Remesh’s Mathematics [XII MATHEMATICS QUESTION BANK]

CHAPTER 11
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r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ   iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ  (2)
 
THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY
r  4iˆ  5 ˆj  6kˆ   2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ

SAY 2018
SAY 2017
1. Consider the plane 2 x  3 y  z  5 .
a) Find the equation of the plane passing through 4. a) Which of the following is a plane

the point (1,1,3) and parallel to the above perpendicular to x  3 y  4 z  7 ?

plane. (2) a) 4 x  3 y  z  7 b) 4 x  z  7
b) Find the distance between the above c) 3 x  4 y  z  0 d) x  y  z  0 (1)
parallel planes. (2)
b) Find the shortest distance between the lines
2. a) Show that the lines
x  2 y 1 z  3
  and

r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  t iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and 
1 2 1
x  3 y 1 z  4

r  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  s iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  (3)
  are coplanar. (2)
2 1 2 5. a) Distance of the point (1,0,0) from the plane
b) Find the equation of the plane that contain x  2 y  2z  0
above lines. (2) 2 1
a) b)
c) Show that the above line intersect at the 3 3
Point (3,1,4) (2) 1
c) d) 1 (1)
2
MARCH 2018 b) Find the Cartesian equation of a line passing
through (1,2,-4) and perpendicular to the lines
3. a) Find the equation of a plane which makes
x  2 y 1 z 1 x 5 y z 2
x, y , z intercepts respectively as 1,2,3. (2)   and  
2 1 1 1 1 1
b) Find the equation of a plane passing through (3)
the point (1,2,3) which is parallel to above
MARCH 2017
plane. (2)
6. a)
4. a) Find the angle between the lines:
Th
x  2 y 1 z  3 e line x  1  y  z is perpendicular to
  and
2 5 3 the lines
x  2 y 4 z 5
  (2) 
r  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
1 (3)
 
8 4
r  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
1

b) Find the shortest distance between the pair of

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lines: b) Distance of the point (0,0,1) from the plane

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x yz 3  
r  2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ   3ˆi  5 ˆj  2kˆ and

r  ˆi  ˆj    2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ  .
1 2
a) b) (4)
3 3
3 a) Equation of the plane with intercepts 2,3,4 on
c) 3 d) (1)
2 the x,y and z axis respectively is (1)

b) Find the equation of the plane through the line i) 2 x  3 y  4 z  1 ii) 2 x  3 y  4 z  12

of intersection of the planes x  y  z  1 and iii) 6 x  4 y  3z  1 iv) 6 x  4 y  3z  12

2 x  3 y  4 z  5 which is perpendicular to b) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane

x yz 0 (3) passing through the points A  2,5,3

B  2,3,5 and C  5,3,3 . (3)

SAY 2016
SAY 2015
7. a) The equation of the line which passes through
the point (1,2,3) and parallel to the vector
10. a) Find the value of „p‟ if the lines
3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ is x5 y  2 z x y z

i) 3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ   iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ  7

5
 and   are
1 1 p 3

ii) 2iˆ  5kˆ   3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ  perpendicular. (1)


iii) iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ    2iˆ  4 ˆj  2kˆ  b) Find the shortest distance between the lines:


iv) ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ   3ˆi  2 ˆj  2kˆ  (1)   
r  ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ   ˆi  3 ˆj  2kˆ and 
b) Find the angle between the pair of lines r   4ˆi  5 ˆj  6kˆ     2ˆi  3 ˆj  kˆ  (3)

r  2ˆi  5 ˆj  kˆ   3ˆi  2 ˆj  6kˆ and  11. Consider a plane whih passes through the point


r  7ˆi  6kˆ   ˆi  2 ˆj  2kˆ  (3)  5,2,4  and perpendicular to the line
8. a) The distance of the plane x  y  z  1  0   
r  ˆi  ˆj   2ˆi  3 ˆj  kˆ 
from the point 1,1,1 is a) Write the equation in Cartesian form. (1)
b) Find its distance from the point 1, 2 ,1 (1)
1
i) 4 units ii) units c) Find the angle made by it with the
3
x 1 y  2 z  3
4 1 line   (2)
iii) units iv) units (1) 2 1 2
3 4 3

