3D Geometry
Let $\mathrm{L}_1: \frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{2}$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: \frac{x+1}{-1}=\frac{y-2}{2}=\frac{z}{1}$ be two lines.
Let $L_3$ be a line passing through the point $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ and be perpendicular to both $L_1$ and $L_2$. If $L_3$ intersects $\mathrm{L}_1$, then $|5 \alpha-11 \beta-8 \gamma|$ equals :
25
20
16
18
The square of the distance of the point $ \left( \frac{15}{7}, \frac{32}{7}, 7 \right) $ from the line $ \frac{x + 1}{3} = \frac{y + 3}{5} = \frac{z + 5}{7} $ in the direction of the vector $ \hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 7\hat{k} $ is:
66
54
41
44
Let $\mathrm{A}(x, y, z)$ be a point in $x y$-plane, which is equidistant from three points $(0,3,2),(2,0,3)$ and $(0,0,1)$.
Let $\mathrm{B}=(1,4,-1)$ and $\mathrm{C}=(2,0,-2)$. Then among the statements
(S1) : $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$ is an isosceles right angled triangle, and
(S2) : the area of $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$ is $\frac{9 \sqrt{2}}{2}$,
If the image of the point $(4,4,3)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-1}{3}$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to
Let in a $\triangle A B C$, the length of the side $A C$ be 6 , the vertex $B$ be $(1,2,3)$ and the vertices $A, C$ lie on the line $\frac{x-6}{3}=\frac{y-7}{2}=\frac{z-7}{-2}$. Then the area (in sq. units) of $\triangle A B C$ is:
Let the line passing through the points $(-1,2,1)$ and parallel to the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{3}=\frac{z}{4}$ intersect the line $\frac{x+2}{3}=\frac{y-3}{2}=\frac{z-4}{1}$ at the point $P$. Then the distance of $P$ from the point $Q(4,-5,1)$ is
If the square of the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+3}{-3}$ and $\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y+3}{4}=\frac{z+5}{-5}$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$, $n$ are coprime numbers, then $m+n$ is equal to :
The distance of the line $\frac{x-2}{2}=\frac{y-6}{3}=\frac{z-3}{4}$ from the point $(1,4,0)$ along the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-2}{2}=\frac{z+3}{3}$ is :
Let P be the foot of the perpendicular from the point $\mathrm{Q}(10,-3,-1)$ on the line $\frac{x-3}{7}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z+1}{-2}$. Then the area of the right angled triangle $P Q R$, where $R$ is the point $(3,-2,1)$, is
Let a line pass through two distinct points $P(-2,-1,3)$ and $Q$, and be parallel to the vector $3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$. If the distance of the point Q from the point $\mathrm{R}(1,3,3)$ is 5 , then the square of the area of $\triangle P Q R$ is equal to :
The perpendicular distance, of the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+2}{-1}=\frac{z+3}{2}$ from the point $\mathrm{P}(2,-10,1)$, is :
Let $\mathrm{L}_1: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-3}{4}$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: \frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-4}{4}=\frac{z-5}{5}$ be two lines. Then which of the following points lies on the line of the shortest distance between $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ ?
