CAIE P1 2005 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2005
SessionNovember
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

4 Relative to an origin \(O\), the position vectors of points \(P\) and \(Q\) are given by $$\overrightarrow { O P } = \left( \begin{array} { r } - 2
3
1 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { and } \quad \overrightarrow { O Q } = \left( \begin{array} { l } 2
1
q \end{array} \right)$$ where \(q\) is a constant.
  1. In the case where \(q = 3\), use a scalar product to show that \(\cos P O Q = \frac { 1 } { 7 }\).
  2. Find the values of \(q\) for which the length of \(\overrightarrow { P Q }\) is 6 units.
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    The diagram shows the cross-section of a hollow cone and a circular cylinder. The cone has radius 6 cm and height 12 cm , and the cylinder has radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and height \(h \mathrm {~cm}\). The cylinder just fits inside the cone with all of its upper edge touching the surface of the cone.