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LEVEL-VI 6. If three lines

y z
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS L1 : x  y  z L2 : x  
2 3
1. If the three points with position vectors
x 1 y  1 z 1
(1,a,b), (a,2,b) and (a,b,3) are collinear in L3 :   form a triangle of
a b c
space, then the value of a+ b is
area 6 sq.units, then for the point of
(A)3 (B) 4 (C)5 (D) none
2. Consider the three points P, Q, R whose intersection  a,  ,   of L2 and L3
coordinates are respectively (2, 5, –4), (1, (A) 2 (B) 4 (C)6 (D) 8
4, –3), (4, 7, –6) then find the ratio in which
7. Image of the point P with position vector
the point Q divides PR.
(A)1 : 3 (B)1 : 2 (C)–1 : 3 (D)–1 : 2 7iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ in the line whose vector equation

3. ABC is any triangle and O is any point in 
is r  9iˆ  5jˆ  5kˆ   iˆ  3jˆ  5kˆ has the 
the plane of the triangle. AO, BO, CO meet
position vector.
the sides BC, CA, AB in D, E, F respectively.
OD OE OF (A)  9, 5, 2  (B)  9,5, 2 
Find   .
AD BE CF
(C)  9, 5, 2  (D) none
(A)1 (B)2 (C)–1 (D)–2
8. If the distance from point P(1,1,1) to the line
   
4. Let r  a    and r  b  m be two lines passing through the points Q(0, 6, 8) and R
in space where â  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , p
  (-1, 4, 7) is expressed in the form where
b   iˆ  7ˆj  8kˆ ,   4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and q
 p and q are coprime, then the value
m  2iˆ  5jˆ  7kˆ then the p.v. of a point
which lies on both of these lines is  p  q  p  q  1
equals
2
(A) ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ (B) 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
(A)4950 (B) 5050 (C)5150 (D) none
(C) ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ 
9. The intercept made by the plane r.n  q on
(D) non existent s the lines are skew the x-axis is
5. L1 and L2 are two lines whose vector q în q
equations are (A)
î.n
(B)
q
 
(C) î.n q (D) n


L1 : r    cos   3 ˆi      
2 sin  ˆj  cos   3 kˆ 
 10. If from the point P(f,g,h) perpendicular PL,
 PM be drawn to YZ and ZX planes then the
 
L 2 : r   aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ , Where,  and  are
equation of the plane OLM is
scalars and  is the acute angle between
x y z x y z
L1 and L2 . If the angle  is independent of (A)   0 (B)   0
f g h f g h
 then the value of  is
x y z x y z
    (C)   0 (D)    0
(A) (B) (C) (D) f g h f g h
6 4 3 2
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11. Consider the following 15. Let 1,  2 , 3 and 4 be the areas of the
 trianglular faces of tetrahedron and

L1 : r  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ   2iˆ  4ˆj  kˆ  h1 , h2 , h3 , &h4 be the corresponding altitudes
 of the tetrahedron, then the minimum value
L : r  ˆi  ˆj  3kˆ    4iˆ  2ˆj  4kˆ 
2


L : r  3iˆ  2ˆj  2kˆ  t  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 
of    i hJ  = Given volume of the
3 1#. J  4
tetrahedron is 5cubic units.
Then which one of the following pair(s) are
(A) 240 (B) 225 (C) 160 (D) 180
in the same plane.
16. A, B,C, D are 4 complanar points and
(A)only L1L2 (B) only L2L3 A;B:C:D’ are their projections on any plane.
(C)only L3L1 (D) L1L2 and L2L3 If  is the angle between plance of ABCD
and plane of projections then
12. A rigid body rotates about an axis through
Volume of tetrahedron AB ' C ' D '
the origin with an angular velocity 10 3 
 Volume of tetrahedron A ' BCD
radians/s if  points in the direction of
(A) 1 (B) 2
ˆi  ˆj  kˆ then the equation to the locus of the
(C) 2 cos  (D) cos 
points having tangential speed 20 m/sec. is 17. Let OABC be tetrahedron, Let the mid
(A) x 2  y 2  z 2  xy  yz  zx  1  0 points of edges OA & OB and OC be
A1 , B1 , C1 respectively while those of edges
(B) x 2  y 2  z 2  2xy  2yz  2zx  1  0 AB, BC and AC be R, P and Q respectively.If
OA is
(C) x 2  y 2  z 2  xy  yz  zx  2  0
(A) QB12  RC12 (B) QA12  RC12
2 2 2
(D) x  y  z  2xy  2yz  2zx  2  0
(C) QC12  RC12 (D) None
13. Position vectors of the four angular points
18. Let a point R lies on the plane xy z30
of a tetrahedron ABCD are A  3, 2,1 ;
and P be the point 1, 1, 1. A point Q lies on
B  3,1,5  ; C  4, 0,3 and D 1, 0, 0  . Acute
PR such that PQ 2  PR 2  k   0  then the
angle between the plane faces ADC and
equation of locus of Q is
ABC is
 
1  5  1  2 
 x12  y12  z12  1 4  k
A)    2
(A) tan  
2
(B) cos  
5   x y z1 

1  5  1  3 
 
(C) cosec   (D) cot    x12  y12  z12 1 4  k
B)    2
 2 2   xy z1 
14. If a plane passing through the pint (1,2,3)
cuts+ve directions of co-ordinate axes in A,  4 
 
         xy z 1  k

2 2 2

C)  x 1  y 1  z 1 1
B&C, then the minumum volume of the
 
2

tetrahedron formed by origin and A,B,C is

 x y  z1
2
cubic units 1 1 1
D)    k
 x 1  y 1  z1
2 2 2
9 4
a) b) 9 c) 18 d) 27
2
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19. Perpendiculars are drawn from points on the 23. Consider the lines MATHS
x  2 y 1 z x 1 y z  3 x 4 y 3 z 3
line   to the plane L1 :   , L2 :  
2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
x  y  z  3 . The feet of perpendiculars lie and the planes
on the line P1 :7 x  y  2 z  3, P2 :3 x  5 y  6 z  4. Let
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2 ax  by  cz  d the equation of the plane
A)   B)   passing through the point of intersection of
5 8 13 2 3 5
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2 lines L1 and L2 and perpendicular to
C)   D)  
4 3 7 2 7 5 planes P1 and P2 .
20. A line is drawn from the point P(1,1,1) Match List -I with List - II and select the
and Perpendicular to a line with direction correct answer using the code given below
ratios (1,1,1) to interset the plane the lists
x  2y  3z  4 at Q. The locus of point List  I List II
Q is  P a  1 13
x y5 z  2 Q  b   2  3
A)   : R  c   3 1
1 2 1
S  d  4  2
x y5 z2
B)   Codes :
2 1 1
P Q R S
C) x  y  z
(A) 3 2 4 1
x y z (B) 1 3 4 2
D)  
2 3 5 (C) 3 2 1 4
21. Three positive real numbers x,y,z satisfy (D) 2 4 1 3
t h e e q u a t i o n s 24. The shortest distance from the point (1,2,3)
to x2  y2  z2  xy  yz  zx  0 is
x 2  3xy  y 2  25, y 2  z 2  9
and x 2  xz  z 2  16 . Then the value of 1 1
A) B) 1 C) 2 D) 2
2
xy  2yz  3xz is
A) 18 B) 24
C) 30 D) 36 MULTI ANSWER QUESTIONS
22. Three straight lines mutually perpendicular
to each other meet in a point P and one of 25. A point Q at a distance 3 from the point P(1,
them intersects the x- axis and another 1, 1) lying on the line joining the points A(0,
intersects the y- axis, while the third line –1, 3) and P, has the coordinates
passes through a fixed point (0,0,c) on the
(A) (2, 3, –1) (B)(4, 7, –5)
Z- axis. Then the locus of P is
(C)(0, –1, 3) (D)(–2, –5, 7)
A) x 2  y 2  z 2  2cx  0 26. If the direction ratios of a line are 1  ,1  , 2 ,
2 2 2
B) x  y  z  2cy  0 and it makes an angle 60° with the y-axis then
C) x 2  y 2  z 2  2cz  0  is
(A) 1  3 (B) 2  5
D) x 2  y 2  z 2  2c  x  y  z   0
(C) 1  3 (D) 2  5
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27. Let PM be the perpendicular from the point 32. Let A be vector parallel to line of
P(1, 2, 3) to XY plane. If OP makes an angle intersection of planes P1 and P2. Plane P1 is
 with the positive direction of the z-axis and parallel to the vectors 2 ˆj  3kˆ and 4 ˆj  3kˆ
OM makes an angle  with the positive
and that P2 is parallel to ˆj  kˆ and 3iˆ  3ˆj ,
direction of x-axis, where O is the origin then 
( and  are acute angles) then the angle between vector A and a given
5 2 vector 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ is
(A) tan   (B) sin  sin  
3 14    3
1 (A) (B) (C) (D)
(C) tan   2 (D) cos  cos   2 4 6 4
14
33. A variable plane makes with the coordinate
28. The line whose vector equations are
 planes, a tetrahedron of constant volume

