OCR Further Pure Core 1 Specimen — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Pure Core 1 (Further Pure Core 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

7 The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) have equations \(\frac { x - 3 } { 1 } = \frac { y - 5 } { 2 } = \frac { z + 2 } { - 3 }\) and \(\frac { x - 4 } { 2 } = \frac { y + 2 } { - 1 } = \frac { z - 7 } { 4 }\).
  1. Find the shortest distance between \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\).
  2. Find a cartesian equation of the plane which contains \(l _ { 1 }\) and is parallel to \(l _ { 2 }\).