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GR # PT (FOR JEE-ADVANCED) # 01 (VECTOR + 3-D) MATHEMATICS

SOLUTION
SECTION–I(i) 5. Ans. (A,D)
1. Ans. (A) r r rr r r rr
| x |2 + | y |2 +2x.y = | x |2 +4 | y |2 -4x.y
rr r r p r2 rr
a.b =|a||b|cos y = 2x.y .........(A)
4
1 r
2a + 3 2b + 4c = I.6. rr 1 | y |2 1
2 x.y + r 2 = + r 2
| y | +2 2 | y | +2
a + 3b + 2 2 C = I.3 r
Let | y |2 = t Þ t>0
Þ LHS is integer if c = 0
t 1
then ar = aiˆ + bjˆ which lies in xy plane ƒ(t) = +
2 t+2
2. Ans. (B)
r r r r and r r r r 1 1 (t + 2)2 - 2
r ´a = b´a r ´b = a´b Þ ƒ '(t) = - Þ
r r r 2 (t + 2) 2 2(t - 2) 2
Þ r ´ (a + b) = 0
r (t + 2 + 2)(t + 2 - 2)
Þ r ´ ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) = 0 >0
2(t + 2)2
r
Þ r = l ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) Þ ƒ(t) is an increasing function
Þ (3,1,–1). (l = 1)
3. Ans. (C) 1

x -1 y - 2 z - 3 1/2
= = ...(i)
6 2 3
0
add 1 in eq. (i)
6. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
x +5 y z
= = Þ x + 5 = 3y = 2z r r r r
Þ
6 2 3 a, b, a ´ b are non-coplanar
r r r r r
4. Ans. (D) Þ r = xa + yb + z a ´ b ( )
r r2 r r2 r r2 r
E = a - 2b + b - 2c + c - 2a Þ rr ´ b = ar
( r2 r2 r2 ) rr rr rr r r rr r rr r r
= 5 a + b + c - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a ) {( ) ( ) }
Þ xa ´ b + z a.b b - b.b a = a
rr rr rr
= 5.6 - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a )
r r r r r r 30 - E
Þ ( r2 r r r
) rr
- 1 + z b a + xa ´ b = 0 \ a.b = 0 ( )
Þ a.b + b.c + c.a =
4 1
r Þ x = 0 and z = - r 2
Þ ar + b + cr ³ 0
2
b
rr rr rr
6 + 2 [a.b + b.c + c.a ] ³ 0 r
r ar ´ b
r
Þ r = yb - r 2
æ 30 - E ö
6 + 2ç ÷³0 b
è 4 ø
42 – E > 0 7. Ans. (A,D)
r r r
E < 42 a, b, c are non coplanar then
r r r r
r = xa + yb + zc
r r r2 r r r
r .a = x a (if a,b,c are mutually perpendicular

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and unit vectors) 1 3
x=1 v= x - 8x , x Î (0,3)
6
similarly y = z = 1
r r r r r Let ƒ(x) = x3 – 8x Þ ƒ'(x) = 3x2 – 8 = 0
r = a + b + c Þ|r |= 3
r r
Let rr = x ar ´ b + y b ´ cr + z ( cr ´ ar )
( ) ( ) – +
rr rrr 0 3
for option A r.a = y[b c a] 2Ö2
Ö3
1
y = r rr
[bca] 1 32 2 16 2
Þ v max = ´ =
6 3 3 9 3
1
similarly x = z = [abc] 10. Ans. (D)
r r r r r r r r r r
| r |[a b c] = a ´ b + b ´ c + c ´ a v=0Þ x=2 2
r r r r 11. Ans.(A)
| r |[a b c]
area =
2 1 3 16
x - 8x =
8. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 6 3
Þ x=4
2 -1 3 - 2 4 - 3 r r r
a+b+c 8
k 2 3 =0 so = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ
3 3
2 k 3
Paragraph for Question 12 and 13
Þ (k– 3)2 = 1 Þ k = 2 or 4 12. Ans. (D)
for k = 2, lines are parallel A(1,2,–3)
®
L
n
A(1,2,3)
C

B(2,3,4)
r uuur
n = AB ´ ( 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ ) = ˆi - ˆj B(4,–1,7)

plane : (x – 1)– (y – 2) + 0(z – 3) = 0 æ5 1 ö

Þx–y+1=0 Mid point C ç , , 2 ÷ and normal has DRs(3,–
è2 2 ø
for k = 4, lines are intersecting
® 3,10)
n
L1 æ 5ö æ 1ö
hence 3 ç x - ÷ - 3 ç y - ÷ + 10 ( z - 2 ) = 0
è 2ø è 2ø
L2
Þ 3x – 3y + 10z – 26 = 0
r r r 13. Ans. (C)
n = n1 ´ n 2 = -6iˆ - 6ˆj + 12kˆ
plane : 1(x – 1) + 1(y – 2) – 2(z – 3) = 0 Q L passes through A & perpendicular to
x + y – 2z + 3 = 0 normal hence || to plane so distance between L
Paragraph for Question 9 to 11 & L' is AB = 118
9. Ans.( B) Paragraph for Question 14 and 15
14. Ans. (C)
x 1 -2 B
1 1
Volume = 2 x 4 v=
6 6
3 3 x C A
1 1 1
k1 .CD = Þ k1 .CD =
3 6 2 D

