O Alfred knows his home is about to be over-run by thieves. He has a box of money and decides to dig a hole in his field and hide it there. He plans to run away but to tell his daughter Ethel where the money is so that she can go back later and dig it up. How many pieces of information does Alfred need to give Ethel?

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O Alfred knows his home is about to be over-run
to dig a hole in his field and hide it there.
O Draw sketch diagrams to show these vectors
21otoev rlti Write, in component form, the vector AB
represented by the line segments joining the
following points.
Jeops ste d bns o
12
n
4
*no nonub sdi as ini s
2 3
onon
Remember a line segment
is part of a line joining two
particular points. Draw a
diagram to help you.
dto sbmingso urb en sm h
g dos mot innom
3
i) A(2,3) to B(4, 1)
2
lii) A(4, 1) to B(2, 3)
(ii) A(-2,–3) to B(4, 1)
e
3
4
1 2
(Iv A(-2,3) to B(-4, 1)
Figure 12.9ogmo) a uo allas is
uov lls son oh slnoih
(v- A(3, 2) to B(1, 4)
(vil A(-3, -2) to B(-1, –4)
hieves. He has a box of money and decides
He plans to run away but to tell his daughter
Erhel where the money is so that she can go
back later and dig it up. How many pieces of
information does Alfred need to give Ethel?
6 A triangle is formed by the points
A(1, 4), B(4, 7) and C(1,7).
(i) (a) Find the vectors representing the three
medians of the triangle.
PS
A median joins one vertex to the
midpoint of the opposite side.
A Draw diagrams to show these vectors and then
write them in magnitude-direction form.
Use your calculator to
check your answers.
(b) Find the magnitude of each median.
number Give your answers in the form ab
where a and b are constants.
When a vector is multi
direction renias the sa
The point X(2, 6) is the centroid of the
triangle.
(ii) Find AX. Give your answer in the form a
The vector 2a in Fi
| 3i + 4j
isito Srlb 1s hdried no i T0G where a and b are constants.
nioj li) Show that X divides each of the three
medians in the ratio 2:1.
同
) 3i – 4j
(2,E) miog srf o nigno arls
Figure 12.12
Jad V ao UoY ic+ i Ps O PQ and R are points on a plane. Investigate
when the vector in
whether these situations are possible and, if so,
b what can be said about the position of R.
liv)
3
mimber
(v)
1 PR:
(ii) The direction of PR is the same as the
and then write them in component form.
1 (10, 45°)
li (5, 360°)
M (10, 135°)
(imi) Both PR =QR and the direction of PR is
the
to 10s
fmoi insirog i nwoldirection of QR.
li) (5,210°)
liv) (10, 270°)ative o vect
16q o 21 UOY Othe same as the direction of QR.
ail sda
(vi) (5,330°)
opposite direc
249
Chapter 12 Vectors
Transcribed Image Text:O Alfred knows his home is about to be over-run to dig a hole in his field and hide it there. O Draw sketch diagrams to show these vectors 21otoev rlti Write, in component form, the vector AB represented by the line segments joining the following points. Jeops ste d bns o 12 n 4 *no nonub sdi as ini s 2 3 onon Remember a line segment is part of a line joining two particular points. Draw a diagram to help you. dto sbmingso urb en sm h g dos mot innom 3 i) A(2,3) to B(4, 1) 2 lii) A(4, 1) to B(2, 3) (ii) A(-2,–3) to B(4, 1) e 3 4 1 2 (Iv A(-2,3) to B(-4, 1) Figure 12.9ogmo) a uo allas is uov lls son oh slnoih (v- A(3, 2) to B(1, 4) (vil A(-3, -2) to B(-1, –4) hieves. He has a box of money and decides He plans to run away but to tell his daughter Erhel where the money is so that she can go back later and dig it up. How many pieces of information does Alfred need to give Ethel? 6 A triangle is formed by the points A(1, 4), B(4, 7) and C(1,7). (i) (a) Find the vectors representing the three medians of the triangle. PS A median joins one vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. A Draw diagrams to show these vectors and then write them in magnitude-direction form. Use your calculator to check your answers. (b) Find the magnitude of each median. number Give your answers in the form ab where a and b are constants. When a vector is multi direction renias the sa The point X(2, 6) is the centroid of the triangle. (ii) Find AX. Give your answer in the form a The vector 2a in Fi | 3i + 4j isito Srlb 1s hdried no i T0G where a and b are constants. nioj li) Show that X divides each of the three medians in the ratio 2:1. 同 ) 3i – 4j (2,E) miog srf o nigno arls Figure 12.12 Jad V ao UoY ic+ i Ps O PQ and R are points on a plane. Investigate when the vector in whether these situations are possible and, if so, b what can be said about the position of R. liv) 3 mimber (v) 1 PR: (ii) The direction of PR is the same as the and then write them in component form. 1 (10, 45°) li (5, 360°) M (10, 135°) (imi) Both PR =QR and the direction of PR is the to 10s fmoi insirog i nwoldirection of QR. li) (5,210°) liv) (10, 270°)ative o vect 16q o 21 UOY Othe same as the direction of QR. ail sda (vi) (5,330°) opposite direc 249 Chapter 12 Vectors
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