Chapter 26

Three Dimensional Geometry

6. The distance of the point (1, – 5, 9) from the plane

x  2 y 1 z  2
1. Let the line   lie in the plane x – y + z = 5 measured along a straight line
3 5 2 x = y = z is [AIEEE-2011]
x + 3y – z +  = 0. Then (, ) equals
[AIEEE-2009] (1) 3 10 (2) 3 5
(1) (–6, 7) (2) (5, –15) (3) 10 3 (4) 5 3
(3) (–5, 5) (4) (6, –17) 7. An equation of a plane parallel to the plane
2. A line AB in three-dimensional space makes x – 2y + 2z – 5 = 0 and at a unit distance from
angles 45° and 120° with the positive x-axis and the origin is [AIEEE-2012]
the positive y-axis respectively. If AB makes an (1) x – 2y + 2z + 1 = 0
acute angle  with the positive z-axis, then 
equals [AIEEE-2010] (2) x – 2y + 2z – 1 = 0

(1) 30° (2) 45° (3) x – 2y + 2z + 5 = 0

(3) 60° (4) 75° (4) x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0
3. Statement-1 : The point A(3, 1, 6) is the mirror x 1 y 1 z 1
image of the point B(1, 3, 4) in the plane x – y + 8. If the lines   and
2 3 4
z = 5.
x 3 y k z
Statement-2 : The plane x – y + z = 5 bisects the   intersect, then k is equal to
1 2 1
line segment joining A(3, 1, 6) and B(1, 3, 4). [AIEEE-2012]
[AIEEE-2010]
2 9
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) (2)
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for 9 2
Statement-1 (3) 0 (4) –1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 9. Distance between two parallel planes
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is
Statement-1 [JEE (Main)-2013]
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
3 5
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (1) (2)
2 2
4. There are 10 points in a plane, out of these 6 are
7 9
collinear. If N is the number of triangles formed by (3) (4)
joining these points, then [AIEEE-2011] 2 2
(1) 140 < N  190 (2) N > 190 x 2 y 3 z4
10. If the lines   and
(3) N  100 (4) 100 < N  140 1 1 k
5. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the x 1 y  4 z  5
  are coplanar, then k can
x y 2 z3 k 2 1
point (3, –1, 11) to the line   is have [JEE (Main)-2013]
2 3 4
[AIEEE-2011] (1) Any value

(1) (2) (2) Exactly one value

53 66
(3) Exactly two values
(3) 29 (4) 33 (4) Exactly three values
11. The image of the line 16. The distance of the point (1, 3, –7) from the plane
passing through the point (1, –1, –1), having normal
x 1 y  3 z  4 perpendicular to both the lines
  in the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0
3 1 5 x 1 y  2 z  4 x  2 y 1 z  7
is the line [JEE (Main)-2014]   and   , is
1 2 3 2 1 1
x 3 y 5 z2 [JEE (Main)-2017]
(1)  
3 1 5
10 5
(1) (2)
x 3 y 5 z 2 83 83
(2)  
3 1 5
10 20
x 3 y 5 z 2 (3) (4)
  74 74
(3)
3 1 5
17. If the image of the point P(1, –2, 3) in the plane,
x 3 y 5 z 2 2x + 3y – 4z + 22 = 0 measured parallel to the
(4)  
3 1 5 x y z
line,   is Q, then PQ is equal to
12. The distance of the point (1, 0, 2) from the point 1 4 5
[JEE (Main)-2017]
x  2 y 1 z  2
of intersection of the line   and
3 4 12 (1) 2 42 (2) 42
the plane x – y + z = 16, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
(3) 6 5 (4) 3 5
(1) 2 14 (2) 8
18. If L 1 is the line of intersection of the planes
(3) 3 21 (4) 13 2x – 2y + 3z – 2 = 0, x – y + z + 1 = 0 and L2
is the line of intersection of the planes
13. The equation of the plane containing the line x + 2y – z – 3 = 0, 3x – y + 2z – 1 = 0, then the
2x – 5y + z = 3; x + y + 4z = 5, and parallel to
distance of the origin from the plane containing the
the plane, x + 3y + 6z = 1, is
lines L1 and L2, is [JEE (Main)-2018]
[JEE (Main)-2015]

(1) 2 x  6 y  12z  13 1 1
(1) (2)
4 2 3 2
(2) x  3 y  6z  7
1 1
(3) x  3 y  6z  7 (3) (4)
2 2 2
(4) 2 x  6 y  12z  13
19. The length of the projection of the line segment
joining the points (5, –1, 4) and (4, –1, 3) on the
x 3 y 2 z4
14. If the line,   lies in the plane, plane, x + y + z = 7 is:
2 1 3 [JEE (Main)-2018]
2 2
lx  my  z  9 , then l  m is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2016] 2 2
(1) (2)
3 3
(1) 18 (2) 5
(3) 2 (4) 26
1 2
15. The distance of the point (1, –5, 9) from the plane (3) (4)
3 3
x – y + z = 5 measured along the line x = y = z
is [JEE (Main)-2016] 20. The plane through the intersection of the planes
x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y – z + 4 = 0 and
10 parallel to y-axis also passes through the point
(1) 10 3 (2)
3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
20 (1) (3, 2, 1) (2) (3, 3, –1)
(3) (4) 3 10
3 (3) (–3, 0, –1) (4) (–3, 1, 1)
21. The equation of the line passing through (–4, 3, 1), 1 1
parallel to the plane x + 2y – z – 5 = 0 and (1) (2)
4 2
x 1 y –3 z –2
intersecting the line   is 1 1
–3 2 –1 (3) (4) 
8 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 26. The plane which bisects the line segment joining
the points (–3, –3, 4) and (3, 7, 6) at right angles,
x – 4 y  3 z 1 passes through which one of the following points?
(1)  
2 2 4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x  4 y – 3 z –1 (1) (–2, 3, 5) (2) (4, 1, –2)
(2)  
–1 1 1 (3) (2, 1, 3) (4) (4, –1, 7)
27. On which of the following lines lies the point of
x  4 y – 3 z –1
(3)  
3 –1 1 x–4 y –5 z–3
intersection of the line,   and
2 2 1
x  4 y – 3 z –1 the plane, x + y + z = 2? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4)  
1 1 3
x –1 y –3 z  4
(1)  
22. If the lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x = az + 1 2 –5
b, y = cz + d are perpendicular, then
x  3 4 – y z 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2)  
3 3 –2
(1) ab + bc + 1 = 0 (2) cc + a + a = 0 x–4 y –5 z–5
(3)  
(3) aa + c + c = 0 (4) bb + cc + 1 = 0 1 1 –1
23. The equation of the plane containing the straight x –2 y –3 z3
(4)  
2 2 3
x y z
line   and perpendicular to the plane
2 3 4 x  3 y  2 z 1
28. The plane containing the line  
2 1 3
x y z
containing the straight lines   and and also containing its projection on the plane
3 4 2
2x + 3y – z = 5, contains which one of the
x y z following points? [JEE (Main)-2019]
  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4 2 3 (1) (0, –2, 2) (2) (2, 2, 0)

(1) x – 2y + z = 0 (2) x + 2y – 2z = 0 (3) (–2, 2, 2) (4) (2, 0, –2)

29. The direction ratios of normal to the plane through
(3) 5x + 2y – 4z = 0 (4) 3x + 2y – 3z = 0
the points (0, –1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) and making an
24. The plane passing through the point (4, –1, 2) and 
angle with the plane y – z + 5 = 0 are
x  2 y  2 z 1 4
parallel to the lines   and
3 1 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
x 2 y 3 z4 (1) 2 3, 1,  1 (2) 2, 2,  2
  also passes through the
1 2 3
(3) 2, –1, 1 (4) 2, 1, –1
point [JEE (Main)-2019]
x  3 y 1 z  6
(1) (–1, –1, –1) (2) (–1, –1, 1) 30. Two lines   and
1 3 1
(3) (1, 1, 1) (4) (1, 1, –1)
x 5 y 2 z 3
25. Let A be a point on the line   intersect at the point R. The
 7 6 4
r  (1  3 )iˆ  (   jˆ  (2  5 )kˆ and B(3, 2, 6) reflection of R in the xy-plane has coordinates
be a point in the space. Then the value of  for [JEE (Main)-2019]

which the vector AB is parallel to the plane (1) (–2, 4, 7) (2) (2, 4, 7)
x – 4y + 3z = 1 is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (2, –4, –7) (4) (2, –4, 7)
31. If the point (2, , ) lies on the plane which 36. The equation of a plane containing the line of
passes through the points (3, 4, 2) and (7, 0, 6) intersection of the planes 2x – y – 4 = 0 and
and is perpendicular to the plane 2x – 5y = 15, y + 2z – 4 = 0 and passing through the point
then 2 – 3 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1, 1, 0) is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 5 (2) 12 (1) 2x – z = 2 (2) x – 3y – 2z = –2
(3) 17 (4) 7 (3) x – y – z = 0 (4) x + 3y + z = 4

32. The perpendicular distance from the origin to the 37. The length of the perpendicular from the point
plane containing the two lines, x3 y 2 z
(2, –1, 4) on the straight line,   is
10 –7 1
x 2 y 2 z5 x 1 y  4 z  4
  and   , [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 5 7 1 4 7
is (1) Greater than 3 but less than 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) Greater than 2 but less than 3
(3) Greater than 4
(1) 11 6 (2) 6 11
(4) Less than 2
11 38. If a point R(4, y, z) lies on the line segment joining
(3) 11 (4) the points P(2, –3, 4) and Q(8, 0, 10), then the
6
distance of R from the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019]
33. A tetrahedron has vertices P(1, 2, 1), Q(2, 1, 3),
R(–1, 1, 2) and O(0, 0, 0). The angle between the (1) 53 (2) 2 21
faces OPQ and PQR is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 6 (4) 2 14
 19   9 
(1) cos –1   (2) cos –1   x 1 y 1 z  2
 35   35  39. If the line,   meets the plane,
2 3 4
 17   7 x + 2y + 3z = 15 at a point P, then the distance
(3) cos –1   (4) cos –1   of P from the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 31   31 
9
34. Let S be the set of all real values of  such that a (1) 2 5 (2)
plane passing through the points (–  2, 1, 1), 2
(1, –2, 1) and (1, 1, – 2) also passes through the 7 5
point (–1, –1, 1). Then S is equal to (3) (4)
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2019] 40. A plane passing through the points (0, –1, 0) and

(1) {1, –1} (2)  3 (0, 0, 1) and making an angle


4
with the plane
y – z + 5 = 0, also passes through the point
(3)  3, – 3  (4) {3, –3}
[JEE (Main)-2019]

35. If an angle between the line,

x 1 y – 2 z – 3
 
(1)  2, 1, 4  (2)  2,  1, 4 
2 1 –2
(3)   2,  1,  4  (4)   2, 1,  4 
2 2
and the plane, x – 2y – kz = 3 is cos –1 
 3 
, 41. The vertices B and C of a ABC lie on the line,
 
x  2 y –1 z
then a value of k is [JEE (Main)-2019]   such that BC = 5 units. Then
3 0 4
the area (in sq. units) of this triangle, given that the
3 5
(1) (2) point A(1, –1, 2), is [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(1) 5 17 (2) 34
5 3
(3) – (4) –
3 5 (3) 6 (4) 2 34
42. Let P be the plane, which contains the line of 47. If the plane 2x – y + 2z + 3 = 0 has the distances
intersection of the planes, x + y + z – 6 = 0 and
1 2
2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 and it is perpendicular to the and units from the planes 4x – 2y + 4z + 
xy-plane. Then the distance of the point 3 3
(0, 0, 256) from P is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] = 0 and 2x – y + 2z +  = 0, respectively, then
the maximum value of  +  is equal to
17 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 63 5 (2)
5 (1) 13 (2) 15
(3) 5 (4) 9
11
(3) 205 5 (4) x – 2 y +1 z –1
5 48. If the line = = intersects the
3 2 –1
43. If the length of the perpendicular from the point plane 2x + 3y – z + 13 = 0 at a point P and the
x y 1 z 1 plane 3x + y + 4z = 16 at a point Q, then PQ is
(, 0,  ) (  0) to the line,   equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 0 1
(1) 2 14 (2) 14
3
is , then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 (3) 2 7 (4) 14
(1) – 1 (2) – 2 49. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the
point (2, 1, 4) to the plane containing the lines
(3) 1 (4) 2 
r = (iˆ + ˆj ) + (iˆ + 2 ˆj – kˆ ) and
44. Let A(3, 0 –1), B(2, 10, 6) and C(1, 2, 1) be the
vertices of a triangle and M be the mid point of AC. 
r = (iˆ + ˆj ) + (– iˆ + ˆj – 2 kˆ ) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
If G divides BM in the ratio, 2 : 1 then
cos(GOA) (O being the origin) is equal to 1
(1) (2) 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] 3

1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) 3
6 10 30 3
50. Let P be a plane through the points (2, 1, 0),
1 1 (4, 1, 1) and (5, 0, 1) and R be any point (2, 1, 6).
(3) (4)
2 15 15 Then the image of R in the plane P is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
45. If Q(0, –1, –3) is the image of the point P in the
plane 3x – y + 4z = 2 and R is the point (3, –1, –2), (1) (6, 5, 2) (2) (4, 3, 2)
then the area (in sq. units) of PQR is : (3) (3, 4, –2) (4) (6, 5, –2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 51. The shortest distance between the lines

65 91 x 3 y 8 z3 x 3 y 7 z6
  and   is
(1) (2) 3 1 1 3 2 2
2 4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
91 7
(3) 2 13 (4) (1) 2 30 (2) 30
2 2
46. A perpendicular is drawn from a point on the (3) 3 30 (4) 3
x 1 y 1 z 52. The mirror image of the point (1, 2, 3) in a plane
line   to the plane x + y + z = 3
2 1 1
 7 4 1
such that the foot of the perpendicular Q is   ,  ,   . Which of the following points lies
also lies on the plane x – y + z = 3. Then the  3 3 3
co-ordinates of Q are [JEE (Main)-2019] on this plane? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (1, 0, 2) (2) (2, 0, 1) (1) (–1, –1, –1) (2) (1, 1, 1)
(3) (4, 0, –1) (4) (–1, 0, 4) (3) (–1, –1, 1) (4) (1, –1, 1)
53. The plane passing through the points (1, 2, 1), 59. If (a, b, c) is the image of the point (1, 2, –3) in
(2, 1, 2) and parallel to the line, 2x = 3y, z = 1 x +1 y – 3 z
also passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020] the line, =  , then a + b + c is
2 –2 –1
(1) (0, 6, –2) (2) (–2, 0, 1) equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (0, –6, 2) (4) (2, 0 –1) (1) 2 (2) 1

54. A plane passing through the point (3, 1, 1) contains (3) 3 (4) –1
two lines whose direction ratios are 60. If for some  R, the lines
1, –2, 2 and 2, 3, –1 respectively. If this plane also
passes through the point (, –3, 5), then  is equal x + 1 y – 2 z –1
L1 : = = and
to [JEE (Main)-2020] 2 –1 1
(1) 5 (2) 10 x  2 y  1 z 1
L2 :   are coplanar,,
(3) –10 (4) –5  5– 1

55. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point then the line L2 passes through the point
(4, 2, 3) to the line joining the points [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1, –2, 3) and (1, 1, 0) lies on the plane
(1) (10, 2, 2) (2) (2, –10, –2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (10, –2, –2) (4) (–2, 10, 2)
(1) x – 2y + z = 1 (2) x + 2y – z = 1 61. The shortest distance between the lines
(3) x – y – 2z = 1 (4) 2x + y – z = 1 x –1 y 1 z
  and x + y + z + 1 = 0, 2x – y
56. The lines 0 –1 1
+ z + 3 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2020]

r = iˆ – ˆj  + l 2iˆ + kˆ and
1
(1) (2) 1
 2
r = 2iˆ – ˆj  + m iˆ + jˆ – kˆ [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1
(1) do not intersect for any values of l and m (3) (4)
3 2
(2) intersect for all values of l and m
62. A plane P meets the coordinate axes at A, B and
1 C respectively. The centroid of ABC is given to be
(3) intersect when l = 2 and m = (1, 1, 2). Then the equation of the line through this
2
centroid and perpendicular to the plane P is
(4) intersect when l = 1 and m = 2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
57. The plane which bisects the line joining, the points x –1 y –1 z – 2
(4, –2, 3) and (2, 4, –1) at right angles also passes (1)  
2 2 1
through the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (4, 0, 1) (2) (0, –1, 1) x –1 y –1 z – 2
(2)  
1 1 2
(3) (0, 1, –1) (4) (4, 0, –1)
58. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x –1 y –1 z – 2
(3)  
x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to the line 1 2 2

x y z x –1 y –1 z – 2
  is [JEE (Main)-2020] (4)  
2 3 6 2 1 1
63. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point
7 (1, 0, 3) on a line passing through (, 7, 1) is
(1) 7 (2)
5
 5 7 17 
 3 , 3 , 3  , then  is equal to ____________.
1  
(3) 1 (4)
7 [JEE (Main)-2020]
64. The projection of the line segment joining the 71. Let a, b R. If the mirror image of the point P(a,
points (1, –1, 3) and (2, –4, 11) on the line joining
the points (–1, 2, 3) and (3, –2, 10) is x  3 y  2 z 1
6, 9) with respect to the line  
____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 7 5 9
65. If the distance between the plane, 23x – 10y – 2z is (20, b, –a –9), then |a + b| is equal to :
+ 48 = 0 and the plane containing the lines [JEE (Main)-2021]
x 1 y  3 z 1
  and (1) 86 (2) 88
2 4 3
(3) 90 (4) 84
x  3 y  2 z 1
    R 72. Let  be an integer. If the shortest distance
2 6 
between the lines x –  = 2y – 1 = –2z and
k 7
is equal to , then k is equal to
633 x = y + 2= z – is , then the value of 
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2020] is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
66. Let a plane P contain two lines 73. Let  be the angle between the lines whose
 direction cosines satisfy the equations
 
r  iˆ   iˆ  ˆj ,   R and 2 2 2
l  m  n  0 and l  m  n  0 . Then the value


r   jˆ   jˆ  kˆ ,   R of sin 4   cos 4  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]

If Q(, , ) is the foot of the perpendicular drawn 3 5

from the point M(1, 0, 1) to P, then (1) (2)
4 8
3( +  + ) equals _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 3
67. If the equation of a plane P, passing through the (3) (4)
intersection of the planes x + 4y – z + 7 = 0 and 2 8
3x + y + 5z = 8 is ax + by + 6z = 15 for some 74. The equation of the line through the point
a, b  R, then the distance of the point (3, 2, –1) (0, 1, 2) a nd perpendic ular to the line
from the plane P is ______.[JEE (Main)-2020]
x 1 y 1 z 1
68. The equation of the plane passing through the point   is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 3 2
(1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes 3x + y
– 2z = 5 and 2x – 5y – z = 7, is: x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(1)   (2)  
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 4 3 3 4 3
(1) 3x – 10y – 2z + 11 = 0
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(2) 6x – 5y – 2z – 2 = 0 (3)   (4)  
3 4 3 3 4 3
(3) 6x – 5y + 2z + 10 = 0
75. A line ‘l’ passing through origin is perpendicular to
(4) 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0 the lines
69. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point 
l1 : r =  3  t i +  –1  2t  j +  4  2t  k
x–3 y–4 z–5 
 
l2 : r =  3  2s i +  3  2s  j +  2  s  k
of intersection of the line and
1 2 2
the plane x + y + z = 17 is: [JEE (Main)-2021] If the co-ordinates of the point in the first octant on
(1) 38 (2) 19 2 ‘l 2 ” at a distance of 17 from the point of
intersection of ‘l’ and ‘I1’ are (a, b, c) then 18(a +
(3) 2 19 (4) 38 b + c) is equal to ________.
70. The vector equation of the plane passing through [JEE (Main)-2021]
the intersection of the planes 76. If (1, 5, 35), (7, 5, 5), (1, , 7) and (2, 1, 2) are
  coplanar, then the sum of all possible values of 
   
r· ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  1 and r· ˆi  2 ˆj  2, and the point is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1, 0, 2) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  44 44
(2) 

(1) r · ˆi  7 ˆj  3kˆ 
7
3
  
(2) r· 3iˆ  7 ˆj  3kˆ  7
(1)
5 5

  39 39

(3) r· ˆi  7ˆj  3kˆ 
7
3
  
(4) r · ˆi  7 ˆj  3kˆ  7 (3)
5
(4) 
5
77. Let (, 2, 1) be a point on the plane which passes 83. If (x, y, z) be an arbitrary point lying on a plane P
through the point (4, –2, 2). If the plane is which passes through the point (42, 0, 0), (0, 42, 0)
perpendicular to the line joining the points and (0, 0, 42), then the value of the expression
(–2, –21, 29) and (–1, –16, 23), then
2 x  11 y  19
 4 3 
 11  – 11 – 4 is equal to ___________. 2
(y  19) (z  12) 2
(x  11)2 (z  12)2
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] z  12 xyz
 
78. If the mirror image of the point (1, 3, 5) with 2
(x  11) (y  19)2 14(x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
respect to the plane 4x – 5y + 2z = 8 is
(, , ), then 5() equals : is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 43 (2) 47 (1) 39 (2) 3
(3) 41 (4) 39 (3) –45 (4) 0
[JEE (Main)-2021] 84. If the foot of the perpendicular from point (4, 3, 8)
79. Let L be a line obtained from the intersection of x a y 2 zb
two planes x + 2y + z = 6 and y + 2z = 4. on the line L1 :   , l  0 is
l 3 4
If point P() is the foot of perpendicular from
(3, 5, 7), then the shortest distance between the line
(3, 2, 1) on L, then the value of
21() equals : [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 y4 z5
L1 and line L 2 :   is equal to :
3 4 5
(1) 68 (2) 102
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 142 (4) 136
80. If for a > 0, the feet of perpendiculars from the 1 2
points A(a, –2a, 3) and B(0, 4, 5) on the plane (1) (2)
2 3
lx + my + nz = 0 are points C(0, –a, –1) and
D respectively, then the length of line segment CD 1 1
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
6 3
(1) 41 (2) 66 85. If the distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane
x + 2y – 3z + 10 = 0 measured parallel to the line,
(3) 55 (4) 31
x 1 2  y z  3 7
81. Let P be a plane lx + my + nz = 0 containing the   is , then the value of |m| is
3 m 1 2
1 x y  4 z  2 equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
line,   . If plane P divides the
1 2 3 86. The equation of the plane which contains the y-axis
line segment AB joining points A(–3, –6, 1) and and passes through the point (1, 2, 3) is:
B(2, 4, –3) in ratio k : 1 then the value of k is [JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3x + z = 6 (2) x + 3x = 0
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 3x – z = 0 (4) x + 3z = 10
(3) 1.5 (4) 3
87. If the equation of the plane passing through the line
82. Let the position vectors of two points P and Q be of intersection of the planes 2x – 7y + 4z – 3 = 0,
3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and ˆi  2jˆ  4k,
ˆ respectively. Let R and 3x – 5y + 4z + 11 = 0 and the point (–2, 1, 3) is
ax + by + cz – 7 = 0, then the value of 2a + b + c –
S be two points such that the direction ratios of
7 is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
lines PR and QS are (4, –1, 2) and (–2, 1, –2),
respectively. Let lines PR and QS intersect at T. If 88. If the equation of plane passing through the mirror
  image of a point (2, 3, 1) with respect to line
the vector TA is perpendicular to both PR and
  x 1 y – 3 z  2
  and containing the line
QS and the length of vector TA is 5 units, then 2 1 –1
the modulus of a position vector of A is : x – 2 1– y z  1
  is x + y + z = 24, then
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 2 1
 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 482 (2) 227
(1) 20 (2) 18
(3) 5 (4) 171 (3) 19 (4) 21
89. Let P be an arbitrary point having sum of the 97. Let L be the line of intersection of planes
squares of the distances from the planes x + y +  ˆ ˆ 
r  (i  j  2kˆ )  2 and r  (2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ )  2. If
z = 0, lx – nz = 0 and x – 2y + z = 0, equal to
9. If the locus of the point P is x2 + y2 + z2 = 9, then P(, , ) is the foot of perpendicular on L from
the value of l – n is equal to_____. the point (1, 2, 0), then the value of 35( +  + )
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 143 (2) 101
90. Let the plane ax + by + cz + d = 0 bisect the line
(3) 134 (4) 119
joining the points (4, –3, 1) and (2, 3, –5) at the right
angles. If a, b, c, d are integers, then the minimum 98. If the shortest distance between the straight lines
3(x – 1) = 6(y – 2) = 2(z – 1) and 4(x – 2) =
value of (a2 + b2 + c2 + d2) is ______.
1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2(y – ) = (z – 3), R is , then the integral
38
91. The equation of the planes parallel to the plane value of  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 which are at unit distance from (1) 2 (2) 5
the point (1, 2, 3) is ax + by + cz + d = 0. If (b – d)
(3) 3 (4) –1
= K(c – a), then the positive value of K is _______.
x k y 2 z 3 x 1 y  2 z  3
[JEE (Main)-2021] 99. If the lines   and  
1 2 3 3 2 1
92. Let the mirror image of the point (1, 3, a) with are co-planar, then the value of k is ______.

respect to the plane r   2 ˆi  ˆj  kˆ   b  0 be [JEE (Main)-2021]
100. Let the plane passing through the point (–1, 0, –
(–3, 5, 2). Then, the value of |a + b| is equal to 2) and perpendicular to each of the planes
________ . [JEE (Main)-2021] 2x + y – z = 2 and x – y – z = 3 be ax + by +
93. Let P be a plane containing the line cz + 8 = 0. Then the value of a + b + c is equal
x 1 y  6 z  5 to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  and parallel to the line (1) 3 (2) 5
3 4 2
x3 y3 z5 (3) 8 (4) 4
  . If the point (1, –1, ) lies on
4 3 7 101. Let a plane P pass through the point (3, 7, –7) and
the plane P, then the value of |5| is equal to
______. [JEE (Main)-2021] x –2 y –3 z2
contain the line,   . If distance
–3 2 1
94. If the shortest distance between the lines
of the plane P from the origin is d, then d2 is equal

 
r1  iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ   iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ ,   R,   0 to _______, [JEE (Main)-2021]

 102. For real numbers  and   0, if the point of

 
and r2   4iˆ  kˆ   3iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ ,   R is 9, intersection of the straight lines
x   y 1 z 1 x 4 y 6 z 7
then  is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]   and   ,
1 2 3  3 3
95. The lines x = ay – 1 = z – 2 and x = 3y – 2 = lies on the plane x + 2y – z = 8, then  –  is equal
bz – 2, (ab  0) are coplanar, if to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 9 (2) 5
(1) a = 2, b = 2 (2) a = 2, b = 3 (3) 3 (4) 7
(3) a = 1, b  R – {0} (4) b = 1, a  R – {0} 103. The distance of the point P(3, 4, 4) from the point
of intersection of the line joining the points
96. Consider the line L given by the equation Q(3, –4, –5) and R(2, –3, 1) and the plane
x  3 y 1 z  2 2x + y + z = 7, is equal to _______.
  . Let Q be the mirror image of
2 1 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
the point (2, 3, –1) with respect to L. Let a plane
P be such that it passes through Q, and the line 104. A plane P contains the line x + 2y + 3z + 1 = 0
= x – y – z – 6, and is perpendicular to the plane
L is perpendicular to P. Then which of the following
–2x + y + z + 8 = 0. Then which of the following
points is on the plane P? [JEE (Main)-2021] points lies on P? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (–1, 1, 2) (2) (1, 2, 2) (1) (1, 0, 1) (2) (2, –1, 1)
(3) (1, 1, 1) (4) (1, 1, 2) (3) (0, 1, 1) (4) (–1, 1, 2)
105. Let the line L be the projection of the line 110. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane
x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to a line, whose
x 1 y  3 z  4
  direction ratios are 2, 3, –6 is
2 1 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
in the plane x – 2y – z = 3. If d is the distance of
the point (0, 0, 6) from L, then d 2 is equal to (1) 2 (2) 5
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 3 (4) 1
106. A hall has a square floor of dimension 10 m × 10 m 111. The angle between the straight lines, whose
(see the figure) and vertical walls. If the angle GPH direction cosines are given by the equations
1 2l + 2m – n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0, is
between the diagonals AG and BH is cos 1 , then
5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
the height of the hall (in meters) is
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2)
3 2
E 1  4  1  8 
F (3)   cos   (4) cos  
9 9
H G 112. The equation of the plane passing through the line

of intersection of the planes r  (i  j  k )  1 and
P 
r  (2i  3 j  k )  4  0 and parallel to the x-axis is
B
A [JEE (Main)-2021]
10 m
 
(1) r  (i  3k )  6  0 (2) r  ( j  3k )  6  0
D 10 m C
 
(3) r  ( j  3k )  6  0 (4) r  (i  3k )  6  0
(1) 2 10 (2) 5 2
113. Let S be the mirror image of the point Q(1, 3, 4) with
(3) 5 3 (4) 5 respect to the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0 and let
R(3, 5, ) be a point of this plane. Then the square
107. Let P be the plane passing through the point of the length of the line segment SR is ______.
(1, 2, 3) and the line of intersection of the planes
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 ˆ ˆ 
r   i  j  4kˆ   16 and r   – iˆ  jˆ  kˆ   6 . 114. Let the equation of the plane, that passes through
Then which of the following points does NOT lie on the point (1, 4, –3) and contains the line of
P? [JEE (Main)-2021] intersection of the planes 3x – 2y + 4z – 7 = 0
and x + 5y – 2z + 9 = 0, be x + y + z + 3 =
(1) (–8, 8, 6) (2) (4, 2, 2) 0, then  +  +  is equal to :
(3) (3, 3, 2) (4) (6, – 6, 2) (1) –23 (2) –15
108. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from the (3) 23 (4) 15
point P(7, –2, 13) on the plane containing the lines
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x 1 y –1 z – 3 x –1 y – 2 z – 3 115. The square of the distance of the point of
  and   .
6 7 8 3 5 7
Then (PQ)2, is equal to ________. x 1 y  2 z 1
intersection of the line   and
2 3 6
[JEE (Main)-2021]
the plane 2x – y + z = 6 from the point (–1, –1,
2 2) is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
109. Equation of a plane at a distance from the origin,
21 116. The distance of the point (–1, 2, –2) from the line
which contains the line of intersection of the planes x of intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + 2z = 0 and
– y – z – 1 = 0 and 2x + y – 3z + 4 = 0, is : x – 2y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 5 34
(1) (2)
(2) 3x – 4z + 3 = 0 2 2
(3) – x + 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 42 1
(3) (4)
(4) 3x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 2 2
 124. Let the points on the plane P be equidistant from
x 2 y 2 z2
117. Suppose the line   lies on the the points (–4, 2, 1) and (2, –2, 3). Then the acute
 5 2 angle between the plane P and the plane 2x + y +
plane x + 3y – 2z +  = 0. Then ( + ) is equal 3z = 1 is
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
118. Let the acute angle bisector of the two planes  
(1) (2)
x – 2y – 2z + 1 and 2x – 3y – 6z + 1 = 0 be the 6 4
plane P. Then which of the following points lies on P?
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 5
 1 (3) (4)
3 12
(1)  –2, 0, –  (2) (0, 2, – 4)
 2

 1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (4, 0, – 2) (4)  3, 1, – 
 2
125. Let Q be the mirror image of the point P(1, 0, 1) with
119. The distance of line 3y – 2z – 1 = 0 = 3x – z + 4
from the point (2, –1, 6) is respect to the plane S: x + y + z = 5. If a line L
[JEE (Main)-2021] passing through (1, –1, –1), parallel to the line PQ
meets the plane S at R, then QR2 is equal to :
(1) 2 6 (2) 26
(1) 2 (2) 5
(3) 4 2 (4) 2 5
120. Let P be a plane passing through the points (1, 0, (3) 7 (4) 11
1), (1, –2, 1) and (0, 1, –2). Let a vector [JEE (Main)-2022]
 
a  i   j   k be such that a is parallel to the
126. Let the lines
plane P, perpendicular to  i  2 j  3k
 and 
  
L1 : r   iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ ,   R
 
a  i  j  2k  2, then ( –  + )2 equals _______.

