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Question 13 Marks
Show thatlines x = y, z = 0 and x + y = 0, z = 0 intersect each other. Find the vector equation of the plane determined by them.
Answer
Given lines are x = y, z = 0 and x + y = 0, z = 0. It is clear that (0, 0, 0) satisfies both the equations.

$\therefore$ the lines intersect at $\mathrm{O}$ whose position vector is $\overline{0}$

Since z = 0 for both the lines, both the lines lie in XY- plane. Hence, we have to find equation of XY-plane. Z-axis is perpendicular to XY-plane.

$\therefore$ normal to $X Y$ plane is $\hat{k}$,

$0(\overline{0})$ lies on the plane.

By using $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{a} \cdot \bar{n}$, the vector equation of the required plane is $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{k}=\overline{0} \cdot \bar{k}$

i.e. $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{k}=0$,

Hence, the given lines intersect each other and the vector equation of the plane determine

by them is $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{k}=0$

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Question 23 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane which bisects the segment joining A(2, 3, 6) and B( 4, 3, -2) at right angle.
Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a})$ and perpendicular to the vector $\bar{n}$

is $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{a} \cdot \bar{n} \ldots(1)$

The position vectors $\bar{a}$ and $\bar{b}$ of the given points $A$ and $B$ are $\bar{a}=2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}$ and

$\bar{b}=4 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$

If $M$ is the midpoint of segment $A B$, the position vector $\bar{m}$ of $M$ is given by

$\begin{aligned} \bar{m}=\frac{\bar{a}+\bar{b}}{2} & =\frac{(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})+(4 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})}{2} \\ & =\frac{6 \hat{i}+6 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}}{2}=3 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}\end{aligned}$

The plane passes through $\mathrm{M}(\bar{m})$.

$\mathrm{AB}$ is perpendicular to the plane

If $\bar{n}$ is normal to the plane, then $\bar{n}=\overline{\mathrm{AB}}$

$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \bar{n}=\bar{b}-\bar{a}=(4 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k})-(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}) \\ & =2 \hat{i}-8 \hat{k} \\ & \therefore \bar{m} \cdot \bar{n}=(3 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}-8 \hat{k}) \\ & =(3)(2)+(3)(0)+(2)(-8) \\ & =6+0-16=-10 \text {. } \\ & \end{aligned}$

$\therefore$ from (1), the vector equation of the required plane is

$\begin{aligned} & \bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{m} \cdot \bar{n} \\ & \text { i.e. } \bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-8 \hat{k})=-10 \\ & \text { i.e. } \bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}-4 \hat{k})=-5\end{aligned}$

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Question 33 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the origln and containing the line

$\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+\hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})$.

Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a})$ and perpendicular to the vector $\bar{n}$

is $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{a} \cdot \bar{n} \ldots(1)$

We can take $\bar{a}=\overline{0}$ since the plane passes through the origin.

The point $M$ with position vector $\bar{m}=\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+k$ lies on the line and hence it lies on the

plane.

$\therefore \overline{\mathrm{OM}}=\bar{m}=\hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ lies on the plane.

The plane contains the given line which is parallel to $\bar{b}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$

Let $\bar{n}$ be normal to the plane. Then $\bar{n}$ is perpendicular to $\overline{\mathrm{OM}}$ as well as $\bar{b}$

$\therefore \bar{n}=\overline{\mathrm{OM}} \times \bar{b}=\left|\begin{array}{lll}\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 1 & 4 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right|$

$=(4-2) \hat{i}-(1-1) \hat{j}+(2-4) \hat{k}$

$=2 \vec{i}-2 \hat{k}$

$\therefore$ from (1), the vector equation of the required plane is

$\begin{aligned} & \bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-2 \hat{k})=\overline{0}-\bar{n}=0 \\ & \text { i.e. } \bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}-\hat{k})=0 .\end{aligned}$

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Question 43 Marks
Show that lines $\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+4 \hat{j})+\lambda(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})$ and

$\bar{r}=(3 \hat{j}-\hat{k})+\mu(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})$

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Question 53 Marks
Find the acute angle between the line $\bar{r}=\lambda(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ and the plane

$\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=23$

Answer
The acute angle $\theta$ between the line $\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\lambda \overline{\mathrm{b}}$ and the plane $\overline{\mathrm{r}} \cdot \overline{\mathrm{n}}=d$ is given by

$\sin \theta=\left|\frac{\bar{b} \cdot \bar{n}}{|\bar{b}||\bar{n}|}\right|$

$\ldots(1)$

Here, $\overline{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}, \overline{\mathrm{n}}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}$

$\therefore \bar{b} \cdot \bar{n}=(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})$

= (2)(2) + (3)(-1) + (-6)(1) = 4 – 3 – 6 = -5

Also, $|\bar{b}|=\sqrt{1^2+1^2+(-1)^2}=\sqrt{2}=1$

$|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{2^2+(-1)^2+1^2}=\sqrt{4}$

$\therefore$ from (1), we have

$\sin \theta=\left|\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{-3}\right|=\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}$

$\therefore \theta=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}\right)$

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Question 63 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the pointA(-2, 3, 5) and parallel to

vectors $4 \hat{i}+3 \hat{k}$ and $\hat{i}+\hat{j}$

Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through the point $A(\bar{a})$ and parallel to the

vectors $\bar{b}$ and $\bar{c}$ is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}})=\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}})$