r  2iˆ  3ˆj  7kˆ   2iˆ  pjˆ  5kˆ and 64k 3 . Then the locus of the centroid of
 tetrahedron is the surface

r  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ   3iˆ  pjˆ  pkˆ  a r e
(A) xyz  6k 3
perpendicular for all values of  and  if p
is equal to (B) xy  yz  zx  6k 2
(A) -1 (B)2 (C) 5 (D)6
x  2 y 1 (C) x 2  y 2  z 2  8k 2
29. Consider the lines  , z  2 and
3 2
(D) x 2  y 2  z 2  8k 2
x  1 2y  3 z  5
  is 34. The angle beetween the line x + 2y + 3z = 0
1 3 2
(A) Angle between two lines 90°  3  = 3x + 2y + z and the y-axis is
(B)the second line passes through 1,  , 5  1
 2  (A) sec–1 3 (B)2sec–1 3
(C)Angle between two lines 45° 2
(D)Angle between two lines is 30°
1  2 
30. Consider the lines x = y = z and the line (C) cos   (D) 2sec1 (4)
2x + y + z –1 = 0 = 3x + y + 2z – 2 is  6
(A)The shortest distance between the two lines 35. If p 1, p 2, p 3 denote the perpendicular
distances of the plane 2x – 3y + 4z + 2 = 0
1
is from the parallel planes,
2
(B)The shortest distance between the two lines 2x  3y  4z  6  0, 4x  6y  8z  3  0
is 2 and 2x  3y  4z  6  0 respectively, then
(C) plane containing 2nd line parallel to (A) p1  8p 2  p 3  0 (B) p 3  16p 2
1st line is y  z  1  0 (C) 8p 2  p1 (D) p1  2p 2  3p3  29.
(D)The shortest distance between the two lines
36. The equation of the bisector planes of an
3 angle between the planes 2x-3y+6z+8=0 and
2 x-2y+2z+5=0
31. The line x  2y  z  3  0, x  3y  z  4  0 (A)x+5y+4z+11=0
is parallel to (B)x-5y-4z+11=0
(A) XY plane (B)YZ plane (C)13x – 23y+32z+59=0
(C) ZX plane (D)Z-axis (D) x  5y  4z  11  0
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37. Consider the planes, 2x + 5y + 3z = 0 MATHSy z
41. L
Two line 1 : x  5 , 
x – y + 4z = 2 and 7y – 5z + 4 =0 3   2 and
(A)Planes will meet at a point
(B)Planes will meet on a line y z
L2 : x   , are coplanar. Then 
(C)The distance from (1, 1, 1) to one of the 1 2  
2
planes to . can take value (s)
3
(D)Planes are equidistant from origin
38. A plane passes through a fixed point (a, b, A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
c) and cuts the axes in A, B, C. The locus of
a point equidistant from origin, A, B and C COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
must be
a b c PASSAGE - I
(A) ayz  bzx  cxy  2xyz (B) x  y  z  1
Suppose direction cosines of two lines are
a b c a b c given by ul + vm + wn = 0 and al2 + bn2 + cn2
(C) x  y  z  2 (D) x  y  z  3
= 0, where u, v, w, a, b, c are arbitrary
39. Two systems of rectangular axes have the
constants and l, m, n are direction cosines
same origin. If plane cut the intercepts a, b,
c on co-ordinate axes for 1st system and of the lines.
intercepts a', b', c' on 2nd system then pick On the basis of above information, answer
the correct alternatives the following questions:
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) 2
 2  2  2  2  2 0 42. For u = v = w = 1, both lines satisfies the
a b c a' b' c'
relation
1 1 1 1 1 1
(B) 2
 2  2  2  2  2 0 2
a b c a' b' c' n n
1 1 1 1 1 1 (A)  b  c     2b     a  b   0
(C)  2  2  2  2  2 0 l l
2
a b c a' b' c'
1 1 1 1 1 1 2
(D)  2  2  2  2  2 0  l   l 
a 2
b c a' b' c' (B)  c  a     2c     b  c   0
m m
40. A line l passing through the origin is
perpendicular to the line
2
m m
(C)  a  b     2a     c  a   0
l1 :  3  t  iˆ   1  2t  ˆj   4  2t  kˆ ,    t   n n

(D)All of these
l2 :  3  2 s  iˆ   3  2s  ˆj   2  s  kˆ ,    s  
n1n 2  a  b 
Then the coordinate (s) of the point (s) on l2 43. For u = v = w = 1, if l l   b  c  , then
12  
at a distance of 17 from the point of
intersection of l and l1 is  are  m1m2  b  c  m1m2  c  a 
(A) l l  c  a (B) l l  b  c
7 7 5 12   12  
A)  , ,  B)  1,  1, 0 
 3 3 3
7 7 8 m1m2  a  b  m1m2  c  a 
C) 1, 1, 1  D)  , ,  (C) l l  c  a (D) l l  a  b
9 9 3 12   12  
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44. For u = v = MATHSw = 1 and if lines are 50. Equation of the plane which passes through
perpendicular, then the point (–1, 3, 2) and is perpendicular to
(A)a + b + c = 0 each of t he planes P1 and P2 is
(B)ab + bc + ca = 0 (A)x + 3y – 5z + 2 = 0
(C)ab + bc + ca = 3abc (B)x + 3y + 5z – 18 = 0
(D)ab + bc + ca = abc (C)x – 3y – 5z + 20 = 0
45. The given lines will be parallel if (D)x – 3y + 5 z = 0
a2 51. The equation of the acute angle bisector of
(A)  u 2  b  c   0 (B)  0 planes P1 and P2 is
u
(A)x – 3y + 2z + 1 = 0
u2  b  c
(C)  0 (D)  0 (B)3x + y – 5 = 0
a u2
PASSAGE - II (C)x + 3y – 2z + 1 = 0
The vector equation of a plane is a relation (D)3x + z + 7 = 0
satisfied by position vectors of all the points 52. The equation of the bisector of angle of the
on the plane. If P is a plane and n̂ is a unit planes P1 and P2 which is not containing
vector through origin which is perpendicular origin, is
to the plane P then vector equation of the (A)x – 3y + 2z + 1 = 0

plane must be r .nˆ =d where d represents
(B)x + 3y = 5
perpendicular distance of plane P from origin.
 (C)x + 3y + 2z + 2 = 0
46. If A is a point vector a then perpendicular
distance of A from the plane r.nˆ =d must be (D)3x + y = 5
 |
(A) |d+ a.n  |
(B)|d- a.n 53. The image of plane P in the plane mirror P2
ˆ ˆ
  is
(C) a  d (D) | d  a |
 (A)x + 7y – 4z + 5 = 0
47. If b be the foot of perpendicular from A to (B)3x + 4y – 5z + 9 = 0

the plane r.nˆ =d then b must be (C)7x – y + 4z – 9 = 0
    (D)None of the above
(A) a + (d -a .nˆ )nˆ (B) a - ( d -a .nˆ ) nˆ
 
