AQA Further Paper 1 2022 June — Question 10

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicVectors: Lines & Planes

10 In this question all measurements are in centimetres. A small, thin laser pen is set up with one end at \(A ( 7,2 , - 3 )\) and the other end at \(B ( 9 , - 3 , - 2 )\) A laser beam travels from \(A\) to \(B\) and continues in a straight line towards a large thin sheet of glass. The sheet of glass lies within a plane \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) which is modelled by the equation $$4 x + p y + 5 z = 9$$ where \(p\) is an integer.
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  1. The laser beam hits \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) at an acute angle \(\alpha\), where \(\sin \alpha = \frac { \sqrt { 15 } } { 75 }\)
    Find the value of \(p\)
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  2. A second large sheet of glass lies on the other side of \(\Pi _ { 1 }\) This second sheet lies within a plane \(\Pi _ { 2 }\) which is modelled by the equation $$4 x + p y + 5 z = - 5$$ Calculate the distance between the sheets of glass.
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  3. The point \(A ( 7,2 , - 3 )\) is reflected in \(\Pi _ { 1 }\)
    Find the coordinates of the image of \(A\) after reflection in \(\Pi _ { 1 }\)