3D Geometry

434 Questions
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

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 _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Consider a line $\mathrm{L}$ passing through the points $\mathrm{P}(1,2,1)$ and $\mathrm{Q}(2,1,-1)$. If the mirror image of the point $\mathrm{A}(2,2,2)$ in the line $\mathrm{L}$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+6 \gamma$ is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
Let the line of the shortest distance between the lines

$ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{L}_1: \overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}) \text { and } \\\\ & \mathrm{L}_2: \overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=(4 \hat{i}+5 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k})+\mu(\hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}) \end{aligned} $

intersect $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ at $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ respectively. If $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ is the mid point of the line segment $\mathrm{PQ}$, then $2(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ is equal to ____________.
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

A line passes through $A(4,-6,-2)$ and $B(16,-2,4)$. The point $P(a, b, c)$, where $a, b, c$ are non-negative integers, on the line $A B$ lies at a distance of 21 units, from the point $A$. The distance between the points $P(a, b, c)$ and $Q(4,-12,3)$ is equal to __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{Q}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ be the feet of perpendiculars from the point $\mathrm{P}(a, a, a)$ on the lines $x=y, z=1$ and $x=-y, z=-1$ respectively. If $\angle \mathrm{QPR}$ is a right angle, then $12 a^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

Let a line passing through the point $(-1,2,3)$ intersect the lines $L_1: \frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y-2}{2}=\frac{z+1}{-2}$ at $M(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ and $L_2: \frac{x+2}{-3}=\frac{y-2}{-2}=\frac{z-1}{4}$ at $N(a, b, c)$. Then, the value of $\frac{(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)^2}{(a+b+c)^2}$ equals __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If $\mathrm{d}_1$ is the shortest distance between the lines $x+1=2 y=-12 z, x=y+2=6 z-6$ and $\mathrm{d}_2$ is the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+8}{-7}=\frac{z-4}{5}, \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-6}{-3}$, then the value of $\frac{32 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~d}_1}{\mathrm{~d}_2}$ is :

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

Let O be the origin, and M and $\mathrm{N}$ be the points on the lines $\frac{x-5}{4}=\frac{y-4}{1}=\frac{z-5}{3}$ and $\frac{x+8}{12}=\frac{y+2}{5}=\frac{z+11}{9}$ respectively such that $\mathrm{MN}$ is the shortest distance between the given lines. Then $\overrightarrow{O M} \cdot \overrightarrow{O N}$ is equal to _________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

A line with direction ratios $2,1,2$ meets the lines $x=y+2=z$ and $x+2=2 y=2 z$ respectively at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$. If the length of the perpendicular from the point $(1,2,12)$ to the line $\mathrm{PQ}$ is $l$, then $l^2$ is __________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift

The lines $\frac{x-2}{2}=\frac{y}{-2}=\frac{z-7}{16}$ and $\frac{x+3}{4}=\frac{y+2}{3}=\frac{z+2}{1}$ intersect at the point $P$. If the distance of $\mathrm{P}$ from the line $\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y-1}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ is $l$, then $14 l^2$ is equal to __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift
Let the plane $P$ contain the line $2 x+y-z-3=0=5 x-3 y+4 z+9$ and be

parallel to the line $\frac{x+2}{2}=\frac{3-y}{-4}=\frac{z-7}{5}$. Then the distance of the point

$\mathrm{A}(8,-1,-19)$ from the plane $\mathrm{P}$ measured parallel to the line $\frac{x}{-3}=\frac{y-5}{4}=\frac{2-z}{-12}$

is equal to ______________.
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift

Let the image of the point $\left(\frac{5}{3}, \frac{5}{3}, \frac{8}{3}\right)$ in the plane $x-2 y+z-2=0$ be P. If the distance of the point $Q(6,-2, \alpha), \alpha > 0$, from $\mathrm{P}$ is 13 , then $\alpha$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift

Let the plane $x+3 y-2 z+6=0$ meet the co-ordinate axes at the points A, B, C. If the orthocenter of the triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ is $\left(\alpha, \beta, \frac{6}{7}\right)$, then $98(\alpha+\beta)^{2}$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift

Let the line $l: x=\frac{1-y}{-2}=\frac{z-3}{\lambda}, \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ meet the plane $P: x+2 y+3 z=4$ at the point $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$. If the angle between the line $l$ and the plane $P$ is $\cos ^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{14}}\right)$, then $\alpha+2 \beta+6 \gamma$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Morning Shift

Let a line $l$ pass through the origin and be perpendicular to the lines

$l_{1}: \vec{r}=(\hat{\imath}-11 \hat{\jmath}-7 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}+2 \hat{\jmath}+3 \hat{k}), \lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ and

$l_{2}: \vec{r}=(-\hat{\imath}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})+\mu(2 \hat{\imath}+2 \hat{\jmath}+\hat{\mathrm{k}}), \mu \in \mathbb{R}$.