[JEE (Main)-2021]
   
L2 : r  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ   iˆ  jˆ  5kˆ ;   R,

121. Let a line having direction ratios 1, –4, 2 intersect

intersect at the point S. If a plane ax + by – z + d =
x – 7 y –1 z  2 x y –7 z
the lines   and   at 0 passes through S and is parallel to both the lines
3 –1 1 2 3 1
L1 and L2, then the value of a + b + d is equal to
the points A and B. Then (AB) 2 is equal to
_________. [JEE (Main)-2022] _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
127. Let P be the plane passing through the intersection
122. If the shortest distance between the lines
  of the planes
      
r  iˆ  3kˆ   iˆ  ajˆ and r  ˆj  2kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is   
2    
r  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ  5 and r  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ  3, and the
, then the integral value of a is equal to
3
______________. [JEE (Main)-2022] point (2, 1, –2). Let the position vectors of the points

123. If the shortest distance between the lines X and Y be iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ and 5iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ respectively..
x 1 y  2 z  3 x 2 y 4 z5 Then the points
  and   is
2 3  1 4 5
(1) X and X + Y are on the same side of P
1
, then the sum of all possible values of  is :
3 (2) Y and Y – X are on the opposite sides of P

(1) 16 (2) 6 (3) X and Y are on the opposite sides of P

(3) 12 (4) 15 (4) X + Y and X – Y are on the same side of P

[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]

 
128. Let l1 be the line in xy-plane with x and y intercepts
  
132. If the lines r  iˆ – ˆj  kˆ   3 ˆj – kˆ 
and

1
8
and
1
respectively and l2 be the line in    
r  iˆ – jˆ   2 jˆ – 3kˆ are co-planar, then the
4 2
distance of the plane containing these two lines from
1 1 the point (, 0, 0) is :
zx-plane with x and z intercepts – and –
8 6 3 2 2
respectively. If d is the shortest distance between (1) (2)
9 11
the line l1 and l2, then d–2 is equal to __________ .
4
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4) 2
11

x  2 y 1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
129. If the two lines l1 :  ,z 2 and
3 2
133. Let the mirror image of the point (a, b, c) with respect
x  1 2y  3 z  5
l2 :   are perpendicular, then to the plane 3x – 4y + 12z + 19 = 0 be
1  2
an angle between the lines l2 and (a – 6, , ). If a + b + c = 5, then 7 – 9 is equal to

1  x 2y  1 z _____. [JEE (Main)-2022]

l3 :   is :
3 4 4 134. Let the foot of the perpendicular from the point
x  2 y 1 z 1
(1, 2, 4) on the line   be P, Then
1  29  1  29  4 2 3
(1) cos   (2) sec   the distance of P from the plane 3x + 4y + 12z + 23
 4   4 
= 0 is [JEE (Main)-2022]

1  2  1  2  50
(3) cos   (4) cos   (1) 5 (2)
13
 29   29 
63
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 4 (4)
13
130. Let the plane 2x + 3y + z + 20 = 0 be rotated through
135. The shortest distance between the lines
a right angle about its line of intersection with the
x – 3 y – 2 z 1 x 3 y –6 z5
plane x – 3y + 5z = 8. If the mirror image of the point   and   , is
2 3 –1 2 1 3
 1 
 2,  2 , 2  in the rotated plane is B( a, b, c), then : 18 22
  (1) (2)
5 3 5

a b c a b c 46
(1)   (2)   (3) (4) 6 3
8 5 4 4 5 2 3 5
[JEE (Main)-2022]
a b c a b c
(3)   (4)  
8 5 4 4 5 2 136. If two distinct points Q, R lie on the line of
intersection of the planes –x + 2y – z = 0 and 3x –
[JEE (Main)-2022]
5y + 2z = 0 and PQ  PR  18 where the point P
131. If the plane 2x + y – 5z = 0 is rotated about its line of is (1, –2, 3), then the area of the triangle PQR is
intersection with the plane 3x – y + 4z – 7 = 0 by an equal to
 2 4
angle of , then the plane after the rotation passes (1) 38 (2) 38
2 3 3
through the point: [JEE (Main)-2022]
8 152
(1) (2, –2, 0) (2) (–2, 2, 0) (3) 38 (4)
3 3
(3) (1, 0, 2) (4) (–1, 0, –2) [JEE (Main)-2022]
137. The acute angle between the planes P and P , when 142. Let d be the distance between the foot of
1 2
P and P are the planes passing through the perpendiculars of the point P(1, 2, –1) and Q(2, –1, 3)
1 2
intersection of the planes 5x + 8y + 13z – 29 = 0 on the plane –x + y + z = 1. Then d2 is equal to ____.
and 8x – 7y + z – 20 = 0 and the points (2, 1, 3) and [JEE (Main)-2022]
(0, 1, 2), respectively, is
x  2 y 1 z  3
  143. Let   lie on the plane px – qy + z
(1) (2) 3 –2 –1
3 4
= 5, for some p, q. The shortest distance of the
plane from the origin is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
 
(3) (4)
6 12
3 5
(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 109 142
 
138. Let the plane P : r  a  d contain the line of

 
intersection of two planes r  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ  6 and (3)
5
(4)
1
 71 142
 
r  6iˆ  5 jˆ  kˆ  7 . If the plane P passes through

 1 | 13 a |2 144. Let Q be the mirror image of the point P(1, 2, 1) with
the point  2, 3,
2 
, then the value of is equal
 d2 respect to the plane x + 2y + 2z = 16. Let T be a
to [JEE (Main)-2022] plane passing through the point Q and contains the

(1) 90 (2) 93
 
line r  – kˆ   iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ ,   . Then, which of the
(3) 95 (4) 97 following points lies on T? [JEE (Main)-2022]

139. Let the plane ax + by + cz = d pass through (1) (2, 1, 0) (2) (1, 2, 1)
(2, 3, –5) and is perpendicular to the planes (3) (1, 2, 2) (4) (1, 3, 2)
2x + y – 5z = 10 and 3x + 5y – 7z = 12.

If a, b, c, d are integers d > 0 and gcd (|a|, |b|, |c|, d) 145. The length of the perpendicular from the point
= 1, then the value of a + 7b + c + 20d is equal to : (1, –2, 5) on the line passing through (1, 2, 4) and
parallel to the line x + y – z = 0 = x – 2y + 3z – 5 is
(1) 18 (2) 20

(3) 24 (4) 22 21 9
(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 2

140. Let the image of the point P(1, 2, 3) in the line

73
x  6 y 1 z  2 (3) (4) 1
L:   be Q. Let R (, , ) be a 2
3 2 3
point that divides internally the line segment PQ in [JEE (Main)-2022]
the ratio 1 : 3. Then the value of 22( +  + ) is
equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 146. Let Q and R be two points on the line

141. If the mirror image of the point (2, 4, 7) in the plane x 1 y  2 z –1

  at a distance 26 from the
3x – y + 4z = 2 is (a, b, c), then 2a + b + 2c is equal 2 3 2
to : [JEE (Main)-2022] point P(4, 2, 7). Then the square of the area of the
(1) 54 (2) 50 triangle PQR is ________.

(3) –6 (4) –42 [JEE (Main)-2022]

147. If the plane P passes through the intersection of two  56 43 111 
mutually perpendicular planes 2x + ky – 5z = 1 and 151. Let P(–2, –1, 1) and Q  , ,  be the vertices
 17 17 17 
3kx – ky + z = 5, k < 3 and intercepts a unit length
of the rhombus PRQS. If the direction ratios of the
on positive x-axis, then the intercept made by the diagonal RS are , –1, , where both  and  are
plane P on the y-axis is integers of minimum absolute values, then 2 + 2 is
equal to ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
1 5
(1) (2)
11 11 x 1 y  2 z  3
152. Let the lines   and
 1 2
(3) 6 (4) 7
x  26 y  18 z  28
  be coplanar and P be the
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 3 
plane containing these two lines. Then which of the
148. If the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point
following points does NOT lie on P?
P(a, 4, 2), a > 0 on the line
(1) (0, –2, –2) (2) (–5, 0, –1)
x 1 y  3 z 1
  is 2 6 units and
2 3 –1 (3) (3, –1, 0) (4) (0, 4, 5)
[JEE (Main)-2022]
Q(1,  2 , 3 ) is the image of the point P in this

3
153. A plane P is parallel to two lines whose direction
line, then a    i is equal to : rations are –2, 1, –3 and –1, 2, –2 and it contains
i 1 the point (2, 2, –2). Let P intersect the co-ordinate
axes at the points A, B, C making the intercepts
(1) 7 (2) 8 , , . If V is the volume of the tetrahedron OABC,
where O is the origin and p =  +  + , then the
(3) 12 (4) 14
ordered pair (V, p) is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (48, –13) (2) (24, –13)
149. If the line of intersection of the planes ax + by = 3 (3) (48, 11) (4) (24, –5)
and ax + by + cz = 0, a > 0 makes an angle 30° with [JEE (Main)-2022]
the plane y – z + 2 = 0, then the direction cosines of
the line are : [JEE (Main)-2022] 154. Let Q be the foot of perpendicular drawn from the
point P(1, 2, 3) to the plane x + 2y + z = 14. If R is a
1 1 1 1 point on the plane such that PRQ  60 , then the
(1) , ,0 (2) ,– ,0
2 2 2 2 area of PQR is equal to :

3
1 2 1 3 (1) (2) 3
(3) ,– ,0 (4) ,– ,0 2
5 5 2 2
(3) 2 3 (4) 3
150. The foot of the perpendicular from a point on the
circle x2 + y2 = 1, z = 0 to the plane 2x + 3y + z = 6 155. If (2, 3, 9), (5, 2, 1), (1, , 8) and (, 2, 3) are coplanar,
lies on which one of the following curves? then the product of all possible values of  is :
(1) (6x + 5y – 12) + 4(3x + 7y – 8) = 1, z = 6 – 2x – 3y
2 2
21 59
(1) (2)
(2) (5x + 6y – 12) + 4(3x + 5y – 9) = 1, z = 6 – 2x – 3y
2 2 2 8

(3) (6x + 5y – 14)2 + 9(3x + 5y – 7)2 = 1, z = 6 – 2x – 3y

57 95
(3) (4)
(4) (5x + 6y – 14) + 9(3x + 7y – 8) = 1, z = 6 – 2x – 3y
2 2
8 8
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
156. Let a line with direction ratios a, – 4a, –7 be 160. A plane E is perpendicular to the two planes
perpendicular to the lines with direction ratios 3, – 2x – 2y + z = 0 and x – y + 2z = 4, and passes
1, 2b and b, a, – 2. If the point of intersection of through the point P(1, –1, 1). If the distance of the
x 1 y 2 z plane E from the point Q(a, a, 2) is 3 2 , then (PQ)2
the line 2 2
 2 2
 and the plane x –
a b a b 1 is equal to
y + z = 0 is (, , ), then  +  +  is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2022]
______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 9 (2) 12
157. The largest value of a, for which the perpendicular
distance of the plane containing the lines (3) 21 (4) 33
 
r  (iˆ  jˆ)  (iˆ  a jˆ  kˆ ) and r  (iˆ  jˆ)  ( iˆ  ˆj  akˆ ) 161. If the foot of the perpendicular from the point
A(–1, 4, 3) on the plane P : 2x + my + nz = 4, is
from the point (2, 1, 4) is, 3 is _____________.
[JEE (Main)-2022]  7 3
 2, 2 , 2  , then the distance of the point A from
 

158. A vector a is parallel to the line of intersection of the plane P, measured parallel to a line with direction
ratios 3, –1, –4, is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
the plane determined by the vectors iˆ, iˆ  jˆ and the

plane determined by the vectors iˆ – jˆ, iˆ  kˆ . The (1) 1 (2) 26


obtuse angle between a and the vector (3) 2 2 (4)
 14
b  iˆ – 2 jˆ  2kˆ is
162. The plane passing through the line L : lx – y + 3
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1 – l) z = 1, x + 2y – z = 2 and perpendicular to
the plane 3x + 2y + z = 6 is 3x – 8y + 7z = 4. If 
3 2 is the acute angle between the line L and the y-
(1) (2)
4 3 axis, then 415 cos2 is equal to ________.
[JEE (Main)-2022]
4 5 163. The shortest distance between the lines
(3) (4)
5 6 x 7 y 6
  z and 7  x  y  2  z  6 is
x 3 y 2 z3 –6 7 2
159. Let the line   intersect the plane
7 1 4 [JEE (Main)-2022]
x  4 y 1 z
containing the lines   and 4ax – y (1) 2 29 (2) 1
1 2 1
+ 5z – 7a = 0 = 2x – 5y – z – 3, a   at the point
P(, , ). Then the value of  +  +  equals _____. 37 29
(3) (4)
29 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]


Chapter 26

Three Dimensional Geometry

1. Answer (1) We observe that the line segment joining the points
A(3, 1, 6) and B(1, 3, 4) has direction ratios 2, –2,
The point (2, 1, –2) is on the plane x + 3y – Dz +
2 which one proportional to 1, –1, 1 the direction
E=0
ratios of the normal to the plane. Hence statement-
Hence 2 + 3 + 2D + E = 0 2 is true.
2D + E = –5 ... (i) 4. Answer (3)

Also 1(3) + 3(–5) + –D(2) = 0 Maximum number of triangle

= 10C3 – 6C3
3 – 15 – 2D = 0
2D = –12 10 u 9 u 8 6 u 5 u 4
= 
0 3u2
D = –6
= 100
Put D = –6 in (i)
5. Answer (1)
E = 12 – 5 = 7
Let co-ordinates of Q be
? (D, E) { (–6, 7)
2. Answer (3) P(3,–1, 11)

cos245° + cos2120° + cos2T = 1

1 1
  cos2 T 1 Q R
2 4
x = y – 2= z – 3 = t
2 3 4
1
? cos2 T
4 x = 2t
y = 2 + 3t
1 o o
cos T r ŸT 60 or 120 z = 3 + 4t
2
Direction ratios of PQ are (2t – 3, 3 + 3t, 4t – 8)
3. Answer (1)
Direction ratios of . Q.R. are (2, 3, 4)
The image of the point (3, 1, 6) w.r.t. the plane x PQ A QR
– y + z = 5 is
? 2(2t – 3) + 3(3 + 3t) + 4(4t – 8) = 0
x 3 y 1 z6 2(3  1  6  5) 29t – 29t = 0 Ÿ t=1
1 1 1 1 1 1 Co-ordinates of Q are
x = 2, y = 5, z = 7
x 3 y 1 z6
Ÿ 2 The length of the perpendicular PQ
1 1 1
Ÿ x=3–2=1 = (3  2)2  ( 1  5)2  (11  7)2
y=1+2=3
= 12  62  4 
z=6–2=4
which shows that statement-1 is true. = 53
6. Answer (3) c=4+O
Any point on a line parallel to the given line
§ O O·
x = y = z and passing through (1, – 5, 9) is P { ¨ O  1, 3  , 4  ¸
© 2 2¹
(O + 1, O – 5, O + 9)
It lies on given plane § O· § O·
2(O  1)  ¨ 3  ¸  ¨ 4  ¸  3 0
? (O + 1) – (O – 5) + (O+ 9) = 5 © 2¹ © 2¹
O + 15 = 5
O O
O = – 10 2O  2  3 + 4 3 0
2 2
Point is (– 9, – 15, – 1)
3O + 6 = 0 Ÿ O = – 2
Required distance = 2
10  10  10 2 2 = 10 3 a = – 3, b = 5, c = 2

7. Answer (4) So the equation of the required line is

8. Answer (2)
x 3 y 5 z2
9. Answer (3) 3 1 5

5 12. Answer (4)

8
2 7
Distance between the planes units x2 y 1 z2
3 2 O
3 4 12
10. Answer (3)
P 3O  2, 4O  1, 12O  2
1 1 –k
Given lines are coplanar if k 2 1 =0 Lies on plane x – y + z = 16
1 –1 –1 Then,

