9709 P32 - Mar 2021 - Q7 - 8 marks
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Two lines have equations \(\mathbf{r} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 3 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} + s \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ -1 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\mathbf{r} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix} + t \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ -1 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}\).
(a) Show that the lines are skew.
(b) Find the acute angle between the directions of the two lines.
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