Edexcel C4 2012 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

7. Relative to a fixed origin \(O\), the point \(A\) has position vector ( \(2 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } + 5 \mathbf { k }\) ), the point \(B\) has position vector \(( 5 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } + 10 \mathbf { k } )\), and the point \(D\) has position vector \(( - \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } + 4 \mathbf { k } )\). The line \(l\) passes through the points \(A\) and \(B\).
  1. Find the vector \(\overrightarrow { A B }\).
  2. Find a vector equation for the line \(l\).
  3. Show that the size of the angle \(B A D\) is \(109 ^ { \circ }\), to the nearest degree. The points \(A , B\) and \(D\), together with a point \(C\), are the vertices of the parallelogram \(A B C D\), where \(\overrightarrow { A B } = \overrightarrow { D C }\).
  4. Find the position vector of \(C\).
  5. Find the area of the parallelogram \(A B C D\), giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
  6. Find the shortest distance from the point \(D\) to the line \(l\), giving your answer to 3 significant figures.