b) Find the equation of the plane passing through MARCH 2015

(1,0,-2) and perpendicular to each of the
12. a) Write the Cartesian equation of the straight
planes 2 x  y  z  2 and x  y  z  3 . (3)
line through the point (1,2,3) and along the vector
3ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ . (1)
MARCH 2016
b) Write a general point on this straight line. (1)
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line with the plane 2 x  3 y  z  2  0 (2) a) If l , m, n are the direction cosines of a line then
d) Find the distance from (1,2,3) to the plane l 2  m 2  n 2  ....... (1)
2x  3y  z  2  0 . (1)
b) The distance from the origin to the plane
SAY2014 2 x  3 y  4 z  6  0 is ……
c) If  is the angle between the planes
13. a) If a1 ,b1 ,c1 and a2 ,b2 ,c2 are the direction ratios 2 x  y  2 z  5 and 3 x  6 y  2 z  7 then
of two lines, then write the condition of its cos   .......... ..
perpendicularity. (1)
18. Consider the vector equation of two planes
b) Find the angle between the lines: 
  
 
r . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  3 and r . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  4
x  3 y 1 z  3 x 1 y  4 z  5
  and   . Find the vector equation of the plane through
3 5 4 1 1 2 the intersection of the above two planes and
(3) the point(1,2,-1). (3)
14. Consider the planes 2 x  y  2 z  5 and
3x  6 y  2 z  7
MARCH 2013
a) Find their normal vector. (2)
b) Find the angle between these two planes. (2) x 3 y 8 z 3
19. Consider the lines  and
3 1 1
MARCH 2014 x3 y 7 z 6
  .
3 2 4
15. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from origin to a) Express the equations of the lines into vector
a plane is(4,-2,5).
form. (1)
a) How far is the plane from the origin? (1)
b) Find a unit vector perpendicular to that b) Find the shortest distance between the lines.
plane. (1) (3)
c) Obtain the equation of the plane in general 20. a) Find the equation of the plane through the
form. (1)
points (3,1,2), (5,2,4) and (1,1,6) (2)
16. Given straight line
   
 b) Find the perpendicular distance from the point
r  3iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ   iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and
(6,5,9) to this plane. (2)
  
r  5 ˆj  2kˆ   3iˆ  2 ˆj  6kˆ  SAY 2012
a) Find the angle between the lines (2)
b) Obtain a unit vector perpendicular to both 21. a) Find the angle between the lines having
the lines. (2)
direction ratios 1,1,2 and 3  1,  3  1,4 (2)
c) Form the equation of the line perpendicular
x 1 y 1 z  3
to the given lines and passing through the b) If the lines   and
3 2 2
point(1,1,1). (1)
x 1 y 1 z  6
  are perpendicular, find
3 1 5
3

SAY 2013 the value of  . (2)

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17. Fill in the blanks: (1 x 3=3)

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22. a) The foot of the perpendicular from the origin cepts 2,3 and 4 on X,Y and Z axes
to a planes is P(4,2,5). Write OP (1) respectively. (1)
b) Find the distance of the point (1,2,3) from
b) Find the equation of the above plane in vector
form and Cartesian form. (3) the plane r .  2i  3 j  4k   4 (3)

x  3 y 1 z  3
2012 MARCH 27. Consider the lines   and
2 5 4
23. Consider the points A (3,4,5) and B (2,3,1) x5 y2 z3
 
