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10 (a)
B
D

6b
C

O A
3a

ACB and OCD are straight lines.

AC : CB = 1 : 2 .
OA = 3a and OB = 6b .

(i) Express AB in terms of a and b.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(ii) Express AC in terms of a and b.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(iii) BD = 5a - b .

Showing your working clearly, find OC : CD .

Answer ................... : ................... [4]

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9 (a)
Q

NOT TO
SCALE
P
U

R
T

In the diagram, PQ = 4p , QR = 3q and PT = p + 2q .

2 2
QU = QR and PT = PS .
3 3
(i) Express, as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q,

(a) PS ,

PS = ................................................... [1]

(b) SR.

SR = ................................................... [2]

(ii) State the name of the special quadrilateral PQRS.

Using vectors, give a reason for your answer.

................................... because ..................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(iii) Find, in its simplest form, the ratio PQ | SR .

......................... : ......................... [2]

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4 1
10 (a) f=e o g =e o
-3 -5
(i) Find g - 2f.

f p [1]

(ii) Petra writes f 2 g.

Show that Petra is wrong.

[3]

(b)
A

a
P
NOT TO
SCALE
Q
O
R

O, A and B are points with OA = a and OB = b .

1
P is the point on OA such that OP = OA .
3
O, Q and R lie on a straight line and Q is the midpoint of PB.

(i) Find PB in terms of a and b.

PB = ................................................... [1]

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(ii) Find OQ in terms of a and b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

OQ = ................................................... [2]

(iii) QR = 2OQ.

Show that AR is parallel to PB.

[3]

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(b)
A B

O C
G

q
D
F E

The diagram shows a shape made from seven identical equilateral triangles.
OA = p and OF = q .

(i) Express, as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q

(a) FB,

FB = ................................................. [1]

(b) FE .

FE = ................................................. [1]

(ii) X is a point on FB and FX : XB = 3 : 1.

Express OX , as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q.

OX = ................................................. [2]

(iii) Y is a point on BD.

Quadrilateral OXYF is a trapezium.

Express XY , as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q.

XY = ................................................. [3]

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(b)
E D C

NOT TO
SCALE
X
q

O B
p A

The diagram shows a parallelogram OBCE.

OA = p and OE = q .
AD is parallel to OE and OA : AB = 1 : 3.
X is a point on BC such that BX : XC = 3 : 2.

Express, as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q

(i) OC ,

OC = ................................................. [1]

(ii) AX ,

AX = ................................................. [2]

(iii) EX .

EX = ................................................. [2]

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(b)
P
NOT TO
S SCALE

p Q

R
q

The diagram shows triangle OPQ.

OP = p and OQ = q .
R is the point on OQ such that OR = 2RQ .
S is the midpoint of PQ.

Express, as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q

(i) PQ,

PQ = ................................................ [1]

(ii) OS ,

OS = ................................................ [2]

(iii) SR .

SR = ................................................ [2]

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12 (a) A is the point (2, 3) and B is the point (3, -5).

(i) Find AB.

AB = f p [2]

-4
(ii) BC = e o
3

Find the coordinates of C.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [1]

(iii) AD = 74 and D = (- 3, n) .

Find the possible values of n.

n = ............... or n = ............... [3]

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(b)
Q R

q NOT TO
SCALE
K
L

O p P

OQRP is a parallelogram.
OP = p and OQ = q .
K is the midpoint of OQ and L is a point on PR.
1
KL = p - q .
10
Find PL : LR.

......................... : ......................... [3]

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-4
7 (a) P is the point ( - 5, 2), Q is the point (3, 7) and QR = e o .
6
(i) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [1]

(ii) Find the coordinates of point R.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [1]

(iii) Find QR .

QR = ......................................... units [2]

(b)
B C

N
b NOT TO
SCALE

O A
a

OACB is a quadrilateral and N is a point on AB.

OA = a and OB = b .
OA = 2BC and BN : NA = 1 : 3.

Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form

(i) AB,

AB = ................................................. [1]

(ii) NC .

