Edexcel C34 2017 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC34 (Core Mathematics 3 & 4)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

  1. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) has vector equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 5
    - 2
    4 \end{array} \right) + \lambda \left( \begin{array} { r } 6
    3
    - 1 \end{array} \right)\), where \(\lambda\) is a scalar parameter. The line \(l _ { 2 }\) has vector equation \(\mathbf { r } = \left( \begin{array} { r } 10
    5
    - 3 \end{array} \right) + \mu \left( \begin{array} { l } 3
    1
    2 \end{array} \right)\), where \(\mu\) is a scalar parameter.
Justify, giving reasons in each case, whether the lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) are parallel, intersecting or skew.
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