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A-LevelMathematicsVectorsOct/Nov 2010Paper 1 Q98 Marks

The diagram shows a pyramid OABCP in which the horizontal base OABC is a square of side 10 cm and the vertex P is 10cm vertically above O. The points D, E, F, G lie on OP, AP, BP, CP respectively and DEFG is a horizontal square of side 6 cm. The height of DEFG above the base is a cm. Unit vectors i, j and k are parallel to OA, OC and OD respectively. [Figure 9.1]

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) Oct/Nov 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Vectors and is worth 8 marks.

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