NC = ................................................. [3]
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17 For
D C Examiner’s
Use

3q X

A B
2p

ABCD is a parallelogram.
X is the point on BC such that BX : XC = 2 : 1.
→ →
AB = 2p and AD = 3q.

Find, in terms of p and q,

→
(a) AC ,

→
Answer (a) AC = ............................ [1]
→
(b) AX ,

→
Answer (b) AX = .......................... [1]
→
(c) XD .

→
Answer (c) XD = ........................... [1]

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21 For
Examiner’s
A B Use

2p + q
C

2q – p

In the diagram, BC = 2p + q, CD = 2q – p and D is the midpoint of CE.

(a) Express, in its simplest form, in terms of p and/or q

(i) CE ,

Answer ................................................ [1]

(ii) BE .

Answer ................................................ [1]

(b) Given that AB = kp, express AE in terms of k, p and q.

Answer ................................................ [1]

(c) Given that AE is parallel to BC, find k.

Answer k = ........................................... [1]

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O
a b

The diagram shows the points O and R and the vectors a and b.

(a) Given that OP = 2a, mark and label the position of P on the grid. [1]

(b) Given that OQ = 2b – a, mark and label the position of Q on the grid. [1]

(c) Express OR in terms of a and b.

Answer OR = ............................... [2]

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R Q

P p O

OPRQ is a parallelogram and S is a point on PR such that PS : SR = 1 : 3.

OP = p and OQ = q.

(a) (i) Express PQ in terms of p and/or q.

Answer ........................................... [1]

(ii) Express QS , as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q.

Answer ........................................... [1]

4
(b) T is a point on QS extended such that QT = QS .
3
(i) Express PT , as simply as possible, in terms of p and/or q.

Answer ........................................... [2]

(ii) What can you conclude about the points O, P and T ?

............................................................................................................................................... [1]

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6p
A B

8q

D C

In the diagram, ABCD is a parallelogram.

X is the point on BC such that BX | XC = 3 | 1 .
AB = 6p and AD = 8q .

(a) Express BX in terms of p and/or q.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(b) Express AX in terms of p and/or q.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(c) Y is the point such that CY = 3p + q .

(i) Express AY in terms of p and/or q.

Answer .......................................... [1]

(ii) Find the ratio AX | AY .

Answer .................... : .................... [1]

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O
a
A b NOT TO
SCALE
B

C D
P

In the diagram, B is the midpoint of OD and OA : AC = 1 : 3.

OA = a and OB = b .

(a) Express, as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or b

(i) OC ,

OC = ................................................... [1]

(ii) CD.

CD = ................................................... [1]
3
(b) P is the point on CD where CP = CD .
4
(i) Express AP , as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or b.

AP = ................................................... [2]

(ii) Find AP : BD.

......................... : ......................... [1]

(iii) What special type of quadrilateral is ABDP?

.................................................... [1]

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25 O, P and Q are points as shown in the diagram.

a - 2b

4a + 4b

NOT TO
SCALE

OP = a - 2b and OQ = 4a + 4b .

Express PQ, as simply as possible, in terms of a and b.

PQ = ................................................. [2]

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p q

Vectors p and q are shown on the grid.

On the grid, draw the vector

(a) 3p, [1]

(b) q - p . [1]

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R Q
NOT TO
a SCALE

O b P

The diagram shows a trapezium OPQR.

O is the origin, OR = a and OP = b .

3
RQ = OP
5

(a) Find PQ in terms of a and b in its simplest form.

PQ = ................................................ [2]

(b) When PQ and OR are extended, they intersect at W.

Find the position vector of W.

................................................. [2]

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3 Point A has coordinates (6, 4) and point B has coordinates (2, 7).

Write AB as a column vector.

AB = f p [1]

................................................. [3]

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(iii) AB is one side of the parallelogram ABCD and

-a
• BC = e o where a 2 0 and b 2 0
-b
• the gradient of BC is 1

• BC = 8 .

Find the coordinates of D.

( ....................... , ......................) [4]

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5
17 (a) (i) m =e o
7
Find 3m.

f p [1]

10
(ii) VW = e o
- 24

Find VW .

