Date | May 2022 | Marks available | 4 | Reference code | 22M.1.AHL.TZ1.13 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
Command term | Find | Question number | 13 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
At 1:00 pm a ship is 1 km east and 4 km north of a harbour. A coordinate system is defined with the harbour at the origin. The position vector of the ship at 1:00 pm is given by (14).
The ship has a constant velocity of (1.2-0.6) kilometres per hour (km h-1).
Write down an expression for the position vector r of the ship, t hours after 1:00 pm.
Find the time at which the bearing of the ship from the harbour is 045˚.
Markscheme
(r=) (14)+t(1.2-0.6) A1
Note: Do not condone the use of λ or any other variable apart from t.
[1 mark]
when the bearing from the port is 045˚, the distance east from the port is equal to the distance north from the port (M1)
1+1.2t=4-0.6t (A1)
1.8t=3
t=53 (1.6666…, 1 hour 40 minutes) (A1)
time is 2:40 pm (14:40) A1
[4 marks]
Examiners report
Most candidates were able to answer part (a) correctly but there were some very poor examples of vector notation. The question asked for an expression of r in terms of t and although a failure to write r was condoned the use of λ or some other variable was penalized. In part (b) few candidates recognized that the eastern and northern distances would be equal with a bearing of 045°. Those who correctly obtained a value of t=53 often did not use this to find the time as required.