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- Whole Topic Notes
- 1A Vector Product
- 1B Finding Areas
- 1C Scalar Triple Product
- 1D Straight Lines
- 1E Geometrical Problems
- Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
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1A Vector Product
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Vector Product or Cross Product (part 1) : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
A-Level Further Maths F6-02 Vector Product: Calculating the Vector Product by TLMaths
A Level Further Maths | Further Pure 1 | Vector Product by AJMaths
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Key Skills
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- 750a: State the vector product of a combination of textbfi, textbfj and textbfk (not yet active)
- 750b: Use the vector product to find a vector perpendicular to two others. (not yet active)
- 750c: Recognise properties of vector products, including the effect of reversing the order in the product and the vector product of the same vector. (not yet active)
- 750d: Determine the vector product of two vectors based on the position vectors of three points. (not yet active)
- 750: Exam Practice: Vector product textbfa × textbfb of two vectors
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3Blue1Brown: Cross products
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- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q1, 8, 12, 18, 38 (difficulty 2–3 of 5)
- Vectors Practice Part B The Cross Product Q1–4, 7
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- Dot & cross products: Videos & practice
1B Finding Areas
Textbook resources
Tutorial Videos
Vector Product applications – Area of a Triangle : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
Vector Product applications – Area of a Parallelogram : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
A-Level Further Maths F6-12 Vector Product: Find the Area of the triangle OAB by TLMaths
1.2 Finding Areas (FP1 – Chapter 1: Vectors) by Hinds Maths
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- 750e: Determine the area of a triangle using the vector product of vectors forming two sides of the triangle. (not yet active)
- 750f: Determine the area of a triangle given the position vector of the vertices, using the vector product. (not yet active)
- 750g: Determine the area of a parallelogram using a vector product. (not yet active)
- 750: Exam Practice: Vector product textbfa × textbfb of two vectors
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- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q3, 5, 35 (difficulty 2–3 of 5)
- Vectors Practice Part B Cross Product Geometric Applications Q1–3
1C Scalar Triple Product
Textbook resources
Tutorial Videos
Vectors – Triple Scalar Product : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
Volume of a Parallelepiped : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
Volume of a tetrahedron using the triple scalar product : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
1.3 Scalar Triple Product (FP1 – Chapter 1: Vectors) by Hinds Maths
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Key Skills
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- 752a: Calculate a scalar triple product. (not yet active)
- 752b: Calculate the volume of a parallelepiped using a scalar triple product given vectors for three of its edges. (not yet active)
- 752c: Calculate the volume of a parallelepiped using a scalar triple product given position vectors for some its vertices. (not yet active)
- 752d: Determine an unknown value in a coordinate of a parallelepiped given its volume. (not yet active)
- 752e: Calculate the volume of a tetrahedron using a scalar triple product given vectors for three of its edges. (not yet active)
- 752f: Calculate the volume of a tetrahedron using a scalar triple product given the position vectors of its vertices. (not yet active)
- 752g: Determine the volume of a truncated tetrahedron. (not yet active)
- 752: Exam Practice: Scalar triple product textbfa cdot textbfb × textbfc
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- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 26, 27, 30, 32, 64 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Vectors Practice Part B The Cross Product Q5, 6; Cross Product Geometric Applications Q4–7
1D Straight Lines
Textbook resources
Tutorial Videos
A-Level Further Maths F6-14 Vector Product: The Vector Product Form of a Line by TLMaths
1.4 Straight Lines (FP1 – Chapter 1: Vectors) by Hinds Maths
Direction Cosines of a Vector | Mr Mathematics by Mr Mathematics | Jonathan Robinson
A Level Further Maths | Further Pure 1 | Straight Lines by AJMaths
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- 753a: Determine the equation of a straight line in the form (textbfr-textbfa)× textbfb = 0 using two points on the line. (not yet active)
- 753b: Determine the equation of a straight line in the form (textbfr × textbfa = textbfb using two points on the line. (not yet active)
- 753c: Determine the direction cosines of the lines l, m and n (not yet active)
- 753d: Determine the coordinates of a point on a line with given vector product equation and one of the cosines. (not yet active)
- 753e: Determine the Cartesian equation of a line by calculating the direction cosines. (not yet active)
- 753: Exam Practice: Equations of lines and planes and shortest distances using vector products
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- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q6, 9, 22, 33, 37, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 55 (difficulty 2–4 of 5)
- Vectors Practice Part B Lines Q1, 2, 6–8; Geometric Problems (Planes & Lines) Q21–23
1E Geometrical Problems
Textbook resources
Tutorial Videos
Vectors – Shortest Distance between Skew Lines : ExamSolutions Maths Revision by ExamSolutions
1.5 Solving Geometrical Problems (FP1 – Chapter 1: Vectors) by Hinds Maths
A Level Further Maths | Further Pure 1 | Solving Geometrical Problems by AJMaths
Intersection Line of 2 Planes – How to Find It – Step by Step Method & Explanation – Vector Equation by Radford Mathematics
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- 753f: Determine the Cartesian equation of a plane given vector equations of a line and a point on the plane. (not yet active)
- 753g: Determine the normal vector to a plane given its equation in the form textbfr = textbfa + lambdatextbfb + gammatextbfc (not yet active)
- 753h: Determine the equation of a plane in the form textbfrcdottextbfn = p given three points that lie on the plane. (not yet active)
- 753i: Determine the Cartesian equation of a plane given three points that lie on the plane. (not yet active)
- 753j: Determine the vector equation of the line of intersection of two planes with equations in the form textbfr cdot textbfn = p (not yet active)
- 753k: Determine the vector product equation textbfr × textbfa = textbfb of the line of intersection of two planes with equations in the form textbfr cdot textbfn = p or textb (not yet active)
- 753l: Determine the shortest distance between two skew lines with given vector equations, using the vector product. (not yet active)
- 753m: Determine the vector equation of a line formed from the matrix transformation of another line. (not yet active)
- 753: Exam Practice: Equations of lines and planes and shortest distances using vector products
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- MathedUp
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q24, 34, 44, 63 (difficulty 3–4 of 5)
- Vectors Practice Part B Lines Q9; Geometric Problems (Planes & Lines) Q17–20
Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
Download PPQs as WW Powerpoint for Further Pure 1 Vectors
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- WW Dr Frost Style QQQs (Version 1) Word Doc, PDF (Q’s Only) or PDF (Q’s & Sol.)
- WW Dr Frost Style QQQs (Version 2) Word Doc, PDF (Q’s Only) or PDF (Q’s & Sol.)
- WW Dr Frost Style Summary Sheet Word Doc, PDF (Q’s Only) or PDF (Q’s & Sol.)
Worksheets
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- FP1 Ch.1 Vectors: Questions by topic
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Vectors Exam Questions Part B Q14, 16, 46, 60, 62, 65, 68 (difficulty 3–5 of 5)