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1 s 3
5
2
.
A line L passes through A(1, 1, 2) and is parallel to the line r =
(a)
Find
(i)
(ii)
OP ;
OP
.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
2.
The following diagram shows the obtuse-angled triangle ABC such that
3
2
AB 0 and AC 2
4
6
(a)
(i)
Write down BA .
(ii)
Find BC .
(3)
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(b)
(i)
(ii)
CD 5
p
CD 50
, where p > 0.
(i)
Given that
, show that p = 3.
(ii)
3.
3
4
and AC
1
4 .
AD BC, AB
(a)
Find BC .
(2)
(b)
BD 22
.
Show that
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(c)
4.
Find AB .
(2)
(b)
2
2
4 s 1
7
3
.
Line L2 has equation r =
(c)
(d)
5.
3
2
1 p 1
25
8
.
The line L1 is represented by the vector equation r =
A second line L2 is parallel to L1 and passes through the point B(8, 5, 25).
(a)
5
7
0 q 2
3
k
.
A third line L3 is perpendicular to L1 and is represented by r =
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(b)
Show that k = 2.
(5)
BC 3
24
.
The lines L2 and L3 intersect at point C where
(d)
(i)
Find AB .
(ii)
Hence, find | AC |.
(5)
(Total 18 marks)
6.
6
2
2
3
3
and AC 2 .
Let AB
(a)
Find BC.
(2)
(b)
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7.
y 4 p 3
z 0
1
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(4)
(b)
(ii)
Find the distance the airplane has travelled during the seven seconds.
(5)
(c)
y 5 q 2
z 8
a
,a .
through C is given by
The angle between the flight paths of Airplane 1 and Airplane 2 is 40. Find the
two values of a.
(7)
(Total 16 marks)
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The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A(1, 0), B(1, 5), C(5, 2) and D(4,
1).
(a)
(i)
AC 4
2
Show that
.
(ii)
Find BD .
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
The lines (AC) and (BD) intersect at the point P(3, k).
(c)
Show that k = 1.
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(d)
9.
3
6
Let v =
and w =
Find the value of k.
2
4
10.
The vertices of the triangle PQR are defined by the position vectors
4
3
6
OP 3 , OQ 1 and OR 1
1
2
5
.
(a)
Find
(i)
PQ ;
(ii)
PR .
(3)
(b)
1
cos RPQ
2.
Show that
(7)
(c)
(i)
(ii)
Hence, find the area of triangle PQR, giving your answer in the form a 3 .
(6)
(Total 16 marks)
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Find the cosine of the angle between the two vectors 3i + 4j + 5k and 4i 5j 3k.
(Total 6 marks)
12.
The line L1 is parallel to the z-axis. The point P has position vector
(a)
8
1
0
2
2
4 s 1
1
5
6
2
9
(c)
(i)
Show that
(ii)
Find AB .
9
OB 1
14
(7)
(d)
The point C is at (2, 1, 4). Let D be the point such that ABCD is a parallelogram.
Find OD .
(3)
(Total 16 marks)
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2
5
3 s 3
1
2
and r =
Two lines with equations r1 =
2
Find the coordinates of P.
9
3
2 t 5
2
1
14.
(a)
Let u =
p.
3
1
and w =
1
p
(b)
Let v =
1
q
5
. Given that
v 42
15.
Consider the points P(2, 1, 5) and Q(3, 3, 8). Let L1 be the line through P and Q.
(a)
Show that
PQ 2
3
.
(1)
(b)
3
1
3 s 2
8
3
.
The line L1 may be represented by r =
(i)
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8
(ii)
3
8
.
(3)
x 3
1
y 9 t 2
z 2
q
.
The point T also lies on L2 with equation
(d)
Show that q = 3.
(3)
(e)
Let be the obtuse angle between L1 and L2. Calculate the size of .
(7)
(Total 17 marks)
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16.
Consider the points A (1, 5, 4), B (3, 1, 2) and D (3, k, 2), with (AD) perpendicular to
(AB).
(a)
Find
(i)
AB ;
(ii)
(b)
Show that k = 7.
(3)
1
AD.
The point C is such that BC = 2
(c)
(d)
Find cosABC .
(3)
(Total 13 marks)
17.
18.
The point O has coordinates (0, 0, 0), point A has coordinates (1, 2, 3) and point B has
coordinates (3, 4, 2).
(a)
(i)
Show that AB =
(ii)
Find BAO .
6 .
1
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(b)
x 3
4
y 4 s 6 .
z 2
1
(c)
Find a vector equation for L2, giving your answer in the form r = a + tb.