Ÿ 1 (– 2 + 1) – 1 (– k – 1) – k (– k – 2) = 0 3O  2  4O  1  12O  2 16

– 1 + k + 1 + k2 + 2k = 0 11O  5 16
Ÿ k = 0 or – 3
O 1 P 5, 3, 14
? Exactly two values of k.
11. Answer (3) Distance = 16  9  144 169 13
13. Answer (3)
A (1, 3, 4) Required plane is

3iˆ + jˆ + kˆ (2x – 5y + z – 3) + O(x + y + 4z – 5) = 0

It is parallel to x + 3y + 6z = 1

P 2O 5  O 1  4O
?
1 3 6
3iˆ + jˆ + 5kˆ
Ac
11
(a, b, c) Solving O =
2

? Required plane is
a 1 b3 c4
O
2 1 1 11
(2x – 5y + z – 3) – (x + y + 4z – 5) = 0
Ÿ a = 2O + 1 2

b=3–O ? x + 3y + 6z – 7 = 0
14. Answer (3) 17. Answer (1)
Line is perpendicular to normal of plane x 1 y 2 z3
Equation of PQ,
1 4 5
Ÿ 2i  j  3k x li  m j  k 0
Let M be (O  1, 4O  2, 5O  3)
2l – m – 3 = 0 ...(i)
(3, –2, –4) lies on the plane P

3l – 2m + 4 = 9
3l – 2m = 5 ...(ii) M
Solving (i) and (ii)
l = 1, m= –1
l2 + m2 = 2 Q
15. Answer (1)
As it lies on 2x + 3y – 4z + 22 = 0

(1, –5, 9) O=1

P For Q, O = 2

Distance PQ 2 12  42  5 2 2 42

18. Answer (2)

Q iˆ jˆ kˆ
L1 is parallel to 2 –2 3 iˆ  jˆ
1 –1 1
L: x = y = z
Equation of line PQ:
An x point Q on the line PQ is (O + 1, O – 5. O + 9) iˆ jˆ kˆ
' Point Q lies on the plane : x – y + z = 5 L2 is parallel to 1 2 –1 3iˆ – 5 jˆ – 7kˆ
(O+ 1) – (O– 5) + O+ 9 = 5 3 –1 2
O+ 10 = 0
O= – 10 §5 8 ·
Also, L2 passes through ¨ , , 0 ¸
Point Q is (– 9, – 15, – 1) ©7 7 ¹

PQ = (1  9)2  ( 5  15)2  (9  1)2 10 3

5 8
16. Answer (1) x– y– z
7 7
Let the plane be So, required plane is 1 1 0 0
a( x  1)  b( y  1)  c( z  1) 0 3 –5 –7

It is perpendicular to the given lines

Ÿ 7x – 7y + 8z + 3 = 0
a – 2b + 3c = 0
2a – b – c = 0 3
Now, perpendicular distance
Solving, a : b : c = 5 : 7 : 3 162
? The plane is 5x + 7y + 3z + 5 = 0
10 1
Distance of (1, 3, –7) from this plane =
83 3 2
19. Answer (4) x + 2y – z – 5 = 0
B (4, –1, 3) so perpendicular vector to the line is iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ

Now ( 3O  3)(1)  (2O )(2)  ( O  1)( 1) 0

n=i+j+k
O 1
Now D.R. of line = <3, –1, 1>
A C
Now equation of line is
(5, –1, 4)
G ( x  4) y 3 z 1
Normal to the plane x + y + z = 7 is n iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
JJJG JJJG 3 1 1
AB iˆ  kˆ Ÿ | AB | AB 2
JJJG G JJJG 22. Answer (3)
BC = Length of projection of AB on n | AB ˜ nˆ |
First line is : x = ay + b, z = cy + d
iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 2 xb zd
iˆ  kˆ ˜ Ÿ y
3 3 a c
and another line is: x = acz + bc, y = ccz + dc
Length of projection of the line segment on the
plane is AC x  b' y d'
Ÿ z
2 2 2 4 2 a' c'
AC AB  BC 2
3 3 ' both lines are perpendicular to each other

2 ? aac + cc + c = 0
AC 2
3 23. Answer (1)
20. Answer (1)
Let the direction ratios of the plane containing lines
Equation of plane through intersection of planes
x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y – z + 4 = 0 is
x y z x y z
(2x + 3y – z + 4) + O(x + y + z – 1) = 0 and is < a, b, c >
3 4 2 4 2 3
(2 + O)x + (3 + O)y + (–1 + O)z + (4 – O) = 0 ...(1)
' This plane is parallel to y-axis. ? 3a + 4b + 2c = 0
Ÿ 0 × (2 + O) + 1 × (3 + O) + 0 × (–1 + O) = 0 4a + 2b + 3c = 0
Ÿ O = –3
? Equation of required plane a b c
?
–x – 4z + 7 = 0 12 – 4 8–9 6 – 16
x + 4z – 7 = 0
? (3, 2, 1) lies on the plane. a b c
8 –1 –10
21. Answer (3)
Let any point on the intersecting line ? Direction ratio of plane = < –8, 1, 10 >.
x 1 y 3 z2
O The direction ratio of required plane is < l, m, n >
3 2 1
Ÿ ( 3O  1, 2O  3,  O  2) Then –8l + m + 10n = 0 ...(3)

which also lie on a line which passes through and 2l + 3m + 4n = 0 ...(4)

(–4, 3, 1) From (3) and (4),
So D.R. of line l m n
= <–3O – 1 + 4, 2O + 3 – 3, –O + 2 – 1> –26 52 –26
= <–3O + 3, 2O, –O + 1> ? D.R.s are <1, –2, 1 >
and this line is parallel to the plane ? Equation of plane : x – 2y + z = 0
24. Answer (3) 27. Answer (1)
Equation of required plane is x 4 y 5 z3
Any point on the line
2 2 1
x  4 y 1 z  2
is P(2O + 4, 2O + 5, O + 3) lies on the plane
3 1 2 0 x+y+z=2
1 2 3 Ÿ 2O + 4 + 2O + 5 + O + 3 = 2

( x  4)( 3  4)  ( y  1)(9  2)  ( z  2)(6  1) 0 Ÿ 5O = –10 Ÿ O = –2

Ÿ Point of intersection is (0, 1, 1)
7( x  4)  7( y  1)  7( z  2) 0
x 1 y 3 z4
x  4  y  1 z  2 0 which lies on the line
1 2 –5
x  y  z 1 0 28. Answer (4)
? Point (1, 1, 1) lies on the plane JG
Let normal to the required plane is n
25. Answer (1)
JG
' A be a point on given line. Ÿ n is perpendicular to both vector 2i  j  3k
? Position vector of
G and 2i  3 j – k.
A OA r (1  3P)iˆ  (P  1) ˆj  (2  5P )kˆ

position vector of B OB 3iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ i j k

JG
? AB OB  OA Ÿ n 2 –1 3 –8i  8 j  8k
2 3 –1
= (3P  2)iˆ  (3  P) jˆ  (4  5P)kˆ
equation of plane is: x – 4y + 3z = 1 Ÿ equation of the required plane is
' AB is parallel to plane. (x – 3) (–1) + (y + 2) × 1 + (z – 1) × 1 = 0

? 1(3P  2)  4(3  P )  3(4  5P ) 0 x–3–y–2–z+1=0

x – y – z = 4 passes through (2, 0, –2)
3P  2  12  4P  12  15P 0
Ÿ Option (4) is correct
2  8P 0
29. Answer (2)
1
P Let the d.r’s of the normal be ¢a, b, c²
4
26. Answer (2) Equation of the plane is

a( x  0)  b( y  1)  c (2  0) 0

It passes through (0, 0, 1)

A (–3, –3, 4) M B (3, 7, 6) ? b+c = 0

0˜a  b c 1
Also
2 2
a b c ˜ 2 2 2
M (0, 2, 5)
JG Ÿ b˜c a2  b2  c 2
D.R’s of normal to the plane is n 6i  10 j  2k
And b + c = 0
Ÿ equation of the plane is
(x – 0)6 + (y–2)10 + (z – 5)2 = 0 1
Solving we get b = ± a.
3x + 5y – 10 + z – 5 = 0 2
3x + 5y + z = 15 ...(i) ? The d.r’s are 2, 1,  1
plane (i) passes through (4, 1, –2)
option (2) is correct. Or 2, 2,  2
30. Answer (3) 33. Answer (1)
Let the coordinate of A with respect to line G G
Let x1 and x2 be the vectors perpendicular to the
L1
plane OPQ and PQR respectively.
x3 y 1 z6
O
1 3 1 iˆ jˆ kˆ
L2 G JJJG JJJG
R x5 y2 z3 x1 OP u OQ 1 2 1 5iˆ – jˆ – 3kˆ
P
7 6 4 2 1 3
L1 = (O + 3, 3O – 1, –O + 6)
iˆ jˆ kˆ
and coordinate of A w.r.t. G JJJG JJJG
x2 PQ u PR 1 –1 2 iˆ – 5 jˆ – 3kˆ
line L2 = (7P – 5, –6P + 2, 4P + 3). –2 –1 1
? O – 7P = – 8, 3O + 6P= 3, O + 4P = 3 G G
n1·n2 559 19
cos T G G
from above equations : O = –1, P = 1 n1 · n2 25  1  9 35
? Coordinate of point of intersection R = (2, –4, 7).
§ 19 ·
Image of R w.r.t. xy plane = (2, –4, –7). T cos –1 ¨ ¸
© 35 ¹
31. Answer (4) 34. Answer (3)
G
Let the normal to the required plane is n P(–O2, 1, 1), Q(1, –O2, 1), R(1, 1, –O2), S(–1, –1, 1)
lie on same plane

iˆ jˆ kˆ 1  O2 2 0
G
Ÿ n 4 –4 4 20iˆ  8 jˆ – 12 ˆj 2 1 O 2
0 0
?
2 –5 0 2
2 2 O  1

Ÿ Equation of the plane is Ÿ (O2 + 1)((1 – O2)2 – 4) = 0

(x – 3) × 20 + (y – 4) × 8 + (z – 2) × (–12) = 0 Ÿ (3 – O2)(O2 + 1) = 0

5x – 15 + 2y – 8 – 3z + 6 = 0 O2 = 3

5x + 2y – 3z – 17 = 0 passes through (2, D, E) O= r 3

Ÿ 10 + 2D – 3E – 17 = 0 Ÿ 2D – 3E = 7 S = {  3, 3}
So, option (4) is correct 35. Answer (2)
32. Answer (4) Let angle between line and plane is T
Equation of plane containing both lines. G JG
b˜n
sin T = G JG
b ˜ n
iˆ jˆ kˆ
D.R. of plane = 3 5 7 7iˆ – 14 ˆj  7kˆ
1 4 7 (2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ ) ˜ (iˆ  2 jˆ  Kkˆ )
=
9 ˜ 1  4  K2
Now, equation of plane
2  2  2K
Ÿ 7(x – 1) – 14(y – 4) + 7 (z + 4) = 0 =
3 5  K2
x – 1 – 2y + 8 + z + 4 = 0
2K
x – 2y + z + 11 = 0 =
3 5  K2
Now, distance from (0, 0, 0) to the plane
11 11 2 2 1
But cosT = Ÿ sinT =
1 4  1 6 3 3
 39. Answer (2)
2K 1
3 5  K2 3 Let point on line is p(2r + 1, 3r – 1, 4r + 2)
It lies on the plane x + 2y + 3z = 15
4K2 = 5 + K2
3K2 = 5 1
? 2r + 1 + 6r – 2 +12r + 6 = 15 Ÿ r
2
5
K= r
3 § 1 ·
? P ¨ 2, , 4 ¸
36. Answer (3) © 2 ¹
Let the equation of required plane be
(2x – y – 4) + O(y + 2z – 4) = 0 1 81 9
? OP 4  16
' This plane passes through (1, 1, 0), then 4 4 2
(2 – 1 – 4) + O(1 + 0 – 4) = 0 ŸO= – 1 40. Answer (1)
Equation of required plane will be
x y z
(2x – y – 4) – (y + 2z – 4) = 0 Let the required plane be   1 given
a 1 1
Ÿ 2x – 2y – 2z = 0 plane is y – z + 5 = 0
Ÿ x–y–z=0
S 1  1 1
37. Answer (1) ? cos Ÿ a2
4 1 2
A(2, –1, 4)  1 1 2
a2

1
Ÿ r 2
P(10O –3, –7O + 2, O) a

Let P be the foot of perpendicular from point Ÿ r 2x  y  z 1

A(2, –1, 4) on the given line. So P can be
assumed as P(10O – 3, –7O + 2, O)
? 2, 1, 4 satisfies  2 x  y  z 1
DR’s of APv to 10O – 5, –7O + 3, O – 4
41. Answer (2)
' AP and given line are perpendicular, so
10(10O – 5) – 7(–7O + 3) + 1(O – 4) = 0 A(1, –1, 2)

1
Ÿ O B
2
D
AP (10O  5)2  ( 7O  3)2  (O  4)2
C
1 49 x+2 y–1 z
0  3 = 0 =4
4 4
1
12.5 ; 12.5  (3, 4) Area of 'ABC = u BC u AD
2
38. Answer (4)
Given BC = 5 so we need perpendicular distance
P, Q, R are collinear. of A from line BC.
JJJG JJJG
Ÿ PR OPQ Let a point D on BC = 3O  2, 1, 4O
2iˆ  ( y  3) jˆ  ( z – 4)kˆ O[6iˆ  3 jˆ  6kˆ ] JJJG
AD 3O  3 iˆ  2 jˆ  4O  2 kˆ
Ÿ 6O = 2, y + 3 = 3O, z – 4 = 6O JJJG JJJG
Also AD and BC should be perpendicular
1 JJJG JJJG
Ÿ O , y = –2, z = 6
3 AD ˜ BC 0
Ÿ point R(4, –2, 6)
3O  3 3  2(0)  4O  2 4 0
Ÿ OR (4)2  (–2)2  (6)2
17
9O  9  16O  8 0 Ÿ O
16  4  36 56 2 14 25
 § 1 68 · § –1 1·
Hence, D = ¨ , 1, ¸ Point A ¨ , 1 – ¸
© 25 25 ¹ © 2 2¹

JJJG § 1 ·
2
§ 68 ·
2 3
AD = ¨  1¸  (2)2  ¨  2¸ Now, distance AP =
© 25 ¹ © 25 ¹ 2
3
2 2 Ÿ AP2 =
§ 24 · § 18 · 2
= ¨ ¸ 4¨ ¸
© 25 ¹ © 25 ¹ 2 2
§ 1· § 1· 3
2 2 2 Ÿ ¨E  ¸  1  ¨E  ¸
24  4 25  18 © 2¹ © 2¹ 2
=
252
2
576  2500  324 § 1· 1
2¨E  ¸ =
= © 2¹ 2
252

3400 2
= § 1· 1
25 2 Ÿ ¨E  ¸ =
© 2¹ 4
34 ˜ 10 2 34
= Ÿ E = 0, –1, (E z 0)
25 5
1 JJJG JJJG ? E –1
Area of triangle = u BC u AD
2
44. Answer (4)
1 2 34 G is the centroid of 'ABC
= u5u
2 5
= 34 A(3, 0, –1)
42. Answer (4)
Let the plane be
P { (2x + 3y + z + 5) + O(x + y + z – 6) = 0
As the above plane is perpendicular to xy plane (2, 10, 6) B C (1, 2, 1)

Ÿ ((2  O)iˆ  (3  O) jˆ  (1  O )kˆ ) ˜ kˆ 0 G (2, 4, 2)

Ÿ O = –1
P { x + 2y + 11 = 0 G
Distance from (0, 0, 256)

0  0  11 11
O T A
5 5
43. Answer (1)
OG 4  16  4, OA 9 1
x y –1 z 1
p P(E, 0, E)
1 0 –1 AG 1  16  9
any point on line A = (p, 1, – p – 1)
24  10  26
Now, DR of AP { < p – E, 1 – 0, – p – 1 – E> cos T
2 24 10
Which is perpendicular to line so
(p – E). 1 + 0.1 – 1(– p – 1 – E) = 0 8
2 8u3u2u5
Ÿ p–E+p+1+E=0

