OCR C4 2013 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

7 Points \(A ( 2,2,5 ) , B ( 1 , - 1 , - 4 ) , C ( 3,3,10 )\) and \(D ( 8,6,3 )\) are the vertices of a pyramid with a triangular base.
  1. Calculate the lengths \(A B\) and \(A C\), and the angle \(B A C\).
  2. Show that \(\overrightarrow { A D }\) is perpendicular to both \(\overrightarrow { A B }\) and \(\overrightarrow { A C }\).
  3. Calculate the volume of the pyramid \(A B C D\).
    [0pt] [The volume of the pyramid is \(V = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \times\) base area × perpendicular height.]