Edexcel FP1 2024 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

    1. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) has equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
      - 3
      1 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } 3
      4
      - 1 \end{array} \right)\)
The line \(l _ { 2 }\) has equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { c } 13
5
8 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { r } 1
- 2
5 \end{array} \right)\)
where \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) are scalar parameters.
The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(P\).
  1. Determine the coordinates of \(P\). Given that the plane \(\Pi\) contains both \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\)
  2. determine a Cartesian equation for \(\Pi\).
    (ii) Determine a Cartesian equation for each of the two lines that
    • pass through \(( 0,0,0 )\)
    • make an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) with the \(x\)-axis
    • make an angle of \(45 ^ { \circ }\) with the \(y\)-axis