Three Dimensional Geometry
$(1,-2,1)$ is a point on a plane $\pi$ and $\pi$ is parallel to the plane $x-y-z=0$. If the equation of $\pi$ is $a x+b y+c z-2=0$, then $b-2 c=$
$-a$
$2 a$
$-2 a$
$a$
If $M$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from $P($ -1,2,-1 ) to the plane passing through the point $A(3,-2,1)$ and perpendicular to the vector $4 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+7 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-4 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$, then the length of $P M$ is
If $A=(1,-1,2), B=(3,4,-2), C=(0,3,2)$ and $D=(3$, $5,6)$, then the angle between the lines $\mathbf{A B}$ and $\mathbf{C D}$ is
Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : The direction ratios of a line $L_1$ are 2,5, 7 and the direction ratios of another line $L_2$ are $\frac{4}{\sqrt{19}}$, $\frac{10}{\sqrt{19}}, \frac{14}{\sqrt{19}}$. Then, the lines $L_1, L_2$ are parallel.
Reason : ( $\mathbf{R}$ ) If the direction ratios of a line $L_1$ are $a_1, b_1, c_1$ the direction ratios of a line $L_2$ are $a_2, b_2, c_2$ and $a_1 a_2+b_1 b_2+c_1 c_2=0$, then the lines of $L_1, L_2$ are parallel.
A line $L$ is parallel to both the planes $2 x+3 y+z=1$ and $x+3 y+2 z=2$. If line $L$ makes an angle $\alpha$ with the positive direction of $X$-axis, then $\cos \alpha=$
If $\mathbf{r}=(2-\lambda+\mu) \hat{\mathbf{i}}+(1-\mu) \hat{\mathbf{j}}+(2-3 \lambda+2 \mu) \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ is the vector equation of a plane, then the equivalent cartesian equation of the plane is
$3 x+y-z=5$
$3 x-y+z=5$
$-3 x+y+z=5$
$3 x-y-z=5$
Let $\pi_1$ be a plane passing through the point $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and perpendicular to the vector $-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$. Let the line $L$ passing through the points $3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ be a normal to the plane $\pi_2$. If the angle between the planes $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ is $\theta$, then $\cos \theta=$
$\sqrt{\frac{5}{41}}$
$\frac{-14}{\sqrt{205}}$
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
Let $A=(1,2,0), B=(2,0,-1), C=(0,-2,3)$ and $D=(-1,2,-3)$ be four points in the space. Let $G_1$ be the centroid of $\triangle A B C$ and $G_2$ be the centroid of tetrahedron $A B C D$. If $P$ divides, $G_1 G_2$ in the ratio $4: 3$ internally, then $P=$
$\left(\frac{5}{7}, \frac{2}{7}, \frac{1}{7}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{7}, \frac{2}{7}, \frac{3}{7}\right)$
$\left(\frac{4}{7}, \frac{-2}{7}, \frac{1}{7}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{7}, \frac{-3}{7}, \frac{5}{7}\right)$
If the d.r.'s of two lines are connected by the relations $a-b+c=0, a^2-b^2+2 c^2=0$ and $\theta$ is the angle between these lines, then $\cos \theta=$
$\frac{2}{\sqrt{7}}$
$\frac{3}{2 \sqrt{7}}$
$\frac{3}{4 \sqrt{2}}$
$\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}}$
If $l, m$ and $n$ are the d.c.'s of a normal to the plane passing through the points $(0,1,2)$, $(3,0,2)$ and $(4,5,0)$, then $|I|+|m|+|n|=$
$\frac{13}{\sqrt{91}}$
$\frac{11}{\sqrt{57}}$
$\frac{13}{\sqrt{77}}$
$\frac{12}{\sqrt{74}}$
Let $L$ be a line passing through the points $2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+8 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+6 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$. Let $P$ be a plane passing through $-5 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+19 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-14 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and parallel to the vectors $\hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $\hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$. If $L$ meets the plane $P$ at a point $A$, then the position vector of $A$, is
$-\hat{\mathbf{i}}-12 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+12 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-4 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$\hat{i}-12 \hat{j}-4 \hat{k}$
$\hat{i}+12 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k}$
If $\mathbf{r} \cdot(2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{k}})=5, \mathbf{r} \cdot(\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}})=7$ are two planes and $(16,-9,0)$ is a point common to both the planes, then the vector equation of the line of intersection of the planes is $\mathbf{r}=$
$(16+7 \lambda) \hat{\mathbf{i}}+(6 \lambda+9) \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\lambda \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$(16-7 \lambda) \hat{\mathbf{i}}+(6 \lambda-9) \hat{\mathbf{j}}-\lambda \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$16 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\lambda(\hat{\mathbf{i}}-7 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+6 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
$16 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\lambda(6 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}-7 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
