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Vectors (Year 12 Maths Advanced, 2024 syllabus) quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Given u=(3,βˆ’1)\mathbf{u} = (3, -1) and v=(βˆ’2,4)\mathbf{v} = (-2, 4), what is u+v\mathbf{u} + \mathbf{v}?

  2. What is the magnitude ∣u∣|\mathbf{u}| of u=(5,12)\mathbf{u} = (5, 12)?

  3. The unit vector in the direction of u=(3,4)\mathbf{u} = (3, 4) is:

  4. If u=(2,βˆ’3)\mathbf{u} = (2, -3) and v=(4,1)\mathbf{v} = (4, 1), what is the scalar product uβ‹…v\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}?

  5. Two non-zero vectors u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} are perpendicular if and only if:

  6. Which of the following pairs of vectors are parallel?

  7. What is the cosine of the angle between u=(1,0)\mathbf{u} = (1, 0) and v=(1,1)\mathbf{v} = (1, 1)?

  8. If uβ‹…v<0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v} < 0 for non-zero vectors u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v}, the angle between them is:

  9. For u=(4,3)\mathbf{u} = (4, 3) and v=(1,0)\mathbf{v} = (1, 0), the scalar projection of u\mathbf{u} onto v\mathbf{v} is:

  10. The vector projection of u=(4,3)\mathbf{u} = (4, 3) onto v=(1,0)\mathbf{v} = (1, 0) is:

  11. Which is a vector equation of the line through (1,2)(1, 2) with direction vector (3,βˆ’1)(3, -1)?

  12. If u=2iβˆ’j\mathbf{u} = 2\mathbf{i} - \mathbf{j} and v=i+3j\mathbf{v} = \mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j}, what is 3uβˆ’v3\mathbf{u} - \mathbf{v}?

  13. Points AA, BB, CC, DD have position vectors a\mathbf{a}, b\mathbf{b}, c\mathbf{c}, d\mathbf{d}. ABCDABCD is a parallelogram iff:

  14. If uβ‹…u=25\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{u} = 25, then ∣u∣|\mathbf{u}| equals:

  15. On HSC Maths Advanced (new syllabus), which is the strongest way to start a 5-mark vector projection question?