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MAGNITUDE OF A VECTOR
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Length of a unit vector is 1
a unit vector is 1
MAGNITUDE
of

UNIT VECTOR VECTOR

ITS OWN MAGNITUDE

AB ABT
ABT

Q AB Find the unit vector

in the direction of AB
B
AB 32 42 02 525 5

Unit vector 5
A length t
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1 unit vector find values

of P magnitude 1

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p 0.95
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PARALLEL G COLLINEAR
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B C

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1
ARE MULTIPLES OF EACH OTHER
checkwhetherAB and E parallel or not
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Since they are multiples
of eachother they are parallel

2
If there is k
already present
in question change the formula
G
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A X B

A a

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Given that a and b are parallel
values and
find of K K
note to keep workings
A O B to minimal we
a

A t B take vector with

Unknowns as the

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together in two different ways
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2 Cross Product Vectorproduct

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1

2 CONVERGE TO A POINT
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MULTIPLY ONE OF VECTORS WITH 1
TO CHANGE ITS DIRECTION
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DOT PRODUCT OF PERPENDICULAR VECTOR

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SCALAR VECTOR Syllabus
PRODUCT PRODUCT now

We F d T F xd
scalar vetctor
vector vector lector tector

POSITION VECTORS O ooo

origin
Name starts with o
OF OF OF
Position vector
of a point coordinates
of point
of T 1,1 7
1
AB OF OF
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LINE

EQUATION OF A LINE

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DIRECTIONVECTOR M a
E

EQUATION OF LINE

VECTOR FORM A pengqtpatadmeter

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PARAMETRIC FORM
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Point
CARTESIAN
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SOMETIMES CARTESIAN IS NOT IN

CORRECT FORM

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K 3 31312 5
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2 E
E
r 5

K 3 Y 2 E
f 64

Point online 3,4 3

Direction vector
Ig
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A 1 3,7 and has direction vector
of
E point online a
y
h at Xm direction vector m

h
g
tiff
VECTOR FORM
4
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in
g if p g
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VECTOR FORM TO PARAMETRIC FORM
and
substitute r with
form 3 separate equations
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Parametric
form
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make a subject on all equations and equate
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Direction
vector

EQUATION OF A LINE IS ASKED IN TWO WAYS

Given 1 Direction Vector M Given Two points on the
2 A point on line la hire
 EQUATION OF A LINE
1 Point on lineal and direction vector
m
is
given
are
2 Two points given

I Find equation
of line that passes
through A e 0,5 and 13 3,7111
OB
Step 1 DIRECTION VECTOR 3,7111

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Ey
E Al1,015

FB
I If m ABthen take

mÉ
Point online A
ah
a a
If BA then take

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m

point on line B

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til
K I t 2A
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2D
parallel

intersecting

TWO LINES

PARALLEL
NON PARALLEL
1 Their direction I
vectors are parallel INTERSECTING SKEW
M K M2

m ma are
multiples of each 1 Point of intersection
other 2 Angle of intersection

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STEPI BRING BOTH LINES TO PARAMETRIC

FORM EQUATE AND MAKE 3 EQUATIONS
A X 2 4 21
Y I X y 6t2t
2 1 27 2 Itt
1 4 4 21 t 1 21 1 t
1 3 21 EG 22ft 21 t
STER SOLVE ANY TWO OF THEM AND FIND
VALUES OF IF THESE
R AND E
VALUES SATISFY THE THIRD EQUATION
THESE ARE INTERSECTING LINES
OTHERWISE SKEW
1 3 2 4 5 7 22 21 t
4 21 11 2
17 3 21 2 8 12 2 2
i t 2
Intersecting
POINT OF INTERSECTION

a
if 1
ttif
tf
r
1 41 14 31 1

ANGLE BETWEEN TWO LINES

APPLY DOTPRODUCT ON DIRECTION VECTORS M Ma
SCALAR

tf
r
1
if
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a

FOOT OF PERPENDICULAR 5 Marks

Find the shortest distance from point P to the line

if
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IF
c
Htt
STEP1 Bring line to parametric form
and use those as coordinates
of F
STEP2 Find vector PF
PF OF OF

FEI WEI
STEPS PI and me are now perpendicular

PI M O

E
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147 28 0

7 2

coordinates
at 1.511 1 51

P 1,516 F 2,417

TO FIND DISTANCE WE HAVE TWO APPROACHES

1 COORDINATE GEOMETRY 2 VECTORS

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t 11 5 6 SKEW
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