VECTOR & 3-D 1

EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE MAINS QUESTIONS

VECTORS
1
  31  
         2
1. Let a  2 i  j  2 k and b  i  j. If c is a vector such
3
     
that a . c  c , c  a  2 2 and the angle between 2

  

    2. Let a , b, c be three mutually perpendicular vectors of

  
 a  b  and c is , then the value of  a  b   c is:
  6   the same magnitude and equally inclined at an angle 
  
(2021-07-20/Shift-1) with the vector a  b  c . Then 36 cos 2 2 is equal to
____ (2021-07-20/Shift-1)
2
(a) (b) 4 Ans. (4.00)
3
  
Sol. Let a  b  c  k
3
(c) 3 (d)
2 We have
Ans. (d)
  2 2  2  2
     
Sol. We have a  b c  a  b  c  2 a . b  a . c  b . c 
 
   
a  2 i  j 2 k
  2
 a b c  3k 2
  
 a  3 and a . c  c

  
 a  b  c  3k
 
Now c  a  2 2

       
  a .  a  b  c   a a  b  c cos 
 c2  a 2  2 c . a  8  

 c2  9  2  c   8  k  3k cos 

 c 2  2c  1  0 1
 cos  
3

 c 1  0  c  1  c  1
1
 cos 2  
3
    
Also, a  b  2 i  2 j  k
1
 36 cos 2 2  36    4
9
      
 a  b   c  a  b c sin 
  6 3. For p > 0 a vector v 2  2i   p  1 j is obtained by
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
rotating the vector v1  3pi  j by an angle  about the 19 15
(c) (d)
origin in a counter clockwise direction. If 2 2
Ans. (a)
tan  
 32  , then the value of is equal to ?
4 3 3

(2021-07-20/Shift-2)
Ans. (6.00) Sol.

  
Sol. Projection of BA on BC is equal to  BA cos ABC

49  9  25 11
7 
2.7.3 2

  5. Let the vectors  2  a  b  i   a  2b  c  j   b  c  k

V1  V2

1  b  i  2bj  bk and
3P 2  1  4   P  1
2

2P 2  2P  4  0
 2  b  i  2bj  1  b  k a, b, c  R
be co-planar. Then which of the following is true ?
 P2  P  2  0
(2021-07-25/Shift-1)
P = 2 and P = –1 (rejected)
(a) 2a = b + c (b) 2b = a + c
 
V1  V 2 (c) 3c = a + b (d) a = b + 2c
cos    
V1  V 2 Ans. (b)
Sol. If the vectors are co-planar,
4 33 4 33
cos    a  b  2 a  2b  c b  c
13 13 13
b 1 2b b 0
b2 2b 1 b
112  24 3 6 32  32
tan    
4 3 3 4 3 3 4 33
Now R 3  R 3  R 2 , R1  R1  R 2
6.
   a  1 a  c c
4. In a triangle ABC, if BC  3, CA  5 and BA  7, then
So b  1 2b b  0
  1 0 1
the projection of the vector BA on BC is equal to ?

(2021-07-20/Shift-2)
  a  1 2b   a  c  2b  1  c  2b 
11 13
(a) (b)  2ab  2b  2ab  a  2bc  c  2bc
2 2
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 2b  a  c  0 .
       
 (c) 7  30 i  5 j  7 k  (d) 7  34 i  5 j  3 k 

Let p  2i  3j  k and q  i  2j  k be two vectors. If a
   
6.
 Ans. (d)
 
vector r  i  j  kˆ is perpendicular to each of the
   
     Sol. a  i  j  2 k
vectors  pq  and  pq  and r  3, then
   
     is equal to ________ ? b   i  2 j  3k

(2021-07-25/Shift-1)      
a  b  3 j  5 k; a  b  1  2  6  7
Ans. (3.00)

Sol. p  2i  3j  k (Given)       
  a    a  b   b    b 
 
     
q  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ

     
ˆi ˆj kˆ   a a  b b  b  b 
 
       
Now  p  q    p  q   3 5 2
1 1 0
    
  a a b 0 b
  
 2i  2j  2k

       
pq pq
r 3  

  
 
3 2i  2j  2k     a  a  b  b
  
pq  pq   
22  22  2 2
       
  a  b  a   a  a  b  b

r   i  j  k      

According to question             
  a . b  a  b   a  a  b  b 
r  i  j   k     

So   1,   1,   1   
 a . b  a b 
  
      3

       
i j k
    
7. Let a  i  j  2 k and b   i  2 j  3 k . Then the vector a b  1 1 2   i  5 j  3k
    1 2 3
product  a  b    a    a  b   b    b is equal to:
(2021-07-27/Shift-1)    
 7   i  5 j 3 k 
 
       
(a) 5  30 i  5 j  7 k  (b) 5  34 i  5 j  3k 
   
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        3 2  2
 a  b    7   i  5 j 3k         
    
9. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that a  b  b  c .  
  
        If magnitudes of the vectors a, b and c are 2,1 and 2
 7  0 i  3 j 5 k     i  5 j 3 k 
     
respectively and the angle between b and c is

      
  0     , then the value of   0     is equal
i j k  2   2
 0 3 5
to: (2021-07-27/Shift-2)
1 5 3
3 1
(a) (b) 2
3
   
 34 i   5  j   3k 
  (c) 3 1 (d) 1

Ans. (b)
  
 34 i  5 j  3k     
   
Sol. a  b.c b  b.b c

     
 7  34 i  5 j  3k   1.2 cos b  c
 
  
 a  2 cos b  c
       
8. Let a  i  j  k, b and c  j  k be three vectors such 2 
a   2 cos    22  2.2 cos b.c
2
   
that a  b  c and a.b  1. If the length of projection vector
  
of the vector b on the vector a  c is l, then the value of  2  4cos 2   4  4 cos .2 cos 
3l2 is equal to ______. (2021-07-27/Shift-1)
 2  4cos 2 
Ans. (2.00)
  1
Sol. a  b  c  cos2  
2

Take Dot with c  sec 2   2

a  b  c  c  c  tan 2   1


a b c  c  2
2

4
  
Projection of b on a  c   1  tan   2.
      
 
   
b. a  c 10. Let a  i   j   k, b  3 i   j   k and
  
ac  
c  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ , where  and  are integers. If a.b  1
   
  

b. a  c  and b.c  10, then  a  b  .c is equal to ______.
  
ac (2021-07-27/Shift-2)
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Ans. (9.00)   
 Sol. Projection of a on b  c
Sol. a  1, ,  
   
b   3, ,   a . b  c   
    a.a  
a 2
   
c   , 2,1 ; ,   I b c a

ab  1  3      1
     
   2 (2) a  b  c and b  c  a

b.c  10   
 a , b, c are mutually  vectors.
 3  2    10
       
 2    5  0 a b  c  a b  c  b  c / 2

  2;   1
      
Also, b  c  a  b c  2  c  2 & b  1
1 2 1
  
 a b c   3 1 2
 
2 2 1   2        
3 a  b 2 c   3 a  b  2 c  . 3 a  b  2 c 
  
 1 1  4   2  3  4   1 6  2 
2 2 2
 3 2 4  9 9 a  b 4 c
  
11. Let three vectors a , b and c be such that
  9  4  1   4  4
      
a  b  c , b  c  a and a  2. Then which one of the  36  1  16  53

             
following is not true? (2021-07-22/Shift-2)  3  a b c    c a
b   2  a b c   2 a . b  c 
       
   
(a) Projection of a on  b  c  is 2
   2
 2 a. a  2 a 8
  2
(b) 3 a  b  2 c  51
    
 4 a    b  c    b  c  
   
       
(c)  a b c    c a b   8
           
 a   b  c  c  b   2  a   b  c  
    
     
(d) a    b  c    b  c    0
      
 2  a  a   0
Ans. (b)  
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     is equal to: (2021-07-25/Shift-2)

12. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors b  2 i  j  k
ab
     (a) ab (b)
and c  i  j k . If a is perpendicular to 2

     1 1 2
d  3i  2 j  6 k, and a  10. Then a possible value of (c)  (d) 1 1
a b 
a b
        
 a b c    a d b    a c d  is equal to : Ans. (a)
     

(2021-07-22/Shift-2) a a c
Sol. Hence 1 0 1  0
(a) –40 (b) –42
c c b
(c) –29 (d) –38
Ans. (b)
 c 2  ab  c  ab
     
Sol. a   b   c  i  2     j       k           
14. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8 , then a . b is equal to:
 
a . d  0  3  2     2       6     
(2021-07-25/Shift-2)
 14  7  0    2 (a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 3
   
 a   0  i  3 j     k Ans. (c)

 
 Sol. a  2, b  5
 a  10   10    1

   1 or –1    
a  b  a b sin   8
  
 a b c   0 (as vectors are coplanar)
  4
sin  
5
                 
a b c   a b d  a c d  a b c d    
         3
 a  b  a b cos   10.     6
 5
0 3 
 
 3 0 2 ab 6
3 2 6

    
 3 12     6   42  42 15.
 
   

If  a  3 b  is perpendicular to  7 a  5 b  and a  4b 
13. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If the vectors
          
a i  a j  c k, i  k and c i  c j  b k are co-planar, then c is perpendicular to  7 a  2 b  , then the angle between
 
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 
  the vector 3i  2jˆ  kˆ and its projection on a is 19 units,
a and b (in degrees) is___ (2021-07-25/Shift-2)
2
Ans. (60.00) then 2 is equal to _____ (2021-09-01/Shift-2)

     Ans. (1494.00)
Sol.  a  3 b    7 a  5 b 
    
Sol. a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ

     b  ˆi  2jˆ  k.
ˆ
 a  3 b  . 7 a  5 b   0
  

c  3iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ
2 2 
  
7 a  15 b  16a.b  0 ... 1 
v  xa  yb  
v  3iˆ  2ˆj  k  0


v  aˆ  19
    
 a  4 b . 7 a  2 b   0    
   
v  c  a  b 
     
2
7 a
2
 8 b  30a  b  0 ...  2    
v    c.b a   c.a  b 


From (1) and (2)  

   3  4  1 2iˆ  j  2kˆ   6  2  2  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ
  
 
a  b   16iˆ  8jˆ  16kˆ  2iˆ  4ˆj  2kˆ 
 


v   14iˆ  12ˆj  18kˆ 
 
 2  
 7 a  15 a  16 a . b  0

 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
 14iˆ  12ˆj  18kˆ   
   19
 4 1 4 
2  
a
 
 a.b 
2

 28  12  36  19
3

2
  a  76 
    19
a.b  3 
 cos   
   
a b 2a a
3
4  3   
4
1
 cos   2
2 2v 2  2 
4

3 ˆ
14i  12ˆj  18kˆ 
   60
   9
 
2
16. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  ˆi  2ˆj  kˆ . Let a vector  in  4 7iˆ  6ˆj  9kˆ
4
  
the plane containing a and b . If  is perpendicular to
 9  49  36  81
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 9 166  2
 a max  26   2   max
 90
 1494 .
19. Let a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  k.
ˆ If c is a vector such that
17. If the projection of the vector i  2j  k on the sum of the
a  c  b and a.c  3 , then a.  b  c  is equal to :
two vectors 2i  4j  5k and i  2j  3k is 1, then  is
(2021-08-26/Shift-1)
equal to _______. (2021-08-26/Shift-2)
(a) -2 (b) 6
Ans. (5.00)
(c) 2 (d) -6

Sol. a  i  2j  k Ans. (a)

b   2    i  6j  2k Sol. a  3; a.c  3; a  b  2iˆ  ˆj  k,
ˆ ac  b

 Cross with a.
a.b 
  1, a.b  12  
b a.   a  c   a  b

 2   a.c  a  a 2 c  a  b
 
2
a.b  b
 3a  3c  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
2 2
  24  144    4  4  40
 3iˆ  3jˆ  3jkˆ  3c  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
20  100    5.
 
18. ˆ b  ˆi  3jˆ  kˆ and c  –iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ
Let a  ˆi  5jˆ  k, c
5iˆ 2ˆj 2kˆ
 
3 3 3
  
be three vectors such that, b  c  5 3 and a is
10 2 2

perpendicular to b . Then the greatest amongst the values
  
 a. b  c  a  b .c   3
   2
3 3
2      
of a is ______. (2021-08-27/Shift-1) 20. Let a and b be two vectors such that 2a  3b  3a  b
Ans. (90.00)
  1
  and the angle between a and b is 60°. If a is a unit
Sol. Since a  b  0 8

1  15    0    –16 vector, then b is equal to ? (2021-08-31/Shift-1)
Also,
(a) 5 (b) 8
 2
b  c  75 (c) 4 (d) 6
Ans. (a)
  9  2    3 –     5   75
2 2 2
 2  2
Sol. 3a  b  2a  3b
 52  30  40  0
   
   –4, – 2
3a  b  .3a  b    2a  3b  . 2a  3b 
   4, 8
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       
9a.a  6a.b  b.b  4a.a  12a.b  9.b.b 22. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  3jˆ  5kˆ .

2  2    
5 a  6a.b  8 b If r  a  b  r, r  (ˆi  2ˆj  k)
ˆ  3 and

 ˆ ˆ ˆ  1,   R , then the value of  | r |2

r  (2i  5j  k)
 1 
 8 a  1 is equal to (2021-03-16/Shift-2)
 2    (a) 13 (b) 15
5 8   6.8. b cos 60  8 b
2
 a 8
  (c) 9 (d) 11
 
  Ans. (b)
    
Sol. r  a  b  r  0
 2
40  3 b  b     
 ra  rb  0
2     
 b  3 b  40  0 
 r a  b  0 
    
b  8, b  5   
 r   a  b   3i  j  2k 
   
21. Let a, b, c be three vectors mutually perpendicular to each

 
Also r  i  2j  k  3,
other and have same magnitude. If a vector r satisfies
  3  2  2   3
            
    
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c  0 ,
   1

then r is equal to: (2021-08-31/Shift-2) 
 
r  2i  5j   k  1
1    1   
(a)
2

a  b  2c  (b)
2

2a  b  c    6  5  2   1

1    1     1  2   1
(c)
3

abc  (d)
2

abc 
  2  1
Ans. (d)
 1
   
Sol. Suppose r  xa  yb  zc
  1   1
  
And a  b  c  k 
r  3i  j  2k
            
    
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c  0 2
 a  r  1   9  1  4   15

         
 
k 2 r  b  k 2 xa  k 2  r  c   k 2 yb  k 2  r  a   k 2 zc  0 23.

Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
 
      and b  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ . If c  (iˆ  ˆj  3k)
ˆ  8 then the value of

 3r  a  b  c  r  0 
  
c  (a  b) is equal to ___ (2021-03-16/Shift-2)
  
 abc
r Ans. (28.00)
2
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i j k 1
 sq.unit
  2
Sol. a  b  1 1 1  3i  2j  k
1 2 1 25. Let the position vectors of two points P and Q be

3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and ˆi  2jˆ  4kˆ , respectively. Let R and S be

  
Since c is perpendicular to a and b . two points such that the direction ratios of lines PR and
QS are (4, –1, 2) and (–2, 1, –2), respectively. Let lines


Let c   3i  2j  k  PR and QS intersect at T. If the vector TA is perpendicular

 to both PR and QS and the length of vector TA is 5

 
 c. i  j  3k  8    3  2  3   8    2
units, then the modulus of a position vector of A is

    2 (2021-03-16/Shift-1)
 
c. a  b   a  b  2  9  4  1  28
(a) 5 (b) 171

24. Let a vector ˆi  ˆj be obtained by rotating the vector (c) 227 (d) 482

3iˆ  ˆj by an angle 45° about the origin in counter Ans. (b)

clockwise direction in the first quadrant. Then the area of Sol. P  3,  1, 2 
triangle having vertices  ,  ,  0,   and (0, 0) is equal
Q 1, 2,  4 
to (2021-03-16/Shift-1)

1 PR  4iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
(a) 1 (b)
2
QS  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
1 Dr’s of normal to the plane containing P, T and Q will be
(c) 2 2 (d)
2 proportional to
Ans. (d)
ˆi ˆj kˆ
4 1 2
2 1 2

Sol.

 ,     2cos 75, 2sin 75 

l m n
1   
Area   2 cos 75  2sin 75  0 4 2
2
x  3 y 1 z  2
 sin 150  For point, T : PT    
4 1 2
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x 1 y  2 z  4  x  2y  3x  0  2y  4x  y  2x
QT    
2 1 2
PQ   1  x  ˆi   2  y  ˆj   3x  1 kˆ
T :  4  3,    1, 2  2 
 OP  xi  2xjˆ  kˆ
  2  1,   2,  2  4 
PQ   1  x 2   2  2x 2   3x  12  20
4  3  2  1  2    1

    3    2  1  x 2  2x  4  4x 2  8x  9x 2  1  6x  20

And   5  14x 2  14  x 2  1

So point T : 11,  3, 6  x  1 as x  0 and y  2

 2ˆj  kˆ  OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,

ˆ z  R, is coplanar with OP and OQ
 
OA  11iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ  
 5 
5
 
x y 1

  
OA  11iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ  2ˆj  kˆ   1 2 3x  0
3 z 7

OA  11i  ˆj  7kˆ
1 2 1
Or 9iˆ  5jˆ  5kˆ
 1 2 3  0
3 z 7
OA  121  1  49  171

 1 14  3z   2  7  9   1 z  6   0
26. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xiˆ  yjˆ  kˆ and
  14  3z  4  z  6  0
OQ   ˆi  2ˆj  3xk,
ˆ x, y  R, x  0 , be such that
 2z  4
PQ  20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to OQ.
 z  2
If OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,
ˆ z  R, is coplanar with OP and
 x 2  y2  z2  9
OQ, then the value of x 2  y2  z 2 is equal to :
27. Let x be a vector in the plane containing vectors
(2021-03-17/Shift-2)
(a) 1 (b) 9 a  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆi  2jˆ  k.
ˆ If the vector x is

(c) 2 (d) 7 perpendicular to (3iˆ  2ˆj  k)

ˆ and its projection on a is
Ans. (b)
17 6
Sol. OP  xi  yjˆ  kˆ , then the value of x 2 is equal to .................. .
2

OQ  ˆi  2ˆj  3xkˆ (2021-03-17/Shift-2)

Ans. (486.00)
OP  OQ
Sol. Let, x  k  a   b 
 OP.OQ  0
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   
x is perpendicular to 3iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ 
r a b  0 
k  2    3   2  1 2  1    1  0   
 r   a b  
 8  3  0 

 r   5i  4j  10k 
3
  
8 r  c  3    5  8  10   3

17 6   1
Also Projection of x on a is
2 
 r  5i  4j  10k
Therefore
 
29. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors perpendicular to each
x . a 17 6
     
a 2 other and | a |  | b | . If | a  b |  | a |, then the angle
    
between the vectors (a  b  (a  b)) and a is equal to :
 
 a   b .a  17 6
 k (2021-03-18/Shift-2)

 6  2
 1   1 
(a) sin 1   (b) cos 1  
 6  3
  3   17  6
 k 6     
  8  2
 1  1  1 
(c) sin 1   (d) cos  
51  3  2
k 8
51 Ans. (b)

k 8  
Sol. Given a  b

 13 14 11    
x  8  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  and If a  b  a
8 8 8 
   
 13iˆ  14jˆ  11kˆ let a  ˆi, b  ˆj, and a  b  kˆ ...  i 

2  angle between
x  169  196  121  486
    
28.
 
Let a  2i  3j  4k and b  7i  j  6k .
 a  b   a  b  and a is given by

          
     a  b   a  b    a  cos 
If r  a  r  b, r  i  2j  k  3, then r  2i  3j  k

is equal to : (2021-03-17/Shift-1) a  b  a  b a
(a) 12 (b) 13
(c) 10 (d) 8 2
a
      cos 
Ans. (a)
    
a  b ab a  
Sol. r  a  r  b  0
Substitute value from eq. (i)
 VECTOR & 3-D 13


1
 cos      
c   b.b a  b.a b
ˆi  ˆj  kˆ

 
  5 ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  2iˆ  kˆ 
 1 
   cos 1  
 3 
  3iˆ  5jˆ  6kˆ 

30. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with respect to a c. a  7  3  5  6  7
rectangular cartesian system. This system is rotated through
a certain angle about the origin in the counter clockwise 1
 
sense. If, with respect to new system, a has components 2
p + 1 and 10, then a value of p is equal to : 2
 3  5 
(2021-03-18/Shift-1)  2   1  2  ˆi    1 ˆj   3  1  1 kˆ
 2  2 
4
(a) 1 (b)  1 49 
5  2    25   25  50  75
4 4 
5
(c)  (d) –1  
4 32. Let a  i  j  3k and b  3i  j  k.
 If the area of the

Ans. (d) parallelogram whose adjacent sides are represented by the

   
vectors a and b is 8 3 square units, then a  b is equal
Sol. aold  3piˆ  ˆj
to: (2021-02-25/Shift-2)
a new   p  1 ˆi  10ˆj Ans. (2.00)

 a old  anew Sol. a  i  j  3k


8p 2  2p  10  0 b  3i  j  k
 
4p 2  p  5  0 Area of parallelogram  a  b  8 3.

5
 4p  5 p  1  0 p , 1 i j k
4  
ab  1  3  i  4   j  8   k  4 
31. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that c is coplanar 3  1

with a and b, a  c  7 and b is perpendicular to c

 
 a  b  64  32 2  8 3
where a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and b  2iˆ  kˆ , then the value of

2
2 a  b  c is _________. (2021-02-24/Shift-1)  2  2  6  2  4
 
Ans. (75.00)  a  b  3  2  3  2

 
Sol. c   b  a  b  33. Let
 ˆ b  ˆi  ˆj and c  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ be three
a  ˆi  2jˆ  k,
    
given vectors. If r is a vector such that r  a  c  a and
   
r  b  0 , then r  a is equal to ____.
 14 VECTOR & 3-D
(2021-02-25/Shift-1)
Sol. Vectors xi  j  k and i  yj  zk are collinear..
Ans. (12.00)
   1 y z
 b  i  j, c  i  j  k.
Sol. a  i  2j  k,    
x 1 1
   
r a  c a
1
    y   z, x 
 
r c a  0
z

   1
 r  c  a So, xi  yj  zk  i  zj  zk
z
  
r  a  c Put z = 1, we get i  j  k
 
rb  0
   A unit vector parallel to above vector is 
1   
i  j k 

 a  c  b  0  3

      
   
 a  b  b  c  0 35.     is
If a and b are perpendicular, then a  a  a  a  b

equal to (2021-02-26/Shift-1)
   1   2  0
 1 4
 2 (a) 0 (b) a b
2
  
r  2a  c   4
(c) a  b (d) a b
 3i  3j  3k
Ans. (d)
 
 
r  a  3i  3j  3k i  2j  k          2  
 
Sol. a   a   a . b a  a b  
  
= 12.
   2  
34. If vectors a1  xiˆ  ˆj  kˆ and a 2  ˆi  yjˆ  zkˆ are


 a    a a  b 


collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the vector

xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is 2    2 4 2   

(2021-02-26/Shift-2)

 
  a  a .b a  a b   a b  a a .b a

 
(a) 
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
i  j k  (b)
1 ˆ ˆ
2
 
ij 4
 a b
3

 
(c) 
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
i  j k  (d)
1
2
 ˆj  kˆ   a .b  0
3
Ans. (c)
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
36. Let aˆ, bˆ be unit vectors. If c be a vector such that the 1
cos   –
    2
angle between â and c is , and bˆ  c  2  c  aˆ  , not possible as    0,  
12 2

2 3
then 6c is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
Now,
 
(a) 6 3  3 (b) 3  3    2 
S1 2 a  b  2sin  
 3 
(c) 6  3  3  (d) 6  3 1     2 
a – b  1  1 – 2 cos  
Ans. (c)  3 
2  
bˆ  c  2  c  aˆ 
2
Sol.  1
 2 – 2 – 
2     2
bˆ  c  4 c  aˆ  4c   c  aˆ 
2 2

 3
2 2  S1 is correct.
1  c  4 c sin 2 0
12
2  3 –1 
2
2 S 2 projection of â on aˆ  bˆ .  
1  c  4 c    2 
 2 2  
aˆ  aˆ  bˆ   1  cos  3 

1 3 3
aˆ  bˆ 2
2
c  
3– 3 6 2  2 cos
3
2
So 62 c  6 3  3   1–
1
37. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that  2
1
 aˆ  bˆ   2  aˆ  bˆ   2. If    0,   is the angle

1
2
between â and bˆ, then among the statements :
(c) option is true.

