Edexcel C34 2014 June — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

14. Relative to a fixed origin \(O\), the line \(l\) has vector equation $$\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } - 1
- 4
6 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } 2
1
- 1 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(\lambda\) is a scalar parameter. Points \(A\) and \(B\) lie on the line \(l\), where \(A\) has coordinates ( \(1 , a , 5\) ) and \(B\) has coordinates ( \(b , - 1,3\) ).
  1. Find the value of the constant \(a\) and the value of the constant \(b\).
  2. Find the vector \(\overrightarrow { A B }\). The point \(C\) has coordinates ( \(4 , - 3,2\) )
  3. Show that the size of the angle \(C A B\) is \(30 ^ { \circ }\)
  4. Find the exact area of the triangle \(C A B\), giving your answer in the form \(k \sqrt { 3 }\), where \(k\) is a constant to be determined. The point \(D\) lies on the line \(l\) so that the area of the triangle \(C A D\) is twice the area of the triangle \(C A B\).
  5. Find the coordinates of the two possible positions of \(D\).