Question 15 Marks
Find the image of the point $(0,2,3)$ in the line $\frac{x+3}{5}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+4}{3}$
Answer
View full question & answer→We have,
$ \frac{x+3}{5}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+4}{3}=\lambda$
Therefore, the foot of the perpendicular is $(5 \lambda-3,2 \lambda+1,3 \lambda-4)$
The direction ratios of the perpendicular is
$ (5 \lambda-3-0):(2 \lambda+1-2):(3 \lambda-4-3)$
$\Rightarrow(5 \lambda-3):(2 \lambda-1):(3 \lambda-7) $
Direction ratio of the line is $5: 2: 3$

From the direction ratio of the line and direction ratio of its perpendicular, we have
$5(5 \lambda-3)+2(2 \lambda-1)+3(3 \lambda-7)=0$
$\Rightarrow 25 \lambda-15+4 \lambda-2+9 \lambda-21=0$
$\Rightarrow 38 \lambda=38$
$\Rightarrow \lambda=1$
Therefore, the foot of the perpendicular is $(2, 3, -1)$
The foot of the perpendicular is the mid $-$ point of the line joining $(0, 2, 3)$ and $(a,$ beta $, y)$
Therefore, we have
$\frac{\alpha+0}{2}=2 $
$\Rightarrow \alpha=4$
$\frac{\beta+2}{2}=3 $
$\Rightarrow \beta=4$
$\frac{\gamma+3}{2}=-1 $
$\Rightarrow \gamma=-5$
Thus, the imgae is $(4,4,-5)$
$ \frac{x+3}{5}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+4}{3}=\lambda$
Therefore, the foot of the perpendicular is $(5 \lambda-3,2 \lambda+1,3 \lambda-4)$
The direction ratios of the perpendicular is
$ (5 \lambda-3-0):(2 \lambda+1-2):(3 \lambda-4-3)$
$\Rightarrow(5 \lambda-3):(2 \lambda-1):(3 \lambda-7) $
Direction ratio of the line is $5: 2: 3$

From the direction ratio of the line and direction ratio of its perpendicular, we have
$5(5 \lambda-3)+2(2 \lambda-1)+3(3 \lambda-7)=0$
$\Rightarrow 25 \lambda-15+4 \lambda-2+9 \lambda-21=0$
$\Rightarrow 38 \lambda=38$
$\Rightarrow \lambda=1$
Therefore, the foot of the perpendicular is $(2, 3, -1)$
The foot of the perpendicular is the mid $-$ point of the line joining $(0, 2, 3)$ and $(a,$ beta $, y)$
Therefore, we have
$\frac{\alpha+0}{2}=2 $
$\Rightarrow \alpha=4$
$\frac{\beta+2}{2}=3 $
$\Rightarrow \beta=4$
$\frac{\gamma+3}{2}=-1 $
$\Rightarrow \gamma=-5$
Thus, the imgae is $(4,4,-5)$
