Edexcel FP3 2012 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

3. The position vectors of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) relative to an origin \(O\) are \(\mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } , 7 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { k }\) and \(4 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j }\) respectively. Find
  1. \(\overrightarrow { A C } \times \overrightarrow { B C }\),
  2. the area of triangle \(A B C\),
  3. an equation of the plane \(A B C\) in the form \(\mathbf { r } . \mathbf { n } = p\)