Edexcel FP3 2011 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

  1. The plane \(P\) has equation
$$\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 3
1
2 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } 0
2
- 1 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { l } 3
2
2 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Find a vector perpendicular to the plane \(P\). The line \(l\) passes through the point \(A ( 1,3,3 )\) and meets \(P\) at \(( 3,1,2 )\). The acute angle between the plane \(P\) and the line \(l\) is \(\alpha\).
  2. Find \(\alpha\) to the nearest degree.
  3. Find the perpendicular distance from \(A\) to the plane \(P\).