Shape & Space – vectors vectors question sheet SS-VS-01

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⎛ 3⎞ ⎛ 2⎞ ⎛ 3⎞
1. If x=⎜ ⎟ y=⎜ ⎟ z =⎜ ⎟
⎝5⎠ ⎝ −4 ⎠ ⎝0⎠
find:

(a) x + y (b) y + z (c) x + z

(d) x − y (e) y − z (f) x − z

⎛1⎞ ⎛2⎞ ⎛ 3⎞
2. If p=⎜ ⎟ q=⎜ ⎟ r =⎜ ⎟
⎝ 3⎠ ⎝ −3 ⎠ ⎝ −2 ⎠

solve each equation for the column vector x

(a) x = p − q (b) x − q = p (c) q = r − x

(d) r + p = 2 x (e) 3r = 2q − x (f) p = 3r − 2 x

3. Find the magnitude of each column vector. (answer to 2 d.p.)

⎛ 2⎞ ⎛ −3 ⎞ ⎛5⎞
(a) ⎜ ⎟ (b) ⎜ ⎟ (c) ⎜ ⎟
⎝1⎠ ⎝2⎠ ⎝ −1⎠

4. If vectors are drawn from the origin O, what angle does each make with the positive
x-axis in an anti-clockwise sense?

⎛1⎞ ⎛ −1⎞ ⎛ −1⎞

(a) ⎜ ⎟ (b) ⎜ ⎟ (c) ⎜ ⎟
⎝1⎠ ⎝1⎠ ⎝ −1⎠

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Shape & Space – vectors vectors question sheet SS-VS-01

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1.

⎛5⎞ ⎛ 5⎞ ⎛6⎞
(a) ⎜ ⎟ (b) ⎜ ⎟ (c) ⎜ ⎟
⎝1⎠ ⎝ −4 ⎠ ⎝5⎠

⎛1⎞ ⎛ −1 ⎞ ⎛0⎞
(d) ⎜ ⎟ (e) ⎜ ⎟ (f) ⎜ ⎟
⎝9⎠ ⎝ −4 ⎠ ⎝5⎠

2.

⎛ −1⎞ ⎛ 3⎞ ⎛ 1⎞
(a) ⎜ ⎟ (b) ⎜ ⎟ (c) ⎜ ⎟
⎝6⎠ ⎝0⎠ ⎝ 1⎠

⎛ 2 ⎞ ⎛ −5 ⎞ ⎛ 4 ⎞
(d) ⎜ ⎟ (e) ⎜ ⎟ (f) ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 0.5 ⎠ ⎝0⎠ ⎝ −4.5 ⎠

3.

(a) 2.24 (b) 3.61 (c) 5.10

4.

(a) 45o (b) 135o (c) 225o

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