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Prayas 2.0 (2023)

3-D Geometry DPP-02

x  x1 y  y1 z  z1 6. Find the equation of line through the points

1. The line   is:
0 1 2 P (2, –1, 4) and Q (6, 2, –3) in Cartesian form.
(1) Parallel to x-axis x  2 y 1 z  4
(1)  
(2) Perpendicular to x-axis 4 3 7
(3) Perpendicular to YOZ plane x  2 y 1 z  4
(4) Parallel to y-axis (2)  
2 2 2
Given A(1, –1, 0); B(3, 1, 2) ; C(2, –2, 4) and x  2 y 1 z  4
2. (3)  
D(–1, 1, –1) which of the following points neither lie 1 1 1
on AB nor on CD? x  2 y 1 z  4
(4)  
(1) (2, 2, 4) (2) (2, –2, 4) 1 2 3
(3) (2, 0, 1) (4) (0, –2, –1)
7. Equation of the line passing through (2, –1, 1) and
3. The line passing through the points (5, 1, a) and x5 y  2 z
parallel to the line   is
 17 13  4 3 5
(3, b, 1) crosses yz plane at the point  0, ,   ,
 2 2 x  2 y 1 z 1
(1)  
then: 4 3 5
(1) a = 2, b = 8 (2) a = 4, b = 6 x  2 y 1 z 1
(3) a = 6, b = 4 (4) a =8, b = 2 (2)  
4 3 5
x  2 y 1 z 1
4 The equation of line through the point (2, –1, 3) and (3)  
4 3 5
which is equally inclined to axis
(4) None of these
x  2 y 1 z  3
(1)  
1 1 1
 8. The equation to the straight line passing through the
3 3 3
points (4, –5, –2) and (–1, 5, 3) is
x  2 y 1 z  3 x4 y5 z2
(2)    
1 1 1 (1)
1 2 1
x  2 y 1 z  3
(3)   x 1 y  5 z  3
1 1 1 (2)  
1 2 1
x  2 y 1 z  3
(4)   x y z
3 3 3 (3)  
1 5 3
x y z
5. The equation of a line passing through (a, b, c) and (4)  
parallel to z-axis is: 4 5 2
xa y b z c
(1)   9. The equation of a line passing through the point
1 1 0
(–3, 2, –4) and equally inclined to the axes are
xa y b z c
(2)   (1) x – 3 = y + 2 = z – 4
0 1 1
(2) x + 3 = y – 2 = z + 4
xa y b z c
(3)   x3 y2 z4
1 1 1 (3)  
1 2 3
xa y b z c
(4)   (4) None of these
0 0 1
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10. If the direction ratio of two lines are given by 12. An angle between the lines whose direction cosines
3lm – 4ln + mn = 0 and l + 2m + 3n = 0, then the are given by the equations,
angle between the lines is: l + 3m + 5n = 0 and 5lm – 2mn + 6nl = 0, is
 
(1) cos 1   (2) cos 1  
1 1
(1) (2)
2 3  3 4
 
(3) cos 1   (4) cos 1  
(3) (4) 1 1
4 6 6 8

11. A line L passing through the point P(1, 4, 3), is

perpendicular to both the lines
x 1 y  3 z  2 x  2 y  4 z 1
  and  
2 1 4 3 2 –2
If the position vector of point Q on L is
(a1 , a2 , a3) such that (PQ)2 = 357, then (a1 + a2 + a3)
can be:
(1) 16 (2) 15
(3) 2 (4) 1
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Answer Key
1. (2) 7. (1)
8. (1)
2. (1)
9. (2)
3. (3)
10. (1)
4. (4)
11. (2, 4)
5. (4)
12. (3)
6. (1)

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