1 Past Year SPM Questions

4 VECTORS
uuur
uuur
Diagram shows two vectors, OP and QO .
Express
uuur
x
(a) OP in the form
y
uuur
(b) OQ in the form xi yj
% %
5
( , -8i+4j)
3

[2marks]

Chapter 4

1. SPM 2003 P1 Q12

2.SPM2003 P1Q13
p = 2a +3 b
q=4ab
r = ha + (h-k) b, where h and k are
constants

Use the information given to find the

values of h and k when r = 3p -2q
[3marks]
(ans : -13)

3. SPM 2003 P1 Q 14
Diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD with BED
as a straightuu
line.
ur
uuuu
r
Given that A B 6 p , AD 4q and DE =2EB,
%
%
express in terms of p and q
uuuur
uuur %
%
(a) BD (b ) EC
[4marks]
(ans: -6p+4q, 2p+ 8q/3}
4 SPM 2003 P2 Q 6
uuur 5 uuu
r 2
uuur k
Given that AB , Ob and CD , find
7
3
5
(a) the coordinate of A
uuur
(b) the unit vector in the direction of OA
uuur [2marks]
uuur
(c) the value of k, if CD is parallel to AB
(ans:( -3,-4),

[2 marks]

[2marks]

1 3
25
)
,
5 4
7

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6 SPM 2004 P1 Q17

Given
uuur that
uuurA(-2,6), B(4,2) and C(m,p), find the value of m and of p such that
A B 2BC 10i 12 j
% %
(ans : m=6, p=-2 )

Chapter 4

5 SPM 2004 P1 Q16

Given that O(0,0) A(-3,4) and B(2,16), find in terms of unit vectors, i and j ,
% %
uuur
(a) AB
uuur
(b) the unit vector in the direction of AB
[4marks]
5
5
1
(ans : , )
12 13
12

[4marks]

7 SPM 2004 P2 Q 8
Diagram shows triangle OAB. The straight line AP
intersects the straight line OQ at R. It is given that OP=
uuur
uuur
1
1
OB , AQ AB ,OP 6x and OA 2 y
%
3
4
%
(a)
Express
in
terms
of
x
and
y
uuur
uuur
(i) A P (ii ) OQ
[4marks]
uuur
uuur
uuur
(b) (i) Given that AR h AP , state AR in terms of h, x and y
%
uuur
uuur
uuur
%
(ii) Given that RQ k OQ , state RQ in terms of k, x and y
%
uuur
uuur
%
(c) Using AR and RQ from (b) , find the value of h and of k.

[2marks]
[4marks]

(ans : -2y+6x, 3y/2 +9x/2, h(6x-2y), k(9x/2 +3y/2, k=1/3, h=1/2)

8 SPM 2005 P1Q15

uuur
Diagram shows vector OA drawn on a Cartesian
plane.
uuur
x
Express OA in the form
y
(a)
uuur
Find the unit vector in the direction of OA
(b) [2marks]
12 1 12
, )
5 13
5

(ans :

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9 SPM 2005 P1 Q 16

Diagram shows a parallelogram, OPQR, drawn

on a Cartesian plane.
uuur
It is given that OP 6i 4 j and
% %
uuur
PQ 4i 5 j
uuur % %
Find PR
[3marks]

10 SPM 2005 P2 Q 6

Chapter 4

(ans : -10i+j)

Diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD. AED and EFC are

straight lines.
It is given that
uuur
uuur
uuuu
r
1
AB 20x , AE 8 y , DC 25x 24 y , AE AD and
%
%
4
%
%
3
EF EC
5
(a) Express in terms of x) and y
uuur
uuur
%
(i) BD (ii ) EC
[3marks]
(b) Show that the points B,F and D are collinear
[3marks]
uuur
(C) if x 2 and y 3 , find BD
[2 marks]
%
%

(ans : -20x+32y, 25x, 104 )

11. SPM 2006 P1 Q 13

uuur
uuur
Diagram shows two vectors, OA and AB
Express
uuur
x
(a) OA in the form
y
uuur
(b) AB in the form xi yj
% %
4
(ans : , -4i-8j )
3

