CAIE P1 2016 November — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

9 Relative to an origin \(O\), the position vectors of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
- 2
- 1 \end{array} \right) , \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
3
6 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O C } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 2
6
5 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Use a scalar product to find angle \(A O B\).
  2. Find the vector which is in the same direction as \(\overrightarrow { A C }\) and of magnitude 15 units.
  3. Find the value of the constant \(p\) for which \(p \overrightarrow { O A } + \overrightarrow { O C }\) is perpendicular to \(\overrightarrow { O B }\).