CAIE P3 2018 November — Question 10

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2018
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

10 The line \(l\) has equation \(\mathbf { r } = 5 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } - \mathbf { k } + \lambda ( \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } )\). The plane \(p\) has equation $$( \mathbf { r } - \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } ) \cdot ( 3 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } ) = 0$$ The line \(l\) intersects the plane \(p\) at the point \(A\).
  1. Find the position vector of \(A\).
  2. Calculate the acute angle between \(l\) and \(p\).
  3. Find the equation of the line which lies in \(p\) and intersects \(l\) at right angles.
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