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June 2002 p1 q5
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The diagram shows a solid cylinder standing on a horizontal circular base, centre O and radius 4 units. The line BA is a diameter and the radius OC is at 90° to OA. Points O', A', B' and C' lie on the upper surface of the cylinder such that OO', AA', BB' and CC' are all vertical and of length 12 units. The mid-point of BB' is M.
Unit vectors i, j and k are parallel to OA, OC and OO' respectively.
(i) Express each of the vectors \(\overrightarrow{MO}\) and \(\overrightarrow{MC}\) in terms of i, j and k.
(ii) Hence find the angle OMC.
Solution
(i) The vector \(\overrightarrow{MO}\) is expressed as \(4\mathbf{i} - 6\mathbf{k}\).
The vector \(\overrightarrow{MC}\) is expressed as \(4\mathbf{i} + 4\mathbf{j} + 6\mathbf{k}\).
(ii) To find the angle \(\angle OMC\), we use the dot product formula: