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Find a perpendicular foot and reflect a point in a line
Relative to O, A,B,C have position vectors , , .
(i) Find the Cartesian equation of AB. marks
(ii) Find the length of projection of AC onto AB. marks
(iii) Hence or otherwise find the perpendicular distance from C to AB and the position vector of its perpendicular foot N. marks
(iv) D lies on CN produced such that N is the midpoint of CD. Find the position vector of D. marks
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CJC · Review problems · Question 4
Keep y=4 as a separate equation when the direction has zero y component.