Here, $\overline{\mathrm{a}}=-2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$

$\begin{aligned} & \overline{\mathrm{b}}=4 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}} \\ & \therefore \overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\left|\begin{array}{lll}\hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ 4 & 0 & 3 \\ 1 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right|\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} & =(-1-3) \hat{i}-(4-3) \hat{j}+(3+1) \hat{k} \\ & =-4 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+4 \hat{k} \\ & \therefore \overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \bar{c})=(-2 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k}) \cdot(-4 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{k})\end{aligned}$

= (-2)(-4) + (7)(-1) + (5)(4) = 8 – 7 + 8 = 35

$\therefore$ From (1), the vector equation of the required plane is $\overline{\mathrm{r}} \cdot(-3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-3 a t \mathrm{j}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}})=35$.

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Question 73 Marks
A plane makes non zero intercepts a, b, c on the co-ordinates axes. Show that the vector

equation of the plane is $\bar{r} \cdot(b c \hat{i}+c a \hat{j}+a b \hat{k})=a b c$

Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a}), \mathrm{B}(\bar{b}) . \mathrm{C}(\bar{c})$, where $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}$ are non

collinear is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}})=\overline{\mathrm{a}} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}}) \ldots(1)$

The required plane makes intercepts 1, 1, 1 on the coordinate axes. ∴ it passes through the three non collinear points A = (1, 0, 0), B = (0, 1, 0), C = (0, , 1)

$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \overline{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}, \overline{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{\mathrm{j}}, \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & \overline{\mathrm{AB}}=\overline{\mathrm{b}}-\overline{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{i}}=-\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}} \\ & \therefore \overline{\mathrm{AC}}=\overline{\mathrm{c}}-\overline{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{k}}-\hat{\mathrm{i}}=-\hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{\mathrm{i}} & \\ -1 & 1 & 0 \\ -1 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right| \\ & =(1-0) \hat{\mathrm{i}}-(-1-0) \hat{j}+(0+1) \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & =\hat{i}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}\end{aligned}$

Also

$\begin{aligned} & \text { a. }(\overline{A B} \times \overline{A C}) \\ & =\hat{i}(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =1 \times 1+0 \times 1+0 \times 1 \\ & =1\end{aligned}$

$\therefore$ from(1)the vector equation of the required plane is $\bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=1$.

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Question 83 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points A(1, -2, 1), B (2, -1, -3) and C (0, 1, 5).
Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through three non-collinear points $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a}), \mathrm{B}(\bar{b})$ and

$\mathrm{C}(\bar{c})$ is $\bar{r} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}})=\bar{a} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}}) \ldots(1)$

Here, $\bar{a}=\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \bar{b}=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}-3 \hat{k}, \vec{c}=\hat{j}+5 \hat{k}$

$\begin{aligned} \therefore \overline{\mathrm{AB}}=\bar{b}-\bar{a} & =(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}-3 \hat{k})-(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =\hat{i}+\hat{j}-4 \hat{k}\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} \overline{\mathrm{AC}}=\bar{c}-\bar{a} & =(\hat{j}+5 \hat{k})-(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =-\hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} \therefore \overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}} & =\left|\begin{array}{rrr}\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 1 & 1 & -4 \\ -1 & 3 & 4\end{array}\right| \\ & =(4+12) \hat{i}-(4-4) \hat{j}+(3+1) \hat{k}\end{aligned}$

$=16 \hat{i}+4 \hat{k}$

Now, $\begin{aligned} \bar{a} \cdot(\overline{\mathrm{AB}} \times \overline{\mathrm{AC}}) & =(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}) \cdot(16 \hat{i}+4 \hat{k}) \\ & =(1)(16)+(-2)(0)+(1)(4)=20\end{aligned}$

$\therefore$ from (1), the vector equation of the required plane is

$\bar{r} \cdot(16 \hat{i}+4 \hat{k})=20$.

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Question 93 Marks
Reduce the equation $\bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+8 \hat{j}+24 \hat{k})=13$ to normal form and hence find

(i) the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane (ii) direction cosines of the normal.

Answer
The normal form of equation of a plane is $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{n}=p$ where $\hat{n}$ is unit vector along the

normal and p is the length of perpendicular drawn from origin to the plane.

Given pane is r. $(6 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+8 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+24 \hat{\mathrm{k}})=13 \ldots(1)$

$\bar{n}=6 \hat{i}+8 \hat{j}+24 \hat{k}$ is normal to the plane

$\therefore|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{6^2+8^2+24^2}=\sqrt{76}=13$

Dividing both sides of (1) by 13 , get

$\overline{\mathrm{r} .}\left(\frac{3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+12 \hat{\mathrm{k}}}{13}\right)=\frac{76}{13}$

i.e. $\bar{r} \cdot\left(\frac{3}{13} \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\frac{4}{13} \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\frac{12}{13} \hat{k}\right)=\frac{1}{2}$

This is the normal form of the equation of plane.

Comparing with $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{n}=p_{\text {, }}$

(i) the length of the perpendicular from the origin to plane is $\frac{1}{2}$.

