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Question 17

OABC OABC\,OABC is a parallelogram, with OA⃗=a\vec{OA} = \mathbf{a}OA=a and OC⃗=c\vec{OC} = \mathbf{c}OC=c.

M M\,M is the midpoint of the diagonal OBOBOB.

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a(i).

Find AC⃗\vec{AC}AC in terms of a\mathbf{a}a and c\mathbf{c}c.

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a(ii).

Find OM⃗\vec{OM}OM in terms of a\mathbf{a}a and c\mathbf{c}c, simplifying your answer.

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b.

Hence prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect one another.

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1.11 Vectors Questions

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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.

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