Use the diagram below to determine the ordered pair notation for the position vector $\vec{OA}$.
Specialist Mathematics Β· Unit 1 Β· Vectors in the plane Β· Vectors in two dimensions
Use ordered pair notation (π₯, π¦) and column vector notation (π₯ π¦) to represent a position vector in two dimensions.
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Use column vector notation to express the position vector represented by the ordered pair (β3, 7).
A particle moves from point P(2, 5) to point Q(7, β3). a) Express the position vector of point Q in column vector notation. (1 mark) b) Determine the displacement vector $\overrightarrow{PQ}$ in column vector notation. (1 mark) c) Express the displacement vector $\overrightarrow{PQ}$ using ordered pair notation. (1 mark)
Points A and B have position vectors represented as A(β3, 7) and B(5, β2) respectively. (a) Express the position vector of point A in column vector notation. (1 mark) (b) Determine the displacement vector from A to B, expressing your answer in column vector notation. (1 mark) (c) A point C lies on the line segment AB such that AC = β AB. Use ordered pair notation to express the position vector of point C. (1 mark)