Explanation:
$\begin{aligned} & L_1: x+2=y-1=z=\ell \\ & L_2: \frac{x-3}{5}=\frac{y}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{1}=m \\ & L_3: \frac{x}{-3}=\frac{y-3}{5}=\frac{z-2}{1}=n \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} &\text { Point of intersection of } L_1 \text { and } L_2\\ &\left.\begin{array}{r} \ell-2=5 \mathrm{~m}+3 \\ \ell+1=-\mathrm{m} \\ \ell=\mathrm{m}+1 \end{array}\right\} \ell=0, \mathrm{~m}=-1 \quad \mathrm{~A}(-2,1,0) \end{aligned}$
Point of intersection of $L_2$ and $L_3$
$\left.\begin{array}{l} 5 m+3=-3 n \\ -m=3 n+3 \\ m+1=n+2 \end{array}\right\} m=0, n=-1, B(3,0,1)$
Point of intersection $L_3$ and $L_4$
$\left.\begin{array}{r} -3 \mathrm{n}=\ell-2 \\ 3 \mathrm{n}+3=\ell+1 \\ \mathrm{n}+2=\ell \end{array}\right\} \ell=2, \mathrm{n}=0, \mathrm{C}(0,3,2)$

$\begin{aligned} & \operatorname{Ar}(\triangle \mathrm{ABC})=\left|\frac{1}{2}\right| \begin{array}{ccc} \hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ -5 & 1 & -1 \\ -3 & 3 & 1 \end{array}| | \\ & \mathrm{A}=\frac{1}{2}|\hat{\mathrm{i}}(4)-\hat{\mathrm{j}}(-8)+\hat{\mathrm{k}}(-12)| \\ & \mathrm{A}=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{16+64+144}=\sqrt{56} \\ & \mathrm{~A}^2=56 \end{aligned}$
Let P be the image of the point $\mathrm{Q}(7,-2,5)$ in the line $\mathrm{L}: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{3}=\frac{z}{4}$ and $\mathrm{R}(5, \mathrm{p}, \mathrm{q})$ be a point on $L$. Then the square of the area of $\triangle P Q R$ is _________.
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} &\text { Let } \mathrm{R}(2 \lambda+1,3 \lambda-1,4 \lambda)\\ &\begin{aligned} & 2 \lambda+1=5 \\ & \lambda=2 \\ & \mathrm{R}(5,5,8) \\ & \text { let } \mathrm{T}(2 \lambda+1,3 \lambda-1,4 \lambda) \\ & \overrightarrow{\mathrm{QT}}=(2 \lambda-6) \hat{\mathrm{i}}+(3 \lambda+1) \hat{\mathrm{j}}+(4 \lambda-5) \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & \overrightarrow{\mathrm{QT}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}=0 \end{aligned}\\ &4 \lambda-12+9 \lambda+3+16 \lambda-20=0 \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} & \lambda=1 \\ & \mathrm{~T}(3,2,4) \\ & \mathrm{QT}=\sqrt{33} \quad \mathrm{RT}=\sqrt{29} \\ & (\text { area of } \Delta \mathrm{PQR})^2=\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{29} \cdot 2 \sqrt{33}\right)^2 \\ & =957 \end{aligned}$
Let $\mathrm{L}_1: \frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y-1}{-1}=\frac{z+1}{0}$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: \frac{x-2}{2}=\frac{y}{0}=\frac{z+4}{\alpha}, \alpha \in \mathbf{R}$, be two lines, which intersect at the point $B$. If $P$ is the foot of perpendicular from the point $A(1,1,-1)$ on $L_2$, then the value of $26 \alpha(\mathrm{~PB})^2$ is _________ .
Explanation:
Explanation
To find the value of $26 \alpha(\mathrm{PB})^2$, we proceed as follows:
Intersection Point $ B $ of $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$
We are given the equations of the lines:
$ \mathrm{L}_1 : \frac{x-1}{3} = \frac{y-1}{-1} = \frac{z+1}{0} $
$ \mathrm{L}_2 : \frac{x-2}{2} = \frac{y}{0} = \frac{z+4}{\alpha} $
For $\mathrm{L}_1$, $ z+1 = 0 $, which implies $ z = -1 $.
For $\mathrm{L}_2$, since $ y = 0 $, the direction ratios can be matched using the parameter $\mu$:
$ \begin{aligned} & x = 3\lambda + 1, \quad y = -\lambda + 1, \quad z = -1, \\ & x = 2\mu + 2, \quad y = 0, \quad z = \alpha \mu - 4. \end{aligned} $
Setting the coordinates equal for intersection:
$ \begin{aligned} & 3\lambda + 1 = 2\mu + 2, \\ & -\lambda + 1 = 0, \\ & -1 = \alpha \mu - 4. \end{aligned} $
From $-\lambda + 1 = 0$, we find $\lambda = 1$.