(C) a+ (D) a  a.n
 PASSAGE - IV
a.nˆ ˆ
48. The position vector of the image of the point If , ,  are angles made by a line from x,
 
a in the plane r.nˆ =d must be (d  0) y, z axis respectively, then cos , cos , cos 
  
(A) -a.n ˆ (B) a - 2 ( d -a .nˆ ) nˆ are known as direction cosines of a line and
   
(C) a + 2 ( d -a .nˆ ) nˆ (D) a+d(-a.n) ˆ represented by l , m, n respectively..
Direction ratio are quantities which are
PASSAGE - III directly proportional to direction cosines. If
Let the planes P1 : 2x–y + z = 2 and P2 : x  1 y  1 z  1
x+2y–z = 3 are given. On the basis of the   and
l1 m1 n1
above information, answer the following
x   2 y  2 z   2
questions  
l2 m2 n 2 are two lines, then
49. The equation of the plane through the
intersection of P1 and P2 and the point (3, 2, angle between them is given by
1) is cos   l1l2  m1m 2  n1n 2 and shortest
(A)3x – y + 2z – 9 = 0 distance between two lines exists along a line
(B)x – 3y + 2z + 1 = 0 which is normal to both of them.
(C)2x – 3y + z – 1 = 0  l1 , m1 , n1  ,  l2 , m 2 , n 2  are direction cosines
(D)4x – 3y + 2z – 8 = 0 of the two straight line.
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54. Minimum distance between lines PASSAGE-VI MATHS
x y z x 1 y  2 z  4 A variable point P (  ,  ,  ) moves on a fixed
  and   is
1 2 3 2 3 4 x y z
plane    1 .Then plane through P
1 5 7 9 a b c
(A) (B) (C) (D) and perpendicular to OP meets the
6 6 6 6
55. If P and Q are points of intersection of line coordinate axes in A,B, C.If the planes
through. A,B,C respec tively parallel to co-
y ordinate planes Yoz, Xoz, meet in point Q,
1 x   z with x-axis and plane x + 2z = 0,
2 then
then area of triangle OPQ (O is origin) is 60. A=
3 5  d 
(A) (B)2 (C) (D) 2 2 (A)  , 0, 0  (B)  , 0, 0 
2 2     
56. Values of ‘a’ for which lines whose dc’s are
connected by the relations l  am  n  0 2  2  2 
(C)  , 0, 0  (D) None
 a  R  and   
2l 2  m 2  n 2  0 are parallel, is
/ are 61. If the surface generated by Q passes
1 1 1 1
(A)  (B)  2 (C)2, 3 (D) 1 through (1,1,1), then   
2 a b c
PASSAGE-V (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of these
If the three plane x=y sin   z sin  , y=z sin PASSAGE-VII
  x sin  ,z=x sin   y sin  , intersect in From any point P (a, b, c) perpendiculars
PM&PN dran to zx and xy-plane
  respectively.Let  ,  ,  be the angles which
a line, then where  ,  &   0, 
 2 OP makes with coordinate planes and  be
57.  ,  & satisfy the angle which OP makes with the plane
(A) sin 2   sin 2   sin 2   1 OMN must be

(B) sin 2   sin 2   sin 2   62. Equation of plane OMN must be

2sin  sin  sin  1 x y z x y z
(A)    0 (B)    0
a b c a b c
(C) cos 2   cos 2   cos 2   1
x y z
(D) sin 2   sin 2   sin 2   1 (C)    0 (D) None
a b c
58.      63. Sin  must be equal to
(A) 900 (B) 1200 (C) 1500 (D) 1800 abc
59. Equation of their common line is (A)
x y z a 2  b 2 c 2 a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c a a 2
(A)  
sin  sin  sin ab  bc  ca
(B)
x y z a2  b2  c2
(B)  
cos  cos  cos abc
(C)
x y z a  b2  c 2
2

(C)  
tan  tan  tan (D) None
(D) None
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64. Cos ec2  = MATHS
69. If the line L with equation
2 2
(A) cot   cot   cot  2
x  2 y 1 z  5
  intersects the plane A
1 3 1
(B) cos ec 2  cos ec 2   cos ec 2
at the point M , ,   , then coordinate of
(C) cos ec  +cosec  +cos ec  M is
 8 11 41  8 11 41
(D) None A)  , ,  B)  ,  , 
PARAGRAPH - VIII 7 7 7 7 7 7
 8 11 41
C)  ,  , 
Consider the lines represented
D) None of these
parametrically ass 7 7 7
L1 x 1 2t  , y  t , z 1 t PARAGRAPH - X
The line of greatest slope on an inclined
L2 x  4  S , y  5  4 S , z  2  S plane P1 is the line in the plane P1 which is
Let  be the plane containing the line L2 perpendicular to the line of intersection of
and parallel to line L1 the plane P1 and a horizontal plane P2 .
70. Assumign the plane 4 x 3 y  7z  0 to be
65. The acute angle between the lines L1 and L2
horizontal, the direction cosine of the line of
is greatest slope in the plane 2x  y  5z 0 are
1  1 
 1 
A) cos   B) cos 
1 3 1 1 3 1 1

 6 3  A) , , B) , ,
18 11 11 11 11 11 11

 1   1  3 1 1
C) cos  D) cos 
1 1 C) , , D) None of these
 
 3 2   3 6 
11 11 11
71. The coordinates of a point on the plane
66. The equation of plane  is
2x  y  5z  0, 2 11 units away from the line of
A) 5 x  y  9 z  7  0
intersection of
B) 9 x  5 y  z 13  0 2x  y  5y 0 and 4 x  3 y  7 z  0 are
C) 2 x  3 y  4 z 15  0 A)  6, 2,  2  B)  3, 1,  1
D) 5 x  y  9 z  3  0
C)  6,  2, 2  D) 1,3,  1
67. The distance between the plane  and the
PARAGRAPH - XI
line L1 is In three dimensions there may be more than
17 3 1 11 one point, which are equidistant from three
A) B) C) D) given non-colliner points A,B,C. One of
19 87 107 107
these points will be circumcentre of the
PARAGRAPH -IX
Let A denote the plane consisting of all triangle ABC
points that are equdistant from the points 72. The circumcentre of the triangle ABC where
A,B,C are (a,0,0), (0,b,0) and (0,0,c) will lie
P 4, 2,1 and Q 2,  4,3 and B be the
in the plane
plane, x  y  cz  1 where c  R
68. If the angle between the planes A and B is x y z x y z
A)   1 B)   2
450 then the product of all possible values a b c a b c
of c is
x y z
24 C)   3 D) none of these
A) 17 B)  2 C) 17 D) a b c
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73. y coordinate of the circumcentre of triangle 
76. Statement-1: If MATHS
r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zk , then
ABC must be

A)
ac equation  
r  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  3iˆ  kˆ
a bc represents a straight line
a 2c2  b4    
B) 3 3 3 Statement-2: If r  xi  yj  zk then
a b c

 b 2 c 2  a 2 b2  a 2 c 2 
C)  2 2
 
equation r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  2iˆ  ˆj represents
2 2 2 2 
 a b b c c a  a straight line
b 3  a 2  c2  77. Statement 1 : Planes parallel to x-axis and
D) passing through the point (2, 1, 3) will not be
2  b 2c2  a 2c2  a 2 b2  at a fixed distance from the x-axis.
74. The ycoordinate of orthocentre of the
triangle ABC because
 3a 2 c 2  a 2 b 2  b 2c 2  Statement 2 : Such planes will be tangential
A)  a 2 b 2  b 2c 2  c 2a 2  to a cylinder with its axis as x-axis.
 
