It is given that and . Find the position vector of a point on line such that is perpendicular to . Hence find the position vector of the point , the reflection of the point in the line .
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1. Express the position vector of point $R$ in terms of a scalar parameter, using the collinearity of $O$, $R$, and $B$.
Since lies on the line passing through and , is a scalar multiple of .
2. Find the value of the parameter $\lambda$ using the perpendicular condition between $AR$ and $OB$.
The direction vector is given by:
Since , their scalar product must be equal to zero:
3. Substitute $\lambda$ to find the specific position vector of $R$.
Thus, the position vector is .
4. Find the position vector of the reflection point $A'$ using the midpoint property.
The foot of the perpendicular is the midpoint of the line segment connecting and its reflection .
Thus, the position vector is .
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