(ii) direction cosines of the normal are $\frac{3}{13}, \frac{4}{13}, \frac{12}{13}$

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Question 103 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of 5 unit from the origin and which is normal to the vector $2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$
Answer
If $\hat{n}$ is a unit vector along the normal and $p$ i the length of the perpendicular from origin to

the plane, then the vector equation of the plane $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{n}=\mathrm{p}$

Here, $\overline{\mathbf{n}}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and $p=5$

$\therefore|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{2^2+1^2+(2)^2}$

$\begin{aligned} & =\sqrt{9} \\ & =3 \\ & \hat{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{\overline{\mathrm{n}}}{|\bar{n}|} \\ & =\frac{1}{3}(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}})\end{aligned}$

$\therefore$ the vector equation of the required plane is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}} \cdot\left[\frac{1}{3}(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}})\right]=5$

i.e. $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}})=15$.

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Question 113 Marks
Find the co-ordinates of points on the line $\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-2}=\frac{z-3}{2}$ which are at the distance 3

unit from the base point A(1, 2, 3).

Answer
The cartesian equations of the line are $\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-2}=\frac{z-3}{2}=\lambda$

The coordinates of any point on this line are given by x = λ + 1, y = -2λ + 2, z = 2λ + 3 Let M(λ + 1, -2λ + 2, 2λ + 3) … (1) be the point on the line whose distance from A(1, 2, 3) is 3 units.

$\begin{aligned} & \therefore \sqrt{(\lambda+1-1)^2+(-2 \lambda+2-2)^2+(2 \lambda+3-3)^2}=3 \\ & \therefore \sqrt{\lambda^2+4 \lambda^2+4 \lambda^2}=3 \\ & \therefore \sqrt{9 \lambda^2}=3 \\ & \therefore 9 \lambda^2=9 \\ & \therefore \lambda^2=1 \quad \therefore \lambda= \pm 1\end{aligned}$

When λ = 1, M = (1 + 1, -2 + 2, 2 + 3) … [By (1)] i. e. M = (2, 0, 5) When λ = -1, M = (1 – 1, 2 + 2, -2 + 3) … [By (1)] i. e. M = (0, 4, 1) Hence, the coordinates of the required points are (2, 0, 5) and (0, 4, 1).

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Question 123 Marks
If lines $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{3}=\frac{z-1}{4}$ and $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y+m}{2}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ intersect each other then find $\mathrm{m}$.
Answer
The lines $\frac{x-x_1}{a_1}=\frac{y-y_1}{b_1}=\frac{z-z_1}{c_2}$ and

$\frac{x-x_2}{a_2}=\frac{y-y_2}{b_2}=\frac{z-z_2}{c_2}$ intersect, if

$\therefore\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x_2-x_1 & y_2-y_1 & z_2-z_1 \\ a_1 & b_1 & c_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & c_2\end{array}\right|=0$

$\ldots(1)$

$\begin{aligned} & \text { Here, }\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right) \equiv(1,-1,1) \\ & \left(x_2, y_2, z_2\right) \equiv(2,-m, 2)_r \\ & a_1=2, b_1=3, c_1=4 \\ & a_2=1, b_2=2, c_2=1\end{aligned}$

Substituting these values in (1), we get

$\begin{aligned} & \left|\begin{array}{rrr}2-1 & -m+1 & 2-1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right|=0 \\ & \therefore\left|\begin{array}{rrr}1 & 1-m & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 2 & 1\end{array}\right|=0\end{aligned}$

∴ 1(3 – 8) – (1 – m)(2 – 4) + 1 (4 – 3) = 0 ∴ -5 + 2 – 2m + 1 = 0 ∴ -2m = 2 ∴ m = -1.

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Question 133 Marks
Find the acute angle between lines x = y, z = 0 and x = 0, z = 0.
Answer
The equations $x=y, z=0$ can be written as $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y}{1}, z=0$

∴ the direction ratios of the line are 1, 1, 0. The direction ratios of the line x = 0, z = 0, i.e., Y-axis J are 0, 1, 0. ∴ its directiton ratios are 0, 1, 0.

Let $\bar{a}$ and $\bar{b}$ be the vectors in the direction of the lines $x=y, z=0$ and $x=0, z=0$.

Then $\bar{a}=\vec{i}+\vec{j}, \quad \bar{b}=\vec{j}$

$\therefore \bar{a} \cdot \bar{b}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j}) \cdot \hat{j}=(1)(0)+(1)(1)+(0)(0)=1$

$|\bar{a}|=\sqrt{1^2+1^2}=\sqrt{2}$

$|\bar{b}|=|\hat{j}|=1$

If θ is the acute angle between the lines, then

$\cos \theta=\left|\frac{\bar{a} \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{a}||\bar{b}|}\right|=\left|\frac{1}{\sqrt{2} \times 1}\right|=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\cos 45^{\circ}$.

$\therefore \theta=45^{\circ}$.

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Question 143 Marks
Find the acute angle between lines $\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-3}{2}$ and $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-3}{1}$.
Answer
Let $\bar{a}$ and $\bar{b}$ be the vectors in the direction of

the lines

$\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-3}{2}$ and $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-3}{1}$ respectively.

