Angle between two lines

Questions asking for the acute angle between two lines given in vector form, using the scalar product of their direction vectors.

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Edexcel C34 2018 January Q7
13 marks Standard +0.3
7. With respect to a fixed origin \(O\), the lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) are given by the equations $$\begin{aligned} & l _ { 1 } : \mathbf { r } = ( 13 \mathbf { i } + 15 \mathbf { j } - 8 \mathbf { k } ) + \lambda ( 3 \mathbf { i } + 3 \mathbf { j } - 4 \mathbf { k } ) \\ & l _ { 2 } : \mathbf { r } = ( 7 \mathbf { i } - 6 \mathbf { j } + 14 \mathbf { k } ) + \mu ( 2 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } + 2 \mathbf { k } ) \end{aligned}$$ where \(\lambda\) and \(\mu\) are scalar parameters.
  1. Show that \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) meet and find the position vector of their point of intersection, \(B\).
  2. Find the acute angle between the lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) The point \(A\) has position vector \(- 5 \mathbf { i } - 3 \mathbf { j } + 16 \mathbf { k }\)
  3. Show that \(A\) lies on \(l _ { 1 }\) The point \(C\) lies on the line \(l _ { 1 }\) where \(\overrightarrow { A B } = \overrightarrow { B C }\)
  4. Find the position vector of \(C\).
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Edexcel C4 2008 January Q6
11 marks Standard +0.3
6. The points \(A\) and \(B\) have position vectors \(2 \mathbf { i } + 6 \mathbf { j } - \mathbf { k }\) and \(3 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k }\) respectively. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) passes through the points \(A\) and \(B\).
  1. Find the vector \(\overrightarrow { A B }\).
  2. Find a vector equation for the line \(l _ { 1 }\). A second line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the origin and is parallel to the vector \(\mathbf { i } + \mathbf { k }\). The line \(l _ { 1 }\) meets the line \(l _ { 2 }\) at the point \(C\).
  3. Find the acute angle between \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\).
  4. Find the position vector of the point \(C\).
OCR C4 2008 June Q12
Moderate -0.3
12
0
5 \end{array} \right) + s \left( \begin{array} { r } 1
- 4
- 2 \end{array} \right) .$$
  1. Show that the lines intersect.
  2. Find the angle between the lines.
  3. Show that, if \(y = \operatorname { cosec } x\), then \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) can be expressed as \(- \operatorname { cosec } x \cot x\).
  4. Solve the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } x } { \mathrm {~d} t } = - \sin x \tan x \cot t$$ given that \(x = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\) when \(t = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\). 8
  5. Given that \(\frac { 2 t } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\) can be expressed in the form \(\frac { A } { t + 1 } + \frac { B } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\), find the values of the constants \(A\) and \(B\).
  6. Show that the substitution \(t = \sqrt { 2 x - 1 }\) transforms \(\int \frac { 1 } { x + \sqrt { 2 x - 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x\) to \(\int \frac { 2 t } { ( t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} t\).
  7. Hence find the exact value of \(\int _ { 1 } ^ { 5 } \frac { 1 } { x + \sqrt { 2 x - 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x\). 9 The parametric equations of a curve are $$x = 2 \theta + \sin 2 \theta , \quad y = 4 \sin \theta$$ and part of its graph is shown below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{b8ba126f-c5fa-4828-9439-e5162a03ca5b-3_646_1150_1050_500}
  8. Find the value of \(\theta\) at \(A\) and the value of \(\theta\) at \(B\).
  9. Show that \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \sec \theta\).
  10. At the point \(C\) on the curve, the gradient is 2 . Find the coordinates of \(C\), giving your answer in an exact form.
OCR C4 Q14
Standard +0.3
14
2 \end{array} \right) , $$ where \(a\) is a constant and \(s\) and \(t\) are scalar parameters.\\ Given that the two lines intersect,
  1. find the position vector of their point of intersection,
  2. find the value of \(a\). Given also that \(\theta\) is the acute angle between the lines,
  3. find the value of \(\cos \theta\) in the form \(k \sqrt { 5 }\) where \(k\) is rational.\\ 8. A small town had a population of 9000 in the year 2001. In a model, it is assumed that the population of the town, \(P\), at time \(t\) years after 2001 satisfies the differential equation $$\frac { \mathrm { d } P } { \mathrm {~d} t } = 0.05 P \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.05 t }$$
  4. Show that, according to the model, the population of the town in 2011 will be 13300 to 3 significant figures.
  5. Find the value which the population of the town will approach in the long term, according to the model.\\ 9. A curve has parametric equations $$x = t ( t - 1 ) , \quad y = \frac { 4 t } { 1 - t } , \quad t \neq 1$$
  6. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\) in terms of \(t\). The point \(P\) on the curve has parameter \(t = - 1\).
  7. Show that the tangent to the curve at \(P\) has the equation $$x + 3 y + 4 = 0$$ The tangent to the curve at \(P\) meets the curve again at the point \(Q\).
  8. Find the coordinates of \(Q\).
OCR C4 Q4
9 marks Moderate -0.3
4. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) passes through the points \(P\) and \(Q\) with position vectors ( \(- \mathbf { i } - 8 \mathbf { j } + 3 \mathbf { k }\) ) and ( \(2 \mathbf { i } - 9 \mathbf { j } + \mathbf { k }\) ) respectively, relative to a fixed origin.
  1. Find a vector equation for \(l _ { 1 }\). The line \(l _ { 2 }\) has the equation $$\mathbf { r } = ( 6 \mathbf { i } + a \mathbf { j } + b \mathbf { k } ) + t ( \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } - \mathbf { k } )$$ and also passes through the point \(Q\).
  2. Find the values of the constants \(a\) and \(b\).
  3. Find, in degrees to 1 decimal place, the acute angle between lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\).