If $\mathrm{P}$ is the point of intersection of $l$ and $l_{1}$, and $\mathrm{Q}(\propto, \beta, \gamma)$ is the foot of perpendicular from P on $l_{2}$, then $9(\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ is equal to _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

Let the foot of perpendicular from the point $\mathrm{A}(4,3,1)$ on the plane $\mathrm{P}: x-y+2 z+3=0$ be N. If B$(5, \alpha, \beta), \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{Z}$ is a point on plane P such that the area of the triangle ABN is $3 \sqrt{2}$, then $\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}+\alpha \beta$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{P}_{1}$ be the plane $3 x-y-7 z=11$ and $\mathrm{P}_{2}$ be the plane passing through the points $(2,-1,0),(2,0,-1)$, and $(5,1,1)$. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(7,4,-1)$ on the line of intersection of the planes $P_{1}$ and $P_{2}$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

Let $\lambda_{1}, \lambda_{2}$ be the values of $\lambda$ for which the points $\left(\frac{5}{2}, 1, \lambda\right)$ and $(-2,0,1)$ are at equal distance from the plane $2 x+3 y-6 z+7=0$. If $\lambda_{1} > \lambda_{2}$, then the distance of the point $\left(\lambda_{1}-\lambda_{2}, \lambda_{2}, \lambda_{1}\right)$ from the line $\frac{x-5}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z+7}{2}$ is ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

If the lines $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{2-y}{-3}=\frac{z-3}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{x-4}{5}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z}{\beta}$ intersect, then the magnitude of the minimum value of $8 \alpha \beta$ is _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

Let the image of the point $\mathrm{P}(1,2,3)$ in the plane $2 x-y+z=9$ be $\mathrm{Q}$. If the coordinates of the point $\mathrm{R}$ are $(6,10,7)$, then the square of the area of the triangle $\mathrm{PQR}$ is _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift

The point of intersection $\mathrm{C}$ of the plane $8 x+y+2 z=0$ and the line joining the points $\mathrm{A}(-3,-6,1)$ and $\mathrm{B}(2,4,-3)$ divides the line segment $\mathrm{AB}$ internally in the ratio $\mathrm{k}: 1$. If $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}(|\mathrm{a}|,|\mathrm{b}|,|\mathrm{c}|$ are coprime) are the direction ratios of the perpendicular from the point $\mathrm{C}$ on the line $\frac{1-x}{1}=\frac{y+4}{2}=\frac{z+2}{3}$, then $|\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}|$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift

Let $\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma z=1$ be the equation of a plane passing through the point $(3,-2,5)$ and perpendicular to the line joining the points $(1,2,3)$ and $(-2,3,5)$. Then the value of $\alpha \beta y$ is equal to _____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

Let the line $L: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{-1}=\frac{z-3}{1}$ intersect the plane $2 x+y+3 z=16$ at the point $P$. Let the point $Q$ be the foot of perpendicular from the point $R(1,-1,-3)$ on the line $L$. If $\alpha$ is the area of triangle $P Q R$, then $\alpha^{2}$ is equal to __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift

Let $\theta$ be the angle between the planes $P_{1}: \vec{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k})=9$ and $P_{2}: \vec{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=15$. Let $\mathrm{L}$ be the line that meets $P_{2}$ at the point $(4,-2,5)$ and makes an angle $\theta$ with the normal of $P_{2}$. If $\alpha$ is the angle between $\mathrm{L}$ and $P_{2}$, then $\left(\tan ^{2} \theta\right)\left(\cot ^{2} \alpha\right)$ is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift
Let a line $L$ pass through the point $P(2,3,1)$ and be parallel to the line $x+3 y-2 z-2=0=x-y+2 z$. If the distance of $L$ from the point $(5,3,8)$ is $\alpha$, then $3 \alpha^2$ is equal to :
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If the equation of the plane passing through the point $(1,1,2)$ and perpendicular to the line $x-3 y+ 2 z-1=0=4 x-y+z$ is $\mathrm{A} x+\mathrm{B} y+\mathrm{C} z=1$, then $140(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{B}+\mathrm{A})$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If $\lambda_{1} < \lambda_{2}$ are two values of $\lambda$ such that the angle between the planes $P_{1}: \vec{r}(3 \hat{i}-5 \hat{j}+\hat{k})=7$ and $P_{2}: \vec{r} \cdot(\lambda \hat{i}+\hat{j}-3 \hat{k})=9$ is $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{6}}{5}\right)$, then the square of the length of perpendicular from the point $\left(38 \lambda_{1}, 10 \lambda_{2}, 2\right)$ to the plane $P_{1}$ is ______________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let the equation of the plane P containing the line $x+10=\frac{8-y}{2}=z$ be $ax+by+3z=2(a+b)$ and the distance of the plane $P$ from the point (1, 27, 7) be $c$. Then $a^2+b^2+c^2$ is equal to __________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

Let the co-ordinates of one vertex of $\Delta ABC$ be $A(0,2,\alpha)$ and the other two vertices lie on the line ${{x + \alpha } \over 5} = {{y - 1} \over 2} = {{z + 4} \over 3}$. For $\alpha \in \mathbb{Z}$, if the area of $\Delta ABC$ is 21 sq. units and the line segment $BC$ has length $2\sqrt{21}$ units, then $\alpha^2$ is equal to ___________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Evening Shift

If the shortest distance between the line joining the points (1, 2, 3) and (2, 3, 4), and the line ${{x - 1} \over 2} = {{y + 1} \over { - 1}} = {{z - 2} \over 0}$ is $\alpha$, then 28$\alpha^2$ is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Morning Shift

Let the equation of the plane passing through the line $x - 2y - z - 5 = 0 = x + y + 3z - 5$ and parallel to the line $x + y + 2z - 7 = 0 = 2x + 3y + z - 2$ be $ax + by + cz = 65$. Then the distance of the point (a, b, c) from the plane $2x + 2y - z + 16 = 0$ is ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

If the shortest between the lines ${{x + \sqrt 6 } \over 2} = {{y - \sqrt 6 } \over 3} = {{z - \sqrt 6 } \over 4}$ and ${{x - \lambda } \over 3} = {{y - 2\sqrt 6 } \over 4} = {{z + 2\sqrt 6 } \over 5}$ is 6, then the square of sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is :

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

The shortest distance between the lines ${{x - 2} \over 3} = {{y + 1} \over 2} = {{z - 6} \over 2}$ and ${{x - 6} \over 3} = {{1 - y} \over 2} = {{z + 8} \over 0}$ is equal to ________

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Morning Shift

Let a line with direction ratios $a,-4 a,-7$ be perpendicular to the lines with direction ratios $3,-1,2 b$ and $b, a,-2$. If the point of intersection of the line $\frac{x+1}{a^{2}+b^{2}}=\frac{y-2}{a^{2}-b^{2}}=\frac{z}{1}$ and the plane $x-y+z=0$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to _________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{P}(-2,-1,1)$ and $\mathrm{Q}\left(\frac{56}{17}, \frac{43}{17}, \frac{111}{17}\right)$ be the vertices of the rhombus PRQS. If the direction ratios of the diagonal RS are $\alpha,-1, \beta$, where both $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are integers of minimum absolute values, then $\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}$ is equal to ____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift

Let the line $\frac{x-3}{7}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-3}{-4}$ intersect the plane containing the lines $\frac{x-4}{1}=\frac{y+1}{-2}=\frac{z}{1}$ and $4 a x-y+5 z-7 a=0=2 x-5 y-z-3, a \in \mathbb{R}$ at the point $P(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$. Then the value of $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ equals _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

The largest value of $a$, for which the perpendicular distance of the plane containing the lines $ \vec{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\lambda(\hat{i}+a \hat{j}-\hat{k})$ and $\vec{r}=(\hat{i}+\hat{j})+\mu(-\hat{i}+\hat{j}-a \hat{k})$ from the point $(2,1,4)$ is $\sqrt{3}$, is _________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

The plane passing through the line $L: l x-y+3(1-l) z=1, x+2 y-z=2$ and perpendicular to the plane $3 x+2 y+z=6$ is $3 x-8 y+7 z=4$. If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the line $L$ and the $y$-axis, then $415 \cos ^{2} \theta$ is equal to _____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift

