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Date May 2018 Marks available 4 Reference code 18M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_1
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 1 (without calculator) Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Find Question number H_1 Adapted from N/A

Question

The acute angle between the vectors 3i − 4j − 5k and 5i − 4j + 3k is denoted by θ.

Find cos θ.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

cos θ =  ( 3 i 4 j 5 k ) ( 5 i 4 j + 3 k ) | 3 i 4 j 5 k | | 5 i 4 j + 3 k |       (M1)

= 16 50 50      A1A1

Note: A1 for correct numerator and A1 for correct denominator.

= 8 25 ( = 16 50 = 0.32 )       A1

[4 marks]

 

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3— Geometry and trigonometry » AHL 3.13—Scalar (dot) product
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