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1.13 J: Vectors

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Question 31

Points A,B,C A, B, C\,A,B,C and D D\,D have position vectors a=(13)\mathbf{a} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}a=(13​), b=(36)\mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 6 \end{pmatrix}b=(36​), c=(75)\mathbf{c} = \begin{pmatrix} 7 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix}c=(75​), d=(5k)\mathbf{d} = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ k \end{pmatrix}d=(5k​)

a.

Find the value of k k\,k for which D D\,D is the midpoint of BCBCBC

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b.

Find the two values of k k\,k for which ∣AD⃗∣=25|\vec{AD}| = 2\sqrt{5}∣AD∣=25​

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c.

Find the value of k k\,k for which ABCD ABCD\,ABCD is a parallelogram.

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1.13 J: Vectors Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Maths 1.13 J: Vectors with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 122 questions covering 1.13.1 Vectors in two and three dimensions, 1.13.2 Magnitude and direction of a vector, 1.13.3 Vector arithmetic, 1.13.4 Position vectors, and 1.13.5 Vectors to solve problems, matched to the AQA A Level Maths (7357) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

Question bank

1.4 A: Proof
1.5 B: Algebra and functions
1.6 C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane
1.7 D: Sequences and series
1.8 E: Trigonometry
1.9 F: Exponentials and logarithms
1.10 G: Differentiation
1.11 H: Integration
1.12 I: Numerical methods (A-level only)
1.13 J: Vectors