The plane passes through the points with coordinates , and . The line passes through the point and is parallel to the vector .
- (i)
Find the cartesian equation of .
- (ii)
Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of and .
- (iii)
Find the acute angle between and .
- (iv)
Determine a vector equation of the line of reflection of in .
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7(i)
1. Find two non-parallel direction vectors lying on the plane $\pi$.
Let , and be points on the plane.
2. Calculate the normal vector to the plane by taking the cross product of the two direction vectors.
Let be a normal vector to .
We can take a simpler parallel normal vector .
3. Find the cartesian equation of the plane using the scalar product form $\mathbf{r} \cdot \mathbf{n} = \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{n}$.
The equation of the plane is given by
7(ii)
1. Concisely obtain the cartesian equation of $\pi$ (required from part i).
From the given points , , and , we find the direction vectors:
The normal to the plane is:
The cartesian equation of is , which simplifies to:
2. Formulate the parametric equations of the line $l$.
The vector equation of line is:
So the parametric equations are , , and .
3. Substitute the line equations into the plane equation and solve for $\lambda$.
4. Find the point of intersection.
Substituting back into the equation of :
The coordinates of the point of intersection are .
7(iii)
1. Find the normal vector to the plane $\pi$.
Two vectors on the plane are and .
The normal vector is given by their cross product:
We can take the normal vector as .
2. Calculate the acute angle between the line $l$ and the plane $\pi$.
The line is parallel to its direction vector . Let be the acute angle between the line and the plane. We use the relation :
7(iv)
1. Find the Cartesian equation of $\pi$ and the intersection point $I$ of $l$ and $\pi$ (intermediate results normally obtained in parts i and ii).
Normal to : .
Equation of : .
Substitute : into :
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Intersection point .
2. Find the position vector of the foot of the perpendicular, $F$, from point $P$ on $l$ to the plane $\pi$.
Let be a point on . The line passing through and perpendicular to has direction vector .
Equation of : .
Substitute into to find the intersection :
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3. Find the position vector of the reflected point $P'$ in the plane $\pi$.
Since is the midpoint of the line segment joining to its reflection , we have:
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4. Find the direction vector of the reflected line and express its vector equation.
The reflected line passes through the point of intersection and the reflected point .
Direction vector .
Taking a parallel direction vector , the vector equation of the line of reflection is:
, where .
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