(ii)
(d)
x 3
1
y 8 p 2 ,
z 0
1
19.
2
1
5 s 2
3
3
and the line L by r =
The line L1 is represented by r1 =
2
2
3
1
3 t 3 .
8
4
20.
A particle is moving with a constant velocity along line L. Its initial position is A(6, 2,
10). After one second the particle has moved to B(9, 6, 15).
(a)
(i)
(ii)
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(b)
21.
The coordinates of A, B and D are A(1, 2, 3), B(6, 4, 4) and D(2, 5, 5).
(a)
(i)
Show that
(ii)
Find AD .
(iii)
5
AB 2
1
6
AC 5
3
.
(5)
(b)
(c)
(i)
Find AB AD .
(ii)
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(d)
22.
Find
(i)
AB ;
(ii)
AC .
(3)
(b)
(i)
Find AB AC .
(ii)
23.
9
2
4 s 6
6
10
and r =
Two lines L1 and L2 are given by r1 =
2
(a)
1
6
20 t 10
2
2
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Let be the acute angle between L1 and L2. Show that cos = 140 .
(5)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
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x
30
. If L and L are parallel, find the value
A third line L3 has direction vector
1
3
of x.
(c)
(3)
(Total 16 marks)
24.
A triangle has its vertices at A(1, 3), B(3, 6) and C(4, 4).
(a)
Show that AB AC = 9.
(3)
(b)
Find BAC .
(4)
(Total 7 marks)
25.
(a)
y 0 t 14.4
z 5
0
.
b=
(6)
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y 32 t 24
z 0
6
.
h=
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(c)
(ii)
26.
(b)
Given that
qu
27.
(i)
Find PQ .
(ii)
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(d)
28.
At 13:00 the second model airplane is at the point ( 5, 10, 23). After two minutes, it is at
the point (3, 16, 39).
(b)
x
y
z
10
23
+t
4
3
8
.
(3)
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(c)
(ii)
(d)
29.
The diagram below shows a cuboid (rectangular solid) OJKLMNPQ. The vertex O is (0,
0, 0), J is (6, 0, 0), K is (6, 0, 10), M is (0, 7, 0) and Q is (0, 7, 10).
(a)
(i)
Show that JQ =
(ii)
Find MK .
7
10
(2)
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(b)
0
7
0
+s
7
10
(i)
Write down an equation for the line (JQ) in the form r = a + tb.
(ii)
(c)
The lines (JQ) and (MK) intersect at D. Find the position vector of D.
(5)
(Total 16 marks)
30.
The points P(2, 4), Q (3, 1) and R (1, 6) are shown in the diagram below.
(a)
(b)
Find a vector equation for the line through R parallel to the line (PQ).
(Total 6 marks)
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31.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Let S be the midpoint of [AB]. The line L1 passes through S and is parallel to OA .
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(c)
(d)
The lines L1 and L2 intersect at the point P. Find the position vector of P.
(7)
(Total 19 marks)
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32.
The following diagram shows a solid figure ABCDEFGH. Each of the six faces is a
parallelogram.
Find
(i)
(ii)
AB;
AB .
(4)
AD =
(b)
6
3
AD
= 9, AE =
4
4
, AE = 6
(i)
Calculate AD AE .
(ii)
Calculate AB AD .
(iii)
Calculate AB AE .
(iv)
Hence, write down the size of the angle between any two intersecting
edges.
(5)
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(c)
(d)
(e)
Given that AG =
2
7
17
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The line L passes through the points A (3, 2, 1) and B (1, 5, 3).
(a)
(b)
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The line L passes through A (0, 3) and B (1, 0). The origin is at O. The point R (x, 3
3x) is on L, and (OR) is perpendicular to L.
(a)
(b)
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35.
The diagram shows a cube, OABCDEFG where the length of each edge is 5cm.
Express the following vectors in terms of i, j and k.
z
D
G
y
F
C
k
i
A
x
(a)
OG ;
(b)
BD ;
(c)
EB .
(Total 6 marks)
36.
A triangle has its vertices at A(1, 3), B(3, 6) and C(4, 4).
(a)
Show that AB AC 9
(b)
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37.
(a)
y 0 t 14.4 .
z 5
0
b=
(6)
At time t = 0, a helicopter goes to deliver a message to the balloon. The position vector
h of the helicopter at time t is given by
x 49
48
y 32 t 24
z 0
6
h=
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(c)
(ii)
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3
4
and
24
Working:
Answer:
..............
(Total 6 marks)
39.
1
0
A
C
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(a)
(i)
(ii)
Find AB .
