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O-LevelMathematicsVectors and transformations4024/11 · May/June 2018 · Q213 Marks

p = [[3], [4]] q = [[-4], [3]]

  1. (a)Write 3p - q as a column vector.[1]
  2. (b)R is the point (11, -2) and O is the point (0, 0). The vector OR can be written in the form p + nq, where n is an integer. Find the value of n.[2]

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  1. [1] [[13], [9]]
  2. [2] n = -2
  3. M1 for [[3], [4]] + n[[-4], [3]] = [[11], [-2]] or 3 + (-4n) = 11 or 4 + 3n = -2

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Vectors and transformations, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
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O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 21.

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