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Nov 2017 p12 q9
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The diagram shows a trapezium \(OABC\) in which \(OA\) is parallel to \(CB\). The position vectors of \(A\) and \(B\) relative to the origin \(O\) are given by \(\overrightarrow{OA} = \begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ -2 \\ -1 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\overrightarrow{OB} = \begin{pmatrix} 6 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}\).

(i) Show that angle \(OAB\) is \(90^\circ\).

The magnitude of \(\overrightarrow{CB}\) is three times the magnitude of \(\overrightarrow{OA}\).

(ii) Find the position vector of \(C\).

(iii) Find the exact area of the trapezium \(OABC\), giving your answer in the form \(a\sqrt{b}\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers.

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