Quiz - 3D-Geometry

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1. The equation of a plane through the line of intersection of 2x + 3y + z  1 = 0 and

x + 5y  2z + 7 = 0 and parallel to the line y = 0 = z is
(A) 7x  5y + 15 = 0 (B) 7y  5z + 15 = 0
(C) 4x + 7y  5z + 15 = 0 (D) 13y  3z + 13 = 0

2. The projection of the line segment joining the points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6) on the plane
2x + y + z = 1 is
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) none of these

3. Equation of a line through (–1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the plane 2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 is

x 1 y  2 z  3 x 1 y  2 z  3
(A)   (B)  
1 1 1 1 1 1
x 1 y  2 z  3
(C)   (D) none of these
2 3 1

4. The equation of the line passing through the point (1, -2, 3) and parallel to the line x – y + 2z = 5 and 3x + y + z
= 6 is
x 1 y  2 z  3 x 1 y2 z3
(A)   (B)  
3 5 4 1 1 2
x 1 y  2 z  3 x 1 y2 z3
(C)   (D)  
3 1 6 3 1 2

5. The joint equation of plane bisecting the angle between the plane x = 0 and z = 0 and passing through (1, 2, 3)
is
(A) (x + y  4) (x  y + 2) = 0 (B) (x + y  2) (x + y + 4) = 0
(C) (x + z  4) (x  z + 2) = 0 (D) (x + z  2) (x  z + 4) = 0

6. A mirror and a source of light are situated at the origin O and at a point an OX respectively. A ray of light from
the source along the xaxis strikes the mirror and is reflected. If the direction ratios of the normal to the plane
of mirror are 1 , 1, 1, the direction cosines of the reflected ray are
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
(A) , , (B)  , , (C)  ,  , (D) none of these
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

7. A line joining P (1, 0, 4) and Q (–2, 5, 7) intersects the plane 2x + 4y – 3z + 9 = 0 at R, then PR : QR is

(A) 4 : 1 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1

8. Equation of the plane passing through the point ( 2,  2, 2) and containing the line joining the points (1, 1, 1)
and (1,  1, 2) is
(A) x + 2y  3z + 4 = 0 (B) 3x  4y + 1 = 0
(C) 5x + 2y  3z  17 = 0 (D) x  3y  6z + 8 = 0

9. The volume of tetrahedron included between the plane 3x + 4y – 52 – 60 = 0 and the coordinate planes is
(A) 600 cube units (B) 300 cube units (C) 3600 cube units (D) None of these

x  2 y 1 z
10. The length of shortest distance between the lines   and
2 3 4
2x + 3y – 5z – 6 = 0 = 3x – 2y – z + 3 is
97 97 97 97
(A) (B) (C) (D)
78 6 13 13 6

11. The image of the point 0, 1,  1 with respect to the plane 3x + 4y + 5z = 49 is

(A) 6, 9, 6) (B) (6, 9, 9) (C) (9, 9, 6) (D) none of these

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 HINT & SOLUTIONS
Quiz - 3D- Geometry
[Link]. B
Sol. The equation of the plane passing through the point of intersection of the given planes is
(2x + 3y + z  1) + k (x + 5y  2z + 7) = 0
 x (2 + k) + y (3 + 5k) + z (1  2k) + (7k  1) = 0
This plane is parallel to xaxis
Therefore 1 (2 + k) + 0 (3 + 5k) + 0 (1  2k) = 0
k=2
Hence required equation is  7y + 5z  15 = 0
7y  5z + 15 = 0.
2. Ans. B
1 1 1
Sol. The direction ratios of the line segment are (3 : 3 : 3 )  direction cosines are , , .
3 3 3
Let the angle between normal to the plane and the line be , then
2  1 1 4 1
cos  =   sin  = .
3 6 18 3
1 1
 the projection = (4  1)2  (5  2)2  (6  3)2  (3 3)  3 .
3 3
[Link]. C
Sol. The required line passes through (–1, 2, –3) and is perpendicular to 2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0.
So it is parallel to the normal to the plane whose d.r.s are 2, 3, 1.
x 1 y  2 z  3
 d.r.s of the line 2, 3, 1 and so the required equation is   .
2 3 1
[Link]. A
Sol. If l, m, n be the d.c.’s of the line, them as it lies in both the given planes it is perpendicular to their normals.
i.e. l –m + 2n = 0 & 3l + m + n = 0
l m n
or, = 
3 5 4
x 1 y  2 z  3
 equation of the line is  
3 5 4
[Link]. C
Sol. The equation of angle bisector of given plane is
x=z
i.e. x + z = 0 or x  z = 0 … (1)
equation of plane parallel to (1) is
x + z + d = 0 or x  z + d1 = 0
it passes through (1, 2, 3)
therefore, d =  4 or d1 = 2
so, (x + z  4) (x  z + 2) = 0
[Link]. B
Sol. Direction ratios of OA = a, 0, 0
 direction cosine’s of OA = 1, 0, 0
1 1 1
Direction cosine of ON = , ,
3 3 3
 1
 cos =
2 3

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 N(1, 1, 1)
A(a, 0, 0)
B

/2 /2

O(0, 0, 0)
Let l, m, n be the direction cosine of the reflected ray OB.
l 1 m0 1 1 n0 1
Then  , and 
 3 2 cos  3  3
2 cos 2 cos
2 2 2
1 2 2
l= , m= , n= .
3 3 3
[Link]. B
[Link]. D
Sol. Equation of plane through ( 2,  2, 0) is
a (x + 2) + b (y + 2) + c (z  2) = 0
also 3a + 3b  c = 0
a b c
3a + b = 0    =r
1 3 6
 equation of plane x  3y  6z + 8 = 0.
[Link]. A
x y z
Sol. Equation of plane is    1.
20 15 12
1
Hence volume of tetrahedron   20  15  12   600 cube units.
6
Where 20, 15, –12 are intercepts on x, y and z axis.

[Link]. D
[Link]. B

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