Edexcel F3 2014 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

8. The line \(l\) has equation $$\mathbf { r } = ( 2 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } ) + \lambda ( 3 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } ) , \text { where } \lambda \text { is a scalar parameter, }$$ and the plane \(\Pi\) has equation $$\mathbf { r } . ( \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } ) = 19$$
  1. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of \(l\) and \(\Pi\). The perpendicular to \(\Pi\) from the point \(A ( 2,1 , - 2 )\) meets \(\Pi\) at the point \(B\).
  2. Verify that the coordinates of \(B\) are \(( 4,3 , - 6 )\). The point \(A ( 2,1 , - 2 )\) is reflected in the plane \(\Pi\) to give the image point \(A ^ { \prime }\).
  3. Find the coordinates of the point \(A ^ { \prime }\).
  4. Find an equation for the line obtained by reflecting the line \(l\) in the plane \(\Pi\), giving your answer in the form $$\mathbf { r } \times \mathbf { a } = \mathbf { b } ,$$ where \(\mathbf { a }\) and \(\mathbf { b }\) are vectors to be found.