Substituting $\lambda = 1$ into $3\lambda + 1 = 2\mu + 2$ gives:
$ 3(1) + 1 = 2\mu + 2 \implies \mu = 1. $
Also, substituting $\mu = 1$ into $-1 = \alpha \mu - 4$ gives:
$ -1 = \alpha(1) - 4 \implies \alpha = 3. $
So, the intersection point $B$ is:
$ B(4, 0, -1). $
Foot of Perpendicular from $A$ to $\mathrm{L}_2$
The point $P$ on $\mathrm{L}_2$ is given by:
$ P(2\delta + 2, 0, 3\delta - 4). $
For vector $\overrightarrow{AP} = (2\delta + 1, -1, 3\delta - 3)$, since $AP$ is perpendicular to $\mathrm{L}_2$, the dot product should be zero:
$ \begin{aligned} (2\delta + 1)\cdot 2 + (-1)\cdot 0 + (3\delta - 3)\cdot 3 &= 0. \end{aligned} $
Simplifying gives:
$ 4\delta + 2 + 9\delta - 9 = 0 \implies 13\delta = 7 \implies \delta = \frac{7}{13}. $
So, the coordinates of point $P$ are:
$ P\left(\frac{40}{13}, 0, \frac{-31}{13}\right). $
Distance $\mathrm{PB}$ and Calculation
The vector $\overrightarrow{PB}$ is:
$ \overrightarrow{PB} = \left(4 - \frac{40}{13}, 0 - 0, -1 - \left(\frac{-31}{13}\right)\right). $
Calculating the components:
$ \overrightarrow{PB} = \left(\frac{12}{13}, 0, \frac{18}{13}\right). $
The square of the distance $(PB)^2$ is:
$ \left(\frac{12}{13}\right)^2 + \left(0\right)^2 + \left(\frac{18}{13}\right)^2 = \frac{144}{169} + \frac{324}{169} = \frac{468}{169}. $
Thus, $26 \alpha (PB)^2$ is:
$ 26 \times 3 \times \frac{468}{169} = 216. $
So, the final value is 216.
Let $L_1$ be the line of intersection of the planes given by the equations
$2x + 3y + z = 4$ and $x + 2y + z = 5$.
Let $L_2$ be the line passing through the point $P(2, -1, 3)$ and parallel to $L_1$. Let $M$ denote the plane given by the equation
$2x + y - 2z = 6$.
Suppose that the line $L_2$ meets the plane $M$ at the point $Q$. Let $R$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from $P$ to the plane $M$.
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
The length of the line segment $PQ$ is $9\sqrt{3}$
The length of the line segment $QR$ is $15$
The area of $\triangle PQR$ is $\dfrac{3}{2}\sqrt{234}$
The acute angle between the line segments $PQ$ and $PR$ is $\cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}\right)$
Consider the line $\mathrm{L}$ passing through the points $(1,2,3)$ and $(2,3,5)$. The distance of the point $\left(\frac{11}{3}, \frac{11}{3}, \frac{19}{3}\right)$ from the line $\mathrm{L}$ along the line $\frac{3 x-11}{2}=\frac{3 y-11}{1}=\frac{3 z-19}{2}$ is equal to
The shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-3}{4}=\frac{y+7}{-11}=\frac{z-1}{5}$ and $\frac{x-5}{3}=\frac{y-9}{-6}=\frac{z+2}{1}$ is:
Let the line $\mathrm{L}$ intersect the lines $x-2=-y=z-1,2(x+1)=2(y-1)=z+1$ and be parallel to the line $\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-2}{2}$. Then which of the following points lies on $\mathrm{L}$ ?