0.8
0.6
.
(4)
Let
be the velocity vector of the aircraft. Let t be the number of hours in flight after
12:00. The position of the aircraft can be given by the vector equation
x 600
p
t
y 200
q .
(b)
200
150
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Over town B the aircraft changes direction so it now flies towards town C. It takes five
hours to travel the 1250 km between B and C. Over town A the pilot noted that she had
17 000 litres of fuel left. The aircraft uses 1800 litres of fuel per hour when travelling at
1
250 km h . When the fuel gets below 1000 litres a warning light comes on.
(c)
How far from town C will the aircraft be when the warning light comes on?
(7)
(Total 17 marks)
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40.
A boat B moves with constant velocity along a straight line. Its velocity vector is given
by
4
v = 3 .
At time t = 0 it is at the point (2, 1).
(a)
(b)
(c)
Write down a vector equation representing the position of B, giving your answer
in the form r = a + tb.
W o r k in g :
A nsw ers:
( a ) .....................................................
( b ) .....................................................
( c ) .....................................................
(Total 6 marks)
41.
Consider the point D with coordinates (4, 5), and the point E, with coordinates (12, 11).
(a)
Find DE .
(2)
(b)
Find
DE
.
(2)
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(c)
42.
Car 1 moves in a straight line, starting at point A (0, 12). Its position p seconds after it
x
0
5
starts is given by y = 12 + p 3 .
(a)
Car 2 moves in a straight line starting at point B (14, 0). Its position q seconds after it
x
14
1
y
0
starts is given by
=
+ q 3 .
Cars 1 and 2 collide at point P.
(b)
(i)
Find the value of p and the value of q when the collision occurs.
(ii)
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43.
Answer:
..
(Total 6 marks)
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44.
(i)
(ii)
Find
AB
and
respectively.
.
(4)
23
D is 90.
The angle BA
(c)
(i)
Show that d = 7.
(ii)
(e)
45.
Points A, B, and C have position vectors 4i + 2j, i 3j and 5i 5j. Let D be a point on
the x-axis such that ABCD forms a parallelogram.
(a)
(i)
Find BC .
(ii)
(b)
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The line L1 passes through A and is parallel to i + 4j. The line L2 passes through B and
is parallel to 2i + 7j. A vector equation of L1 is r = (4i + 2j) + s(i + 4j).
(c)
(d)
The lines L1 and L2 intersect at the point P. Find the position vector of P.
(4)
(Total 15 marks)
46.
r1 =
5
1
+l
, r2 =
+t
4
1
Answer:
..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)
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47.
Answer:
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(Total 2 marks)
48.
7
3
, OQ =
10
.
1
P
Q
O
x
R
(a)
15
(b)
Use the scalar product of two vectors to show that cos OPQ =
754
.
(4)
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(c)
(i)
(ii)
23
(iii)
754 .
49.
4
4
+t
3
1
Which of the following are also vector equations for the same line L?
A.
B.
C.
D.
r=
4
4
r=
4
4
r=
0
1
r=
7
5
+t
2
1
+t
6
2
+t
1
3
+t
3
1
.
Working:
Answer:
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..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)
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50.
60
25
and
30
40
(a)
(b)
Two markers are at the points P (60, 25) and Q (30, 40). A surveyor stands at O (0,
0) and looks at marker P. Find the angle she turns through to look at marker Q.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
51.
The diagram shows points A, B and C which are three vertices of a parallelogram
2
.
ABCD. The point A has position vector 2
y
10
C
B
5
A
5
(a)
10
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(b)
d
4
. Find d.
(3)
(c)
Find BD .
(1)
(i)
(ii)
+t
m
.
n
(e)
Let P be the point (7, 5). By finding the value of t at P, show that P lies on the line
L.
(3)
(f)
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52.
x 1
2
t
y 2
3
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
53.
Three of the coordinates of the parallelogram STUV are S(2, 2), T(7, 7), U(5, 15).
(a)
(b)
.
(2)
(c)
1
11
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a
17
,a
(i)
EW
If
= 2 13 , show that one value of a is 3 and find the other possible
value of a.
(ii)
54.
r=
+s
4
3
and
r=
2
4
+t
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
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55.
The following diagram shows the point O with coordinates (0, 0), the point A with
position vector a = 12i + 5j, and the point B with position vector b = 6i + 8j. The angle
between (OA) and (OB) is q.
Diagram not to scale
y
C
B
A
Find
(i)
| a |;
(ii)
(iii)
p
the exact value of cos q in the form q , where, p, q
.
(Total 6 marks)
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56.
