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1.
A plane meets the co-ordinate axes in A, B, and C such that the centroid of \(\triangle\)ABC is the point \((\alpha,\beta,\gamma).\) Show that the equation of the plane is \({{x}\over{\alpha}}+{{y}\over{\beta}}+{{z}\over{\gamma}}=3.\)
2.
Find the angle between line \(\frac { x-1 }{ 6 } =\frac { y+3 }{ 2 } =\frac { z-2 }{ 3 } \) and the plane 2x - Y + 2z - 13 = 0.
3.
Find the vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of 5 units from the origin and normal to the plane is \(3\check { i } -2\check { j } +6\check { k } \)
4.
Show that the line through the points (0, 3, 2), (3, 5, 6) is perpendicular of the line through the points (1, - 1, 2) and (3,4, - 2).
5.
If a lines makes angle 60° and 45° with the positive directions of x-axis and z-axis respectively, then find the angle that it makes with the y-axis.
6.
What are the direction cosines of a line, which makes equal angles with the coordinate axes?
7.
Write the Cartesian equation of the following line given in vector form: \(\overrightarrow { r } =2\hat { i } +\hat { j } +4\hat { k } +\lambda (\hat { i } +\hat { j } -\hat { k } )\)
8.
Find the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular and the perpendicular distance of the point (1, 3, 4) from the plane 2x - y + z + 3 = 0. Find also, the image of the point in the plane.
9.
Find the direction-cosines of x, y and z-axis.
10.
Find the direction cosines of the line passing through the two points (-2, 4, -5) and (1, 2, 3)
11.
Find the point on the line \(\frac { x+2 }{ 3 } =\frac { y+1 }{ 2 } =\frac { z-3 }{ 2 } \) at a distance \(3\sqrt { 2 } \) from the point (1, 2, 3)
12.
Find the vector equation of the plane that contains the lines \(\overrightarrow{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\lambda(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k})\) and \(\vec{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\mu(-\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2\hat{k}).\)
Also, find the length of perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 1, 4) to the plane thus obtained.
13.
Find the equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of the plane \(\overrightarrow{r}.(\hat{i}+3\hat{j})-6=0\) and \(\overrightarrow{r}.(3\hat{i}-\hat{j}-4\hat{k})=0,\) which is at a unit distance from the origin.
14.
Find the equation of the plane that contains the point (1,-1,2) and is perpendicular to both the planes 2x + 3y - 2z = 5 and x + 2y - 3z = 8. Hence find the distance of point P(-2, 5, 5) from the plane obtained above.
15.
If lines \(\frac { x-1 }{ 2 } =\frac { y+1 }{ 3 } =\frac { z-1 }{ 4 } \) and \(\frac { x-3 }{ 1 } =\frac { y-k }{ 32 } =\frac { z }{ 1 } \)intersect, then find the value of k and hence find the equation of plane containing these lines.
1.
We know that the equation of the plane having intercepts a, band c on the three
co-ordinate axes is
\({{x}\over{a}}+{{y}\over{b}}+{{y}\over{c}}=1\)
Here, the co-ordinates of A, Band C are (a, 0, 0), (0, b, 0) and (0, 0, c) respectively.
The centroid of \(\triangle \)ABC is \(\left({{a}\over{3}},{{b}\over{3}},{{c}\over{3}}\right).\)
Equating \(\left( {{a}\over{3}},{{b}\over{3}},{{c}\over{3}} \right)\) to \((\alpha,\beta,\gamma),\) we get a = \(3\alpha,\) b = \(3\beta\) and c = \(3\gamma\)
Thus, the equation of the plane is
\({{x}\over{3\alpha}}+{{y}\over{3\beta}}+{{z}\over{3\gamma}}=1\)
or \({{x}\over{\alpha}}+{{y}\over{\beta}}+{{z}\over{\gamma}}=3\)
2.
The given line \(\frac { x-1 }{ 6 } =\frac { y+3 }{ 2 } =\frac { z-2 }{ 3 } \) is parallel to the vector \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ b } =6\check { i } +2\check { j } +3\check { k } \)
The normal to the given plane in
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ n } =2\check { i } +\check { j } +2\check { k } \)
\(sin\theta =\frac { \overset { \rightarrow }{ b } .\overset { \rightarrow }{ n } }{ \left| \overset { \rightarrow }{ b } \right| \left| \overset { \rightarrow }{ n } \right| } \)
\(=\frac { (6\check { i } +2\check { j } +3\check { k } )(2\check { i } -\check { j } +2k) }{ \sqrt { 39+4+9 } \sqrt { 4+1+4 } } \)
\(=\frac { 12-2+6 }{ \sqrt { 49 } \sqrt { 9 } } \)
\(\Rightarrow sin\theta =\frac { 16 }{ 7\times 3 } =\frac { 16 }{ 21 } \)
\(\therefore \theta =sin^{ -1 }\left( \frac { 16 }{ 21 } \right) \)
3.
Normal vector of the plane is
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ x } =3\check { i } -2\check { j } +6\check { k } \)
\(\left| \overset { \rightarrow }{ x } \right| =\sqrt { 3^{ 2 }+2^{ 2 }+6^{ 2 } } \)
\( =\sqrt { 9+4+36 } =\sqrt { 49 } =7\)
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ x } =\frac { \overset { \rightarrow }{ x } }{ \left| \overset { \rightarrow }{ x } \right| } =\frac { 3\check { i } -2\check { j } +6\check { k } }{ 7 } \)
The required equation of plane
\(\Rightarrow \overset { \rightarrow }{ r } \frac { (3\check { i } +2\check { j } +6\check { k } ) }{ 7 } =5\)
\(\Rightarrow \check { r } .(3\check { i } +2\check { j } +6\check { k } )=35\)
4.
Let A(0, 3, 2), B(3, 5, 6)
Direction ratios of AB(a, b, c) are (3 - 0), (5 - 3), (6 - 2)
\((a_{ 1 },b_{ 1 },c_{ 1 })\) = (3, 2, 4)
Let C(1, - 1, 2), 0(3, 4, - 2)
Direction ratios of CD \((a_{ 2 },b_{ 2 },c_{ 2 })\) are (3 - 1), (4 + 1) (-2,2) \((a_{ 2 },b_{ 2 },c_{ 2 })\) are (2,56,-4)
When two lines are perpendicular if
\(a_{ 1 },a_{ 2 }+b_{ 1 },b_{ 2 },+c_{ 1 },c_{ 2 }=0\)
\(\Rightarrow 3\times 2+2\times 5+4\times -4=0\)
\(\Rightarrow 6+10-16=0\)
\(\Rightarrow 16-16=0\)
\(\therefore AB\bot to\quad CD\)
5.
\(\alpha =60^{ \circ },\beta =?,\gamma =45^{ \circ }\)
Let \(\alpha \) makes with x-axis, y makes with z-axis and \(\beta \) makes with y-axis
\(\alpha =cos\quad 60^{ \circ },m=cos\quad \beta ,y=cos45^{ \circ }\)
\(\alpha ^{ 2 }+\beta ^{ 2 }+\gamma ^{ 2 }=1\)
\(\Rightarrow cos^{ 2 }60^{ \circ }+cos^{ 2 }\beta +cos^{ 2 }45^{ \circ }\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac { 1 }{ 4 } +cos^{ 2 }\beta +\frac { 1 }{ 2 } =1\)
\(\Rightarrow cos^{ 2 }\beta =1-\frac { 1 }{ 4 } -\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \)
\(=\frac { 4-1-2 }{ 4 } \)
\(=\frac { 1 }{ 4 } \)
\(\Rightarrow cos \beta =\pm \frac { 1 }{ 2 } \)
\(\beta =\frac { \pi }{ 3 } or\ \frac { 2\pi }{ 3 } \)
But angle between two lines in the interval \(\left( 0,\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \right) \)
Hence required angles is \(\frac { \pi }{ 3 } \)
6.
\( \alpha=\beta=\gamma
\)
\(\Rightarrow 3 \cos ^2 \alpha=1
\)
\(D C^{\prime} s: \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\)
7.
Point through which line passes is (2, 1, - 4) and dr's: 1, 1,-1.
\(\therefore\) Cartesian equation of line is \(\frac{z-2}{1}=\frac{y-1}{-1}=\frac{z+4}{-1}\)
8.
The given plane is 2x - y + z + 3 = 0 ...(1)

Let P (1, 3, 4) be the given point.