If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-\lambda}{2}=\frac{y-4}{3}=\frac{z-3}{4}$ and $\frac{x-2}{4}=\frac{y-4}{6}=\frac{z-7}{8}$ is $\frac{13}{\sqrt{29}}$, then a value of $\lambda$ is :
Let $P(x, y, z)$ be a point in the first octant, whose projection in the $x y$-plane is the point $Q$. Let $O P=\gamma$; the angle between $O Q$ and the positive $x$-axis be $\theta$; and the angle between $O P$ and the positive $z$-axis be $\phi$, where $O$ is the origin. Then the distance of $P$ from the $x$-axis is
If the shortest distance between the lines
$\begin{array}{ll} L_1: \vec{r}=(2+\lambda) \hat{i}+(1-3 \lambda) \hat{j}+(3+4 \lambda) \hat{k}, & \lambda \in \mathbb{R} \\ L_2: \vec{r}=2(1+\mu) \hat{i}+3(1+\mu) \hat{j}+(5+\mu) \hat{k}, & \mu \in \mathbb{R} \end{array}$
is $\frac{m}{\sqrt{n}}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then the value of $m+n$ equals
Let $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the image of the point $\mathrm{Q}(3,-3,1)$ in the line $\frac{x-0}{1}=\frac{y-3}{1}=\frac{z-1}{-1}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ be the point $(2,5,-1)$. If the area of the triangle $\mathrm{PQR}$ is $\lambda$ and $\lambda^2=14 \mathrm{~K}$, then $\mathrm{K}$ is equal to :
If $A(3,1,-1), B\left(\frac{5}{3}, \frac{7}{3}, \frac{1}{3}\right), C(2,2,1)$ and $D\left(\frac{10}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{-1}{3}\right)$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral $A B C D$, then its area is
The shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y+15}{-7}=\frac{z-9}{5}$ and $\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-9}{-3}$ is
Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the image of the point $(8,5,7)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{3}=\frac{z-2}{5}$. Then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to :
If the line $\frac{2-x}{3}=\frac{3 y-2}{4 \lambda+1}=4-z$ makes a right angle with the line $\frac{x+3}{3 \mu}=\frac{1-2 y}{6}=\frac{5-z}{7}$, then $4 \lambda+9 \mu$ is equal to :
Let $\mathrm{d}$ be the distance of the point of intersection of the lines $\frac{x+6}{3}=\frac{y}{2}=\frac{z+1}{1}$ and $\frac{x-7}{4}=\frac{y-9}{3}=\frac{z-4}{2}$ from the point $(7,8,9)$. Then $\mathrm{d}^2+6$ is equal to :
Let $\mathrm{P}$ be the point of intersection of the lines $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-4}{5}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ and $\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-3}{2}$. Then, the shortest distance of $\mathrm{P}$ from the line $4 x=2 y=z$ is
Let the point, on the line passing through the points $P(1,-2,3)$ and $Q(5,-4,7)$, farther from the origin and at a distance of 9 units from the point $P$, be $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$. Then $\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2$ is equal to :
$\frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y+1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then 14 $(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ is :
$\frac{x-\lambda}{-2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ and $\frac{x-\sqrt{3}}{1}=\frac{y-1}{-2}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ is 1 , then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is :
Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the mirror image of the point $(2,3,5)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-3}{4}$. Then, $2 \alpha+3 \beta+4 \gamma$ is equal to
The shortest distance, between lines $L_1$ and $L_2$, where $L_1: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$ and $L_2$ is the line, passing through the points $\mathrm{A}(-4,4,3), \mathrm{B}(-1,6,3)$ and perpendicular to the line $\frac{x-3}{-2}=\frac{y}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$, is
