Magnitude, direction and position vectorsAQA A-Level Maths: Mind map
Magnitude
Direction
Two forms
Magnitude, direction and position
size, angle, points
modulusangle
Position vectors
Between points
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Exam questions on Magnitude, direction and position vectors
- The vector .Find a unit vector in the direction of .2 marks
- The points and have position vectors and relative to the origin .The point has position vector . Find the exact distance .2 marks
- The vector has magnitude and direction , measured anticlockwise from the positive -direction. The vector .Express in the form , giving exact values of and .3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).