bac-s-maths 2013 Q2

bac-s-maths · France · amerique-sud Vectors: Lines & Planes Multi-Step Geometric Modeling Problem
Exercise 2 -- Common to all candidates
We consider the cube ABCDEFGH, with edge length 1, represented below, and we equip space with the orthonormal coordinate system $(\mathrm{A}; \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AD}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AE}})$.
  1. Determine a parametric representation of the line (FD).
  2. Prove that the vector $\vec{n}\begin{pmatrix}1\\-1\\1\end{pmatrix}$ is a normal vector to the plane (BGE) and determine an equation of the plane (BGE).
  3. Show that the line (FD) is perpendicular to the plane (BGE) at a point K with coordinates $\mathrm{K}\left(\frac{2}{3}; \frac{1}{3}; \frac{2}{3}\right)$.
  4. What is the nature of triangle BEG? Determine its area.
  5. Deduce the volume of the tetrahedron BEGD.
\section*{Exercise 2 -- Common to all candidates}
We consider the cube ABCDEFGH, with edge length 1, represented below, and we equip space with the orthonormal coordinate system $(\mathrm{A}; \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AD}}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{AE}})$.

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Determine a parametric representation of the line (FD).
  \item Prove that the vector $\vec{n}\begin{pmatrix}1\\-1\\1\end{pmatrix}$ is a normal vector to the plane (BGE) and determine an equation of the plane (BGE).
  \item Show that the line (FD) is perpendicular to the plane (BGE) at a point K with coordinates $\mathrm{K}\left(\frac{2}{3}; \frac{1}{3}; \frac{2}{3}\right)$.
  \item What is the nature of triangle BEG? Determine its area.
  \item Deduce the volume of the tetrahedron BEGD.
\end{enumerate}
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