CAIE P3 2024 March — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2024
SessionMarch
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

9 Relative to the origin \(O\), the position vectors of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { \mathrm { OA } } = 5 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k } , \quad \overrightarrow { \mathrm { OB } } = 8 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } - 6 \mathbf { k } \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { \mathrm { OC } } = 3 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } - 7 \mathbf { k }$$
  1. Show that \(O A B C\) is a rectangle.
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  2. Use a scalar product to find the acute angle between the diagonals of \(O A B C\).