1 1 2
a) Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the
a) Find the angle between them. (1)
line passing through the points A and B. (2)
b) Find the point where the line crosses the b) Find the shortest distance between
XY plane (2) them. (3)
24. a) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane
OR
passing through the point (1,2,3) and
perpendicular to the vector 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . (2) Consider the points A(2,2,1) B(3,4,2) and
b) Find the angle between the above plane and C (7,0,6)
x 1 y  3 z a) Find AB. (1)
the line   (2)
2 3 6 b) Fin the vector and Cartesian equation of
SAY 2011 the plane passing through these points. (3)
x y z
  and
25. a) Consider the lines
2 2 1 SAY 2010
x 5 y 2 z 3
  .
4 1 8 28. a) Find the vector equation of the plane passing
a) Write the direction ratios of this line (1) through the intersection of the two planes

b) Find the angle between these two lines. (3)  

r . iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  6 and r .  2i  3 j  4k   5
and through the point (1,1,1). (3)
b) Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the b) Express the vector equation
plane that asses through the point (1, 0, 2)
and normal to iˆ  ˆj  kˆ . (3)
 
r . 5iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ  2 of a plane in cartesian

OR form and hence find its perpendicular distance

a) Wtrite the vector equation of a line passing from the origin. (2)
through the points (3, 1, 2) and (2, 3, 4). (1)
b) Find the shortest distance between the lines OR

   
r  iˆ  ˆj   2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and Given the plane 5 x  2 y  4 z  9  0

  
r  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   3iˆ  5 ˆj  2kˆ  (4)
a) Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from
the origin to the plane. (3)
MARCH 2011 b) Write the vector equation and Cartesian
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26. a) Find the equation of the plane with inter- equation of this perpendicular. (2)

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MARCH 2010 ii) If R(0, 3, 2) and S(3, 5, 6), show that PQ

is perpendicular to RS. (2)
29. a) The coordinates of the foot of the
perpendicular from (1,2,1) on the x-axis 32. a) A line passes through the point (3,2,5) and

is …………… (1) parallel to the vector 2ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ .

i) What is the vector equation of the line?
b) The ratio in which the line segment joining the
(1)
points (2,4,7) and (3,5,8) is divided by the ii) What is the Cartesian equation of the line?
yz plane is ………….. (1) (1)
b) Find the shortest distance between the skew
c) If A,B,C are angles which a line makes with
lines whose vector equations are
the co-ordinate axes, then the value of
   
r  ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ   ˆi  3 ˆj  2kˆ ;
sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2 C  ………… (4)
   
(1)
r  4ˆi  5 ˆj  6kˆ   2ˆi  3 ˆj  kˆ
30. a) Out of syllabus.
b) Find the shortest distance between the skew- MARCH 2009
lines whose vector equations are: 33. a) Out of syllabus
  
r  ˆi  2 ˆj  kˆ   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ ;  b) Out of sllabus
r   2ˆi  ˆj  kˆ     2ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ 
(4)
OR
c) Find the angle between the planes 34. Consider the planes 3 x  4 y  5 z  10 and
2 x  y  z  4 and x  3 y  z  9 (2)
2 x  2 y  3z  4
OR
a) Out of syllabus. a) Write the equation of the plane through the
b) Find the equation of the plane passing through line of intersection of the above planes. (1)
the points (1,1,1) and (2,3,0) and b) Write the direction ratio of the line

perpendicular to the plane x  2 y  3 z  8. (4) x  2 y  3z (1)

c) Find the equation of the line passing through c) If the above line is parallel to the obtained
the point (2,4,5) and perpendicular to the plane plane. Show that the plane is
3x  5 y  2 z  11 (2) x  20 y  27 z  14 (4)

SAY 2009 MARCH 2008

31. a) Find the co-ordinates of the point which 35. Consider the points (1,2,4) and (1,0,5).
divides the join of (4, 1, 3) and (2, 3,5) in i) Find the direction consines of the line joining
the ratio 3:1 internally. (2)
the two points. (2)
b) i) Find the direction ratios of the line
through the points P(1, 1, 2) and ii) Out of syllabus
5

Q(3, 4, 2). (1) 36. i) Out of syllabus

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ii) Out of syllabus.

iii) Out of syllabus.

37. a) Find the equation of the plane through the

point (1,2,3), perpendicular to the planes
x  y  z  2 and 2 x  y  3 z  5 (3)
b) Find the distance between the parallel
planes x  2 y  2 z  8  0 and
6 y  3 x  6 z  57 (3)

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