$\begin{aligned} \text { Then } \bar{a} & =\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \bar{b}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k} \\ \therefore \bar{a} \cdot \bar{b} & =(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =(1)(2)+(-1)(1)+(2)(1) \\ & =2-1+2=3\end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} & |\bar{a}|=\sqrt{1^2+(-1)^2+2^2}=\sqrt{6} \\ & |\bar{b}|=\sqrt{2^2+1^2+1^2}=\sqrt{6}\end{aligned}$

If $\theta$ is the angle between the lines, then

$\begin{aligned} & \cos \theta=\frac{\bar{a} \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{a}||\bar{b}|}=\frac{3}{\sqrt{6} \sqrt{6}}=\frac{1}{2}=\cos 60^{\circ} \\ & \therefore \theta=60^{\circ} .\end{aligned}$

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Question 153 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line passing through A(3, 2, 1) and B(1, 3, 1).
Answer
The direction ratios of the line AB are 3 – 1, 2 – 3, 1 – 1 i.e. 2, -1, 0. The parametric equations of the line passing through (x1, y1, z1) and having direction ratios a, b, c are x = x1 + aλ, y = y1 + bλ, z = z1 + cλ ∴ the parametric equattions of the line passing through (3, 2, 1) and having direction ratios 2, -1, 0 are

$\begin{aligned} & x=3+2 \lambda, y=2-\lambda, z=1+0(\lambda) \\ & x-3=2 \lambda, y-2=-\lambda, z=1 \\ & \therefore \frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\lambda_z z=1\end{aligned}$

∴ the cartesian equations of the line are

$\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y-2}{-1}, z=1$

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Question 163 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line which passes through points (3, -2, -5) and (3, -2, 6).
Answer
Let A = (3, -2, -5), B = (3, -2, 6) The direction ratios of the line AB are 3 – 3, -2 – (-2), 6 – (-5) i.e. 0, 0, 11. The parametric equations of the line passing through (x1, y1, z1) and having direction ratios a, b, c are x = x1 + aλ, y = y1 + bλ, z = z1 + cλ ∴ the parametric equattions of the line passing through (3, -2, -5) and having direction ratios are 0, 0, 11 are x = 3 + (0)λ, y = -2 + 0(λ), z = -5 + 11λ i.e. x = 3, y = -2, z = 11λ – 5 ∴ the cartesian equations of the line are x = 3, y = -2, z = 11λ – 5, λ is a scalar.
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Question 173 Marks
Obtain the vector equation of the line $\frac{x+5}{3}=\frac{y+4}{5}=\frac{z+5}{6}$.
Answer
The cartesian equations of the line are $\frac{x+5}{3}=\frac{y+4}{5}=\frac{z+5}{6}$.

This line is passing through the point A(-5, -4, -5) and having direction ratios 3, 5, 6.

Let $\bar{a}$ be the position vector of the point A w.r.t, the origin and $\bar{b}$ be the vector parallel to

the line.

Then $\bar{a}=-5 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $\bar{b}=3 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}$.

The vector equation of the line passing through $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a})$ and parallel to $\bar{b}$ is $\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}$

where λ is a scalar.

$\therefore$ the vector equation of the required line is $\bar{r}=(-5 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k})+\lambda(3 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})$

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Question 183 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line which passes through the point (-2, 4, -5) and

parallel to the line $\frac{x+2}{3}=\frac{y-3}{5}=\frac{z+5}{6}$

Answer
The line $\frac{x+2}{3}=\frac{y-3}{5}=\frac{z+5}{6}$ has direction ratios $3,5,6$. The required line has direction

ratios 3, 5, 6 as it is parallel to the given line. It passes through the point (-2, 4, -5). The cartesian equations of the line passing through (x1, y1, z1) and having direction ratios a, b, c are

$\frac{x-x_1}{a}=\frac{y-y_1}{b}=\frac{2-z_1}{c}$

$\therefore$ the required cartesian equations of the line are

$\frac{x-(-2)}{3}=\frac{y-4}{5}=\frac{z-(-5)}{6}$

i.e. $\frac{x+2}{3}=\frac{y-4}{5}=\frac{z+5}{6}$

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Question 193 Marks
Find the vector equation of the line which passes through the point (3, 2, 1) and is parallel

to the vector $2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$.

Answer
The vector equation of the line passing through $A(\bar{a})$ and parallel to the vector $\bar{b}$ is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\lambda \overline{\mathrm{b}}$, where $\lambda$ is a scalar.

∴ the vector equation of the line passing through the point having position vector

$3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}$ and parallel to the vector

$2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-3 \hat{k}$ is $\overline{\mathrm{i}}=(3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})+\lambda(\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})$

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Question 203 Marks
Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point having position vector

$3 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}$ and parallel to $6 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$.

Answer
The vector equation of the line passing through $A(\bar{a})$ and parallel to the vector $\bar{b}$ is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\lambda \overline{\mathrm{b}}$, where $\lambda$ is a scalar.

