Core Pure Book 1 - Chapter 9

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Core Pure Book 1, Chapter 9 – Vectors

(40 marks, 50 minutes)

Give all angles in degrees to one decimal place

1.
(a) Find the vector equation of the line that passes through the points with position vectors
2𝒊 + 𝒋 and 3𝒊 + 𝒌
(2)
(b) Show that the point (8, -5, 7) does not lie on the line.
(3)

2. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane that passes through the points (7, 12, -14),
(5, 4, -10) and (1, 9, -5)
(8)

3. The lines 𝑙1 and 𝑙2 have equations


𝑥+1 𝑦−4 𝑧+1 −5 −4
= = and 𝒓 = ( 4 ) + 𝑡 (−2)
2 7 −1
1 2

(a) Calculate the acute angle between 𝑙1 and 𝑙2


(4)
(b) Find the point of intersection between 𝑙1 and 𝑙2
(4)

4. Calculate the shortest distance from the point (5, -1, 6) to the line with equation
7 2
𝒓 = (−3) + 𝑡 ( 1 )
9 −2
(5)

5. Find the perpendicular distance from the point (5, 0, -2) to the plane with equation
2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 9
(3)

2 1
6. The plane 𝛱1 has equation 𝒓 ∙ (−3) = 4 and the plane 𝛱2 has equation 𝒓 ∙ ( 2 ) = 7
0 −1
Calculate the acute angle between the planes 𝛱1 and 𝛱2
(4)

−1 5 0
7. A plane Π has equation 𝒓 ∙ ( 3 ) = −2 and a line 𝑙 has equation 𝒓 = (−7) + 𝑡 (−4)
−3 1 2

(a) Calculate the acute angle between the plane Π and the line 𝑙
(3)
(b) Find the point of intersection between the plane Π and the line 𝑙
(4)

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