OCR MEI FP3 2013 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

1 Three points have coordinates \(\mathrm { A } ( 3,2,10 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 11,0 , - 3 ) , \mathrm { C } ( 5,18,0 )\), and \(L\) is the straight line through A with equation $$\frac { x - 3 } { - 1 } = \frac { y - 2 } { 4 } = \frac { z - 10 } { 1 }$$
  1. Find the shortest distance between the lines \(L\) and BC .
  2. Find the shortest distance from A to the line BC . A straight line passes through B and the point \(\mathrm { P } ( 5,18 , k )\), and intersects the line \(L\).
  3. Find \(k\), and the point of intersection of the lines BP and \(L\). The point D is on the line \(L\), and AD has length 12 .
  4. Find the volume of the tetrahedron ABCD .