OCR MEI C4 — Question 9 4 marks

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Marks4
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

9 A laser beam is aimed from a point ( \(12,10,10\) ) in the direction \(- 2 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } - 3 \mathbf { k }\) towards a plane surface.
  1. Give the equation of the path of the laser beam in vector form. The points \(\mathrm { A } ( 1,1,1 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 1,4,2 )\) and \(\mathrm { C } ( 6,1,0 )\) lie on the plane.
  2. Show that the vector \(3 \mathbf { i } - 5 \mathbf { j } + 15 \mathbf { k }\) is perpendicular to the plane and hence find the cartesian equation of the plane.
  3. Find the coordinate of the point where the laser beam hits the surface of the plane.
  4. Find the angle between the laser beam and the plane. \section*{Insert for question 6.} The graph of \(y = \tan x\) is given below.
    On this graph sketch the graph of \(y = \cot x\).
    Show clearly where your graph crosses the graph of \(y = \tan x\) and indicate the asymptotes. [4]
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