ab  b 2  ac 78. Statement 1 : The equation
B)
a bc
2x 2  6y 2  4z 2  18yz  2zx  xy  0
2 a c  b
2 2

C) b  represents a pair of perpendicular planes.

a 3  b3  c3
a 2 bc2 Statement 2 : A pair of planes given by
D) 2 2 2 2
b c  c a  a 2b2 ax 2  by 2  cz 2  2fyz  2gzx  2hxy  0
ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS are perpendicular, if a + b + c = 0

(A) Statement -1 is true, statement -2 is true, 79. Statement 1 : The shortest distance between
statement -2 is a correct explanation for
statement-1 x 3 y6 z
the skew lines   and
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, 4 3 2
statement -2 is not correct explanation for
statement-1 x 2 y z7
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false   is 9.
4 1 1
(D) Statement -1 is false, statement-2 is true
  
75. Statement - 1: If a , b and c are three non- Statement 2 : Two lines are skew lines if
coplaner vectors, then the length of there exists no plane passing through them.

projection of vector a in the plane of vectors
   80. Statement 1 : The equation of the plane
 
b and c may be
|a× b× c |
 
  through the intersection of the planes
|b× c|
x + y + z = 6 and 2x + 3y + 4z + 5 = 0 and the
Statement - 2: n̂ = unit vector normal to plane point (4, 4, 4) is 29x + 23y + 17z = 276.
 
  b c
b and c is   & projection of a in the Statement 2 : Equation of the plane through
| b c |
   the line of intersection of the planes
  |a × (b × c )|
plane of b and c is   P1 = 0 and P2 = 0 is P1 + P2 = 0.
|b × c |
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MATHS
81. Consider the planes 82. Match the statements/expressions given in
Column I with the values given in Column II
P1 : x  y  z  1 ; P2 : x  y  z  1 and Column I
(A) A line is perpendicular to x + 2y + 2z = 0
P3 : x  3y  3z  2 and passes throgh (0, 1, 0). The perpendicular
distance of this line from (0, 0, 0) is
Let L1 , L2 , L3 be the lines of intersection of (B) A plane passes through (1, –2, 1) and is
the planes P2 and P3, P3 and P1, P1 and P2 perpendicularto two planes 2x – 2y + z = 0 and
x – y + 2z = 4. The distance of the plane from
respectively. the point (1, 2, 2) is
Statement 1 : At least two of the lines L1, L2 (C) The volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices
and L3 are non-parallel. are A(3, 7, 4), B(5, –2, 3), C(–4, 5, 6) and D(1,
2, 3) is
Statement II : The three planes do not have (D) The perpendicular distance between 2x +
a common point. [IIT-2008] z
2y – z + 1 = 0 and x  y   2  0 is
2
MATRIX-MATCHING QUESTIONS Column II
(p) 2.82
This section contains 1 questions. Each (q) 1.00
(r) 0.74
questions contain statements given in two (s) 15.33
columns, which have to be matched. The 83. Match the statements/expressions given in
Column I with the values given in Column II
statements in Column I are labeled A, B, C Column I
 
and D while the statements in Column II are (A) Let a  2iˆ  3jˆ  5k,
ˆ b  3iˆ  6ˆj  7kˆ ,

labelled p, q, r, s and t. Any given statement c  12iˆ  5ˆj .null vector A vector in the plane of
 1
in Column I can have correct matching with a and b whose projection on c is is
13
ONE OR MORE statement(s) in Column 
(B) Let a be a vector parallel to the line of
II. The appropriate bubbles corresponding intersection of the planes 1 and 2 , through the
to the answers to these questions have to origin. 1 is parallel t o t he vectors
be darkened as illustrated in the following 3iˆ  2ˆj and 3jˆ  4k.
ˆ  is parallel
2

example. If the correct matches are A-p, s to ˆj  kˆ and 5iˆ  5ˆj. Then A is
(C) Point (a, b, c) lies on the plane, x + y + z =
and t, B-q and r, C-p and q, and D-s and t,   
then the correct darkening of bubbles will
 
2. Let p  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ and ˆj  ˆj  p  0 and
  
look like the following :  
kˆ  kˆ  p  0 Then p is
p q r s t (D)A unit vector coplanar with and perpendicular
A p q r s t to ˆi  ˆj  kˆ is
Column II
B p q r s t (p) a null vector
C p q r s ˆj kˆ
t
(q)  
D p q s t
2 2
r
1 ˆ
(r) 
3
51i  123jˆ  148kˆ 
(s) 15ˆi  5ˆj  20kˆ
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Consider the following linear equations
Column I with the values given in Column II ax  by  cz  0, bx  cy  az  0,
Column I cx  ay  bz  0 [IIT-JEE 2007]
(A) L1 : x  1  t, y  t, z  2  5t Column-I
 (A) a  b  c  0 and
L2 : r   2,1, 3    2, 2, 10 
a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca
x 1 y  3 z  2
(B) L1 :   (B) a  b  c  0 and a 2  b2  c2  ab  bc  ca
2 2 1
(C) a  b  c  0 and a2  b2  c2  ab  bc  ca
x 2 y6 z2
L2 :   (D) a  b  c  0 and a 2  b2  c2  ab  bc  ca
1 1 3
Column-II
(C) L1 : x  6t, y  1  9t, z  3t
(p) the equations represent planes meeting only
L2 : x  1  2s, y  4  3s, z  s at a single point
x y 1 z  2 (q) the equations represent the line x = y = z
(D) L1 :  
1 2 3 (r) the equations represent identical planes
(s) the equations represent the whole of the three
x  3 y  2 z 1
L2 :   dimensional space.
4 3 2
Column II INTEGER QUESTIONS
(p) non coplanar lines
(q)lines lie in a unique plane The answer to each of the question is a single
digit integer, ranging from 0 to 9. The
(r) infinite planes containing both the lines appropriate bubbles below the respective
(s) lines are not intersecting. question numbers in the ORS have to be
darkened. For example, if the correct
85. P  0,3, 2  ; Q  3, 7, 1 and R 1, 3,1 are 3 answers to question numbers X,Y,Z and W
given points . Let L1 be the line passing (say) are 6,0,9 and 2, respectively, then the
through P and Q and L2 be the line through correct darkening of bubbles will look like
 the following:
R and parallel to the vector V  ˆi  kˆ
Column-I X Y Z W
0 0 0 0
(A) Perpendicular distance of P from L2
1 1 1 1
(B) Shortest distance between L1and L2
2 2 2 2
(C) Area of the triangle PQR
3 3 3 3
(D) Distance from (0,0,0) to the plane PQR
4 4 4 4
Column-II
5 5 5 5
(p) 7 3
6 6 6 6
(q)2 7 7 7 7

(r) 6 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
19
(s)
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87. If the controidMATHS
of the tetrahedron OABC 95. A line with direction cosines proportional to
where A,B,C are the points (a,2,3), (1, b, 2) (2, 7, -5) is drawn to intersect the lines
and (2,1,c) be (1,2,3) and the point (a,b,c) is x 5 y 7 z  2
 
