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Edexcel IGCSE Math A 5.1.HD Adding & Subtracting Vectors

Practise combining directed routes in diagrams and adding column-vector components to express a required displacement.

Syllabus
First assessment 2018
Course
Math A 4MA1
Level
Higher

Exam points

  • build a route between two points by adding directed vector segments
  • reverse a vector by changing its sign before simplifying coefficients of a and b
  • add or subtract corresponding column-vector components to obtain the displacement

5.1.HD Add and subtract vectors question 1

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OAB is a triangle.

Figure for Question 5.1.HD Add and subtract vectors question 1 — Edexcel IGCSE Math A Higher

OA→=4a\overrightarrow{OA}=4\mathbf aOB→=4b\overrightarrow{OB}=4\mathbf bP is the point on AB such that AP:PB=1:3

Write down AB→\overrightarrow{AB} in terms of a\mathbf a and b\mathbf b

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