∴ the vector equation of the line passing through the point having position vector

$3 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}$ and parallel to the vector $6 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ is

$\overline{\mathrm{r}}=(3 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}-7 \hat{\mathrm{k}})+\lambda(6 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})$

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Question 213 Marks
Find the distance of the point $4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ from the plane $\bar{r} \cdot(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})=6$
Answer
Here $\bar{a}=4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \bar{n}=-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{(-2)^2+(1)^2+(-2)^2}=3 \\
& \therefore \hat{n}=\frac{(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})}{3}
\end{aligned}
$
The normal form of the equation of the given plane is
$
\begin{aligned}
& \bar{r} \cdot \frac{(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})}{3}=2 \quad \therefore p=2 \\
& \text { Now, } \bar{a} \cdot \hat{n}=(4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot \frac{(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})}{3} \\
& =\frac{(4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})}{3}=\frac{15}{3}=-5 \\
& \therefore|\bar{a} \cdot \hat{n}|=5
\end{aligned}
$
The required distance is given by $|p-| \bar{a} \cdot \hat{n} \||=| 2-5 \mid=3$
Therefore the distance of the point $4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ from the plane $(-2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})=6$ is 3 unit.
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Question 223 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the point $(1,0.2)$ and the line of intersection of planes $\bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=8$ and $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=3$
Answer
The equation of the required plane is of the form equation $\therefore \bar{r} \cdot\left(\bar{n}_1+\lambda \bar{n}_2\right)-\left(d_1+\lambda d_2\right)=0$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot[(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})]=8+3 \lambda \ldots( \\
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot((1+2 \lambda) \hat{i}+(1+3 \lambda) \hat{j}+(1+4 \lambda) \hat{k})=8+3 \lambda
\end{aligned}
$
The plane passes through the point $(1,0,2)$.
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore(\hat{i}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot((1+2 \lambda) \hat{i}+(1+3 \lambda) \hat{j}+(1+4 \lambda) \hat{k})=8+3 \lambda \\
& \therefore(1+2 \lambda)+2(1+4 \lambda)=8+3 \lambda \\
& \therefore 1+2 \lambda+2+8 \lambda=8+3 \lambda
\end{aligned}
$
$
\therefore 7 \lambda=5
$
$
\therefore \lambda=\frac{5}{7}
$
From (1) and (2) we get
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot\left((\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\frac{5}{7}(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})\right)=8+3\left(\frac{5}{7}\right) \\
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot(17 \hat{i}+22 \hat{j}+27 \hat{k})=71
\end{aligned}
$
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Question 233 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through points A (l, 1, 2), B (0, 2, 3) and C (4, 5, 6).
Answer
Let $\bar{a}, \bar{b}$ and $\bar{c}$ be position vectors of points A, B and C respectively.
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \bar{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \bar{b}=2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, \bar{c}=4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k} \\
& \therefore \bar{b}-\bar{a}=-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k} \text { and } \bar{c}-\bar{a}=3 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k} \\
& \therefore(\bar{b}-\bar{a}) \times(\bar{c}-\bar{a})=\left|\begin{array}{rrr}
\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\
-1 & 1 & 1 \\
3 & 4 & 4
\end{array}\right|=7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}
\end{aligned}
$
The plane passes through $\bar{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ and $7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}$ is normal to the plane.
$\therefore$ Its equation is $(\bar{r}-\bar{a}) \cdot(7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k})=0$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore(\bar{r}-(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})) \cdot(7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k})=0 \\
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot(7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k})=(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot(7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}) \\
& \therefore \bar{r} \cdot(7 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k})=-7 \text { is the required equation. }
\end{aligned}
$
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Question 243 Marks
Find the distance between parallel lines $\frac{x}{2}=\frac{y}{-1}=\frac{z}{2}$ and $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-1}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{2}$
Answer
The vector equations of given lines $\bar{r}=\lambda(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})$ and $\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\mu(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})$
The distance between parallel lines $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_1+\lambda \bar{b}$ and $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_2+\lambda \bar{b}$ is given by $d=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|$ Here $\bar{a}_1=\overline{0}, \bar{a}_2=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \bar{b}=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$
$
\therefore \bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}
$
And $\hat{b}=\frac{2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}}{3}$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}=\left|\begin{array}{rrr}
\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\
1 & 1 & 1 \\
\frac{2}{3} & \frac{-1}{3} & \frac{2}{3}
\end{array}\right|=\frac{1}{3}\left|\begin{array}{rrr}
\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\
1 & 1 & 1 \\
2 & -1 & 2
\end{array}\right|=\frac{1}{3}\{3 \hat{i}-3 \hat{k}\}=\hat{i}-\hat{k} \\
& d=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|=\sqrt{2} \text { unit }
\end{aligned}
$
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Question 253 Marks
Find the distance between parallel lines $\bar{r}=(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$ and$\bar{r}=(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})+\mu(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$
Answer
The distance between parallel lines $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_1+\lambda \bar{b}$ and $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_2+\lambda \bar{b}$ given by $d=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|$
Here $\bar{a}_1=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \quad \bar{a}_2=\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \quad \bar{b}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1=(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})-(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=-\hat{i}+\hat{k} \text { and } \hat{b}=\frac{2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}}{3} \\
