Vectors 1 (AQA A-Level Further Maths): Quizzes
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What type of distance is the shortest distance from a point to a line?
What type of distance is the shortest distance from a point to a line?
Perpendicular distance
What is the scalar product of two perpendicular vectors?
What is the scalar product of two perpendicular vectors?
Zero
Two lines are parallel if their direction vectors are what?
Two lines are parallel if their direction vectors are what?
Scalar multiples of each other
What is true about the distance between parallel lines?
What is true about the distance between parallel lines?
It is constant throughout
What are skew lines?
What are skew lines?
Lines that don't intersect & aren't parallel
How many perpendicular conditions are needed for finding distance between skew lines?
How many perpendicular conditions are needed for finding distance between skew lines?
Two (one for each direction vector)
In the calculus method, why minimize instead of ?
In the calculus method, why minimize instead of ?
It simplifies algebra considerably
In reflections, what is the relationship between and ?
In reflections, what is the relationship between and ?
Which is the third step in the geometric method for point-to-line distance?
Which is the third step in the geometric method for point-to-line distance?
Solve for the parameter
When a point is reflected in a line, the line acts as a what?
When a point is reflected in a line, the line acts as a what?
Perpendicular bisector of segment