OCR C4 — Question 6

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

6. Relative to a fixed origin, two lines have the equations $$\mathbf { r } = ( 7 \mathbf { j } - 4 \mathbf { k } ) + s ( 4 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } )$$ and $$\mathbf { r } = ( - 7 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } + 8 \mathbf { k } ) + t ( - 3 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { k } )$$ where \(s\) and \(t\) are scalar parameters.
  1. Show that the two lines intersect and find the position vector of the point where they meet.
  2. Find, in degrees to 1 decimal place, the acute angle between the lines.