EdExcel Core 4

Vectors
Topic Assessment
1. Find: 1 3 2 + 4 1 2 2 (ii) . 3 4 (i) 2 1 (iii) 1 . 3 0 2 2. Work out the angle between the vectors 2 3 (i) and 1 2 2 1 (ii) 1 and 2 4 3 [2] [2]

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2 1 1 2 3. (i) Show that the lines r = 1 + t 2 and r = 3 + s 5 are perpendicular to 0 4 2 3 each other. [3] (ii) Show that the lines do not intersect. [5] 4. The points A, B and C have coordinates (2, -1), (3, 2) and (-4, 0) respectively. uu ur uu uu ur ur (i) Write down the vectors AB , AC and BC . [3] uu ur (ii) Find BC . [2] (iii) Find ABC . (iv) Find a vector equation for the line AB. [3] [2]

5. (i) Find a vector equation for the line joining A(2, -1, 0) to B(3, -2, -5). [3] (ii) Write down a vector equation for the line passing through A which is in the direction of the vector 2i 3j + k. [1]

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6. The points A, B and C have coordinates (2, -1, 3), (4, -2, 0) and (1, -5, 0) respectively. 3 3 uu ur uu ur (i) Work out AB. 3 and BC. 3 3 3 uu ur uu ur (ii) Write down a vector perpendicular to both AB and BC . 2 4 7. Work out the coordinates of the point where the lines r = + t and 1 3 5 2 r = + s intersect. 3 1 8. The position vectors of A and B are as follows: a = i 2 j + 3k A: b = 2i + 4 j k B: (i) Find a vector equation for the line AB. 6 3 (ii) The line AB meets the line r = 6 + t 1 at the point C. 7 0 Find the coordinates of C. [2]

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[5] Total 50 marks

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