VECTOR

SPM 1996
1

7
p 1
and v
, find the possible values of p for each of the following cases.
9
3

Given u
(a)
(b)

u and v are parallel,

u

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

1
b 10 / 12
3

SPM 1997
2
Given x 2i j and y i 3 j , find the value of p if 2 px 3 y is parallel to the y-axis.
[2 marks]
Answer : p = ..
3
4

SPM 1998
3

12

, OQ
and R is a point on PQ such that PR PQ .
Given OP
5
2
7
Find

(a)
PQ ,

(b)

OR

.
[5 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

15

SPM 1999


4
Given that ABCD is a parallelogram such that BC i 2 j and CD 3 i 3 j .
Find

(a)
AC ,
(b)

the unit vector in the direction of AB
.

b 6i 5 j

[2 marks]
[3 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) .
SPM 2000

(a ) 4i 5 j (b)

1
3i 3 j
18

Given that OA 6a and OB kb such that k is a constant. P is a point on the line AB such
that AP : PB = 1 : 2.

(a)
Find OP in terms of k, a and b.
[3 marks]
(b)

If the line OP is extended to Q such that PQ 20a 15b , find the value of k.
[2 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a ) 4 a

1
k b ( b) 9
3

SPM 2002
6

ABCD is a parallelogram. Given that AB i

5


j , AC ki 4 j and AD 4i hj such that
2

h and k are constants.

(a)
Calculate the value of h and of k.

(b)
Hence, calculate the length of the diagonal AC .

[3 marks]
[2 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a ) k 5 , h

SPM 2003
7

Q 8 , 4

3
( b)
2

Diagram 2 shows two vectors, OP and QO .

Express

P 5 , 3

(a)

(b)

OP in the form y ,

OQ in the form x i y j .

[2 marks]
O

Answer : (a) .
(b) .

DIAGRAM 2
DIAGRAM 2

(a)

RAJAH 2
DIAGRAM 2

p = 2a + 3b
q = 4a b
r = ha + (h k)b,
where h and k are constants.

(b)

8i 4 j

41

Use the information above to find the value of h and of k such that r = 3p 2q.

[3 marks]

Answer : h = ....
k = ....
h 2, k 3
9

Diagram 3 shows the parallelogram ABCD such that BED is a straight line.

DIAGRAM 3

Given that AB 6p , AD 4q and DE 2 EB , express in terms of p and q :

(a)
(b)

BD ,

EC .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) BD = ...

(b) EC = ...

(a) 6 p 4q (b) 2 p

SPM 2004
10
Given O 0 , 0 , A 3 , 4 and B 2 , 16 ,find in terms of the unit vectors,
(a)

(b)

the unit vector in the direction of AB
.

and

8
q
3

AB ,

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

5
1 5
(b)

13 12
12

(a )

11

Given A 2 , 6 , B 4 , 2 and C m , p , find the value of m and of p such that

AB 2 BC 10 i 12 j .

[4 marks]

Answer : m = ..
p = ......
m 6 , p 2
SPM 2005

12
Diagram 4 shows vector OA drawn on a Cartesian plane.
y
6

4
2
O

DIAGRAM 4

10

12

Express OA in the form .
y

Find the unit vector in the direction of OA .

(a)
(b)

[2 marks]

Answer : (a) OA = ...

(b) .....

12
1 12
(b)

13 5
5

(a )

13

Diagram 5 shows the parallelogram OPQR,

drawn on a Cartesian plane. Given OP 6 i 5 j

and

P
R

PQ 4 i 5 j .

O
y
DIAGRAM
5 SPM
DIAGRAM
5

(b)

2006

14

Find PR .
[3


Diagram
6
shows
two
vectors,
.
marks]
OA and AB
Express
DIAGRAM 5 x


(a)
in
theAnswer
form : PR
, = ..
OA
y
-10i + j

AB in the form

xi y j .

[3 marks]

A (4, 3)

5B

Answer : (a) OA =...

(b) AB
= ...

