CAIE P3 2013 November — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2013
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{dd7b2aee-4318-48e8-97c0-541e47f2e83a-3_704_714_1272_717} The diagram shows three points \(A , B\) and \(C\) whose position vectors with respect to the origin \(O\) are given by \(\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
- 1
2 \end{array} \right) , \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 0
3
1 \end{array} \right)\) and \(\overrightarrow { O C } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 3
0
4 \end{array} \right)\). The point \(D\) lies on \(B C\), between \(B\) and \(C\), and is such that \(C D = 2 D B\).
  1. Find the equation of the plane \(A B C\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c z = d\).
  2. Find the position vector of \(D\).
  3. Show that the length of the perpendicular from \(A\) to \(O D\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \sqrt { } ( 65 )\).