Edexcel F3 2024 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2024
SessionJanuary
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

  1. The points \(A , B\) and \(C\) have coordinates ( \(3,2,2\) ), ( \(- 1,1,3\) ) and ( \(- 2,4,2\) ) respectively. The plane \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) contains the points \(A , B\) and \(C\)
    1. Determine a Cartesian equation of \(\Pi _ { 1 }\)
    Given that
    • point \(D\) has coordinates \(( - 1,1 , - 2 )\)
    • line \(l\) passes through \(D\) and is perpendicular to \(\Pi _ { 1 }\)
    • plane \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) has equation \(\mathbf { r } . ( 14 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } - 17 \mathbf { k } ) = - 66\)
    • \(I\) meets \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) at the point \(E\)
    • show that \(D E = p \sqrt { 22 }\) where \(p\) is a rational number to be determined.
    The point \(F\) has coordinates ( \(4,3 , q\) ) where \(q\) is a constant.
    Given that \(A , B , C\) and \(F\) are the vertices of a tetrahedron of volume 12
  2. determine the possible values of \(q\)