MATRIX ACADEMY

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Time : 60 Min Maths : Three Dimensions Geometry Marks : 108
Hints and Solutions

01) Ans: B) 3 : 10 4 2 1
cos  cos   , then cos   , cos   and
 2  8  21  17   6  3 9 3 3
Sol: Here, Ratio        20   10
 3  10  24  17    2
cos  
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02) Ans: D) 0 2 1 2 5
 cos   cos   cos     
Sol: The angle between the plane and line is 3 3 3 3
aa   bb  cc
sin 
07) Ans: C) 51x  15y - 50z  173  0
a 2  b2  c2 a 2  b2  c2
Sol: The equation of a plane through the line of
Now, aa  bb  cc  2  3  3  2  4  3  0
intersection of the planes x  2y  3z - 4  0
 sin  0    0o.
and 2x  y - z  5  0 is

03) Ans: B) mutually perpendicular  x  2y  3z  4   2x  y  z  5  0 ...(i)

a b c  x 1  2   y  2     z 3     4  5  0
Sol: Since,   , therefore
(1/ bc) (1/ ca) (1/ ab) This is perpendicular to the plane
lines are parallel. 5x  3y  6z  8  0 , therefore
5 1  2   3  2     6  3     0
04) Ans: D) y  3z  6  0
(using a1a 2  b1b2  c1c2  0)
Sol: The equation of the plane through the
intersection of the plane x  y  z  1 and  7  29  0    29 /7
2x  3y  z  4  0 is On putting   20 /9 in Eq.(i), we obtain the
equation of the required plane
(x  y  z  1)  (2x  3y  z  4)  0
as 51x  15y  50z  173  0
i.e. (1  2)x  (1  3)y  (1  )z  4  1  0
 51x  15y  50z  173  0
As the plane is parallel to x-axis,
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 1  2  0      13 
2 08) Ans: B)  0, , 2
 5 
 The required equation will be y  3z  6  0 .
Sol: Line joining the points (3, 5,  7) and (2,1, 8)
9 x 3 y 5 z  (7)
05) Ans: C) is,  
2 (2)  (3) (1)  (5) 8  (7)
x 1 y 1 z 1 x 3 y 5 z 7
Sol:   r Let,   K …..(i)
2 3 4 5 4 15
(say)  x  2r  1, y  3r  1, z  4r  1  x  5K  3 , y  4K  5 , z  15K  7
As the two given lines intersect, Since, Line (i) meets the yz-plane,
2r  1  3 3r  1  k 4r  1  5K  3  0  K  3 /5
 
1 2 1 Putting the value of K in x, y, z, we get the required
For some value of r, we have 2r  2  4r  1 point i.e. (0,13 /5, 2) .
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r 09) Ans: A) x  19y  11z  0
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Also, 3r  1  k  8r  2 Sol: The direction ratios of line are a=1, b=- 4, c=7
Now, 1  1  19  4  11  7  1  76  77  0
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 k  5 r  3  3  Also it passes through given points,
2 2  x  19y  11z  0.

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06) Ans: C) 10) Ans: C) (3, 2, 2)
3 Sol: Suppose, Q be image of the point P(5,4,6) in
2 the given plane, then PQ is normal to the plane.
Sol: cos  cos   cos  cos   and
9 The direction ratios of PQ are 1, 1, 2.

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 5  5
Sol: The required ratio       5 : 2.
 2  2

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15) Ans: B)
5
A B C
As PQ passes through (5, 4, 6) and has direction Sol: By   , direction ratio of plane are
l m n
ratio 1, 1, 2, thus equation of PQ is respectively (3, 0, 4) .
x 5 y 4 z 6
   r , (say) Equation of plane passing through point (1,1,1) is
1 1 2
 A(x  x1 )  B(y  y1 )  C(z  z1 )  0
 x  r  5, y  r  4, z  2r  6
 3(x  1)  0(y  1)  4(z  1)  0  3 x  4 z  7 0
 Co-ordinates of Q be (r  5, r  4, 2r  6)
Now, let R be the mid point of PQ, then 3x 4z 7
The normal form of plane is   .
co-ordinates of R are 5 5 5
 r  5  5 r  4  4 2r  6  6  7
, ,  Perpendicular distance from (0, 0, 0)  .
 2 2 2  5
 
 r  10 r  8 2r  12 
i.e.  , , 16) Ans: D) 5 2
 2 2 2 
Sol: Let d be the length of line, then projection on
As R lies on the plane, x-axis = dl  3 , projection on y-axis = dm  4 and
r  10 r  8  2r  12  projection on z-axis = dn  5 . Now,
  2  15  0
2 2  2  d2 (l2  m2  n2 )  50  d2 (1) 5 0  d 5 2
 r  10  r  8  4r  24  30  0
 6r  12  0  r  2 17) Ans: D) 4x  2y  z  12
 Co-ordinates of Q are (3, 2, 2) . Sol: Given, plane meets the co-ordinate axes at
A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0) , C(0, 0, c)
11) Ans: C) bcx  cay  abz  0
a b c
Sol: A(0, b, c) in yz-plane and B(a, 0, c) in  Centroid   , ,   (1, 2, 4)
3 3 3
zx-plane.
 a  3, b  6, c  12
Plane through O is px  qy  rz  0. It passes
through A and B. x y z
 Equation of required plane is   1
 0p  qb  rc  0 and pa  0q  rc  0 3 6 12
p q r
 4x  2y  z  12
   k
bc ca ab
x 1 y  2 z
 p  bck, q  cak and r  abk. 18) Ans: B)  
2 3 4
 Required plane is bcx  cay  abz  0
Sol: Let l, m, n are the direction cosines of the line.
Since line is present on both planes, thus this line
12) Ans: B) 3 2 should be perpendicular on the normal of both
Sol: Let the point be P(x, y, z). plane.
Now, under given condition, we get  4l  4m  5n  0 and 8l  12m  13n  0
2 2 2
 (x 2  y 2 )    (y 2  z 2 )    (z 2  x 2 )   36 l m n
  