DIAGRAM 6

4
(b) 4i 8 j
3

(a)

15

The points P, Q and R are collinear. It is given that PQ 4a 2b and QR 3a 1 k b ,

where k is a constant.
Find
(a)
the value of k,
(b)
the ratio of PQ : QR.
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) k =
(b) ..
5
(a)

SPM 2007
16
C

B
D

5y
O

9x

3
5 y 9x
4

The following information refers to the vectors

2
1

a , b
8
4

Find

(b) 4 : 3

Diagram 3 shows a rectangle OABC and the point D

lies on the straight line OB.

It is given that OD = 3DB. Express OD , in terms of
x and y .
[3 marks]

Answer : OD = .

DIAGRAM 3

17

a and b .

(a)
(b)

the vector 2a b ,
the unit vector in the direction of

2a b .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) ..........
(b) ..........

5
1 5
(b)

13 12
12

(a )

PER PERAK 2004

18
Given that PQRS is a parallelogram where QR 2 i 3 j and RS 2 i 2 j . Find the unit

vector in the direction of PR
.

[4 marks]
Answer : ..

3
2
and q . If p is parallel to q , find the value of m.
6
m

Given p

19

[2 marks]

Answer : ..

20

7b

Diagram 3 shows the triangle OAB, such that

OA 7 a , OB 7b and BX : XA = 3 : 4.

Find the vector OX in terms of

a and b

[4 marks]
Answer : ..

7a

DIAGRAM 3

PER PERAK 2006

DIAGRAM 3 21

Diagram 5 shows two vectors OA and OB

drawn on a Cartesian plane.
Find in terms of i and j ,

(a)
AB ,

(b)

the vector unit in the direction AB .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

DIAGRAM 5
5i + 5j

22

Given p 6 i 9 j and q t 1 i 3 j , find the value of t if p is parallel to q.

[4 marks]

Answer : t = ....
3
PER PERAK 2007

23
The points O(0, 0), A(3, 12) and B(0, 4) are three points on a Cartesian plane. Given OA 2r ,

OB 3s and M is a point such that OM 4r 6 s . Find

(a)

the coordinates of M,

(b)

| AB | .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) (6, 16) (b) 73 = 8.544

24
P

M
S

DIAGRAM 3

Diagram 3 shows parallelogram PQRS with

straight line PMR. Given that PQ 3 x , PS 2 y
and PM = 2MR.

Express QM in terms of x and y.
[3 marks]
Answer : ...
x

PER MELAKA 2004

25

The vector has a magnitude of 6 units. Express p in terms of q.

q

4
y
3

[2 marks]

Answer : p = ..

26

The vector AB
has a magnitude of 50 units and is parallel to the vector

. Find
24

7
,
24

(a)

the unit vector in the direction of

(b)

AB in form of the column vector y .

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
PER MELAKA 2005
27
Given that a = 10j and b = 8 i j . Find the unit vector that is parallel to a 3b.
marks]

[4

Answer : ...

24
7
i
j
25
25

28

Given that p m 1 i 2 j and

values of m.

q 2 i m 2 j .

If p is parallel to q, find all the possible

[4 marks]
Answer : ..
3 , 2

PER MELAKA 2006

29

Diagram 4 shows the vector PQ drawn on a

Cartesian plane.

(a)
Express PQ in terms of i and j .

Q 2, 5

(b)

Find | PQ | .
[2 marks]

P(2, 2)
O

Answer : (a) .
(b) .

DIAGRAM 4

30

Given p 2 i aj and q 4 i 8 j are two parallel vectors, find the value of a.

(a) 4i+3j (b) 5

[2 marks]

Answer : a = ....
4
PER MELAKA 2007

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12

, OB
and C is a point that lies on the straight line AB such that
Given that OA
4
9
5AC = 2AB. Find

(a)
AB ,

(b)

| OC | .

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
15
(b)
( a )
5

32
a

b
O

45

Diagram 4 shows vectors a and b drawn on square

grids. On the diagram, draw and label the direction of

the line which represents the vector OP 3b 2a .
[3 marks]

DIAGRAM 4

PER JOHOR 2005

33
ABCD is a rhombus where AB i 3 j and CB 3 i j . Find
(a)
(b)

BD ,

the unit vector in the direction of BD
.