Find the angle between the following vectors a and b, giving your answer to the
nearest degree.
a = 4i 2j
b = i 7j
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
57.
y 0
1
(a)
How far from the point (0, 0) is the car after 2 seconds?
(2)
(b)
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(c)
Another miniature vehicle, a motorcycle, starts at the point (0, 2), and travels
in a straight line with constant speed. The equation of its path is
y = 0.6x + 2, x 0.
Eventually, the two miniature vehicles collide.
(d)
(e)
If the motorcycle left point (0, 2) at the same moment the car left point (2, 0), nd
the speed of the motorcycle.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)
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58.
The diagram below shows a line passing through the points (1, 3) and (6, 5).
y
( 6 ,5 )
( 1 ,3 )
Find a vector equation for the line, giving your answer in the form
x a
c
t
y b
d , where t is any real number.
Working:
Answer:
.......................................................................
(Total 4 marks)
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59.
The vectors
2x
x 3
and
x 1
(a)
Write down the quadratic equation which the two values of x must satisfy.
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
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42
(a)
(i)
0.96
.
0.28
(ii)
Write down the velocity vector for the airplane in the form
(iii)
v1
.
v2
(5)
At A the airplane changes direction so it now flies towards B. The angle between the
original direction and the new direction is as shown in the following diagram. This
diagram also shows the point Y, between A and B, where the airplane comes closest to X.
Diagram not to scale
X
B
Y
(b)
Use the scalar product of two vectors to find the value of in degrees.
(4)
(c)
(i)
is perpendicular to AB .
(ii)
(iii)
(d)
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61.
1
2
and
. Give your answer to
Working:
Answer:
....................................................................
(Total 4 marks)
62.
2
3
A line passes through the point (4,1) and its direction is perpendicular to the vector
.
Find the equation of the line in the form ax + by = p, where a, b and p are integers to be
determined.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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63.
1
0
N o t to
s c a le
P a th o f A r is tid e s
0
1
20
1
0
10
10
20
30
40
50
O r to
y 28
8
(b)
Find
(i)
(ii)
(c)
Find a cartesian equation for the path of the Aristides in the form
ax + by = g .
(4)
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(d)
18
4
km.
Show that the two ships will collide, and find the time of collision.
(4)
12
To avoid collision, the Boadicea starts to move at 13:00 with velocity vector
km h
1
.
(e)
(f)
(2)
64.
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
65.
Find a vector equation of the line passing through (1, 4) and (3, 1). Give your answer in
the form r = p + td, where t .
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Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
66.
1
0
16 km h1.
(a)
18
24
(b)
(i)
(ii)
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(c)
At this time (06:30) the Chryssault stops and its crew begin their days work,
laying cable in a northerly direction. The Toyundai continues travelling in the same
direction at the same speed until it is exactly north of the Chryssault. The Toyundai crew
then begin their days work, laying cable in a southerly direction. At what time does the
Toyundai crew begin laying cable?
(4)
(d)
Each crew lays an average of 800 m of cable in an hour. If they work non-stop
until their lunch break at 11:30, what is the distance between them at this time?
(4)
(e)
How long would the Toyundai take to return to base camp from its lunch-time
position, assuming it travelled in a straight line and with the same average speed
as on the morning journey? (Give your answer to the nearest minute.)
(5)
(Total 20 marks)
67.
The line L passes through the origin and is parallel to the vector 2i + 3j.
Write down a vector equation for L.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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68.
OA = 3 ,
(a)
AB =
3
4
, AB BC = 0,
AC is parallel to
0
1
1
2
3
4
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(b)
Answer:
(b) ................................................................
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(Total 4 marks)
69.
1
0
5 ,
r1 = 12
(ii)
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(b)
6 ,
r2 = 5
(c)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
Hence find the coordinates of the point where the two paths cross.
(5)
(e)
Given that the two aircraft are flying at the same height, show that they do not
collide.
(4)
(Total 20 marks)
70.
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CD
(b)
OA
(c)
AD
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(c) ................................................................
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(Total 4 marks)
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71.
The vectors i , j are unit
vectors along the x-axis and y-axis respectively.
(b)
i
w
Find
in terms of and j .
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
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72.
6
0
, OB is the vector
C
B
(a)
(b)
(c)
Using an appropriate scalar product, or otherwise, find the cosine of angle OAC .
(3)
(d)
Find the area of triangle ABC, giving your answer in the form a 11 , where a
(4)
(Total 12 marks)
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73.
The quadrilateral OABC has vertices with coordinates O(0, 0), A(5, 1), B(10, 5) and
C(2, 7).
(a)
(b)
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
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