$A(1,1,1), B(1,-4,3), C(2,-2,0)$ and $D(8,1,4)$ are the vertices of a tetrahedron. $G_1, G_2, G_3$ and $G_4$ are the centroids of the faces $A B C, B C D, C D A$ and $D A B$. Then, the centroid of the tetrahedron having $G_1, G_2, G_3$ and $G_4$ as its vertices is
$(12,-4,8)$
$\left(4, \frac{-4}{3}, \frac{8}{3}\right)$
$\left(2, \frac{-2}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$
$(3,-1,2)$
Let $A(2,3,-1), B(4,1,0), C(-1,-1,1)$ be the vertices of a $\triangle A B C$. Let $D$ be the point where the bisector of $B A C$ meet the side $B C$. Then, the direction ratios of $A D$ are
$(35,-19,49)$
$(17,-14,49)$
$(17,-38,49)$
$(17,-38,23)$
If a plane passing through the points $(2,3,0),(0,-5,2)$ and ( $-2,0,3$ ) meets the $X, Y$ and $Z$-axes in $A, B$ and $C$ respectively, then $A=$
$\left(\frac{3}{7}, 0,0\right)$
$\left(\frac{7}{3}, 0,0\right)$
$\left(\frac{21}{13}, 0,0\right)$
$(21,0,0)$
The point which lies on the plane passing through the point $\hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}, 3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{k}},-3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-5 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ is
$-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$7 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-5 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-6 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+14 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$3 \hat{i}-7 \hat{j}+8 \hat{k}$
If the angle between the planes $\mathbf{r} \cdot(11 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\alpha \hat{\mathbf{k}})=7$ and $\mathbf{r} \cdot(2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+4 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{k}})=5$ is $\frac{\pi}{2}$, then $\alpha=$
2
3
5
7
$A(27,-243,81)$ is a point in space, $B, C$ and $D$ are images of $A$ with respect to $X Y, Y Z$ and $Z X$ planes respectively. If the centroid of the $\triangle B C D$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma=$
-25
45
25
-45
Let $A(2,5,7)$ be the image of the point $B(1,-2,3)$ with respect to a plane $\pi$. Let $C$ be the point where $A B$ meets the plane $\pi$. Let $D=(2,1,6)$. Then, the direction cosines of $C D$ are
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{3}{\sqrt{11}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{11}}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{6}}, \frac{2}{\sqrt{6}}$
$\frac{3}{\sqrt{46}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{46}}, \frac{6}{\sqrt{46}}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{14}}, \frac{2}{\sqrt{14}}, \frac{3}{\sqrt{14}}$
If a plane $x+y+z-5=0$ intersects the line joining $A(1,1,1)$ and $B(2,2,2)$ at $P$, then $A P: P B=$
$1: 2$
$2: 3$
$3: 2$
$2: 1$
Let $L$ be a line passing through a point $A$ and parallel to the vector $2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$. Let $-7 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-5 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+11 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ be the position vector of a point $P$ on $L$ such that $|\mathbf{A P}|=12$. Then, the position vector of $\mathbf{A}$ can be
$\hat{i}+\hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$
$15 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-19 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$-\hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$-15 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+19 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
A bisector of the angle between the normals of the planes $4 x+3 y=5$ and $x+2 y+2 z=4$ is along the vector
$(17 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-12 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
$(17 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+12 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
$(17 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+10 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
$(7 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}-10 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$
If $A(1,2,3), B(2,-3,1), C(3,2,-1)$ are three vertices of a tetrahedron $A B C D$ and $G\left(\frac{5}{2}, \frac{3}{2}, \frac{9}{4}\right)$ is its centroid, then the point which divides $G D$ in the ratio $1: 2$ is
$(6,1,3)$
$\left(3, \frac{8}{3}, 3\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, 1\right)$
$\left(3, \frac{8}{3}, \frac{7}{2}\right)$
Let $D$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $A(2,0,3)$ to the line joining the points $B(0,4,1)$ and $C(-2,0,4)$. Then, the ratio in which $D$ divides $B C$ is
$3: 2$
$2 \sqrt{6}: \sqrt{17}$
$18: 11$
$16: 9$
Let $6 x-3 y+2 z-6=0$ be the given plane. If $a, b$ and $c$ are the intercepts made by the plane on $X, Y$ and $Z$-axes, respectively; $l, m$ and $n$ are the direction cosines of a normal drawn to the plane and $p$ is the perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane, then $|a l+b m+c n|=$
$p$
$2 p$
$3 p$
$4 p$
