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(4) ABC is a triangle. The coordinates of the points A, B and C are (2, 2), (6, 2) and (4, 6) respectively.
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(a) Write in the form the position vectors of A, B and C
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(b) Write in the form , the vectors, (i) AB (ii) AC (iii) Show that triangle ABC is Isosceles
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(3) OA and OB are two position vectors relative to the origin O. Given the points A (3,1) and B(-1,-2)
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(a) Write OA and OB as column vectors
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(b) Express AB as a column vector
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(c) Calculate the length of AB
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(4) (i) Given that AB = and CB = determine the magnitude of the vector AC
−2 2
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(5) X , Y and R are vectors such that X = , Y = and R =
a −2 8
(a) Calculate 3 X + 2Y
(b) If 3 X + 2Y = R , calculate the values of a and b
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(6) AB = and EF =
4 e
(a) Calculate the length of |AB|
(b)If |EF| = 3 |AB| show that e = 10 2
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(7) Given p = and q =
1 x
(a) Calculate the value of x for which p = q
(b) Calculate the values of x for which p and q have equal magnitudes
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(8) PR = and PS =
−2b b + 1
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(a) Express RP and RS in their simplest form (b) Find the value(s) of b if PR = 20