CAIE P3 2022 November — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionNovember
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

9 With respect to the origin \(O\), the position vectors of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 0
5
2 \end{array} \right) , \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 1
0
1 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O C } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 4
- 3
- 2 \end{array} \right)$$ The midpoint of \(A C\) is \(M\) and the point \(N\) lies on \(B C\), between \(B\) and \(C\), and is such that \(B N = 2 N C\).
  1. Find the position vectors of \(M\) and \(N\).
  2. Find a vector equation for the line through \(M\) and \(N\).
  3. Find the position vector of the point \(Q\) where the line through \(M\) and \(N\) intersects the line through \(A\) and \(B\).