Edexcel P4 2018 Specimen — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP4 (Pure Mathematics 4)
Year2018
SessionSpecimen
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

  1. With respect to a fixed origin \(O\), the line \(l _ { 1 }\) is given by the equation
$$\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 8
1
- 3 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { r } - 5
4
3 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(\mu\) is a scalar parameter.
The point \(A\) lies on \(l _ { 1 }\) where \(\mu = 1\)
  1. Find the coordinates of \(A\). The point \(P\) has position vector \(\left( \begin{array} { l } 1
    5
    2 \end{array} \right)\)
    The line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the point \(P\) and is parallel to the line \(l _ { 1 }\)
  2. Write down a vector equation for the line \(l _ { 2 }\)
  3. Find the exact value of the distance \(A P\). Give your answer in the form \(k \sqrt { 2 }\), where \(k\) is a constant to be found. The acute angle between \(A P\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) is \(\theta\)
  4. Find the value of \(\cos \theta\) A point \(E\) lies on the line \(l _ { 2 }\)
    Given that \(A P = P E\),
  5. find the area of triangle \(A P E\),
  6. find the coordinates of the two possible positions of \(E\).