at distance 5  from origin, then  2 must 3 1 1
be equal to. x 3 y3 z6
and   . Find the
88. If the triangle ABC whose vertices are A(- 3 2 4
1,1,1), B(1,-1,1) and C(1,1,-1) is projected coordinate of the points of intersection and
on XY plane and the area of the projected the length intercepted on it. Also find the
m  m  1 equation of intersecting straight line.
triangle is m then find . 96. If a variable line in two adjacent positions
2
had direction cosines , m and n and
89. If the circumcentre of the triangle whose direction cosine for 2nd position
vertices are (3,2,-5),(-3,8,-5) and (-3,2,1) is   , m  m, n  n . Show that the small
(-1,  ,-3) the integer  must be equal to. angle  between two positions is given by
90. The shortest distance between origin and a  2   2  m 2  n 2 .
point on the space curve x = 2 sin t, y = 2cos 97. A triangle, the lengths of whose sides are a,
t, z = 3t is. b and c is placed so that the middle points of
91. Find the shortest distance of plane parallel the sides are on the axes. Show that the
to z-axis and containing line x y z
equation to the plane is    1 , where
x  y  2z  3  0  2x  3y  4z  4 from z-   
axis. (b 2  c 2  a 2 ) (c 2  a 2  b 2 )
2  , 2  ,
92. Value of  such that the planes 8 8
x  y  z 1  0 , x  3y  2z  3  0, (a 2  b 2  c 2 )
2 
3x  y  z  2  0 form a triangular prism 8
must be. 98. Prove that the four planes my + nz = 0, nz +
 x = 0,  x + my = 0 and x  my  nz  p
93. Supose in a tetrahedron
2p 3
ABCD , AB 1; CD 3; the distance and form a tetrahedron whose volume is
3mn
angle between the skew lines AB and CD .
 99. Find the equation of the plane through
are 2 and respectively. If the volume of
3 (, ,  ) and the line x + py + q = 0 = rz + s
the tetrahedron is V then the values of 6V 100. Find the equation of the plane through the
is line of intersection of the planes ax + by +
cz + d = 0 and x   y  z    0
perpendicular to the xy-plane.
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 101. T is a parallelopiped in which A,B,C and D
are vertices of one face and the face just
94. Show that the angles between the four above it has corresponding vertices A, B,
diagonals of a rectangular parallelopiped C, D. T is now compressed to S with face
whose edges are ABCD remaining same and A, B, C, D
2
1  a  b2  c2  shifted to A, B, C, D in S. the volume
a, b, c are c o s  2 2 2  . of parallelopiped S is reduced to 90% of T.
a b c 
Prove that locus of A is a plane.
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direction ratios are (1,0, -1) and (-1, 1, 0) ASSERTION AND REASONING
and it contains the point (1,1,1). If it cuts 75. (C) 76. (B) 77. (A) 78. (B)
coordinate axes at A, B, C. Then find the 79. (B) 80. (A) 81. (D)
volume of the tetrahedron OABC. MATRIX MATCH QUESTIONS
[IIT-JEE 2004] 82.(A) -(r);(B) -(p);(C) -(s);(D) -(q)
103. Find the equation of the plane containing the 83.(A) -(r);(B) -(s);(C) -(p);(D) -(q)
line 2x – y + z – 3 =0, 3x + y + z = 5 and at a 84.(A) -(r);(B) -(q);(C) -(q,s);(D) -(p,s)
85.(A) -(r);(B) -(q);(C) -(p);(D) -(s)
1 86.(A) -(r);(B) -(q);(C) -(p);(D) -(s)
distance of from the point (2,1,-1).
6 INTEGER QUESTIONS
[IIT-JEE 2005] 87. 9 88. 3 89. 4 90. 2
104. From the point 1,1, 21 a ball is dropped on 91. 2 92. 4 93. 3
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
to the plane x  y  z  3, where xy plane
is horyzontal and z axis is along the vertical. 94. P(2, 8, -3) and Q(0, 1, 2), PQ = 78
Find the co-ordinates of the point where it x  2 y 8 z  3
hits the plane second time. and Equation of PQ is  
2 7 5
Take g 10 m / sec2 .    p  q 
95. x  py  q    (rz  s)  0
 r  s 
KEY 96. (a  c )x  (b  c)y  (d  c)  0
LEVEL -VI 97. 9/2 cu units
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS 98. 2x  y  z  3  0 and
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A) 62x  29y  19z  105  0
5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (A) 163 163 317 
104.  , , 
9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (C) 3 3 3 
13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (A)
17. (A) 18) (A) 19) (D) 20 (A)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23.(A) 24. (C)
HINTS
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS LEVEL -VI
25. (A) 26. (A),(D)
27. (A), (B), (C ) 28. (A),(D) SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
29. (A),(C) 30. (A),(C)
31. (C) 32. (B),(D)  
33.(A) 34.(A),(C) 1. AB  BC
35. (A),(B),(C),(D) 36. (B),(D)  a  1 ˆi   2  a  ˆj   b  b  kˆ   
37. (A),(C) 38. (A),(C)  
39. (A) 40) (B),(D) 41) (A), (D)  a  a  ˆi   b  2  ˆj   b  3  kˆ 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS  
42. (D) 43. (B) 44. (A) 45. (C)  a  1  0; 2  a    b  2  ;   b  3   0
46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (C) 49. (B)
50. (C) 51. (A) 52. (D) 53. (C)  a  1;b  3;   1
54. (A) 55. (C) 56. (A) 57. (A) ab 4
58. (A) 59. (B) 60. (B) 61. (B) 2. We can prove that collinearity of the points P, Q,
62. (A) 63. (B) 64. (C) 65) (B) R by showing that PQ + PR = QR, so that the
66) (A) 67) (D) 68) (B) 69 (C) point P lies on (within) the segment of the line
70) (A) 71) (C) 72) (A) 73 (D) QR. Alternatively, we may proceed as
74 (D) follows.Supposing that the points P, Q, R are
collinear, let the point Q divide the line segment
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PR in the ratio mMATHS
: m . Then the coordinates of OD OE OE x  y  z
1 2 Adding,    1
Q are AD BE CF x  y  z
 4m1  2m 2 7m1  5m 2  6m1  4m 2  
 , ,
m1  m 2 
 4. 
r  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ   4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
 m1  m 2 m1  m 2 
We can find the ratio m1 : m2 by equating any   
r  ˆi  7ˆj  8kˆ   2iˆ  5jˆ  7kˆ 
one of these coordinates to the given coordinates 
If we place r  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ
of Q. Thus equating the x–coordinates, we get
4m1 + 2m2 = m1 + m2 , whence m1 : m2 = – 1 : 3 it is satisfying both
3. Take O as the origin. 5. L1 and L2 are two lines
  
Let a , b, c be the position vectors of the vertices
A, B, C of the triangle. cos
  
a cos 3 b 2sin c cos 3   
   2 2 2
Since a , b, c are coplanar there must exist a   
a2 b2 c2 cos 3  2sin  cos 3   
relation of the form
    It is independent of  .
xa  yb  zc  0 , a  c  0  a  c
(x, y, z  R , not all zero) . . . (i) b0
  
 yb  zc   xa  a   a   3 3 
  cos     
yb  zc x  a2  a2  a2 8 2 6
  a
yz yz y z
  6. Let L2 : x      say 
yb  zc z 3
Now is a point on the line BC.
yz   ,  ,      , 2 ,3 
A(a)   6    2  ,  ,     2, 4, 6 
 x1  7 y1  1 z1  2 
F E 7.  2 , 2 , 2  is lying on line
 
O x1  7 y1  1 z1  2
9 5 5
C (c)
2  2  5
B (b) D 1 3 5
 x  11 y1  11 z1  8
Equation of OA is r   ta  1   
1 3 5
x 
Thus  a is a point of AD. …(i)
ya
  x1    11, y1  3  11,5  8 
 
From (ii), OD   x a as PI is perpendicular to given line.
yz
  x1  7  .1   y1  1 3   z1  2  5  0
OD | OD |  x   yz      4  .1   3  12  .3   5  6  5  0
 AD      y  z     x  y  z 
| AD |    
35  70  0    2  I  9, 5, 2 
x
 P(7,-1,2)
x y z
OE y OF z
Similarly,  and  x-9 y-5 z-5
BE x  y  z CF x  y  z 1
= 3 =
5
I(x 1 , y1 , z1 )
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x 0 y 6 z 8 v  r 
8. Equation of RQ is 0  1  6  4  8  7 ˆi ˆj kˆ
 
 10 x y z  10   y  z  ˆi   x  z  ˆj   x  y  kˆ 
x y  6 z 8  
    1 1 1
1 2 1
2 2 2
1   1  2  2  6  1  1.    8  1  0 102  y  z    x  z    x  y    20 2
 
