CAIE P1 2019 June — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

8 The position vectors of points \(A\) and \(B\), relative to an origin \(O\), are given by $$\overrightarrow { O A } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 6
- 2
- 6 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O B } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 3
k
- 3 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Find the value of \(k\) for which angle \(A O B\) is \(90 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Find the values of \(k\) for which the lengths of \(O A\) and \(O B\) are equal.
    The point \(C\) is such that \(\overrightarrow { A C } = 2 \overrightarrow { C B }\).
  3. In the case where \(k = 4\), find the unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow { O C }\).