9709 P1 - Nov 2007 - Q10
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The diagram shows a cube OABCDEFG in which the length of each side is 4 units. The unit vectors i, j, and k are parallel to \(\overrightarrow{OA}\), \(\overrightarrow{OC}\), and \(\overrightarrow{OD}\) respectively. The mid-points of OA and DG are P and Q respectively and R is the centre of the square face ABFE.
- Express each of the vectors \(\overrightarrow{PR}\) and \(\overrightarrow{PQ}\) in terms of i, j, and k.
- Use a scalar product to find angle QPR.
- Find the perimeter of triangle PQR, giving your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
