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Straight line in space question types

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Straight line in space questions

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The straigth line $\frac{\text{x}-3}{3}=\frac{\text{y}-2}{1}=\frac{\text{z}-1}{0}$ is:
  1. parallel to x-axis
  2. parallel to y-axis
  3. parallel to z-axis
  4. perpendicular to z-axis
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The lines $\frac{\text{x}}{1}=\frac{\text{y}}{2}=\frac{\text{z}}{3}$ and $\frac{\text{x}-1}{-2}=\frac{\text{y}-2}{-4}=\frac{\text{z}-3}{-6}$ are:
  1. Coinicident.
  2. Skew.
  3. Intersecting.
  4. Parallel.
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The angle between the lines $\frac{\text{x}-1}{1}=\frac{\text{y}-1}{1}=\frac{\text{z}-1}{2}$ and $\frac{\text{x}-1}{-\sqrt{3}-1}=\frac{\text{y}-1}{\sqrt{3}-1}=\frac{\text{z}-1}{4}$ is:
  1. $\cos^{-1}\big(\frac{1}{65}\big)$
  2. $\frac{\pi}{6}$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{3}$
  4. $\frac{\pi}{4}$
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The projections of a line segment on x, y and z axes are 12, 4 and 3 respectively. The length and direction cosines of the line segment are:

  1. $13;\frac{12}{13},\frac{4}{13},\frac{3}{13}$

  2. $19;\frac{12}{19},\frac{4}{19},\frac{3}{19}$

  3. $11;\frac{12}{11},\frac{14}{11},\frac{3}{11}$

  4. $\text{None of these}$

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Q 62 Marks2 Marks
Write the vector equation of a line passing through a point having position vector $\vec{\alpha}$ and parallel to vector $\vec{\beta}.$
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Q 72 Marks2 Marks
Write the formula for the shortest distance between the lines

$\vec{\text{r}}=\vec{\text{a}}_1+\lambda\vec{\text{b}}$ and $\vec{\text{r}}=\vec{\text{a}}_2+\mu\vec{\text{b}}.$

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Q 82 Marks2 Marks
Write the vector equation of a line given by $\frac{\text{x}-5}{3}=\frac{\text{y}+4}{7}=\frac{\text{z}-6}{2}.$
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Q 102 Marks2 Marks
The equations of a line are given by $\frac{4-\text{x}}{3}=\frac{\text{y}+3}{3}=\frac{\text{z}+2}{6}.$ Write the direction cosines of a line parallel to this line.
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Q 113 Marks3 Marks
Find the length of the perpendicular drow from the point (5, 4, -1) to the line $\vec{\text{r}}=\hat{\text{i}}+\lambda\big(2\hat{\text{i}}+9\hat{\text{j}}+5\hat{\text{k}}\big).$
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Q 133 Marks3 Marks
Cartesian equations of a line AB are $\frac{2\text{x}-1}{2}=\frac{4-\text{y}}{7}=\frac{\text{z}+1}{2}.$ Write the direction ratios of a parallel to AB.
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Q 143 Marks3 Marks
Find the angle between the lines $2\text{x}=3\text{y}=-\text{z}$ and $6\text{x}=-\text{y}=-4\text{z}.$
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Q 153 Marks3 Marks
If the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D be (1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 7), (-4, 3, -6) and (2, 9, 2) respectively, then find the angle between the lines AB and CD.
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Q 164 Marks4 Marks
Determine whether the following pair of lines intersect or not:
$\frac{\text{x}-1}{2}=\frac{\text{y}+1}{3}=\text{z}$ and $\frac{\text{x}+1}{5}=\frac{\text{y}-2}{1};\text{z}=2$
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Q 174 Marks4 Marks
Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equation are:
$\vec{\text{r}}=\big(\hat{\text{i}}+2\hat{\text{j}}+3\hat{\text{k}}\big)+\lambda\big(2\hat{\text{i}}+3\hat{\text{j}}+4\hat{\text{k}}\big)$ and $\vec{\text{r}}=\big(2\hat{\text{i}}+4\hat{\text{j}}+5\hat{\text{k}}\big)+\mu\big(3\hat{\text{i}}+4\hat{\text{j}}+5\hat{\text{k}}\big)$
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Q 184 Marks4 Marks
Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose cartesian equation are:
$\frac{\text{x}-3}{1}=\frac{\text{y}-5}{-2}=\frac{\text{z}-7}{1}$ and $\frac{\text{x}+1}{7}=\frac{\text{y}+1}{-6}=\frac{\text{z}+1}{1}$
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Q 194 Marks4 Marks
Show that the lines $\frac{\text{x}-1}{3}=\frac{\text{y}+1}{2}=\frac{\text{z}-1}{5}$ and $\frac{\text{x}+2}{4}=\frac{\text{y}-1}{3}=\frac{\text{z}+1}{-2}$ do not intersect.
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Q 204 Marks4 Marks
Find the angle between the following pairs of lines:

$\frac{\text{x}-5}{1}=\frac{2\text{y}+6}{-2}=\frac{\text{z}-3}{1}$ and $\frac{\text{x}-2}{3}=\frac{\text{y}+1}{4}=\frac{\text{z}-6}{5}$

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