| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Vectors: Cross Product & Distances |
9 With \(O\) as origin, the points \(A , B , C\) have position vectors
$$\mathbf { i } , \quad \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } , \quad \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } + 2 \mathbf { k }$$
respectively. Find a vector equation of the common perpendicular of the lines \(A B\) and \(O C\).
Show that the shortest distance between the lines \(A B\) and \(O C\) is \(\frac { 2 } { 5 } \sqrt { } 5\).
Find, in the form \(a x + b y + c z = d\), an equation for the plane containing \(A B\) and the common perpendicular of the lines \(A B\) and \(O C\).