8  x 2  y 2  z 2  xy  yz  2  0
6  16  0 ;   3 13. Plane ADC
  
 8 2 16  n1  AD  AC
M , , 
 3 3 3 i j k
2 2 2
 11   1   13  291 97  2 2 1  6i  3j  6k  3  2i  j  2k 
PM =        
1 2 2
 3  3  3  9 3
 p  q  p  q  1   97  3 97  3  1  4950 Plane ABC
2 2 ˆi ˆj kˆ

9.   
xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ n1ˆi  n 2 ˆj  n 3 kˆ  q  0 3 4  2iˆ  4ˆj  3kˆ
n2 
1 2 2
n 1x  n 2 y  n 3 z  q
for X intercept put y  z  0 2  2   1 4    2  3 2
cos   
2 2 2 2 2 2
q q 2 1  2 2  4 3 29
x  
n1 ˆi.n 5 5
10. O(0,0,0); L(0,g,h); M(f,0,h) tan      tan 1  
2 2
ˆi ˆj kˆ 14. Let A (  , , 0 ), B(0,b,0)&C(0,0,c) a,b,c>0

n f 0 h    gh  iˆ   fh  ˆj   fg  kˆ 1 2 3
  1
0 g h a b c
3
Equation of plane  
x  gh   y  fh   z  fg   0 abc  1 
 
x y z
6  1  2  3 
  0 a b c
f g h 15. Conceptual
11. Consider L & L 16. Let A=  x1 , y1, z1 
1 2

3  1 1  1 2  3 B,  x2 , y2 , z2  ,C  x3 , y3 , z4  ,D  x4 , y4 , z4 
2 4 1  2 18   2 12   5  4  16   0 ’Let the plane of projection be xy-plane then
4 2 4 A’  x1, y1,0 B ’  x2 , y2 ,0 C ’  x3 , y3 ,0 a n d
Lines are intersecting hence coplanar L2 & L3 D’  x4 , y4 , 0 
are parallel hence coplanar. V1= volume of AB ‘C’
 10 3  i  j  k  x1 y1 z1 1
12. 
3 x y2 0 1
1
‘D’= x3 y3 0 1
6
x4 y4 0 1
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and V = volume MATHS
A’BCD 2r2
2  r1 
     1
x1 y1 z1 1
x y2 0 1 Now, r12  r22  k
1
x y3 0 1  
 r22 1  k
6 3 4
x4 y4 0 1 2
      1 
V1= volume of AB ‘C’
Locus of Q is
x1 y1 z1 1
 
x y2 0 1  x 12  y 12  z 12  1 4  k
   2
1
‘D’= x3 y3 0 1   x  y  z 1 
6
x4 y4 0 1 x  2 y 1 z
19. Let   k then
and V2= volume A’BCD 2 1 3
x1 y1 z1 1  2k  2,  k  1,  13k  is a point on the line
x y2 0 1 Let the foot of the perpendicular from this
1 point on the plane x  y  z  3  0 be
x y3 0 1
6 3  ,  , y  then it is given by
x4 y4 0 1
17.  2k 2   k1  3k  2k2  k1 3k 3 64k
OA  BC    
1 1 1 3 3
 x1  x2  x3   y1  y2  y3   z1  z2  z3   0
2k 7k 5k
x y y   x1  x2 y1  y3 z1  z3  TThus,   ,  1 ,   2  then the
3 3 3
B1   2 , 2 ,  , Q , , 
 2 2 2   2 2 2  line is given by
1 x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
 QB12   x1  x3  x2 2  y1  y3  y2 2  z1  z3  z2 2    i .e ,   .
4 2 / 3 7 / 3 5 / 3 2 7 5
1 2 2 2 20. Locus of Q is the line of intersection of the plane
RC12   x1  x2  x3  y1  y2  y3   z1  z2 z3  
4   x  2y  3z  4 and
2
If QB12   RC1 
1 x  1  1 y  1  1 z  1  0 then line is
  x1  x2  x3   0 Which is true
x y5 z  2
 
18) Let Q be ,  ,   , t hen 1 2 1
PQ 2  1   1   1  r22 where 5
2 2 2
21. G i v e n x 2  y 2  2xy cos  25;
6
PQ  r2 Then PR  r1 l , m , n be the direction
2
cosines of the line PR , then R is x 2  z 2  2xz cos  16 and y2+z2=9
3
1  lr1 ,1  mr1 ,1  nr1  5
2
R lies on the plane so r1  l  m  n x 150 y
120 0
Also, Q is 1 lr2 ,1  mr2 ,1 nr2  4
z 3

 1  1  1
  l,  m, n
r2 r2 r2
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22. Let L1,L2,L3 be the mutually perpendicular lines  ( 1)2  (1)2  (MATHS
 1)2  9
and P(x0,y0,z0) be their point of concurrence. if Solve these equations for ,, .
L1 cuts the x-axis at A(a,0,0),L2 meets the y-
1 
axis at B(0,b,0) and C(0,0,c) L3 , then 26  cos 60
(1   )  (1   ) 2  4
2

L111 x 0  a, y 0 , z 0  , L211 x 0 , y0  b, z 0  and

 4(1   )2  2(1   2 )  4
L311 x 0 , y 0 , z 0  c  , Hence
2  4  1  0
x 0  x 0  a   y 0  y 0  b   z 02  0  42 5
   2 5
x 02   y 0  b  y 0  z 0  z 0  c   0  2
  2  5 or 2  5.
x 0  x 0  a   y02  z 0  z 0  c   0
27. Here, P be (x, y, z)
Eliminating a and b from the equations, we get
Then, x = r sin  cos , y = r sin  sin , z = r cos
x 20  y 20  z 20  2cz 0  0

23) The normal to the plane is
 1  r sin  cos , 2  r sin  sin ,3  r cos 
….(i)
iˆ ˆj kˆ
  12  22  32  r 2 sin 2  cos 2   r 2
7 1 2   16iˆ 48 ˆj  32kˆ  h  iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ
sin 2  sin 2   r 2 cos 2 
3 5 6
 r 2 sin 2 (cos 2   sin 2 )  r 2 cos 2   r 2
The point of intersection of L1 and L2 is given
by  r   14
2  1    4
    3
1  3  2
So,  1
 point of intersection is  5,  2,  1
The equation of desired plane is  From Eq. (i), we have
 x  5  3  y  2   2  z  1  0  x  3 y  2 z 13 1
2 2 2 sin  cos   
24. x  y  z  xy  yz  zx  0 14
let x=y=z=r 2 3
1 r 1 1 r 2 1 r 3  0 sin  sin   , cos  
14 14
3r - 6=0 (neglecting –ve sign assuming acute angles)
r=2
The point on the line is (2,2,2) sin  sin  2
 
Distance = 1  0 2  12  2 sin  cos  1
sin  5
and tan   
MULTI ANSWER QUESTIONS cos  3
5
25. If Q is (,,  ) then (, ,  ), (1, 1, 1) and (0, –1,  tan   2 and tan  
3) are collinear. 3
28. The given lines are perpendicular for all values
 1  1  1
   . Also PQ = 3 of  and  if the vectors
1  0 1  (1) 1  3
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2iˆ  pjˆ  5kˆ and 3iˆ  pjˆ  pkˆ
are perpendicular. cos   
 54jˆ  54kˆ  .  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 

1
 23 p p  5 p  0 54 2.3 2
 3
 p 2  5p  6  0  p  1 or 6  or
29. The given lines can be writ ten as 4 4
x  2 y 1 z  2 33. Let the equation of the variable plane be
  ...(1)
3 2 0 lx  my  nz  p
3  Coordinates of the vertices of tetrahedron is
y
and x  1 2  z  5 . ..(2) p p
 0,0,0  ;  ,0,0  ;  0, ,0  and

