A hint to get started
Find a perpendicular foot on a parameterised line
With respect to O, A,B,C have position vectors , , .
(i) Find the position vector of D such that ABCD is a parallelogram. marks
(ii) N divides AB in the ratio . Show that . Hence find the position vector of N given CN is perpendicular to AB. marks
(iii) P has position vector , where . Show that P is collinear with A and B for all real t. marks
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CJC · Review problems · Question 4
Use the section formula first, then enforce a zero dot product.