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x 2 y 1 z
10. Perpendiculars are drawn from points on the line   to the plane x  y  z  3 . The feet of
2 1 3
perpendiculars lie on the line: [2013]
x y 1 z 2 x y 1 z 2
(A)   (B)  
5 8 13 2 3 5
x y 1 z 2 x y 1 z 2
(C)   (D)  
4 3 7 2 7 5

11. The equation of a plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes x  2y  3z  2 and
2
x  y  z  3 and at a distance from the point (3, 1, –1) is : [2012]
3
(A) 5x  11y  z  17 (B) 2x  y  3 2  1 (C) x y z  3 (D) x  2y  1  2

12. The point P is the intersection of the straight line joining the points Q 2, 3, 5 and R 1,  1, 4     with the
plane 5x  4y  z  1 . If S is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point T 2, 1, 4 to QR, then the  
length of the line segment PS is : [2012]
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2 2
2

13.  
If the distance of the point P 1,  2, 1 from the plane x  2y  2z   , where   0 , is 5, then the foot of

the perpendicular from P to the plane is : [2010]

8 4 7 4 4 1  1 2 10  2 1 5
(A)  , ,  (B)  , ,  (C)  , ,  (D)  , , 
3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 2
      
x y z
14. Equation of the plane containing the straight line   and perpendicular to the plane containing
2 3 4
x y z x y z
the straight lines   and   is : [2010]
3 4 2 4 2 3
(A) x  2y  2z  0 (B) 3x  2y  2z  0 (C) x  2y  z  0 (D) 5x  2y  4z  0

15. Consider three planes P 1 : x  y  z  1 , P 2 : x  y  z   1 and P 3 : x  3y  3z  2 . [2008]

Let L1, L 2, L 3 be the lines of intersection of the planes P 2 and P 3 , P 3 and P 1, P 1 and P 2 , respectively.
Statement I : Atleast two of the lines L1, L 2 and L 3 are non-parallel.
Statement II : The three planes do not have a common point.
For the following question, choose the correct answer from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) defined as
follows.
(A) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement I.
(B) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I.
(C) Statement I is true; Statement II is false.
(D) Statement I is false; Statement II is true.

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16. Consider the planes 3x  6y  2z  15 and 2x  y  2z  5 . [2007]

Statement I : The parametric equations of the line of intersection of the given planes are
x  3  14 t , y  1  2 t , z  15 t .

Statement II : The vector 14iˆ  2 ˆj  15kˆ is parallel to the line of intersection of the given planes.

For the following question, choose the correct answer from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) defined as
follows.
(A) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is the correct explanation of
Statement I.
(B) Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I.
(C) Statement I is true; Statement II is false.
(D) Statement I is false; Statement II is true.

17.  
From a point P , ,  , perpendiculars PQ and PR are drawn respectively on the lines

y  x , z  1 and y   x , z   1 . If P is such that QPR is a right angle, then the possible value(s) of  is

(are) : [2014]

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D)  2

y z y z
*18. Two lines L1 : x  5,  and L 2 : x  ,  are coplanar. Then,  can take value(s) :
3 2 1 2

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 [2013]

*19. A line l passing through the origin is perpendicular to the lines

l1 : 3  t iˆ  1  2t ˆj  4  2t kˆ,    t   and l 2 : 3  2s iˆ  3  2s ˆj  2  s kˆ,    s  

           

Then the coordinate(s) of the point(s) on l 2 at a distance of 17 from the point of intersection of l and l1

is (are) : [2013]

7 7 5 7 7 8
(A)  , , 
3 3 3
(B)  1,  1, 0  (C) 1, 1, 1 (D)  , , 
9 9 9
   

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