CAIE P1 2016 June — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

9 The position vectors of \(A , B\) and \(C\) relative to an origin \(O\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
3
- 4 \end{array} \right) , \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { c } 1
5
p \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O C } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 5
0
2 \end{array} \right) ,$$ where \(p\) is a constant.
  1. Find the value of \(p\) for which the lengths of \(A B\) and \(C B\) are equal.
  2. For the case where \(p = 1\), use a scalar product to find angle \(A B C\).