9709 P13 - Jun 2012 - Q2
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Relative to an origin O, the position vectors of the points A, B and C are given by
\(\overrightarrow{OA} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ -1 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}, \quad \overrightarrow{OB} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 2 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix} \quad \text{and} \quad \overrightarrow{OC} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 3 \\ p \end{pmatrix}.\)
Find
(i) the unit vector in the direction of \(\overrightarrow{AB}\),
(ii) the value of the constant \(p\) for which angle \(BOC = 90^\circ\).
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