Question

The position vectors of points \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are \[\begin{equation*} \mathbf{a} = 4\mathbf{i} - 9\mathbf{j} - \mathbf{k}, \quad \mathbf{b} = \mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + 5\mathbf{k}, \quad\text{and}\quad \mathbf{c} = p\mathbf{i} - \mathbf{j} + 3\mathbf{k}. \end{equation*}\]
  1. Find the unit vector parallel to the vector \(\mathbf{AB}\).
  2. Find the value of \(p\) such that \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) are collinear.
  3. If \(p = -2\), find the position vector of \(D\) so that \(ABCD\) is a parallelogram.