CAIE Further Paper 1 2020 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

7 The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) have equations \(\mathbf { r } = - 5 \mathbf { j } + \lambda ( 5 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { k } )\) and \(\mathbf { r } = 4 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } + \mu ( \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } )\) respectively. The plane \(\Pi\) contains \(l _ { 1 }\) and is parallel to \(l _ { 2 }\).
  1. Find the equation of \(\Pi\), giving your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c z = d\).
  2. Find the distance between \(l _ { 2 }\) and \(\Pi\).
    The point \(P\) on \(l _ { 1 }\) and the point \(Q\) on \(l _ { 2 }\) are such that \(P Q\) is perpendicular to both \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\).
  3. Show that \(P\) has position vector \(\frac { 55 } { 27 } \mathbf { i } - 5 \mathbf { j } + \frac { 22 } { 27 } \mathbf { k }\) and state a vector equation for \(P Q\).
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