& \therefore\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}=\left|\begin{array}{rrr}
\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\
-1 & 0 & 1 \\
\frac{2}{3} & \frac{1}{3} & -\frac{2}{3}
\end{array}\right|=\frac{1}{3}\left|\begin{array}{rrr}
\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\
-1 & 0 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & -2
\end{array}\right|=\frac{1}{3}\{-\hat{i}-\hat{k}\} \\
& d=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \text { unit }
\end{aligned}
$
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Question 263 Marks
Prove The Theorem : The distance between parallel lines $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_1+\lambda \bar{b}$ and $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_2+\lambda \bar{b}$ is $\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|$
Answer
Let lines represented by $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_1+\lambda \bar{b}$ and $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_2+\lambda \bar{b}$ be $l_1$ and $l_2$
Lines $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ pass through $\mathrm{A}\left(\bar{a}_1\right)$ and $\mathrm{B}\left(\overline{a_2}\right)$ respectively.
Let $\mathrm{BM}$ be perpendicular to $\mathrm{L}_1$. To find $\mathrm{BM}$
$\triangle A M B$ is a right angle triangle. Let $\mathrm{m} \angle B A M=\theta$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \sin \theta=\frac{B M}{A B} \\
& \therefore \quad \mathrm{BM}=\mathrm{AB} \sin \theta=\mathrm{AB} \cdot 1 \sin \theta=\mathrm{AB} \cdot|\hat{b}| \cdot \sin \theta \\
& |\overline{A B} \times \hat{b}|=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|
\end{aligned}
$
$\therefore \quad$ The distance between parallel lines $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_1+\lambda \bar{b}$ and $\bar{r}=\bar{a}_2+\lambda_1 \bar{b}$ is given by
$
d=B M=\left|\left(\bar{a}_2-\bar{a}_1\right) \times \hat{b}\right|
$
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Question 273 Marks
Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point $\mathrm{P}(3,2,1)$ to the line
$
\bar{r}=(7 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})+\lambda(-2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})
$
Answer
The length of the perpendicular is same as the distance of $\mathrm{P}$ from the given line.
The distance of point $\mathrm{P}(\bar{\alpha})$ from the line $\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}$ is $\sqrt{|\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2}$
Here $\bar{\alpha}=3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \quad \bar{a}_2=7 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}, \quad \bar{b}=-2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \therefore \bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}=(3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k})-(7 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})=-4 \hat{i}-5 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k} \\
& |\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|=\sqrt{(-4)^2+(-5)^2+(-5)^2}=\sqrt{16+25+25}=\sqrt{66} \\
& (\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}=(-4 \hat{i}-5 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}) \cdot(-2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})=8-10-15=-17 \\
& |\bar{b}|=\sqrt{(-2)^2+(2)^2+(3)^2}=\sqrt{17}
\end{aligned}
$
The require length $=$
$
\sqrt{|\bar{a}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{a}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2}=\sqrt{66-\left|\frac{-17}{\sqrt{17}}\right|^2}=\sqrt{66-17}=\sqrt{49}=7 \text { unit }
$
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Question 283 Marks
The distance of point $\mathrm{P}(\bar{\alpha})$ from the line $\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}$ is
$
{\sqrt{|\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot b}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2}}^2
$
Answer
The line $\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}$ passes through $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a})$.
Let $\mathrm{M}$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from $\mathrm{P}$ to the line
$
\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}
$
$\therefore A M=|\overline{A M}|=$ the projection of $\overline{A P}$ on the line.
$=$ the projection of $\overline{A P}$ on $\bar{b}$. (As line is parallel to $\bar{b}$ )
$
=\frac{\overline{A P} \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}
$
Now $\triangle \mathrm{AM} \mathrm{P}$ is a right angled triangle. $\therefore \mathrm{PM}^2=\mathrm{AP}^2-\mathrm{AM}^2$
$
P M^2=|\overline{A P}|^2-|\overline{A M}|^2=|\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2
$
$
\therefore \quad P M=\sqrt{|\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2}
$
The distance of point $\mathrm{P}(\bar{a})$ from the line $\bar{r}=(\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b})$ is $P M=\sqrt{|\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}|^2-\left[\frac{(\bar{\alpha}-\bar{a}) \cdot \bar{b}}{|\bar{b}|}\right]^2}$
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Question 293 Marks
Show that lines $\bar{r}=(-\hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})+\lambda(-10 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ and $\bar{r}=(-10 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \mu(-\hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})$ intersect each other.
Find the position vector of their point of intersection.
Answer
The position vector of a variable point on the line $\bar{r}=(-\hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})+\lambda(-10 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ is $(-1-10 \lambda) \hat{i}+(-3-\lambda) \hat{j}+(4+\lambda) \hat{k}$
The position vector of a variable point on the line $\bar{r}=(-10 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})+\mu(-\hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})$ is $(-10-1 \mu) \hat{i}+(-1-3 \mu) \hat{j}+(1+4 \mu) \hat{k}$ Given lines intersect each other if there exist some values of $\lambda$ and $\mu$ for which
$
\begin{aligned}
& (-1-10 \lambda) \hat{i}+(-3-\lambda) \hat{j}+(4+\lambda) \hat{k}=(-10-1 \mu) \hat{i}+(-1-3 \mu) \hat{j}+(1+4 \mu) \hat{k} \\
\therefore \quad & -1-10 \lambda=-10-1 \mu,-3-\lambda=-1-3 \mu \text { and } 4+\lambda=1+4 \mu \\
\therefore \quad & 10 \lambda-\mu,=9, \lambda-3 \mu=-2 \text { and } \lambda-4 \mu=-3
\end{aligned}
$
Given lines intersect each other if this system is consistent
$\operatorname{As}\left|\begin{array}{ccc}10 & -1 & 9 \\ 1 & -3 & -2 \\ 1 & -4 & -3\end{array}\right|=10(9-8)+1(-3+2)+9(-4+3)=10-1-9=0$
$\therefore$ The system (1) is consistent and lines intersect each other.
Solving any two equations in system (1), we get. $\lambda=1, \mu=1$
Substituting this value of $\lambda$ in $(-1-10 \lambda) \hat{i}+(-3-\lambda) \hat{j}+(4+\lambda) \hat{k}$ we get, $-11 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k}$
$\therefore$ The position vector of their point of intersection is $-11 \hat{i}-4 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k}$.
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Question 303 Marks
Find the distance of the point (1, 1, -1) from the plane 3x + 4y – 12z + 20 = 0.
Answer
The distance of the point $\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)$ from the plane $a x+b y+c z+d=0$ is $\left|\frac{a x_1+b y_1+c z_1+d}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}}\right|$

