Edexcel Paper 2 2023 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

  1. Relative to a fixed origin \(O\),
  • \(A\) is the point with position vector \(12 \mathbf { i }\)
  • \(B\) is the point with position vector \(16 \mathbf { j }\)
  • \(C\) is the point with position vector \(( 50 \mathbf { i } + 136 \mathbf { j } )\)
  • \(D\) is the point with position vector \(( 22 \mathbf { i } + 24 \mathbf { j } )\)
    1. Show that \(A D\) is parallel to \(B C\).
Points \(A , B , C\) and \(D\) are used to model the vertices of a running track in the shape of a quadrilateral. Runners complete one lap by running along all four sides of the track.
The lengths of the sides are measured in metres. Given that a particular runner takes exactly 5 minutes to complete 2 laps,
  • calculate the average speed of this runner, giving the answer in kilometres per hour.