–1 4 1
p=
2 4 15 15
45. Answer (4) 47. Answer (1)
Image of Q in plane P1 : 2x – y + 2z + 3 = 0

( x  0) ( y  1) z3 2(1  12  2) O
1 P2 : 2x – y + 2z + =0
3 1 4 9  1  16 2

x = 3, y = –2, z = 1 P3 : 2x – y + 2z + P = 0

P(3, –2, 1), Q(0, –1, –3), R(3, –1, –2)

O
Now area of 'PQR is 3
1 2 O
Given, Ÿ 3 1
3 9 2
iˆ jˆ kˆ Omax 8
1 JJJG JJJG 1
| PQ u QR | = 3 1 4
2 2
3 0 1
2 P3
Also, Ÿ Pmax 5
3 9
=
1 ˆ
2
^
i ( 1)  ˆj (3  12)  kˆ (3) `
(O + P)max = 13

1 48. Answer (1)

= (1  81  9)
2 Let P(3O + 2, 2O – 1, –O + 1) and
Q(3P + 2, 2P – 1, –P + 1)
91
= As P lies on 2x + 3y – z + 13 = 0
2
6O + 4 + 6O – 3 + O – 1 + 13 = 0
46. Answer (2)
Ÿ 13O = –13
Ÿ O = –1
,– O – 1, O)
P(2O + 1 P
? P(–1, –3, 2)
< 1, 1, 1 > Q lies on 3x + y + 4z = 16
d.r's of normal to
x+y+z=3 9P + 6 + 2P – 1 – 4P + 4 = 16

Q Ÿ 7P = 7
(D, E, J)
Ÿ P=1
Q is (5, 1, 0)
Let Q be (D, E, J)
PQ 36  16  4 56 2 14
D+E+J=3 ...(i)
49. Answer (4)
D–E+J=3 ...(ii)
Equation of plane containing two given lines;
? D + J = 3 and E = 0
Equating DR’s of PQ :
x –1 y –1 z
D  2O  1 O 1 JO 1 2 –1 0
1 1 1 –1 1 –2

Ÿ D = 3O + 2, J = 2O + 1
Ÿ x–y–z=0
Substituting in equation (i), we get
The length of perpendicular from (2, 1, 4) to this
Ÿ 5O + 3 = 3
O=0 2 – 1– 4
plane = 3
Point is Q(2, 0, 1) 12  12  12
50. Answer (4) 53. Answer (2)

x  2 y 1 z  0 Let the plane be Ax + By + Cz + 1 = 0

4  2 1 1 1 0 0 Satisfying the conditions we get
5  2 0  1 1 0 A + 2B + C + 1 = 0

x  2 y 1 z ...(1) (passes through (1, 2, 1))

2 0 1 0 2A + B + 2C + 1 = 0
Ÿ
3 –1 1 ... (2) (passes through (2, 1, 2))
Plane is x + y – 2z = 3
A B
Image of (2, 1, 6) is given by  0 ...(3) (parallel to 2x = 3y, z = 1)
2 3
x1  2 y1  1 z1  6 2(2  1  12  3)
Thus, 4
1 1 2 6 2 1 5
Solving we get A ,B  & C 
? Image of R = (6, 5, – 2) 9 3 9
Point is (6, 5, –2) Hence plane is 2x – 3y – 5z + 9 = 0
51. Answer (3)
? Passes through (–2, 0, 1)
G G G G
[a2  a1 b1 b2 ] 54. Answer (1)
Shortest distance = G G
| b1 u b2 |
The equation of plane passing through (3, 1, 1) is-

iˆ ˆj kˆ a(x – 3) + b (y – 1) + c(z – 1) = 0 ... (i)

G G
b1 u b2 3 2 1 6iˆ  15 jˆ  3kˆ ' This plane contains the lines having drs
3 2 4 (1, –2, 2) & (2, 3, –1)
G G so,
| b1 u b2 | 36  225  9 270
G G G G a – 2b + 2c = 0
and ª¬a 2  a1 b1 b2 º¼ = – 36 – 225 – 9 = –270
2a + 3b – c = 0
Ÿ Shortest distance = 270 3 30 a b c
52. Answer (4) = =
–2 2 1 2 1 –2
§ 7 4 1 · 3 –1 2 –1 2 3
Let A(1, 2, 3), B ¨ , , ¸
© 3 3 3 ¹

§ 2 1 4 ·
Mid-point of AB { ¨ , , ¸ Ÿ
a b c
© 3 3 3¹
26 ( 1  4) 34
Let equation of plane is a b c
Ÿ
§ 2· § 1· § 4· 4 5 7
a¨ x  ¸  b¨ y  ¸  c ¨z  ¸ 0 …(i)
© 3¹ © 3¹ © 3¹
So, equation of plane is
10 10 10
dr’s of AB { , , –4(x – 3) + 5(y – 1) + 7(z – 1) = 0
3 3 3
–4x + 12 + 5y – 5 + 7z – 7 = 0
? Equation of plane is
–4x + 5y + 7z = 0
2 1 4
x y  z 0 This also passes through (D, –3, 5)
3 3 3
So, –4D – 15 + 35 = 0
Ÿ xy z 1 Ÿ –4D = –20
? (1, –1, +1) lies on the plane Ÿ D=5
55. Answer (4)
x –1 y 2 z–3
Equation of line through points (1, –2, 3) and ( O Say)
2 3 –6
(1, 1, 0) is
A point on whole line = (2O + 1, 3O – 2, – 6O + 3).
This point lies on plane x – y + 2 = 5
? 2O + 1 – 3O + 2 – 6O + 3 = 5

1
? O
7

? Point on plane
x –1 y –1 z–0
O say
0 –3 3–0 §2 3 –6 · § 9 11 15 ·
¨ 7  1, 7 – 2, 7  3 ¸ ¨ 7, 7 , 7 ¸
© ¹ © ¹
A point on above line M = (1, –O + 1, O)
D.Rs of PM = <–3, –O – 1, O – 3> ? Required distance

' PM A AB 2 2 2
§9 · § 11 · § 15 ·
? (–3).0 + (–1 – O) (–1) + (O – 3).1 = 0 ¨ 7 – 1¸  ¨ – 7  2 ¸  ¨ 7 – 3 ¸
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹
? O= 1
? foot of perpendicular = (1, 0, 1) =1

This point lies on plane 2x + y – z = 1 59. Answer (1)

56. Answer (1) x 1 y 3 z

G Equation of line : O say
L1 { r iˆ  ˆj  l 2iˆ  kˆ 2 2 1

G a point on line L is
L2 { r 2iˆ  jˆ  m iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
= Q(2O – 1, –2O + 3, –O)

Equating coeff. of iˆ, jˆ and kˆ of L1 and L2

2l + 1 = m + 2 ... (1)
–1 = –1 + m ...(2)
l = –m ...(3)
Ÿ m = l = 0 Which gives absurd result hence
lines are skew (do not intersect) for any value
of l and m.
57. Answer (4)
D·RS of PQ = < 2O – 2, –2O + 1, –O + 3 >
Direction ratios of normal to plane are < 2, –6, 4 >
' PQ is perpendicular to line L
Also plane passes through (3, 1, 1)
' 2(2O –2) –2 (–2O + 1) –1 (–O + 3) = 0
? Equation of plane 2(x – 3) – 6(y – 1) + 4(z – 1) = 0
4O – 4 + 4O – 2 + O – 3 = 0
x – 3y + 2z = 2
9O – 9 = 0
Clearly it passes through (4, 0, –1)
Ÿ O=1
58. Answer (3)
? Coordinate of foot of A = Q = (1, 1, –1)
Equation of line through point (1, –2, 3) and parallel
x y z ? Coordinate of image R = (1, 0, 1) = (a, b, c)
to the line is
2 3 –6 ? a+b+c=2
60. Answer (2) 63. Answer (4)

x 1 y 2 z 1
The lines are L1 : P(1, 0, 3)
2 1 1
x2 y 1 z 1
and L2 : are coplanar
D 5D 1
A( D, 7, 1)
1 3 2 L
5 7 17
2 1 1 0 Q §¨ , , ·¸
? ©3 3 3 ¹
D 5D 1
1(– 1 – 5 +D) – 3(2 – D) + 2 (10 – 2 D + D) = 0 Direction Ratio of PQ are
? D = –4 5 7 17
  1,  0,  3 !
x2 y 1 z 1 3 3 3
? Equation of L2 :
4 9 1
2 7 8
? Point (2, –10, –2) lies on line L2  , , !  2, 7, 8 !
3 3 3
61. Answer (3)
Direction ratio of line L are
First we will find the equation of line
x + y + z + 1 = 0 = 2x – y + z + 3 in 5 7 17
symmetrical form.  D  , 7  , 1 !
3 3 3
iˆ jˆ kˆ = <3D – 5, 14, –14 >
1 1 1 = 2 ˆi + ˆj – 3kˆ ? PQ is perpendicular to line L.
2 –1 1
? 2(3D – 5) + 7.14 + (–14).8 = 0
x+2 y z–1 ? D=4
L1 : = = { r = –2iˆ + kˆ + O 2iˆ + ˆj – 3kˆ
2 1 –3 64. Answer (8.00)
And
AB iˆ  3 ˆj  8kˆ
Here b1 × b2 = –2 ª ˆi + ˆj + kˆ º
¬ ¼
and CD 4iˆ  4 jˆ  7kˆ
1
Shortest distance =
3 AB ˜ CD
62. Answer (1) Projection of AB on CD =
CD
y
B(0, b, 0) 4  12  56 72
= 8 units
G(1, 1, 2) 16  16  49 9

A (a, 0, 0) 65. Answer (03)

x
' Point (–1, 3, –1) lies on the plane containing
given two lines. So distance between two plane =
C(0, 0, c) length of perpendicular from (–1, 3, –1) to the given
z plane.

? a = 3, b = 3 and c = 6 as G is centroid 23  30  2  48

JJJG JJJG
AB 3 jˆ – 3iˆ and AC 6kˆ – 3iˆ 232  102  22
JJJG JJJG
AB u AC 9(2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ ) 3

x –1 y –1 z–2 633
Required line
2 2 1 Clearly k = 3
66. Answer (5) 69. Answer (4)
G G Let a point P(O) on the line
Let a iˆ  ˆj and b ˆj – kˆ
G G x–3 y–4 z–5
aub – iˆ  ˆj  kˆ Ÿ O
1 2 2
Equation of plane is –x + y + z + d = 0
It passes through (1, 0, 0) ? P(O + 3, 2O + 4, 2O + 5)
? Plane is x – y – z – 1 = 0 as P also satisfies the given plane
Foot of perpendicular O + 3 + 2O + 4 + 2O + 5 = 17
x –1 y –0 z –1 –(1– 1– 1) Ÿ 5O = 5 Ÿ O = 1
1 –1 –1 1 1 1
? P { (4, 6, 7)
§ 4 –1 2 · Distance from (1, 1, 9) is
? ( x, y , z ) ¨3, 3 , 3¸
© ¹
(4 – 1)2  (6 – 1)2  (7 – 9)2
§ 4 1 2·
3 D E J 3¨ –  ¸ 5
©3 3 3¹
9  25  4 38
67. Answer (3)
70. Answer (4)
Equation of plane P is
(x + 4y – z + 7) + O(3x + y + 5z – 8) = 0 P1 + O P2 = 0
G G
Ÿ x(1 + 3O) + y(4 + O) + z(–1 + 5O) + (7 – 8O) = 0 Ÿ r ˜ ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  1  O r ˜ ˆi  2jˆ  2 0 ...(1)

1  3O 4O 5O  1 7  8O
p ˆi  2kˆ
a b 6 –15
From last two : O = –1 2
Ÿ (1 + 2 – 1) + O (1 + 2) = 0 Ÿ O  ...(2)
3
2 3
1 by (1) and (2)
a b
? a = 2, b = –3 G § 2 · 4
r ˜ ¨ ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  ˆi  2ˆj ¸  1  0
Plane is 2x – 3y + 6z – 15 = 0 © 3 ¹ 3

6  6  6  15 21
Distance = 3 G § î 7 · 7
7 7 Ÿ r ˜ ¨  ˆj  kˆ ¸
¨3 3 ¸ 3
68. Answer (4) © ¹
The given planes are 3x + y – 2z = 5 ...(1) G
2x – 5y – z = 7 ...(2) Ÿ r ˜ ˆi  7ˆj  3kˆ 7
Since the required plane passes through (1, 2, –3)
71. Answer (2)
So equation of this plane is
a(x – 1) + b(y – 2) + c(z + 3) = 0 ...(3) ' Mirror image of P(a, 6, 9) is Q(20, b, –a –9). so
Now this plane (3) is A to the planes (1) & (2) § §a b a ··
So 3a + b – 2c = 0 Mid-point of PQ ¨ i.e, ¨  10,  3,  ¸ ¸ lies on
© © 2 2 2 ¹¹
& 2a – 5b – c = 0 the given line
a b c a b a
Ÿ 7 1  1
11 1 17 2 2 2 Ÿ a = – 56 and b = –32
So equation of plane is 11(x – 1) + (y – 2) 7 5 9
+ 17(2 + 3) = 0 a + b = – 88
Ÿ 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0 |a + b| = 88
72. Answer (01) 74. Answer (3)
1 x y –1 z–2
y– Let equation of line
x–O 2 z a b c
L1 :
1 1 – 12
2 x y 1 z–1
x y – 2O z–O for being perpendicular to we
L2 : 2 3 –2
1 1 1 get 2a + 3b – 2c = 0
ˆi ˆj ˆk Hence satisfying this equation a : b : c = –3 : 4 : 3
b1 u b2 1 12 – 12 ˆi – 3 ˆj  1 kˆ x –1 y –1 z–2
2 2 Hence required line is
1 1 1 –3 4 3
75. Answer (44)
§1 ·
a1 – a2 O ˆi  ¨  2O ¸ ˆj – Okˆ x 3 y 1 z4
©2 ¹ l1 : and
1 2 2
5O 3 x 3 y 3 z2
a1 – a2 ˜ b1 u b2 
2 4 7 l2 :
d 2 2 1
b1 u b2 7 2 2 ˆi ˆj ˆk
2
b1 u b2 1 2 2 2iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ
5 3 7 2
Ÿ O O
4 4 Ÿ
or –1 2 2 1
2 5
Ÿ O 1 x y z
So, l :
73. Answer (2) 2 3 2
l+m–n=0 Ÿl=n–m ...(i) Point of intersection of l and l1 can be considered
as
l2 + m2 – n2 = 0 ...(ii)
Substitute l from (i) into (ii) 2O  3 3O  1 2O  4
P 2O, 3O, –2O and
Ÿ (n – m)2 + m2 – n2 = 0 1 2 2
Ÿ P(2, –3, 2)
2m(m – n) = 0
Let a point Q on l2 as Q(2P + 3, 2P+ 3, P+ 2)
m = 0 or m = n
Case-I ' PQ 17
m=0Ÿl=n 2 2
Ÿ 2P  1  2P  6  P2 17
1 1 –1
l2 + m2 + n2 = 1 Ÿ l2 Ÿ l1, l2 , Ÿ P 
10
or –2
2 2 2 9
1 –1 §7 7 8·
l = n Ÿ n1, n2 , As Q lies in 1st octant, then Q ¨ , , ¸ ,
2 2 ©9 9 9¹
Hence 18 (a + b + c) = 44
§ 1 1 · § –1 –1 · 76. Answer (1)
DCs ¨ , 0, ¸ or ¨ , 0, ¸ are DCs of
© 2 2¹ © 2 2¹ Four points (1, 5, 35), (7, 5, 5), (1, O, 7) and (2O,
same line o l1 1, 2) are coplanar then
Case-II
6 0 –30
m = n Ÿ l = 0 Ÿ l1, l2 = 0
0 O – 5 –28 0
1 1 –1
l2 + m2 + n2 = 1 Ÿ m2 Ÿ m1, m2 , 2O – 1 –4 –33
2 2 2
6 0 0
1 –1
m = n Ÿ n1, n2 , 0 O–5 –28 (R3 o (C3  5  C1) 0
2 2
2O – 1 –4 10O – 38
§ 1 1 · § –1 –1 ·
DCs ¨ 0, , ¸ or ¨ 0, , ¸ are DCs of l2
© 2 2¹ © 2 2¹ 6 (O – 5)(10O – 38) – 112 0

