VECTOR 2003 - 2007

SPM2003
1. Diagram 2 shows 2 vectors , OP and QO .

y
Q( - 8 , 4 )

P( 5 , 3 )

Express

(a)

OP in

x

y

the form

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2.

O
Diagram 2

(b) OQ in the form x i + y j .

(2

p= 2a + 3b
q= 4a b
r = ha + ( h - k) b , with condition h and k are constants.
Use the information above to find the value of h and k when
r = 3p 2q.

(3 marks)

3. Diagram 3 shows parallelogram ABCD with condition BED is a straight line.

DIAGRAM 3

E
A

Given AB = 6p, AD = 4q and DE = 2EB , express in terms of p and q:

(a) BD
(b) EC

4. Given

AB =

5

7

, OB =

2

3

and CD =

k

5

, find

(4 marks)

(a) Coordinate A,
(b) unit vector in the direction of OA
(c) k value, if CD is parallel with AB

( 2 marks)
( 2 marks)
( 2marks)

SPM2004
1. Given O(0, 0), A(- 3, 4) and B(2, 16) , find in terms of , i and
(a) AB
(b) unit vector in direction AB

2. Given A(- 2, 4), B(2, 4) and B(m, p), find the value of m and p so that
AB 2 BC 10i 12 j

3. Diagram 3 shows triangle OAB. Straight line AP intersects with straight line OQ at R.
1
1
Given that OP = OB , AQ AB , OP 6 x and OA 2 y .
3
4
A
Q
R
O

(a) Express in terms of

(i)

x and/or

(ii)

AP

P
y

:
[4 marks]

OQ

(b) (i)

Given AR h AP , state AR in terms of h, x and y

(ii) Given RQ k OQ , state RQ in terms of k, x and y [2 marks]
Using AR and RQ from (b),
Find the value of h and k

[4 marks]

SPM2005
6
A
4
2

10

12

1. The Diagram above shows vector OA drawn on Cartesian.

x
(a) Express OA in form
y
(b) Find unit vector in the direction of OA
y

[2 marks]

Q
R
P
x

2. Diagram shows parallelogram, OPQR . Given that

Find PR

OP 6i 4 j

and

PQ 4i 5 j

[3 marks]

A
3. Given that

AB 20 x , AE 8 y

B
,

DC 25 x 24v

, AE

1
3
AD and EF EC
4
5

(a) Express in terms of x and / or y

(i) BD
(ii) EC
[3 marks]
(b) Prove that points B, F dan D are colinear
(c) If x 2 and y 3 , find BD

[3 marks]
[2 marks]

SPM2006
1. The points P, Q and R are collinear, It is given that
where k is constant. Find
(a) the value of k (b) the ratio of PQ : QR

PQ 4a 2b

and

QR 3a (1 k )b ,

[4 marks]

2. Diagram below shows two vectors, OA and AB

y
A(4,3)
-x

-5

Express
x
(a) OA in the form
y

(b) AB in the form

3. Diagram shows a trapezium ABCD

xi y j

[2 marks]

C
F

A
Given that

AB 2 y

AD 6 x

E
, AE

2
5
AD and BC AD .
3
6

(a) Express AC , in term of x and y

[2 marks]
(b) Point F lies inside the trapezium ABCD such that 2 EF m AB and m is a constant.
(i) Express AF , in terms of m, x and y
(ii) Hence, if the point A, F and C are collinear, find the value of m
[5 marks]

SPM 2007

1. The following information refers to the vectors a and b

2
1

a , b
8
4
Find
(a) the vector 2a b
(b) the unit vector in the direction of 2a b

[4 marks]

2. Diagram shows a rectangle OABC and the point D lies on the straight line OB.
C

B
D

5y
O

9x

It is given that OD = 3DB. Express OD , in terms of x and

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3. 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
B

Q
S

It is given that OA : OP 4 : 1, AB : AQ 2 : 1, OA 8 x, OB
(a) Express in terms of x and / or y
(i) BP
(ii) OQ

6y

[3 marks]

(b) Using OS hOQ and BS k BP , where h and k are constants,

find the values of h and of k
(c) Given that
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x 2 units,

= 3 units and AOB 90 , find

AB

[5 marks]
.

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