CAIE P1 2013 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionNovember
TopicVectors 3D & Lines

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{02da6b6a-6db1-4bc3-ad4e-537e4f61dcac-2_397_949_657_596} The diagram shows a pyramid \(O A B C D\) in which the vertical edge \(O D\) is 3 units in length. The point \(E\) is the centre of the horizontal rectangular base \(O A B C\). The sides \(O A\) and \(A B\) have lengths of 6 units and 4 units respectively. The unit vectors \(\mathbf { i } , \mathbf { j }\) and \(\mathbf { k }\) are parallel to \(\overrightarrow { O A } , \overrightarrow { O C }\) and \(\overrightarrow { O D }\) respectively.
  1. Express each of the vectors \(\overrightarrow { D B }\) and \(\overrightarrow { D E }\) in terms of \(\mathbf { i } , \mathbf { j }\) and \(\mathbf { k }\).
  2. Use a scalar product to find angle \(B D E\).