Edexcel F3 2020 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

8. The plane \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) has equation $$x - 5 y + 3 z = 11$$ The plane \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) has equation $$3 x - 2 y + 2 z = 7$$ The planes \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) and \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) intersect in the line \(l\).
  1. Find a vector equation for \(l\), giving your answer in the form \(\mathbf { r } = \mathbf { a } + \lambda \mathbf { b }\) where \(\mathbf { a }\) and \(\mathbf { b }\) are constant vectors and \(\lambda\) is a scalar parameter. The point \(P ( 2,0,3 )\) lies on \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) The line \(m\), which passes through \(P\), is parallel to \(l\). The point \(Q ( 3,2,1 )\) lies on \(\Pi _ { 2 }\)
    The line \(n\), which passes through \(Q\), is also parallel to \(l\).
  2. Find, in exact simplified form, the shortest distance between \(m\) and \(n\).
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