Let $L_1: \vec{r}=(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}), \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$,
$L_2: \vec{r}=(\hat{j}-\hat{k})+\mu(3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+p \hat{k}), \mu \in \mathbb{R} \text {, and } L_3: \vec{r}=\delta(\ell \hat{i}+m \hat{j}+n \hat{k}), \delta \in \mathbb{R}$
be three lines such that $L_1$ is perpendicular to $L_2$ and $L_3$ is perpendicular to both $L_1$ and $L_2$. Then, the point which lies on $L_3$ is
Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the foot of perpendicular from the point $(1,2,3)$ on the line $\frac{x+3}{5}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+4}{3}$. Then $19(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ is equal to :
Let $A(2,3,5)$ and $C(-3,4,-2)$ be opposite vertices of a parallelogram $A B C D$. If the diagonal $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{BD}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$, then the area of the parallelogram is equal to :
Let $\mathrm{P}(3,2,3), \mathrm{Q}(4,6,2)$ and $\mathrm{R}(7,3,2)$ be the vertices of $\triangle \mathrm{PQR}$. Then, the angle $\angle \mathrm{QPR}$ is
Let $O$ be the origin and the position vectors of $A$ and $B$ be $2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}$ respectively. If the internal bisector of $\angle \mathrm{AOB}$ meets the line $\mathrm{AB}$ at $\mathrm{C}$, then the length of $O C$ is
Let $P Q R$ be a triangle with $R(-1,4,2)$. Suppose $M(2,1,2)$ is the mid point of $\mathrm{PQ}$. The distance of the centroid of $\triangle \mathrm{PQR}$ from the point of intersection of the lines $\frac{x-2}{0}=\frac{y}{2}=\frac{z+3}{-1}$ and $\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y+3}{-3}=\frac{z+1}{1}$ is
Let the image of the point $(1,0,7)$ in the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$ be the point $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$. Then which one of the following points lies on the line passing through $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ and making angles $\frac{2 \pi}{3}$ and $\frac{3 \pi}{4}$ with $y$-axis and $z$-axis respectively and an acute angle with $x$-axis ?
$\frac{x-6}{1}=\frac{y-4}{0}=\frac{z-8}{3}$ along the line $\frac{x-5}{2}=\frac{y-1}{-3}=\frac{z-5}{6}$, is :
$\frac{x-4}{1}=\frac{y+1}{2}=\frac{z}{-3}$ and $\frac{x-\lambda}{2}=\frac{y+1}{4}=\frac{z-2}{-5}$ is $\frac{6}{\sqrt{5}}$, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is :
The square of the distance of the image of the point $(6,1,5)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y}{2}=\frac{z-2}{4}$, from the origin is __________.
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} & \overrightarrow{P A}=(3 \lambda-5) \hat{i}+(2 \lambda-1) \hat{j}+(4 \lambda-3) \hat{k} \\ & (3 \lambda-5) 3+(2 \lambda-1) 2+(4 \lambda-3) 4=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 9 \lambda-15+4 \lambda-2+16 \lambda-12=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 29 \lambda=29 \\ & \therefore \lambda=1 \\ & \therefore \quad A(4,2,6) \\ & \therefore \quad P^{\prime}: \text { mirror image of } P \\ & \Rightarrow P^{\prime}(2,3,7) \\ & \left(O P^{\prime}\right)^2=4+9+49 \\ & =62 \\ & \end{aligned}$
Let $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the image of the point $\mathrm{Q}(1,6,4)$ in the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$. Then $2 \alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to ________