1 1 ? 10O2 – 88O + 78 = 0
cos D l1l2  m1m2  n1n2 00r r
2 2 Ÿ 5O2 – 44O + 39 = 0

1 3 5 44
cos2 D ,sin2 D Ÿ sin 4 D  cos 4 D ? Sum of all possible values of O
4 4 8 5
77. Answer (8) 81. Answer (1)
Vector perpendicular to the plane is x 1 y  4 z  2
L:
n ˆi  5 ˆj  6k.
ˆ 1 2 3
' Plane P passes through origin and contains
Given A O, 2, 1 and B 4,  2, 2 line L, then equation of plane P is
x y z
' AB A n, so
1 2 3 0
O  4  5 u 4 – 6 –1 0
1 4 2
Ÿ O  4  20  6 0 Ÿ 8x + y + 2z = 0
Ÿ O 22 § 2k  3 4k  6 3k  1 ·
' Point ¨ , , ¸ lies on plane
O © k 1 k 1 k 1 ¹
Ÿ –2 P, then 8(2k – 3) + (4k – 6) + 2(–3k + 1) = 0
11
2
Ÿ k=2
§O· §O· 82. Answer (4)
hence ¨ ¸ – 4 ¨ ¸ – 4 8
© 11 ¹ © 11 ¹
x–3 y 1 z–2
78. Answer (2) Equation of PR :
4 –1 2
D 1 E3 J5 4 u1 5 u 3  2 u 5  8
2 x –1 y – 2 z  4
4 5 2 16  25  4 Equation of QS :
–2 1 –2
D 1 E3 J 5 2 Their point of intersection of PR and QS is
4 5 2 5 T(11, –3, 6)
8 10 4 ˆi ˆj kˆ
D  1, E  3, J 5
5 5 5
PQ u QS 4 –1 2 2ˆj  kˆ
5 DE J 5D  5E  5 J 47 –2 1 –2
79. Answer (2)
Clearly TA r(2jˆ  k)
ˆ
ˆi ˆj kˆ
Direction of line L = 1 2 1 3iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ Position vector of A 11iˆ – 3ˆj  6kˆ r (2jˆ  k)
ˆ

0 1 2 11iˆ – ˆj  7kˆ or 11iˆ – 5ˆj  5kˆ

d.r’s = < 3, –2, 1>
A point on line (–2, 4, 0) Modulus of P. V. of A 171
x2 y4 z 83. Answer (2)
Line = Equation of plane x + y + z = 42 ...(i)
3 2 1
Foot of perpendicular from (3, 2, 1) be (3O – 2, – Given expression is
2O + 4, O)
3 3 3
(3O – 5) . 3 + (–2O + 2) (–2) + (O – 1)1 = 0 x  11  y  19  z  12
E 3 
9O – 15 + 4O – 4 + O – 1 = 0 2 2 2
x  11 y  19 z  12
10
14O – 20 = 0 Ÿ O 42
7
14 x  11 y  19 z  12 (using (i))
§ 16 8 10 ·
( D, E, J ) ¨ , , ¸
© 7 7 7 ¹ Now (x – 11) + (y – 19) + (z – 12)
? 21(D + E + J) = (16 + 8 + 10)3 = 102 = x + y + z – 42 = 0 (using (i))
80. Answer (2) ? (x – 11)3 + (y – 19)3 + (z – 12)3
DR’s of AC v a, – a, 4
= 3(x – 11)(y – 19) (z – 12) ...(ii)
So equation of the plane will be ax – ay + 4z = 0.
3(x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
' Point C lies on this plane, so a2 = 4 Ÿ a = 2 E 3
2

Equation of plane : x – y + 2z = 0. (x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
Projection of B(0, 4, 5) on this plane is D(–1, 5, 3). 3
CD 66 (x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
84. Answer (3) (2x – 7y + 4z – 3) + O (3x – 5y + 4z + 11) = 0
Let A(4, 3, 8), B(3, 5, 7)
If passes through (–2, 1, 3)
DRs of AB(1, –2, 1)
AB A L1 Ÿ l – 6 + 4 = 0 Ÿ l=2 1
–2 + 12 O = 0 Ÿ O
6
Equation of L1
Required plane is
x3 y5 z7 15x – 47y + 28z – 7 = 0
2 3 4 a = 15, b = –47, c = 28
x2 y4 z5 2a + b + c – 7 = 4
L2 = 88. Answer (3)
3 4 5
Let foot of perpendicular from P(2, 3, 1) on the line.
1 1 2
x 1 y 3 z  2
2 3 4 L: be Q(2O –1, O + 3, –O –2)
2 1 1
3 4 5 1 1
SD ? PQ is perpendicular to L, then
i j k – ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ 6
1
2 3 4 2(2O –3) + O – (–O –3) = 0 Ÿ O
2
3 4 5
§ 7 5 ·
85. Answer (2) Q ¨ 0, , ¸
© 2 2 ¹
Line through (1, –2, 3) is
So image of P in L is R(–2, 4 –6)
x 1 y  2 z  3 Equation of required plane,
L1 : r
3 m 1
x2 y4 z6
Foot of A Q(3r + 1, –mr –2, r + 3)
Q lies on x + 2y –3z + 10 = 0 3 2 1 0
3r + 1 –2mr – 4 –3r –9 + 10 = 0 4 3 5
Ÿ mr = –1 Ÿ 7x + 11y + z = 24
7 7 89. Answer (0)
PQ Ÿ 10r 2  m2r
2 2 2 § 2 2
§xyz· lx  nz · § x  2y  z ·
1 ' ¨ ¸  ¨¨ 2 ¸ ¨
¸ ¸ 9
r2 © 3 ¹ © l n
2
¹ © 6 ¹
4 Ÿ
m2 = 4 §1 l2 · §1 n2 · §1 ln 1·
x2 ¨  ¸  y 2 1  z2 ¨  2 ¸  2xz ¨  2  ¸ 9
|m| = 2 ¨ 2 l2  n 2 ¸
© ¹
¨ 2 l  n2 ¸
© ¹ © 3 l  n2 6 ¹
86. Answer (3)
l2 1 ln 1
Any plane containing y-axis is of the form Clearly 2 Ÿ l r n and 2
l n 2 2 l  n2 2
x + Oz = 0 then l = n
It passes through (1, 2, 3) 90. Answer (28)
Slope of normal to the plane <2, –6, 6>
–1 Hence plane is S = 2x – 6y + 6z + k = 0
1 + 3O = 0, Ÿ O
3 (where k = Od)
Required plane is Also mid point of (4, –3, 1) and 2, 3, 5)
3x – z = 0 i.e., (3, 0, –2)
satisfies S
87. Answer (4)
Ÿ 6 – 0 – 12 + k = 0
Let p1 { 2x – 7y  4z – 3 0 Ÿ k=6
and p2 3x – 5y  4z  11 0 Hence, S = 2x – 6y + 6z + 6 = 0
Minimum (a2 + b2 + c2 + d2) = (12 + 32 + 32 + 32)
Any plane through line of intersection of p1 and p2 is = 28
91. Answer (04) 94. Answer (6)
Required plane is of form
a1  a2 (D  4)iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ
x – 2y + 2z + d = 0
Also it is at unit distance from (1, 2, 3) ˆi ˆj kˆ
b1 u b2 1 2 2 8iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ 4(2iˆ  2ˆj  k)
ˆ
1 4  6  d
Ÿ 1 3 2 2
3
Shortest distance
Ÿ |d + 3| = 3 Ÿ d = 0 or –6
? Plane is x – 2y + 2z = 0 or x – 2y + 2z – 6 (a1  a2 ).(b1 u b2 ) 2(D  4)  4  3
9
=0 | b1 u b2 | 3
(–2 – 0) = K(2 – 1) or (–2 + 6) = K(2 – 1) Ÿ (2D + 15) = 27
K = –2 or K=4 Ÿ D=6
92. Answer (1) 95. Answer (4)
Equation of plane : 2x – y + z = b Lines are x = ay – 1 = z – 2
Midpoint of (1, 3, a) & (–3, 5, 2) lies on this plane
x y1 z2
? a ... (i)
§ 1 3 · § 3  5 · § 2  a · 1 1 1
Ÿ 2¨ ¸¨ ¸¨ ¸ b a
© 2 ¹ © 2 ¹ © 2 ¹
and x = 3y – 2 = bz – 2
Ÿ a – 2b = 14 ...(i)
Also vector joining (1, 3, a) & (–3, 5, 2) is parallel x y 2 z2
? 3 b ...(ii)
to 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 1 1 1
3 b
? lines are co-planar
i.e., 4iˆ  2ˆj  a  2 kˆ O 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ

Ÿ O=2Ÿa–2=2Ÿa=4 1 2 2
0   2 
a 3 b
From (i), b = – 5
1
Hence |a + b| = 1 1 1 0
? a
93. Answer (38) 1 1
1
The plane is parallel to vectors 3 b

n1 3iˆ  4ˆj  2kˆ & n2 4iˆ  3ˆj  7kˆ

2 1 2
0  2
Vector normal to plane = n n1 u n2 3 a b
1 1 1
Ÿ n 34iˆ  13ˆj  25kˆ 0  1 0
? a 3 b
Point (1, –6, –5) lies on the plane 1 1
1
Hence equation of plane is 3 b

(x  1)iˆ  (y  6)jˆ  (z  5)kˆ . 34iˆ  13ˆj  25kˆ 0 1 1

?  0
a ab
Passes through (1, –1, D)
Ÿ b = 1 and a  R – {0}
Ÿ 0iˆ  5ˆj  (D  5)kˆ . 34iˆ  13ˆj  25kˆ 0 96. Answer (2)
L is normal to P and plane P will pass through (2,
Ÿ 0  65  25D  125 0 3, –1)
Ÿ 5D = 38 Equation of P is 2x + y + z = O = 6 which is
|5D| = 38 satisfied by (1, 2, 2)
97. Answer (4) 99. Answer (1)
P1 { x – y + 2z = 2 & P2 { 2x + y – z = 2
1 2 3
Line of intersection
' 3 2 1 0
4 2 k 1 4 6
x– y–
3 3 z–0
L{ O Ÿ –4(k +1) – 4(–8) – 4(6) = 0
–1 5 3
Ÿ k=1
§ 4 2 · 100. Answer (4)
general point on L { ¨ – O  , 5O  , 3O ¸
© 3 3 ¹ Let plane { A(x + 1) + B(y) + C(z + 2) = 0
for it being foot of perpendicular from (1, 2, 0)
iˆ jˆ kˆ
§ 1· § 4· ? 2 1 1 Aiˆ  Bjˆ  Ckˆ
¨ – O  3 ¸ (–1)  ¨ 5O – 3 ¸ 5  (3O )3 0
1 1 1
© ¹ © ¹

1 20 Ÿ 2iˆ  jˆ 1  kˆ 3 = Aiˆ  Bjˆ  Ckˆ

O –  25O –  9O 0
3 3 ? A = –2, B = 1, C = –3
? required plane is
7
Ÿ 35O 7ŸO –2x – 2 + y – 3z – 6 = 0
35
Ÿ 2x – y + 3z + 8 = 0
35(D + E + J) = 35(7O + 2) Ÿ 70 + 49 = 119 ? a+b+c=4
98. Answer (3) 101. Answer (3)
The given equation lines are Equation of plane through point (3, 7, –7) and
3(x – 1) = 6(y –2) = 2(z – 1) x–2 y–3 z2
containing line is
–3 2 1
x –1 y–2 z –1
Ÿ x–2 y–3 z2
2 1 3
3 – 2 7 – 3 –7  2 0
? y (iˆ  2ˆj  k)
ˆ  t(2iˆ  ˆj  3k)
ˆ ...(i) –3 2 1
and 4(x – 2) = 2(y – O) = (z – 3)
x–2 y–3 z2
x–2 y–O z–3 1 4 –5 0
Ÿ
1 2 4 –3 2 1

? y (2iˆ  Oˆj  3k)

ˆ  s(iˆ  2jˆ  4k)
ˆ ...(ii) x– y+z+3=0

G ˆ aG
ˆi  2jˆ  k, 3
? a1 2 2iˆ  Oˆj  3kˆ ? Distance from origin d
1  12  1
2
G G
? a1 – a2 – ˆi  (2 – O )jˆ  2kˆ
? d2 = 3

b1 u b2 (2iˆ  ˆj  3k)
ˆ u (iˆ  2jˆ  4k)
ˆ 102. Answer (4)

Let point on line L1 be O  D, 2O  1, 3O  1 and

–2iˆ – 5ˆj  3kˆ
a point on line L2 be (PE  4,3P  6,3P  7)
? OD PE  4, 2O  1 3P  6 & 3O  1 3P  7
a1 – a2 ˜ b1 u b2 1
? S.D. O = 1 and P = 1
b 1 u b2 38
Ÿ 1 + D = –E + 4 Ÿ D + E = 3
? Point of intersection (1 + D, 3, 4)
? |5O – 14| = 1 1+D+6–4=8 Ÿ D = 5, E = –2
? O=3 D–E=7
103. Answer (7) 106. Answer (2)

x–2 y3 z –1
QR : y-axis
–1 1 6
E
Let point of intersection be S(–O + 2, O – 3, 6O +1) F

2(–O + 2) + O – 3 + 6O + 1 = 7 Ÿ O = 1 H G
Q
So S(1, –2, 7)

(0,0,0) A B
PS 22  6 2  3 2 7 x-axis
h
10
104. Answer (3) D
10 C
Required plane is a plane passing through the line z-axis
of intersection of planes
P1 { x + 2y + 3z + 1 = 0 Let height be h.

and P2 { x – y – z – 6 = 0 A { (0, 0, 0)
Its equation: P1 + OP2 = 0 G { (10, h, 10)
Ÿ (x + 2y + 3z + 1) + O(x – y – z – 6) = 0 B { (10, 0, 0)
Ÿ (1 + O)x + (2 – O)y + (3 – O)z + 1 – 6O = 0
H { (0, h, 10)
' Perpendicular to –2x + y + z + 8 = 0
DRs of AG { (10, h, 10)
? –2(1 + O) + (2 – O) + (3 – O) = 0
DRs of BH { (10, –h, –10)
3
Ÿ O
4 10 u 10  h h  10 10
cos T
Ÿ Required plane is 7x + 5y + 9z = 14 102  h2  102 u 102  h2  102
Checking the option shows that (0, 1, 1) satisfies
it. h2 1
2 5
105. Answer (26) 200  h

x 1 y 3 z4 Ÿ h 5 2
L:
2 1 2 107. Answer (2)
P1 : x – 2y – z = 3 Equation of plane through point of intersection of
Equation of a plane P 2 which contains L and planes
perpendicular to P1, G G
r ˜ iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ 16 and r ˜ (– iˆ  jˆ  kˆ ) 6 is

x 1 y  3 z  4 (x + y + 4z – 16) + O(–x + y + z – 6) = 0 ...(i)

1 2 1 0 This plane passes through point (1, 2, 3) then
2 1 2 –1 – 2O = 0

Ÿ 3x + 4y – 5z + 5 = 0 1
? O= –
Distances of point (0, 0, 6) from P1 and P2 are 2
? Equation of plane is :
25 25 9 27
d1 and d2 2x + 2y + 8z – 32 + x – y – z + 6 = 0
50 2 6 2
? 3x + y + 7z – 26 = 0

Now d2 d12  d22 26 Clearly (4, 2, 2) does not lies on the plane.
108. Answer (96) 111. Answer (2)

iˆ jˆ kˆ ' 2l + 2m – n = 0 …(i)
Normal vector for plane Ÿ 6 7 8 and mn + nl + lm = 0 …(ii)
3 5 7 From equation (i) and (ii)
9iˆ – 18 ˆj  9kˆ
9(iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ ) (m + l) (2l + 2m) + lm = 0
Ÿ Normal is parallel to iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ
2l2 + 5lm + 2m2 = 0
Plane passes through (1, 2, 3) as it is a point on
L2 so equation of plane 2l2 + 4lm + lm + 2m2 = 0