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1 1 æ 1ö 1
k 2 .AC = , k 3 .BC = = 2 ç1 - ÷ =
2 2 è 2ø 2
ˆi ˆj kˆ 1 rrr q r
Let CD = , AC = ; BC = = ëé a b c ûù = p + + ...(ii)
2k1 2k 2 2k 3 2 2 2
p r
î 0= +q+ ...(iii)
0 0 2 2
2k1 p q
ˆj 0= + +r ...(iv)
1 1 2 2
v= 0 0 Þ k1k 2 k 3 =
6 2k 2 8 solving
k̂ 1
0 0 p=
2k 3 2
1
1
q=- 2(p2 + q2 + r2) = 3
Þ G.M. or k1k2k3 = 2
2
15. Ans. (A) 1
r=
2
1 æ ˆj ˆi ö æ kˆ ˆi ö
2. Ans.2
k4 = çç - ÷÷ ´ çç - ÷÷
2 è 2k 2 2k1 ø è 2k 3 2k1 ø |a| = 1 = |b|, |c| = 2
r rr r rr r
b + ( a.c ) a = ( a.a ) c
r r
Let angle between a & c be q.
i j k rr
a.c =| a || c | cos q = 2 cos q
1 1 1 r r r r r r
k4 = - 0 b + 2cos qa = c Þ b = c - 2cos qa
2 2k1 2k 2 squaring
1 1 r 2 r2 r2 rr
- 0 b = c + 4 cos2 q a - 4 cos qa.c
2k1 2k 3
1 3 3
Þ cos q = 1 - = Þ cos q = ±
2
1 1 1 1 4 4 2
k4 = 2 2
+ 2 2+ 2 2
8 k 2 k 3 k1 k 2 k 3 k1 Þ cosecq = 2
3. Ans. 2 A' O'
1 k1 + k 2 + k 3
2 2 2 3
Let OA = 2
Þ k 42 = å k i2
D'
k4 =
8 k1 k 2 k 3 i =1
OB = 4 C B'
D
OC = 6
SECTION–III(i) B
1. Ans. 3 uuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuur C'
OD = OA + AC ' + AB'
r r r r r r r 2 2 O
a ´ b + b ´ c = pa + qb + rc ...(1) A
r r r = 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ
take dot product with a, b, c
uuuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuuur
rr rr rr OD ' = OC + CB' + B' O ' = ˆi + 2ˆj + 6kˆ
a.a a.b a.c 2 2
r r r 2 rr rr rr uuur uuuur
éë a b c ùû = b.a b.b b.c
rr rr rr
OD.OD ' 24 24
cos ÐDOD ' = = =
c.a c.b c.c OD OD ' 17.41 697
[ abc] = ( 1 + 2 cos q ) (1 - cos q ) tan ÐDOD ' =
11
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a = 11 SECTION–IV
b = 24 1. Ans. (A)®( R) ; ( B) ®( P) ; ( C) ®( Q) ;
b – 2a = 2 (D)®(S)
4. Ans. 2 Ans. (A)
r r
Let new line is rr = ar + lb , b=lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ
2 (a + b) 3( b + c) 4 (c + a )
( )(
then lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ . ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ = 0 ) D = 2 ( b + c) 3(a + c) 4 (a + b)
2 (a + c) 3(a + b) 4 ( b + c)
( lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ ).(5iˆ + 2jˆ - 3kˆ ) = 0
Let a + b = a
on solving we get
b+c=b
3 -2m l m n c+a=g
l= n= or = =
2 3 6 -9 4
a b g
r
( ) (
so line r = 2iˆ + 2jˆ - kˆ + m 6iˆ - 9ˆj + 4kˆ ) (
= 24 b g a = -12 ( a + b + g ) ( a - b ) + (b - g ) + ( g - a )
2 2 2
)
g a b
5. Ans. 4
r r r
Let a, b, c are edges of parallelopiped (
= -12 ( a + b + c ) ( a - c ) + ( b - a ) + ( b - c )
2 2 2
)
r r r (P) Meeting only at single point
then a + b + c = 4ˆj - 8kˆ
r r Þ D¹ 0
a + b = 6iˆ + 6kˆ Þ a+b+c¹0
r r
b + c = -3iˆ + 2jˆ - 12kˆ & a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca ¹ 0
Solving these equation we get (Q) Represent Identical planes
r r Þ a = 0 and a = b = c ¹ 0
a = 3iˆ + 2jˆ + 4k,
ˆ b = 3iˆ - 2jˆ + 2kˆ
Þ a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
and cr = -6iˆ + 4ˆj - 14kˆ and a + b + c ¹ 0
(R) Represent line 2x = 3y = 4z
3 2 4
Þ (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) = 0
v= 3 -2 2 = 120 Þ a + b + c = 0 but
-6 4 -14 a2 + b2 + c2 ¹ ab + bc + ca
(S) represent whole xy plane for
3
120 ; 4.9 = [4.9] = 4
a=b=c=0

