OCR C4 2015 June — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

9 Two lines have equations $$\mathbf { r } = 3 \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } - \mathbf { k } + \lambda ( 2 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } ) \text { and } \mathbf { r } = 4 \mathbf { i } + 10 \mathbf { j } + 19 \mathbf { k } + \mu ( \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } + \alpha \mathbf { k } ) ,$$ where \(\alpha\) is a constant.
Find the value of \(\alpha\) in each of the following cases.
  1. The lines intersect at the point (7,7,1).
  2. The angle between their directions is \(60 ^ { \circ }\).