1 3/ 2 2
Direction numbers of the two lines are l  m 
 3   p
respectively  3,  2, 0  and  1, , 2   0,0,  . If  x1 , y1 , z1  be the centroid of
 2   n
3 tetrahedron, then
Since 3  1  (2)   2  0  0 , the given lines
2
are at right angles. p p p
x1  , y1  , z1 
30. Any plane through the second line is 2x + y + z – 4l 4m 4n
1 + k (3x + y + 2z –2) = 0
If this is parallel to the first line, then p p p
2   4 x,  4 y1 ,  4 z1
(2  3k)  (1  k)  (1  2k)  0  k  
3
l m n
2 Also, volume of tetrahedron  64k 3
 Plane is 2 x  y  z  1  (3x  y  2 z  2 )  0
3
or y  z  1  0. The required SD must be p
0 0
distance of this plane from any point on the line l
x  y  z say (1, 1, 1)
1 p
1 1 1 1 0 0  64 k 3
 SD   i.e., 6 m
02  12  (1) 2 2
p
31. If l, m, n are the direction ratios of the line then 0 0
l + 2 m – n = 0, l + 3m – n = 0 n
 m n
   4 x1 0 0
1 0 1 1
 line makes 90° with y-axis or is parallel to xz  0 4 y1 0  64k 3
plane 6
 (C) is correct.
0 0 4 z1
32. Normal to plane P1 is 64 x1 y1 z1
   64k 3
   
n  2ˆj  3kˆ  4ˆj  3kˆ  18iˆ
1 6
normal to plane P2 is  x1 y1 z1  6k 3

   
n 2  ˆj  kˆ  3iˆ  3jˆ  3iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ  Locus of centroid is xyz  6k 3
   34. If l, m, n are the direction ratios of line of

A is parallel to  (n1  n 2 )   54ˆj  54kˆ  intersection, then   2m  3n  0, 3  3m  n  0

angle between A and 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ is  m m
  
1 2 2
Now y-axis has direction ratios 0, 1, 0
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The line l is perpendicular to l1 and l2 . Hence
 cos    cos 2  2   1 
6 6 3 the direction ratios of l are given by the vector
1
iˆ ˆj kˆ
1
 sec 2  3    sec 3
2
4 1/ 2 1 8 1 2 2   2iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ
35. p1  , p2   ,p3 
29 29 2 29 29 2 2 1
For these values all the choices are easily verified.
36. Equation of bisector planes are Let P   2r,  3r , 2r 
2x  3y  6z  8 x  2 y  2z  5 As it lies in l1 , we have

22  32  62 2
1   2
2
 22 2r  3 3r  1 2r  4
 
13x  23y  32z  59  0 & x  5y  4z 11  0 1 2 2
Thus we have r  1 and P   2,  3, 2 
2 5 3
37. Cofficient det = 1 1 4   46  25  21  0 A point on l2 is  3  2s, 3  2 s, 2  s 
0 7 5 Then
So the planes will meet on a line. 2 2
 3  2s  2    3  2 s  3   2  s  2 
2
 17
for option (c) the distance of the point (1, 1, 1)
2
 9s 2  28s  20  0 given s   2,  10 / 9
to the plane x – y + 4z = 2 is
3 7 7 8
38. Let A, B, C be (, 0, 0), (0, , 0) and (0, 0,  ) then Thus the points are  1, 1, 0  and  , ,  .
9 9 9
x y z x 5 y 0 z  0
the plane ABC is       1 41)   and
0 3  2
Since it always passes through a, b, c
x  y  0 z  0
a b c  
  1 0 1 2  
  
If p is (u,v, w) then OP2  AP 2  BP 2  CP 2 are the given lines. Then line will be coplaner if

 u 2  v2  w2  (u  )2  v2  w 2  ..... 5  0 0
u v w 0 3  2  0
 ,  ,  
2 2 2 0 1 2 
On putting , ,  in (1) we get
a b c   5     3    2     2  0
  2  locus of (u, v, w) is
u v w   5     2  5  4   0
a b c
  2
x y z
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39. In both systems the  distance of plane
x y z x y z
   1 or    1 from origin 42. The DC’s of the liens are given by ul + vm + wn
a b c a' b' c'
= 0 and Eliminating n between them, we get
will be same
2
2  (ul  vm) 
2
al  bm  c   0
1 1  w 
 
1 1 1 1 1 1 etc
   2 2  (aw2  cu2 )l 2  (bw2  cv2 )m2  2cuvlm  0
a 2 b2 c2 2
a ' b' c'
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2 2  l   l 
 (aw  cu )    2cuv   +
m m  (2cuv) 2  4(aw 2  cu 2 )(bw 2  cv 2 )

(bw 2  cv 2 )  0 …(i)  4c 2 u 2 v 2  4(abw 4  acv 2 w 2

43. Put u  v  w  1 in equation (i) , then  bcu 2 w 2  c2 u 2 v 2 )
2
 l   l   abw 2  acv 2  bcu 2  0
(a  c)    2c    (b  c)  0
m m u 2 v2 w 2
or   0
m m
2 a b c
Similarly, (a  b)    2a    (c  a)  0
n n u2
2
  a 0
and (b  c)  n   2b  n   (a  b)  0   
46. Equation r  a  tnˆ is line passing through a
l l 
and parallel to n̂ . This will meet the plane r .nˆ =d
…(ii)  
at point for which ( a  tnˆ ).nˆ  d  t  d  a.nˆ
n1 n 2  a  b  Required distance =
. From Eq. (ii) . 
l1 l2 (b  c)   
 a   d  a.nˆ  nˆ   a
l1l2 mm nn 
Similarly,  1 2  1 2  d  a.nˆ
(b  c) (c  a) (a  b)
47. Foot of the perpendicular from the point A to
…(iii) 
plane r .nˆ.  d
m1m 2 (c  a)  
   a  ( d  a.nˆ ) nˆ
l1l2 (b  c) 
48. Let b be position vector of image of a
l1l2 mm nn  
44. From Eq. (iii),  1 2  1 2 ba  
(b  c) (c  a) (a  b)   a   d  a.nˆ  nˆ
2
  
l1l2  m1m 2  n1n 2 b  a  2  d  a.nˆ  nˆ
 (by law of
(b  c)  (c  a)  (a  b) 49. The equation of any plane through the intersection
proportion) of P1 and P2 is
 Lines are perpendicular
P1  P2  0
l1l2  m1m 2  n1n 2  0
 (2x  y  z  2)   x   y  z    
Then, (b  c)  (c  a)  (a  b) must be zero .......(i)
 2a  2b  2c  0 Since it passes through (3, 2, 1), then (6 – 2 + 1
 abc 0 – 2) +  (3 + 4 – 1 – 3) = 0
45. From Eq. (i),    1
From Eq. (i) x  3y  2z  1  0
2 which is the required plane.
 l   l 
(aw  cu )    2cuv    (bw 2  cv2 )  050.
2 2
The equation of any plane through (-1, 3, 2) is
m m
a(x  1)  b(y  3)  c(z  2)  0 ....(ii)
Since, the given lines are parallel, then DC’s are
equal, then the roots of Eq. (i) are equal. If this plane (ii) is perpendicular to P1 , then
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6  6 6 6
and if the plane (ii) is perpendicular to P2 then
55. (C) P(1, 0, 0), O(0, 0, 0), Q(2, –2, –1)
a  2b  c  0 ....(iii)
a b c 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
From Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we get   1 1 1
1 3 5 x  0 0 1 , y  1 0 1, z  1 0 1
2 2 2
Substituting these proportionate values of a, b, c 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1
in Eq. (ii), we get the required equation as
5
(x  1)  3(y  3)  5(z  2)  0  2   2x   2y   2z 
2
or x  3y  5z  20  0 . 56. (A)With help of two equations
51. The given planes can be written as 2
 l   l  2
2x  y  z  2  0 and  x  2y  z  3  0    2a    1  a  0
m m
here, ( 2)(1)  (1)(2)  (1)(1)  1  0
For parallel lines D = 0
Equation of bisectors
(2x  y  z  2) ( x  2y  z  3)