1(x –1) –2(y – 2) + 1(z – 3) = 0 2l(l + 2m) + m(l + 2m) = 0

x – 2y + z = 0 ? (2l + m) (l + 2m) = 0

7 – 2(–2)  13 ? D.Rs of lines are < 1, –2, –2 > and < 2, –1, 2 >
PQ Ÿ PQ 2 96
6 Here l1l2 + m1m2 + n1n2 = 0
109. Answer (1) ? Lines are perpendicular to each other.
Let the equation of required plane be, 112. Answer (2)
(x – y – z – 1) + O (2x + y – 3z + 4) = 0 Equation of plane passing through line of
G
4O  1 2 intersection of planes r < (i  j  k ) 1 and
' 2 2 2 21 G
2O  1  O 1  3O  1 r < (2i  3 j  k )  4 0 is
Ÿ 21 (16O2 – 8O + 1) = 2(14O2 + 8O + 3) (x + y + z – 1) +O(2x + 3y – z + 4) = 0
Ÿ 308O2 – 184O + 15 = 0 Ÿ (1 + 2O)x + (1 + 3O)y + (1 – O)z + (4O – 1) = 0
Ÿ (2O – 1) (154O – 15) = 0 …(i)

1 15 ' This plane is parallel to x-axis

Ÿ O and
2 154 ? 1 < (1 + 2O) + 0 < (1 + 3O) + 0 < (1 – O) = 0

1 1
Put O we get 4x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 ? O 
2 2

110. Answer (4) ? Required equation of plane is

Equation of line through point (1, –2, 3) and parallel 1 3
to line with direction ratios 2, 3, –6 is  y  z 3 0
2 z
x 1 y 2 z3 ? y – 3z + 6 = 0
L: O say
2 3 6 G
? r < ( j  3k )  6 0
a point on line L is P 2O  1, 3O  2,  6O  3
113. Answer (72)
' P lies on plane x – y + z = 5 we get
Let S be (x1, y1, z1)
2O + 1 –3O + 2 – 6O + 3 = 5
x1 – 1 y1 – 3 z1 – 4 2 u 1– 3  4
1 –2 ˜
? O 2 –1 1 22  (–1)2  12
7
§9 11 15 · Ÿ x1 = –3, y1 = 5, z1 = 2
? Coordinate of P ¨ 7,  7 , 7 ¸
© ¹ Hence S is (–3, 5, 2)
? Required distance
as R(3, 5, y) lies on 2x – y + z + 3 = 0
2 2 2
§9 · § 11 · § 15 · Ÿ 6 – 5 + J + 3 = 0 Ÿ J = –4
¨ 7  1¸  ¨  7  2 ¸  ¨ 7  3 ¸
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹ Hence R is (3, 5, –4)
=1 (SR)2 = 36 + 0 + 36 = 72
114. Answer (1)
x y z
r
Let the equation of required plane is : 1 0 1
(3x – 2y + 4z – 7) + O(x + 5y – 2z + 9) = 0 M(r, 0, –r)
? (3 + O)x + (–2 + 5O)y + (4 – 2O)z + (9O – Direction ratios of PM (r + 1, –2, –r + 2)
7) = 0
Apply PM perpendicualr line 1(r + 1) + 0(–2) – 1
' This plane passing through point (1, 4, –3), we (–r + 2) = 0
get
2r – 1 = 0
3 + O – 8 + 20O – 12 + 6O + 9O – 7 = 0
1
2 r
36O – 24 = 0 Ÿ O 2
3
§1 1 ·
M ¨ , 0,
?
11 4 8
x  y  z –1 0 ©2 2 ¸¹
3 3 3

? –11x – 4y – 8z + 3 = 0 9 9 34
PM 4
On comparing with Dx + Ey + Jz + 3 = 0, we get 4 4 2

D + E + J = –23 117. Answer (7)

115. Answer (61)
x 2 y 2 z2
Line lies in x + 3y – 2z + E
x –1 y –2 z 1 D 5 2
Any point on line
2 3 6 =0

is P(2O + 1, 3O + 2, 6O – 1) Angle b/w line and plane = 0

If P lies on the plane 2x – y + z = 6 Ÿ sin0° = 0

Ÿ 2(2O + 1) – (3O + 2) + (6O – 1) = 6 (1)˜(D) + (–5)(3) + (2)(–2) = 0

Ÿ O=1 D = 19

Hence point of intersection is P(3, 5, 5) Point (2, 2, –2) will be on plane

Distance of P from (–1, –1, 2) (1)(2) + 3(2) – 2(–2) + E = 0

E = –12
2
16  36  9 61 D + E = 19 – 12 = 7
116. Answer (2) 118. Answer (1)

P(–1 , 2, –2) P1 { x – 2y – 2z  1 0 ; P2 { 2 x – 3 y – 6z  1 0

Pair of bisectors be

M(r, 0, – r) x – 2 y – 2z  1 2 x – 3 y – 6z  1
±
3 7
DRs of line of intersection (LOI).
As a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 1(2) + (–2)(–3)

i j k + (–2)(–6) > 0
G G G
2 3 2 7i  0 j  7k Ogive sign gives acute angle bisector
1 2 1
i.e., 7( x – 2y – 2z  1) –3(2 x – 3 y – 6z  1)
DRs { (1, 0, –1) Ÿ 13x – 23y – 32z + 10 = 0
Equation of line of intersection Clearly (–2, 0, –1/2) satisfy above plane.
119. Answer (1) 121. Answer (84)
Direction of given line Let A(3O + 7, –O + 1, O – 2) and B (2P, 3P + 7, P)

iˆ jˆ kˆ So, DR’s of AB D 3O – 2P + 7, – (O + 3P + 6), O – P

0 3 –2 iˆ(–3) – ˆj (6)  kˆ(–9) –2
3 0 –1
3O – 2P  7 O  3P  6 O–P–2
Clearly
1 4 2
= –3iˆ – 6 jˆ – 9kˆ
Ÿ 5O – 3P = –16 …(i)
1 4
Let z = 0 Ÿ y and x – And O – 5P = 10 …(ii)
3 3
From (i) and (ii) we get O = –5, P = –3
? Line in Cartesian form is
So, A is (–8, 6, –7) and B is (–6, –2, –3)
4 1
x y–
3 3 z AB 4  64  16 Ÿ AB
2
84
–3 –6 –9
122. Answer (2)
Let point of shortest distance be P(O) i.e.

§ 4 1 · iˆ jˆ kˆ
P ¨ – O – , – 2O  , – 3O ¸ and Q(2, –1, 6) G G
© 3 3 ¹ b1 u b2 1 a 0 aiˆ  jˆ  a  1 kˆ
JJJG 1 1 1
For shortest distance PQ ˜ iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ 0

§ § 10 · § 4· · G G
¨¨  O ¸ iˆ  ¨ 2O – ¸ ˆj  6  3O kˆ ¸ ˜ (iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ ) 0 a1  a2 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
©© 3 ¹ © 3¹ ¹

4 G G G G
Ÿ O – a1  a2 ˜ b1 u b2
3 Shortest distance G G
b1 u b 2
? P { (0, 3, 4)

? PQ 2 6 2 2 a 1
120. Answer (81) Ÿ 3 2
a2  1  a  1
Let n be the normal vector of the given plane.
2
ˆi ˆj kˆ Ÿ 6 a  2a  1 2a 2  2a  2
n 0 2 0 6iˆ  2kˆ
1 1 3 Ÿ a  2 2a  1 0 Ÿa 2 because a  z .

123. Answer (1)

' a is perpendicular to n and ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ
G
Let a1 iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
ˆi ˆj kˆ
G
So, a O 3 0 1 O(2iˆ  10 ˆj  6k)
ˆ a2 2iˆ  4 jˆ  5kˆ
1 2 3 G G
p 2iˆ  3 ˆj  Okˆ, q iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ

' 1 G G
a.(i  j  2k) 2 Ÿ O(2  10  12) 2ŸO ? puq (15 – 4O )iˆ – (10 – O) ˆj  5kˆ
2
G G
hence a ˆi  5ˆj  3kˆ a2 – a1 iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
So (D – E + J)2 = (1 + 5 + 3)2 = 81 ? Shortest distance
 126. Answer (5)
(15 – 4O ) – 2(10 – O)  10 1 As plane is parallel to both the lines we have d.r’s of
= 2 2 3 normal to the plane as < 7, – 2, –1>
(15 – 4O )  (10 – O )  25
§ iˆ ˆj kˆ ·
¨ ¸
¨ from 1 2 3 ˆ ˆ ˆ
7i  j 2  k 1 ¸
Ÿ 3(5 – 2O )2 (15 – 4O )2  (10 – O )2  25 ¨¨ ¸¸
1 1 5
© ¹
Ÿ 5O 2 – 80O  275 0 Also point of intersection of lines is 2iˆ  4 jˆ  6kˆ
? Equation of plane is
80 7(x – 2) –2 (y – 4) – 1 (z – 6) = 0
? Sum of values of O 16
5
Ÿ 7x – 2y – z = 0
124. Answer (3) a+b+d=7–2+0=5
Let P(x, y, z) be any point on plane P 127. Answer (3)
1
Let the equation of required plane
2 2 2
Then ( x  4)  ( y  2)  (z  1) S : x  3 y  z  5  O 2x  y  z  3 0
( x  2)2  ( y  2)2  ( z  3)2
' 2, 1,  2 lies on it so, 2 + O 2 0

Ÿ 12 x  8 y  4z  4 0 Ÿ O=1
Hence, S : 3 x  2y  8 0
Ÿ 3x – 2y + z + 1 = 0
And P : 2x + y + 3z = 1 ' Sx 9, Sy 5, Sx  y 4
2
? angle between P and P Sx y 22 and S y  x 6
1 2

Clearly X and Y are on opposite sides of plane S

6–23 S 128. Answer (51)
cos T ŸT
14 3 1
x
8 y z
125. Answer (2)
1 1 0 ____L1

As L is parallel to PQ d.r.s of S is <1, 1, 1> 8 4 2
1
x –1 y 1 z 1 x
L{ 8 y z
? or …(i)
1 1 1 1 2 0
Equation of L2
Point of intersection of L and S be O
1
Ÿ (O + 1) + (O – 1) + (O – 1) = S x
8 y z …(ii)
Ÿ O=2 6 3 0 8
G G G JG
? R { (3, 1, 1) (c  a )·(b u d )
d G JG
Let Q(D,E, J) | bud |
§ 1 ˆ· ˆ ˆ ˆ
D –1 E J –1 –2(–3) ¨ i ¸· 4 2 i  4 j  3 6 k
Ÿ ©4 ¹
1 1 1 3 2 2
4 2  42  3 6
Ÿ D = 3, E = 2, J = 3
2 1
Ÿ Q { (3, 2, 3)
32  16  54 51
(QR)2 = 02 + (1)2 + (2)2 = 5
d–2 = 51
129. Answer (2) ' P A P1 ? 4  6O  1– O  25  20O 0
' L1 and L2 are perpendicular, so
O 2
§D·
3 u 1  (–2) ¨ ¸  0 u 2 0 ? P : 8x – y + 32 – 14 = 0
©2¹
It passes through the point (1, 0, 2)
Ÿ D=3
132. Answer (2)
Now angle between l2 and l3,
' Both lines are coplanar, so
D
1( 3)  ( 2)  2(4)
2 D 1 0 1
cos T
D2 0 3 1 0
1  4 9  4  16
4 2 0 3

5
2 1 § 4 · 1 § 29 · Ÿ D
Ÿ cos T ŸT cos ¨ 29 ¸ sec ¨ 4 ¸ 3
29 © ¹ © ¹
2 Equation of plane containing both lines
130. Answer (1)
x 1 y 1 z 1
Consider the equation of plane, 0 3 1 0
P : (2x + 3y + z + 20) + O(x – 3y + 5z – 8) = 0 2 0 3
P : (2 + O)x + (3 – 3O)y + (1 + 5O)z + (20 – 8O) = 0 Ÿ 9x + 2y + 6z = 13
' Plane P is perpendicular to 2x + 3y + z + 20 = 0 §5 ·
So, distance of ¨ , 0, 0 ¸ from this plane
So, 4 + 2O + 9 – 9O + 1 + 5O = 0 ©3 ¹
Ÿ O=7 2 2
=
81  4  36 11
P : 9x – 18y + 36z – 36 = 0
Or P : x – 2y + 4z = 4 133. Answer (137)

§ 1 · x a y b z c 2 3a  4b  12c  19
If image of ¨ 2,  , 2 ¸ in plane P is (a, b, c) then
© 2 ¹ 3 4 12 32  4
2
 122
1
b
a2 2 c 2 x a y b zc 6a  8b  24c  38
1 2 4 3 4 12 169
§ 1·
§a2· ¨b 2¸ §c 2· x, y , z { a  6, E, J
 2¨ ¸  4¨ 4
and ¨© 2 ¸¹ ¨¨ 2 ¸¸ ©
¸
2 ¹
© ¹ a6 a Eb J c 6a  8b  24c  38
4 5 2 3 4 12 169
Clearly a ,b and c 
3 6 3
So, a : b : c = 8 : 5 : – 4 Eb
2 Ÿ E 8b
131. Answer (3) 4

P : 2x + y – 52 = 0, P : 3x – y + 4z – 7 = 0 J c
1 2
2 Ÿ J 24  c
Family of planes P and P 12
1 2

P : P1  OP2 6a  8b  24c  38

2
169
? P : (2  3O )x  (1  O )y  (–5  4O )z – 7O 0
 Ÿ 3a  4b  12c 150 ...(1) Line L is x = y = z
abc 5 JJJG
PQ.(iˆ  jˆ  kˆ ) 0
3a  3b  3c 15 ....(2)
Applying (1)  (2) Ÿ (D – 3) + D + 2 + D – 1 = 0
 7b  9c 135
2 §2 2 2·
7b  9c 135 Ÿ D so, T ¨ 3, 3, 3 ¸
3 © ¹
7E – 9J = 7(8 + b) – 9 (–24 + c)
38
= 56 + 216 + 7b – 9c. PT
3
= 56 + 216 – 135 = 137
134. Answer (1) 4
Ÿ QT
3
x2 y 1 z 1
L: t
4 2 3 §1 4 38 ·
So, Area ¨¨ u u ¸ .2
©2 3 3 ¸¹
Let P (4t  2, 2t  1, 3t  1)
4 38
' P is the foot of perpendicular of (1, 2, 4) sq units
3
? 4(4t – 3) + 2(2t – 1) + 3(3t – 5) = 0 137. Answer (1)

Ÿ 29t = 29 Ÿ t 1 Family of Plane’s equation can be given by

(5 + 8O)x + (8 – 7O)y + (13 + O) z – (29 + 20O) = 0
P = (2, 3, 2)
Now, distance of P from the plane P1 passes through (2, 1, 3)

3x + 4y + 12z + 23 = 0, is Ÿ (10 + 16O) + (8 – 7O) + (39 + 3O) – (29 + 20O) = 0

6  12  24  23 65 7
5 Ÿ –8O + 28 = 0 Ÿ O
9  16  144 13 2
135. Answer (1) d.r, s of normal to P1
–33 33 1 1
x 3 y 2 z 1 33, , or 1,– ,
L1 : 2 2 2 2
2 3 –1
P2 passes through (0, 1, 2)
x3 y 6 z5 Ÿ 8 – 7O + 26 + 2O – (29 + 20O) = 0
L2 :
2 1 3
Ÿ 5 – 25O = 0
iˆ jˆ kˆ 1
G G Ÿ O
Now, p u q 2 3 –1 10iˆ – 8 jˆ – 4kˆ 5
2 1 3 d.r, s of normal to P2
G G 33 33 66
and a2 – a1 6iˆ – 4 ˆj – 4kˆ , , or 1, 1, 2
5 5 5
60  32  16 108 18 Angle between normals
? S.D =
100  64  16 180 5
§ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ· ˆ ˆ ˆ
136. Answer (2) ¨ i – 2 j  2 k ¸ ˜ i  j  2k
© ¹
3
6
2
1
1–  1
2 1
cos T
3 2
S
T
3
138. Answer (2) Ÿ Pc(3O  6, 2O  1, 3O  2)
P : x + 3y – z = 6
1 as Pc is foot of perpendicular
P : –6x + 5y – z = 7 (3O + 5)3 + (2O – 1)2 + (3O – 1)3 = 0
2

