CAIE P1 2003 June — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

8 The points \(A , B , C\) and \(D\) have position vectors \(3 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { k } , 2 \mathbf { i } - 2 \mathbf { j } + 5 \mathbf { k } , 2 \mathbf { j } + 7 \mathbf { k }\) and \(- 2 \mathbf { i } + 10 \mathbf { j } + 7 \mathbf { k }\) respectively.
  1. Use a scalar product to show that \(B A\) and \(B C\) are perpendicular.
  2. Show that \(B C\) and \(A D\) are parallel and find the ratio of the length of \(B C\) to the length of \(A D\).