The straight line has equation The plane has equation The line intersects the plane at the point .
- (i)
Find the position vector of .
- (ii)
Find the acute angle between and .
- (iii)
Find a vector equation for the line which lies in , passes through and is perpendicular to .
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Q3(i)
1. Express the equation of the plane in the standard scalar product form $\mathbf{r} \cdot \mathbf{n} = d$.
2. Substitute the equation of the line into the equation of the plane to find the parameter $s$ at the point of intersection.
Substitute into the plane equation:
3. Substitute the value of $s$ back into the line equation to obtain the position vector of point $A$.
Q3(ii)
1. Identify the direction vector of the line $l$ and the normal vector of the plane $p$.
The direction vector of line is .
The normal vector of plane is .
2. Calculate the scalar product of the direction vector and the normal vector.
3. Calculate the magnitudes of the direction vector and the normal vector.
4. Calculate the acute angle between the line and the plane.
Let be the acute angle between the line and the plane .
Q3(iii)
1. Calculate the position vector of point $A$ from part (i) as it is needed to form the line equation.
2. Determine the conditions for the direction vector of the new line.
3. Calculate the direction vector $\mathbf{d}$ using the vector cross product.
4. Formulate the final vector equation of the new line.
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