Family of planes passing through line of intersection Ÿ 22O + 15 – 2 – 3 = 0

of P and P is given by x(1 – 6O) + y(3 + 5O) + z (–1 5
1 2 Ÿ O
– O) – (6 + 7O) = 0 11
§ 1· § 51 1 7 ·
? Pc ¨ , , ¸
It passes through ¨ 2,3, ¸ © 11 11 11 ¹
© 2 ¹
1 § 51 1 7 ·
So, 2(1– 6O )  3(3  5O )  (–1– O ) – (6  7O ) 0 ¨ 11  1 11  2 11  3 ¸
2 Mid-point of PP c { ¨ , , ¸
¨¨ 2 2 2 ¸
¸
1 O © ¹
Ÿ 2  12O  9  15O – – – 6 – 7O 0
2 2 § 62 23 40 ·
{¨ , , ¸ { (D, E, J )
9 9O © 22 22 22 ¹
Ÿ – 0ŸO 1
2 2 Ÿ 22(D + E + J) = 62 + 23 + 40 = 125
Required plane is 141. Answer (3)
–5x + 8y – 2z – 13 = 0 Mirror image of (2, 4, 7) in 3x – y + 4z = 2 is
G (a, b, c) then
Or r ˜ (–5iˆ  8 jˆ – 2kˆ ) 13
a2 b4 c 7 2(6  4  28  2)
G2
13a 132 G2 3 1 4 32  ( 1)2  42
˜a 93
2 2
d (13) a2 b4 c 7 28
139. Answer (4) 3 1 4 13
Equation of plane through point (2, 3, –5) and 58 80 21
a b c
perpendicular to planes 2x + y – 5z = 10 and 13 13 13
3x + 5y – 7z = 12 is 116  80  42
2a  b  2c
x 2 y 3 z 5 13
2 1 –5 0 = –6
3 5 –7 142. Answer (26)
? Equation of plane is (x – 2) (– 7 + 25) – (y – 3) Foot of perpendicular from P
(–14 + 15) + (z + 5) · 7 = 0
x 1 y 2 z 1  1  2  1  1
? 18x – y + 7z + 2 = 0
1 1 1 3
Ÿ 18x – y + 7z = – 2
§ 2 7 2 ·
Ÿ pc { ¨ , , ¸
? – 18x + y – 7z = 2 ©3 3 3 ¹
On comparing with ax + by + cz = d where d > 0 is and foot of perpendicular from Q
a = – 18, b = 1, c = – 7, d = 2 x2 y 1 z3  2  1  3  1
? a + 7b + c + 20d = 22 1 1 1 3
140. Answer (125) § 5 2 10 ·
Ÿ Qc { ¨ , , ¸
The point dividing PQ in the ratio 1 : 3 will be mid- ©3 3 3 ¹
point of P & foot of perpendicular from P on the line.
2 2 2
? Let a point on line be O P cQc 1  3  4 d 26

x 6 y 1 z2 Ÿ d2 = 26
Ÿ O
3 2 3
143. Answer (2)
3 iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
x 2 y 1 z3
O JG
3 –2 –1 n iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ u iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ

(3O  2,–2O – 1, – O – 3) lies on plane px – qy + z =5 iˆ ˆj kˆ

1 2 2
p(3O  2) – q(–2O – 1)  (– O – 3) 5
1 1 2

O(3 p  2q – 1)  (2 p  q – 8) 0
2iˆ  0 jˆ  kˆ

3 p  2q – 1 0 ½ p 15 Equation of plane {2(x – 0) + 0 (y – 0) – 1 (z + 1) = 0

¾
2 p  q – 8 0 ¿ q –22
2x – z = 1
Point lying on plane from the option is (1, 2, 1) i.e.,
Equation of plane 15 x  22y  z – 5 0
option (2)
145. Answer (1)
|000–5|
Shortest distance from origin =
152  222  1

5
=
710

5
=
142

144. Answer (2)

P(1, 2, 1) image in plane x + 2y + 2z = 16
The line x + y – z = 0 = x – 2y + 3z – 5 is parallel to
2 1  2 u 2  2 u 1  16 the vector
x 1 y 2 z 1
1 2 2 12  22  22 iˆ jˆ kˆ
G
b 1 1 1 1, 4,  3
x 1 y 2 z 1 1 2 3
2
1 2 2 G
Equation of line through P(1, 2, 4) and parallel to b
Q(3, 6, 5)
x 1 y 2 z4
G 1 4 3
r kˆ  O iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
Let N { (O + 1, –4O + 2, –3O + 4)
JJJG
QN = (O, –4O + 4, –3O – 1)
JJJG
QN is perpendicular to
Ÿ (O, –4O + 4, –3O – 1) ˜(1, 4, –3) = 0
1
Ÿ O
2
JJJG §1 5 · JJJG 21
AQ 3iˆ  6 jˆ  6kˆ Hence QN ¨ 2 , 2, 2 ¸ and QN
© ¹ 2
146. Answer (153) 148. Answer (2)

x 1 y 2 2 1 ' PR is perpendicular to given line, so

L:
2 3 2

Let T(2t – 1, 3t – 2, 2t + 1) 2(2O – 1– a )  3(3O – 1) – 1(– O – 1) 0

r
' PT A QR
Ÿ a 7O – 2
? 2(2t – 5) + 3 (3t – 4) + 2 (2t – 6) = 0
Now
17t = 34 ? t 2 So T(3, 4, 5)
' PR 2 6
? PT 1 4  4 3
Ÿ (–5O  1)2  (3O  1)2  ( O  1)2 24
? QT = 26  9 17

1 2 3
? Area of 'PQR u 2 17 u 3 3 17 Ÿ 5 O – 2O – 3 0 Ÿ O 1 or –
2 5
? Square of ar('PQR) = 153.
' a ! 0 so O 1 and a 5
147. Answer (4)
3
P1 : 2 x  ky  5z 1
Now ¦ Di 2(Sum of co-ordinate of R )
i 1
P2 : 3kx  ky  z 5
– (Sum of coordinates of P )
' P1 A P2 Ÿ 6k  k 2  5 0
= 2(7) – 11 = 3
Ÿ k = 1, 5
' k<3 3
a  ¦ Di 53 8
? k=1 i 1

P1 : 2 x  y  5z 1 149. Answer (2)

JG
P2 : 3 x  y  z 5 P : ax + by + 0z = 3, normal vector : n1 (a, b, 0)
1

P : (2x  y  5z  1)  O(3 x  y  z  5) 0 JG
P : ax + by + cz = 0, normal vector : n 2 (a, b, c )
2
Positive x-axis intercept = 1
JG JG
Vector parallel to the line of intersection = n1 u n 2
1  5O
Ÿ 1 JG JG
2  3O
n1 u n 2 (bc, – ac, 0)
1
Ÿ O Vector normal to 0 ˜ x  y  z  2 0 is
2
JG
? P : 7x + y – 4z = 7 n3 (0, 1, – 1)

y intercept = 7. Angle between line and plane is 30°

 Ÿ 45D + 47E = 30
0 – ac  0 1
Ÿ 2
b 2c 2  c 2a 2 2 30  47E
i.e., D
45
Ÿ a2 b2 for minimum integral value D = – 15 and E = 15
JG JG
Hence, n1 u n 2 (ac, – ac, 0) Ÿ D2 + E2 = 450.
152. Answer (4)
§ 1 1 ·
Direction ratios = ¨ ,– , 0¸ x 1 y 2 z3
© 2 2 ¹ L1 : ,
O 1 2
150. Answer (2) G
through a point a1 { (1, 2, 3)
Any point on x + y = 1, z = 0 is p(cosT, sinT, 0)
2 2

G
If foot of perpendicular of p on the plane 2x + 3y + z parallel to b1 { (O, 1, 2)
= 6 is (h, k, l) then
x  26 y  18 z  28
L2 :
h  cos T k  sin T l 0 –2 3 O
2 3 1 G
through a point a2 (–26, – 18, – 28)
§ 2cos T  3 sin T  0  6 · G
¨ ¸ r (let) parallel to b2 (–2, 3, 1)
© 22  32  12 ¹
G G G G
h = 2r + cosT, k = 3r + sinT, l = r If lines are coplanar then, a2 – a1 ˜ b1 u b2 0

Hence, h – 2l = cosT and k – 3l = sinT 27 20 31

Hence (h – 2l)2 + (k – 3l)2 = 1 Ÿ O 1 2 0 ŸO 3
When l = 6 – 2h – 3k –2 3 O
G G G
Hence required locus is Vector normal to the required plane n b1 u b2
(x – 2(6 – 2x – 3y))2 + (y – 3(6 – 2x – 3y))2 = 1
iˆ ˆj kˆ
Ÿ (5x + 6y – 12)2 + 4(3x + 5y – 9)2 = 1,
G
Ÿ n 3 1 2 –3iˆ – 13 ˆj  11kˆ
z = 6 – 2x – 3y
–2 3 3
151. Answer (450)
Equation of plane

{ (( x  1), ( y  2), ( z  3)) ˜ (–3, – 13, 11) 0

Ÿ 3 x  13y – 11z  4 0

Checking the option gives (0, 4, 5) does not lie on

the plane.
153. Answer (2)
G G
Let a1 (– 2, 1, – 3) and a2 (–1, 2, – 2)
d.r’s of RS = < D, –1, E >
G G
90 60 94 Vector normal to plane n a1 u a2
d.r’s of PQ =  , , !  45, 30, 47 !
17 17 17
n (4, – 1, – 3)
as PQ and RS are diagonals of rhombus
Plane through (2, 2, – 2) and normal to n
D(45) + 30(–1) + 47(E) = 0
 (x – 2, y – 2, z + 2) · (4, –1, –3) = 0 Ÿ a2 = 4 and b2 = 1
Ÿ 4x – y – 3z = 12
x 1 y 2 z
? Line L { O (say)
x y z 5 3 1
  1
3 12 4 Ÿ General point on line is (5O – 1, 3O + 2, O)
for finding point of intersection with x – y + z = 0
1
Ÿ V u 3 u 12 u 4 24
6 we get (5O – 1) – (3O + 2) + (O) = 0

Intercepts D, E, J are 3, –12, –4 Ÿ 3O – 3 = 0 Ÿ O = 1

P = D + E + J = – 13 ? Point at intersection (4, 5, 1)

? D + E + J = 4 + 5 + 1 = 10
154. Answer (2)
157. Answer (2*)

iˆ jˆ kˆ
1 a 1
Normal to plane
1 1 a

iˆ(1  a2 )  jˆ( a  1)  kˆ(1  a )

(1  a )iˆ  jˆ  kˆ

? Plane (1 – a) (x – 1) + (y – 1) + z = 0
1  4  3  14 Distance from (2, 1, 4) is
PQ 6 3 i.e.
6

(1  a )  0  4
PQ 6 3
QR 2 Ÿ
tan60q 3 (1  a )2  1  1

1 Ÿ 25 + a2 – 10a = 3a2 – 6a + 9
Area ('PQR) = ˜ PQ ˜ QR 3
2 Ÿ 2a2 + 4a – 16 = 0

155. Answer (4) Ÿ a2 + 2a – 8 = 0

' (2, 3, 9) (5, 2, 1), (1, O, 8) and (O, 2, 3) are a = 2 or –4

coplanar. ? a =2
max

158. Answer (1)

O–2 –1 –6 G
–1 O – 3 –1 0 If n1 is a vector normal to the plane determined
?
3 –1 –8 by iˆ and iˆ  jˆ then

? 8O2 – 67O + 95 = 0
iˆ ˆj kˆ
95 G
? Product of all values of O n1 1 0 0 kˆ
8
1 1 0
156. Answer (10)
G
Given a.3 + (– 4a)(–1) + (–7) 2b = 0 …(1) If n2 is a vector normal to the plane determined by
and ab –4a2 + 14 = 0 …(2) iˆ  ˆj and iˆ  kˆ then
 160. Answer (3)
iˆ ˆj kˆ
First plane, P1 = 2x – 2y + z = 0, normal vector
n2 1 –1 0 – iˆ – ˆj  kˆ
{ n1 (2, – 2, 1)
1 0 1
G G G Second plane, P2 { x – y  2z 4 , normal vector
Vector a is parallel to n1 u n2
{ n2 (1, – 1, 2)

kˆ iˆ jˆ Plane perpendicular to P1 and P2 will have normal

G iˆ – ˆj vector n3
i.e. a is parallel to 0 0 1
–1 –1 1
Where n3 n1 u n2
G
Given b iˆ – 2 ˆj  2kˆ
Hence, n3 (–3, – 3, 0)
Cosine of acute angle between
G G Equation of plane E through P(1, –1, 1) and n3 as
G G a˜b 1
a and b G G normal vector
|a |˜|b | 2
( x  1, y  1, z – 1) ˜ (–3, – 3, 0) 0
G G 3S
Obtuse angle between a and b Ÿ xy 0{E
4
159. Answer (12) 2a
Distance of P Q(a, a, 2) from E
Equation of plane containing the line 2
4ax – y + 5z – 7a = 0 = 2x – 5y – z – 3 can be written
as 2a
as given, 3 2 Ÿ a r3
4ax – y + 5z – 7a + O(2x – 5y – z – 3) = 0 2

(4a + 2O) x – (1 + 5O) y + (5 – O) z – (7a + 3O) = 0 Hence, Q { ( r3, r 3, 2)

Which is coplanar with the line
Distance 7Q 21 Ÿ (PQ )2 21
x4 y 1 z
1 2 1 161. Answer (2)
4(4a + 2O) + (1 + 5O) – (7a + 3O) = 0
§ 7 3·
9a + 10O + 1 = 0 …(1) ¨ 2, 2 , 2 ¸ satisfies the plane P : 2x + my + nz = 4
© ¹
(4a + 2O)1 + (1 + 5O) 2 + 5 – O = 0
4a + 11O + 7 = 0 …(2) 7m 3n
4   4 Ÿ 7m  3n 16 (i)
2 2
a = 1, O = – 1
Equation of plane is x + 2y + 3z – 2 = 0 § 7 3·
Line joining A(–1, 4, 3) and ¨ 2, , ¸ is
Intersection with the line © 2 2¹
perpendicular to P : 2x + my + nz = 4
x 3 y 2 z3
7 1 4 1 3
1 2 2 Ÿ m
(7t + 3) + 2 (–t + 2) + 3 (– 4t + 3) – 2 = 0 1 & n 3
2 m n
–7t + 14 = 0 Plane P : 2x + y + 3z = 4
t=2 Distance of P from A(–1, 4, 3) parallel to the line
So, the required point is (17, 0, –5)
x 1 y 4 z3
D + E + J = 12 :L
3 1 4
 for point of intersection of P & L
5
2(3r – 1) + (–r + 4) + 3(–4r + 3) = 4 Ÿ r = 1 5
cos T 3
Point of intersection : (2, 3, –1) ? 25 49 83
1 
9 9
Required distance 32  12  42

26 ? 415cos2 T 125
162. Answer (125) 163. Answer (1)
L : lx – y + 3 (1 – l)z = 1, x + 2y – z = 2
x 7 y 6 z 0
L1 :
and plane containing the line p : 3x – 8y + 7z = 4 –6 7 1
G
Let n be the vector parallel to L. G
Any point on it a1 ( 7, 6, 0)

iˆ jˆ kˆ G
G and L1 is parallel to b1 (– 6, 7, 1)
n l 1 3 1  l
then
1 2 –1 x 7 y 2 z6
L2 :
–2 1 1
6l  5 iˆ  3  2l ˆj  2l  1 kˆ G
Any point on it, a2 (7, 2, 6)
' R containing L
G
3(6l – 5) – 8(3 – 2l) + 7 (2l + 1) = 0 and L2 is parallel to b2 (–2, 1, 1)

18l + 16l + 14l – 15 – 24 + 7 = 0 Shortest distance between L1 and L2

G G G G
32 2 (a2  a1) · (b1 u b2 ) (– 14, 4, – 6) · (3, 2, 4)
? l G G
48 3
| b1 u b2 | 9  4  16
Let T be the acute angle between L and y-axis
2 29.

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