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GR # PT (FOR JEE-ADVANCED) # 01 (VECTOR + 3-D) MATHEMATICS
SOLUTION
SECTION–I(i) 5. Ans. (A,D)
1. Ans. (A) r r rr r r rr
| x |2 + | y |2 +2x.y = | x |2 +4 | y |2 -4x.y
rr r r p r2 rr
a.b =|a||b|cos y = 2x.y .........(A)
4
1 r
2a + 3 2b + 4c = I.6. rr 1 | y |2 1
2 x.y + r 2 = + r 2
| y | +2 2 | y | +2
a + 3b + 2 2 C = I.3 r
Let | y |2 = t Þ t>0
Þ LHS is integer if c = 0
t 1
then ar = aiˆ + bjˆ which lies in xy plane ƒ(t) = +
2 t+2
2. Ans. (B)
r r r r and r r r r 1 1 (t + 2)2 - 2
r ´a = b´a r ´b = a´b Þ ƒ '(t) = - Þ
r r r 2 (t + 2) 2 2(t - 2) 2
Þ r ´ (a + b) = 0
r (t + 2 + 2)(t + 2 - 2)
Þ r ´ ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) = 0 >0
2(t + 2)2
r
Þ r = l ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) Þ ƒ(t) is an increasing function
Þ (3,1,–1). (l = 1)
3. Ans. (C) 1

x -1 y - 2 z - 3 1/2
= = ...(i)
6 2 3
0
add 1 in eq. (i)
6. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
x +5 y z
= = Þ x + 5 = 3y = 2z r r r r
Þ
6 2 3 a, b, a ´ b are non-coplanar
r r r r r
4. Ans. (D) Þ r = xa + yb + z a ´ b ( )
r r2 r r2 r r2 r
E = a - 2b + b - 2c + c - 2a Þ rr ´ b = ar
( r2 r2 r2 ) rr rr rr r r rr r rr r r
= 5 a + b + c - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a ) {( ) ( ) }
Þ xa ´ b + z a.b b - b.b a = a
rr rr rr
= 5.6 - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a )
r r r r r r 30 - E
Þ ( r2 r r r
) rr
- 1 + z b a + xa ´ b = 0 \ a.b = 0 ( )
Þ a.b + b.c + c.a =
4 1
r Þ x = 0 and z = - r 2
Þ ar + b + cr ³ 0
2
b
rr rr rr
6 + 2 [a.b + b.c + c.a ] ³ 0 r
r ar ´ b
r
Þ r = yb - r 2
æ 30 - E ö
6 + 2ç ÷³0 b
è 4 ø
42 – E > 0 7. Ans. (A,D)
r r r
E < 42 a, b, c are non coplanar then
r r r r
r = xa + yb + zc
r r r2 r r r
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and unit vectors) 1 3
x=1 v= x - 8x , x Î (0,3)
6
similarly y = z = 1
r r r r r Let ƒ(x) = x3 – 8x Þ ƒ'(x) = 3x2 – 8 = 0
r = a + b + c Þ|r |= 3
r r
Let rr = x ar ´ b + y b ´ cr + z ( cr ´ ar )
( ) ( ) – +
rr rrr 0 3
for option A r.a = y[b c a] 2Ö2
Ö3
1
y = r rr
[bca] 1 32 2 16 2
Þ v max = ´ =
6 3 3 9 3
1
similarly x = z = [abc] 10. Ans. (D)
r r r r r r r r r r
| r |[a b c] = a ´ b + b ´ c + c ´ a v=0Þ x=2 2
r r r r 11. Ans.(A)
| r |[a b c]
area =
2 1 3 16
x - 8x =
8. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 6 3
Þ x=4
2 -1 3 - 2 4 - 3 r r r
a+b+c 8
k 2 3 =0 so = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ
3 3
2 k 3
Paragraph for Question 12 and 13
Þ (k– 3)2 = 1 Þ k = 2 or 4 12. Ans. (D)
for k = 2, lines are parallel A(1,2,–3)
®
L
n
A(1,2,3)
C