Let a plane $P$ has the points $\hat{\mathbf{i}}, \hat{\mathbf{j}}$ and $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$. Let $L$ be the line through the point $A$ and parallel to the vector $\hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$. If the plane $P$ and line $L$ intersect at a point $B(0,3,2)$ and the distance from $A$ to $B$ is 3 units, then equations of the normal to the plane $P$ through $A$ are
$\frac{x-3}{1}=\frac{y}{1}=\frac{z-5}{-1}$
$\frac{x+3}{1}=\frac{y-6}{1}=\frac{z-1}{-1}$
$\frac{x+3}{1}=\frac{y}{1}=\frac{z-5}{-1}$
$\frac{x+3}{1}=\frac{y-6}{-1}=\frac{z+1}{1}$
Let $\pi_1^{\prime}$ be the plane passing through the point $2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and perpendicular to the vector $a \hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $\pi_2$ be the plane passing through the point $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and perpendicular to the vector $\hat{\mathbf{i}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$. If $\theta$ is the angle between the planes $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ and $\cos \theta=-\sqrt{\frac{3}{7}}$, then the integral value of $a$ is
-2
-1
2
1
If the points $A(1,3,5), B(2,4,6), C(4,5, k)$ form a right angled triangle then the number of possible values of $k$ is
2
3
0
1
Let $A=(3,4,0), B=(4,4,4), C=(-6,2,3)$ and $D=(1,1,2)$. If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the lines $A B$ and $C D$, then $\cos \theta=$
$\frac{4}{17 \sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{3}{17 \sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{12}{17 \sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{11}{17 \sqrt{3}}$
A plane containing two lines whose direction ratios are $(-1,2,1)$ and $(1,3,2)$ passes through the point $(2,1, k)$. If this plane also passes through the point $(3,-1,4)$, then $k=$
5
3
6
-3
If $P$ is a point on the line parallel to the vector $2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-6 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and passing through the point $A$ whose position vector is $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$ and $A P=21$, then the position vector of $P$ can be
$6 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-18 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$6 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+9 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-18 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$-5 \hat{i}+11 \hat{j}+16 \hat{k}$
$5 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-11 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+16 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
The cartesian equation of the plane passing through the point $(1,-2,3)$ and perpendicular to the vector $-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$, is
$-x+2 y-3 z=14$
$x-2 y+3 z=14$
$x+2 y-3 z=14$
$-x+2 y+3 z=14$
Let $A(1,2,3), B(-1,4,6), C(0,-6,4)$ and $D(1,1,1)$ be the vertices of a tetrahedron, $G$ be its centroid and $G_1$ be the centroid of its face $B C D$. Then, $\frac{A G_1}{A G}=$
$\frac{5}{3}$
$\frac{4}{3}$
$\frac{7}{6}$
$\frac{5}{4}$
If a line $L$ is common to the planes $x-y+z+2=0$ and $2 x+y-2 z+5=0$ then the direction cosines of the line $L$ are
$\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{26}}, \frac{4}{\sqrt{26}}, \frac{3}{\sqrt{26}}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}\right)$
$\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)$
$\left(\frac{-1}{6}, \frac{5}{6}, \frac{\sqrt{10}}{6}\right)$
Let the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(1,2,3)$ to a plane be $(-1,3,-2)$. Then, the perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane is
$\frac{5}{\sqrt{30}}$
$\sqrt{\frac{15}{2}}$
$\frac{2}{\sqrt{15}}$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
If $A(4,7,8), B(2,3,4)$ and $C(2,5,7)$ are the vertices of $\triangle A B C$, then the length of the internal bisector of the angle $A$ is
$\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{34}$
$\frac{1}{3} \sqrt{34}$
$\frac{2}{3} \sqrt{34}$
$\frac{3}{8} \sqrt{17}$
For scalars $\lambda, \mu$ if the vector equation of a plane is $\mathbf{r}=(2+3 \lambda-\mu) \hat{\mathbf{i}}+(1-2 \lambda+3 \mu) \hat{\mathbf{j}}+(-2+2 \lambda+\mu) \hat{\mathbf{k}}$, then its Cartesian equation is
$8 x-5 y-7 z+35=0$
$8 x-5 y+7 z-35=0$
$8 x+5 y-7 z+35=0$
$8 x+5 y-7 z-35=0$
The position vectors of the points $A$ and $B$ are respectively $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{j}}$ and $2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}}$. If the points $P$ and $Q$ are respectively the orthogonal projections of $A$ and $B$ on the plane $x+y+z=3$, then $P Q=$
$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{7}$
$\frac{\sqrt{7}}{2}$
If $A(4,3,2), B(5,4,6), C(-1,-1,5)$ are the vertices of a triangle, then the coordinates of the point in which the bisector of the angle $A$ meet the side $B C$ is
$\left(\frac{22}{8}, \frac{17}{8}, \frac{45}{8}\right)$
$\left(\frac{17}{8}, \frac{22}{8}, \frac{45}{8}\right)$
$\left(\frac{-22}{8}, \frac{-17}{8}, \frac{45}{8}\right)$
$\left(\frac{-17}{8}, \frac{22}{8}, \frac{45}{8}\right)$
Assertion (A) The direction ratios of line $L_1$ are 2, 5, 7 and those of line $L_2$ are $\frac{4}{\sqrt{19}}, \frac{10}{\sqrt{19}}, \frac{14}{\sqrt{19}}$. The lines $L_1, L_2$ are parallel.
