 3c
(ii) a 4b
(iii) 3a + b 2c

2

0 and c =
5

1

2 .
3

10. Using vector methods show that X(3, -4, 0), Y(-1, 8, -8) and Z(6, -13, 6) are
collinear.

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18/03/13 MEI

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