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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

13.1-13.3Vector notation, position and unit vectors, magnitude and operations

Vector notation, position and unit vectors, magnitude and operations in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 13.1Understand and use vector notation.
  2. 13.2Know and use position vectors and unit vectors.
  3. 13.3Find the magnitude of a vector, add and subtract vectors and multiply them by scalars, including vector geometry.

Lessons

  • Vector geometry: ratios, collinearity and intersecting lines

    45 min

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  • Vectors: notation, magnitude and unit vectors

    40 min

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Sample question

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Vector notation, position and unit vectors, magnitude and operations: sample question

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Find ∣p∣|\mathbf{p}|, where p=7i−24j\mathbf{p} = 7\mathbf{i} - 24\mathbf{j}.

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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