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CSEC Mathematics · January 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 13(a)(i)

The points A (1, 2), B (5, 2), C (6, 4) and D (2, 4) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD.

Express in the form (x, y) the position vectors OA, OB, OC, and OD where O is the origin (0, 0).

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  1. 13(a)(ii)Express in the form (x, y) the vectors AB and DC.[2 marks]
  2. 13(b)Calculate |AB| and hence determine the unit vector in the direction of AB.[2 marks]
  3. 13(c)(i)Using the answers in (a) (ii), state TWO geometrical relationships between the line segments AB and DC.[2 marks]
  4. 13(c)(ii)Explain why ABCD is a parallelogram.[2 marks]
  5. 13(d)Using a vector method, determine the position vector of G, the midpoint of the line AC. Hence, state the coordinates of the point of intersection of the…[5 marks]

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