 S1 : 2 aˆ  bˆ  aˆ  bˆ 38. Let a  a1iˆ  a2 ˆj  a3 kˆ ai  0, i  1, 2,3 be a vector
which makes equal angles with the coordinates axes
 S 2  : The projection of  
â on aˆ  bˆ is
1
2 OX , OY and OZ . Also, let the projection of a on


(JEE Main 2022) the vector 3iˆ  4 ˆj be 7. Let b be a vector obtained by
(a) Only (S1) is true   
rotating a with 90 . If a , b and x-axis are coplanar,
(b) Only (S2) is true 
(c) Both (S1) and (S2) are true then projection of a vector b on 3iˆ  4 ˆj is equal to
(d) Both (S1) and (S2) are false (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (c) (a) 7 (b) 2
Sol.    
aˆ  bˆ  2 aˆ  bˆ  2,   0,   (c) 2 (d) 7
Ans. (b)
 aˆ  bˆ   2  aˆ  bˆ    aˆ  bˆ   2  aˆ  bˆ   4 Sol.

a  a1iˆ  a2 ˆj  a3 kˆ
aˆ  bˆ  4  aˆ  bˆ   0  4
2

2
 1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ  ˆ ˆ ˆ
a 
 3
i
3
j k
3  3
i  jk  
Let the angle be  between â and b̂  
Now projection of a on b  7
2  2 cos   4 sin 2   4  
2  2 cos  – 4 cos 2   0 a b
  7
Let cos   t then b
2t 2 – t – 1  0
2t 2 – 2t  t – 1  0
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ 
 i  j  k   3i  4 j 
ˆ
7
1 3 5
t  – or t  1
2  5 3
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 16
 

a  5 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  v    2  ,  – 3 , 2   

   c

Now b  5 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ    i   v  ˆj  7v   
c
2
   
3
a b  0  – 3  7 v  c  2
 25  3  5  0   2  –   3   2    2
 15    0    –15 2  6   2


b  5 –2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ    3  1
  – 3  7
b 5 3 2  8
1 4
     –1
2

 We get v   2, 7, 7 
b 
5
2

–2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  41.
 
Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  2iˆ  3iˆ  2k . Then the
    
Projection of b on 3iˆ  4 ˆj is number of vectors b such that b  c  a and
 

b  3iˆ  4 ˆj

 5  –6  4  b  1, 2,........,10 is : (JEE Main 2022)
  2
5 2 5 
       (a) 0 (b) 1
39. If a  b  1, b  1, b  c  2 and c  a  3, then the value (c) 2 (d) 3
        
 
of  a  b  c , b   c  a  , c  b  a  is :
    Ans. (a)

Sol. a  iˆ  ˆj – kˆ
(JEE Main 2022) 
   c  2iˆ – 3 ˆj  2k
(a) 0 (b) 6a  b  c     
b c  a
      
(c) 12c  a  b  (d) 12b  c  a  b  1, 2..................10
Ans. (a)   
b  c  a
             
Sol.    
a  b  c   a  c  b – a  b c  3b – c  a is perpendicular to b as well as a is

          
   
b   c  a   b  a c – b  c a  c – 2a
perpendicular to c .
 
Now a  c  2 – 3 – 2  –3  0
             
   
c  b  a   c  a  b – c  b a  3b – 2a This b  c  a is not possible.

      No. of vectors b  0
3b – c , c – 2a ,3b – 2a   
  42. Let a and b be the vectors along the diagonal of a
     
 
3b – c   c – 2a   3b – 2a 
    parallelogram having area 2 2. let the angle between
              
   
3b – c  3 c  b – 2  c  a  – 6 a  b 
    a and b be acute. a  1 and a  b  a  b . If
        
–6 bca   6  cab   
c  2 2 a  b  2b , then the angle between b and c
  
40. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ are c  iˆ  ˆj  k be is : (JEE Main 2022)
  
three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the plane of (a) (b) 
   2  4 4
a and b whose projection on c is . If v  ˆj  7, 5 3
3 (c) (d)
 ˆ ˆ 6 4
 
then v  i  k is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (d)
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9
Ans. (d)
  
Sol. v   a  b

v   1,1, 2     2, –3,1
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 17
2
b  4   2 1   2  5

a  b  –2  2 – 1  –1
2   2
2 a  a b b  
2   5  – 1 2  5    2  5  14
2


44. Let a be a vector which is perpendicular to the vector

 
Sol. 1ˆ
3iˆ  j  2kˆ. If a  2iˆ  kˆ  2iˆ  13 ˆj  4kˆ, then the
1     2
Area  a  b  2 2  a  b  4 2
2 
     projection of the vector a on the vector 2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is
a  1 and a  b  a  b
 cos   sin  (JEE Main 2022)
 1
  (a) (b) 1
4 3
    
 a  b  4 2  a b sin  4 2 5 7
4 (c) (d)
 3 3
 b 8
Ans. (c)
   
Now, c  2 2 a  b – 2b  
  2 
Sol.  a   2iˆ  kˆ    3iˆ  12 ˆj  2kˆ 
2 2   
2 2
c  a b  2 b  16 2
  2   1
 
 2iˆ – 13 ˆj – 4kˆ   3iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ 
 2 
Now, b  c  –2 b

 8 16 2  cos   –2.64 iˆ ˆj kˆ

3 
 cos   –
1
  –  6  2  a  2 –13 4
2 4 1
  3 2
43. Let a   iˆ  2 ˆj  k and b  2iˆ   ˆj  kˆ,
ˆ where 2
  R. If the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent 
a  3iˆ  2 ˆj – 5kˆ
  
sides are represented by the vectors a and b is Projection of a on vector 2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is
2   2
15  2  4  , then the value of 2 a  a  b b is  
a
ˆ 
ˆ ˆ
 2i  2 j  k

5 
equal to (JEE Main 2022) 3 3
 
(a) 10 (b) 7 45. Let a   iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ, b  3iˆ   ˆj  4k and
(c) 9 (d) 14 
Ans. (d) c  iˆ  2 ˆj  2k ,  , R, be three vectors. If the
 
Sol. a   iˆ  2 ˆj – kˆ, b  –2iˆ   ˆj  kˆ,   10
projection of a on c is and
Area of parallelogram  â  bˆ 3
 
aˆ  bˆ    2 
2
  – 2    2  4 
2 2
b  c  6iˆ  10 ˆj  7 kˆ, then the value of    equal

Given aˆ  bˆ  15  2  4 
to : (JEE Main 2022)
(a) 3 (b) 4
2  2  4    2  4   15  2  4 
2

(c) 5 (d) 6
  4   13  2  4 
2 2
Ans. (a)
 
  2  4  13   2  9 a  c 10
2   2
Sol.  
2 a  a b b  c 3
2  62 10
a   2  4 1   2 5     2
1 4  4 3
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
iˆ ˆj kˆ c 6
And 3 –  4  –6iˆ  ˆj  kˆ     
S1: a  b  c  b – c
1 2 –2    
a  c b – c
 2  – 8  –6    1   
  3 –b  b – c
46. Let A, B , C be three points whose position vectors 0 – 6  –6
respectively are :   
S2 : a  b  c  0
   
a  iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ b  c  –a
 2 2   2
b  2iˆ   ˆj  4kˆ,   R a  b – 2 a b cos  ACB   c

c  3iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ 2
   cos  ACB  
If  is the smallest positive integer for which a, b , c 3
 
ar e non-collinear, then the length of the median, in 48. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b be a vector such that
ABC , through A is :     
(JEE Main 2022) a  b  2iˆ  kˆ and a  b  3. Then the projection of b
 
82 62 on the vector a  b is :- (JEE Main 2022)
(a) (b)
2 2 2 3
(a) (b) 2
69 66 21 7
(c) (d)
2 2
2 7 2
Ans. (a) (c) (d)
  3 3 3
1  –4 1
Sol. AB  AC if    1 Ans. (a)
2 –6 2 
   Sol. a  iˆ – ˆj  2kˆ
a , b , c are non-collinear   2 (smallest positive  
integer) a  b  2iˆ – kˆ
 
5 9 a b  3
Mid-point of BC  M  , 0, 
2 2  2  2 2 2
a b  a b  a  b
AM 
9 9
 16  
82 2
4 4 2  59  6 b
 
47. Let ABC be a triangle such that BC  a , 2 7
        b 
3
CA  b , AB  c , a  6 2, b  6 3, and b  c  12
  2 2   7
consider the statements : a –b  a  b – 2a  b 
3
       
   
 S1 : a  b  c  b  c  6 2 2  1      b a b  
Projection of b on a – b   
 2 a b
 S 2  : ABC  cos 1   . Then
 3   2 7
b a  b 3–
(JEE Main 2022)     3
(a) Both (S1) and (S2) are true a –b 7
(b) Only (S1) is true 3
(c) Only (S2) is true 2

(d) Both (S1) and (S2) are false 21
 
Ans. (c) 49. Let a   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  2iˆ  ˆj   kˆ, and   0. If
  
Sol. a b c  0  
   the projection of a  b on the vector i  2 ˆj  2kˆ is
b c  a
2 2   2 30, then  is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
b  c  2b  c  a 15
2 (a) (b) 8
c  36 2
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 19
 
13 a  b  iˆ  9 ˆj  12kˆ
(c) (d) 7
2 iˆ ˆj kˆ
Ans. (d)
   1 
Sol. a  b  1 –   iˆ   2 – 2  ˆj   – 2  kˆ
3 –5 4
 
Projection of a  b on iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
    4  5  iˆ   3 – 4  ˆj   5  3 kˆ


 
a  b  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
 30
  iˆ  9 ˆj  12kˆ
3  4  5  1, 3  4  9, 5  3  12
 2 2    91  0   1,   3
13  
   7,   a  3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, b  3iˆ  5 ˆj  4kˆ

2  
50. A vector a is parallel to the line of intersection of the  a  b  4 ˆj  3kˆ
2 2
plane determined by the vectors iˆ, iˆ  ˆj and the plane a  11, b  50
determined by the vectors iˆ  ˆj, iˆ  kˆ. The obtuse
 
a  b  9   5   4  18
     
angle between a and the vector b  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ is  Projection of b  2a on a  b  
   
3
(JEE Main 2022)
2
 
b  2a  a  b 
(a) (b)  
4 3 ab
2 2  
(c)
4
(d)
5 b  2 a  a b  
50  22   18  46
5 6    
5

5
a b
Ans. (a)
  46 
Sol.  
n1  iˆ  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ Ans.  
 5 
 
  
n2  iˆ  kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  52.

Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ and b   iˆ   ˆj  2kˆ. If
 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  
 
Line of intersection along n1  n2
 a  b  iˆ   kˆ  232 , then b  2 ˆj is equal to

 
 kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  iˆ  ˆj
(a) 4
(JEE Main 2022)
(b) 5

D.R of a  iˆ  kˆ
 (c) 21 (d) 17
D.R of b  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ Ans. (b)
     
a  b  3 and a  b     Sol. a  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ, b   iˆ   ˆj  2kˆ
  
cos  
3
2 3
   23
a  b  iˆ  kˆ  , then b  2 ˆj is
2
 ˆ   ˆ

3
4
    
a  i b  b  i aˆ  kˆ 
23
2
   ˆ  ˆ  
51. Let a   iˆ  ˆj   kˆ and b  3iˆ  5 ˆj  4kˆ be two     
a  i b  i  b  iˆ a  kˆ 
23

  2
vectors, such that a  b  iˆ  9iˆ  12kˆ. Then the 23 23 3
    2 2  5   5  4   
projection of b  2a on b  a is equal to 2 2 2
(JEE Main 2022) iˆ ˆj kˆ
 
(a) 2 (b)
39 b  2 j    2  4iˆ  2 kˆ
5 0 2 0
46
(c) 9 (d)  9
5  b  2 ˆj  16  4 2  16  4   5
4
Ans. (d)
 
Sol. Let a   iˆ  ˆj   kˆ, b  3iˆ  5 ˆj  4kˆ
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 20
 
53. Let vector a has a magnitude 9. Let a vector b be Ans. (a)

such that for every  x, y   R  R   0, 0  , the vector Sol. a  3iˆ  ˆj , bˆ  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
    
 
xa  yb

 is perpendicular to the vector
 
As a  b  c  b   c
       
      
 a  c b  a  b c  b  c 
 
6 ya  18 xb . Then the value of a  b is equal to :    
 a  c  1, a  b  
(JEE Main 2022)
(a) 9 3 (b) 27 3  
 3iˆ  ˆj  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ   
(c) 9 (d) 81    5
Ans. (b) 56. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that the angle
    
Sol. 
a  9 and xa  yb  6 ya  18 xb  0   between them is

. If  is the angle between the
4
   
2 2
 6 xy a  18 x 2 a  b  6 y 2 a  b  18 xy b  0
vectors  aˆ  bˆ  and  aˆ  2bˆ  22  aˆ  bˆ , then the
2

 6 xy a  3 b
2
   a  b   y  3x   0
2 2
value of 164 cos 2  is equal to : (JEE Main 2022)
This should hold x , y  R  R (a) 90  27 2 (b) 45  18 2
2
a 3b
2

and a  b  0  (c) 90  3 2 (d) 54  90 2

  Ans. (a)
2 2 2 2
Now a  b  a b  a  b

a
2 Sol. aˆ  bˆ  
 a 
2 4
3 aˆ  bˆ  aˆ bˆ cos 
2
81 a
 a b    27 3 1
3 3 aˆ  bˆ  cos  
2
54. Let S be the set of all a  R for which the angle

between the vectors u  a  log e b  iˆ  6 j  3kˆ and cos  
 
aˆ  b  aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ  bˆ
ˆ  

v   log e b  iˆ  2 j  2a  log e b  kˆ,  b  1 is acute.
aˆ  bˆ aˆ  2bˆ  2 aˆ  bˆ  
  
2
Then S is equal to: (JEE Main 2022) aˆ  bˆ  aˆ  bˆ  aˆ  bˆ
 4
(a)  – ,   (b)  2
aˆ  bˆ  2  aˆ  bˆ
 3
 4   12   2 2
(c)   , 0  (d)  ,   
 3   7  a  bˆ  aˆ bˆ sin  nˆ
Ans. (b)
nˆ
Sol. For angle to be acute aˆ  bˆ  when n̂ is vector  â and b̂
  2
u v  0   
Let c  a  b
 a  log e b   12  6a  log e b   0
2

We know
b  1  
c a  0
Let log e b  t  t  0 as b  1  
c b  0
y  at 2  6at  12 and y  0, t  0 2
aˆ  2bˆ  2c
 a 
    4
55. Let a  3iˆ  ˆj and b  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ. Let c be a vector  1 4   4aˆ  bˆ  8bˆ  cˆ  4cˆ  aˆ
2
      

satisfying a  b  c  b   c. If b c are non- 7
4
72 2
2
parallel, then the value of  is: (JEE Main 2022) Now
(a) 5 (b) 5  
aˆ  bˆ  aˆ  2bˆ  2cˆ 
(c) 1 (d) –1
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 21
2
 aˆ  2aˆ  bˆ  0  bˆ  aˆ  2 bˆ  0
2 3
168  abc  a  b  c 
4
2 1 So,  a  b  c   16
 1  2
2 2  
58. Let b  iˆ  ˆj   kˆ,   R. If a is a vector such that
3
 3    
2 a  b  13iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and a  b  21  0, then
      
3
3
2
   
b  a  k  j  b  a  i  kˆ   is equal to
cos   (JEE Main 2022)
2 2 72 2
Ans. (14)
    
2

cos 2  
9 2 1 Sol. 
a b b  0
 
2 2 2 72 2  13  1  4  0    3
  
 b  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  a  b  13iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ
 9   2  1   
cos         
2
  a  b  b  13iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
 2 2  7  2 2    
 21b  11a  i  43 ˆj  14kˆ
82  9   2  1  7  2 2  
 a  2iˆ  2 ˆj  7 kˆ
164 cos   2

2 7  2 2  7  2 2     
   
Now b  a  kˆ  ˆj  b  a  iˆ  kˆ  14  

 82   9  7 2  4  7  2 2 
59. If

a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, b  3iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and

2  41   
c  c1iˆ  c2 ˆj  c3 kˆ are coplanar vectors and a  c  5,

 9 2 5 2  3   
b  c , then 122  c1  c2  c3  is equal to
 90  27 2
   (JEE Main 2022)
57. Let a , b , c three coplanar concurrent vectors such that Ans. (150.00)
angles between any two of them is same. If the product Sol. a  c  5  2c1  c2  3c3  5 ... 1
of their magnitudes is 14 and
            b  c  0  3c1  3c2  c3  0 ...  2 
    
a  b  b  c  b  c   c  a    c  a   a  b  168   c1 c2 c3
  
then a  b  c is equal to : (JEE Main 2022) And  a b c   0  2 1 3 0
3 3 1
(a) 10 (b) 14
(c) 16 (d) 18  8c1  7c2  3c3  0 ...  3
Ans. (c) By solving 1 ,  2  ,  3 we get
  
Sol. a b c  14 10 85 225
c1  , c2  , c3 
      2 122 122 122
a b  b c  c a   122  c1  c2  c3   150
3
  1   1   1 60. Given a  b  1 and a  b  3. If c be a vector
So, a  b   ab, b  c   bc, a  c   ac
2 2 2
(let)  
such that c  a  2b  3 a  b , then 2c  b is equal
           
   
a  b  b  c  a  b b  c  a  c  b b     to (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (5.00)
1 2 1 2 3  1
 ab c  ab c  ab 2 c 2
4 2 4 Sol. a  b  3, a  b  3  a  b 
2
Similarly
    Now c  a  2b  3 a  b  
  3
b  c   c  a   abc 2
4  
 c  a  2b  b  3 a  b  b   
   
3
 c  a   a  b  a 2bc
4
  c b  a b  2 b b  0 
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 22

2 2   2
1
 c  b   2 1  0
2
 
a b  a  b  75
2 2
 5 6 a  9  75  a  14
 c b    
2 63. Let u  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, v  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, v .w  2 and
       
61. Let a , b , c be three non-coplanar vectors such that v  w  u   v . Then u.w is equal to
        
a  b  4c , b  c  9a and c  a   b ,   0. If (JEE Main 2023)
   1 3
a  b  c  , then  is equal to ……. (a) 1 (b)
36 2
(JEE Main 2022) 2
(c) 2 (d) 
Ans. (36.00) 3
      
Sol. a  b  4c  a  c  0  b  c Ans. (a)
          
b  c  9a  a  b  0  a  c Sol. u  1, 1, 2  , v   2,1, 1 , v .w  2
      
 a, b , c are mutually  set of vectors. v  w  u   v .... 1
         
 a b  4 c , b c  9 a and c a   b Taking dot with w in (1)
     
  w.  v  w   u .w   v .w
a 4 c 
     0  u .w  2
c 9 a 
 Taking dot with v in (1)
c 3     
   v .  v  w   u .v   v .v
a 2
 0   2  1  2    6
3
 If a   , c  and b  6 1
2 
2
1 
Now a  b  c   u.w  2  1
36 64. Let PQR be a triangle. The points A, B and C are on
5 1 43
   6  ,   a the sides QR , RP and PQ respectively such that
2 36 18
Which gives negative value of  or a which is QA RB PC 1 Area  PQR 
   . Then is equal to
NOT possible and hence data seems to be wrong.
AR BP CQ 2 Area  ABC 
   (JEE Main 2023)
But if a  b  c  36
(a) 4 (b) 3
5
  6  36 5
2 (c) 2 (d)
2
  12
  Ans. (b)
c a 3  12 12   
    Sol. Let P is 0, Q is q and R is r
b 2 6    
2q  r 2r q
  36 A is , B is and C is
  3 3 3
62. Let a and b be two vectors such that 1  
 2 2 2     Area of PQR is  q  r
a  b  a  2 b , a  b  3 and a  b  75. Then 2
2 1  
a is equal to ……….. (JEE Main 2022) Area of ABC is AB  AC
2
Ans. (14.00)  r  2q  r  q
AB  , AC 
 2 2 2   3 3
Sol. a  b  a  2 b ;a b  3
1  
2 2   2 2 Area of ABC  q  r
As a  b  2a  b  a  2 b 6
2   Area  PQR 
b  2a  b  6 3
Area  ABC 
 2
a  b  75
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 23
     1
65. Let   4iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ and   iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ . Let 1 be b d 
   2
parallel to  and  2 be perpendicular to  . If        
        
a b  c d  a  b  c d 
 
  1   2 , then the value of 5 2  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is
      
(JEE Main 2023)     
 a  b d c  b c d
   
  a  c  b  d  
(a) 6 (b) 11 1
(c) 7 (d) 9 4
Ans. (c) 
 67. The vector a  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is rotated through a right

Sol. Let 1  
   angle, passing through the y-axis in its way and the
Now  2    1   
resulting vector is b . Then the projection of 3a  2b
  
 iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ   4iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ  
on c  6iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ is
 1  4  iˆ   2  3  ˆj   5  4  kˆ
 
1  x   x 1  x   x 2 1  x 
500 499 498
 2 .  0  ...  x 500 is:
 4 1  4   3  2  3   5  5  4   0 (JEE Main 2023)
 4  16  6  9  25  20  0
(a) 3 2 (b) 1
 50  10
1 (c) 6 (d) 2 3
 
5 Ans. (a)
  4    
3
 2   1   iˆ   2   ˆj   1  4  kˆ Sol. b   a  a  ˆj  
 5  5 
 9 13
 2  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ

 b   2iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ 
5 5  
 b  a
5 2  9i  13 ˆj  15kˆ
ˆ
 1
 
5 2 . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  9  13  15  7  6  12     
2
   1 
66. Let a, b and c be three non zero vectors such that (  rejected,  b makes acute angle with y-axis)
  2
     b c  

b  c  0 and a  b  c   2
. If d be a vector such

b   2 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
          
  
that b  d  a  b , then a  b  c  d is equal to 3a  2b  c
3 2


(JEE Main 2023) c
    
3 1 68. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, a. b  1 and a  b  iˆ  ˆj . Then
(a) (b)
4 2  
a  6b is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
1 1
(c)  (d)
4 4 
(a) 3 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  
(b) 3 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
Ans. (d)
 
      b c (c) 3  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  (d) 3  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
 
Sol.  a  c  b  a  b c 
2
         Ans. (b)
 
a  b  c  a  c b  a b c   
  1   1
Sol. a  b  iˆ  ˆj 
a c  ,a b  
2 2 Taking cross product with a
   

 a  a  b  a  iˆ  ˆj   
     
 
 a  b a   a  a  b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
 
 a  3b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 24
   
 2a  6b  2iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ   c a  
 c    c
 

 a  6b  3iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ  3 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  b a 
 
  c a   
69.
 
If the vectors a   iˆ   ˆj  4 kˆ, b  2iˆ  4 ˆj  2 kˆ and  
 c     b c
 b a 
 
c  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ are coplanar and the projection of a 15 
  74    8
on the vector b is 54 units, then the sum of all 3
possible values of    is equal to  74  40  34
  
71. Let a  4iˆ  3 ˆj and b  3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and c is a
(JEE Main 2023)
   
(a) 0 (b) 6    
vector such that c . a  b  25  0, c . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  4
(c) 24 (d) 18  
Ans. (c) and projection of c on a is 1, then the projection of
 
   c on b equals: (JEE Main 2023)
Sol. When a b c are coplanar then scalar triple product = 0
  4 5 1
(a) (b)
2 4 2  0 2 5
2 3 1 1 3
(c) (d)
 10     2   4  14   0 2 2
10  2   56 Ans. (a)
 
5    28 ... 1 Sol. a  b  15iˆ  20 ˆj  25kˆ
  
Let c  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ
Projection of a on b  54
   15 x  20 y  25 z  25  0
a b
  54  3 x  4 y  5 z  5
b
Also x  y  z  4
2  4  8  
 54 c a
24 and   1  4 x  3 y  5
a
2  4  8  54  24 ...  2  
 c  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
By solving equation (1) & (2) 
 25 5
     24 Projection of c or b  
   5 2 2
70. If a  iˆ  2kˆ, b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, c  7iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ,   
        72. If a , b , c are three non-zero vectors and n̂ is a unit
r  b  b  c  0 and r . a  0 then r . c is equal to: 
vector perpendicular to c such that
(JEE Main 2023)       
(a) 34 (b) 12 
a   b  nˆ,   0  and b . c  12 , then c  a  b is 
(c) 36 (d) 30 equal to: (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (a) (a) 15 (b) 9
   
Sol. r  b  c  b  0 (c) 12 (d) 6
  
 r  c  b  0 Ans. (c)
   
  Sol. n̂  c a   b  n
 r  c  b 
   b . c  12
 r  c  b  
   
And given that r  a  0
  
 
a . c   b . c  n. c


 c  b  a  0 
 
a. c   b.c
   
 c  a  b  a  0       
 
c  a
   
c  a  b  c .b a   c.a  b
       
b a
    
   
 c .b a   b .c b

Now, r  c  c   b  c   
 
 c .b a   b

VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 25
    
 12   n   a  b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, a  b  3iˆ  5kˆ
 12  1  12
 iˆ ˆj kˆ
   
73. A vector v in the first octant is inclined to the x-axis
   
 a  b  a  b  2 1 1  2iˆ  10 ˆj  6kˆ
at 60 , to the y-axis at 45 and to the z-axis at an 0 3 5
acute angle. If a plane passing through the points
  required answer  4  100  36  140
 
2,1,1 and  a , b , c  is normal to v , then    
75. Let a and b be two vectors. Let a  1, b  4 and
(JEE Main 2023)
      
(a) 2a  b  c  1 (b) a  b  2c  1  
a . b  2 . If c  2a  b  3b , then the value of b . c is

(c) a  2b  c  1 (d) 2a  b  c  1 (JEE Main 2023)

Ans. (c) (a) -24 (b) -48
(c) -84 (d) -60
Sol. vˆ  cos 60iˆ  cos 45iˆ  cos  kˆ
Ans. (b)
1 1    
   cos 2   1  Acute 
4 2 
Sol. c  2a  b  3b 
     
 cos  
1  
b . c  b 2a  b  3b . b
2 2
   60  3 b
Equation of plane is  48
  
1
2

x 2 
1
2
 1
 y  1   z  1  0
2
76. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , and b and c be two non zero
       
vectors such that a  b  c  a  b  c and b . c  0 .
 x  2y  z 1
 a, b, c  lies on it. Consider the following two statements:
  
(A) a   c  a for all   
 a  2b  c  1  
  (B) a and c are always parallel (JEE Main 2023)
74. Let    , a   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ   ˆj  2 kˆ . If
      (a) only (B) is correct
     
a  b  a  b  a  b  8iˆ  40 ˆj  24kˆ , then (b) neither (A) nor (B) is correct
  (c) only (A) is correct
   
2
 a b  a b is equal to (JEE Main 2023) (d) both (A) and (B) are correct.
(a) 140 (b) 132 Ans. (c)
(c) 144 (d) 136   2   2
Sol. a  b  c  a  b  c
Ans. (a)           
 2 a. b  2b .c  2c . a  2 a. b  2b . c  2c . a
Sol. a   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  
 4 a. c  0
b  iˆ   ˆj  2kˆ B is incorrect
     
     
 b  a  a  b  a  b  8iˆ  40 ˆj  24kˆ
 2 2
a  c  a
     
     
 a  b  a  b a  b  8iˆ  40 ˆj  24kˆ  2c2  0
True   R
 
 
 8 a  b  8iˆ  40 ˆj  24kˆ (A) is correct.
  
77. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ and c  5iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ
iˆ ˆj kˆ 
  be three vectors. If r is a vector such that,
Now, a  b   2 3       2
1  2 r  b  c  b and r . a  0 . Then 25 r is equal to
(JEE Main 2023)
  4  3  iˆ   2  3 ˆj   2  2 kˆ  (a) 449 (b) 336
  1 (c) 339 (d) 560
 Ans. (c)
 a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ 
 Sol. a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 26
 
b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  17
(b) Projection of a on b is and the direction of
 35
c  5iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ
     the p
 r  c   b  0, r . a  0 
    17
 r  c  b (c) Projection of a on b is and the direction of
   35
 
Also, x   b . a  0 the projection vector is opposite to the direction of
 
a. c 8 b
    
a. b 5   17
(d) Projection of a on b is and the direction of
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  ˆ ˆ
 5 5i  3 j  3k  8 i  j  2k
r
ˆ 35
5 the projection vector is opposite to the direction of

 17 ˆ
i  7 ˆ
j  kˆ b
r Ans. (d)
5

2 1 Sol. a  5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
r   289  50  
25 b  iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ
2
25 r  339   5  3  15 13
   a b  
78. Let a  2iˆ  7 ˆj  5kˆ, b  iˆ  kˆ and c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ be 35 35
  
three given vectors. If r is a vector such that 80. Let a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ, b  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and
        
r  a  c  a and r . b  0 , then r is equal to : c  iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ . If d is a vector perpendicular to
(JEE Main 2023)      2
both b and c , and a  d  18 , then a  d is equal to
11 11
(a) 2 (b) (JEE Main 2023)
7 7 (a) 720 (b) 640
11 914 (c) 680 (d) 760
(c) 2 (d) Ans. (a)
5 7  

Ans. (a) 
Sol. a   b  c 

Sol. a  2iˆ  7 ˆj  5kˆ iˆ ˆj kˆ
  
b  iˆ  kˆ b  c  1 2 2  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ

c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ 1 4 3
       
r a  c a  r  c a  0
   
d   2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 
 r  c  a  
      a. d  18
r  b  0  c  b  b  a  0 2

2    7   0   
2
7

So d  2 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 
 iˆ ˆj kˆ
  2a 1 ˆ
r c 
7 7

 11i  11kˆ   
d  a  4 2 4  20iˆ  8 ˆj  16kˆ
 11 2 2 3 4
r 
7  2
  d  a  720
79. Let a  5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and b  iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ be two vectors.
81. Let the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D be
Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
5iˆ  5 ˆj  2 kˆ, iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, 2iˆ   ˆj  4kˆ and
(JEE Main 2023)
  17 iˆ  5 ˆj  6kˆ . Let the set S     the points A, B,
(a) Projection of a on b is and the direction of
35 C and D are coplanar}. Then     2 2
is equal to
the p  S
(JEE Main 2023)
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 27

37    4   2   0
(a) (b) 13
2    4, 2
(c) 41 (d) 25 84. If the points with position vectors
Ans. (c)
9
Sol. Since A, B, C, D are coplanar  iˆ  10 ˆj  13kˆ, 6iˆ  11 ˆj  11kˆ, iˆ   ˆj  8kˆ are
   2
Hence  BA CA DA  0
collinear, then 19  6 
2
is equal to
4 3 2  3 (JEE Main 2023)
7 5 2  4  0 (a) 49 (b) 16
6 0 2  6 (c) 36 (d) 25
Ans. (c)
  2,3  
Sol. AB || BC
Hence     2
 S
2
 41
6 

1

2
   
3   11 19
82. Let the vectors a, b , c represent three coterminous 2
edges of a parallelopiped of volume V. Then the 6  123, 19  117
volume of the parallelopiped, whose coterminous  
      85. Let the vectors u1  iˆ  ˆj  akˆ, u 2  iˆ  bjˆ  kˆ and
edges are represented by a, b  c and a  2b  3c is

equal to: (JEE Main 2023) u3  ciˆ  ˆj  kˆ be coplanar. If the vectors
(a) 6 V (b) 3 V  
v1   a  b  iˆ  cjˆ  ckˆ, v2  aiˆ   b  c  ˆj  akˆ and
(c) V (d) 2 V 
Ans. (c) v3  bi  bj   c  a  k are also coplanar, then
ˆ ˆ ˆ
  
Sol. V   a b c  6  a  b  c  is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
      (a) 12 (b) 6
 a , b  c , a  2b  3c 
  (c) 0 (d) 4
1 0 0 Ans. (a)
   Sol. For coplanar   0
 0 1 1  a b c   1 3  2  V  V
1 2 3 1 1 a
1 b 1  0  a  b  c  2  abc ....  i 
83. The sum of all values of  , for which the points
whose position vectors are c 1 1
iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, 2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ,   1 iˆ  2kˆ and ab c c
9iˆ    8  ˆj  6kˆ are coplanar, is equal to a bc a  0  abc  0
(JEE Main 2023) b b ca
(a) 2 (b) 4  From eq. (i) we get a  b  c  2 .
(c) 2 (d) 6 86. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A (2,
Ans. (a) 1, 1), B (1, 2, 5), C (–2, –3, 5) and D (1, –6, –7) is
equal to (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 54 (b) 9 38
(c) 48 (d) 8 38
Ans. (d)

Sol.
OA OB OC  0
1 1 1
 2 1  0
8  6 3
Sol.
  2  2  8  0
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 28

AB   1,1, 4 

AD   1, 7, 8 
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 
AB  AD  1 1 4
1 7 8
 20iˆ  12 ˆj  8kˆ Sol.
   
u  v  u   v
1
A1   20  2
  12   8   2 38
2 2
  
2  u    u   v   0

iˆ ˆj kˆ u.v  u v cos 45
CB  CD  3 5 0  60iˆ  36 ˆj  24kˆ 
 
3 3 12 2
 
 u   v  r
1
A2   60 2   36 2   24 2  6 38  2   2  2  1
2
 Area = A1  A2  8 38   1,  2  2
87. Let O be the origin and the position vector of the 89. If the points P and Q are respectively the
point P be iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ . If the position vectors of the circumcenter and the orthocentre of a ABC , then
  
points A, B and C are 2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, 2iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ and PA  PB  PC is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
 
4iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ respectively, then the projection of the (a) 2QP (b) 2PQ
  
vector OP on a vector perpendicular to the vectors (c) PQ (d) QP
 
AB and AC is (JEE Main 2023) Ans. (c)
10
(a) (b) 3
3
7 8
(c) (d)
3 3
Ans. (b)
  
Sol. AB  OB  OA Sol.
  
  
 2iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  PA  PB  PC  a  b  c
 a  b  c
 4iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ PG 
   3
AC  OC  OA  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  
   a  b  c  3PG  PQ
AB  AC  5iˆ  10 ˆj  10kˆ   
 90. Let a  2iˆ  7 ˆj  kˆ, b  3iˆ  5kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ .
OP  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  
   Let d be a vector which is perpendicular to both a
  
Projection 
 
OP  AB  AC
  3
 
 
and b , and c  d  12 . Then iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  c  d is 
AB  AC equal to (JEE Main 2023)
88. An arc PQ of a circle subtends a right angle at its (a) 24 (b) 44
(c) 48 (d) 42
centre O . The mid point of the arc PQ is R . If Ans. (b)
      
OP  u , OR  v and OQ   u   v , then  ,  2 are 
Sol. a  2iˆ  7 ˆj  kˆ
the roots of the equation (JEE Main 2023) 
b  3iˆ  5kˆ
(a) 3x 2  2 x  1  0 (b) x 2  x  2  0 
(c) x 2  x  2  0 (d) 3x 2  2 x  1  0 c  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
Ans. (b)
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 29
 
  
iˆ ˆj kˆ  b  a     c  a    d  a   0
 
d   a  b   2 7 1            
b c d   b c a   b a d    a c d   0
3 0 5        
 93. Let a , b, c be three distinct real numbers, none equal

d   35iˆ  13 ˆj  21kˆ  to one. If the vectors aiˆ  ˆj  kˆ, iˆ  bjˆ  kˆ and
  35  13  42   12 1 1 1
iˆ  ˆj  ckˆ are coplanar, then   is
2 1 a 1 b 1 c


d  2 35iˆ  13 ˆj  21kˆ  equal to
(a) 2
(JEE Main 2023)
(b) -2
 
 
iˆ  ˆj  kˆ c  d  (c) -1
Ans. (d)
(d) 1

1 1 1 a 1 1
 1 1 2  44 Sol. 1 b 1  0
70 26 42 1 1 c

91. For any vector a  a1iˆ  a2 ˆj  a3 kˆ , with C2  C2  C1 , C3  C3  C1
10 ai  1, i  1, 2,3, consider the following statements: a 1 a 1 a

(A): max  a1 , a2 , a3   a 1 b 1 0 0
 1 0 c 1
(B): a  3max  a1 , a2 , a3  (JEE Main 2023)
(a) Only (B) is true a  b  1 c  1  1  a  c  1  1  a  91  b  0
(b) Neither (A) nor (B) is true a 1  b 1  c   1  a 1  c   1  a 1  b   0
(c) Both (A) and (B) are true a 1 1
(d) Only (A) is true   0
Ans. (c) 1 a 1 b 1 c
Sol. Without loss of generality 1 1 1
 1    0
Let a1  a2  a3 1 a 1 b 1 c
 1 1 1
 a  a3  max  a1 , a2 , a3    
1 a 1 b 1 c
1
  
A is true 94. Let    , a   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  3iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ . Let c
 2 2 2 2 2 2
      
a  a1  a2  a3  a3  a3  a3
2 2

be a vector such that a  b  c  c  0, a  c  17 
 a  3 a3   
 
2
 and b  c  20 . Then c   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is equal to
 a  3 a3  3 max  a1 , a2 , a3 
(JEE Main 2023)
 3max  a1 , a2 , a3  (a) 49 (b) 62
Option (c) is true (c) 46 (d) 53
   Ans. (c)
92. If four distinct points with position vectors a , b , c and    
   
d are coplanar, then  a b c  is equal to

Sol. a  b  c  c  0
  
(JEE Main 2023)  
a  b c  0
           
(a)  d c a   b d a    c d b   
c   a  b      3 iˆ   kˆ
         
(b) b d a    a c d    d b c  b . c  20  3    3  2  20
         
(c)  a d b    d c a    d b c  a. c  17      3    17
        
(d) b c d    d a c    d b a   
   2  3  1  17

Ans. (a) 17  3  11  20   2

 3  1 
   
Sol. a, b , c , d are coplanar points. 2
20  9  207  0
     
b  a , c  a , d  a are coplanar vectors.
     
So, b  a c  a d  a   0
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  3   Z       
2
  7 a  b sin   
   1   4 


 c   6iˆ  kˆ   49  4  9 
1
  2

v  c  3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   882
97. Let for a triangle ABC,
iˆ ˆj kˆ 
AB  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
 6 0 1  iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ 
3 1 1 CB   iˆ   ˆj   kˆ

2 CA  4iˆ  3 ˆj   kˆ
v   1  32  62  46
2

  If   0 and the area of the triangle ABC is 5 6 , then

95. Let a  iˆ  4 ˆj  2 kˆ, b  3iˆ  2 ˆj  7 kˆ and  
     CB  CA is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
 ˆ ˆ ˆ
c  2i  j  4 k . If a vector d satisfies d  b  c  b (a) 108 (b) 54
  2 (c) 60 (d) 120
and d  a  24 , then d equal to (JEE Main 2023) Ans. (c)
   
(a) 413 (b) 323 Sol. AB  BC  CA  0
(c) 423 (d) 313   2,   4,     3
Ans. (a)
    1  
Sol. d  b  c  b AB  AC  5 6
   2

 d  c b  0    9 2   2  12 2  100  600
  
 d  c  b    5,   8
   
Also d . a  24 Hence, CB. CA  60
  

 c   b . a  24  98. Let S be the set of all   ,   for which the vectors

24  a. c 24  6  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, iˆ  2 ˆj   kˆ and 3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ , where
    2
 
b. a

9     5 , are coplanar, then  
80    2
2
 is
d c2 b    
, S
equal to (JEE Main 2023)
 8iˆ  5 ˆj  18kˆ (a) 2130 (b) 2290
2 (c) 2210 (d) 2370
 d  64  25  324  413
Ans. (b)
  
96. Let a  2, b  3 and the angle between the vectors a  1 1
      2 Sol. 1 2   0 &     5
and b be . Then a  2b  2 a  3b
4
  
is equal to  3 4 5
(JEE Main 2023)  10  4    5  3    10   0
(a) 441 (b) 882
(c) 482 (d) 841    5  4  10   5  3  10  0
Ans. (b) 5
    15;  
Sol. a  2, b  3 4
  3;   2
   
   
2
a  2b  2a  3b Hence  
80  2   2 
   2  
, S
 3a  b  4b  a
 250 
   2  80   13 
 3a  b  4a  b  16 
 2  1250  1040
 7 a  b  2290
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   
99. Let ABCD be a quadrilateral. If E and F are the mid AC  2a  3b  4c
points of the diagonals AC and BD respectively and    
AD  a  3b  5c
 AB  BC    AD  DC   k FE , then k is equal to   1 2 3
(JEE Main 2023) 2 3 4  0
(a) 2 (b) 4
1 3 5
(c) 2 (d) 4
Ans. (b)     115  12   2  10  4   3  6  3  0
    1  1
 2
 
102. Let a and b be two vector such that
      2
a  14, b  6 and a  b  48 . Then a. b is  
equal to ______. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (36.00)
Sol. 
     
AB  BC  AB  DC  k FE Sol. a  14, b  6
          
      
b  a  c  b  d  a  c  d  k FE a  b  48
    
 
2 b  d  2  a  c   k FE  2  2 2 2
a  b  a. b  a  b
  
 
2 2 f  2  2e   k FE   2
 
 a. b  84  48  36
  
 
4 f  e  k FE   
103. Let a, b , c be three vectors such that
        
4 FE  k FE  
a  31, 4 b  c  2 and 2 a  b  3  c  a  . If the
k  4   2
      2  ac 
100. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj   kˆ, b  3iˆ  5 ˆj   kˆ, a  c  7, angle between b and c , then     is equal to
        3  a. b 
2b  c  43  0, a  c  b  c . Then a. b is equal to
_____. (JEE Main 2023)
(JEE Main 2023) Ans. (3.00)
   
Ans. (8.00)
   
Sol. a  iˆ  2 ˆj   kˆ, b  3iˆ  5 ˆj   kˆ, a  c  7
 
Sol. 2 a  b  3  c  a 
  
   
a  c  b  c  0, 
a  2b  3c  0 
        
   
a  b  c  0  a  b is paralleled to c 
a   2b  3c 
   2  2
a  b   c , where  is a scalar a   2 2b  3c

 
2iˆ  7 ˆj  2 kˆ    c 2 2 2 
  a   2 4 b  9 c  12b . c
Now a  c  7 gives 2 2  12  7 
  43 31  31 2    1
And b  c   gives 4 2  82  43   
2 
a   2b  3c 
  2 and  2  1    
2 b c
  ac
a b  8       
a. b 2b . b  3c . b
  
101. Let a , b and c be three non-zero non-coplanar  2 2 2  
  3
2
vectors. Let the position vectors of four points A, B, C b c  b c  b c 
         4
and D be a  b  c ,  a  3b  4c , a  2b  3c and 3
        2
2a  4b  6c respectively. If AB, AC and AD are ac 2
coplanar, then  is: (JEE Main 2023)
   1 3  3
a. b 2. 
Ans. (2.00) 4 2
   
Sol. AB     1 a  2b  3c   2
 ac 
    3
 a. b 
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     
104. Let v   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, w  2 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , and u be a 106. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ and b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ . If c is a vector
      
vector such that u    0 . If the minimum value of such that a. c  11, b .  a  c   27 and b . c   3 b ,
  
the scalar triple product u v w  is  3401 , and  2
then a  c is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023)
 2 m
u. iˆ  where m and n are coprime natural Ans. (285.00)
n  
numbers, then m  n is equal to ____ . Sol. a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
    
(JEE Main 2023) b   a  c   27, a  b  0
Ans. (3501.00)    
      b   a  c   3a
Sol. u v w  u   v  w    
  Let  be angle between b , a  c
min .  u v  w cos     3401   
Then b  a  c sin   3 14
 cos   1   
u   (Given) b  a  c cos   27
 
v  w  3401 14
 sin  
iˆ ˆj kˆ 95
    
vw   2 3  b  a  c  3 95
2 1 1  
 a  c  3  95
  ˆ   
v  w  i  5 ˆj  3 kˆ 107. Let a  3iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  2iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ . If b is a
     2
v  w  1  25 2  9 2  3401 vector such that a  b  c and b  50 , then
34 2  3400  
72  b  c is equal to ____. (JEE Main 2023)
 2  100
Ans. (66.00)
  10 (as   0 )  
 Sol. a  11, c  22

So u   iˆ  5 ˆj  3 k      
 a  b  c  b c sin 
u   2  25 2  2  9 2 
11  50 22 sin 

 2   2 1  25 2  9 2  1
 sin  
100   1  34  100 
2
10
 2 2 2 
100 m b  c  b  c  2b . c
2  
3401 n 2 2  
  
105. Let a  6iˆ  9 ˆj  12 kˆ, b   iˆ  11 ˆj  2 kˆ and c be  b  c  2 b c cos 
   
vectors such that ac  ab . If 99
     50  22  2  50  22 
  
a  c  12, c  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  5 , then c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  is 10
 72  66
equal to ____. (JEE Main 2023)
 2
Ans. (11.00) 72  b  c  66
      
 
Sol. a  c  b  0  a || c  b
  
c  b  a
   2
a. c  a. b   a  12
6  261  87

 
c . iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  5
 
 
b   a . iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  5 
   29,   1
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3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY      
Sol. If r  a   b and r  c   d
108. Let P be a plane passing through the points (1, 0, 1),
    then the shortest distance between two lines is
(1, –2, 1) and (0, 1, –2). Let a vector a   i   j   k be
    
such that a is parallel to the plane P, perpendicular to  a  c . b d 
L  
 
   
   b d
 i  2 j 3 k  and a .  i  j  2 k   2, then       2
   
equals ____. (2021-07-20/Shift-1)
     
Ans. (81.00)  a  c      4  i  2 j  3k  and
 
Sol. Equation of plane:

x 1 y  0 z 1    
 
 2 i  2 j k 
11 2 11  0 b d  
  
1 0 0 1 1 2 bd 3

 3x  z  2  0
   
Given, 2 i  2 j k 
    
     4  i  2 j 3 k  .   9

a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ || to 3x  z  2  0   3

 3    0 .... 1 6

 110. The lines x  ay  1  z  2 and x = 3y – 2 = bz – 2,

a  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ r to ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ
(ab  0) are coplanar, if ? (2021-07-20/Shift-2)
   2  3  0 ....  2  (a) b  1, a  R  0 (b) a  2, b  3
and
(c) a  2, b  2 (d) a  1, b  R  0

 
a. ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ  2
Ans. (a)

     2  2 ....  3 Sol. Lines are x  ay  1  z  2

On solving (1), (2) & (3) 1

y
  1,   5,   3 x
  a  z2 ....  i 
1 1 1
         1  5  3   81
2 2 a

109. If the shortest distance between the lines and x  3y  2  bz  2

      
r1   i  2 j  2 k    i  2 j  2 k  ,   R,   0 2 2
  y z
x 3 b
  ....  ii 
1 1 1
       3 b
and r2  4 i  k    3 i  2 j  2 k  ,   R is 9, then  is
 
 The lines are co-planar
equal to ______. (2021-07-20/Shift-1)
Ans. (6.00)
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at point Q. If  is the acute angle between the lines PN
1 2 2 and PQ, then cos  is equal to ______________ ?
0  2 
a 3 b (2021-07-25/Shift-1)
1
1 1 0 1
a 1
(a) (b)
1 1 2 3 5
1
3 b
3 1
(c) (d)
2 3
2 1 2 Ans. (d)
0  2
3 a b
1 1 1
 0  1  0
a 3 b
1 1
1
3 b
Sol.
1 1
  0
a ab

 b  1 and a  R  0

111. Consider the line L given by the equation

x  3 y  1 z  2 . Let Q be the mirror image of the
 
2 1 1 
point (2, 3, –1) with respect to L. Let a plane P be such  
PN. i  k  0
that it passes through Q, and the line L is perpendicular to
P. Then which of the following points is on the plane P ?  N 1,0, 1

(2021-07-20/Shift-2)
(a) (1, 2, 2) (b) (–1, 1, 2)
(c) (1, 1, 1) (d) (1, 1, 2)
Ans. (a)

x  3 y 1 z  2
Sol. Plane P is  r to the line  
2 1 1
& Passes through the point (2, 3, –1)
Then the equation of plane P is

2  x  2   1 y  3  1 z  1  0

2x  y  z  6  0

The point (1, 2, 2) satisfies the above equation. 
PQ. i  j  2k  0 
112. Let the foot of perpendicular from a point P 1, 2, 1 to    1

x y z
the straight line L    be N. Let a line be drawn
1 0 1
from P parallel to the plane x  y  2z  0 which meets L
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 Q  1, 0,1 a : b : c  1 :1 :1

  Plane is  x  3   y  7    z  7   0

PN  2j and PQ  2i  2j  2k
x  yz 3  0
1
 cos  
3 d  3  d2  3

113. Let the plane passing through the point (–1,0, –2) and 115. For real numbers  and   0, if the point of intersection
perpendicular to each of the planes 2x + y – z = 2 and
x   y 1 z 1
x – y – z = 3 be ax  by  cz  8  0 , then the value of of the straight lines   and
1 2 3
a + b + c is equal to: (2021-07-27/Shift-1)
(a) 8 (b) 4 x 4 y6 z7
  , lies on the plane x  2y  z  8,
(c) 3 (d) 5  3 3
Ans. (b) then    is equal to: (2021-07-27/Shift-2)

         (a) 5 (b) 3
Sol. Normal of req. plane  2 i  j  k    i  j  k   2 i  j  3k
    (c) 7 (d) 9
Ans. (c)
Equation of plane
x   y 1 z 1
2  x  1  1 y  0   3  z  2   0 Sol. L1 :    r1
1 2 3
2x  y  3z  8  0
x 4 y6 z7
L2 :    r2
2x  y  3z  8  0  3 3
abc  4
L1  r1  , 2r1  1,3r1  1
114. Let a plane P pass through the point (3,7, –7) and contain
x 2 y3 z  2 L2  r2  4,3r2  6,3r2  7 
the line,   . If distance of the plane P
3 2 1
 r1    r2  4 ....  i 
from the origin is d, then d2 is equal to ______.
(2021-07-27/Shift-1) 2r1  1  3r2  6 ....  ii 
Ans. (3.00)
3r1  1  3r2  7 ....  iii 
Sol. Let A   3, 7, 7  and B   2,3, 2 
From (ii) and (iii), we get
      r1  1, r2  1
BA   i  4 j  5 k 
 
