VECTORS – PRACTICE WORKSHEET
1.
C B
c
M
O a A
OABC is a parallelogram. OA = a and OC = c.
M is the mid-point of OB.
Find MA Find in terms of a and c.
Answer MA = …………………….…………
[2]
2.
Q M
q L
O p P NOT TO SCALE
OPMQ is a parallelogram and O is the origin.
OP = p and OP = q
L is on PQ so that PL : LQ = 2 : 1.
Find the following vectors in terms of p and q. Write your answers in their simplest form.
(i) PQ,
[1]
(ii) PL ,
[1]
(iii) ML,
[2]
(iv) the position vector of L.
[2]
1
3.
B
O
O is the origin, OA = a and OB = b
1 2
(a) C has position vector a+ b.
3 3
Mark the point C on the diagram.
[1]
(b) Write down, in terms of a and b, the position vector of the point E.
Answer (b) ……………………..
[1]
(c) Find, in terms of a and b, the vector EB.
Answer (c) EB = ………………
[2]
2
4.
y C
5
B
4
1
D
A x
–4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4
–1
The pentagon OABCD is shown on the grid above.
(a) Write as column vectors
(i) OD ,
[1]
(ii) BC .
[1]
(b) Describe fully the single transformation which maps the side BC onto the side OD.
[2]
3
5.
S R Q
O P
NOT TO SCALE
OPQR is a parallelogram.
O is the origin.
OP = p and OR = r.
M is the mid-point of PQ and L is on OR such that OL : LR = 2 : 1.
The line PL is extended to the point S.
(a) Find, in terms of p and r, in their simplest forms,
(i) OQ,
[1]
(ii) PR ,
[1]
(iii) PL ,
[1]
(iv) the position vector of M.
[1]
3
(b) PLS is a straight line and PS = PL
2
Find, in terms of p and/or r, in their simplest forms,
(i) PS ,
[1]
(ii) QS ,
[2]
(c) What can you say about the points Q, R and S?
[1]
4
6.
O p
A B
O is the origin. Vectors p and q are shown in the diagram.
(a) Write down, in terms of p and q, in their simplest form
(i) the position vector of the point A,
Answer (a)(i) …..………………
[1]
(ii) BC ,
Answer (a)(ii) …..………………
[1]
(iii) BC − AC .
Answer (a)(iii) …..………………
[2]
(b) If | p | = 2, write down the value of | AB |.
Answer (b) ………………………
[1]
5
7.
G F E D
O a A B C
The diagram is made from three identical parallelograms.
O is the origin. OA = a and OG = g.
Write down in terms of a and g
(a) GB,
Answer (a) ………………………
[1]
(b) the position vector of the centre of the parallelogram BCDE.
Answer (b) ………………………
[1]
8.
D B
d c
E A
O NOT TO SCALE
OABCDE is a regular hexagon.
With O as origin the position vector of C is c and the position vector of D is d.
(a) Find, in terms of c and d,
(i) DC ,
[1]
(ii) OE ,
[2]
(iii) the position vector of B.
[2]
6
(b) The sides of the hexagon are each of length 8 cm.
Calculate
(i) the size of angle ABC,
[1]
(ii) the area of triangle ABC,
[2]
(iii) the length of the straight line AC,
[3]
(iv) the area of the hexagon.
[3]
9.
V W
a b
U P
T Q
S R
The origin O is the centre of the octagon PQRSTUVW.
UV = a and WP = b
7
(a) Write down in terms of a and b
(i) VW ,
Answer (a)(i) ……………………………
[1]
(ii) TU ,
Answer (a)(ii) ……………………………
[1]
(iii) TP,
Answer (a)(iii) ………………..…………
[2]
(iv) the position vector of the point P.
Answer (a)(iv) …………….…..…………
[1]
(b) In the diagram, 1 centimetre represents 1 unit.
Write down the value of | a – b |.
Answer (b) ………………..……………..
[1]
