Geometry · Guided Practice
Vectors
15 questions with answers and video solutions. Try each one before revealing the answer.
Express in terms of and
and represent vectors and respectively.
(a) Express in terms of and
(b) Express in terms of and Give your answer in its simplest form.
Answer
(b)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
(b) ,
(c) ,
(d)
(a)
(b)
Answer
(b)
B is the point (8,6,0).
The apex D is directly above the centre of the base.
The height of the pyramid is 7 units.
(a) Express in component form.
(b) Express in component form.
(c) Determine the exact value of
Answer
(b) ,
(c)
The diagram below shows parallelogram ABCD.

represents vector and represents vector .
Express in terms of and .
In the diagram below, and represent the vectors and respectively.

Express in terms of and .
Give your answer in its simplest form.
In triangle PQR, and

(a) Express in component form.
M is the midpoint of PR.
(b) Express in component form.
Answer
The vectors and are shown in the diagram below.
Find the resultant vector
Express your answer in component form.
The triangle ABC is shown below

and
G is the point such that CG = CB.
Express in terms of and
Give your answer in simplest form.
Given and , find the resultant vector
Express your answer in component form.
Express your answer as a surd in its simplest form.
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