Putting the value of r1 and r2 in (1),

n  3iˆ  2jˆ  kˆ    3 ...  iv 

   L1 1  ,3, 4 
i j k
 
BA  n  3 2 1 Will satisfy the plane x  2y  z  8,
1 4 5 5
   3  5  2
     
a i  b j  c k  14 i  14 j  14 k Now,     5   2   7
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116. The distance of the point P(3, 4, 4) from the point of
xy2  4 2
intersection of the line joining the points Q(3, –4, –5) and   x  ,y 
2x  y  2  3 3
R(2, –3, 1) and the plane 2x  y  z  7, is equal to
______. (2021-07-27/Shift-2)
 4 2 
Ans. (7.00)  Q  , ,0 
3 3 
 x  3 y  4 z  5 Vector parallel to the line of intersection
Sol. QR :   r
1 1 6
  
  x, y, z    r  3,  r  4, 6r  5  
i j k
  
a  1 1 2   i  5 j 3k
Now, satisfying it in the given plane.
2 1 1
2  r  3   r  4    6r  5   7

We get r  2. Equation of line of intersection

so, required point of intersection is T 1, 2, 7  x

4
y
2
3 3  z  0    say 
Hence, PT  7. 1 5 3

   Let coordinates of foot of perpendicular be

117. Let L be the line of intersection of planes r.  i  j  2 k   2
   4 2 
F    ,5  ,3 
     3 3 
and r.  2 i  j  k   2. If P  , ,   is the foot of
 
 1  8 
perpendicular on L from the point (1, 2, 0), then the value PF      i   5   j   3  k
 3  3
of 35        is equal to : (2021-07-22/Shift-2)
PF.a  0
(a) 134 (b) 119
(c) 143 (d) 101 1 40
    25   9  0
Ans. (b) 3 3

Sol. P1 : x  y  2z  2 41 41
 35  
3 105
P2  2x  y  z  2

4 2
Now,     ,   5  ,   3
3 3

2
       7 
3

 41  2
 7 
 105  3

51

15
Let line of intersection of planes P1 and P2 cuts xy plane in point
Q.
 z – coordinate of point Q is zero
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51  14  5  1 or 14  5  1
 35          35  119
15
13
 or 3
118. If the shortest distance between the straight lines 5
3  x  1  6  y  2   2  z  1 and
 Integral value of   3

1 x k y2 z3
4  x  2   2  y      z  3 ,   R is , then the 119. If the lines   and
38 1 2 3
integral value of  is equal to : (2021-07-22/Shift-2)
x 1 y  2 z  3
(a) –1 (b) 2   are co-planar, then the value of k is
3 2 1
(c) 3 (d) 5
_____________. (2021-07-25/Shift-2)
Ans. (c)
Ans. (1.00)
 x  1  y  2   z  1    
Sol. L1 :   , r1  2 i  j  3k k 1 4 6
2 1 3
Sol. 1 2 3 0
 x  2 y z 3     3 2 1
L2 :   , r2  i  2 j  4 k
1 2 4
{ Shortest distance between them is zero}

 k  1  2  6  4 1  9  6  2  6  0
k 1
120. The distance of line 3y  2z  1  0  3x  z  4 from the

point  2, 1,6  is (2021-09-01/Shift-2)

(a) 2 6 (b) 4 2

(c) 2 5 (d) 26
Ans. (a)
   Sol. 3y  2z  1  0  3x  z  4
Shortest distance = Projection of a on r1  r2
3y  2z  1  0 D.R 's   0,3, 2 
   
a .  r 1 r 2  3x  z  4  0 D.R 's   3,0, 1
 

 
r 1 r 2 Let DR’s of given line are a, b, c

Now 3b  2c  0 & 3a  c  0
Putting x = –1 in the given equation we get (–1, 1, 1)
1 2 2
    Since (–1, 1, 1) lie on the line, hence any point on line can be
a .  r 1 r 2   2 1 3  14  5
  3K  1, 6K  1,9K  1
1 2 4
Now 3  3K  1  2   6  6K  1  1  9  9K  1  6   0
 
r1  r2  38

 14  5  1
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1 x 1 y 1 z  3
K
3 6 7 8 0
Sol. Containing the line
3 5 7
Point on line   0,3, 4 

Given point  2, 1, 6  9  x  1  18  y  1  9  z  3  0

 Distance  4  16  4  2 6 . x  2y  z  0

121. Let the acute angle bisector of the two planes

7  4  13
x  2y  2z  1  0 and 2x  3y  6z  1  0 be the plane PQ  4 6
6
P. Then which of the following points lies on P
(2021-09-01/Shift-2) PQ 2  96
123. Let P be the plane passing through the point (1, 2, 3) and
 1
(a)  4, 0, 2  (b)  2, 0,   
 2  
the line of intersection of the planes r. i  j  4k  16 and

 1
(c)  3,1,   (d)  0, 2, 4   
r. i  j  k  6. Then which of the following points lie
 2
on P? (2021-08-26/Shift-2)
Ans. (b) (a) (3, 3, 2) (b) (-8, 8, 6)
Sol. P1 : x  2y  2z  1  0 (c) (4, 2, 2) (d) (6, 6, 2)
Ans. (d)
P2 : 2x  3y  6z  1  0
Sol.  x  y  4z  16      x  y  z  6   0
x  2y  2z  1 2x  3y  6z  1
 Passes through (1, 2, 3)
1 4  4 22  32  62
1
1    2    
x  2y  2z  1 2x  3y  6z  1 2

3 7
2  x  y  z  16    x  y  z  6   0
Since a1a 2  b1b 2  c1c2  20  0
3x  y  z  26  0
 Negative sing will give
124. A hall has a square floor of dimension 10m × 10m (see
acute bisector the figure) and vertical walls. If the angle GPH between
7x  14y  14z  7   6x  9y  18z  3 1
the diagonals AG and BH is cos 1 , then the height of
5
 13x  23y  32z  10  0
the hall (in meters) is: (2021-08-26/Shift-2)
 1
 2, 0,   satisfy it .
 2

122. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from the point

P(7, –2, 13) on the plane containing the lines,

x  1 y 1 z  3 x 1 y  2 z  3
  and   .
6 7 8 3 5 7

Then (PQ)2 , is equal to _______. (2021-08-26/Shift-2)

Ans. (96.00)
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P1  P2  0

 x – y – z –1    2x  y – 3z  4   0

2
Given that its distance from origin is
21

4 –1 2
Thus 
 2  1 2
   –1   –3 –1
2 2 21


 21 4 – 1  2 14 2  8  3
2

(a) 5 3 (b) 5
 336 2 – 168  21  28 2  16  6
(c) 2 10 (d) 5 2
 308 2 –184  15  0
Ans. (d)
  308 2 –154 – 30  15  0
  
Sol. A 0 .B 10i
  2 –1154 –15  0

H h j  10k  1 15
 or
2 154

G 10i  h j  10k 
 1
For   , the required equation of plane is
AG  10i  h j  10k 2

BH  10i  h j  10k 4x – y – 5z  2  0
126. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane

AGBH x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to a line, whose direction
cos    
AG BH ratios are 2, 3, –6 is: (2021-08-27/Shift-1)
(a) 2 (b) 5

1 h2 (c) 3 (d) 1
 2
5 h  200 Ans. (d)

4h 2  200  h  5 2

2
125. Equation of a plane at a distance from the origin,
21
Sol.
which contains the line of intersection of the planes
x – y – z –1  0 and 2x  y – 3z  4  0, is :
(2021-08-27/Shift-1)
Now,
(a) –x  2y  2z – 3  0 (b) 3x – 4z  3  0
x –yz 5
(c) 3x – y – 5z  2  0 (d) 4x – y – 5z  2  0
 1  2   2 – 3  3 – 6  5
Ans. (d)
Sol. Required equation of plane
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1
 6 – 7  5   
7

 9 11 15 
P , – , 
7 7 7

2 2 2
 9  11   15 
AP  1 –    –2     3 – 
 7   7  7

 4  9 36
AP     
 49  49 49
ˆi ˆj kˆ
 AP  1
3 1 4
127. Let the line L be the projection of the line :
7 1 5
d  ABsin  
x 1 y  3 z  4 7 2  12  52
 
2 1 2

In the plane x  2y  z  3. If d is the distance of the point

(0, 0, 6) from L, then d2 is equal to _____.
(2021-08-26/Shift-1)
12   43   10 
2 2
Ans. (26.00) d  26
49  1  25
x 1 y  3 z  4
Sol. L1 :   128. A plane P contains the line x + 2y + 3z + 1 = 0
2 1 2
= x – y – z – 6, and is perpendicular to the plane
For foot of  r of 1, 3, 4  on x  2y  z  3  0 2x  y  z  8  0. Then which of the following points lies
on P? (2021-08-26/Shift-1)
1  t   2  3  2t    4  t   3  0 (a) (1, 0, 1) (b) (2, –1, 1)
t2 (c) (–1, 1, 2) (d) (0, 1,1)
Ans. (d)
So foot of    3,  1, 2 
Sol. Equation of plane P can be assumed as

And point of intersection of L1 with plane is  11,  3,  8

dr's of L is  14, 2, 10   7, 1, 5 

P : x  2y  3z  1    x  y  z  6   0
VECTOR & 3-D 41

 P : 1    x   2    y   3    z  1  6  0  t  2  2t  1  0
n1  1    ˆi   2    ˆj   3    kˆ 1
 t  2 or t  
2
 n1.n 2  0
(i) t  2
 2 1      2      3     0
l n
 2  2  2    3    0   2 and  2
m m

3   2m, m,  2m 

4
  2, 1,  2 
7x 5y 9z 14
 P:    0
4 4 4 4 1
(ii) t  
2
 7x  5y  9z  14
l 1
 0, 1, 1 lies on P    and n  2l
m 2
129. The angle between the straight lines, whose direction
cosines are given by the equation 2l  2m  n  0 and   l,  2l,  2l 

mn  nl  lm  0, is : (2021-08-27/Shift-2)  1, 2, 2 

 1  4 
(a) (b)   cos   cos  
2  2  4
0

3 9
9 9 2

1  8   130. Let S be the mirror image of the point Q (1,3,4) with respect
(c) cos   (d)
9 2 to the plane 2x  y  z  3  0 and let R  3,5,   be a point
Ans. (d) on this plane. Then the square of the length of the line
Sol. We have segment SR is _______. (2021-08-27/Shift-2)
Ans. (72.00)
2l  2m  n  0

n  2  l  m  and

mn  nl  lm  0,

lm  n  l  m   0

lm  2  l  m   0
2

Sol.
2l 2  2m 2  5ml  0

2
 l   l 
2    2  5   0
m m

l
Let t
m

2t 2  5t  2  0
Since R  3,5,   lies on the plane 2x  y  z  3  0.

Therefore, 6  5    3  0
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   4     
and r   2 i  3 j  k   4  2x  3y  z  4  0
Now,  
Direction ratios of line QS are 2, –1,1 equation of planes through line of intersection of these plane is :
equation of line QS is
 x  y  z  1    2x  3y  z  4   0
x 1 y  3 z  4
    (say)
2 1 1  1  2  x  1  3  y  1    z  1  4  0

 F  2  1,   3,   4  But this plane is parallel to x–axis.

F lies in the plane  1  2  .1  1  3  .0  1    .0  0

 2  2  1     3     4   3  0 1

2
 4  2    3    7  0
 Required equation of plane is
 6  6  0    1
 3  1  1 
 F  1, 4,3 0.x  1   y   1   z  1  4    0
 2   2   2 
Since, F is mid-point of QS.
y 3
Therefore, co-ordinates of S are  3,5, 2  .   z3  0
2 2

So, SR  36  0  36  72  y  3z  6  0

SR 2  72   
 r.  j  3k   6  0
131. The equation of the plane passing through the line of  
   
intersection of the planes r.  i  j  k   1 and 132. The square of the distance of the point of intersection of
 
x 1 y  2 z 1
the line   and the plane 2x  y  z  6
     2 3 6
r.  2 i  3 j  k   4  0 and parallel to the x-axis is : from the point (–1, –1, 2) is _________ ?
 
(2021-08-31/Shift-1)
(2021-08-27/Shift-2)
Ans. (61.00)
     
(a) r.  i  3k   6  0 (b) r.  j  3k   6  0 x 1 y  2 z 1
Sol.   
    2 3 6

      x  2  1, y  3  2, z  6  1
(c) r.  i  3k   6  0 (d) r.  j  3k   6  0
    For point of intersection of line and plane
Ans. (d) 2  2  1   3  2    6  1  6
    7  7    1
Sol. r.  i  j  k   1  0  x  y  z  1  0
 
point :  3,5,5

 distance 2   3  12   5  12   5  2 2

 16  36  9  61
133. Let the equation of the plane, that passes through the point
(1, 4, –3) and contains the line of intersection of the planes
 VECTOR & 3-D 43

3x  2y  4z  7  0 and x  5y  2z  9  0, be

x  y  Z  3  0 then      is equal to ?
(2021-08-31/Shift-1)
(a) –15 (b) 15
(c) –23 (d) 23
Ans. (c)
Sol. Equation of plane is

3x  2y  4z  7    x  5y  2z  9   0

 3    x   5  2 y   4  2  z  9  7  0

DR’s of PQ     1, 2, 2   
passing through 1, 4, 3
 
 3    20  8  12  6  9  7  0
 PQ  r

2     11   2  0    2    1  0

3
1  1 1 
 equation of plane is   Q  , 0, 
2 2 2 
11x  4y  8z  3  0
34
       23  PQ 
2
134. The distance of the point (–1, 2, –2) from the line of
intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + 2z = 0 and x – 2y + z = 0 x2 y2 z2
135. Suppose the line   lies on the plane
is: (2021-08-31/Shift-2)  5 2

42 5 x  3y  2z    0 , then      is equal to ____

(a) (b)
2 2 (2021-08-31/Shift-2)
Ans. (7.00)
1 34
(c) (d) Sol. Point (2, 2, –2) lies on the given plane
2 2
Ans. (d) So, 2  3  2  2  2     0

Sol. P1 : 2x  3y  2z  0  2  6  4    0    12
 Also,   1  5  3  2  2  0
 n1  2iˆ  3jˆ  2kˆ
   15  4  0    19
P2  x  2y  z  0
     19  12  7

 n 2  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ
136. If the foot of the perpendicular from point (4, 3, 8) on the
Direction vector of line L which is line of intersection of P 1 & P2
x a y2 zb
line L1 :   , l  0 is (3, 5, 7), then the
   l 3 4
r  n1  n 2  7iˆ  7kˆ
shortest distance between the line L1 and line
DR’s of L are (1, 0, -1)

x y z
 Equation of L :   
1 0 1
 44 VECTOR & 3-D
passes through the points (42, 0, 0), (0, 42, 0) and (0, 0,
x 2 y4 z 5
L2 :   is equal to 42), then the value of the expression
3 4 5
(2021-03-16/Shift-2) x  11 y  19
3 2 2

(y  19) (z  12) (x  11) 2 (z  12)2
1 1
(a) (b)
3 2 z  12 xyz
 
2
(x  11) (y  19) 2
14(x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
1 2
(c) (d) is equal to (2021-03-16/Shift-2)
6 3
(a) 3 (b) 0
Ans. (c)
(c) –45 (d) 39
x a y2 zb Ans. (a)
Sol. Direction ratio of line L1 :   is l,3, 4
l 3 4
Sol. Equation of plane is x  y  z  42
Let P(4,3,8) and Q(3,5,7)
  x  11   y  19    z  12   0
Now, direction ratio of PQ   1, 2, 1
Let x  11  u; y  19  v; z  12  w
 PQ  L1
i.e. u  v  w  0
 l  6  4  0
u v w 
l2     3
2
v w 2 2
u w 2 2
u v 2
uvw
Now point Q  3,5, 7  satisfies line L1 ,
 u 3  v3  w 3  3uvw 
 a  1, b  3    3  3
 u 2 v2  w 2
 
Now shortest distance between
 u  v  w  0  u 3  v3  w 3  3uvw 
x 1 y  2 z  3 x 2 y4 z 5  
L1 :   and L 2 :   is
2 3 4 3 4 5 138. If the distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane
x + 2y – 3z + 10 = 0 measured parallel to the line
   
d
 b  b  a  a 
1 2 2 1
x 1 2  y z  3 7
  is , then the value of |m| is equal
b1  b 2 3 m 1 2
to ____. (2021-03-16/Shift-2)
i j k Ans. (2.00)
 
b1  b 2  2 3 4  i  2j  k
 3 m 1 
3 4 5 Sol. DC of line   , , 
 2 2 2 
 m  10 m  10 m  10 
 
a 2  a1  i  2j  2k
 3r mr r 
  Q  1  , 2  ,3  
 
b1  b 2  6  m 2  10 m 2  10 m 2  10 

Q lies on x  2y  3z  10  0
 1  4  2  1
d 
6 6 3r 2mr 3r
1 4 9  10  0
2 2
137. If (x, y, z) be an arbitrary point lying on a plane P which m  10 m  10 m 2  10
 VECTOR & 3-D 45

r l  2m  3n  0 ... 1

2
 3  2m  3  2
m  10
It also satisfy point 1,  4,  2 
 r 2 m 2  m 2  10
l  4m  2n  0 ...  2 
7 2
 m  m 2  10 Solving (1) and (2)
2
2m  3n  4m  2n
 m2  4 n = 2m
 m 2 l  4m  4m  0

139. Let P be plane lx  my  nz  0 containing the line, l  8m

1 x y  4 z  2 l m n
  . If plane P divides the line segment  
1 2 3 8 1 2

AB joining points A  3,  6, 1 and B  2, 4,  3 in ratio l : m : n  8 :1 : 2

k : 1 then the value of k is equal to Plane is 8x  y  2z  0
(2021-03-16/Shift-1) It will satisfy point C
(a) 4 (b) 3
 2k  3   4k  6   3k  1 
(c) 1.5 (d) 2 8    2 0
 k 1   k 1   k 1 
Ans. (d)
16k  24  4k  6  6k  2  0

14k  28

 k2
140. If for a > 0, the feet of perpendiculars from the points
Sol. A  a,  2a, 3 and B  0, 4, 5  on the plane lx + my + nz = 0

are points C  0, a,  1 and D respectively, then the length

of line segment CD is equal to (2021-03-16/Shift-1)

(a) 66 (b) 41

(c) 55 (d) 31
2k  3 4k  6 3k  1 
Point C is  , , 
Ans. (a)
 k 1 k 1 k 1 

The equation of the line is

x 1 y  4 z  2
  and
1 2 3 Sol.
Plane lx  my  nz  0

l  1  m  2   n  3  0

C lies on plane
  ma  n  0
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m 1      is equal to : (2021-03-17/Shift-2)
   ... 1
n a (a) 19 (b) 18
(c) 21 (d) 20
CA  liˆ  mjˆ  nkˆ
Ans. (a)
a  0 a 4 Sol. Let the foot of perpendicular from the point A(2,3,1) on the
 
l m n
x 1 y  3 z  2
line   is
2 1 1
m a
  ...  2 
n 4 M  2  1,   3,    2 
From (1) and (2)
D.R.’s of line AM are 2  3, ,    3
1 a
 
a 4 x 1 y  3 z  2
AM  line  
2 1 1
 a2  4
 2  2  3  1    1   3  0
a2  since a  0
1
 6  3,  
m 1 2
From (2) 
n 2
 7 5
Let m   t  M   0, ,  
 2 2
 n  2t Let mirror image of point A (2,3,1) with respect to the line

2 2 x 1 y  3 z  2
  lt   is B.
l t 2 1 1
M is mid-point of AB.
So plane: t  x  y  2z   0
 7 5
B  2  0, ,     2, 3,1   2, 4,  6 
6  2 2
BD   6 C   0,  2,  1
6
Now the equation of the plane passing through B  2, 4,  6
2 2
CD  BC  BD
x  2 1 y z 1
and also containing the line   i.e.
3 2 1
0   6
2 2
  6 2  62 
x  2 y 1 z 1
  is
 66 3 2 1

141. If the equation of plane passing through the mirror image

x2 y 1 z 1
of a point (2, 3, 1) with respect to line
2  2 4  1 6  1  0
x 1 y  3 z  2 3 2 1
  and containing the line
2 1 1

x  2 1 y z 1 x  2 y 1 z 1
  is x  y  z  24, then
3 2 1
4 3 5  0
3 2 1
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7  x  2   11 y  1   z  1  0 b0

7x  11y  z  24  0  Equation of plane is a  x  1  c  z  3  0

7x  11y  z  24 x  0, z  0 also satisfy it

   7,   11,   1 a  3c  0  a  3c

       19 3c  x  1  c  z  3  0

142. Let P be an arbitrary point having sum of the squares of 3x  3  z  3  0

the distances from the planes x  y  z  0, lx  nz  0 3x  z  0
and x  2y  z  0, equal to 9. If the locus of the point P is 144. If the equation of the plane passing through the line of
intersection of the planes
x 2  y 2  z 2  9, then the value of l – n is equal to
2x  7y  4z  3  0,3x  5y  4z  11  0 and the point
................. . (2021-03-17/Shift-2)
Ans. (0.00) (–2, 1, 3) is ax  by  cz  7  0 , then the value of
2a + b + c – 7 is ……………. . (2021-03-17/Shift-1)
Sol. Let point P is  , ,  
Ans. (4.00)

2 2 Sol. Let equation of plane be

        l  n     2    2
      9 2x  7y  4z  3    3x  5y  4z  11  0
 3   l2  n 2  
 6 

This passes through  2,1,3

 x  y  z 2  lx  nz 2  x  2y  z 2
Locus is   9
3 l2  n 2 6 So, 4  7  12  3    6  5  12  11  0

2 2 2ln 1
In this equation, Coefficient of xz    0 
3 6 l2  n 2 6

2ln  Plane is 15x  47y  28z  7  0

 2 2
1
l n  a  15

 l  n   0
2 b  47
c  28
 ln  0
 
145.  b  i  j  k and c  i  2j  k
If a  i  j  3k,
143. The equation of the plane which contains the y-axis and
passes through the point (1, 2, 3) is :     1   
(2021-03-17/Shift-1) Such that a  b  1 and b  c  3 , then
3

a  b  c is  
(a) 3x + z = 6 (b) x + 3z = 0 equal to …………… . (2021-03-17/Shift-1)
(c) x + 3z = 10 (d) 3x – z = 0 Ans. (2.00)
Ans. (d)  
Sol. a  b  1
Sol. Let the equation of the plane be
     3  1
a  x  1  b  y  2   c  z  3  0
 2   4
y – axis lies on it D.R. ‘s of y – axis are 0, 1, 0
   2
 0.a  1.b  0.c  0
 
b  c  3
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   2  1  3 1,  1,   lies on the plane, P, then the value of | 5 | is

 2     4 equal to _______. (2021-03-18/Shift-2)
Ans. (38.00)
 2   2   2   2  8 Sol. Equation of plane is

 2   2  16  16  0 x 1 y  6 z  5
3 4 2 0
 2    0
4 3 7
   1,   2
146. Let the mirror image of the point (1,3,a) with respect to Point 1,  1,   satisfy the above determinant
 ˆ  b  0 be  3, 5, 2  . Then, the
the plane r  (2iˆ  ˆj  k)
0 5 5
value of a  b is equal to _______. 3 4 2 0
(2021-03-18/Shift-2) 4 3 7
Ans. (1.00)
0  5  21  8     5   9  16  0

 65  25  125  0

25  190
Sol. 5  38

5  38

148. The equation of the planes parallel to the plane

Plane : 2x  y  z  b
x  2y  2z  3  0 which are at unit distance from the
 a2 point (1, 2, 3) is ax  by  cz  d  0 .
R   1, 4,   on plane
 2 
If  b  d   K  c  a  , then the positive value of K is
a2 ...................... . (2021-03-18/Shift-1)
 24 b
2
Ans. (4.00)
 a  2  2b  12  a  2b  10 ...  i  Sol. Let plane is x  2y  2z    0

 PQ  4,  2, a  2  Distance from 1, 2, 3  1

2 1 1 3
    a  2  2  a  4, b  3   1    0,  6
4 2 a  2
3
 a  b 1  a  1, b  2, c  2, d  6 or 0

x 1 y  6 z  5 b  d  4 or  2, c  a  1
147. Let P be a plane containing the line  
3 4 2
 k  4 or  2
x 3 y2 z5
and parallel to the line   . If the point 149. Let the plane ax  by  cz  d  0 bisect the line joining
4 3 7
the points (4, –3, 1) and (2, 3, –5) at the right angles. If
a,b,c,d are integers, then the minimum value of
 VECTOR & 3-D 49
(2021-02-24/Shift-2)
(a 2  b 2  c2  d 2 ) is .................. .
 
