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Question 12

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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Vectors Questions

  1. A Level
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21 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Vectors, covering 11.1 Vectors, 11.2 Representing Vectors, 11.3 Magnitude and Direction, 11.4 Position Vectors, 11.5 Solving Geometric Problems, and 11.6 Modelling with Vectors. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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