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Every AQA GCSE Maths exam question on G25 Vectors, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q23

    June 2025 · Paper 2H

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    June 2025 Paper 2H, question 23: ABCD is a quadrilateral. AC and BD intersect at P. AB ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 9b – 2a BC ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 5a DC ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 10b BP : PD = 3 : 2 AP : PC = 1 : k Work out the value of k.
  2. Q9

    November 2024 · Paper 1H

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    November 2024 Paper 1H, question 9: 2 a    + 1 3b       = 5 20       Work out the values of a and b. a = b =
  3. Q23

    June 2024 · Paper 2H

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    June 2024 Paper 2H, question 23: Prove that DEF is a straight line.
  4. Q28

    November 2023 · Paper 1H

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    November 2023 Paper 1H, question 28: PQRS is a quadrilateral. PQ is not parallel to SR. X is a point on QR. QX : XR = 2 : 3 QX ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 2a + 4b Prove that PQRS is a trapezium. Not drawn accurately
  5. Q15

    November 2023 · Paper 3H

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    November 2023 Paper 3H, question 15: a =       3 m b =      − 4 p The diagram shows the vector 2a + b Work out the values of m and p. m = p =
  6. Q7

    November 2022 · Paper 1H

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    November 2022 Paper 1H, question 7: The diagram shows the vectors a and b. As a column vector a =       2 3 7 (a) What is b as a column vector? Answer       7 (b) Work out 4a as a co
  7. Q25

    November 2022 · Paper 2H

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    November 2022 Paper 2H, question 25: Two congruent parallelograms, PQRV and VRST, are joined. QP ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a PV ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b X is the midpoint of VT. VW : WR = 1 : 2 Prove that Q, W and X lie on a st
  8. Q21

    June 2022 · Paper 1H

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    June 2022 Paper 1H, question 21: Five points are connected by vectors. FG ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 2EH ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ Work out FE ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ in terms of a and b. Answer
  9. Q2

    June 2022 · Paper 3H

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    June 2022 Paper 3H, question 2: Work out      − 8 4 –       −2 3 Circle your answer.      − 10 7      − 6 7      − 10 1      − 6 1
  10. Q27

    November 2021 · Paper 3H

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    November 2021 Paper 3H, question 27: In the diagram DE ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a DH ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b HG ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 8b EX : XH = 3 : 1 EF : FG = 1 : 3 Not drawn accurately 27 (a) Show that DX ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 4 1 a + 4 3 b 27
  11. Q23

    November 2020 · Paper 3H

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    November 2020 Paper 3H, question 23: In triangle JKL M is the midpoint of JK JN : NL = 3 : 2 KL ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 7a NL ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 4b Work out JM ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ in terms of a and b. Give your answer in its simplest f
  12. Q17

    November 2019 · Paper 1H

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    November 2019 Paper 1H, question 17: a =      − 2 3 and b =       −5 1 Work out a – 3b Circle your answer.      − 17 6       − − 13 6       17 0     
  13. Q27

    November 2019 · Paper 3H

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    November 2019 Paper 3H, question 27: Here is quadrilateral PQRS. PS ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a SR ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b RQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = c X is a point on PS where PX : XS = 1 : 2 Y is a point on RQ where RY : YQ = 2 : 1 Not dr
  14. Q22

    June 2019 · Paper 1H

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    June 2019 Paper 1H, question 22: ABC and ACD are triangles. k is a constant. Not drawn accurately 22 (a) Show that CD ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 6a + 4.5b 22 (b) BCD is a straight line. Work out the value of k.
  15. Q13

    June 2019 · Paper 3H

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    June 2019 Paper 3H, question 13: (a) Vectors a and b are drawn on a grid. Write b in terms of a. b = 13 (b) Vectors c and d are drawn on a grid. On the grid above, draw a vector representing c
  16. Q23

    November 2018 · Paper 2H

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    November 2018 Paper 2H, question 23: PQR is a straight line. PQ : QR = 3 : 1 PQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a Not drawn accurately Circle the vector RQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ 3 1 a 4 1 a – 3 1 a – 4 1 a
  17. Q11

    June 2018 · Paper 3H

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    June 2018 Paper 3H, question 11: a = 6 –10       b = –1 2       c = –4 7       11 (a) Work out a + b + c Answer       11 (b) Show that a + 2c is parallel to b
  18. Q26

    November 2017 · Paper 2H

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    November 2017 Paper 2H, question 26: ABCDE is a pentagon. Not drawn accurately Show that BCDE is a parallelogram.
  19. Q23

    June 2017 · Paper 2H

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    June 2017 Paper 2H, question 23: Not drawn accurately Is BCD a straight line? Show working to support your answer. Answer
  20. Q1