(2021-03-18/Shift-1) (a) r  (iˆ  7ˆj  3k)
ˆ 7 (b) r  (3iˆ  7ˆj  3k)
ˆ 7

Ans. (28.00)  
ˆ 7
(c) r  (iˆ  7ˆj  3k) ˆ 7
(d) r  (iˆ  7ˆj  3k)
3 3
Ans. (a)
Sol. Plane passing through intersection of plane is
 
Sol. r.i  j  k   1   r.i  2j   2  0
 so we get
This plane passes through i  2k,

2
 3  1   1  2   0  
3
Plane is 1 x  3  3  y  0   3  z  2   0
Hence, equation of plane is
x  3y  3z  3  0  
     
3 r. i  j  k  1  2 r. i  2j  2  0
a 2
 b 2  c2  d 2  min
 28

 r  (iˆ  7ˆj  3k)
ˆ 7
150. Let a.b  R . If the mirror image of the point P(a, 6, 9)
152. Let  be an integer. If the shortest distance between the
x  3 y  2 z 1
with respect to the line   is lines x    2y  1  2z and x  y  2  z   is
7 5 9
7
 20, b, a  9  , then a  b is equal to , then the value of  is ____.
2 2
(2021-02-24/Shift-2)
(2021-02-24/Shift-2)
(a) 88 (b) 84
Ans. (1.00)
(c) 90 (d) 86
Ans. (a) 1
y
x 2  z and L : x  y  2  z  
Sol. Mid – point of p  a, 6, 9  and  20, b,  a  9  is Sol. L1 : 
1 1
2
1 1 1
1 
2 2
 a  20 6  b a 
 , ,  lies on the line
 2 2 2 
   
D
a 1 
 a 2  b1  b 2
 

a  20 6b a
3 2 1 b1  b2
2  2  2
So
7 5 9
i j k
a  14 2  b a  2
   b  32, a  56   1 1
14 10 18 b1  b2  1 
2 2
 a  b  88 1 1 1

151. The vector equation of the plane passing through the


3 1
intersection of the planes r  (iˆ  ˆj  k) ˆ  1 and  i 1  j    k  
 2 2
r  (iˆ  2j)
ˆ  2 , and the point (1, 0, 2) is:
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(a) 6x  5y  2z  10  0 (b) 6x  5y  2z  2  0
3j k
 i  
2 2 (c) 3x  10y  2z  11  0 (d) 11x  y  17z  38  0

  Ans. (d)
9 1 7
b1  b 2  1    Sol. Normal vector of required plane is
4 4 2

  i j k
a1  1
2

 a 2  i    2  j   k
 n 3 1 2  11i  j  17k
2 5 1
3  
    3  
4  2  7 1  11 x  1   y  2   17  z  3  0
D
7 2 2
2 11x  y  17z  38  0
155. A plane passes through the points A(1,2,3), B(2,3,1) and
5 3 7 2 C(2,4,2). If O is the origin and P is (2, –1, 1), then the
     ,   1 
2 4 4 5 projection of OP on this plane is of length:
(2021-02-25/Shift-2)
As   integer, so   1

153. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point of 2 2

(a) (b)
3 5
x 3 y4 z5
intersection of the line   and the plane
1 2 2 2 2
(c) (d)
x  y  z  17 is (2021-02-24/Shift-1) 7 11

(a) 2 19 (b) 38 Ans. (d)

(c) 19 2 (d) 38
Ans. (d)
Sol.
x 3 y4 z5
Sol.   
1 2 2

 x    3, y  2  4, z  2  5 i j k

Which lies on given plane hence Normal to plane n  1 1 2
   3  2  4  2  5  17 0 1 1

5
 1  3i  j  k
5

Hence, point of intersection is Q (4, 6, 7) OP  2i  j  k
 Required distance = PQ
6  1 1 8 2
 9  25  4 cos     sin  
6 11 66 66
 38  
 Projection of OP on plane  OP sin 
154. The equation of the plane passing through the point
(1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes 3x  y  2z  5
and 2x  5y  z  7, is (2021-02-24/Shift-1)
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  2s  1   6  2s    s   17
2 2 2
2

11
 9s2  28s  20  0
156. A line ‘l’ passing through origin is perpendicular to the
lines
10
  s  2, 
l1 : r   3  t  i   1  2t  j   4  2t  k 9

 s  2 as point lies on 1st octant.

l2 : r   3  2s  i   3  2s  j   2  s  k
 10  7
If the co-ordinates of the point in the first octant on ‘l2’ at  a  3  2   
 9 9
a distance of 17 from the point of intersection of ‘l’ and
‘l1’ are (a,b,c), then 18 (a + b + c) is equal to:  10  7
b  3 2   
(2021-02-25/Shift-2)  9 9
Ans. (44.00)
  10  8
c  2  
Sol. l1 : r   3  t  i   1  2t  j   4  2t  k  9 9

l2 : r   3  2s  i   3  2s  j   4  s  k  22 
 18  a  b  c   18    44
 9 
DR of l1  1, 2, 2 
157. Let  be the angle between the lines whose direction
DR of l2   2, 2, 1 cosines satisfy the equations l  m  n  0 and
4 4
l 2  m 2  n 2  0 . Then the value of sin   cos  is:
DR of l  line  to l1 and l2 
(2021-02-25/Shift-1)
  2, 3,  2 
5 3
 (a) (b)
8
 l : r  2i  3j  2 k
4

For intersection of l and l1 1 3

(c) (d)
2 8
3  t  2
Ans. (a)
1  2t  3
Sol. l2  m2  n 2  1
4  2t  2
1
 2n 2  1  n  
 t  1 and   1 2

 Point of intersection P   2,  3, 2  1 1
 l2  m2  and l  m 
2 2
Let point on l2 be Q  3  2s, 3  2s, 2  s 
1 1
Given PQ  17   PQ   17
2   2l m 
2 2

 lm  0  l  0 or m  0
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1 1 2
 l  0, m  or l  ,m0  r
2 2 17

1 1 1 1  21 11 13 
 0, ,  or  , 0, 0  P , , 
2 2 2 2  17 17 17 

Simplified direction ratios of PQ will be 3, 4, 3

1 1
 cos   0  0  
2 2  x y 1 z  2
So, QP :  
3 4 3
9 1 5
 sin 4   cos 4    
16 16 8 159. If the mirror image of the point (1, 3, 5) with respect to the

158. The equation of the line through the point (0, 1, 2) and plane 4x  5y  2z  8 is  , ,   , then 5       
equals : (2021-02-26/Shift-2)
x 1 y 1 z 1
perpendicular to the line   is:
2 3 2 (a) 39 (b) 41
(c) 47 (d) 43
(2021-02-25/Shift-1)
Ans. (c)
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(a)   (b)  
3 4 3 3 4 3   1   3   5 2  4  15  10  8  2
Sol.    
4 5 2 16  25  4  5
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(c)   (d)  
3 4 3 3 4 3 13 29
 ,   1,  
Ans. (a) 5 5

So, 5         5  5  5  13  5  29  47

160. Let L be a line obtained from the intersection of two planes

Sol.
x  2y  z  6 and y  2z  4 . If point P  , ,   is the
foot of perpendicular from (3, 2, 1) on L, then the value of
x 1 y 1 z 1
  r 21       equals: (2021-02-26/Shift-2)
2 3 2
(a) 68 (b) 102
 P   2r  1, 3r  1,  2r  1
(c) 142 (d) 136

Direction ratio of PQ   2r  1, 3r  2,  2r  1 Ans. (b)

Sol. A vector in the direction of line L is


Since, QP  2i  3j  2k  i j k
 4r  2  9r  6  4r  2  0 1 2 1  3i  2j  k
0 1 2

So, D.R. of line L are 3, 2,1

A Point on line L is  2, 4, 0 

So, equation of line L is

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162. Consider the three planes
x2 y4 z
 
3 2 1 P1 : 3x  15y  21z  9

Let P  , ,     3  2, 2  4,   and A  3, 2,1 P2 : x  3y  z  5, and

D.R. of AP are 3  5, 2  2,   1 P3 : 2x  10y  14z  5

 AP  line L Then, which one of the following is true?

(2021-02-26/Shift-1)
 3  3  5   2  2  2   1   1  0 (a) P1 and P2 are parallel
 14  20  0 (b) P1, P2 and P3 are parallel
(c) P1 and P3 are parallel
10
 (d) P2 and P3 are parallel
7
Ans. (c)
 16 8 10 
So, P  , ,     , ,  Sol. P1 : x  5y  7z  3
7 7 7
P2 : 4x  20y  21z  10
 34 
 21        21   102
 7  5
P3 : x  5y  7z 
2
161. If 1,5, 35  ,  7,5,5  , 1, ,7  and  2,1, 2  are coplanar,, P1 and P3 are parallel as dr’s of normal are same
then the sum of all possible values of  is : 163. Let (, 2, 1) be a point on the plane which passes through
(2021-02-26/Shift-1) the point (4, –2, 2). If the plane is perpendicular to the line
joining the points (–2, –21, 29) and (–1, –16, 23), then
44 39
(a) (b) 2
5 5    4
    4 is equal to ____ . (2021-02-26/Shift-1)
 11  11
44 39
(c)  (d)  Ans. (8.00)
5 5
Sol. Direction ratio of normal to the plane is (– 1, – 5, 6 ) & plane
Ans. (a) is passing through (4, –2, 2) Equation of plane is
Sol. If points are coplanar then x  5y  6z  18  0

6 0 30 Now,  , 2,1 is point on the plane

0   5 28  0
2  1 4 33   10  6  18  0
  22
6  33  165  112  30  2  10    5   0
2  Req. value

 22  4  22 
2 2
198  318  60 2  330  150  0    4
   4     48
 11  11  11  11
60 2  528  468  0

528 44
Sum of all value of   
60 5
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164. Let a line having direction ratios 1, 4, 2 intersect the 2 1  a  2


x  7 y 1 z  2 x y 7 z a  1   a  1
2 2 3
lines   and   at the
3 1 1 2 3 1
Squaring an both the side
point A and B . Then  AB  is equal to …..
2
1
After solving a  2,
(JEE Main 2022) 2
166. Let the line
Ans. (84)


L : r   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ ,   R
1 

   
L2 : r  iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ ;   R
Intersect at the point S. If a plane
ax  by  z  d  0 passes through S and is parallel
Sol. to both the lines L1 and L2 then the value of a  d is
DR’s of AB
equal to ………. (JEE Main 2022)
 3  2  7,   3  6,     2 Ans. (5)
3  2   7   3  6     2 Sol. Both the lines lie in the same plane
 
1 4 2
Taking first  2  12  8  28     3  6
20
Taking second & third
2  6   12  4  4   8
  5  10  0
After solving above two equation   5,   3  equation of the plane
A   8,6, 7  x y z
1 2 3 0
B   6, 2, 3
1 1 5
 AB 
2
 4  64  16  84
 7x  2y  z  0
165. If the shortest distance between the line
a  b  d  5

  
r  iˆ  3kˆ   iˆ  ajˆ  and 167. Let l1 be the line in xy-plane with x and y intercepts

 1 1
  
r   ˆj  2kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is  2
3
, then the integral
8
and
4 2
respectively, and l2 be the line in zx-

value of a is equal to (JEE Main 2022) 1 1

plane with x and z intercepts  and 
Ans. (2) 8 6 3
Sol. a1   1,0,3 respectively. If d is the shortest distance between the
a2   0, 1, 2  line l1 and l2 then d 2 is equal to
b1  1, a,0  DR’s of line 1 (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (51)
b2  1, 1,1 DR’s of line  2 
Sol. 8x  4 2 y  1, z  0
a2  a1  1, 1, 1
1
x
iˆ ˆj kˆ 8  y0  z 0  

b1  b2  1  a 0 1  2 0
1 1 1 8x  6 3z  1, y  0
b1  b2  iˆ  a   j  kˆ  a  1 1
x
 8  y0  z 0
b1  b2  a 2  1   a  1
2
3 3 0 4
a2  a1  b1  b2  2  2a
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 55

1
0 0
4
1  2 0  2
3 3 0 4

1
d
51
Sol.
1
 51 Let M be the mid-point of PQ
d2
 M   3  6, 2  1,3  2 
168. Let the mirror image of the point  a, b, c  with 
Now, PM   3  5  iˆ   2  1 ˆj   3  1 kˆ
respect to the plane 3 x  4 y  12 z  19  0 be 
 a  6,  ,   . If a  b  c  5, then 7   9 is equal 
 PM  3iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ 
to ...... (JEE Main 2022)  3  3  5  2  2  1  3  3  1  0
Ans. (137) 5

11
 51 1 7 
M  , , 
 11 11 11 
Since R is mid-point of PM
22        125
170. Let d be the distance between the foot of
Sol.
perpendiculars of the points P 1, 2, 1 and
  b  c
M   a  3, , 
 2 2  Q  2, 1,3 on the plane  x  y  z  1. Then d 2 is
Since M lies on 3 x  4 y  12 z  19  0 equal to ___ (JEE Main 2022)
 6a  4b  12c  4  12  20  0 ... 1 Ans. (26)
Since PP ' is parallel to normal of he plane then Sol. Point P 1, 2, 1 and Q  2, 1,3 lie on same side of
6 b   c  the plane.
 
3 4 12 Perpendicular distance of point P from plane is
   b  8,   c  24 1  2  1  1 1

a  b  c  5  a    8    24  5 1 1 1
2 2 2
3
 a       11 Perpendicular distance of point Q from plane is
Now putting these values in 1 we get 2  1  3  1 1
 
6      11  4    8  12    24  4   12  20  0 1 1 1
2 2
3
2


 7   9  170  33  137  PQ is parallel to given plane. So, distance
169. Let the image of the point P 1, 2,3 in the line between P and Q  distance between their foot of
x  6 y 1 z  2 perpendiculars.
L:   be Q . Let R  ,  ,   be a 
 PQ  1  2    2  1  1  3 
2 2 2
3 2 3
point that divides internally the line segment PQ in  26
the ratio 1: 3. Then the value of 22       is 
PQ  26  d 2
equal to (JEE Main 2022)
Alternate:
Ans. (125) x  y  z 1  0
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 56

P : ax  y  z  0,  a  0  . Then number of integral of

' a ' for plane P is equal to …… .
(JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (0)
iˆ ˆj kˆ
Sol. 0 1 1  iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
M  x1 , y1 , z1 
2 2 1
x1  1 y1  2 z1  1 1
   2
1 1 1 3 Angle between line and plane is cos 1 
2 7 2 27
x1  , y1  , z1 
3 3 3 2 5
cos   ,sin  
 2 7  2  27 3 3
M , , 
3 3 3  a  2  2 5
sin   
N  x2 , y2 , z2  4  4 1 a 11 2
3 3
x2  2 y2  1 z 2  3 1 3 a 5 a 2 2
  
1 1 1 3
3a 2  25a 2  50
5 2 10
x2  , y2  , z2  No value of  a 
3 3 3
173. Let Q and R be two points on the line
 5 2 10 
N  , , 
3 3 3  x  1 y  2 z 1
  at a distance 26 from the
d  1  3  4  26
2 2 2 2 2 3 2

171.  
Let P1 : r  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  4 be a plane. Let P2 be point P  4, 2,7  . Then the square of the area of the
triangle PQR is …….. . (JEE Main 2022)
another plane which passes through the points
 2, 3, 2  2, 2, 3 and 1, 4, 2  . If the direction Ans. (153)
Sol. Let  2  1,3  2,2  1 be any point on the line
ratios of the line of intersection of P1 and P2 be
 2  5    3  4    2  6   26
2 2 2
16,  ,  , then the value of    is equal to …….. .
(JEE Main 2022)   1,3
Ans. (28) Q 1,1,3 ; R  5, 7,7  ; P  4, 2,7 

Sol. 
P1 : r 2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  4  Are of triangle PQR 
1  
PQ  PR
2
P1 : 2 x  y  3 z  4
 153
x2 y 3 z 2 174. The largest value of a for which the perpendicular
P2 0 1 5  0 distance of the plane containing the lines

1 1 0
  
ra  iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ajˆ  kˆ  and
 5 x  5 y  z  23  0

Let a, b, c be the DR’s of line of intersection   
r  iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  akˆ  from the point  2,1, 4 
16 13 15
Then a  ;b  ;c is 3, is …… . (JEE Main 2022)
15 15 15
Ans. (2)
   13 :   15 
172. The line of shortest distance the lines Sol.   
r  iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ajˆ  kˆ 

x  2 y 1 z
  and
x  3 y  5 z 1
  makes an   
r  iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  akˆ 
0 1 1 2 2 1
DR’s of plane containing these lines is
 2 
1 iˆ ˆj kˆ
angle of cos   with the plane
 27  1 a 1  iˆ 1  a 2   ˆj  a  1  kˆ 1  a 
1 1  a
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 57

n  1  a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ x3 y 2 z 3
176. Let the line   intersect the plane
One point in plane : 1,1,0  7 1 4
 equation of plane is x  4 y 1 z
containing the line   and
1  a  x  1   y  1   z  0   0 1 2 1
1  a  x  y  z  a  2  0 4ax  y  5 z  7 a  0  2 x  5 y  z  3, a   at the
1  a  2  a  4  a  2 point P  ,  ,   . Then the value of     
D 
1  a   1  1
2
equals …… . (JEE Main 2022)
 5  a  3  a  2a  3 2
Ans. (12)
 a 2  2a  8  0 Sol. Equation of plane
 a  2, 4 4ax  y  5z  7a    2 x  5 y  z  3  0 this
 largest value of a  2 satisfy  4, 1, 0 
175. The plane passing through the line
16a  1  7a    8  5  3  0
L : x  y  3 1    z  1, x  2 y  z  2 and
9 a  1  10  0 ... 1
perpendicular to the plane 3x  2 y  z  6 is Normal vector of the plane A is
3 x  8 y  7 z  4. If  is the acute angle between the  4a  2 , 1  5 ,5    vector along the line which
contained the plane A is
line L and y -axis, then 415 cos 2  is equal to i2jk
 4 a  2  2  10  5    0
……… (JEE Main 2022)
11  4 a  7  0 ...  2 
Ans. (125)
 Solve 1 and  2  to get a  1,   1
Sol. n1  iˆ  ˆj  3 1    kˆ
 Now equation of plane
n2  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ x  2 y  3z  2  0
iˆ ˆj kˆ x 3 y 2 z 3
Let the point in the line    t is
Direction ratio of line   1 3 1    7 1 4
1 2 1  7t  3, t  2, 4t  3 satisfy the equation of A
7t  3  2t  4  9  12t  2  0
  6  5 iˆ   3  2  ˆj   2  1 kˆ t2
3 x  8 y  7 z  4 will contain the line So       2t  8  12
Normal 3 x  8 y  7 z  4 will be perpendicular to  56 43 111 
177. Let P  2, 1,1 and Q  , ,  be the vertices
the line  17 17 17 
 3  6  5   3  2  8  7  2  1  0 of the rhombus PQRS . If the direction ratios of the
2 diagonal RS are  , 1,  where both  and  are

3
integers of minimum absolute values, then  2   2
 direction ratio of line  1, , 
5 7
is equal to …….. . (JEE Main 2022)
 3 3
Ans. (450)
Angle with y -axis
Sol. RS   ,1,  
5/6
cos    56 43 111 
25 49 DR of PQ    2,  1,  1
1   17 17 17 
9 9
5  90 60 94 
cos    , , 
83  17 17 17 
90 60 94
 415cos   2 25
 415  125    1   0
83 17 17 17
90  94   60
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60  90 Ans. (a)


94  a2  a1    b1  b2 
Sol. Shortest distance
30  2  3  b1  b2

94 a1  1, 2,3
 3  2 
  30 a2  2, 4,5
94 
15 b2  2iˆ  3 ˆj   kˆ
  3  2 
47 b  iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ
2
 3  2  

15

47
  2  1 iˆ   4  2  ˆj  5  3 kˆ   b  b 
1 2
S .D.   
    15,   15 b1  b2
 2   2  225  225 iˆ ˆj kˆ
 450  
b1  b2  2 3 
178. Let a line with direction ratios 4a, 7 be
1 4 5
perpendicular to the lines with direction ratios
3, 1, 2b and b, a, 2. If the point of intersection of  iˆ 15  4   ˆj    10   kˆ  5
x 1 y2 z  15  4  iˆ     10  ˆj  5kˆ
the line   and the plane
a  b 2 a 2  b2 1
2
 
b1  b2  15  4      10   25
2 2

x  y  z  0 is  ,  ,   , then      is equal to
Now
……… . (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (10)
S .D. 
 iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ  15  4   iˆ    10 ˆj  5kˆ  
Sol.  a, 4a, 7  to  3, 1,2b  15  4      10 
2 2
 25
a  2b ...  i  15  4  2  20  10 1

 a, 4a, 7   to  b, a, 2  15  4      10 
2 2
 25 2
3a  4a  14b  0 Square both side
ab  4a 2  14  0 ...  ii 
3  5  2   225  16 2  120   2  100  20  25
2
From equation  i  and  ii 
2b 2  16b 2  14  0
12 2  75  60  17 2  140  150
b2  1
5 2  80  275  0
a 2  4b 2  4
 2  16  55  0
x 1 y  2 z
5

3
 k
1    5   11  0
  5k  1,   3k  2,   k    5,11
(a) is correct option.
As  ,  ,   satisfies x  y  z  0
180. Let the points on the plane P be equidistant from
5k  1   3k  2  k  0 the points  4, 2,1 and  2, 2,3 . Then the acute
k 1 angle between the plane P and the plane
      9k  1  10 2 x  y  3 z  1 is
179. If the shortest distance between the lines
(JEE Main 2022)
x 1 y  2 z  3 x2 y 4 z 5
  and   is  
2 3  1 4 5 (a) (b)
6 4
1
, then the sum of all possible values of  is :  5
3 (c) (d)
3 12
(JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (c)
(a) 16 (b) 6
(c) 12 (d) 15
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Let point R,    1,   1,   1
Lying on plane x  y  z  5,
So, 3  1  5
2
Sol. Point R is  3,1,1
  
Normal vector  AB  OB  OA   QR2  5 Ans.
182. Let P be the plane passing through the intersection of

 6iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ  
  
 
the plane r  iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ  5 and r . 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  3,

or 2 3iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  and the point  2,1, 2  . Let the position vectors of
P  3  x  1  2  y   1 z  2  0
the points X and Y be iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ and 5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
P  3x  2 y  z  1  0
P '  2 x  y  3z  1  0 respectively. Then the points (JEE Main 2022)
(a) X and X  Y are on the same side of P
nˆ1  nˆ2 (b) Y and Y  X are on the opposite sides of P
Angle between P & P '   cos 
n1 n2 (c) X and Y are on the opposite sides of P
 6 23  (d) X  Y and X  Y are on the same side of P
  cos1   Ans. (c)
 14  14 
Sol. P1   P2  0
 7 1 
  cos 1    cos 1      x  3 y  z  5    2 x  y  z  3  0
 14  2 3
Option (c) is correct.  2,1, 2 lies on this plane
181. Let Q be the mirror image of the point P 1, 0,1    1  plane is 3 x  2 y  8  0
with respect to the plane S : x  y  z  5. If a line L x  2 y 1
183. If the two lines l1 :  , z2 and
passing through 1, 1, 1 , parallel to the line PQ 3 2
meets the plane S at R, then QR 2 is equal to : x 1 2 y  3 z  5
l2 :   perpendicular, then an
1  2
(JEE Main 2022)
(a) 2 (b) 5 1 x 2 y 1 z
angle between the lines l2 and l3 :  
(c) 7 (d) 11 3 4 4
Ans. (b) is : (JEE Main 2022)
 29   29 
(a) cos 1   (b) sec 1  
 4   4 
 2   2 
(c) cos 1   (d) cos 1  
 29   29 
Ans. (b)
x  2 y 1 z  2
Sol. Sol. l1 :  
 3 2 0
Let parallel vector of L  b
Mirror image of Q on given plane x  y  z  5 x 1 y  3 / 2 z  5
l2 :  
1 /2 2
a  1 b  0 c  1 2  2  5 
   x  1 y  1/ 2 z  0
1 1 1 3 l3 :  
a  3, b  2, c  3 3 2 4
3   0
Q   3, 2,3 l1  l2   0 3
  2
 b  PQ 13 1  4
 4
So, b  1,1,1 Angle between l2 & l3
Equation of line
x 1 y 1 z 1
L:  
1 1 1
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1  3   2  / 2   2  4 185. If the plane 2 x  y  5 z  0 is rotated about its line

cos  
2 of intersection with the plane 3 x  y  4 z  7  0 by
1 4  9  16  4
4 
an angle of , then the plane after the rotation
3    8 2
cos  
passes through the point : (JEE Main 2022)
2
5 29 (a)  2, 2, 0  (b)  2, 2,0 
4
Put   3 (c) 1, 0, 2  (d)  1,0, 2 
2 4
cos    Ans. (c)
29 29
9 Sol.  2 x  y  5z     3x  y  4 z  7   0
4
Rotated by  2
 4   29 
  cos 1      sec 1    2  3  x  1    y   5  4  z  7  0
 29   4 
184. Let the plane 2 x  3 y  z  20  0 be rotated through 2x  y  5z  0
a right angle about its line of intersection with the 2  2  3   1     5  5  4   0
plane x  3 y  5 z  8. If the mirror of the point  4  6   1    25  20   0
30  15
 1 
 2,  , 2  in the rotated plane is B  a, b, c  , then : 2
 2  Required plane :- 8 x  y  3 z  14  0
(JEE Main 2022) Check options

a b c
(a)  
8 5 4
a b c
(b)  
4 5 2
186. If the lines     and
r  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   3 ˆj  kˆ

a b c a b c r   iˆ  ˆj     2iˆ  3kˆ  are coplanar, then distance
(c)   (d)  
8 5 4 4 5 2 of the plane containing these two lines from the point
Ans. (a)  , 0, 0  is : (JEE Main 2022)
Sol. Let equation of rotated plane be:
2 2
 2 x  3 y  z  20    x  3 y  5z  8  0 (a) (b)
9 11
 2    x   3  3  y  1  5  z  20  80  0 4
Above plane is perpendicular to (c) (d) 2
11
2 x  3 y  z  20  0
Ans. (b)
So,  2     2   3  3   3  1  5  .1  0    7 
 equation of rotated plane : x  2 y  4 z  4  0
Sol.    
r  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   3 ˆj  kˆ ...........L1

