Your Practice Set – Applications and Interpretation for IBDP Mathematics
4 . In a game , two balls A and B are moving in a three-dimensional space , which can be modelled by a three-dimensional coordinate plane . At the start of the game , A is at
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� � ( 20 , � 10 , 0 ) and its velocity vector is 5 .
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� � ( a ) Write down the vector equation for the displacement of A , giving the answer in the form r �a �tb ,
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After p seconds , A is at ( 40,10 , 0 ) . ( b ) Find p .
At the start of the game , B is at ( 20 , 20 , 20 ) . After 4 seconds , it is at ( 40 , 0 , 0 ).
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( c ) Find the velocity vector of B . [ 2 ]
( d ) Write down the vector equation for the displacement of B , giving the answer in the form r �a �tb , [ 2 ]
( e ) Find the shortest distance between A and B . [ 4 ]
( f ) Hence , write down the time when A and B are closest to each other . [ 1 ]
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