Vectors Review Name:

Paper Two Type Questions

1. [Maximum mark: 16]

The points A, B, C, D have the following coordinates

A : (1, 3, 1) B : (1, 2, 4) C : (2, 3, 6) D : (5, 2, 1) .

(a) (i) Evaluate the vector product AB AC , giving your answer in terms of
the unit vectors i , j , k .

(ii) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [6 marks]

The plane containing the points A, B, C is denoted by and the line passing
through D perpendicular to is denoted by L . The point of intersection of
L and is denoted by P .

(b) (i) Find the cartesian equation of .

(ii) Find the cartesian equation of L. [5 marks]

(c) Determine the coordinates of P. [3 marks]

(d) Find the perpendicular distance of D from . [2 marks]

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2. [Maximum mark: 16]

The triangle ABC has vertices at the points A(-1, 2, 3), B(-1, 3, 5) and
C(0, -1, 1).

(a) Find the size of the angle between the vectors AB and AC. [4 marks]

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of triangle ABC. [2 marks]

Let l1 be the line parallel to AB which passes through D(2, -1, 0) and l2 be
the line parallel to AC and which passes through E(-1, 1, 1).

(c) (i) Find the equations of the lines l1 and l2 .

(ii) Hence show that l1 and l2 do not intersect. [5 marks]

(d) Find the shortest distance between l1 and l2 . [5 marks]

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3. [Maximum mark: 16]

x + 2 y z 9
A line l 1 has equation = = .
3 1 2

(a) Let M be a point on l 1 with parameter . Express the coordinates of M

in terms of . [1 mark]

(b) The line l2 is parallel to l 1 and passes through P(4, 0, -3).

(i) Write down an equation for l2 .

(ii) Express PM in terms of . [4 marks]

(c) The vector PM is perpendicular to l 1 .

(i) Find the value of .

(ii) Find the distance between l 1 and l2 . [5 marks]

(d) The plane 1 contains l 1 and l2 . Find an equation for 1 , giving your
answer in the form Ax + By + Cz = D . [4 marks]

(e) The plane 2 has equation x 5 y z = 11 . Verify that l 1 is the line of

intersection of the planes 1 and 2 . [2 marks]

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4. [Maximum mark: 12]

The point A(2, 5, 1) is on the line L, which is perpendicular to the plane

with equation x + y + z 1 = 0.

(a) Find the Cartesian equation of the line L. [2 marks]

(b) Find the point of intersection of the line L and the plane. [4 marks]

(c) The point A is reflected in the plane. Find the coordinates of the image
of A. [2 marks]

(d) Calculate the distance from the point B(2, 0, 6) to the line L. [4 marks]

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Solutions:
Paper 2
y+2
1. (a) (i) 5i + 3 j + k (ii) 35
2 (b) (i) 5 x + 3 y + z = 5 (ii) x 5
5 = 3 = z 1 (c) (0, 1, 2) (d) 35

2. (a) 2.56 (b) 2.29 (c) (i) l1 : x = 2, y = 1 + , z = 2 , l2 : x = 1 + , y = 1 3 , z = 1 2 (d) 1.96

4 3 3 6

3. (a) M (3 2, , 9 2 ) (b) (i) r = 0 + 1
(ii)
(c) (i) =3 (ii) 7.35
3 2 12 2

(d) 2x 4 y + z = 5
y 5
4. (a) x 2
1 = 1 = z +1
1 (b) ( 13 , 103 , 83 ) (c) ( 43 , 53 , 133 ) (d) 8.52