[2marks]

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12. SPM 2006 P1 Q 14

uuur
uuur
The point P,Q, and R are collinear. It is given that PQ 4a 2b and QR 3a (1 k )b ,
% %
%
%
where k is a constant. Find
(a) the value of k,
(b) the ration of PQ : QR
[4marks]
(ans : -5/2, 4:3 ]
13. SPM 2006 P2 Q 5

14.SPM 2007 P1 Q16

The following information refers to the vectors a and b
2
1
a , b , find
8
4
(a) the vector 2a b ,
(b) the unit vector in the direction of 2a b

Chapter 4

Diagram shows a trapezium ABCD.

uuur
uuuu
r
uuur 2 uuuu
r
It is given that AB 2 y , AD 6x , AE AD and
%
3
%
uuur 5 uuuu
r
BC AD .
6
uuuur
(a) Express AC , in terms of x and y
[2marks]
%
%
uuur
uuur
(b) Point F lies inside the trapezium ABCD such that 2 EF m AB , and m is a
constant.
uuur
(i) Express A F , in terms of m, x and y
%
%
(ii) Hence, if the points A,F and C are collinear, find the value of m [5marks]
(ans : 5x+2y, 4x+my, m=8/5]

[4 marks]

5
1 5
(b)

Ans: (a)
13 12
12

15. SPM 2007 P1 Q15

Diagram shows a rectangle OABC and the point

D lies on the straight line OB. It is given that
OD=3DB.
uuur
Express OD , in terms of x and y [3marks]
27
x 154 y
4
Ans:

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16,SPM 2007 P2Q8

[(a)(i)

BP 2 x 6 y

(ii)

OQ 4 x 3 y

(b) h 52 , k

4
5

(c) 24.08 unit]

17.SPM 2008 P1 Q15

The vectors a% and b%are non zero and non parallel.
It is given that (h+3) a%= (k-5) b%, where h and k are constants.
Find the value of
(a) h
(b) k
[ans ; -3, 5]
18. SPM 2008 P1 Q16
Diagram below shows a triangle PQR
The point T lies on QR such that QT: TR =3:1
Express in terms of a%and b%:
uuur
uuur
(a) QR (b) PT
[4marks]
[ans: 4a-6b, 3a+3b/2 ]

Chapter 4

Diagram shows triangle AOB. The point P lies on OA

and the point Q lies on AB. The straight line BP
intersects the straight line OQ at the point S.
It is given that
uuur
uuur
OA: OP = 4:1, AB : AQ = 2 : 1, OA 8x , OB 6 y
%
%
(a) Express in terms of x and y :
%
uuur
%
(i) BP
uuur
(ii) OQ
[3marks]
uuu
r
uuur
uuur
uuur
(b) Using OS hOQ and BS k BP , where h and k are constants, find the value of h and of
k.
[5marks]
uuur
(c ) Given that x 2units , y =3 units and AOB =90 , find AB
[2marks]
%
%

[2marks]

Q
6b

T
R

4a

19. SPM 2008 P1 Q6

Diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD. The diagonals BD and AC intersect at point
R. Point P lies on AD.
1
3

1
3
(a) Express in terms of x%and
uuur
uuur
(i) DB
(ii)
AR
uuur
(b) Given that DC kx% y and
%

uuur

uuur

It is given that AP AD, BR BD, AB x and AP y

%

y:
%

[3 marks]

uuur
uuur
AR hAC ,

where h and k are

constants, find the value of h and of k.
[4 marks]
2
[Answer : (a)(i) DB x 3 y (ii) AR 3 x y (b) h 12 , k
20.SPM 2009P1 Q14

R
4
3

S
5

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Diagram shows a triangle PQR.
Given

and point S lies on QR

such that QS:SR = 2:1, express in terms of

and :

a)
b)

[4 marks]
, (b)

21. SPM 2009P1 Q13

Given that
and
a)

, find

Chapter 4

[Answer: (a)

in the form

b) The values of k if

[4 marks]

[Answer: (a)

