In this question the unit vectors i\mathbf{i}i and j\mathbf{j}j are due east and due north respectively.
At time t=0t = 0t=0, a particle P P\,P is at the position (−2i+4j)(-2\mathbf{i} + 4\mathbf{j})(−2i+4j) m relative to a fixed origin OOO.
P P\,P moves with constant velocity (4i−6j)(4\mathbf{i} - 6\mathbf{j})(4i−6j) m s−1^{-1}−1.
Find the speed of PPP, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
Show that P P\,P passes through the point A A\,A with position vector (8i−11j)(8\mathbf{i} - 11\mathbf{j})(8i−11j) m.
168 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.11 Vectors, covering 1.11.1 Language of vectors in two dimensions, 1.11.2 Add, subtract and scale vectors, 1.11.3 Magnitude and direction of a vector, 1.11.4 Position vectors, 1.11.5 Distance between points by position vectors, 1.11.6 Vectors to solve problems, 1.11.7 Language of vectors in three dimensions (A-level only), and 1.11 Vectors. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.