 1 
Mirror image of A  2, , 2  in rotated plane is
   
r   iˆ  ˆj   2iˆ  3kˆ ...............L 2
 2  L1 and L 2 are coplanar
B  a, b, c  0 3 1
x  2 y 1 2 z  2  2 0 3  0
Equation of AB :   k
1 2 4 1    0 1
 1  3  2  3 1      0
Let coordinate B be  2  k ,  2 k , 2  4 k 
 2  2  3  3  0
 k 1  5
Midpoint of AB is  2  ,  k , 2  2k  which 
 2 2  3
will lie on the plane x  2 y  4 z  4  0 Now
2 iˆ ˆj kˆ
Hence k  
3 n  0 3 1  iˆ  9   j  2   k  6 
 4 5 2   8 5 4  2 0 3
Therefore B is  , ,    , , 
3 6 3  6 6 6 
a b c   9, 2,6 
So,   Equation of plane :
8 5 4
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9  x  1  2  y  1  6  z  1  0 x  2 y 1 z 1
  
9 x  2 y  6 z  13  0 4 2 3
Perpendicular distance from  , 0,0   x, y, z    4  2, 2  1,3  1

 5  AP   4  3 iˆ   2  1 ˆj   3  5 kˆ
 9   0  0  13  
3   2  2 b  4iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
   
81  36  4 121 11 AP  b  0
4  4  3  2  2  1  3  3  5  0
187. If two straight lines whose direction cosines are 29  12  2  15  29
given by relations l  m  n  0, 3l 2  m 2  cnl  0  1
are parallel, then the positive value of c is : P   2,3, 2 
(JEE Main 2022)
3x  4 y  12 z  23  0
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 2 6  12  24  23
d
Ans. (a) 9  16  144
Sol. lmn  0 65
d 5
3l 2  m2  cl  l  m   0 13
nlm 189. The shortest distance between the lines
3l  m  cl  clm  0
2 2 2 x  3 y  2 z 1 x 3 y 6 z 5
  and   is :
 3  c  l 2  clm  m2  0 2 3 1 2 1 3
2 (JEE Main 2022)
 3  c  
l  l 
  c    1  0 ....... 1 (a)
18
(b)
22
m m
5 3 5
 lies are parallel.
Roots of 1 must be equal (c)
46
(d) 6 3
D0 3 5
c2  4  3  c   0 Ans. (a)
x  3 y  2 z 1
c 2  4c  12  0 Sol.  
2 3 1
 c  6 c  2  0 x3 y 6 z 5
c  6 or c  2  
2 1 3
+ve value of c  6
188. Let the foot of the perpendicular from the point
A   3, 2,1 B   3, 6,5

x  2 y 1 z  1 n1  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ
1, 2, 4  on the line   be P. Then 
4 2 3 n2  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
the distance of P from the plane 
BA  6iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ
3 x  4 y  12 z  23  0 (JEE Main 2022)  
 BAn1 n2 
50 SHORTEST DISTANCE    

(a) 5 (b) n1  n2
13
63 iˆ ˆj kˆ
(c) 4 (d)  
13 n1  n2  2 3 1
Ans. (a) 2 1 3

 10iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ
  
 BAn1 n2   60  32  16  108
 
 
n1  n2  100  64  16  180
108 108 18
Sol. S .D   
180 6 5 5
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190. If two distinct point Q , R lie on the line of 2

 11  38 16
sin 2  1    
intersection of the planes  x  2 y  z  0 and  
27 27
3x  5 y  2 z  0 and 3x  5 y  2 z  0 and 4
38
PQ  PR  18 where the point P is 1, 2,3 , 27
1 4
then the area of the triangle PQR is equal to Area   18 18  38
2 27
(JEE Main 2022)
18 4 36 4
2 4   38  38  38
(a) 38 (b) 38 2 27 27 3
3 3 191. The acute angle between the planes P1 and P2 , when
8 152 P1 and P2 are the planes passing through the
(c) 38 (d)
3 3
intersection of the planes 5 x  8 y  13 z  29  0 and
Ans. (b)
8 x  7 y  z  20  0 and the points  2,1,3 and
 0,1, 2  , respectively, is (JEE Main 2022)
 
(a) (b)
3 4
Sol.
x  2 y  z  0  
(c) (d)
3x  5 y  2 z  0 6 12
ˆj kˆ Ans. (a)
iˆ
 Sol. Equation of plane passing through the intersection of
n  1 2 1 planes 5 x  8 y  13z  29  0 and
3 5 2 8 x  7 y   z  20  0 is
 iˆ  1  ˆj 1  kˆ  1 5x  8 y  3z  29    8x  7 y  z  20  0 and if it

n  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is passing through  2,1,3  
7
x y z 2
Equation of LOI is   P1 : Equation of plane through intersection of
1 1 1
DR : of PT    a  1,   2,   3 5 x  8 y  13z  29  0 and 8 x  7 y  z  20  0 and
DR : of QR  1,1,1 the point  2,1,3 is
   11    2 1    3 1  0 7
5 x  8 y  3 z  29  8 x  7 y  z  20   0
3  2 2
 2x  y  z  6
2
 Similarly, P2 : Equation of plane through
3
intersection of
1 64 49 5 x  8 y  13z  29  0 and 8 x  7 y  z  20  0 and
PT 2   
9 9 9
the point  0,1, 2  is
114
PT 2   x  y  2z  5
9
 3  
114 Angle between planes    cos 1  
PT   6 6 3
3  
192. Le the plane P : r  a  d contain the line of
114 1 57 19  3 
cos  
3

3 2

9

3 3 
intersection of two planes r  iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ  6 and 


19  
r 6i  5 ˆj  kˆ  7. If the plane P passes through
3 3 2
 1 13a
2  19 11 the point  2,3,  , then the value of is equal
cos 2  1   2 d2
27 27
to (JEE Main 2022)
(a) 90 (b) 93
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(c) 95 (d) 97 Ans. (c)

Ans. (b) a  2 b  4 c  7 2  6  4  28  2 
Sol.   
Sol. Equation of plane
passing through line of 3 1 4 32  12  4 2


intersection of planes P1 : r iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ  6 and  a
84
 2, b 
28
 4, C 
112
7
 13 13 13
 
P2 : r  6iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ  7 is  2a  b  2c  6
P1   P2  0 x  2 y 1 z  3
195. Let   lie on the plane
 

    
 
r  iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ  6   r  6iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ  7  0 3 2 1
px  qy  z  5, for some p, q  R. The shortest
 1
distance of the plane from the origin is :
And it passes through point  2,3, 
 2 (JEE Main 2022)
 1   1 
  2  9   6     12  15   7   0 3 5
 2   2  (a) (b)
109 142
  1


Equation of plane is r  5iˆ  8 ˆj  2kˆ  13  (c)
5
71
(d)
1
142
2
a  25  64  4  96; d  13 Ans. (b)
13a
2
Sol.  2, 1, 3 satisfy the given plane.
Value of  93
So 2 p  1  8 ... 1
2
d
193. Let the plane ax  by  cz  d pass through  2,3, 5  Also given line is perpendicular to normal plane so
and is perpendicular to the planes 2 x  y  5 z  10 3 p  2q  1  0 ...  2 
and 3 x  5 y  7 z  12. If a , b, c, d are integers d  0  p  15, q  22
Eq. of plane 15 x  22 y  z  5  0
and gcd  a , b , c , d   1, then the value of
6 5
a  7b  c  20d is equal to (JEE Main 2022) Its distance from origin  
710 142
(a) 18 (b) 20
196. Let Q be the mirror image of the point P 1, 2,1
(c) 24 (d) 22
Ans. (d) with respect to the plane x  2 y  2 z  16. Let T be
Sol. DR’s normal of plane a plane passing through the point Q and contains the

iˆ ˆj kˆ
2 1 5  18iˆ  ˆj  7 kˆ
 
line r  kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ ,   R. Then, which of
the following points lies on T ? (JEE Main 2022)
3 5 7
(a)  2,1, 0  (b) 1, 2,1
 eq n of plane
(c) 1, 2, 2  (d) 1,3, 2 
18 x  7 y  7 z  d
Ans. (b)
It passes through  2,3, 5
Sol. Image of P 1,2,1 in x  2 y  2 z  16  0 is given
36  3  35  d  d   2
 Eq n of plane by Q  4,8,7 
18 x  y  7 z  2 x y z 1
18 x  y  7 z  2 Eq. of plane T  4 8 6 0
 a  18, b  1, c  7, d  2 1 1 2
a  7 b  c  20 d   18  7  7  40  22
 2 x  z  1 so B 1, 2,1 lies on it.
194. If the mirror image of the point  2, 4, 7  in the plane
197. Let P be the plane containing the straight line
3 x  y  4 z  2 is  a, b, c  , then 2a  b  2c is equal x 3 y  4 z 7
  and perpendicular to the plane
to : (JEE Main 2022) 9 1 5
(a) 54 (b) 50 x y z
(c) 6 (d) 42 containing the straight lines   and
2 3 5
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x y z Distance 7Q  21   PQ   21
2
  . If d is the distance of P from the point
3 7 8 199. The shortest distance between the lines
 2, 5,11 , then d 2 is equal to : (JEE Main 2022) x7 y6 7 x
  z and  y  2  z  6 is
147 6 7 2
(a) (b) 96
2 (JEE Main 2022)
32 (a) 2 29 (b) 1
(c) (d) 54
3 37 29
(c) (d)
Ans. (c) 29 2
Sol. a  x  3  b  y  4   c  z  7   0 Ans. (a)
P : 9 a  b  5c  0 x7 y6 z 0
Sol. L1 :  
 11a  b  5c  0 6 7 1

After solving DR’s  1, 1, 2 Any point on it a1  7,6,0  and L1 is parallel to

Equation of plane b1  6, 7,1
x  y  2 z  21
x7 y2 z6
8 L2 :  
d 2 1 1
6 
Any point on it, a2  7, 2,6 
32 
d2  And L2 is parallel to b2  2,1,1
3
198. A plane E is perpendicular to the two planes Shortest distance between L1 and L2
   
2 x  2 y  z  0 and x  y  2 z  4, and passes
  

 a2  a1   b2  b1


 14, 4, 6    3, 2, 4 
through the point P 1, 1,1 . If the distance of the b1  b2 9  4  16
plane E from the point Q  a, a, 2  is 3 2, then  2 29
200. The length of the perpendicular from the point
 PQ 
2
is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
(a) 9 (b) 12
1, 2,5 on the line passing through 1, 2, 4  and

(c) 21 (d) 33 parallel to the line x  y  z  0  x  2 y  3 z  5 is :

Ans. (c) (JEE Main 2022)
Sol. First plane, P1  2 x  2 y  z  0, normal vector 21 9
(a) (b)
 n1   2, 2,1 2 2
Second plane, P2  x  y  2 z  4, normal vector 73
(c) (d) 1
 n2  1, 1,2  2
Plane perpendicular to P1 and P2 will have normal Ans. (a)
 iˆ ˆj kˆ
vector n3
Where n3   n1  n3  Sol. DR’s of the line  1 1 1  iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ
1 2 3
Hence, n3   3, 3,0
 equation of line is
Equation of plane E through P 1, 1,1 and n3 as 
normal vector

r  iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ   iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ 
 x  1, y  1, z  1 3, 3,0  0 Let A 1, 2,4  and P be 1   , 2  4 , 4  3 

 x y 0 E  
 PA  iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ  0
2a
Distance of PQ  a, a, 2 from E  
1
2 2
2a  1 5 
As given,  3 2  a  3  P  , 2, 
2 2 2 
Hence, Q   3, 3, 2
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21     1 35  21  0

AP 
2 For   1  a  5
201. If the plane P passes through the intersection of two Let 1 ,  2 , 3  be reflection of P
mutually perpendicular planes 2 x  5 y  5 z  1 and
1  5  2 2  4  12 3  2  0
3kx  ky  z  5, k  3 and intercepts a unit length on 1  3 2  4  12 3  2  0
positive x -axis, then the intercept made by the plane 1  3 2  8 3  2
P on the y -axis is (JEE Main 2022)   1   2   3  8
1 5 203. If the line of intersection of the planes ax  by  3
(a) (b)
11 11 and ax  by  cz  0, a  0 makes an angle 30° with
(c) 6 (d) 7 the plane y  z  2  0, then the direction cosines of
Ans. (d)
the line are : (JEE Main 2022)
Sol. Two given planes mutually perpendicular
1 1 1 1
2  3k   k  k    51  0 (a) , ,0 (b) , ,0
2 2 2 2
k  1,5
But k  3 so, k  1 1 2 1 3
(c) , ,0 (d) , ,0
Plane passing through these planes is 5 5 2 2
2 x  y  5 z  1    3x  y  z  5  0 Ans. (d)
x y z iˆ ˆj kˆ
  1 
5  1 5  1 5  1 Sol. n a b 0
2  3 1    5 a b c
5  1 1
Given 1    bciˆ  acjˆ
2  3 2
5  1 Direction ratios of line are b, a, 0
So intercept on y -axis  7
1  Direction ratios of normal of the plane are 0,1,  1
202. If the length of the perpendicular drawn from the
a 1
point P  a, 4, 2  , a  0 on the line cos 60  
2 b a
2 2 2
x  1 y  3 z 1
  is 2 6 units and Q 1 ,  2 ,  3   b  a
2 3 1
So, DR’s can be  a, a,0 
is the image of the point P in this line, then
3  1 1 
    i is equal to (JEE Main 2022)  D.C.’s can be   , ,0 
i 1  2 2 
(a) 7 (b) 8 204. The foot of the perpendicular from a point on the
(c) 12 (d) 14 circle x 2  y 2  1, z  0 to the plane 2 x  3 y  z  6
Ans. (b) lies on which one of the following curves?
(JEE Main 2022)
(a)  6 x  5 y  12   4  3 x  7 y  8   1, z  6  2 x  3 y
2 2

(b)  5 x  6 y  12   4  3 x  5 y  9   1, z  6  2 x  3 y
2 2
Sol.
 2  1  a  2   3 1 3     1 1  0 (c)  6 x  5 y  14   9  3x  5 y  7   1, z  6  2 x  3 y
2 2

 4  2  2 a  9   3    1  0
(d)  5 x  6 y  14   9  3 x  7 y  8   1, z  6  2 x  3 y
2 2
 14   4  2 a  0
 7  2  a  0 Ans. (b)
And,
 2  1  a    3  1     1  24
2 2 2

  5  1   3  1     1  24
2 2 2

 35 2  14  21  0 Sol.

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h  cos  k  sin  w  0 O is the origin and p       , then the ordered

 
2 3 1 pair V , p  is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
1 2cos   3sin   6 
 (a)  48, 13 (b)  24, 13
14
2  2 cos   3sin   6  (c)  48,11 (d)  24, 5 
h  cos  
14 Ans. (b)
10 cos   6sin   12 Sol. Normal of plane P :

14 iˆ kˆ kˆ
3
k  sin    2 cos   3sin   6   2 1 3  4iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
14
1 2 2
5sin   6 cos   18
k Equation of plane P which passes through
14
Eliminating sin  and cos   2, 2, 2
 5h  6 k  12   4  3h  5 k  9   1 is 4 x  y  3z  12  0
2 2

x 1 y 2 z 3 Now, A  3,0,0  , B  0, 12,0  , C  0,0, 4

205. Let the lines   and
 1 2    3,   12,   4
x  26 y  18 z  28  p        13
  be coplanar and P be the
2 3  Now, volume of tetrahedron OABC
1   
plane containing these two lines. Then which of the
following points does NOT lies on P ?

V  OA  OB  OC  24
6

(JEE Main 2022) V , p    24,  13 
(a)  0, 2, 2  (b)  5, 0, 1 207. If the foot of the perpendicular from the point
(c)  3, 1, 0  (d)  0, 4, 5  A  1, 4,3 on the plane P : 2 x  my  nz  4, is
Ans. (d)
 7 3
x 1
y 2 z 3  2, ,  , then the distance of the point A from
Sol. Given, L1 :    2 2
 1 2
x  26 y  18 z  28 the plane P, measured parallel to a line with
And L2 :   are coplanar
2 3  direction ratios 3, 1, 4, is equal to :
27 20 31
(JEE Main 2022)
  1 2 0
2 3  (a) 1 (b) 26
 3 (c) 2 2 (d) 14
Now, normal of plane P, which contains L1 and
Ans. (b)
L2
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 3 1 2
2 3 3
Sol.
 3iˆ  13 ˆj  11kˆ Let B be foot of  coordinates of
 equation of required plane P :  7 3
3x  13 y  11z  4  0 B   2, , 
 2 4
 0, 4,5 does not lie on plane P. Direction ratio of line AB is  2,1,3  so
206. A plane P is parallel to two lines whose direction m  1, n  3
ratios are 2,1, 3, and 1, 2, 2 and it contains the x 1 y  4 z  3
So equation of AC is   
pint  2, 2, 2  . Let P intersect the coordinate axes 3 1 4
at the point A, B, C making the intercepts  ,  ,  . If So point C is  3   1,    4,  4   3  . But C
V is the volume of the tetrahedron OABC, where lies on the plane, so
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6  2  4 12  9  4 95
12 
   1  C  2, 3,  1  8
 AC  26 210. The distance of the point  7, 3, 4  from the plane
208. Let Q be the foot of perpendicular drawn from the
passing through the points  2, 3,1 ,  1,1, 2  and
point P 1, 2,3 to the plane x  2 y  z  14. If R is
 3, 4, 2  is : (JEE Main 2023)
a point on the plane such that PRQ  60 , then the
(a) 4 (b) 5
area of PQR is equal to : (JEE Main 2022)
(c) 5 2 (d) 4 2
3 Ans. (c)
(a) (b) 3
2 Sol. Equation of Plane is
(c) 2 3 (d) 3 x  2 y  3 z 1
Ans. (b)  3 4 3  0
4 5 4
xz 0
Distance of P  7, 3, 4  from plane is
7  4 1
d 5 2
2
211. The distance of the point  1,9, 16  from the plane
Sol. 2 x  3 y  z  5 measured parallel to the line
Length of perpendicular
x4 2 y z 3
1  4  3  14   is (JEE Main 2023)
PQ   6 3 4 12
6
QR   PQ cot60  2 (a) 13 2 (b) 31
(c) 26 (d) 20 2
1
 Area of PQR   PQ QR   3 Ans. (c)
2 Sol. Equation of line
209. If  2,3,9  ,  5, 2,1 , 1,  ,8  and   , 2,3 are coplanar, x  1 y  9 z  16
 
then the product of all possible values of  is : 3 4 12
(JEE Main 2022) G.P on line  3  1, 4  9,12  16 
21 59 Point of intersection of line & plane
(a) (b)
2 8 6  2  12  27  12  16  5
57 95 2
(c)
8
(d)
8 Point  5,1,8 
Ans. (d) Distance  36  64  576  26
Sol. A  2, 3, 9  ; B  5, 2,1  ; C 1,  , 8  ; D   , 2, 3  212. Let the plane containing the line of intersection of the
 planes P1 : x     4  y  z  1 and
 AB AC AD   0
 
P2 : 2 x  y  z  2 pass through the points  0,1, 0 
3 1 8
1   3 1  0 and 1, 0,1 . Then the distance of the point

 2 1 6  2 ,     from the plane P2 is (JEE Main 2023)

(a) 5 6 (b) 4 6
 6   3 1  81    3   2    6     2   0 (c) 2 6 (d) 3 6
Ans. (d)
3 6 17  8 2  5  5     4  8 Sol. Equation of plane passing through point of
intersection of P1 and P2
8 2  57  95  0 P  P1  kP2
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 x     4  y  z  1  k  2 x  y  z  2   0 214. Consider the lines L1 and L2 given by

Passing through  0,1, 0  and 1, 0,1 L1 :
x 1 y  3 z  2
 
2 1 2
   4  1  k 1  2   0
x  2 y  2 z 3
   3  k  0 L2 :  
1 2 3
Also passing 1, 0,1
A line L3 having direction ratios 1, 1, 2 , intersects
1  1  1  k  2  1  2   0 L1 and L2 at the points P and Q respectively.
1 k  0 Then the length of line segment PQ is
k  1
(JEE Main 2023)
Put in (1)
  3 1  0 (a) 2 6 (b) 3 2
  4 (c) 4 3 (d) 4
Then point  2 ,  ,   Ans. (a)
 8, 4, 4  Sol. Let P   2  1,   3, 2  2 
16  4  4  2 Q     2, 2   2,3  3
d
6 2    1   2   1 2  3  1
  
18 6 1 1 2
d  3 6   3
6 6
213. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from 1,9, 7  to  P  7, 6,8  and Q  5,8,12 
PQ  2 6
the line passing through the point  3, 2,1 and
215. The distance of the point P  4, 6, 2  from the line
parallel to the planes x  2 y  z  0 and 3 y  z  3
is  ,  ,   , then      is equal to passing through the point  3, 2,3 and parallel to a

(JEE Main 2023) line with direction ratios 3,3, 1 is equal to:
(a) –1 (b) 3 (JEE Main 2023)
(c) 1 (d) 5 (a) 3 (b) 6
Ans. (d) (c) 2 3 (d) 14
ˆ ˆ ˆ
i j k Ans. (d)
Sol. Direction ratio of line  1 2 1
0 3 1

 iˆ  5   ˆj  1  kˆ  3
 5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ

Sol.
x 3 y 2 z 3
Equation of line is   
3 3 1
M  3  3,3  2,3   
D.R. of PM  3  7,3  4,5   
M  5  3,   2,3  1
 Since PM is perpendicular to line

PM  5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ   3  3  7   3  3  4   1 5     0
5  5  2      7   3  3  6   0  2
 25    9  10  7  18  0  M  3,8,1  PM  14
  1
Point M   2, 3, 4    ,  ,  
    5
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216. If the four points, whose position vectors are 218. The foot of perpendicular of the point  2,0,5 on the
3iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ, iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ, 2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and
x  1 y 1 z  1
ˆ ˆ ˆ line   is  ,  ,   . Then which of
5 i  2 j  4 k are coplanar, then  is equal to 2 5 1
(JEE Main 2023) the following is NOT correct? (JEE Main 2023)
73 107
(a) (b)   4 
17 17 (a)  (b)  8
 15 
73 107
(c)  (d)   5
17 17 (c)  5 (d) 
Ans. (a)   8
Sol. Let Ans. (c)
A :  3, 4, 2  , B : 1, 2, 1 , x 1 y 1 z  1
Sol. L:   
C :  2, 1,3  , D :  5, 2 , 4  2 5 1
A, B, C , D are coplanar points, then Let A(2,0,5)
1 3 24 1  2
 2  3 1  4 3 2  0
5  3 2  4 4  2
73
 
