Planes and the scalar productEdexcel A-Level Further Maths: Mind map
Vector form
Normal and Cartesian
Scalar product
Planes and the scalar product
forms, angles, perpendicular
r = a + λb + μcr·n = ka·b
Perpendicular
Angles
Exam tips
Exam questions on Planes and the scalar product
- Let and .Find the angle between and , giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.2 marks
- The plane has vector equation .The point lies on . Find the value of .2 marks
- The line has equation and the plane has equation .Find the coordinates of the point where meets .3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).