AQA Further Paper 2 2019 June — Question 7 4 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
Marks4
TopicVectors: Cross Product & Distances

7 The points \(A , B\) and \(C\) have coordinates \(A ( 4,5,2 ) , B ( - 3,2 , - 4 )\) and \(C ( 2,6,1 )\) 7
  1. Use a vector product to show that the area of triangle \(A B C\) is \(\frac { 5 \sqrt { 11 } } { 2 }\)
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  2. The points \(A , B\) and \(C\) lie in a plane.
    Find a vector equation of the plane in the form r.n \(= k\)
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  3. Hence find the exact distance of the plane from the origin.