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10. With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines /, and /, are given by the equations 1 = (2) + 12k) + uGi-j + 5k) sired eigoceacslenpmendiec. Jan 14 IAL (a) Show that /, and /, meet and find the position vector of their point of intersection. CO) (i+ 5) + 5k) + 1Qi+j-k) (b) Show that J, and /, are perpendicular to each other. Q) The point A, with position vector Si + 7j + 3k, lies on /, The point B is the image of A after reflection in the line /, (c) Find the position vector of B. @) 11. With respect to a fixed origin O the lines /, and /, are given by the equations ay (-2 pr) (4 ir=| -6]+a] 1] ier =|-7] +a) 2 -13, 4 4 1 where and 1 are scalar parameters and p and q are constants. Given that /, and /,are perpendicular, (a) show that g = 3 Given further that /, and /, intersect at point X, (©) the value of p, Jan 15 IAL (©) the coordinates of X. 6 The point A lies on /, and has position vector | -2 3 Given that point B also lies on [, and that AB = 24X (d) find the two possible position vectors of B. @) 6) @) @) 12. With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines /, and /, are given by the equations 12 5 2 0 Lir=|—4]+a]—4], 2}/+n [6 5 2 0 3 where 2 and jz are scalar parameters. (a) Show that /, and /, meet, and find the position vector of their point of intersection 4. (6) (b) Find, to the nearest 0.1°, the acute angle between /, and /, 7 (3) The point B has position vector | 0 |. Jan 1 6 IAL 3 (c) Show that B lies on /, dy (d) Find the shortest distance from B to the line /,, giving your answer to 3 significant figures. (4) 14, ABCD is a parallelogram with AB parallel to DC and AD parallel to BC. The position vectors of A, B, C, and D relative to a fixed origin O are a, b, ¢ and d respectively. Given that j-2k, b=3i-j+6k, c= (a) find the position vector d, J an 1 7 (3) (b) find the angle between the sides AB and BC of the parallelogram, i+3j+6k (4) (c) find the area of the parallelogram ABCD. (2) The point E lies on the line through the points C and D, so that D is the midpoint of CE. (d) Use your answer to part (c) to find the area of the trapezium ABCE. (2) 7. With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines /, and /, are given by the equations [rr = (13i + 15) - 8k) + AGi + 3j - 4k) I: = (Ti — 6] + 14k) + (i 3j + 2k) where J and jz are scalar parameters. (a) Show that /, and /, meet and find the position vector of their point of intersection, B. (6) (b) Find the acute angle between the lines /, and /, Jan 18 IAL” a The point A has position vector ~Si -3j + 16k (c) Show that A lies on /, The point C lies on the line /, where AB = B (d) Find the position vector of C. (3) 6. Relative to a fixed origin O, the points 4, B and C have coordinates (2, 1, 9), (5, 2, 7) and (4, -3, 3) respectively. The line / passes through the points A and B. J a n 1 9 IA L (a) Find a vector equation for the line /. Q) (b) Find, in degrees, the acute angle between the line / and the line AC. 3) The point D lies on the line / such that angle ACD is 90° (c) Find the coordinates of D. (4) (d) Find the exact area of triangle ADC, giving your answer as a fully simplified surd. (2) 9. With respect to a fixed origin O, the lines /, and /, are given by the equations 2 2 A: r=|dp+al . 3 4 10 a Lh: r=| c]+y) 6b 3 2 where a, b and c are constants and / and y are scalar parameters. _ "and jpecontiestiet Jan 20 IAL e /, and /, are perpendicular find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c. (6)

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