Let M be the foot of perpendicular from P on plane (1),
Let P' be the image of P in the plane (1),
The equations of PM are
\(\frac { x-1 }{ 2 } =\frac { y-3 }{ -1 } =\frac { z-4 }{ 1 } \).(2)
Any point on (2) is (1 + 2k, 3 - k, 4 + k) ...(3)
This point is M if it lies on (1)
if 2 (1 + 2k) - (3 - k) + (4 + k) + 3 = 0
if 6k = - 6 if k = - 1.
Putting in (3), the point M is :
(1 + 2 (- 1), 3 - (- 1),4 - 1) i.e. (- 1, 4, 3).
Hence, the co-ordinates of M, the foot of perpendicular
are (- 1, 4, 3). .
And perpendicular distance = I PM I
\(=\sqrt { { \left( 1+1 \right) }^{ 2 }+{ \left( 3-4 \right) }^{ 2 }+{ \left( 4-3 \right) }^{ 2 } } \)
\(=\sqrt { 4+1+1 } =\sqrt { 6 } units\)
Now M is the mid-point of [PP'].
If P' is \((\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma )\), then:
\(\frac { 1+\alpha }{ 2 } =-1,\frac { 3+\beta }{ 2 } =4,\frac { 4+\gamma }{ 2 } =3\)
\(\Rightarrow 1+\alpha =-2,3+\beta =8,4+\gamma =6\)
\(\Rightarrow \alpha =-3,\beta =5,\gamma =2.\)
Hence, the required image is P'(-3, 5, 2)
9.
The x-axis makes angles 0°, 90° and 90° respectively with x, y and z-axis.
Therefore, the direction cosines of x-axis are cos 0°, cos 90°, cos 90° i.e., 1, 0, 0.
Similarly, direction cosines of y-axis and z-axis are 0, 1, 0 and 0, 0, 1 respectively.
10.
We know that the direction-cosines of the line joining P(x1, y1, z1) and q(x2, y2, z2) are:
\(\frac{x_{2}-x_{1}}{\mathrm{PQ}}, \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{\mathrm{PQ}}, \frac{z_{2}-z_{1}}{\mathrm{PQ}} \)
\(\text {where } \mathrm{PQ}=\sqrt{\left(x_{2}-x_{1}\right)^{2}+\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right)^{2}+\left(z_{2}-z_{1}\right)^{2}} \)
Here P is (– 2, 4, – 5) and Q is (1, 2, 3).
\(\mathrm{PQ}=\sqrt{(1-(-2))^{2}+(2-4)^{2}+(3-(-5))^{2}}=\sqrt{77}\)
Thus, the direction cosines of the line joining two points is
\(\frac{3}{\sqrt{77}}, \frac{-2}{\sqrt{77}}, \frac{8}{\sqrt{77}}\)
11.
General point on the line \(\frac{x+2}{3}=\frac{y+1}{2}=\frac{z-3}{2}=\lambda\)
\( A(3 \lambda-2,2 \lambda-1,2 \lambda+3)\)
Distance of point A from point (1, 2, 3) is 3 \( \sqrt{2} \text {. }\)
\(\therefore \sqrt{(3 \lambda-2-1)^{2}+(2 \lambda-1-2)^{2}+(2 \lambda+3-3)^{2}} \)
\(=3 \sqrt{2}\)
Squaring and solving for \( \lambda \text {, we get } \lambda=0 \text { or } \lambda=\frac{30}{17}\)
Substituting in (i), we get point as A(-2, -1, 3) or A\(\left( \frac { 56 }{ 17 } ,\frac { 43 }{ 17 } ,\frac { 111 }{ 17 } \right) \)
12.
