Maths Class Xi Introduction To 3 Dimensional Geometry Practice Paper 12
Maths Class Xi Introduction To 3 Dimensional Geometry Practice Paper 12
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. L is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from a point P (6, 7, 8) on the XY-plane, then the coordinates
of point L are
(a) (6, 0, 0) (b) (6, 7, 0) (c) (6, 0, 8) (d) None of these
3. The point on Y-axis which is at a distance √10 from the point (1, 2, 3), is
(a) (0, 2, 0) (b) (0, 0, 2) (c) (0, 0, 3) (d) None of these
4. If the distance between the points (a, 0, 1) and (0, 1, 2) is √27, then the value of a is
(a) 5 (b) ± 5 (c) − 5 (d) None of these
5. If the point A (3, 2, 2) and B (5, 5, 4) are equidistant from P, which is on X-axis, then the coordinates
of P are
(a) (39/4, 2 , 0) (b) (49/4, 2 , 0) (c) (39/4, 0 , 0) (d) (49/4, 0 , 0)
6. The points (5, –1, 1), (7, – 4, 7), (1, – 6, 10) and (−1, − 3, 4) are
(a) the vertices of a rectangle (b) the vertices of a square
(c) the vertices of a rhombus (d) None of these
7. The coordinate of the point P which divides the line joining the points A(−2, 0, 6) and B(10, − 6, −
12) internally in the ratio 5 : 1.
(a) (8, 5, 9) (b) (–8, 5, 9) (c) (8, –5, –9) (d) None of these
8. The ratio in which the line joining (2, 4, 5) and (3, 5, –4) is divided by the YZ-plane, is
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) –2 : 3 (d) 4 : –3
For Q9 and Q10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Choose the
correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
11. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the point A(3, 2, 2) and B(5, 5, 4).
12. Show that the points A(0, 7, 10), B(–1, 6, 6) and C(–4, 9, 6) form an isosceles right-angled triangle.
13. A point R with x-coordinate 4 lies on the line segment joining the points P(2, –6, 4) and Q(8, 6, 10).
Find the coordinates of the point R.
14. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the join of P(2, –1, 4) and Q(4, 3, 2) in the ratio 2 : 3
externally.
SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
15. Find the ratio in which the join of A(2, 1, 5) and B( 3, 4, 3) is divided by the plane 2x + 2y − 2z = 1.
Also, find the coordinates of the point of division.
16. Find the points of trisection of the segment joining the points A(1, 0, –6) and B(–5, 9, 6).
17. Find the equation of the set of points which are equidistant from the points (1, 2, 3) and (3, 2, –1).
SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
18. The midpoints of the sides of a triangle are (1, 5, −1), (0, 4, −2) and (2, 3, 4). Find its vertices.
19. Raj and his father were walking in a large park. They saw a kite flying in the sky. The position of
kite, Raj and Raj’s father are at (20, 30, 10), (4, 3, 7) and (5, 3, 7) respectively.
20. Deepak and his friends went for camping for 2 or 3 days. There they set up a tent which is triangular
in shape. The vertices of the tent are A(4, 5, 9), B(3, 2, 5), C(5, 2, 5), D(–3, 2, –5) and E(–4, 5, –9)
respectively. The vertex A is tied up by the rope at the ends F and G and the vertex E is tied up at the
ends I and H.