Let $\mathrm{Q}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ be two points on the line $\frac{x+1}{2}=\frac{y+2}{3}=\frac{z-1}{2}$ at a distance $\sqrt{26}$ from the point $P(4,2,7)$. Then the square of the area of the triangle $P Q R$ is ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

The line of shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-2}{0}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z}{1}$ and $\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y-5}{2}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ makes an angle of $\cos ^{-1}\left(\sqrt{\frac{2}{27}}\right)$ with the plane $\mathrm{P}: \mathrm{a} x-y-z=0$, $(a>0)$. If the image of the point $(1,1,-5)$ in the plane $P$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta-\gamma$ is equal to _________________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

Consider a triangle ABC whose vertices are A(0, $\alpha$, $\alpha$), B($\alpha$, 0, $\alpha$) and C($\alpha$, $\alpha$, 0), $\alpha$ > 0. Let D be a point moving on the line x + z $-$ 3 = 0 = y and G be the centroid of $\Delta$ABC. If the minimum length of GD is $\sqrt {{{57} \over 2}} $, then $\alpha$ is equal to ____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

Let d be the distance between the foot of perpendiculars of the points P(1, 2, $-$1) and Q(2, $-$1, 3) on the plane $-$x + y + z = 1. Then d2 is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

Let ${P_1}:\overrightarrow r \,.\,\left( {2\widehat i + \widehat j - 3\widehat k} \right) = 4$ be a plane. Let P2 be another plane which passes through the points (2, $-$3, 2), (2, $-$2, $-$3) and (1, $-$4, 2). If the direction ratios of the line of intersection of P1 and P2 be 16, $\alpha$, $\beta$, then the value of $\alpha$ + $\beta$ is equal to ________________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift

Let the image of the point P(1, 2, 3) in the line $L:{{x - 6} \over 3} = {{y - 1} \over 2} = {{z - 2} \over 3}$ be Q. Let R ($\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$) be a point that divides internally the line segment PQ in the ratio 1 : 3. Then the value of 22 ($\alpha$ + $\beta$ + $\gamma$) is equal to __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Morning Shift

Let the mirror image of the point (a, b, c) with respect to the plane 3x $-$ 4y + 12z + 19 = 0 be (a $-$ 6, $\beta$, $\gamma$). If a + b + c = 5, then 7$\beta$ $-$ 9$\gamma$ is equal to ______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

Let l1 be the line in xy-plane with x and y intercepts ${1 \over 8}$ and ${1 \over {4\sqrt 2 }}$ respectively, and l2 be the line in zx-plane with x and z intercepts $ - {1 \over 8}$ and $ - {1 \over {6\sqrt 3 }}$ respectively. If d is the shortest distance between the line l1 and l2, then d$-$2 is equal to _______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift

Let the lines

${L_1}:\overrightarrow r = \lambda \left( {\widehat i + 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k} \right),\,\lambda \in R$

${L_2}:\overrightarrow r = \left( {\widehat i + 3\widehat j + \widehat k} \right) + \mu \left( {\widehat i + \widehat j + 5\widehat k} \right);\,\mu \in R$,

intersect at the point S. If a plane ax + by $-$ z + d = 0 passes through S and is parallel to both the lines L1 and L2, then the value of a + b + d is equal to ____________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

Let a line having direction ratios, 1, $-$4, 2 intersect the lines ${{x - 7} \over 3} = {{y - 1} \over { - 1}} = {{z + 2} \over 1}$ and ${x \over 2} = {{y - 7} \over 3} = {z \over 1}$ at the points A and B. Then (AB)2 is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

If the shortest distance between the lines

$\overrightarrow r = \left( { - \widehat i + 3\widehat k} \right) + \lambda \left( {\widehat i - a\widehat j} \right)$

and $\overrightarrow r = \left( { - \widehat j + 2\widehat k} \right) + \mu \left( {\widehat i - \widehat j + \widehat k} \right)$ is $\sqrt {{2 \over 3}} $, then the integral value of a is equal to ___________.

2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
Suppose, the line ${{x - 2} \over \alpha } = {{y - 2} \over { - 5}} = {{z + 2} \over 2}$ lies on the plane $x + 3y - 2z + \beta = 0$. Then $(\alpha + \beta )$ is equal to _______.