Equation of given line is :
\(\overrightarrow{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\lambda(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k})=\overrightarrow{a}+\lambda\overrightarrow{b}\) ...(i)
where \(\overrightarrow{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}\)
\(\overrightarrow{b}=\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-\hat{k}\)
Again, \(\overrightarrow{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\mu(-\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2\hat{k})\)
\(=\vec{a}+\mu\vec{b'}\)
where \(\overrightarrow{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}\)
\(\overrightarrow{b}=-\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2\hat{k}\)
\(\therefore\) The vector equation of the plane containing the line (i) and (ii) is given by
\(\overrightarrow{b}\times\overrightarrow{b'}=\begin{vmatrix} \hat { i } & \hat { j } & \hat { k } \\ 1 & 2 & -1 \\ -1 & 1 & -2 \end{vmatrix}\)
\(\hat{i}(-4+1)-\hat{j}(-2-1)+\hat{k}(1+2)-3\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+3\hat{k}\)
\(\overrightarrow{n}={{x-8}\over{7}}={{y-4}\over{1}}={{z-5}\over{3}}\)
\(r.\overrightarrow{n}=\overrightarrow{a}.\overrightarrow{n}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(r.(-3\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+3\hat{k})=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})(-3\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+3\hat{k})\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(r.(-3\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+3\hat{k})=-3+3=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\) -3x + 3y + 3z = 0
i.e, x + y + z = 0
\(\bot \) distance from (2, 1, 4) is
\(\left| \frac { 2-1-4 }{ \sqrt { { 1 }^{ 2 }+{ 1 }^{ 2 }+{ 1 }^{ 2 } } } \right| =\frac { 3 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\sqrt { 3 } \)
13.
The equation of the planes through the intersection of the plane \(\overrightarrow{r}.(\hat{i}+3\hat{j})-6=0\) and \(\overrightarrow{r}.(3\hat{i}-\hat{j}-4\hat{k})=0\)
\([\overrightarrow{r}.(\hat{i}+3\hat{j})-6]+\lambda[\overrightarrow{r}.(3\hat{i}-\hat{j}-4\hat{k})]=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\overrightarrow{r}.[(1+3\lambda)\hat{i}+(3-\lambda)\hat{j}-4\lambda\hat{k}]-6=0\)
This-plane is at a unit distance from the origin.
Therefore, the length of the perpendicular from the origin on (i) is 1unit
\(\Rightarrow\) \({{6}\over{\sqrt{{(1+3\lambda)}^{2}+{(3-\lambda)}^{2}+16{\lambda}^{2}}}}=1\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(36={(1+3\lambda)}^{2}+{(3-\lambda)}^{2}+16{\lambda}^{2}\)
\(=1+9{\lambda}^{2}+6\lambda+9+{\lambda}^{2}-6\lambda+16{\lambda}^{2}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(36=26{\lambda}^{2}+10\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(26{\lambda}^{2}=26\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\lambda=\pm1\)
Put the value of \(\lambda\) in eq(i), then for \(\lambda=1\)
\((4\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-4\hat{j})-6=0\)
and for \(\lambda=-1 \)
\(\overrightarrow{r}.(-2\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+4\hat{k})-6=0\)
These are the equations of the required plane.
14.
Let equation of plane through (1,-1,2) with d'r's of perpendicular as a, b, and c is
a(x -1) + b(y + 1) + c(z - 2) = 0
plane is \(\bot\)to 2x + 3y - 2z = 5
and x + 2y - 3z = 8
\(\therefore\) 2a + 3b - 2 c= 0
\({{a}\over{-5}}={{b}\over{4}}={{c}\over{1}}=k\)
\(\Rightarrow\) a = -5k, b = 4k, c = k
Equation of the plane is
- 5k ( x - 1 ) + 4k ( y + 1 ) + k ( z - 2 ) = 0
\(\Rightarrow\) - 5x + 4y + z + 7 = 0
Distance of plane from (- 2,5,5) is
d = \(\left|{{10+20+5+7}\over{\sqrt{25+16+1}}} \right| \)
\(={{42}\over{\sqrt{42}}}=\sqrt{42}\)
15.
Any point on the line\(\frac { x-1 }{ 2 } =\frac { y+1 }{ 3 } =\frac { z-1 }{ 4 } \) is\(\left( 2\lambda +1,\quad 3\lambda -1,\quad 4\lambda +1 \right) \) .
If the point intersect with the second line, then we have
\(\frac { 2\lambda +1-3 }{ 1 } =\frac { 3\lambda -1-k }{ 2 } =\frac { 4\lambda +1 }{ 1 } \)
\(\Rightarrow \ \lambda =-\frac { 3 }{ 2 } ,\ hence\ k=\frac { 9 }{ 2 } \)
Equation of plane containing these lines
\(\left| \begin{matrix} x-1 & y+1 & z-1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{matrix} \right| =\)
\(\Rightarrow\) -5(x-1) + 2(y+1)+1(z-1) = 0
i.e., 5x-2y-z-6 = 0
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