January/30th/2015

FORM 5
WORKSHEET: Position, Displacement and Resultant vectors
Position Vectors:
1. Given the point P(4,-7), determine:

OP

a)

OP and the x-axis.

b) The acute angle between

2. Given the point P and Q are (3, 7) and (3, 5) respectively.

c)

Express each of the position vectors

OP and OQ in the form

( xy ) .

OP + OQ = c, determine |c|.

d) If

Displacement Vectors:
1. Given the point P(2,4) and Q(5,6), determine:

a)

PQ

PQ

b)

2. Given the point C(-3,-6) and D(-4,-7), determine:

a)

CD

CD

b)

3. Given the position vectors,

( 42 )

OP =

( 85 ) ,

determine the distance between P and R.

Resultant Vectors:

1. Given that the position vector

a) The resultant of the two vectors,

4 6
=
1
2

() ()

OP =

OQ

are adjacent sides of a parallelogram OPQR, determine:

January/30th/2015
FORM 5
WORKSHEET: Position, Displacement and Resultant vectors

b) The magnitude of

OQ

c) The acute angle between

OQ and the x-axis.

OA =

2. Given that the position vector

6
2
OC =
5
1

( )

( )

are adjacent sides of a parallelogram OABC,

determine:

a) The resultant of the two vectors,

OB

b) The magnitude of

OB

c) The acute angle between

OB and the x-axis.

3. The points P(3,5) and R(7,9) are opposite vertices of a parallelogram OPQR. Determine:

a) The resultant of the two vectors,

OQ

b) The magnitude of

OQ

c) The acute angle between

OQ and the x-axis.