    June 2017 · Paper 3H

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    June 2017 Paper 3H, question 1: a =       − − 1 4 and b =       −1 3 Circle the vector 2a + b       − − 3 5       − − 3 11       − − 1 5       −
All 22 questions on Vectors, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2H, Q23 (5 marks): ABCD is a quadrilateral. AC and BD intersect at P. AB ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 9b – 2a BC ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 5a DC ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 10b BP : PD = 3 : 2 AP : PC = 1 : k Work out the value of k.
  2. November 2024, Paper 1H, Q9 (3 marks): 2 a    + 1 3b       = 5 20       Work out the values of a and b. a = b =
  3. June 2024, Paper 2H, Q23 (4 marks): Prove that DEF is a straight line.
  4. November 2023, Paper 1H, Q28 (3 marks): PQRS is a quadrilateral. PQ is not parallel to SR. X is a point on QR. QX : XR = 2 : 3 QX ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 2a + 4b Prove that PQRS is a trapezium. Not drawn accurately
  5. November 2023, Paper 3H, Q15 (4 marks): a =       3 m b =      − 4 p The diagram shows the vector 2a + b Work out the values of m and p. m = p =
  6. November 2022, Paper 1H, Q7 (4 marks): The diagram shows the vectors a and b. As a column vector a =       2 3 7 (a) What is b as a column vector? Answer       7 (b) Work out 4a as a co
  7. November 2022, Paper 2H, Q25 (3 marks): Two congruent parallelograms, PQRV and VRST, are joined. QP ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a PV ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b X is the midpoint of VT. VW : WR = 1 : 2 Prove that Q, W and X lie on a st
  8. June 2022, Paper 1H, Q21 (4 marks): Five points are connected by vectors. FG ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 2EH ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ Work out FE ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ in terms of a and b. Answer
  9. June 2022, Paper 3H, Q2 (1 mark): Work out      − 8 4 –       −2 3 Circle your answer.      − 10 7      − 6 7      − 10 1      − 6 1
  10. November 2021, Paper 3H, Q27 (6 marks): In the diagram DE ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a DH ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b HG ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 8b EX : XH = 3 : 1 EF : FG = 1 : 3 Not drawn accurately 27 (a) Show that DX ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 4 1 a + 4 3 b 27
  11. November 2020, Paper 3H, Q23 (3 marks): In triangle JKL M is the midpoint of JK JN : NL = 3 : 2 KL ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 7a NL ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 4b Work out JM ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ in terms of a and b. Give your answer in its simplest f
  12. November 2019, Paper 1H, Q17 (1 mark): a =      − 2 3 and b =       −5 1 Work out a – 3b Circle your answer.      − 17 6       − − 13 6       17 0     
  13. November 2019, Paper 3H, Q27 (3 marks): Here is quadrilateral PQRS. PS ሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a SR ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = b RQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = c X is a point on PS where PX : XS = 1 : 2 Y is a point on RQ where RY : YQ = 2 : 1 Not dr
  14. June 2019, Paper 1H, Q22 (4 marks): ABC and ACD are triangles. k is a constant. Not drawn accurately 22 (a) Show that CD ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = 6a + 4.5b 22 (b) BCD is a straight line. Work out the value of k.
  15. June 2019, Paper 3H, Q13 (3 marks): (a) Vectors a and b are drawn on a grid. Write b in terms of a. b = 13 (b) Vectors c and d are drawn on a grid. On the grid above, draw a vector representing c
  16. November 2018, Paper 2H, Q23 (1 mark): PQR is a straight line. PQ : QR = 3 : 1 PQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ = a Not drawn accurately Circle the vector RQ ሬሬሬሬሬሬ⃗ 3 1 a 4 1 a – 3 1 a – 4 1 a
  17. June 2018, Paper 3H, Q11 (4 marks): a = 6 –10       b = –1 2       c = –4 7       11 (a) Work out a + b + c Answer       11 (b) Show that a + 2c is parallel to b
  18. November 2017, Paper 2H, Q26 (3 marks): ABCDE is a pentagon. Not drawn accurately Show that BCDE is a parallelogram.
  19. June 2017, Paper 2H, Q23 (3 marks): Not drawn accurately Is BCD a straight line? Show working to support your answer. Answer
  20. June 2017, Paper 3H, Q1 (1 mark): a =       − − 1 4 and b =       −1 3 Circle the vector 2a + b       − − 3 5       − − 3 11       − − 1 5       −
  21. Specimen, Paper 3H, Q2 (1 mark): a =        5 2 and b =        2 3 Circle the vector a – b         3 5       1 7 3 1           7 5
  22. Specimen, Paper 3H, Q25 (4 marks): In triangle ABC M is the midpoint of AC N is the point on BC where BN : NC = 2 : 3  AC = 2a  AB = 3b 25 (a) Work out  MN in terms of a and b. Give your answe

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