      b1c2  b2c1 c1a 2  c2a1 a1b2  a 2b1
 x2  y2  z2  18 l m n
  
Then, distance from origin to the point (x, y, z) is 4(13)  12(5) 5(8)  (13) (4) 4(12)  8(4)
x2  y 2  z 2  18  3 2 
l

m

n
8 12 16
 13  Since l, m and n may not be simultaneously zero.
13) Ans: D)  0, , 2  Taking a1b2  a2b1  0 and 4l  4m  12 ,
 5 
8l  12m  32
 3  3 Suppose point (x, y) lies in this plane.
Sol: Ratio =   
 2  2
So, putting (x, y) in place of (l, m)
 Required co-ordinates of the points are
4x1  4y1  12 and 8x1  12y1  32
 6  6 10  3 14  24   13 
 5 , 5 , 5    0, 5 , 2  On solving, we get x1  1, y1  2
   
 Equation of line is,
14) Ans: D) 5 : 2 x 1 y  2 z x 1 y  2 z
  i.e.  
8 12 16 2 3 4
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The direction ratios of PQ are 2, -1, 1.

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19) Ans: D) 21, ,
3 3
Sol: Given lines are,
x 5 y 7 z 2
   r1 , (say)
3 1 1
x 3 y 3 z 6
   r2 , (say)
36 2 4 As PQ passes through (1, 3, 4) and has direction
 x  3r1  5  36r2  3 , y  r1  7  3  2r2 and ratios 2, 1, -1;
z  r1  2  4r2  6 x 1 y  3 z  4
 Equation of plane is    r,
5 10 2 1 1
Now, by solving x  21, y  ,z  .
3 3 (say)
 x  2r  1, y  r  3, z  r  4
20) Ans: D) 14x  2y  15z  31 Thus, co-ordinates of Q be (2r  1,  r  3, r  4) .
Sol: Consider the equation of plane be Let R be the mid point of PQ, then co-ordinates of
ax  by  cz  1. Then a  b  c  1  2r  1  1 r  3  3 r  4  4 
R are  , , .
2a  b  2c  0  2 2 2 
15b  r  6 r  8 
3a  6b  2c  0  a  7b,c  i.e.  r  1, ,
2
 2 2 
2 14 15 As R lies on the plane,
b ,a  ,c 
31 31 31
 r  6   r  8 
14x  2y  15z  31  2(r  1)      3  0  r  2
 2   2 
So, co-ordinates of Q are (3, 5, 2) .
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21) Ans: A)
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23) Ans: D) 1<k<2
Sol: Let side of the cube = a, then OG, BE and AD, Sol: Substituting the coordinates of the points in
CF will be four diagonals. the equation 2x+3y-2z-k=0, we
Now, direction ratios of OG = a, a, a = 1, 1, 1
get (2  6 - 6 - k) (4 - 3 - k)  0  (k-1) (k-2)<0
direction ratios of BE = -a, -a, a = 1, 1, -1
direction ratios of AD = -a, a, a = -1, 1, 1 Therefore,1<k<2
direction ratios of CF = a, -a, a = 1, -1, 1
24) Ans: C) 3x  4y  5z  10
Sol: 3x  4y  5z  10

25) Ans: D) 5, 3
Sol: As the line lies on the given plane, thus any
point on the line will satisfy the plane. It means the
points (3, 4, 5) and (5, 7, 9) will lie on the plane.
So, k  5, d  3.
Let direction ratios of line be l, m, n.
 Angle between line and diagonal is 26) Ans: A) 61
lmn lmn 1
cos  , cos  , Sol: Area of ABC  a 2b2  b2c2  c2a 2
3 3 2
l  m  n lmn 1 1
cos  , cos ?   4  9  9  16  16  4  244  61
3 3 2 2

 cos2   cos2   cos2   cos2  27) Ans: C) 4x  8y  7z  41

1 Sol: Any plane through given line is
 [(l  m  n)2  (l  m  n)2
3 A(x  1)  B(y  2)  C(z  3)  0 .....(i)
4 and 5A  6B  4C  0 …..(ii)
(l  m  n)2  (l  m  n)2 ] 
3 As plane (i) passes through (4, 3, 7) , we get
8 3A  5B  4C  0 .....(iii)
 sin2   sin2   sin2   sin2  
3 A B C
On solving (ii) and (iii), we get  
4 8 7
22) Ans: B) (-3, 5, 2)  The equation of required plane is
Sol: Consider Q as image of the point P(1, 3, 4) in 4x  8y  7z  41 .
the given plane, then PQ is normal to the plane.

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