B(2,3,4)
r uuur
n = AB ´ ( 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ ) = ˆi - ˆj B(4,–1,7)

plane : (x – 1)– (y – 2) + 0(z – 3) = 0 æ5 1 ö

Þx–y+1=0 Mid point C ç , , 2 ÷ and normal has DRs(3,–
è2 2 ø
for k = 4, lines are intersecting
® 3,10)
n
L1 æ 5ö æ 1ö
hence 3 ç x - ÷ - 3 ç y - ÷ + 10 ( z - 2 ) = 0
è 2ø è 2ø
L2
Þ 3x – 3y + 10z – 26 = 0
r r r 13. Ans. (C)
n = n1 ´ n 2 = -6iˆ - 6ˆj + 12kˆ
plane : 1(x – 1) + 1(y – 2) – 2(z – 3) = 0 Q L passes through A & perpendicular to
x + y – 2z + 3 = 0 normal hence || to plane so distance between L
Paragraph for Question 9 to 11 & L' is AB = 118
9. Ans.( B) Paragraph for Question 14 and 15
14. Ans. (C)
x 1 -2 B
1 1
Volume = 2 x 4 v=
6 6
3 3 x C A
1 1 1
k1 .CD = Þ k1 .CD =
3 6 2 D

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1 1 æ 1ö 1
k 2 .AC = , k 3 .BC = = 2 ç1 - ÷ =
2 2 è 2ø 2
ˆi ˆj kˆ 1 rrr q r
Let CD = , AC = ; BC = = ëé a b c ûù = p + + ...(ii)
2k1 2k 2 2k 3 2 2 2
p r
î 0= +q+ ...(iii)
0 0 2 2
2k1 p q
ˆj 0= + +r ...(iv)
1 1 2 2
v= 0 0 Þ k1k 2 k 3 =
6 2k 2 8 solving
k̂ 1
0 0 p=
2k 3 2
1
1
q=- 2(p2 + q2 + r2) = 3
Þ G.M. or k1k2k3 = 2
2
15. Ans. (A) 1
r=
2
1 æ ˆj ˆi ö æ kˆ ˆi ö
2. Ans.2
k4 = çç - ÷÷ ´ çç - ÷÷
2 è 2k 2 2k1 ø è 2k 3 2k1 ø |a| = 1 = |b|, |c| = 2
r rr r rr r
b + ( a.c ) a = ( a.a ) c
r r
Let angle between a & c be q.
i j k rr
a.c =| a || c | cos q = 2 cos q
1 1 1 r r r r r r
k4 = - 0 b + 2cos qa = c Þ b = c - 2cos qa
2 2k1 2k 2 squaring
1 1 r 2 r2 r2 rr
- 0 b = c + 4 cos2 q a - 4 cos qa.c
2k1 2k 3
1 3 3
Þ cos q = 1 - = Þ cos q = ±
2
1 1 1 1 4 4 2
k4 = 2 2
+ 2 2+ 2 2
8 k 2 k 3 k1 k 2 k 3 k1 Þ cosecq = 2
3. Ans. 2 A' O'
1 k1 + k 2 + k 3
2 2 2 3
Let OA = 2
Þ k 42 = å k i2
D'
k4 =
8 k1 k 2 k 3 i =1
OB = 4 C B'
D
OC = 6
SECTION–III(i) B
1. Ans. 3 uuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuur C'
OD = OA + AC ' + AB'
r r r r r r r 2 2 O
a ´ b + b ´ c = pa + qb + rc ...(1) A
r r r = 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ
take dot product with a, b, c
uuuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuuur
rr rr rr OD ' = OC + CB' + B' O ' = ˆi + 2ˆj + 6kˆ
a.a a.b a.c 2 2
r r r 2 rr rr rr uuur uuuur
éë a b c ùû = b.a b.b b.c
rr rr rr
OD.OD ' 24 24
cos ÐDOD ' = = =
c.a c.b c.c OD OD ' 17.41 697
[ abc] = ( 1 + 2 cos q ) (1 - cos q ) tan ÐDOD ' =
11
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a = 11 SECTION–IV
b = 24 1. Ans. (A)®( R) ; ( B) ®( P) ; ( C) ®( Q) ;
b – 2a = 2 (D)®(S)
4. Ans. 2 Ans. (A)
r r
Let new line is rr = ar + lb , b=lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ
2 (a + b) 3( b + c) 4 (c + a )
( )(
then lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ . ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ = 0 ) D = 2 ( b + c) 3(a + c) 4 (a + b)
2 (a + c) 3(a + b) 4 ( b + c)
( lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ ).(5iˆ + 2jˆ - 3kˆ ) = 0
Let a + b = a
on solving we get
b+c=b
3 -2m l m n c+a=g
l= n= or = =
2 3 6 -9 4
a b g
r
( ) (
so line r = 2iˆ + 2jˆ - kˆ + m 6iˆ - 9ˆj + 4kˆ ) (
= 24 b g a = -12 ( a + b + g ) ( a - b ) + (b - g ) + ( g - a )
2 2 2
)
g a b
5. Ans. 4
r r r
Let a, b, c are edges of parallelopiped (
= -12 ( a + b + c ) ( a - c ) + ( b - a ) + ( b - c )
2 2 2
)
r r r (P) Meeting only at single point
then a + b + c = 4ˆj - 8kˆ
r r Þ D¹ 0
a + b = 6iˆ + 6kˆ Þ a+b+c¹0
r r
b + c = -3iˆ + 2jˆ - 12kˆ & a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca ¹ 0
Solving these equation we get (Q) Represent Identical planes
r r Þ a = 0 and a = b = c ¹ 0
a = 3iˆ + 2jˆ + 4k,
ˆ b = 3iˆ - 2jˆ + 2kˆ
Þ a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
and cr = -6iˆ + 4ˆj - 14kˆ and a + b + c ¹ 0
(R) Represent line 2x = 3y = 4z
3 2 4
Þ (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) = 0
v= 3 -2 2 = 120 Þ a + b + c = 0 but
-6 4 -14 a2 + b2 + c2 ¹ ab + bc + ca
(S) represent whole xy plane for
3
120 ; 4.9 = [4.9] = 4
a=b=c=0

