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Vectors in the Plane practice questions — GCSE Maths
10 free multiple-choice problems on vectors in the plane, ordered to match GCSE Maths difficulty, each with a full worked solution. No account needed — and there's a fresh problem set every day.
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Problem #0427 International
Problem 1 — Vectors in the Plane
Find so that and are perpendicular.
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Problem #0425 International
Problem 2 — Vectors in the Plane
Are the vectors and collinear?
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, so the two vectors are collinear (parallel).
Problem #0426 International
Problem 3 — Vectors in the Plane
For and , find so that and are collinear.
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for some ⇒ and . So .
Problem #0428 International
Problem 4 — Vectors in the Plane
The vector from to equals:
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Problem #0424 International
Problem 5 — Vectors in the Plane
The dot product for , equals:
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Problem #0421 International
Problem 6 — Vectors in the Plane
For , the magnitude equals:
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Problem #0423 International
Problem 7 — Vectors in the Plane
For , the vector equals:
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Multiply each component by : .
Problem #0422 International
Problem 8 — Vectors in the Plane
For and , the sum equals:
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Add components: .
Problem #0429 International
Problem 9 — Vectors in the Plane
Let and be two non-collinear vectors. Find so that and are collinear.
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Problem #0430 International
Problem 10 — Vectors in the Plane
For and , find so that .
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