9709 P13 - Jun 2016 - Q9
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The position vectors of A, B and C relative to an origin O are given by
\(\overrightarrow{OA} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 3 \\ -4 \end{pmatrix}, \quad \overrightarrow{OB} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 5 \\ p \end{pmatrix} \quad \text{and} \quad \overrightarrow{OC} = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ 0 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix},\)
where \(p\) is a constant.
(i) Find the value of \(p\) for which the lengths of \(AB\) and \(CB\) are equal.
(ii) For the case where \(p = 1\), use a scalar product to find angle \(ABC\).
