9709 P13 - Nov 2012 - Q9
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The position vectors of points A and B relative to an origin O are given by
\(\overrightarrow{OA} = \begin{pmatrix} p \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\overrightarrow{OB} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 2 \\ p \end{pmatrix}\),
where \(p\) is a constant.
- In the case where OAB is a straight line, state the value of \(p\) and find the unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{OA}\). [3]
- In the case where OA is perpendicular to AB, find the possible values of \(p\). [5]
- In the case where \(p = 3\), the point C is such that OABC is a parallelogram. Find the position vector of C. [2]
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