;(b) k=9, 7]

22. SPM 2009 P2 Q5

Diagram shows a triangle ABC. The straight line AQ
intersects the straight line BR at P.
It is given that AR=3RC, BQ =
a) Express in terms of
i)

and

Q
P

and :

ii)

[4 marks]

b) It is given that
and
where h and k are constants.
[Answer: (a)(i)

(ii)

,
[5 marks]

(b)

]
R(3,4)

23. SPM 2010 P1 Q15

Diagram shows the vector

. [3 marks]

Express in the form

a)
b) The unit vector in the direction of
[Answer: (a)

; (b)

0
C

24. SPM 2010 P1 Q16

Diagram shows a triangle OAB and M is a point on AB.

M
6

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Given

and 2AM=3MB, find

a)
b)

[4 marks]

[ Ans: (a)

(b)

It is given that

Chapter 4

25. SPM 2010 P2 Q9

Diagram shows a triangle OAB. The point C lies on OA and the point D lies on AB. The
straight line OD intersects the straight line BC at the point E.
and

a)Express in terms of

and
C

i)
ii)

[4 marks]

b)It is given that

and

where h and k are constants. Express

i) In terms of h,

and

ii) in terms of k,

and

Hence, find the value of h and of k.

[ Ans: (a) i :

[3 marks]

ii:

[3 marks]
(b) i:

ii:

(c)

26. SPM 2011 P1 Q16

Diagram shows a parallelogram ODEF drawn on a Cartesian plane.
It is given that
Find
[Ans:

and

y
E

[ 3 marks]

]
O

27. SPM 2011 P1 Q17

It is given that vector

and vector

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where h is a constant.
a) Express the vector

in terms of h.

b) Given that
, (b) h = 4]

28. SPM 2011 P2 Q10

Diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD. Point P lies on the straight line AB and point Q
lies on the straight line DC. The straight line AQ is extended to the point R such that
AQ=2QR. It is given that AP:PB = 3:1, DQ: QC =3:1,
a) Express, in terms of

and

and

Chapter 4

[Ans: (a)

, find the positive value of h. [ 3 marks]

i)
ii)
[ 6 marks]
Hence, show that the points P, C and R are collinear.
A
b) It is given that

and

i) Express

in terms of and .

ii) Find the unit vector in the direction of

. [4 marks]
29. SPM 2012 P1 Q15
Ans: (a)i: +
=6
, ii)
+ )=
(b) i:
ii:
Diagram shows the vector
drawn on
a grid of equl squares with sides of 1 unit. [ 2 marks]
Determine

P
B
A

a)
b)

in terms of

[Ans: (a) 3

(b)

and .

30. SPM 2012 P1 Q16

The following information refers to the vectors

and .

,
It is given that
Find the value of
a) k
b) m
[Ans: (a) k=3, m= 19]

, where

is parallel to

and k is a constant.

[ 3 marks]

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31. SPM 2012 P2 Q5

It is given that

and

a) Find
i)
ii) The unit vektor in the direction
b) Given

[ 4 marks]

, where p is a constant and

, find the value

[ 3 marks]

[Ans: (a)i:

, ii:

Chapter 4

of p.

is parallel to

(b) k=-5, p =20]

32. SPM 2013 P1 Q15

Given

and

, find

a) The unit vector in the direction

b) The value of k such that

and

[Ans: (a)

are parallel.

[ 4 marks]
y

A (5, 12)
33. SPM 2013 P1 Q16
Diagram shows two vectors
Cartesian plane.
a) State
b) Express

and

on a
B(-3, 2)

in the form of

in the form of

[ 3 marks]
[Ans: (a)

O
, (b)

34. SPM 2013 P2 Q3

Diagram shows quadrilateral PQRS. The straight line PR intersects the straight line QS at
point T. It is given that QT: TS = 2:3,
a) Express in terms of

and
S

and

i)

ii)
[ 3 marks]
b) Find the ration PT: TR [5 marks ]

T
P

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ii:

(b) 2: 1]

Chapter 4

[Ans:(a) i:

10