CAIE P3 2002 November — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2002
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

10 With respect to the origin \(O\), the points \(A , B , C , D\) have position vectors given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = 4 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { k } , \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = 5 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } , \quad \overrightarrow { O C } = \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } , \quad \overrightarrow { O D } = - \mathbf { i } - 4 \mathbf { k }$$
  1. Calculate the acute angle between the lines \(A B\) and \(C D\).
  2. Prove that the lines \(A B\) and \(C D\) intersect.
  3. The point \(P\) has position vector \(\mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } + 6 \mathbf { k }\). Show that the perpendicular distance from \(P\) to the line \(A B\) is equal to \(\sqrt { } 3\).