CAIE P1 2008 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2008
SessionNovember
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{08729aab-586b-4210-94c9-77b1f6b1d873-2_558_1488_863_331} The diagram shows a semicircular prism with a horizontal rectangular base \(A B C D\). The vertical ends \(A E D\) and \(B F C\) are semicircles of radius 6 cm . The length of the prism is 20 cm . The mid-point of \(A D\) is the origin \(O\), the mid-point of \(B C\) is \(M\) and the mid-point of \(D C\) is \(N\). The points \(E\) and \(F\) are the highest points of the semicircular ends of the prism. The point \(P\) lies on \(E F\) such that \(E P = 8 \mathrm {~cm}\). Unit vectors \(\mathbf { i } , \mathbf { j }\) and \(\mathbf { k }\) are parallel to \(O D , O M\) and \(O E\) respectively.
  1. Express each of the vectors \(\overrightarrow { P A }\) and \(\overrightarrow { P N }\) in terms of \(\mathbf { i } , \mathbf { j }\) and \(\mathbf { k }\).
  2. Use a scalar product to calculate angle \(A P N\).