8.04d Significance of a x b = 0: and line equations using vector product

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OCR Further Additional Pure AS 2019 June Q3
4 marks Standard +0.3
3 The non-zero vectors \(\mathbf { x }\) and \(\mathbf { y }\) are such that \(\mathbf { x } \times \mathbf { y } = \mathbf { 0 }\).
  1. Explain the geometrical significance of this statement.
  2. Use your answer to part (a) to explain how the line equation \(\mathbf { r } = \mathbf { a } + t \mathbf { d }\) can be written in the form \(( \mathbf { r } - \mathbf { a } ) \times \mathbf { d } = \mathbf { 0 }\).