Vectors: Maths OCR: GCSE (9:1) Questions & Answers

Vectors: Maths OCR: GCSE (9:1)
Questions & Answers
What is a vector? - ANSWERSA vector is an object that has both magnitude and
direction

What does an arrow indicate on a line segment? - ANSWERSThe direction

The magnitude of a vector represents its..... - ANSWERSsize

How is the magnitude of a vector written? - ANSWERSAB is the distance from the initial
point A to the terminal point B, and is written |AB|

A vector with magnitude 0 is called ..... - ANSWERSzero vector

A vector with magnitude 1 is called the ..... - ANSWERSunit vector

Equal vectors have..... - ANSWERSsame magnitude and direction

Multiplying a vector by 4 will give a new vector ..... times the length - ANSWERS4

Inverse vectors have the same length but ..... - ANSWERSHave the same length, but
opposite direction

A scalar has only what? - ANSWERSmagnitude only

When 2 vectors are added or subtracted the vector produced is called ..... -
ANSWERSthe resultant

A vector can be written as the letters of its head and tail with an ..... above it -
ANSWERSarrow