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GR # PT (FOR JEE-ADVANCED) # 01 (VECTOR + 3-D) MATHEMATICS
SOLUTION
SECTION–I(i) 5. Ans. (A,D)
1. Ans. (A) r r rr r r rr
| x |2 + | y |2 +2x.y = | x |2 +4 | y |2 -4x.y
rr r r p r2 rr
a.b =|a||b|cos y = 2x.y .........(A)
4
1 r
2a + 3 2b + 4c = I.6. rr 1 | y |2 1
2 x.y + r 2 = + r 2
| y | +2 2 | y | +2
a + 3b + 2 2 C = I.3 r
Let | y |2 = t Þ t>0
Þ LHS is integer if c = 0
t 1
then ar = aiˆ + bjˆ which lies in xy plane ƒ(t) = +
2 t+2
2. Ans. (B)
r r r r and r r r r 1 1 (t + 2)2 - 2
r ´a = b´a r ´b = a´b Þ ƒ '(t) = - Þ
r r r 2 (t + 2) 2 2(t - 2) 2
Þ r ´ (a + b) = 0
r (t + 2 + 2)(t + 2 - 2)
Þ r ´ ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) = 0 >0
2(t + 2)2
r
Þ r = l ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) Þ ƒ(t) is an increasing function
Þ (3,1,–1). (l = 1)
3. Ans. (C) 1

x -1 y - 2 z - 3 1/2
= = ...(i)
6 2 3
0
add 1 in eq. (i)
6. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
x +5 y z
= = Þ x + 5 = 3y = 2z r r r r
Þ
6 2 3 a, b, a ´ b are non-coplanar
r r r r r
4. Ans. (D) Þ r = xa + yb + z a ´ b ( )
r r2 r r2 r r2 r
E = a - 2b + b - 2c + c - 2a Þ rr ´ b = ar
( r2 r2 r2 ) rr rr rr r r rr r rr r r
= 5 a + b + c - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a ) {( ) ( ) }
Þ xa ´ b + z a.b b - b.b a = a
rr rr rr
= 5.6 - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a )
r r r r r r 30 - E
Þ ( r2 r r r
) rr
- 1 + z b a + xa ´ b = 0 \ a.b = 0 ( )
Þ a.b + b.c + c.a =
4 1
r Þ x = 0 and z = - r 2
Þ ar + b + cr ³ 0
2
b
rr rr rr
6 + 2 [a.b + b.c + c.a ] ³ 0 r
r ar ´ b
r
Þ r = yb - r 2
æ 30 - E ö
6 + 2ç ÷³0 b
è 4 ø
42 – E > 0 7. Ans. (A,D)
r r r
E < 42 a, b, c are non coplanar then
r r r r
r = xa + yb + zc
r r r2 r r r
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and unit vectors) 1 3
x=1 v= x - 8x , x Î (0,3)
6
similarly y = z = 1
r r r r r Let ƒ(x) = x3 – 8x Þ ƒ'(x) = 3x2 – 8 = 0
r = a + b + c Þ|r |= 3
r r
Let rr = x ar ´ b + y b ´ cr + z ( cr ´ ar )
( ) ( ) – +
rr rrr 0 3
for option A r.a = y[b c a] 2Ö2
Ö3
1
y = r rr
[bca] 1 32 2 16 2
Þ v max = ´ =
6 3 3 9 3
1
similarly x = z = [abc] 10. Ans. (D)
r r r r r r r r r r
| r |[a b c] = a ´ b + b ´ c + c ´ a v=0Þ x=2 2
r r r r 11. Ans.(A)
| r |[a b c]
area =
2 1 3 16
x - 8x =
8. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 6 3
Þ x=4
2 -1 3 - 2 4 - 3 r r r
a+b+c 8
k 2 3 =0 so = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ
3 3
2 k 3
Paragraph for Question 12 and 13
Þ (k– 3)2 = 1 Þ k = 2 or 4 12. Ans. (D)
for k = 2, lines are parallel A(1,2,–3)
®
L
n
A(1,2,3)
C