∴ the distance of the point (1, 1, -1) from the plane 3x + 4y – 12z + 20 = 0 is

$\frac{3(1)+4(1)-12(-1)+20}{\sqrt{3^2+4^2+(-12)^2}}$

$=\left|\frac{3+4+12+20}{\sqrt{9+16+144}}\right|=\frac{39}{\sqrt{169}}$

$=\frac{39}{13}=3$ units

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Question 313 Marks
Find the distance of the point $4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ from the plane $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k})=21$.
Answer
The distance of the point $\mathrm{A}(\bar{a})$ from the plane $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=p$ is given by $d=\frac{|a-n-p|}{|n|} \ldots(1)$

$\begin{aligned} & \text { Here, } \bar{a}=4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \bar{n}=2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k}, \mathrm{p}=21 \\ & \therefore \bar{a} \cdot \bar{n}=(4 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k})\end{aligned}$

= (4)(2) + (-3)(3) + (1)(-6) = 8 – 9 – 6 = -7

Also, $\sqrt{2^2+3^2+(-6)^2}=\sqrt{49}=7$

∴ from (1), the required distance

$=\frac{|-7-21|}{7}=$ 4units

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Question 323 Marks
Find the acute angle between the line $\bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k})$ and the

plane $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=0$

Answer
The acute angle $\theta$ between the line $\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda \bar{b}$ and the plane $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=d$ is given by

$\sin \theta=\left|\frac{\bar{b} \cdot \bar{n}}{|b \vec{b}||n|}\right|$

$\ldots(1)$

$\begin{aligned} \text { Here, } \bar{b} & =2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k}, \bar{n}=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k} \\ \therefore \bar{b} \cdot \bar{n} & =(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =(2)(2)+(3)(-1)+(-6)(1) \\ & =4-3-6=-5\end{aligned}$

Also, $|\bar{b}|=\sqrt{2^2+3^2+(-6)^2}=\sqrt{49}=7$

$|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{2^2+(-1)^2+1^2}=\sqrt{6}$

$\therefore$ from $(1)$, we have

$\begin{aligned} & \sin \theta=\left|\frac{-5}{7 \sqrt{6}}\right|=\frac{5}{7 \sqrt{6}} \\ & \therefore \theta=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{7 \sqrt{6}}\right) .\end{aligned}$

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Question 333 Marks
Find the angle between planes $\bar{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})=13$ and $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=31$.
Answer
The acute angle $\theta$ between the planes $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}_1=d_1$ and $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}_2=d_2$ is given by

$\cos \theta=\left|\frac{n_1 \cdot n_2}{\left|n_1 \|\right| n_2 \mid}\right|$

$\ldots(1)$

Here, $\bar{n}_1=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}, \bar{n}_2=2 \vec{i}-\hat{j}+\vec{k}$

$\begin{aligned} \therefore \bar{n}_1 \cdot \bar{n}_2 & =(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \\ & =(1)(2)+(1)(-1)+(2)(1)\end{aligned}$

$=2-1+2=3$

Also, $\left|\bar{n}_1\right|=\sqrt{1^2+1^2+2^2}=\sqrt{6}$

$\left|\bar{n}_2\right|=\sqrt{2^2+(-1)^2+1^2}=\sqrt{6}$

$\therefore$ from (1), we have

$\cos \theta=\left|\frac{3}{\sqrt{6} \cdot \sqrt{6}}\right|=\frac{3}{6}=\frac{1}{2} \cos 60^{\circ}$

$\therefore \theta=60^{\circ}$.

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Question 343 Marks
The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to a plane is M(1, 0, 0). Find the vector equation of the plane.
Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing; through $A(\bar{a})$ and perpendicular to $\bar{n}$ is

$\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{a} \cdot \bar{n}$

M(1, 0, 0) is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from ; origin to the plane. Then the plane is passing through M : and is perpendicular to OM.

