Prove, by vector methods or otherwise, that the point of intersection of the diagonals of a trapezium lies on the line passing through the mid-points of the parallel sides. (You may assume that the trapezium is not a parallelogram.)

For any two vectors $$u$$ and $$v,$$ prove that
(a) $${\left( {u\,.\,v} \right)^2} + {\left| {u \times v} \right|^2} = {\left| u \right|^2}{\left| v \right|^2}$$ and
(b) $$\left( {1 + {{\left| u \right|}^2}} \right)\left( {1 + {{\left| v \right|}^2}} \right) = {\left( {1 - u.v} \right)^2} + {\left| {u + v + \left( {u \times v} \right)} \right|^2}.$$

If $$A,B$$ and $$C$$ are vectors such that $$\left| B \right| = \left| C \right|.$$ Prove that
$$\left[ {\left( {A + B} \right) \times \left( {A + C} \right)} \right] \times \left( {B \times C} \right)\left( {B + C} \right) = 0\,\,.$$

The position vectors of the vertices $$A, B$$ and $$C$$ of a tetrahedron $$ABCD$$ are $$\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,\,\widehat i$$ and $$3\widehat i\,,$$ respectively. The altitude from vertex $$D$$ to the opposite face $$ABC$$ meets the median line through $$A$$ of the triangle $$ABC$$ at a point $$E.$$ If the length of the side $$AD$$ is $$4$$ and the volume of the tetrahedron is $${{2\sqrt 2 } \over 3},$$ find the position vector of the point $$E$$ for all its possible positions.