MCQ 11 Mark
If the lines $\frac{x-1}{-3}=\frac{y-2}{2 k}=\frac{z-3}{2}$ and $\frac{x-1}{3 k}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-6}{-5}$ are perpendicular to each other then $k =$ ?
- ✓$\frac{-10}{7}$
- B$\frac{5}{7}$
- C$\frac{-5}{7}$
- D$\frac{10}{7}$
Answer
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$\frac{-10}{7}$
If the lines are perpendicular to each other then the angle between these lines will be
$\frac{\pi}{2}$, then the cosine will be $0$
$\vec{a}=-3 \hat{i}+2 k \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$
$\Rightarrow|\vec{a}|=\sqrt{3^2+(2 k)^2+2^2}$
$=\sqrt{13+4 k^2}$
$\overrightarrow{b}=3 k \hat{i}+\hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$
$\Rightarrow|\overrightarrow{b}|=\sqrt{(3 k)^2+1+5^2}$
$=\sqrt{9 k^2+26}$
$\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=\frac{(3 k \hat{i}+\hat{j}-5 \hat{k}) \cdot(-3 \hat{i}+2 k \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})}{\sqrt{13+4 k^2} \times \sqrt{9 k^2+26}}$
$0=\frac{-9 k+2 k-10}{\sqrt{13+4 k^2} \times \sqrt{9 k^2+26}}$
$\Rightarrow k=-\frac{10}{7}$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$, then the cosine will be $0$
$\vec{a}=-3 \hat{i}+2 k \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$
$\Rightarrow|\vec{a}|=\sqrt{3^2+(2 k)^2+2^2}$
$=\sqrt{13+4 k^2}$
$\overrightarrow{b}=3 k \hat{i}+\hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$
$\Rightarrow|\overrightarrow{b}|=\sqrt{(3 k)^2+1+5^2}$
$=\sqrt{9 k^2+26}$
$\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=\frac{(3 k \hat{i}+\hat{j}-5 \hat{k}) \cdot(-3 \hat{i}+2 k \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})}{\sqrt{13+4 k^2} \times \sqrt{9 k^2+26}}$
$0=\frac{-9 k+2 k-10}{\sqrt{13+4 k^2} \times \sqrt{9 k^2+26}}$
$\Rightarrow k=-\frac{10}{7}$