Topic Test 1 (20 minutes)

Vectors - Higher

Use this diagram to answer questions 1 and 2

The diagram shows three vectors, a, b and c.

5 a
c
4

2
b
1

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
x

1 Write, in column form, the vector that is

parallel to b
twice as long as b.
[1 mark]

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Answer  
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2 Which of the following is true?

Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

a=b+c a–b=c a+b+c=0 a+b=c

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3 Two vectors p and q are shown on the grid.

Y Z A’ B’ C’ D’

S T U V W X

L M N P Q R

F G H I J K
q

O p A B C D E

3 (a) Write, in letters, any vector equal to 2p – 4q

[1 mark]

Answer

3 (b) Draw, on the diagram, the vector representation of

(p – 2q) + (–2p + q) = –(p + q)

[2 marks]

4 Work out the value of c.

[2 marks]

c=

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5 Work out the transformation that maps shape A to shape B.

10

7
A
6

4
B
3

0
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

[2 marks]

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Answer  
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6 Triangle T is mapped to triangle R by a translation of

Draw triangle R on the grid.

[2 marks]

1
T
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

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7 OABC is a quadrilateral.
L, M, N and R are the midpoints of OA, AB, BC and OC respectively.
→ → →
OA = a, OB = b and OC = c.

C N
B

R
Not drawn
M accurately

O
L
A

Work out the following vectors in terms of a, b and c.

→
7 (a) OR
[1 mark]

Answer

→
7 (b) CN
[1 mark]

Answer

→
7 (c) LM
[2 marks]

Answer

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8 OACB is a parallelogram.
→ →
OA = a, OB = b

M is on OC such that OM : MC = 3 : 1

BM is extended to meet AC at N.
B C

b M Not drawn
N accurately

O a A

→
8 (a) Write OM in terms of a and b.
[1 mark]

Answer

→
8 (b) Write BM in terms of a and b.
[2 marks]

Answer

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8 (c) Given that BM : MN = 3 : 1, show that AC : NC = 3 : 1
[3 marks]

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