B(2,3,4)
r uuur
n = AB ´ ( 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ ) = ˆi - ˆj B(4,–1,7)

plane : (x – 1)– (y – 2) + 0(z – 3) = 0 æ5 1 ö

Þx–y+1=0 Mid point C ç , , 2 ÷ and normal has DRs(3,–
è2 2 ø
for k = 4, lines are intersecting
® 3,10)
n
L1 æ 5ö æ 1ö
hence 3 ç x - ÷ - 3 ç y - ÷ + 10 ( z - 2 ) = 0
è 2ø è 2ø
L2
Þ 3x – 3y + 10z – 26 = 0
r r r 13. Ans. (C)
n = n1 ´ n 2 = -6iˆ - 6ˆj + 12kˆ
plane : 1(x – 1) + 1(y – 2) – 2(z – 3) = 0 Q L passes through A & perpendicular to
x + y – 2z + 3 = 0 normal hence || to plane so distance between L
Paragraph for Question 9 to 11 & L' is AB = 118
9. Ans.( B) Paragraph for Question 14 and 15
14. Ans. (C)
x 1 -2 B
1 1
Volume = 2 x 4 v=
6 6
3 3 x C A
1 1 1
k1 .CD = Þ k1 .CD =
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1 1 æ 1ö 1
k 2 .AC = , k 3 .BC = = 2 ç1 - ÷ =
2 2 è 2ø 2
ˆi ˆj kˆ 1 rrr q r
Let CD = , AC = ; BC = = ëé a b c ûù = p + + ...(ii)
2k1 2k 2 2k 3 2 2 2
p r
î 0= +q+ ...(iii)
0 0 2 2
2k1 p q
ˆj 0= + +r ...(iv)
1 1 2 2
v= 0 0 Þ k1k 2 k 3 =
6 2k 2 8 solving
k̂ 1
0 0 p=
2k 3 2
1
1
q=- 2(p2 + q2 + r2) = 3
Þ G.M. or k1k2k3 = 2
2
15. Ans. (A) 1
r=
2
1 æ ˆj ˆi ö æ kˆ ˆi ö
2. Ans.2
k4 = çç - ÷÷ ´ çç - ÷÷
2 è 2k 2 2k1 ø è 2k 3 2k1 ø |a| = 1 = |b|, |c| = 2
r rr r rr r
b + ( a.c ) a = ( a.a ) c
r r
Let angle between a & c be q.
i j k rr
a.c =| a || c | cos q = 2 cos q
1 1 1 r r r r r r
k4 = - 0 b + 2cos qa = c Þ b = c - 2cos qa
2 2k1 2k 2 squaring
1 1 r 2 r2 r2 rr
- 0 b = c + 4 cos2 q a - 4 cos qa.c
2k1 2k 3
1 3 3
Þ cos q = 1 - = Þ cos q = ±
2
1 1 1 1 4 4 2
k4 = 2 2
+ 2 2+ 2 2
8 k 2 k 3 k1 k 2 k 3 k1 Þ cosecq = 2
3. Ans. 2 A' O'
1 k1 + k 2 + k 3
2 2 2 3
Let OA = 2
Þ k 42 = å k i2
D'
k4 =
8 k1 k 2 k 3 i =1
OB = 4 C B'
D
OC = 6
SECTION–III(i) B
1. Ans. 3 uuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuur C'
OD = OA + AC ' + AB'
r r r r r r r 2 2 O
a ´ b + b ´ c = pa + qb + rc ...(1) A
r r r = 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ
take dot product with a, b, c
uuuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuuur
rr rr rr OD ' = OC + CB' + B' O ' = ˆi + 2ˆj + 6kˆ
a.a a.b a.c 2 2
r r r 2 rr rr rr uuur uuuur
éë a b c ùû = b.a b.b b.c
rr rr rr
OD.OD ' 24 24
cos ÐDOD ' = = =
c.a c.b c.c OD OD ' 17.41 697
[ abc] = ( 1 + 2 cos q ) (1 - cos q ) tan ÐDOD ' =
11
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a = 11 SECTION–IV
b = 24 1. Ans. (A)®( R) ; ( B) ®( P) ; ( C) ®( Q) ;
b – 2a = 2 (D)®(S)
4. Ans. 2 Ans. (A)
r r
Let new line is rr = ar + lb , b=lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ
2 (a + b) 3( b + c) 4 (c + a )
( )(
then lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ . ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ = 0 ) D = 2 ( b + c) 3(a + c) 4 (a + b)
2 (a + c) 3(a + b) 4 ( b + c)
( lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ ).(5iˆ + 2jˆ - 3kˆ ) = 0
Let a + b = a
on solving we get
b+c=b
3 -2m l m n c+a=g
l= n= or = =
2 3 6 -9 4
a b g
r
( ) (
so line r = 2iˆ + 2jˆ - kˆ + m 6iˆ - 9ˆj + 4kˆ ) (
= 24 b g a = -12 ( a + b + g ) ( a - b ) + (b - g ) + ( g - a )
2 2 2
)
g a b
5. Ans. 4
r r r
Let a, b, c are edges of parallelopiped (
= -12 ( a + b + c ) ( a - c ) + ( b - a ) + ( b - c )
2 2 2
)
r r r (P) Meeting only at single point
then a + b + c = 4ˆj - 8kˆ
r r Þ D¹ 0
a + b = 6iˆ + 6kˆ Þ a+b+c¹0
r r
b + c = -3iˆ + 2jˆ - 12kˆ & a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca ¹ 0
Solving these equation we get (Q) Represent Identical planes
r r Þ a = 0 and a = b = c ¹ 0
a = 3iˆ + 2jˆ + 4k,
ˆ b = 3iˆ - 2jˆ + 2kˆ
Þ a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
and cr = -6iˆ + 4ˆj - 14kˆ and a + b + c ¹ 0
(R) Represent line 2x = 3y = 4z
3 2 4
Þ (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) = 0
v= 3 -2 2 = 120 Þ a + b + c = 0 but
-6 4 -14 a2 + b2 + c2 ¹ ab + bc + ca
(S) represent whole xy plane for
3
120 ; 4.9 = [4.9] = 4
a=b=c=0

