‭HSC Final Study: V1 Vectors (2 of 2)‬‭(~15.

5% historical‬‭contribution)‬
‭Key Areas addressed by this worksheet‬

‭Vectors and Geometry (8.0%)‬

‭●‬ V ‭ ectors and Geometry‬‭is the new 600-pound Silverback‬‭in the Ext2 rainforest‬
‭that attracted three longer answer questions in 2023 for a total 9-mark‬
‭allocation. Add this to impressive contributions in all previous new syllabus‬
‭exams and we have a critical revision focus area.‬
‭●‬ ‭Its importance is further underlined by the consistently low mean marks‬
‭produced which has resulted in a dedicated revision series worksheet for the‬
‭sub-topic.‬
‭●‬ ‭Revision questions include multiple examples of both 2D and 3D shapes‬
‭Thank you for subscribing to SmarterMaths Teacher Edition (Silver) in 2024.‬ ‭which have both featured in new syllabus exams.‬
‭●‬ ‭The most common question type looks at pyramids, both square (2021) and‬
‭ ey features of the Extension 2 “2024 HSC Comprehensive Revision Series”‬
K ‭triangular (2022).‬
‭include:‬ ‭●‬ ‭2D quadrilaterals and triangles were the subject of ‬‭2023‬‭Ext2 11d‬‭and‬‭2020‬
‭‬
● ‭ 16 hours of cherry-picked HSC revision questions by topic‬
~ ‭Ext2 15b‬‭which deserve close revision attention.‬
‭●‬ ‭Targeted at motivated students aiming for a Band 5 or 6 equivalent result‬ ‭●‬ ‭2023 Ext2 15c‬‭and‬‭2021 Ext2 16a‬‭look at spheres and‬‭both caused major‬
‭●‬ ‭Weighting toward more difficult examples‬ ‭issues. Important revision examples.‬
‭●‬ ‭Mark allocations given to each topic generally reflect its historical (new‬
‭syllabus) HSC exam allocation.‬
‭●‬ ‭Attempt, carefully review and annotate‬‭this revision‬‭set in Term 3‬
‭●‬ ‭This question set provides the foundation of a concise and high-quality‬
‭revision resource for the run into the HSC exam.‬
‭●‬ ‭This resource should be used to complement (not replace) the critical‬
‭final stretch preparation for every student – completing full practice‬
‭papers in exam conditions.‬

‭ ur analysis on each topic, the common question types, past areas of difficulty‬
O
‭and recent HSC trends all combine to create this revision set that ensures‬
‭students cover a wide cross-section of the key areas.‬

I‭MPORTANT:‬‭If students have been exposed to questions‬‭in these worksheets‬

‭during the year, we say great. Many top performing students attest to the‬
‭benefits of doing quality questions 2-3 times before the HSC. This type of‬
‭revision set is aimed at creating confidence and‬‭speed‬‭through the exam‬‭, with‬
‭cherry picked questions that cover all important elements of revision while‬
‭avoiding low percentage rabbit hole excursions.‬

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EXTENSION 2
2. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 10 MC

Stage 6 Consider any three-dimensional vectors and that satisfy these

three conditions
2024 Comprehensive Revision Series
VECTORS
V1 Working With Vectors
- Vectors and Geometry
.
Exam Equivalent Time: 90 minutes (based on allocation of 1.5 minutes per mark)
Which of the following statements about the vectors is true?
A. Two of and could be unit vectors.
Questions
B. The points and could lie on a sphere centred at .
1. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 1 MC C. For any three-dimensional vector , vectors and can be found so that and satisfy
these three conditions.
Four cubes are placed in a line as shown on the diagram.
D. and satisfying the conditions, and such that and are positive real
T S R Q P numbers and .
K L M N O

F 3. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 5

A B C D E Use two vector methods to locate the midpoint of the interval joining the points
and . (3 marks)

Which of the following vectors is equal to

A. 4. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 7

B. In triangle , is the midpoint of and is the midpoint of .

B
C. N
D.
A

M
C

Use vector methods to prove that

i. (2 marks)

ii. is parallel to (1 mark)

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5. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 9 9. Vectors, EXT2, V1 SM-Bank 16

A parallelogram is formed by joining the points and

.

Use vector methods to find and . (2 marks)

6. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 11d

The quadrilaterals and are parallelograms.

Let be a right square pyramid where and .
By considering , show that is also a parallelogram. (2 marks)
Show that . (3 marks)

7. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 10

10. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 15
Given and , verify numerically that
Point sits on the arc of a semi-circle with diameter .

