OCR C4 2006 January — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

9 Two lines have vector equations $$\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 4
2
- 6 \end{array} \right) + t \left( \begin{array} { r } - 8
1
- 2 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
a
- 2 \end{array} \right) + s \left( \begin{array} { r } - 9
2
- 5 \end{array} \right) ,$$ where \(a\) is a constant.
  1. Calculate the acute angle between the lines.
  2. Given that these two lines intersect, find \(a\) and the point of intersection.