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GR # PT (FOR JEE-ADVANCED) # 01 (VECTOR + 3-D) MATHEMATICS
SOLUTION
SECTION–I(i) 5. Ans. (A,D)
1. Ans. (A) r r rr r r rr
| x |2 + | y |2 +2x.y = | x |2 +4 | y |2 -4x.y
rr r r p r2 rr
a.b =|a||b|cos y = 2x.y .........(A)
4
1 r
2a + 3 2b + 4c = I.6. rr 1 | y |2 1
2 x.y + r 2 = + r 2
| y | +2 2 | y | +2
a + 3b + 2 2 C = I.3 r
Let | y |2 = t Þ t>0
Þ LHS is integer if c = 0
t 1
then ar = aiˆ + bjˆ which lies in xy plane ƒ(t) = +
2 t+2
2. Ans. (B)
r r r r and r r r r 1 1 (t + 2)2 - 2
r ´a = b´a r ´b = a´b Þ ƒ '(t) = - Þ
r r r 2 (t + 2) 2 2(t - 2) 2
Þ r ´ (a + b) = 0
r (t + 2 + 2)(t + 2 - 2)
Þ r ´ ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) = 0 >0
2(t + 2)2
r
Þ r = l ( 3iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) Þ ƒ(t) is an increasing function
Þ (3,1,–1). (l = 1)
3. Ans. (C) 1

x -1 y - 2 z - 3 1/2
= = ...(i)
6 2 3
0
add 1 in eq. (i)
6. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
x +5 y z
= = Þ x + 5 = 3y = 2z r r r r
Þ
6 2 3 a, b, a ´ b are non-coplanar
r r r r r
4. Ans. (D) Þ r = xa + yb + z a ´ b ( )
r r2 r r2 r r2 r
E = a - 2b + b - 2c + c - 2a Þ rr ´ b = ar
( r2 r2 r2 ) rr rr rr r r rr r rr r r
= 5 a + b + c - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a ) {( ) ( ) }
Þ xa ´ b + z a.b b - b.b a = a
rr rr rr
= 5.6 - 4 ( a.b + b.c + c.a )
r r r r r r 30 - E
Þ ( r2 r r r
) rr
- 1 + z b a + xa ´ b = 0 \ a.b = 0 ( )
Þ a.b + b.c + c.a =
4 1
r Þ x = 0 and z = - r 2
Þ ar + b + cr ³ 0
2
b
rr rr rr
6 + 2 [a.b + b.c + c.a ] ³ 0 r
r ar ´ b
r
Þ r = yb - r 2
æ 30 - E ö
6 + 2ç ÷³0 b
è 4 ø
42 – E > 0 7. Ans. (A,D)
r r r
E < 42 a, b, c are non coplanar then
r r r r
r = xa + yb + zc
r r r2 r r r
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and unit vectors) 1 3
x=1 v= x - 8x , x Î (0,3)
6
similarly y = z = 1
r r r r r Let ƒ(x) = x3 – 8x Þ ƒ'(x) = 3x2 – 8 = 0
r = a + b + c Þ|r |= 3
r r
Let rr = x ar ´ b + y b ´ cr + z ( cr ´ ar )
( ) ( ) – +
rr rrr 0 3
for option A r.a = y[b c a] 2Ö2
Ö3
1
y = r rr
[bca] 1 32 2 16 2
Þ v max = ´ =
6 3 3 9 3
1
similarly x = z = [abc] 10. Ans. (D)
r r r r r r r r r r
| r |[a b c] = a ´ b + b ´ c + c ´ a v=0Þ x=2 2
r r r r 11. Ans.(A)
| r |[a b c]
area =
2 1 3 16
x - 8x =
8. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 6 3
Þ x=4
2 -1 3 - 2 4 - 3 r r r
a+b+c 8
k 2 3 =0 so = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ
3 3
2 k 3
Paragraph for Question 12 and 13
Þ (k– 3)2 = 1 Þ k = 2 or 4 12. Ans. (D)
for k = 2, lines are parallel A(1,2,–3)
®
L
n
A(1,2,3)
C

