Questions

Q1.

ABCDEF and GHIJKL are regular hexagons each with centre O.

GHIJKL is an enlargement of ABCDEF, with centre O and scale factor 2

(a) Write the following vectors, in terms of a and b.

Simplify your answers.

...........................................................
(1)

...........................................................
(2)
 ...........................................................
(2)
The triangle OAB has an area of 5 cm2

(b) Calculate the area of the shaded region.

........................................................... cm 2
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q2.

OAB is a triangle.

M is the midpoint of AB.

N is the point on OB such that ON : NB = 2 : 1

P is the point on AN such that OPM is a straight line.

Use a vector method to find OP : PM

Show your working clearly.
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(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q3.

The diagram shows a triangle ABC where A, B and C represent the positions of three towns.

Pru travels directly from A to B and then directly from B to C

Yang travels directly from A to C

Given that the values for and are in kilometres,

work out how much further Pru travels than Yang travels.
Give your answer in km, correct to one decimal place.
 ........................................................... km

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q4.

The diagram shows triangle OAB with OA extended to E

M is the point on OB such that OM : MB = 4 : 1

N is the point on AB such that AN : NB = 3 : 2
OA : AE = 5 : 3

(a) Find an expression for in terms of a and b

Give your answer in its simplest form.
 ...........................................................
(2)
(b) Use a vector method to show that MNE is a straight line.

(3)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q5.

OAB is a triangle.

The point C lies on OA such that OC : CA = 1 : 2

The point D lies on OB such that OD : DB = 1 : 2

Using a vector method, prove that ABDC is a trapezium.

 (Total for question = 3 marks)

Q6.

OACB is a trapezium.

The diagonals, OC and AB, of the trapezium intersect at the point P.

Find and simplify an expression, in terms of a and b, for

Show your working clearly.
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(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q7

The diagram shows parallelogram ABCD.

The point B has coordinates (5, 8)

(a) Work out the coordinates of the point C.

( ................ , ................ )
(3)
The point E has coordinates (63, 211)

(b) Use a vector method to prove that ABE is a straight line.

(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q8.

The diagram shows triangle ABD.

N is the midpoint of BC.
C is the midpoint of AD.
M is the point on AB such that AM : MB = 3 : 1

(a) Express, in terms of p and q,

(i)
...........................................................

(ii)

...........................................................
(3)
(b) State, giving reasons, two different geometric facts relating MN and BD.

(2)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q9.

The diagram shows triangle OAB

M is the point on OB such that OM : MB = 1 : 2

N is the midpoint of AB
P is the point of intersection of ON and AM

Using a vector method, find as a simplified expression in terms of a and b

Show your working clearly.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q10.
OAED is a quadrilateral.

AB : BD = 1 : 2

The point C on AB is such that OCE is a straight line.

Use a vector method to find the ratio of OC : CE

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 (Total for question = 5 marks)
Q11.

OXYZ is a trapezium.

=a

=b

= 3b

M is the midpoint of OX
N is the point such that MNZ and ONY are straight lines.

Given that ON : OY = λ : 1

use a vector method to find the value of λ

λ = ...........................................................
 (Total for question = 5 marks)

Q12.

Here are two vectors.

Find the magnitude of

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q13

ABC is a triangle.
The midpoint of BC is M.
P is a point on AM.
Find the ratio AP : PM

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q14

ABCD is a parallelogram and ADM is a straight line.

K is the point on AB such that AK : AB = λ : 1

L is the point on CD such that CL : CD = μ : 1
KLM is a straight line.

Given that λ : μ = 1 : 2

use a vector method to find the value of λ and the value of μ

 λ = ...........................................................

μ = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q15.

OMA, ONB, MPB and NPA are straight lines.

M is the midpoint of OA

ON : NB = 1 : 5

(a) Find in terms of a and b the vector

...........................................................
(1)
(b) Use a vector method to find the ratio AP : PN

AP : PN = ...........................................................
(4)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

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