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) 2i 4j (b)

2i 4 j
20

34

2
3
and b
. Find the value of h such that
5
h

Given that the vectors a

(a)
(b)

a is parallel to b,
a and b have equal magnitude.
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a)

15
(b)
2

20

PER JOHOR 2006

35
Given p i 2 j and

q 3i j

, find

q p

[2 marks]
Answer : ..
5

36

Diagram 3 shows the vectors OA a and OB b . On the diagram, draw the vector OD such

that OD 2a b .

[2 marks]
B

DIAGRAM 3

PER JOHOR 2007

37
D

In Diagram 3, ABCD is a quadrilateral. The straight

lines AC and BD intersect at point E. Given that


AB 12 u , AD 9 v , DC : AB = 3 : 4
and AE : EC = 3 : 2.
Express in terms of u and v:

(a)
BC ,

C
E

B
DIAGRAM 3

(b)

AE .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

( a) 9 v 3 u (b)

38

3
(9 u 9 v)
5

4
5
and v
, find the value of k in each of the following cases:
8
k 1

Given that vectors u

(a)

14
.
2v u
12

(b)

u and v are parallel.

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) 1 (b) 9

PER TERENGGANU 2004

39
Given a = 2i + j and b = 3i + mj, find all the possible values of m if
marks]

ab

34

[4

Answer : m = ...
PER TERENGGANU 2005

40
Given that O is the origin, the point M 3, 4 and MP 2 i 3 j .

(a)

State OM in terms of i and j.

(b)

Find | OP | .
[3 marks]

41

Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) 3i 4j (b) 74
If a 2 i p 1 j and b 3 i 6 j , find the value of p for each of the following cases:
(a)
a + b is parallel to the x-axis,
(b)
a is parallel to b.
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) p = ...
(b) p = ...
(a) 7 (b) 5

PER TERENGGANU 2006

42

Given that the unit vector in the direction OA is

(a)
(b)

1
3

4 i 3 j and | OA
| 2

3 units. Find

OA ,

the coordinates of A.
[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) 8i 6j (b) (8, 6)

43

m 2
10
and v
. Find the value of m for each of the following cases:
1
5

Given that u
(a)
(b)

u and v are parallel,

2u + v is parallel to the y-axis.
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) m = ..
(b) m = ..
(a) 4 (b) 3

PER TERENGGANU 2007

44
Given u 2 i 3 j and v 2 i kj , find the values of k if
marks]

2u v 10 .

[2

Answer : k =
45

Given the points O 0, 0 , P 1, 2 and Q 4, 5

(a)

Express PQ in terms of

(b)

Find the coordinates of R if OR QP .

and

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) PQ = ...
(b)..

PER NS 2004
46
Diagram 4 shows the vectors s and t, and the unit vectors a and b.

s
t

b
a

DIAGRAM 4

Given

r 2 s 3t

, express r in terms of a and b.

[3 marks]
Answer : r = ...

3
4
and v
, find the value of p if
4
p 3

Given u

47

[3 marks]

Answer : p = ...
PER NS 2005
48

Diagram 2 shows the triangle PQR such that PQ = 2x

and QR 3 y. Given PS : PR = 2 : 3.

Find RS .

[3 marks]
Answer : ..

DIAGRAM 2

49

Diagram 3 shows the position vector P on a Cartesian

plane. Given q 3 i m 1 j dan p k q .
Find the value of m.
[3 marks]

p
O
D

Answer
: ..

Diagram 4 shows the vectors OA a and OB b drawn on
x
square grids. Express in terms
of a and
DIAGRAM
3 b

(a)
OC ,
(b)

PER NS 2006
50

CD .

[4 marks]
B
C

A
O

Answer : (a) .
(b) .

DIAGRAM 4
(a) b a (b) 2b

51

Given the points A(3, 0), B(7, 8) and C(1, k).

(a)
Express vector AB
in terms of i and j.
(b)

Find the value of k if the vectors OC and AB
are parallel.

[4 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) 4i + 8j (b) 2
PER NS 2007
52

a 3
3
and n
. If m is parallel to n , find the possible values of a.
2
a 2

Given that m

[3 marks]
Answer : ...

53

Given that r 5a 2b , s 5a b and t p a q p b , where p and q are constants. Find the

value of p and q if t r 2 s .
[3 marks]
Answer : p = ...
q = ...