 4a 2  4 1  a 2  0 

(4  1  1) 1 4 1 1
a
2
 Acute angle bisector is
( 2x  y  z  2)  (  x  2y  z  3) x y z
57. Suppose the 3 plane intersect in line  
 x  3y  2z  1  0 l m n
52. Equation of bisector which not containing the  l  m sin m  n sin f    0
origin l sin  m  n sin   0
(2x  y  z  2) (x  2y  z  3) l sin   m sin   n  0

(4  1  1) (1  4  1)
1 sin sin 
 3x  y  5  0  sin 1 sin 
53. The image of plane P1 in the plane mirror P2 , sin  sin  1
then 2  2.1   1 2  1 1  (x  2y  z  3)
 sin2   sin2  sin2   2sin sin  sin  1
 (1  4  1)(2x  y  z  2)
58. 
sin 2   sin   2sin  sin   sin2  sin2  1  0 
 (x  2y  z  3)  3(2x  y  z  2)
 7x  y  4z  9  0 
 sin  sin sin  sin2  sin2  sin2   sin2 1 
54. (A) Let l , m, n be the direction cosines of line   sin sin   cos  cos
of shortest distance.
  cos    
Then l  2m  3n  0, 2l  3m  4n  0 and
l m n 
   k Direction cosines are      
1 2 1 2
59. From 1
 1 2 1 
 , ,  Shortest distance = l m n
 6 6 6  
2
cos  sin sin  sin  sin sin  sin
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1 1
 b.  c.
1
   a b c
cos  cos  cos   s in  
1 1 1
a2  b2  c2  2  2
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60. Let P=  ,  ,   abc


a   a 2  b 2  c 2 a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c 2 a 2
   1
a  c 64.  be the angle which OP makes with yz plane
Dr’s of OP  ,  ,  or with x=0
 Equation of plane pasing through P and  sin   a.1  b.0  c.0
perpendicular to OP si
  x      y       z    0 a.1  b.0  c.0 a
 sin  
12  02  0 2 a 2  b 2  c 2 a  b2  c2
2
2 2 2
 ax   y   z  a    
65,66,67 do yourself
2
    2 2
  
 A , 0, 0  68. n1  3iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and n2  iˆ  ˆj  ckˆ
  
61. Equation of planes through A,B,C are n1. n2 33 c
Now cos 45  n n 
0

2   2  2 2  2  2 1 2 19 2  c 2
x ,
 
 2 6  c 19  2  c 2 
2

2  2  2
and z  respectively 2 36  c 2  12c  38 19c 2

1 1 1 1 17c 2  24c  34  0
  
 x 2 y 2 z 2  2   2   2 (1) Product of roots   2
69. x  k  2; y  3k 1 and z  k  5
  
  They must satisfy then equation of plane A
1 1 1
and    2 b2 c 2 (2)
a
ax by cz      3k  233k 1 k 5  2
1 1 1 1 1 1 6
From 1 and 2       k 
ax by cz ax by cz 7

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62. M&N must be (a,0,c) and (a,b,c) Hence M is the point  ,  , 
7 7 7
respectively.Now equation of plane OMN can
70. Plane P1 is of the from
x y z
be easily found as    0 r . n1  0, where n1   4,  3, 7 
a b c
63. Dr’s of OP=a,b,c ` Plane P2 is of the form r . n2  0, where n2   2, 1 5
1 1 1 The vector b along the line of intersection of
Dr’s of normal to OMN = ,  
a b c planes is n1  n2   4,17, 5  n3
Sicne the l;ine of greatest slope is perpendicular
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s l o p e
 3iˆ  kˆ
 n2  n3   3, 1,1  n4
3 y  z  3,3x  2 z  0,  x  2 y  1
 3 1 1   3x  6 y  6  x  2 y  2 ..(i)
and the unit vector nˆ 4   , , 
 11 1 1 11  x  2 y  1 ...(ii)
x y z (i) and (ii) are parallel planes not straight line
71. The point on the line   at a distance 2 11
3 1 1 Statement-2
x

y

z
 2 11 
units from the origin is given by 3
11
1
11
1
11
r  (iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ )

The point is  6,  2, 2   iˆ  3 y  2 z   ˆj  3x  z   kˆ  2 x  y 
72. The circumcentre will lie in the plane ABC  2iˆ  ˆj
x y z i.e., -3y-2z=2, 3x+z=-1, 2x-y=0
whose equation is   1
a b c These are intersecting in a line
73. If (x,y,z) is the circumcentre, then 77. Conceptual
78. Here, a = 2, b = – 6,
2 2 2
 xa   y 2  z 2  x 2   yb   z 2  x 2  y 2   zc  c = 4, f = 9, g = 1,
 abc+2fgh–af2–bg2–ch2
ax by = a2b2 and by cz =b2c2
by  a 2  b 2 1
x by  c 2  b 2   2  6  4   2  9 1  
a and z  2
c
2
x y z 2 1
  2  81  6 1  4  
on putting in    1, We get 2
a b c
 48  9  162  6  1
by  a 2  b 2 y by  c 2  b 2
  1  196  0
a2 b c2
 Given equation cannot represent a pair of
 b 2 c 2  a 2 b2  a 2 c 2  planes.
y 2 2 2 2 2 2  b(C) is correct
a b b c c a  79. (B)
Let l, m, n be the DC’s of the line of the common
OG 1 perpendicular (or SD) to the two given lines.
74. On applying  and using the fact that G
GH 2 Then, we have 4l  3m  2n  0
a b c and 4l  1m  ln  0
has coordinates , , and easily get (A)
3 3 3 Solving these, we get
as correct
75. It is obvious  m n
  or
76. Statement 1: 3  2 8  4 4  12

iˆ ˆj kˆ  m n  2
 m2  n 2  1
    
 
r  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  x y z 1 4 8 12   4 2  8 2 9
2 1 3
1 4 8
 DC’s of SD are , ,
9 9 9
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Also, A(–3, 6, 0)MATHS
is a point on first line and B(– Now speed of theball just before striking the
2,0,7) is a point on second line, then plane is
1  4 8 21020  20m / sec
SD   2  3   0  6       7  0   
9  9 9
Let  be the angle between PQ and normal
=9
to the plane.
and two lines are said to be skew lines or non
intersecting lines if they do not lie in the same 1
cos   or cos 2  1 and sin 2  2 2
plane. 3 3 3
  
93. b 1 c  d  3 New compontent of velocity in the direction
of z - axis after it strikes the plane  20
shortest distence between AB and CD is 2
   20
    sin 2   
  
m / sec
also b, cd   2 3
3
  Hence in time t the z - co-ordinate of ball
Let equation of A B be r   b ......1 becomes
20 1 20
t  10t 2  1 t  5t 2
and equation of CD be
    1

r  c   c  d .... 2  3 2 3
 component of velocity in xy plane
   

n  b  c d     40 2
 20cos  2   
 2 3
   


c . nˆ c . b c  d   40
projection of c on nˆ      component along x axis  and
SD = nˆ b c d   3
40
component along y = axis 
      3
[c b c ]  [c b d ]
    Hence x and y co-ordinate of the ball after
b c  d sin   / 3
40
time t 1 t
   3
0  [b c d ]
2 after time t the co-ordinate of the ball is
1. 3.  3/ 2 
 40 
  
1 t ,1 40 t ,1 20 t  5t 2 
b  c d  3
 3 3 3 
 
Now it lies t the on the plane

Volume  1 [b c c ]  1 .3  1 80 20
t  t  5t 2  0
6 6 2
3 3
104. Let P be the pt 1, 1, 21 since ball falls along t  0, 4
the vertical x, y co-ordinate of the ball will co-ordinate of point where the ball strikes
not change before it strike the plane. Let Q 163 163 137 
be the point. Where ball strikes the plane the plane second time  , , 
3 3 3 
 Q 1,1,1