If $\bar{m}$ is the position vector of $M$ then $\bar{m}=\hat{i}$

Normal to the plane is

$\begin{aligned} & \bar{n}=\overline{\mathrm{OM}}=\hat{i} \\ & \bar{m} \cdot \bar{n}=\hat{i} \cdot \hat{i}=1\end{aligned}$

$\therefore$ the vector equation of the required plane is $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{i}=1$

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Question 353 Marks
Find the Cartesian equation of the plane passing through A(7, 8, 6) and parallel to the XY plane.
Answer
The cartesian equation of the plane passing through (x1, y1, z1), the direction ratios of whose normal are a, b, c, is

$a\left(x-x_1\right)+b\left(y-y_1\right)+c\left(z-z_1\right)=0$

The required plane is parallel to XY-plane. ∴ it is perpendicular to Z-axis i.e. Z-axis is normal to the plane. Z-axis has direction ratios 0, 0, 1. The plane passes through (7, 8, 6). ∴ the cartesian equation of the required plane is 0(x – 7) + 0(y – 8) + 1 (z – 6) = 0 i.e. z = 6.

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Question 363 Marks
Find the Cartesian equation of the plane passing through A( -1, 2, 3), the direction ratios of whose normal are 0, 2, 5.
Answer
The cartesian equation of the plane passing ; through (x1, y1, z1), the direction ratios of whose normal are a, b, c, is a(x – x1) + b(y – y1) + c(z – z1) = 0 ∴ the cartesian equation of the required plane is 0(x +1) + 2(y – 2) + 5(z – 3) = 0 i.e. 0 + 2y – 4 + 5z – 15 = 0 i.e. 2y + 5z = 19.
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Question 373 Marks
Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the point having position vector

$\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and perpendicular to the vector $4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}$.

Answer
The vector equation of the plane passing through the point $A(\bar{a})$ and perpendicular to the

vector $\bar{n}$ is $\bar{r} \cdot \bar{n}=\bar{a} \cdot \bar{n}$

Here, $\bar{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}_1 \bar{n}=4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}$

$\therefore \bar{a} \cdot \bar{n}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \cdot(4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})$

= (1)(4) + (1)(5) + (1)(6) = 4 + 5 + 6 = 15

$\therefore$ the vector equation of the required plane is $\bar{r} \cdot(4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})=15$.

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Question 383 Marks
Find the vector equation of a plane which is at 42 unit distance from the origin and which

is normal to the vector $2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$

Answer
If $\hat{n}$ is a unit vector along the normal and $p$ is the length of the perpendicular from origin

to the plane, then the vector equation of the plane is $\bar{r} \cdot \hat{n}=\mathrm{p}$

Here, $\bar{n}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$ and $p=42$

$\therefore|\bar{n}|=\sqrt{2^2+1^2+(-2)^2}=\sqrt{9}=3$

$\hat{n}=\frac{n}{|\bar{n}|}=\frac{1}{3}(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$

$\therefore$ the vector equation of the required plane is

$=\left[\frac{1}{3}(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})\right]=42$

i.e. $\bar{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})=126$

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Question 393 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line passing through A(2, 2, 1) and B(1, 3, 0).
Answer
The equation of the line is

$\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-4}{2}=\frac{z+4}{-2}$

The coordinates of the origin O are (0, 0, 0)

For $x=0, \frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{0-2}{1}=-2$

For $y=0, \frac{y-4}{2}=\frac{0-4}{2}=-2$

For $z=0, \frac{z+4}{-2}=\frac{0+4}{-2}=-2$

∴ coordinates of the origin O satisfy the equation of the line. Hence, the line passes through the origin.

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Question 403 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line passing through A(2, 2, 1) and B(1, 3, 0).
Answer
The cartesian equations of the line passing through the points $\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)$ and $\left(x_2, y_2, z_2\right)$ are

$\frac{x-x_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{y-y_1}{y_2-y_1}=\frac{z-z_1}{z_2-z_1}$

Here, $\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)=(2,2,1)$ and $\left(x_2, y_2, z_2\right)=(1,3,0)$

∴ the required cartesian equations are

$\begin{aligned} & \frac{x-2}{1-2}=\frac{y-2}{3-2}=\frac{z-1}{0-1} \\ & \text { i.e. } \frac{x-2}{-1}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-1}{-1}\end{aligned}$

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Question 413 Marks
Find the Cartesian equations of the line passing through A(-1, 2, 1) and having direction ratios 2, 3, 1.
Answer
The cartesian equations of the line passing through $\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)$ and having direction ratiosa, b, c are

$\frac{x-x_1}{a}=\frac{y-y_1}{b}=\frac{z-z_1}{c}$

∴ the cartesian equations of the line passing through the point (-1, 2, 1) and having direction ratios 2, 3, 1 are

$\frac{x-(-1)}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$

i.e. $\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$

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Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point having position vector

$\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$ and perpendicular to vectors $\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$.

Answer
The vector perpendicular to the vectors $\bar{b}$ and $\bar{c}$ is given

by

$\bar{b} \times \bar{c}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & -1 & 1\end{array}\right|$

$\begin{aligned} & =\hat{i}(1+1)-\hat{j}(1-2)+\hat{k}(-1-2) \\ & =2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-3 \hat{k}\end{aligned}$

Since the line is perpendicular to the vector $\bar{b}$ and $\bar{c}$, it is parallel to $\bar{b} \times \bar{c}$. The vector

equation of the line passing through $A(\bar{a})$ and parallel to $\bar{b} \times \bar{c}$ is

$\bar{r}=\bar{a}+\lambda(\bar{b} \times \bar{c})$, where $\lambda$ is a scalar.

Here, $\bar{a}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$

Hence, the vector equation of the required line is

$\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-3 \hat{k})$

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