PER SELANGOR 2004

54
D

Diagram 4 shows a parallelogram ABCD. Given

AB 2 p and AD q , find AE .
[2 marks]
Answer : ..

DIAGRAM 4

55

O
DIAGRAM 4

In Diagram 4, OA a and OB b .
(a)
Express 2a + b in the form of column vector.
(b)
Find a b .
[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

56
Given that r 2 i 3 j and s m i 4 j . Find all the values of m if
marks]

r 2 s 13 .

[3

Answer : ..
PER SELANGOR 2005
57

7
5
and q
. Find in terms of the unit vectors i and j,
2
1

Given that p
(a)
(b)

p 2q ,
the unit vector in the direction of p 2q .

[3 marks]

58

Answer : (a) .
(b) .
3
4
Given that the points O 0, 0 , A 3, 1 , B 2, p and C 5, 3 . Find the
( avalue
) 3i of
4pj if
(b) p i j
(a)
(b)

OA is parallel to AB ,

the points A, B and C are collinear.

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a) (b) 11

PER SELANGOR 2006

59

Diagram 4 shows the vectors OA , OB and

PQ drawn on a Cartesian plane.

Given that OA a and OB b , express

PQ in terms of a and b .

[2 marks]
B
A

Answer : ..
3a 2b

a
O

DIAGRAM 4

and OC . Find the value of n such that A, B and C are

Given that OA , OB
4
7
n
collinear.
[2 marks]

60

Answer : n = ....
7
2

PER SELANGOR 2007

61

(a)

(b)

Diagram 5 shows two vectors OP and OQ

drawn on a Cartesian plane.

Express OP in the form .
y

Given that PQ mi nj , find the value of
m and of n.
[3 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) m = ..
n = ..

DIAGRAM 5

1
(b) m 6 , n 3
4

( a )

62
y

Diagram 6 shows a triangle OAB drawn on a

Cartesian plane. The point C is the midpoint of AB.


Given that OA 2i 3 j and OB 6i j .

(a)

C
B

(b)
x

Express AC in the form of xi yj .

Given that OC h 2 i j , find the value

of h.
[4 marks]

DIAGRAM 6

Answer : (a) .
(b) .
(a ) 2i j (b) 2

PER KELANTAN 2005

63
y
4
2
O

Diagram 4 shows vectors a dan b

(a)
Express the vector OC in terms of
a and b .

B
b

(b)
a 2
A

Write the vector AB
in the form .
y
[4 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) .

4
C

( a ) 2a b (b)
4
DIAGRAM 4

PER KELANTAN 2006

64
y

Diagram 6 shows the triangle PQR. Given

PQ QR 5 i 3 j , find the value of k and of m.
[4 marks]

Q1, 2
R(k, m)

Answer : k =
m = ...

k=2,m=1

P 3, 2
DIAGRAM 6

65

, find the unit vector in the direction of

Given OA and OB
AB .
2

[3 marks]

Answer : ..

1 12

13 5

PER KELANTAN 2007

66

and ON
. Find
Given that OM
1
5

(a)
MN ,

(b)

the unit vector in the direction of MN .

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

8
1 8
(b)

10 6
6

( a )

67

Given that OA 2 i j , OB i 2 j and OC 12 i 18 j . Find the value of m and of n if

[3 marks]

OC m OA n OB .

Answer : m = ...
m=2,n=8

PER KEDAH 2005

68
Diagram 3 shows the vectors OR r , OS s , OP and PQ drawn on square grids.
Q

P
R
r
O s

DIAGRAM 3

Express in terms of r and/or s.

(a)
OP ,
(b)

PQ .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
69

Given the vector AB

8

(a)
Find the unit vector in the direction of AB
.

(b)
If ABCD is a parallelogram, find the vector CD .

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
PER KEDAH 2006

where O is the origin, find the unit vector in the direction of

Given OA and OB
3
9

[2 marks]
AB .

70

Answer : ..

1 5

13 12

71

Diagram
P

shows

the

vectors

and

AB 5 i 3 j

AC 2 i 9 j . P is a point on CB such that CP : PB = 1 : 2.

B
A

Find AP
in terms of i and j.

[2 marks]

Answer : ..

