VECTORS QUESTIONS FROM 2025 MOCK PAPERS

JJEB

1. Given that A(2,1,5) and B(3,-1,7) are points on a straight line which meets the plane
4x+3y-2z+17=0 at point T. Find the coordinates of T.

2. Given the points R(6,1,7), S(11,0,10), T(-14,5,-5) and N(3,45,-20).

a). Show that;

i). Points R, S and T are collinear.

ii).STN is a right angle.

b).Find the cartesian equation of the plane containing points R,S and N.

UNNASE

3. Points O, P,Q and R form a parallelogram OPQR where O is the origin. The position
vectors of P and R are 𝒊 + 𝛼𝒋 + 𝒌 and 4𝒊 + 2𝒋 respectively.
Given that OPR is a right angle, Find the;

i).Value of 𝛼.

ii).Position vector of Q.

4. The points A, B, C and D have position vectors 2𝒊 + 2𝒌 , 4𝒊 − 2𝒋, −2𝒊 + 3𝒌 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒊 −

𝒋 + 3𝒌 respectively. Find the;

i). Cartesian equation of the line through point D and is the perpendicular
bisector of line AB.

ii).Cartesian equation of the plane containing A,B and C.

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5. Determine the shortest distance from the point P(2,3,1) to the line,
𝑥−1 𝑦+2 𝑧
2
= 3
= −1

6. a). Two lines L1 and L2 have vector equations

r1=(2−3𝑡)𝒊 + (1 + 𝑡)𝒋 + 4𝑡𝒌

r2=(−1 + 3𝜇)𝒊 + 3𝒋 + (7 − 𝜇)𝒌 respectively.

b). Show that L1 and L2 are concurrent and find their point of concurrency.

c). Find the angle between the line

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 𝑟 = (3𝒊 + 2𝒋 + 𝒌) + 𝜇(4𝒊 − 2𝒋 − 𝒌) and the plane

𝑟 = (2𝒊 + 4𝒋 − 5𝒌) + 𝑡(2𝒊 + 2𝒌) + 𝜆(3𝒊 + 𝒋 − 2𝒌)

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7. Find the vector equation of the line L which passes through L(-3,1,-7) and M(5,3,5).
Hence find the shortest distance from the origin to the line L.
8. a).Find the cartesian equation of the plane which contains the point (1,3,8) and the
𝑦−3 2−𝑧
line 𝑥−4 = 3
= 4
.

b). Find a vector equation of the line through (4,2,-3) parallel to the line of
intersection of the planes 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4𝑥 + 2𝑧 = 7.

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9. Find the vector which is perpendicular to both 𝒊 + 2𝒌 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3𝒊 + 𝒋 + 𝒌. Hence find the
equation of the plane parallel to these vectors and which pass through the point
with position vector 𝒊 − 𝒋.
10. Two planes P1 and P2 have respective cartesian equation 6x+2y+9z=5 and 10x-y-
11z=4.
Find the;
(a)acute angle between P1 and P2
(b)vector equation of the line of intersection of P1 and P2.

UTEC
11. Show that the acute angle between two straight lines of gradients m1 and m2 is
𝑚 𝑚
given by tan−1 |1+𝑚
1− 2
𝑚
|.
1 2

12. (a)Calculate the acute angle between the lines.

3 2 3 3
𝑟1 = (1) + 𝜆 (−1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟2 = (1) + 𝜇 (2)
4 3 4 1
(b)Find the cartesian equation of the plane containing the lines in (a) above.

UPISA

13. A triangle has vertices A, B and C with position vectors a, b and c respectively. If
M is the mid-point of AC and point R divides MB in the ratio 1:2, show that the
1
position vector of R is given by. 3 (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐).

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14. A Plane P, defined by the equation 𝑟 = (3) + 𝜆 (2) + 𝜇 ( 1 ) intersects a line L
1 3 2
𝑧−3
defined by the equation 3 − 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 2 = −2 at a point T. Find the;
(a) cartesian equation of the plane P.
(b) coordinates of point T
(c) Parametric equation of the line through point T perpendicular to the plane P.

UMTA

15. Find the vector equation of a line of intersection of the two planes; 7𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 3𝑧 =
−3 and 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4.

16. (a) Find the angle between the planes;

𝑟. (𝒊 + 𝒋 − 2𝒌) = 𝟑 and 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2
(b) Show that the plane 𝑟 ∙ (𝒊 + 𝒋 − 2𝒌) = 5 is parallel to the line 𝑟 = (2𝒊 − 2𝒋 + 3𝒌) +
𝜆(𝒊 − 𝒋 + 4𝒌). Find the distance between them.

