Vectors - Geometry Hard
Vectors - Geometry Hard
Vectors - Geometry Hard
15 (continued)
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Vectors – Applications to Geometry
Question
CB m m
(b)
(b) The point
The point C divides the
C divides the interval
interval AB
AB so that CB =
so that = .. The
The position
position vectors
vectors of
of A
A
AC n
AC n
and B
and are aa and
B are respectively, as
and bb respectively, as shown
shown in
in the
the diagram.
diagram.
C
C B
B
A
A
aa
bb
O
O
n
(i) Show
(i) Show that AC == n ((bb −− aa))..
that AC 22
m ++ nn
m
m n
(ii) Prove
(ii) Prove that OC == m aa ++ n b.
that OC b. 11
m ++ nn
m m ++ nn
m
Let OPQR
Let OPQR be be aa parallelogram
parallelogram with OP == pp and
with OP OR == rr.. The
and OR The point
point S is the
S is the
midpoint of
midpoint of QR and TT is
QR and is the
the intersection
intersection of
of PR and OS,
PR and as shown
OS, as shown inin the
the diagram.
diagram.
P
P Q
Q
pp
TT SS
O R
O rr R
2 1
(iii) Show
(iii) Show that OT == 2 rr ++ 1 pp ..
that OT 33
33 33
(iv) Using
(iv) Using parts
parts (ii)
(ii) and
and (iii),
(iii), or
or otherwise,
otherwise, prove
prove that
that TT is
is the
the point
point tha
thatt 11
divides the interval PR in the ratio 2 :
divides the interval PR in the ratio 2 : 1. 1.
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