Vector
IGCSE A. Maths 0606 (2023 - 2024) Syllabus
Section 1 (Open-Ended)
1) [10]
In the diagram OA = 2a and OB = 5b. The point M is the midpoint of OA and the
point N lies on OB such that ON:NB=3:2.
A) Find an expression for the vector MB in terms of a and b. [2]
B) The point P lies on AN such that AP = λAN . [2]
Find an expression for the vector AP in terms of λ, a and b.
C) Find an expression of the MP in terms of λ, a and b. [2]
D) Given that M, P and B are collinear, nd the value of λ. [4]
2) In this question i is a unit vector due East and j is a unit vector due North. [10]
At 12 00 hours, a ship leaves a port P and travels with a speed of 26 km/h in the direction
5i + 12j .
A) Show that the velocity of the ship is (10i + 24j ) km/h. [2]
B) Write down the position vector of the ship, relative to P, at 16 00 hours. [1]
C) Find the position vector of the ship, relative to P, t hours after 16 00 hours. [2]
D) At 16 00 hours, a speedboat leaves a lighthouse which has position vector (120i + [1]
81j)km, relative to P, to intercept the ship. the speedboat has a velocity of
(−22i + 30j )kmh−1 .
Find the position vector, relative to P, of the speedboat t hours after 16 00 hours.
E) Find the time at which the speedboat intercepts the ship and the position vector, [4]
relative to P, of the point of interception.
3) The town of Cambley is 5 km east and p km north of Edwintown so that the position vector [7]
5000
of Cambley from Edwintown is ( ) metres. Manjit sets out from Edwintown at the
1000p
same time as Raj sets out from Cambley. Manjit sets out from Edwintown on a bearing of
020∘ at the speed of 2.5ms−1 so that her position vector relative to Edwintown after t
2.5t cos 70∘
seconds is given by ( ). Raj sets out from Cambley on a bearing of 310∘ at
2.5t cos 20∘
2ms−1 .
A) Find the position vector of Raj relative to Edwintown after t seconds. [2]
B) Manjit and Raj meet after T seconds. [5]
Find the value of T and p.
4) The points X , Y and Z are such that XY = 3Y Z . The position vectors of X and Z , [5]
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relative to an origin O , are ( ) and ( ) respectively. Find the unit vector in the
−27 −7
direction OY .
5) [9]
The diagram shows the parallelogram OABC, such that OA = a and OC = c. The point D
lies on CB such that CD : DB = 3 : 1. When extended, the lines AB and OD meet at the point
E. It is given that OE = hOD and BE = kAB, where h and k are constants.
A) Find DE in terms of a, c and h. [4]
B) Find DE in terms of a, c and k. [1]
C) Hence nd the value of h and of k. [4]
6) In this question, i is a unit vector due east and j is a unit vector due north. [10]
At time t = 0 boat A leaves the origin O and travels with velocity (2i + 4j)kmh−1 . Also at
time t = 0 boat B leaves the point with position vector (−21i + 22j) km and travels with
velocity (5i + 3j)kmh−1 .
A) Write down the position vectors of boats A and B after t hours. [2]
B) Show that A and B are 25km apart when t = 2. [3]
C) Find the length of time for which A and B are less than 25km apart. [5]
7) 1 0 [8]
In this question,( ) is a unit vector due east and ( ) is a unit vector due north.
0 1
27
A lighthouse has position vector ( ) km relative to an origin O. A boat moves in such a
48
4 + 8t
way that its position vector is given by ( )km, where t is the time in hours, after
12 + 6t
1200.
A) Show that at 1400 the boat is 25 km from the lighthouse. [4]
B) Find the length of time for which the boat is less than 25 km from the lighthouse. [4]
8) 5 29 [7]
Relative to an origin O, points A and B have position vectors ( ) and ( )
−6 −13
respectively.
A) Find the unit vector parallel to AB. [3]
B) The points A,B and C lies on a straight line such that 2 AC = 3AB. [4]
Find the position vector of the points C.
9) A function f is such that f (x) = ln (2x + 1), for x > − 1 . [10]
2
A) Write down the range of f . [1]
B) A function g is such that g(x) = 5x − 7 for xϵR.
C) Find the exact solution of the equation gf (x) = 13. [3]
D) Find the solution of the equation f ′ (x) = g−1 (x). [6]
10) [9]
The diagram shows a triangle OAB. The point P is the midpoint of OA and the point Q lies
1
on OB such that OQ = OB. The position vectors of P and Q are p and q respectively.
4
A) Find, in terms of p and q, an expression for each of the vectors P Q, QA and P B. [3]
B) Given that P R = λP B and that QR = μQA, nd the expression for P Q in terms of [2]
λ, μ p and q.
C) Using your expressions for P Q, nd the value of λ and of μ. [4]