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Straight line in space — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsStraight line in space1 Mark
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The angle between the straight lines $\frac{\text{x}+1}{2}=\frac{\text{y}-2}{5}=\frac{\text{z}+3}{4}$ and $\frac{\text{x}-1}{1}=\frac{\text{y}+2}{2}=\frac{\text{z}-3}{-3}$ is:
  • A
    $45^\circ$
  • B
    $30^\circ$
  • C
    $60^\circ$
  • ✓
    $90^\circ$
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
$90^\circ$
We have
$\frac{\text{x}+1}{2}=\frac{\text{y}-2}{5}=\frac{\text{z}+3}{4}$
$\frac{\text{x}-1}{1}=\frac{\text{y}+2}{2}=\frac{\text{z}-3}{-3}$
The direction of the given lines are propotional to $2, 5, 4$ are $1, 2, -3.$
The given lines are parallel to the vectors $\vec{\text{b}}_1=2\hat{\text{i}}+5\hat{\text{j}}+4\hat{\text{k}}$ and $\vec{\text{b}}_2=\hat{\text{i}}+2\hat{\text{j}}-3\hat{\text{k}}.$
Let $\theta$ be the angle between the given lines.
Now,
$\cos\theta=\frac{\vec{\text{b}}_1.\vec{\text{b}}_2}{\big|\vec{\text{b}}_1\big|\big|\vec{\text{b}}_2\big|}$
$=\frac{\big(2\hat{\text{i}}+5\hat{\text{j}}+4\hat{\text{k}}\big).\big(\hat{\text{i}}+2\hat{\text{j}}-3\hat{\text{k}}\big)}{\sqrt{2^2+5^2+4^2}\sqrt{1^2+2^2+(-3)^2}}$
$=\frac{2+10-12}{\sqrt{45}\sqrt{14}}$
$\Rightarrow\theta=90^\circ$

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