Edexcel FP3 2014 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

8. The plane \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) has vector equation \(\mathbf { r }\). \(\left( \begin{array} { l } 2
1
3 \end{array} \right) = 5\) The plane \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) has vector equation \(\mathbf { r } . \left( \begin{array} { r } - 1
2
4 \end{array} \right) = 7\)
  1. Find a vector equation for the line of intersection of \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) and \(\Pi _ { 2 }\), 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 plane \(\Pi _ { 3 }\) has cartesian equation $$x - y + 2 z = 31$$
  2. Using your answer to part (a), or otherwise, find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the planes \(\Pi _ { 1 } , \Pi _ { 2 }\) and \(\Pi _ { 3 }\)
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