OCR C4 2009 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

  1. The vector \(\mathbf { u } = \frac { 3 } { 13 } \mathbf { i } + b \mathbf { j } + c \mathbf { k }\) is perpendicular to the vector \(4 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { k }\) and to the vector \(4 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } + 2 \mathbf { k }\). Find the values of \(b\) and \(c\), and show that \(\mathbf { u }\) is a unit vector.
  2. Calculate, to the nearest degree, the angle between the vectors \(4 \mathbf { i } + \mathbf { k }\) and \(4 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } + 2 \mathbf { k }\).