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17. Given vectors 𝑂𝐴 = (−6) and 𝑂𝐵 = (0) , find the coordinates of T which divided
10 6
AB such that AT:TB=1:2.

18. (a)Given points P, Q and R with position vectors 4𝒊 − 8𝒋 − 13𝒌 , 5𝒊 − 2𝒋 − 3𝒌 and 5𝒊 +

4𝒋 + 10𝒌. Show that the points are vertices of a triangle.

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(b)Two lines are given by parametric equations such that L1= ( 2 ) + 𝜆 (−2) and
1 3
−3 1
L2=( 𝑝 ) + 𝜇 (−1), Given that the lines intersect at a point A. Find the;
7 2
(i)values 𝜆, 𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜇
(ii)coordinates of point A
(iii)Angle between L1 and L2.

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19. Find the point of intersection of the lines 𝑟1 = ( 9 ) + 𝜆 (2) and 𝑟2 = ( 7 ) + 𝜇 ( 2 ),
13 3 𝑡 3
hence find t.
𝑥−2 𝑦−2 𝑧−3
20. (a) Show that the line 2
= −1
= 3
is parallel to the plane 𝑟 ∙ (4𝒊 − 𝒋 − 3𝒌) = 4 hence
find the perpendicular distance between the plane and the line.
𝑦−2 𝑥−2 𝑧−3
(b) Find the angle between the line 3
= 2
= 4
and the plane 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 + 1 = 0.

KASSHPA

21. Show that the lines 𝑟 = (25) + 𝜆(−3

2
) and 𝑟 = (−3
3
) + 𝜇(32) are perpendicular and the find
the position vector of their point of intersection.
22. Find the perpendicular distance from the point A, with position vector 4𝒊 − 3𝒋 + 10𝒌
to the line 𝑟 = (𝒊 + 2𝒋 + 3𝒌) + 𝜆(3𝒊 − 𝒋 + 2𝒌).

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23. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2,-1,-3) on a plane (1,-3,3).
Find the cartesian equation of the plane.
24. A parallelogram PQRS has vertices P(4,2,-6) , Q(5,3,-1) , R(12,4,5) and S(11,9,-2).
Find the;
(i)coordinates of the point of intersection T of the diagonals.
(ii)Size of the angle𝑃𝑄̂ 𝑅

ACEITEKA
25. Show that the equation of the line through the point the points (1,2,1) and (4,-2,2) is
𝑥−1 𝑦−2
given = = 𝑧 − 1.
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26. The points A and B have position vectors a and b respectively.
• Point C is along OA produced such that AC=20A
• Point D is along OB produced such that BD=b
• Point E is such that DE=3a
• Point F divides AB in the ratio 2:3

(a)Express each of the following vectors in terms of a and b.

(i)DC

(ii)CF

(b) Show that O, F and E are collinear.

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27. The points A(1,-102) , B(0,-105), C and D form the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD
with point E(-1,-104) as the point of intersection of the diagonals. Find the;

(i)coordinate of the vertex C

(ii)Length of side BC

28 The points A and B have position vectors a and b respectively. A point C divides
BA in the ratio 2:3 , D is along OA produced such that AD=a. E is along OB
produced such that BE=2OB. F is another point such that DF=3FB.
(a) Express each of the following vectors in terms of a and b;
(i)DE
(ii)EC
(b) Show that C ,F and E are collinear.

ASSHU ANKOLE

𝑥
29 Find the acute angle between the lines 𝑟 = (4 − 2𝛼)𝒊 + (3 + 2𝛼)𝒋 + (5 + 3𝛼)𝒌 and 2
=
1−𝑦 3−𝑧
2
= −2
30 The co-ordinates of points A and B are (6,-5,1) and (7,-7,-4) respectively. The Line
L through A and B is perpendicular to the plane containing point C(2,1,-3).
(i)Find the vector equation of the Line L
(ii)Find the cartesian equation of the plane.
(iii)Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line and the plane.
(iv)Show that the distance from the point of intersection to the point with position
vector 𝒊 + 𝒋 − 11𝒌 is 7 units.

WAKISSHA

31. Suppose the line B is perpendicular to the plane 3x-y+z=2 and passes through a
point C(1,1,0). Find the cartesian equation of line B.

32. (a)Find the cartesian equation of the line of intersection of the two planes
whose equations are 3x-y+z=2 and x+5y+2z=6.
(b) In a triangle OAB where OA=a and OB=b , show that the area of the triangle
1
OAB is given by. 2
√|𝒂|2 |𝒃|2 − (𝒂 ∙ 𝒃)2 .

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