Pure Mathematics
Statistics

Unit 13.2 Worked Example 2

The line [latex]{{l}_{2}}[/latex] passes through [latex]A\left( 3,1,-2 \right)[/latex] and is parallel to the direction vector [latex]\left( \begin{matrix}7  \\15  \\1  \\\end{matrix} \right)[/latex].

[latex]{{l}_{2}}[/latex] intersects [latex]{{l}_{1}}:\mathbf{r}=\left( \begin{matrix}  -12  \\ -22  \\ 11  \\\end{matrix} \right)+\lambda \left( \begin{matrix}4  \\ 4  \\ -7  \\\end{matrix} \right);\lambda \in \mathbb{R}[/latex] at [latex]C[/latex].

Find

(i)

the coordinates of [latex]C[/latex],

(ii)

the acute angle between [latex]{{l}_{1}}[/latex] and [latex]{{l}_{2}}[/latex],

(iii)

the vector line equation of mirror image of [latex]{{l}_{2}}[/latex] in [latex]{{l}_{1}}[/latex]. 

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