SPS SPS SM Pure 2024 February — Question 4

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2024
SessionFebruary
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

4. Relative to a fixed origin \(O\),
the point \(A\) has position vector \(( 2 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } - 4 \mathbf { k } )\),
the point \(B\) has position vector \(( 4 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } + 3 \mathbf { k } )\),
and the point \(C\) has position vector \(( a \mathbf { i } + 5 \mathbf { j } - 2 \mathbf { k } )\), where \(a\) is a constant and \(a < 0\)
\(D\) is the point such that \(\overrightarrow { A B } = \overrightarrow { B D }\).
  1. Find the position vector of \(D\).
    (2) Given \(| \overrightarrow { A C } | = 4\)
  2. find the value of \(a\).
    (3)