$\boldsymbol{\operatorname { R e a s o n }}(R)$ The direction ratios of a line $L_1$ are $a_1, b_1, c_1$ and those of another line $L_2$ are $a_2, b_2, c_2$. The lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ are parallel if $a_1 a_2+b_1 b_2+c_1 c_2=0$
The correct option among the following is
(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
If $\frac{x-4}{1}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-7}{2}$ lies in the plane $a x+b y+z=7$, then $a+b=$
-2
3
5
7
The shortest distance between the skew-lines $\mathbf{r}=(-\hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{k}})+t(2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+6 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$ and $\mathbf{r}=(3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}})+s(2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}+2 \hat{\mathbf{k}})$ is
$\frac{10}{\sqrt{17}}$
$\frac{22}{\sqrt{17}}$
9
8
$\Pi_1, \Pi_2, \Pi_3$ are three planes which are respectively parallel to the $Y Z, Z X$ and $X Y$ planes at distances $a, b$ and $c$ forming a rectangular parallelopiped. $d_1$ is a diagonal of the face of $X Y$-plane not passing through the origin and $d_2$ is a diagonal of the plane $\Pi_2$ coterminous with $d_1$. If none of the coordinates of the vertices of the parallelopiped are negative, then the angle between $d_1$ and $d_2$ is
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{a^2}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2} \sqrt{a^2+c^2}}\right)$
$\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{a}{a^2+b^2+c^2}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
$\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{a^2}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2} \sqrt{b^2+c^2}}\right)$
The obtuse angle between the lines whose direction ratios are determined by the equations $a+b+c=0$, $2 a b+2 a c-b c=0$ is
$\frac{5 \pi}{4}$
$\frac{2 \pi}{3}$
$\frac{7 \pi}{6}$
$\frac{6 \pi}{5}$
A plane meets the coordinate axes at $A, B, C$ respectively such that the centroid of the $\triangle A B C$ is $(2,3,5)$. Then, the equation of that plane is
$3 x+3 y+3 z=10$
$6 x+9 y+15 z=1$
$2 x+3 y+5 z=1$
$15 x+10 y+6 z=90$
Let $\Pi$ be a plane containing the points $(0,-5,-1),(1,-2,5),(-3,5,0)$ and $L$ be a line passing through the point $(0,-5,-1)$ and parallel to the vector $\hat{\mathbf{i}}+5 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-6 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$. Then the length of the projection of the unit normal vector to the plane $\Pi$ on the line $L$ is
$\frac{133 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{31}}$
$\frac{14}{\sqrt{682}}$
$\frac{133}{\sqrt{31}}$
$\frac{268}{2 \sqrt{32}}$
If the line passing through the points $(a, 2,-4)$ and $(5,3, b)$ crosses the $Z X$-plane at the point $(-a+2 b, 0, a+b)$, then $14 a+7 b$
35
73
-35
-23

$\mathbf{A B}=\mathbf{n}=\mathbf{b}-\mathbf{a}=-5 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+11 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$
$ P(x, y, z)=\left(\frac{4 \times \frac{1}{2}+3 \times 1}{4+3}, \frac{4 \times \frac{1}{2}+3 \times 0}{4+3}\begin{aligned} , \left.\frac{4 \times\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)+3\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)}{4+3}\right) \end{aligned}\right.$



