Edexcel AEA 2014 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAEA (Advanced Extension Award)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

5. The square-based pyramid \(P\) has vertices \(A , B , C , D\) and \(E\). The position vectors of \(A , B , C\) and \(D\) are \(\mathbf { a , b , c }\) and \(\mathbf { d }\) respectively where $$\mathbf { a } = \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
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- 1 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { b } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 5
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- 6 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { c } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 2
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3 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { d } = \left( \begin{array} { l }