17
Let foot of perpendicular is
217. The shortest distance between the lines
P  2  1,5  1,   1
x  1  2 y  12 z and x  y  2  6 z  6 is 
PA   3  2  iˆ   5  1 ˆj   6    kˆ
(JEE Main 2023) 
Direction ratio of line  b  2iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ
(a) 2 (b) 3  
Now,  PA  b  0
5 3  2  3  2   5  5  1   6     0
(c) (d)
2 2 1
 
Ans. (a) 6
x 1 y z x y  2 z 1 P  2  1,5  1,   1  P  ,  ,  
Sol.   and  
1 1 1 1 1 1  1 4 4
2 12 6    2    1      
     6 3 3

 Shortest distance 
b  a  p q    1  1
   5   1    
1
 
pq  6 6 6
 
 p q 1 5

S.D.  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ   
pq
      1 
6
1   
6
 Check options.
 219. Shortest distance between the lines
 iˆ ˆj kˆ
 x 1 y  8 z  4 x 1 y  2 z  6
  1 1 1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ   and  
pq  1  i  j  k or 2 7 5 2 1 3
 2 12 6 4 2
(JEE Main 2023)
 1
 1 1 (a) 2 3 (b) 4 3
 6
2iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ  (c) 3 3
Ans. (b)
(d) 5 3

S.D. 
 iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ    2iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ   14  2 Sol. x  1 y  8 z  4 
  a  iˆ  8 ˆj  4kˆ
22  32  6 2 7 2 7 5
x 1 y  2 z  6  ˆ
  b  i  2 ˆj  6kˆ
2 1 3
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 70
 
p  2iˆ  7 ˆj  5kˆ, q  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  5  4 2 
C   , ,  , P   2, 1, 3 
iˆ ˆj kˆ 3 3 3 
  1 1 49 51 17
p  q  2 7 5 CP 2     
9 9 9 9 3
2 1 3
x 1 y  2 z  3
221. If the lines   and
 iˆ 16   ˆj  16   kˆ 16  1 2 1

 16 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  x  a y  2 z 3
  intersects at the point P , then
2 3 1
 
 a  b   p  q  10 ˆj  2k  16  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  the distance of the point P from the plane z  a is:
d   
pq 16 3 (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 16 (b) 28
12 (c) 10 (d) 22

3 Ans. (b)
4 3 Sol. Point on L1     1, 2  2,   3
220. The plane 2 x  y  z  4 intersects the line segment
Point on L2   2   a,3  2,   3
joining the points A  a, 2, 4  and B  2, b, 3 at the  3   3    6
point C in the ratio 2:1 and the distance of the point 2  2  3  2  2  3   4
C from the origin is 5 . If ab  0 and P is the Solving (1) and (2)
   22 &   16
point  a  b, b, 2b  a  then CP 2 is equal to:
 P   23, 46,19 
(JEE Main 2023)  a  9
17 16 Distance of P from z  9 is 28 .
(a) (b)
3 3 222. The line l1 passes through the point  2, 6, 2  and is
73 97 perpendicular to the plane 2 x  y  2 z  10 . Then the
(c) (d)
3 3
shortest distance between the line l1 and the line
Ans. (a)
Sol. x 1 y  4 z
A  a, 2, 4  , B  2, b, 3   is: (JEE Main 2023)
2 3 2
AC : CB  2 :1 19
 a  4 2b  2 2  (a) 7 (b)
C  , ,  3
 3 3 3 
17
C lies on 2 x  y  2  4 (c) (d) 9
3
2a  8 2b  2 2 Ans. (d)
   4
3 3 3 Sol. Line l , is given by
 ab  2 x2 y 6 z 2
Also OC  5 L1 :  
2 1 2
2 2 x1  x2 y1  y2 z1  z 2
 a  4   2b  2  4
     5 a1 b1 c1
 3   3  9
Solving (1) and (2) a2 b2 c2
Shortest Distance 
(b  6) 2  (2b  2) 2  41   a1b2  a2 b1 
2

 5b 2  4b  1  0 (Use it)
 b  1 or 1
5
 a  1 or 11
5
But ab  0  a, b  1, 1
   
VECTORS & 3-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY 71
 
AB  MN 224. If a plane passes through the points
Shortest distance 
MN  1, k , 0  ,  2, k , 1 , 1,1, 2  and is parallel to the line

AB  3iˆ  10 ˆj  2kˆ x 1 2 y 1 z  1
  , then the value of
1 2 1
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 k2 1
MN  2 1 2  4iˆ  8 ˆj  8kˆ is (JEE Main 2023)
2 3 2
 k  1 k  2 
17 5
MN  16  64  64  12 (a) (b)
5 17
12  80  16
Shortest distance  9 6 13
12 (c) (d)
Option (d) is correct. 13 6
223. Let a unit vector OP make angle  ,  ,  with the Ans. (d)
Sol. x  1 2y 1 z 1
positive directions of the
co-ordinate axes  
  1 2 1
OX , OY , OZ respectively, where    0,  OP is 1
 2 y
x 1 2  z 1
perpendicular to the plane through points 
1 1 1
1, 2, 3 ,  2, 3, 4  and 1,5, 7  , then which one of the Points: A  1, k , 0  , B  2, k , 1 , C 1,1, 2 
following is true? (JEE Main 2023) 
CA  2iˆ   k  1 ˆj  2kˆ
    
(a)    ,   and    ,   CB  iˆ   k  1 ˆj  3kˆ
2  2 
    iˆ ˆj kˆ
(b)    0,  and    0,   
 2  2 CA  CB  2 k  1 2
    1 k  1 3
(c)    ,   and    0, 
2   2 
 iˆ  3k  3  2k  2   ˆj  6  2   kˆ 2kˆ  2  k  1
   
(d)    0,  and    ,    1  k  iˆ  8 ˆj   3  3k  kˆ
 2 2 
1
Ans. (a) y
x 1 2  z  1 is perpendicular to
Sol. Equation of plane:- The line 
1 1 1
x  x1 y  y1 z  z1 normal vector.
x2  x1 y2  y1 z2  z1  0 1. 1  k   1 8    1 3  3k   0
x3  x1 y3  y1 z3  z1  1  k  8  3  3k  0
x 1 y2 z 3  2k  10  k  5
1 1 1 0 k 2 1 26 13
  
0 3 4  k  1 k  2  4  3 6
  x  1  4  y  2   3  z  3  0 225. Let the shortest distance between the lines
 x  4 y  3z  2 x 5 y  z 
L:   , 0 and
D.R's of normal of plane 1, 4,3 2 0 1

 1 4 3  L1 : x  1  y  1  4  z be 2 6 . If  ,  ,   lies on
D.C's of   , , 
 26 26 26  L , then which of the following is NOT possible?
4 (JEE Main 2023)
cos (a)   2  24 (b) 2    7
26
1  (c) 2    9 (d)   2  19
cos   
26 2 Ans. (a)
3 
cos   
26 2
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Sol. 0  3 6  1  3
iˆ ˆj kˆ 
  4  9 1
b1  b2  2 0 1  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ
1 1 1  14
  228. The foot of perpendicular from the origin O to a
a2  a1  6iˆ     1 ˆj     4  kˆ plane P which meets the co-ordinate axes at the
6    1  2  8 points A, B, C is  2, a, 4  , a  N , If the volume of
2 6
11 4 the tetrahedron OABC is 144unit 3 , then which of the
  3  12  9, 15 following points is NOT on P ? (JEE Main 2023)
  2k  5,   k   where k  R (a)  2, 2, 4  (b)  0, 4, 4 
   2  5  2  13, 35 (c)  3,0, 4  (d)  0,6,3
226. Let P be the plane, passing through the point Ans. (c)
1, 1, 5 and perpendicular to the line joining the Sol. Equation of Plane:
points  4,1, 3 and  2, 4,3 . Then the distance of P   
2iˆ  ajˆ  4kˆ   x  2  iˆ   y  a  ˆj   z  4  kˆ   0

from the point  3, 2, 2  is (JEE Main 2023)  2 x  ay  4 z  20  a 2
(a) 6 (b) 4  20  a 2 
 A   , 0, 0 
(c) 5 (d) 7  2 
Ans. (c)  20  a 2 
Sol. Equation of plane: B   0, , 0 
 a 
2  x  1  3  y  1  6  z  5   0
Or 2 x  3 y  6 z  35  20  a 2 
C   0, 0, 
 4 
2  3  3  2   6  2   35 
 Required distance   Volume of tetrahedron
4  9  36
1   
5   a b c 
227. Let the plane P : 8 x  1 y   2 z  12  0 be parallel 6
1  
to the line L :
x  2 y 3 z  4
  . If the intercept
 a b c
6
 
2 3 5
1  20  a 2   20  a 2   20  a 2 
of P on the y-axis is 1 , then the distance between P        144
6  2   a   4 
and L is: (JEE Main 2023)
 
3
6  20  a 2  144  48  a
(a) 14 (b)
14 a2
2 7  Equation of plane is 2 x  2 y  4 z  24
(c) (d)
7 2 Or x  y  2 z  12
Ans. (a)   3, 0, 4  not lies on the plane
Sol. P : 8 x   y   z  12  0 x  y  2 z  12
1 2
x  2 y 3 z  4 229. The shortest distance between the lines
L:  
2 3 5 x 5 y  2 z  4 x  3 y  5 z 1
  and   is
 P is parallel to L 1 2 3 1 4 5
 8  2   1  3  5  2   0 (JEE Main 2023)
 31  5  2   16 (a) 7 3 (b) 5 3
Also, y-intercept of plane P is 1 (c) 6 3 (d) 4 3
 1  12 Ans. (c)
And  2  4 Sol. Shortest distance between two lines
 Equation of plane P is 2 x  3 y  z  3  0 x  x1 y  y1 z  z1
 
 Distance of line L from plane P is a1 a2 a3
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x  x2 y  y2 z  z2  2 5  1
   , 0,
b1 b2 b3 2 2 2
is given as  3 5
 Q :  3,1, 2 
x1  x2 y1  y2 z1  z2 2 2
a1 a2 a3 3  3  2 1  2  29
d
b1 b2 b3 32  22  12
 a1b3  a3b2 2   a1b3  a3b1 2   a1b2  a2 b1 2 d
42
 3 14
14
5  (3) 2  (5) 4  1
231. Let the plane P pass through the intersection of the
1 2 3 planes 2 x  3 y  z  2 and x  2 y  3 z  6 , and be
1 4 5
perpendicular to the plane 2 x  y  z  1  0 . If d is
8 7 3
the distance of P from the point  7,1,1 , then d 2
1 2 3
1 4 5 is equal to : (JEE Main 2023)
 250 15
(10  12) 2  ( 5  3) 2  (4  2) 2 (a) (b)
83 53
16  14  6 36 36 18
    6 3 25 250
12 12 2 3 3 (c) (d)
83 82
230. Let the image of the point P  2, 1,3 in the plane Ans. (a)
x  2 y  z  0 be Q . Then the distance of the plane Sol. P  P1   P2  0  2    x 
3 x  2 y  z  29  0 from the point Q is  3  2  y   3  1 z  2  6  0 Plane P is
(JEE Main 2023)  
perpendicular to P3  n  n3  0

(a)
22 2
(b)
24 2 2    2    2  3   3  1  0
7 7   8
(c) 2 14 (d) 3 14 6 x  13 y  25 z  46  0
Ans. (d) Distance from  7,1,1
42  13  25  46 50
d 
36  169  625 830
50  50 250
d2  
830 83
232. One vertex of a rectangular parallelopiped is at the
origin O and the lengths of its edges along x, y and
z axes are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively. Let P be
Sol.
x  2 y 1 z  3 the vertex  3,4,5 . Then the shortest distance
eq. of line PM   
1 2 1 between the diagonal OP and an edge parallel to z
any point on line     2, 2  1,   3 axis, not passing through O or P is:
for point ' m '    2   2  2  1   3     0 (JEE Main 2023)
1 12 12
 (a) (b)
2 5 5
1 1 1  12
Point m   2, 2   1,  3  (c) (d) 12 5
2 2 2  5 5
5 5 Ans. (a)
  , 0, 
2 2 x y z
Sol. Equation of OP is  
For Image Q  ,  ,   3 4 5
a1   0, 0, 0 
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a2   3, 0, 5  Sol.
b1   3, 4, 5 
b2   0, 0,1
Equation of edge parallel to z axis
x3 y 0 z 5  
  AB  n
0 0 1
   

 a2  a1   b1  b2  
 1  2  iˆ  1  3  ˆj  1  4  kˆ   2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ 
S.D.    2  4  1  3  3  12  0
b1  b2 5  0    0
 
3 0 5 
Line AB, r  ˆj  2kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
3 4 5
General form: Q   ,1   , 2   
0 0 1 34 12  
   PQ  AB  0
ˆi ˆj kˆ ˆ ˆ
4i  3 j 5
3 4 5
   1  10       0
3   9     3
0 0 1
 distance  16  49  9  74
233. If the equation of the plane passing through the line 235. A plane P contains the line of intersection of the
of intersection of the planes  
2 x  y  z  3, 4 x  3 y  5 z  9  0 and parallel to the   
plane r  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  6 and r  2iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ  5 . If
x 1 y  3 z  2 P passes through the point  0, 2, 2  , then the
line   is ax  by  cz  6  0 ,
2 4 5 square of distance of the point 12,12,18  from the
then a  b  c is equal to (JEE Main 2023) plane P is (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 13 (b) 15 (a) 1240 (b) 155
(c) 14 (d) 12 (c) 310 (d) 620
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
Sol. Equation of family of plane Sol. Equation of plane P is
 2 x  y  z  3    4 x  3 y  5 z  9   0  x  y  z  6     2 x  3 y  4z  5  0
x  2  4   y 1  3   z 1  5   3  9  0 Plane passes through the point  0, 2, 2 
Parallel to the line   2  2  6     6  8  5  0
2  2  4   1  3  4  1  5  5  0
6    3   0
5  3
2
3
 Equation of plane P is
5
 x  y  z  6   2  2 x  3 y  4 z  5  0
Equation of plane
11x  7 y  10 z  6  0 5x  7 y  9 z  4  0
a  b  c  14 5  12  7  12  9  18  4
d
234. Let the line L pass through the point  0,1, 2  , 52  7 2  9 2
x 1 y  2 z  3 60  84  162  4
intersect the line   and be parallel d
2 3 4 25  49  81
to the plane 2 x  y  3 z  4 . Then the distance of the 310
d
point P 1, 9, 2  from the line L is 155
(JEE Main 2023) 2 310  310
d   620
155
(a) 74 (b) 69
236. If the equation of the plane containing the line
(c) 9 (d) 54 x  2 y  3 z  4  0  2 x  y  z  5 and perpendicular
Ans. (a)
to the plane
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
    
r  iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ is   
 8 a 2  2  3(a  2) 2

ax  by  cz  4 , then  a  b  c  is equal to a  2 &

2
;a  I
(JEE Main 2023) 5
Distance of point
(a) 22 (b) 20
(c) 18 (d) 24  6, 6, 4  from plane P
Ans. (a) 6a  6  4  b
  3 6
Sol. D.R's of line n1  5iˆ  7 ˆj  3kˆ a2  2
D.R's of normal of second plane Taking a  2

n2  5iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  b  22   18
 
n1  n2  27iˆ  30 ˆj  25kˆ b  4
 11 14  Hence, a 4  b 2  32
A point on the required plane is  0,  , 
 5 5 239. Let P be the plane passing through the line
The equation of required plane is x 1 y  2 z  5
27 x  30 y  25 z  4   and the point  2, 4, 3  . If the
1 3 7
 a  b  c  22 image of the point  1,3, 4  in the plane P is
237. The shortest distance between the lines
x4 y 2 z 3 x 1 y  3 z  4  ,  ,   then      is equal to
  and   is
4 5 3 3 4 2 (JEE Main 2023)
(JEE Main 2023) (a) 11 (b) 12
(a) 2 6 (b) 6 3 (c) 9 (d) 10
Ans. (d)
(c) 3 6 (d) 6 2
Sol. Vector perpendicular to plane is given by
Ans. (c)
   
 a2  a1    b1  b2 
Sol. Shortest distance    3 6
b1  b2
238. For a, b   and a  b 10 , let the angle between
the plane P : ax  y  z  b and the line

n    1, 2, 2   1, 3, 7  
1  1 
l : x  1  a  y  z  1 be cos   . If the distance 
3 
n   4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
of the point  6, 6, 4  from the plane P is 3 6 , Equation of plane is given by
   
AP  n  AP  n  0
then a 4  b 2 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 85 (b) 25   
  x  1 iˆ   y  2  ˆj   z  5  kˆ  4iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  0
(c) 32 (d) 48  4x  y  z  7  0
Ans. (c) Image of point  1, 3, 4  in plane 4 x  y  z  7  0 ,
Sol. Line l : x  1  a  y  z  1 is given by

  
Line: r  iˆ  ajˆ  kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   1   3   4
 
 4  1  3  4  7 
 2  

  1 1 2 2 2
P : ax  y  z  b; n  aiˆ  ˆj  kˆ
4  4 1 1 
  7,   1,   2
So, we have to fins angle between plane & line.
      10
sin  cos  90     a
240. The shortest distance between the lines
1 x2 y z 5 x  4 y 1 z  3
Given,   cos 1     and   is
3 1 2 2 1 2 0
a 1  1 2 2 (JEE Main 2023)
sin  
2
3 a 2 3 (a) 9 (b) 8
(c) 6 (d) 7
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Ans. (a) the distance of the point P from the plane

Sol. Given lines 3 x  4 y  12 z  32 is q , then q and 2q are the
x  2 y z  5 x  4 y 1 z  3 roots of the equation (JEE Main 2023)
  &  
1 2 2 1 2 0 (a) x 2  18 x  72  0
Formula for shortest distance
x2  x1 y2  y1 z2  z1 (b) x 2  18 x  72  0
a1 b1 c1 (c) x 2  18 x  72  0
a2 b2 c2 (d) x 2  18 x  72  0
S.D. 
iˆ ˆj kˆ Ans. (a)
Sol.
a1 b1 c1 P   3  3,   2,1  2 
a2 b2 c2 P lies on the plane, x  y  z  2
 3
6 1 8
P   6,1, 5 
1 2 2
1 2 0 54 18  4  60  32 78
  9 q  6
ˆ 9  16  144 13
iˆ ˆj k 6
q  6, 2 q  12
1 2 2
Equation, x 2  18 x  72  0
1 2 0
x 6 y z 8
243. Let the line   intersect the lines
241. Let two vertices of a triangle ABC be  2, 4, 6  and 1 2 5
 0, 2, 5 , and its centroid be  2,1, 1 . If the image x 5 y 7 z  2
  and
x  3 3 y z  6
  at the
of the third vertex in the plane x  2 y  4 z  11 is 4 3 1 6 3 1
end points A and B respectively. Then the distance
 ,  ,   , then      is equal to
of the mid-point of the line segment AB from the
(JEE Main 2023) plane 2 x  2 y  z  14 is (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 76 (b) 70
10
(c) 74 (d) 72 (a) (b) 4
Ans. (c) 3
Sol. Given, A  2, 4, 6  , B  0, 2, 5  (c)
11
(d) 3
3
G  2,1, 1
Ans. (b)
Let vertex C  x, y , z  Sol. x y  6 z  8
20 x   
2 x 4 1 2 5
3
x 5 y 7 z  2
42 y   
1 y 1 4 3 1
3
x 3 y 3 z 6
65 z   
 1  z  4 4 3 1
3 Intersection of (1) & (2) “ A ”
Third vertex, C  4,1, 4    , 2  6,5  8  &  4  5,3  7,   2 
Then image of vertex in the plane let image   1,    1
 ,  ,   A 1, 4, 3
 4  1   4 2  4  2  16  11 Intersection of (1) & (3) “B”
i.e.,   
1 2 4 21   , 2  6,5  8 &  6  3, 3  3,   6 
  6,   5,   4
 3
      30  20  24  74  1
242. Let P be the point of intersection of the line
B  3,0, 7 
x  3 y  2 1 z
  and the plane x  y  z  2 . If Mid point of A & B   2, 2, 2 
3 1 2
Perpendicular distance from the plane
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2 x  2 y  z  14       10
2  2   2  2   2  14 246. If equation of the plane that contains the point
 4
4  4 1  2,3,5 and is perpendicular to each of the planes
244. Let the image of the point P 1, 2, 6  in the plane 2x  4 y  5z  8 and 3x  2 y  3z  5 is

passing through the points A 1, 2, 0  , B 1, 4,1 and  x   y   z  97  0 then      

(JEE Main 2023)
C  0, 5,1 be Q  ,  ,   . Then  2
 2  2  is (a) 15 (b) 16
equal to (JEE Main 2023) (c) 17 (d) 18
(a) 70 (b) 62 Ans. (a)
(c) 76 (d) 65 Sol. The equation of plane passing through  2,3, 5  is
Ans. (d) a  x  2   b  y  3  c  z  5   0
Sol. Equation of plane
It is perpendicular to
A  x  1  B  y  2   C  z  0   0 2 x  4 y  5 z  8 & 3x  2 y  3z  5
Put 1, 4,1  2 B  C  0  2a  4b  5c  0
Put  0, 5,1   A  3B  C  0 3a  2b  3c  0
By Subtracting B  A  0  A  B, C  2B a b c
  
1 x  1  1 y  2   2  z  0   0 4 5 2 5 2 4
x  y  2z  3  0 2 3 3 3 3 2

Image is  ,  ,   a b c
  
22 9 16
Point  1, 2, 6 
 Equation of Plane is
 1   2   6 2 1  2  12  3  22  x  2   9  y  3  16  z  5   0
  
1 1 2 6  22 x  9 y  16 z  97  0
 1   2   6 Comparing with  x   y   z  97  0
  4
1 1 2 We get       22  9  16  15
  5,   6,   2 
247. Let a be a non-zero vector parallel to the line of
  2   2   2  25  36  4  65
intersection of the two planes described by
245. Let  ,  ,   be the image of the point P  2, 3,5  in
iˆ  ˆj , iˆ  kˆ and iˆ  ˆj , ˆj  kˆ . If  is the angle between
the plane 2 x  y  3 z  6 . Then      is equal to  
the vector a and the vector b  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ and
(JEE Main 2023)
   
(a) 9 (b) 10  
a  b  6 , then the ordered pair  , a  b is equal to
(c) 5 (d) 12
(JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (b)
   
Sol. (a)  , 6  (b)  , 3 6 
 2  3  5  2 x2  3  3  5  6  3  3 
   2  2 2 2
2 1 3  2  1  1  32 
     
(c)  ,3 6  (d)  , 6 
 2 4  4 
 2  6
2 Ans. (d)
 3 2   5   ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
  5   6    1 Sol. n1 and n2 are normal vector to the plane i  j, i  k
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
and i  j , j  k respectively
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iˆ ˆj kˆ 6  12  12 a  3
3
 13
n1  1 1 0  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
a4
1 0 1
249. Let the line passing through the points P  2, 1, 2 
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 and Q  5,3, 4  meet the plane x  y  z  4 at the
n2  1 1 0  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
point R . Then the distance of the point R from the
1 0 1
plane x  2 y  3 z  2  0 measured parallel to the
  
a   n2  n2
x7 y3 z2
line   is equal to
iˆ ˆj kˆ 2 2 1

  1 1 1   2 ˆj  2kˆ  (JEE Main 2023)
1 1 1 (a) 3 (b) 61
  (c) 31 (d) 189
a b   0  4  2  6
 1 Ans. (a)
 x 5 y 3 z 4
  2 ˆj  2kˆ Sol. Line:   
  3 4 2
a b
cos  R  3  5, 4  3, 2  4 
a b
 3  5  4  3  2  4  4
6 1 6 4
cos  
2 2 3 2    2

  R   1,5, 0 
4 x 1 y  5 z  0
    Line:   
Now a  b |2  a  b |2  a |2 b |2 2 2 1
  Point T   2  1, 2  5,  
36 | a  b |2  8  9  72
  It lies on plane
| a  b |2  36
  2   1  2  2   5   3  2  0
| a  b |2  6
 1
248. Let P be the plane passing through the points
 T  1, 3,1
 5,3, 0  , 13,3, 2  and 1, 6, 2  . For    , if the
 RT  3
distances of the points A  3, 4,   and B  2,  , a  x  5 y  4 z 
250. Let the lines l1 :   and
from the plane P are 2 and 3 respectively, then the 3 1 2
positive value of a is (JEE Main 2023) l2 : 3x  2 y  z  2  0  x  3 y  2 z  13 be coplanar.
(a) 6 (b) 4
If the point P  a, b, c  on l1 is nearest to the point
(c) 3 (d) 5
Ans. (b) Q  4, 3, 2  , then a  b  c is equal to
Sol.. (JEE Main 2023)
iˆ ˆj kˆ
(a) 12 (b) 10
8 0 2  iˆ  6   8 ˆj  24kˆ
(c) 14 (d) 8
4 3 2 Ans. (b)
Normal of the plane  3iˆ  4 ˆj  12kˆ Sol.
 3x  2 y  z  2     x  3 y  2 z  13  0
Plane: 3 x  4 y  12 z  3
3  3     1.  2  3   2 1  2    0
Distance from A  3, 4,   9  4  0
9  16  12  3 9
2 
13 4
 3 4  15  8    2   9  5  12  2  13  0
  8 (rejected)
100  4  54  18  0
Distance from B  2, 3, a    7
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Let P   3  5,   4, 2  7  Equation of line along shortest distance of L1 and

