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4.11.1 Vectors (A-level only)

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Question 27

The points A A\,A and B B\,B have position vectors (1−24)\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ -2 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}​1−24​​ and (3−52)\begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ -5 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}​3−52​​ respectively.

a.

Find the exact length of ABABAB.

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b.

Find the position vector of the midpoint of ABABAB.

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c.

The points P P\,P and Q Q\,Q have position vectors (421)\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 2 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}​421​​ and (253)\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 5 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}​253​​ respectively. Show that ABPQ ABPQ\,ABPQ is a parallelogram.

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