OCR MEI C4 2010 January — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

4 The points A , B and C have coordinates \(( 1,3 , - 2 ) , ( - 1,2 , - 3 )\) and \(( 0 , - 8,1 )\) respectively.
  1. Find the vectors \(\overrightarrow { \mathrm { AB } }\) and \(\overrightarrow { \mathrm { AC } }\).
  2. Show that the vector \(2 \mathbf { i } - \mathbf { j } - 3 \mathbf { k }\) is perpendicular to the plane ABC . Hence find the equation of the plane ABC .