B
where and (4 marks)

~b

8. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 13 A ~a O ~c C

In a rectangular prism, is the midpoint of .

G 9 H Using vectors, show is a right angle. (2 marks)

E
F 6

B C
4
A M D

Use vector methods to find

i. to 1 decimal place (2 marks)

ii. to 1 decimal place (2 marks)

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11. Vectors, EXT2 V1 SM-Bank 22 12. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 12e

are the vertices of a rectangular prism. The diagram shows the pyramid where is a square. The diagonals of the
square bisect each other at .

D C

H
A B

i. Show that (1 mark)

Let be the point such that .

i. Show that the internal diagonals of the prism, and , intersect. (2 marks)

ii. Calculate the acute angle, , between the diagonals, to the nearest minute. (2 marks)
ii. Using part (i), or otherwise, show that . (2 marks)

iii. Find the value of λ such that λ (1 mark)

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13. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2020 HSC 15b 14. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 15b

The point divides the interval so that . The position vectors of and are On the triangular pyramid is the midpoint of is the midpoint of is the
midpoint of is the midpoint of is the midpoint of and is the midpoint of .
and respectively, as shown in the diagram.

i. Show that . (2 marks)

ii. Prove that . (1 mark)

Let be a parallelogram with and . The point is the midpoint of and

is the intersection of and , as shown in the diagram.
Let and .

i. Show that . (1 mark)

ii. It can be shown that

and

. (Do NOT prove these.)

Prove that

iii. Show that . (3 marks)

iv. Using parts (ii) and (iii), or otherwise, prove that is the point that divides the interval in (3 marks)
the ratio 2 :1. (1 mark)

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15. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 16a 16. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2022 HSC 14a
i. The point lies on the sphere of radius 1 centred at the origin . i. The two non-parallel vectors and satisfy for some real numbers and .
Show that . (2 marks)
Using the position vector of , and the triangle inequality, or otherwise,
show that . (2 marks)
ii. The two non-parallel vectors and satisfy for some real numbers
and .
Using part (i), or otherwise, show that and . (1 mark)
ii. Given the vectors and , show that
The diagram below shows the tetrahedron with vertices and .

. (3 marks)
The point is defined by , as shown in the diagram.
iii. As in part (i), the point lies on the sphere of radius 1 centred at the origin .
The point is the point of intersection of the straight lines and .
Using part (ii), or otherwise, show that . (2 marks)

iii. Using part (ii), or otherwise, determine the position of by showing that . (2 marks)

iv. The point is defined by .

Does lie on the line ? Justify your answer. (2 marks)

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Worked Solutions
17. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 15c

A curve spirals 3 times around the sphere centred at the origin and with radius 3, as shown. 1. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 1 MC
A particle is initially at the point and moves along the curve on the surface of the
sphere, ending at the point .

2. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 10 MC

♦♦♦ Mean mark 15%.

By using the diagram below, which shows the graphs of the functions and
, and considering the graph , give a possible set of parametric
equations that describe the curve . (3 marks)

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3. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 5 4. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 7

i.
B
N

M
C

ii.

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5. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 9 6. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 11d

Q (1, 4, 5)

P R (0,2,3)
(-2,1,4)

S (a,b,c)
B C E

A D F

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7. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 10

a
~

c
~

b
~

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8. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 13 9. Vectors, EXT2, V1 SM-Bank 16

i.

ii.

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10. Vectors, EXT2 V1 EQ-Bank 15 11. Vectors, EXT2 V1 SM-Bank 22

i.

~b

A ~a O ~c C

ii.

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12. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 12e

i.

ii.

iii.
♦ Mean mark 48%.

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13. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2020 HSC 15b

i.

Mean mark part (iv) 51%.

ii.
iv.

iii.

♦ Mean mark part (iii) 50%.

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14. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 15b

15. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2021 HSC 16a

i.
i.
♦ Mean mark (i) 50%.

♦♦ Mean mark (ii) 34%.

ii.
ii.

. ♦ Mean mark (ii) 42%.

iii.

♦♦♦ Mean mark (iii) 14%.

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16. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2022 HSC 14a

i.

ii. iv.
♦♦♦ Mean mark (iv)
23%.

Mean mark (ii) 56%.

iii.

♦♦♦ Mean mark (iii)

25%.

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17. Vectors, EXT2 V1 2023 HSC 15c

♦♦♦ Mean mark 22%.

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