Direction ratio of PQ  3  1,   1, 2  5  L2
But PQ  l1 x 1 y  2 z  3
  r
1 1 2
 3  3  1  1   1  2  2  5   0
  x, y, z    r  1, 2  r ,3  2r 
  1
P  2, 3, 5   a  b  c  10   r  1  2  2  r   3  3  2r   10

251. Let the plane P: 4 x  y  z  10 be rotated by an

 r  2
 Q  x, y, z    3, 4,7 

angle about its line of intersection with the plane  PQ  4  4  16  2 6
2
x  y  z  4 . If  . is the distance of the point 253. Let the equation of plane passing through the line of
intersection of the planes x  2 y  az  2 and
 2,3, 4  from the new position of the plane P , then
x  y  z  3 be 5 x  11 y  bz  6a  1 . For c   , if
35 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
the distance of this plane from the point  a , c , c  is
(a) 85 (b) 105
(c) 90 (d) 126 2 ab
, then is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (d) a c
Sol. Let equation in new position is (a) 2 (b) –2
 4 x  y  z  10     x  y  z  4   0 (c) –4 (d) 4
4  4     1 1     11     0 Ans. (c)
  9 Sol.
 x  2 y  az  2     x  y  z  3  0
So equation in new position is
1   2   a   2  3
54   
  5 11 b 6a  1
15
7
252. The distance of the point  1, 2,3 from the plane    , a  3, b  1
2

 
r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  10 parallel to the line of the 2

5a  11c  bc  6a  1
shortest distance between the lines a 25  121  1
 c  1
  
r  iˆ  ˆj   2iˆ  kˆ and  a  b 3 1
    4
  
r  2iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is  (JEE Main 2023) c 1
254. The plane, passing through the points  0, 1, 2  and
(a) 2 6 (b) 2 5
(c) 3 6 (d) 3 5
 1, 2,1 and parallel to the line passing through (5,

Ans. (a) 1, 7) and 1, 1, 1 , also passes through the point

Sol. 
Let L1 : r  iˆ  ˆj   2iˆ  kˆ    (JEE Main 2023)
 (a)  0,5, 2  (b)  2,5, 0 
 
L2 : r  2iˆ  ˆj   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   (c)  2, 0,1 (d) 1, 2,1
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 Ans. (b)
n 2 0 1
Sol. Points  0, 1, 2  and  1, 2,1 parallel to the line of
1 1 1
 ˆ ˆ  5,1, 7  and 1, 1, 1
n  i  j  2kˆ
i j k
P  1, 2, 3
Normal vector  4 2 6
1 3 1

n  16iˆ  10 ˆj  14kˆ
16 x  10 y  14 z  d
Point  0, 1, 2 
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0  10  28  d  d  18 256. Let N be the foot of perpendicular from the point

8 x  5 y  7 z  9 is equation of plane. P 1, 2,3 on the line passing through the points
255. The line, that is coplanar to the line
(4, 5 , 8) and 1, 7,5  . Then the distance of N
x  3 y 1 z  5
  , is (JEE Main 2023) from the plane 2 x  2 y  z  5  0 is
3 1 5
x 1 y  2 z  5 (JEE Main 2023)
(a)   (a) 7 (b) 6
1 2 5
(c) 9 (d) 8
x 1 y  2 z  5 Ans. (a)
(b)  
1 2 4
x 1 y  2 z  5
(c)  
1 2 5
x 1 y  2 z  5
(d)  
1 2 5
Ans. (d)
Sol. Condition of co-planarity
x2  x1 a1 a2
y2  y1 b1 b2  0 Sol.
z2  z1 c1 c2 Equation of line
x4 y 5 z 8
where a1 , b1 , c1 are direction cosine of 1st line and  
4  1 5   7  8  5
a2 , b2 , c2 are direction cosine of 2 nd line. x  4 y 5 z 8
Now, solving options  
3 12 3
Point  3,1, 5  & point  1, 2,5 
Let point N  3  4,12  5,3  8 
3 1 5  ˆ ˆ ˆ
(1) 1 2 5  3  5   10   5  1  4  PN   3  4  1 i  12  5   2   j   3  8  3 k
2 1 0  ˆ ˆ ˆ
PN   3  3 i  12  7  j   3  5 k
 15  10  15
 10  ˆ ˆ
And parallel vector to line ( say a  3i  12 j  3 k )
(2) Point  1, 2,5   
Now, PN  a  0
3 1 5  3  3 3  12  7 12   3  5  3  0
1 2 5  3  5  10   5 1  4  162  108  0
2 1 0 108 2
  
 25  25 162 3
0 So point N is  2, 3,6 
(3) Point  1, 2,5 
2  2   2  3   6  5
3 1 5 Now distance is  7
4  4 1
1 2 4  3  4   8   5 1  4  257. Let the foot of perpendicular of the point
2 1 0 P  3, 2, 9  on the plane passing through the points
12  8  25  5
(4) Point  1, 2,5 
 1, 2, 3 ,  9,3, 4  ,  9, 2,1 be Q  ,  ,   . Then
the distance of Q from the origin is
3 1 5
(JEE Main 2023)
1 2 5  3  5   20   5  1  8 
(a) 29 (b) 35
4 1 0
 15  20  45 (c) 42 (d) 38
 10 Ans. (c)
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2 x  y  5 z  8
3 x  y  13 z  
Has a unique solution x   , y   , z   . Then the
Sol.
Equation of plane through A, B, C distance of the point  ,  ,   from the plane
x 1 y  2 z  3 2 x  2 y  z   is (JEE Main 2023)
10 5 7 0 (a) 9 (b) 11
10 0 4 (c) 7 (d) 13
2 x  3 y  5z  7  0 Ans. (c)
Sol. x  2 y  9z  7
Foot of perpendicular of P  3, 2, 9  is
x  3y  7z  9
x 3 y  2 z 9  6  6  45  7  2 x  y  5 z  8
  
2 3 5 4  9  25
(2)  1
x 3 y  2 z 9
   1 y  16 z  2
2 3 5
(3) 2  1
Q 1, 5, 4    ,  ,  
3 y  23 z  6 
OQ   2   2   2  42 3   4  5
258. Let S be the set of all values of  , for which the 71z  0  z  0
shortest distance between the lines y2
x  y 3 z 6 x y z 6 x  3
  and   is 13 .
0 4 1 3 4 0  3, 2, 0    ,  ,  
Put in 3 x  y  13 z  
Then 8 
S
 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)   9  2  11
6  4  11
(a) 308 (b) 302 d 7
3
(c) 306 (d) 304
260. The shortest distance between the lines
Ans. (c)
x  2 y 1 z  6 x  6 1 y z  8
0 4 1   and   is
3 2 2 3 2 0
3 4 0
equal to (JEE Main 2023)
2 3 12
Sol. Shortest distance  Ans. (14.00)
iˆ ˆj kˆ Sol. Shortest distance between the lines
0 4 1 4 2 14
3 4 0 3 2 2
153  8 3 2 0 16  12  168 196
13      14
4i  3 ˆj  12kˆ
ˆ iˆ ˆj kˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
4i  6 j  12k 14
153  8 3 2 2
 3 2 0
13
153  8  169 261. If the shortest between the lines
153  8  169, 169 x 6 y 6 z 6
  and
16 322 2 3 4
 ,
8 8
x y 2 6 z 2 6
8 S   306   is 6 , then the square of
3 4 5
259. Let the system of linear equations
sum of all possible values of  is
x  2 y  9z  7
(JEE Main 2023)
x  3y  7z  9 Ans. (384.00)
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Sol. Shortest distance between the line

x 6 y 6 z 6 d
 3 ˆj  kˆ   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ 
  14
2 3 4
x y2 6 z 2 6 6  3 3
  is 6  
3 4 5 14 14
Vector along line of shortest distance 3
iˆ ˆj kˆ 
14
 2 3 4  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ 9
Now, 28 2  28   18
3 4 5 14
264. Let the co-ordinates of one vertex of  ABC be
(its magnitude is 6 )
A  0, 2,   and the other two vertices lie on the line
6  6 3 6
1 x   y 1 z  4
Now 2 3 4  6   . For   , if the area of
6 5 2 3
3 4 5
 ABC is 21 sq. units and the line segment BC has
   2 6,10 6
So, square of sum of these values is 384 . length 2 21 sq. units, then  2 is equal to
262. Let the equation of the plane passing through the line (JEE Main 2023)
x  2 y  z  5  0  x  y  3 z  5 and parallel to the Ans. (9.00)
Sol.
line x  y  2z  7  0  2x  3y  z  2 be A  0, 2,  
ax  by  cz  65 . Then the distance of the point  11, 4  B C  5i  2j  3k 
 a, b, c  from the plane 2 x  2 y  z  16  0 is i j k
1 1
(JEE Main 2023)  2 21  1  4  21 21
2 25  4  9
Ans. (9.00) 5 2 3
Sol. Equation of plane is
( x  2 y  z  5)  b ( x  y  3 z  5)  0 (2  5)2  (2  20)2  (2  5)2  21 38
1  b 2  b 1  3b  12 2  80  450  798
1 1 2 0  12 2  80  348  0
2 3 1   3
 b  12 2  9
265. Let the equation of the plane P containing the line
 Plane is 13 x  10 y  35 z  65
8 y
Distance from given point to plane  9 x  10   z be ax  by  3z  2  a  b  and the
263. If the shortest distance between the line joining the 2
points 1, 2, 3 and  2,3, 4  , and the line distance of the plane P from the point 1, 27, 7  be

x 1 y 1 z  2 c . Then a 2  b 2  c 2 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)

  is  , then 28 2 is equal to
2 1 0 Ans. (355.00)
(JEE Main 2023) x  10 y  8 z
Sol. The line   have a point
Ans. (18.00) 1 2 1
Sol.      10,8, 0 
   
r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  r  a   p 
with d.r. 1, 2,1
   
  
r  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ   2iˆ  ˆj r  b   q    The plane ax  by  3z  2  a  b 
iˆ ˆj kˆ  b  2a
  & dot product of d.r.'s is zero
pq  1 1 1  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
2 1 0  a  2b  3  0
    a  1 & b  2

d

b  a  p q  Distance from 1, 27, 7  is
 
pq
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1  54  21  6 70 105 105
c   5 14 Square   315
14 14 35
 a 2  b2  c 2  1  4  350  355
267. If the equation of the plane passing through the point
266. If 1  2 are two values of  such that the angle
1,1, 2  and perpendicular to the line


between the planes P1 : r 3iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ  7 and  x  3 y  2 z  1  0, 4 x  y  z is Ax  By  Cz  1 ,

 2 6 then 140  C  B  A  is equal to (JEE Main 2023)

 
P2 : r   iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  9 is sin 1 
 5 
, then the
  Ans. (15.00)
square of the length of perpendicular from the point Sol. x  3 y  2 z  1  0
 381 ,102 , 2  to the plane P1 is (JEE Main 2023) 4x  y  z  0
iˆ ˆj kˆ
Ans. (315.00)  
 n1  n2  1 3 2
 
Sol.
P1  r  3iˆ  5 ˆj  kˆ  7 4 1 1


P2  r   iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  9  ˆ ˆ
  i  7 j  11 k
ˆ

2 6 Drs of normal to the plane is 1,7,11

  sin 1  
 5  Equation of plane:
2 6 1 x  1  7  y  1  11 z  2   0
 sin   x  7 y  11z  28
5
1 1 7 y 11z
 cos  x  1
5 28 28 28
  Ax  By  Cz  1
r r
cos   
r1 r2  11 7 1 
140  C  B  A   140    
 3i  5 j  k  i  j  3k   28 28 28 
 3
35   2  10  140   15
28
1 3  8 268. Let a line L pass through the point P  2,3,1 and be

5 35   2  10
parallel to the line x  3 y  2 z  2  0  x  y  2 z . If
1 9 2  64  48
Square  
the distance of L from the point  5,3,8  is  , then
25 35  2  10  
 19 2  120  125  0 3 2 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
2
 19  95  25  125  0 Ans. (158.00)
25 Sol.
 x  5, iˆ ˆj kˆ
19
1 3 2  4iˆ  4 ˆj  4kˆ
1 1 2
x  2 y  3 z 1
 Equation of line is  
1 1 1
Let Q be  5,3,8  and foot of  from Q on this
line be R.
Perpendicular distance of point Now, R   k  2,  k  3, k  1
 381 ,102 , 2    50,50, 2  from plane P1 DR of QR are  k  3, k ,  k  7 
3  50  5  50  2  7 105  1 k  3   1 k    1 k  7   0
 
35 35
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4 6  6  0    1
k 
3 Q   1, 0, 2 
2 2 2
 13   4   17  474
 2          
 3  3  3  9
2
 3  158
269. Let  be the angle between the planes
 
  
P1  r  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  9 and P2  r  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  15 . 
Let L be the line that meets P2 at the point
 4, 2, 5  and makes an angle  with the normal of
P2 . If  is the angle between L and P2 then

 tan   cot   is equal to

2 2
(JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (9.00)
Sol. 
QR  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ

QP  4iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 
QR  QP  2 1 5  12iˆ  24 ˆj
4 2 2
1 720
   144  576   2   180
2 4
271. A  2, 6, 2  , B  4, 0,   , C  2,3, 1 and
D  4,5, 0  ,  5 are the vertices of a quadrilateral

cos 
 
iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   2 1 2  1 ABCD . If its area is 18 square units, then 5  6 is
6 6 2 equal to (JEE Main 2023)
  Ans. (11.00)
 , 
3 6
 tan   cot  
2 2

 3 3  9
x 1 y 1 z  3
270. Let the line L :   intersect the
2 1 1 Sol.
plane 2 x  y  3 z  16 at the point P . Let the point A  2, 6, 2  B  4, 0,   , C  2,3, 1 D  4,5, 0 
Q be the foot of perpendicular from the point 1  
Area  BD  AC  18
2
R 1, 1,3 on the line L . If  is the area of triangle
iˆ j k
 
PQR , then  2 is equal to (JEE Main 2023) AC  BD  0 3 3
Ans. (180.00) 8 5 
Sol. Any point on L   2  1 ,     1 ,    3   
  3  15  i  j  24   k  24 
2  2  1     1  3    3  16  
AC  BD   3  15  iˆ  24 j  24 k
6  10  16    1
 P   3, 2, 4   (3  15)2  (24)2  (24)2  36
DR of QR  2   ,   6   2  10  9  0    1, 9
DR of L  2, 1,1  5    1
4      6  0 5  6  5  6  1  11
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a  b  c  10
272. Let  x   y  yz  1 be the equation of a plane
274. Let the image of the point P 1, 2, 3  in the plane
passing through the point  3, 2,5  and
2 x  y  z  9 be Q . If the coordinates of the point
perpendicular to the line joining the points 1, 2,3 R are  6,10, 7  , then the square of the area of the
and  2, 3,5  . Then the value of  y is equal to triangle PQR is (JEE Main 2023)
(JEE Main 2023) Ans. (594.00)
Ans. (6.00) Sol. Plane : 8 x  y  2 z  0
Sol. Given Equation is not equation of plane as yz is x2 y4 z3
present. If we consider y is  then answer would be Given line AB :   
5 10 4
6 . Normal vector of plane  3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ Any point on line  5  2,10  4, 4  3
Plane : 3x  y  2z    0
Point of intersection of line and plane
Point  3, 2,5  satisfies the plane 8  5  2   10  4  8  6  0
  1 1
3x  y  2 z  1 
3
 y  6
1 2 5
273. The point of intersection C of the plane C , , 
3 3 3
8 x  y  2 z  0 and the line joining the points
x 1 y  4 z  2
A  3, 6,1 and B  2, 4, 3  divides the line L:   
1 2 3
segment AB internally in the ratio k :1 . If L D     1, 2   4,3  2 
a , b, c a,b,c are coprime) are the direction  2  14   1
      1   2    2   3   3  0
 3  3  3
ratios of the perpendicular from the point C on the
11
1 x y  4 z  2 
line   , then a  b  c is equal to 14
1 2 3  5 130 85
(JEE Main 2023) CD  , ,
42 42 42
Ans. (10.00)
Direction ratios   1, 26,17 
Sol. Plane : 8 x  y  2 z  0
a  b  c  10
x2 y 4 z 3
Given line AB :    x 1 2  y z  3
5 10 4 275. If the lines   and
Any point on line  5  2,10  4, 4  3 2 3 
Point of intersection of line and plane x  4 y 1 z
  intersect, then the magnitude of
8  5  2   10  4  8  6  0 5 2 
the minimum value of 8 is (JEE Main 2023)
1
 Ans. (18.00)
3
 2 5
1 x 1 2  y z  3
C , ,  Sol. If the lines   and
3 3 3 2 3 
x 1 y  4 z  2 x  4 y 1 z
L:      intersect
1 2 3 5 2 
L D     1, 2   4,3  2  Point on first line 1, 2,3 and point on second line

 2  14   1  4,1, 0 
      1   2   2   3   3  0
 3  3   3 Vector joining both points is 3iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ
11 Now vector along first line is 2iˆ  3 ˆj   kˆ

14
 5 130 85 Also vector along second line is 5iˆ  2 ˆj   kˆ
CD  , , Now these three vectors must be coplanar
42 42 42
Direction ratios   1, 26,17 
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2 3  x  4 y 1 z  0
L:     ( let )
 5 2  0 6 4 2
3 1 3 Any point on line F   6  4, 4  1, 2 
 2  6     3 15  3    11  0
  3
Now   3  


Given expression 8  3       8  2  3 
2
 9 9  3
 8   2  3     8      18
 4 4  2
F being foot of perpendicular from A
So magnitude of minimum value  18   1
276. Let 1 , 2 be the value of  for which the points AF  n  0   
2
5  F   7,3,1   ,  ,  
 ,1,   and  2, 0,1 are at equal distance from the
2  278. Let the foot of the perpendicular from the point
plane 2 x  3 y  6 z  7  0 . If 1  2 , then the A  4,3,1 on the plane P : x  y  2 z  3  0 be N .
distance of the point  1  2 , 2 , 1  from the line If B  5,  ,   ,  ,    is a point on plane P such
x  5 y 1 z  7 that the area of the triangle ABN is 3 2 , then
  is (JEE Main 2023)
1 2 2
 2   2   is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (9.00)
Sol. Ans. (7.00)
5  3  6  7 4  0  6  7

49 49
 1  3, 2  2
  
∣ a2  a1   b
Shortest distance   9
b
277. Let P1 be the plane 3 x  y  7 z  11 and P2 be the Sol.
plane passing through the points  2, 1, 0  , (2, 0,  1) AN  6
5    2  3  0
, and  5,1,1 . If the foot of the perpendicular drawn
   8  2
from the point  7, 4, 1 on the line of intersection of N is given by
the planes P1 and P2 is  ,  ,   , then      is x  4 y  3 z  1   4  3  2  3
  
equal to (JEE Main 2023) 1 1 2 11 4
 x  3, y  4, z  1
Ans. (11.00)
Sol. Given,  N is  3, 4, 1

P1 : 3 x  y  7 z  11, n1   3, 1, 7  BN  4  (  4)2  (  1)2
x2 y 1 z0
 4  (2  4)2  (  1)2
P2 : 2  2 0  1 1  0  0
1
5  2 11 1 0 Area of  ABN  AN  BN  3 2
 2
 x  y  z  3; n2  1, 1, 1 1
     6  BN  3 2
Vector along line of intersection is n  n1  n2 2

n  6iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ BN  2 3
We need a point on L.O.I.: put z  0 in plane  4  (2  4) 2  (   1) 2  12
equations, solving eq. we get x  4, y  1 (2   4) 2  (   1) 2  8  0
Required line of intersection
5 2  18  9  0
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 5  3   3  0 Ans. (11.00)

  3 Sol. y 1 z  3
l:x  ,  R
  2 2 
  2   2    9  4  6  7 DR’s of line l 1, 2,  
279. Let a line l pass through the origin and be DR’s of normal vector of plane P : x  2 y  3 z  4
perpendicular to the lines are 1, 2,3

   
l1 : r  iˆ  11 ˆj  7 kˆ   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ ,    and Now, angle between line l and plane P is given by

   
l2 : r  iˆ  kˆ   2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ ,    . sin 
1  4  3

3
2
5    14 14
If P is the point of intersection of l and l1 , and
5
Q  ,  ,   is the foot of perpendicular from P on Given cos 
14
l2 , then 9       is equal to (JEE Main 2023) 2
 
Ans. (5.00) 3
Sol.   
Let l  0iˆ  0 ˆj  0kˆ   aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ   2 
Let variable point on line l is  t , 2t  1, t  3  lies
 3 

  aiˆ  bˆj  ckˆ  on plane P .
 t  1
iˆ ˆj kˆ
 7
aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ  1 2 3   1, 1,    ,  ,  
 3
2 2 1    2   6  11
 iˆ  2  6   ˆj 1  6   kˆ  2  4  281. Let the plane x  3 y  2 z  6  0 meet the co-

 4iˆ  5 ˆj  2kˆ ordinate axes at the points A, B,C . If the orthocenter


l   4iˆ  5 ˆj  2kˆ   6
of the triangle ABC is   ,  ,  , then 98(   ) 2
 7
P is intersection of l and l1 is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
4  1   , 5  11  2 , 2  7  3 Ans. (288.00)
By solving these equation   1, P  4, 5, 2  Sol. A(6, 0, 0), B(0, 2, 0), C (0, 0,3)
  
Let Q  1  2  , 2 ,1    AB  6iˆ  2 ˆj , BC  2 ˆj  3kˆ, AC  6iˆ  3kˆ


PQ  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  0 
2  4   4   1    0
9  1
1

9

 7 2 10 
Q , , 
 9 9 9 
 7 2 10 
9        9      
 9 9 9  AH  BC  0
5
 6
1 y z  3    6,  ,    0, 2,3   0
280. Let the line l : x   ,    meet the plane  7
2 
9
P : x  2 y  3 z  4 at the point  ,  ,   . If the 
7
 
angle between the line l and the plane P is CH  AB  0
 5   15 
cos 1 
 14 
, then   2   6 is equal to  ,  ,    6, 2, 0   0
 7 
 
6  2   0
(JEE Main 2023)
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3

7
144 
98(   ) 2   98   288
49
5 5 8
282. Let the image of the point  , ,  in the plane
3 3 3
x  2 y  z  2  0 be P . If the distance of the point
Q  6, 2,   ,   0 , from P is 13 , then  is equal
Equation of line AB is
to (JEE Main 2023) x  8 y  1 z  19
Ans. (15.00)   
3 4 12
5 5 8 Let B   8  3 , 1  4 , 19  12  lies on plane
Sol. Image of point  , , 
3 3 3
P
5 5 8 2  1 5  2  8  1 8  2   7  8  3   9  4  1  10 12  19   27
x y z    
3 3 3  3 3 3 
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1  2 1
1  Point B   2, 7,5 

3 AB  6 2  82  24 2  26
 x  2, y  1, z  3 284. If the line x  y  z intersects the line
132  (6  2) 2  (2  1)2  (  3) 2 xsinA  ysinB  zsinC  18  0  xsin2 A  ysin2 B 
2
 (  3)  144 zsin2C  9
   15 (   0) where A, B, C are the angles of a triangle ABC , then
283. Let the plane P contain the line  A B C
80  sin sin sin  is equal to
2 x  y  z  3  0  4 x  3 y  4 z  9 and be parallel  2 2 2
x  2 3 y 3 y z  7 (JEE Main 2023)
to the line    . Then the
2 4 4 5 Ans. (5.00)
Sol.
distance of the point A  8, 1, 19  from the plane P 18
sin A  sin B  sin C 
x
x y 5 2 z
measured parallel to the line   is 9
3 4 12 sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2C 
x
equal to (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (26.00)  sin A  sin B  sin C  2  sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2C 
Sol. Plane P  P1   P2  0 A B C
4 cos cos cos  2  4 sin A sin B sin C 
 2 x  y  z  3    5 x  3 y   4 z  9  0 2 2 2
A B C
 5  2  x  1  3  y   4  1 z  9  3  0 16 sin sin sin  1
2 2 2
 
n.b  0 where b  2, 4, 5  Hence Answer  5
2  5  2   4 1  3   5  4  1  0
1
 
6
Plane 7 x  9 y  10 z  27  0