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Date November 2016 Marks available 5 Reference code 16N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_1
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Find Question number H_1 Adapted from N/A

Question

Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the planes defined by the equations x + y + z = 3 ,   x y + z = 5 and x + y + 2 z = 6 .

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

METHOD 1

for eliminating one variable from two equations     (M1)

eg, { ( x + y + z = 3 ) 2 x + 2 z = 8 2 x + 3 z = 11      A1A1

for finding correctly one coordinate

eg, { ( x + y + z = 3 ) ( 2 x + 2 z = 8 ) z = 3      A1

for finding correctly the other two coordinates     A1

{ x = 1 y = 1 z = 3

the intersection point has coordinates  ( 1 ,   1 ,   3 )

METHOD 2

for eliminating two variables from two equations or using row reduction     (M1)

eg, { ( x + y + z = 3 ) 2 = 2 z = 3  or  ( 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 | 3 2 3 )      A1A1

for finding correctly the other coordinates     A1A1

{ x = 1 y = 1 ( z = 3 )  or  ( 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 | 1 1 3 )

the intersection point has coordinates  ( 1 ,   1 ,   3 )

METHOD 3

| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 | = 2    (A1)

attempt to use Cramer’s rule     M1

x = | 3 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 2 | 2 = 2 2 = 1    A1

y = | 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 6 2 | 2 = 2 2 = 1    A1

z = | 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 6 | 2 = 6 2 = 3    A1

 

Note:     Award M1 only if candidate attempts to determine at least one of the variables using this method.

 

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Syllabus sections

Topic 4—Statistics and probability » SL 4.7—Discrete random variables
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