................................................. [2]

(b)
A E B

p
NOT TO
SCALE

O q C

OABC is a parallelogram.
OA = p and OC = q .
E is the point on AB such that AE : EB = 3 : 1.

Find OE , in terms of p and q, in its simplest form.

OE = .................................................. [2]

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P Q

b NOT TO
SCALE
O R
a

S V
T

O is the origin and OPQR is a parallelogram�

SOP is a straight line with SO = OP�
TRQ is a straight line with TR = RQ�
STV is a straight line and ST : TV = 2 : 1�
OR = a and OP = b �

(a) Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form,

(i) the position vector of T,

������������������������������������������������� [2]

(ii) RV �

RV = ������������������������������������������������� [1]

(b) Show that PT is parallel to RV�

[2]

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4 -2
2 (a) p =e o q =e o
5 7

(i) Find 2p + q .

f p [2]

(ii) Find p .

................................................. [2]
-3
(b) A is the point (4, 1) and AB = e o.
1
Find the coordinates of B.

( ...................... , ...................... ) [1]

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(d)
D

NOT TO
T
SCALE
M

O C

In the diagram, O is the origin, OT = 2TD and M is the midpoint of TC.

OC = c and OD = d .

Find the position vector of M.

Give your answer in terms of c and d in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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P

NOT TO
S SCALE
a

O b Q

S is a point on PQ such that PS : SQ = 4 : 5.

Find OS , in terms of a and b, in its simplest form.

OS = ................................................. [2]

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-3 2
5 (a) a=e o b =e o
8 -5
(i) Find

(a) b - a ,

f p [1]

(b) 2a + b ,

f p [2]

(c) b.

................................................. [2]
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(ii) a + kb = e o , where k and m are integers.
m
Find the value of k and the value of m.

k = ................................................

m = ................................................ [3]

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(b)
C B

M N NOT TO
q SCALE

O p A

OABC is a parallelogram and O is the origin.

M is the midpoint of OB.
N is the point on AB such that AN : NB = 3 : 2.
OA = p and OC = q.

(i) Find, in terms of p and q, in its simplest form.

(a) OB

OB = ................................................ [1]

(b) CM

CM = ................................................ [2]

(c) MN

MN = ................................................ [2]

(ii) CB and ON are extended to meet at D.

Find the position vector of D in terms of p and q.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [3]

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B

NOT TO
SCALE
b K
L

O a A

The diagram shows a triangle OAB and a parallelogram OALK.

The position vector of A is a and the position vector of B is b.
K is a point on AB so that AK | KB = 1 | 2.

Find the position vector of L, in terms of a and b.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................. [4]

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A D
B

x NOT TO
SCALE
y

3 4
OA = x , OB = y and OD = x + y .
7 7
Calculate the ratio AD : DB.

........................ : ....................... [2]

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23 (a)

C B D

A
n NOT TO
SCALE

F m E

The diagram shows a parallelogram CDEF.

FE = m and CE = n .
B is the midpoint of CD.
FA = 2AC

Find an expression, in terms of m and n, for AB.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

AB = ................................................. [3]

(b) GH = 56 (2p + q) JK = 5
18 (2p + q)

Write down two facts about vectors GH and JK .

.....................................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................... [2]

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C

A NOT TO
SCALE

a M

O B
b

The diagram shows a triangle OAB and a straight line OAC.

OA : OC = 2 : 5 and M is the midpoint of AB.
OA = a and OB = b .

Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form

(a) AB,

AB = ................................................. [1]

(b) MC .

MC = ................................................. [3]

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(b)
C

D NOT TO
a SCALE
E b

O
A B

In the diagram, OAB and OED are straight lines.

O is the origin, A is the midpoint of OB and E is the midpoint of AC.
AC = a and CB = b .

Find, in terms of a and b, in its simplest form

(i) AB,

AB = ................................................ [1]

(ii) OE ,

OE = ................................................. [2]

(iii) the position vector of D.

................................................. [3]

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