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} & \overrightarrow{Q R} \cdot(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})=0 \\ & (t-1)+(2 t-5) \times 2+(3 t-2) \times 3=0 \Rightarrow t=\frac{17}{14} \\ & \Rightarrow R \equiv\left(\frac{17}{14}, \frac{48}{14}, \frac{79}{14}\right) \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\alpha+1}{2}=\frac{17}{14}, \frac{\beta+6}{2}=\frac{48}{14}, \frac{\gamma+4}{2}=\frac{79}{14} \\ & 2 \alpha+\beta+\gamma=\frac{68}{14}-2+\frac{96}{14}-6+\frac{158}{14}-4=11 \end{aligned}$
If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-\lambda}{3}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ and $\frac{x+2}{-3}=\frac{y+5}{2}=\frac{z-4}{4}$ is $\frac{44}{\sqrt{30}}$, then the largest possible value of $|\lambda|$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:
$\begin{aligned} & L_1: \frac{x-\lambda}{3}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{1} \\ & L_2: \frac{x+2}{-3}=\frac{y+5}{2}=\frac{z-4}{4} \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} & n_1 \times n_2=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 3 & -1 & 1 \\ -3 & 2 & 4 \end{array}\right| \\ & =-6 \hat{i}-15 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k} \\ & d=\left|\frac{[(\lambda+2) \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}][-6 \hat{i}-15 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}]}{|-6 \hat{i}-15 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}|}\right|=\frac{44}{\sqrt{30}} \\ & \left|\frac{-6 \lambda-12-105-9}{\sqrt{270}}\right|=\frac{44}{\sqrt{30}} \\ & |6 \lambda+126|=132 \\ & |\lambda+21|=22 \\ & \lambda+21= \pm 22 \\ & |\lambda|_{\max }=43 \end{aligned}$
Let $P$ be the point $(10,-2,-1)$ and $Q$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $R(1,7,6)$ on the line passing through the points $(2,-5,11)$ and $(-6,7,-5)$. Then the length of the line segment $P Q$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} & P(10,-2,-1) \\ & M N: \frac{x-2}{8}=\frac{y+5}{-12}=\frac{z-11}{16} \end{aligned}$
General point
$(8k + 2, - 12k - 5,16k + 11)$
$\overrightarrow {RQ} = (8k + 2 - 1)\widehat i + ( - 12k - 5 - 7)\widehat j + (16k + 11 - 6)\widehat k$
$\overrightarrow {RQ} = (8k + 1)\widehat i - (12k + 12)\widehat j + (16k + 5)\widehat k$
$\overrightarrow {RQ} \,.\,\overrightarrow {MN} = 0$ (as both are perpendicular)
$8(8 k+1)+12(12 k+12)+16(16 k+5)=0$
$\begin{aligned} & 64 k+8+144 k+144+256 k+80=0 \\ & 464 k=-232 \\ & k=\frac{-232}{464}=\frac{-1}{2} \\ & Q(-4+2,6-5,-8+11) \\ & Q(-2,1,3) \\ & P Q=\sqrt{(10+2)^2+(-3)^2+(4)^2} \\ & P Q=\sqrt{12^2+3^2+4^2} \\ & P Q=\sqrt{169}=13 \end{aligned}$
Let the point $(-1, \alpha, \beta)$ lie on the line of the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x+2}{-3}=\frac{y-2}{4}=\frac{z-5}{2}$ and $\frac{x+2}{-1}=\frac{y+6}{2}=\frac{z-1}{0}$. Then $(\alpha-\beta)^2$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:

$\overrightarrow{A B} \perp \vec{L}_1 \text { and } \overrightarrow{A B} \perp \vec{L}_2$
$\begin{aligned} & \overrightarrow{A B}=(-3 m-2+n+2,4 m+2-2 n+6,2 m+5-1) \\ & =(-3 m+n, 4 m-2 n+8,2 m+4) \\ & \overrightarrow{A B} \perp \vec{L}_1 \\ & \Rightarrow-3(-3 m+n)+4(4 m-2 n+8)+2(2 m+4)=0 \\ & (9 m+16 m+4 m)+(-3 n-8 n)+32+8=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 29 m-11 n+40=0 \quad \ldots(1) \\ & \overrightarrow{A B} \perp \vec{L}_2 \\ & \Rightarrow-1(-3 m+n)+2(4 m-2 n+8)+0(2 m+4)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 3 m-n+8 m-4 n+16=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 11 m-5 n+16=0 \Rightarrow m=-1, n=1 \\ & \Rightarrow A \equiv(1,-2,3), \quad B \equiv(-3,-4,1) \\ & A B \text { line } \Rightarrow \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+2}{1}=\frac{z-3}{1} \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=-2, \quad \beta=3 \\ & \Rightarrow(\alpha-\beta)^2=25 \end{aligned}$

















