CAIE P1 2015 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2015
SessionNovember
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

7 Relative to an origin \(O\), the position vectors of points \(A , B\) and \(C\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 0
2
- 3 \end{array} \right) , \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
5
- 2 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O C } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 3
p
q \end{array} \right)$$
  1. In the case where \(A B C\) is a straight line, find the values of \(p\) and \(q\).
  2. In the case where angle \(B A C\) is \(90 ^ { \circ }\), express \(q\) in terms of \(p\).
  3. In the case where \(p = 3\) and the lengths of \(A B\) and \(A C\) are equal, find the possible values of \(q\).