iGCSE Mathematics (0580) : C7.1 Describe a translation by using a vector iGCSE Style Questions Per ap1

Question

\(p =\binom{0}{9}\)                            \(q =\binom{3}{-5}\)                          \(r =\binom{-4}{3}\)

Calculate
(a) 7p,

Answer/Explanation

Ans: \(\binom{0}{63}\)

(b) q – r .

Answer/Explanation

Ans: \(\binom{7}{-8}\)

Question

(a) Write down the co-ordinates of point A.

(b) Write \(\overrightarrow{AB}\) as a column vector. 

(c) \(\overrightarrow{AC}=\binom{2}{3}\)

Write down the co-ordinates of C.

Answer/Explanation

(a) (–1, 2) 

(b)\(\binom{4}{-5}\)

(c) (1, 5)

Question

\(a=\binom{4}{3}\)     \(b = \binom{-2}{0}\)       \(c = \binom{1}{-5}\)
Find
(a) 4a,
(b) b – c.

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

(a) \(\binom{16}{12}\)
(b) \(\binom{-3}{5}\)

Question

Write each of the following as a single vector.
(a) \(\binom{6}{1}+\binom{-4}{2}\)
(b) \(4\binom{2}{-3}\)

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

(a) \(\binom{2}{3}\)
(b) \(\binom{8}{-12}\)

Question

\(a = \binom{4}{-3}\)                              \(b = \binom{-1}{5}\)

Work out a – 2b.

Answer/Explanation

Ans: \(\binom{6}{-13}\)

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