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Question 16

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. AS Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Vectors

20 exam-style questions on Edexcel AS 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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