Edexcel AEA 2003 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAEA (Advanced Extension Award)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

1. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} The point \(A\) is a distance 1 unit from the fixed origin \(O\) .Its position vector is \(\mathbf { a } = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } } ( \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } )\) . The point \(B\) has position vector \(\mathbf { a } + \mathbf { j }\) ,as shown in Figure 1. By considering \(\triangle O A B\) ,prove that \(\tan \frac { 3 \pi } { 8 } = 1 + \sqrt { } 2\) .