DIAGRAM 3

3i 7 j

PER KEDAH 2007

72
Given that a 2 i mj and b 4 i 6 j . Find the values of m if a is parallel to b.
marks]

[2

Answer : m =
3
73

Given q 6 i 8 j , find the unit vector in the direction of q.

marks]

[2

Answer : ...
3
4
5

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74
y

Diagram 3 shows vectors CB and BA
.

(a)
Express CB in the form of x i yj .

C(2, 7)

(b)
B(5, 3)
O
A(0, h)

Given that BA 5 i 7 j , find the value

of h.
[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) h = ...

DIAGRAM 3

(a) 3i 4j (b) 4

75
D

Diagram 4 shows parallelogram ABCD with a straight

line BED.


Given that AB 5 p , BC 3q and 4DE = EB.
Express in terms of p and q:

(a)
BD ,

E
C

(b)

EC .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) BD = ...

(b) EC ..

B
DIAGRAM 4

(a ) 5 p 3 q (b) 4 p

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Diagram 5 shows the vectors OP , OQ , PQ and QS , drawn on square grids.

S
R
P
p

Q
q

3
q
5

DIAGRAM 5

Given OP p and OQ q , express in terms of p and/or q

(a)

(b)

PQ ,

RS .

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
PER MRSM 2005
77
Given x 12 i 9 j and y 4 j , find
marks]

x y

[2
Answer : ..

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Given the vectors p 3 i q 5 j and 3 i j are parallel, express p in terms of q.
marks]

[3

Answer : ..

79
Y

b
O

a
DIAGRAM 3

PER MRSM 2007

Diagram 3 shows the parallelogram ABCD where

OP a and OQ b .

Given Y is the midpoint of QR, express PY
in
terms of a and b.
[3 marks]

Answer : ..

80

y
A

O
DIAGRAM 3

Diagram 3 shows triangle OAB, with origin O. The

coordinates of points A and B are 3, 4 and 5, 2
respectively.
Find

(a)
AB ,

(b)

the possible unit vectors that are parallel to OA .

[4 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) .

81

The vectors a and b are non-parallel. Given that m 1 a n 2 b , where m and n are
constants. Find the value of m and n.
[2 marks]
Answer : m = ...
n = ...

DIAGRAM 4

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Given that the points A 1, 4 , B 2, 3 and O is the origin.
(a)

Express AB
in the form of

(b)

Find the value of | AB | .

xi y j.

[3 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .

83

The information below shows the vectors AB , CB and AC .

AB 2 i 3 j

CB 3 i k j
AC 4h i 2 j

Find the value of h and of k.

, where h and k are constants

[3 marks]
Answer : h = .
k = .

PER SBP 2005

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1
Given the points A 2, 3 and B 5, 6 . Point C is the midpoint of AB such that AC AB .
3

Find

(a)

AB ,

(b)

| OC | .

[4 marks]
Answer : (a) .
(b) .
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and
respectively.
In Diagram 4, AB
and BC represent the column vectors
1
3

(a)
(b)

Express CA as a column vector.

On Diagram 5, draw the vector



BT such that BT BC CA .
[3 marks]

Answer : (a) .
(b) .....................................

A
B
DIAGRAM 5

86

Given

a 3i 5 j

and

b k i 10 j

, find the value of k if

and

are parallel vectors.

[2 marks]

Answer : k = ...
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87
A

Diagram 3 shows a triangle OAB such that OA

P

= a , OB = b and 2 AP
AB .

Find OP in terms of a and b.

O
DIAGRAM 3

[2 marks]
Answer : ..

88

T(8, 5)

S(3, 1)

Answer : m =
n =

Diagram 4 shows vectors OR , OS and OT

drawn on a Cartesian plane.
Find the value of m and n such that



[4 marks]
OR m OS n OT .

DIAGRAM 4

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y
O

Q 3, 2
DIAGRAM 4

90

Given x 9 i 8 j and y 3i , find y x .

% % %
% %
% %

Diagram 4 shows the points P ( 5, 4) and

Q (3, 2) .

i and j ,
Find
(a)
PQ in terms of %
%
(b)

the unit vector in the direction of

PQ .
[3 marks]

Answer : (a) PQ = ...

(b)..
1
(a ) 8 i 2 j ([2
b) marks]
8i 2 j
68

Answer : ..
10