CAIE P3 2012 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

8 Two lines have equations $$\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 5
1
- 4 \end{array} \right) + s \left( \begin{array} { r } 1
- 1
3 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } p
4
- 2 \end{array} \right) + t \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
5
- 4 \end{array} \right) ,$$ where \(p\) is a constant. It is given that the lines intersect.
  1. Find the value of \(p\) and determine the coordinates of the point of intersection.
  2. Find the equation of the plane containing the two lines, giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c z = d\), where \(a , b , c\) and \(d\) are integers.