Edexcel AEA 2017 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAEA (Advanced Extension Award)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

  1. The line \(L _ { 1 }\) has equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { c } - 13
    7
    - 1 \end{array} \right) + t \left( \begin{array} { c } 6
    - 2
    3 \end{array} \right)\). The line \(L _ { 2 }\) passes through the point \(A\) with position vector \(\left( \begin{array} { c } 1
    p
    10 \end{array} \right)\) and is parallel to \(\left( \begin{array} { c } - 2
    11
    - 5 \end{array} \right)\), where \(p\)
    is a constant. The lines \(L _ { 1 }\) and \(L _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(B\).
    1. Find
      1. the value of \(p\),
      2. the position vector of \(B\).
    The point \(C\) lies on \(L _ { 1 }\) and angle \(A C B\) is \(90 ^ { \circ }\)
  2. Find the position vector of \(C\). The point \(D\) also lies on \(L _ { 1 }\) and triangle \(A B D\) is isosceles with \(A B = A D\).
  3. Find the area of triangle \(A B D\).