B(2,3,4)
r uuur
n = AB ´ ( 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ ) = ˆi - ˆj B(4,–1,7)

plane : (x – 1)– (y – 2) + 0(z – 3) = 0 æ5 1 ö

Þx–y+1=0 Mid point C ç , , 2 ÷ and normal has DRs(3,–
è2 2 ø
for k = 4, lines are intersecting
® 3,10)
n
L1 æ 5ö æ 1ö
hence 3 ç x - ÷ - 3 ç y - ÷ + 10 ( z - 2 ) = 0
è 2ø è 2ø
L2
Þ 3x – 3y + 10z – 26 = 0
r r r 13. Ans. (C)
n = n1 ´ n 2 = -6iˆ - 6ˆj + 12kˆ
plane : 1(x – 1) + 1(y – 2) – 2(z – 3) = 0 Q L passes through A & perpendicular to
x + y – 2z + 3 = 0 normal hence || to plane so distance between L
Paragraph for Question 9 to 11 & L' is AB = 118
9. Ans.( B) Paragraph for Question 14 and 15
14. Ans. (C)
x 1 -2 B
1 1
Volume = 2 x 4 v=
6 6
3 3 x C A
1 1 1
k1 .CD = Þ k1 .CD =
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1 1 æ 1ö 1
k 2 .AC = , k 3 .BC = = 2 ç1 - ÷ =
2 2 è 2ø 2
ˆi ˆj kˆ 1 rrr q r
Let CD = , AC = ; BC = = ëé a b c ûù = p + + ...(ii)
2k1 2k 2 2k 3 2 2 2
p r
î 0= +q+ ...(iii)
0 0 2 2
2k1 p q
ˆj 0= + +r ...(iv)
1 1 2 2
v= 0 0 Þ k1k 2 k 3 =
6 2k 2 8 solving
k̂ 1
0 0 p=
2k 3 2
1
1
q=- 2(p2 + q2 + r2) = 3
Þ G.M. or k1k2k3 = 2
2
15. Ans. (A) 1
r=
2
1 æ ˆj ˆi ö æ kˆ ˆi ö
2. Ans.2
k4 = çç - ÷÷ ´ çç - ÷÷
2 è 2k 2 2k1 ø è 2k 3 2k1 ø |a| = 1 = |b|, |c| = 2
r rr r rr r
b + ( a.c ) a = ( a.a ) c
r r
Let angle between a & c be q.
i j k rr
a.c =| a || c | cos q = 2 cos q
1 1 1 r r r r r r
k4 = - 0 b + 2cos qa = c Þ b = c - 2cos qa
2 2k1 2k 2 squaring
1 1 r 2 r2 r2 rr
- 0 b = c + 4 cos2 q a - 4 cos qa.c
2k1 2k 3
1 3 3
Þ cos q = 1 - = Þ cos q = ±
2
1 1 1 1 4 4 2
k4 = 2 2
+ 2 2+ 2 2
8 k 2 k 3 k1 k 2 k 3 k1 Þ cosecq = 2
3. Ans. 2 A' O'
1 k1 + k 2 + k 3
2 2 2 3
Let OA = 2
Þ k 42 = å k i2
D'
k4 =
8 k1 k 2 k 3 i =1
OB = 4 C B'
D
OC = 6
SECTION–III(i) B
1. Ans. 3 uuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuur C'
OD = OA + AC ' + AB'
r r r r r r r 2 2 O
a ´ b + b ´ c = pa + qb + rc ...(1) A
r r r = 2iˆ + 2ˆj + 3kˆ
take dot product with a, b, c
uuuur uuur 1 uuuur 1 uuuuur
rr rr rr OD ' = OC + CB' + B' O ' = ˆi + 2ˆj + 6kˆ
a.a a.b a.c 2 2
r r r 2 rr rr rr uuur uuuur
éë a b c ùû = b.a b.b b.c
rr rr rr
OD.OD ' 24 24
cos ÐDOD ' = = =
c.a c.b c.c OD OD ' 17.41 697
[ abc] = ( 1 + 2 cos q ) (1 - cos q ) tan ÐDOD ' =
11
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a = 11 SECTION–IV
b = 24 1. Ans. (A)®( R) ; ( B) ®( P) ; ( C) ®( Q) ;
b – 2a = 2 (D)®(S)
4. Ans. 2 Ans. (A)
r r
Let new line is rr = ar + lb , b=lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ
2 (a + b) 3( b + c) 4 (c + a )
( )(
then lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ . ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ = 0 ) D = 2 ( b + c) 3(a + c) 4 (a + b)
2 (a + c) 3(a + b) 4 ( b + c)
( lˆi + mjˆ + nkˆ ).(5iˆ + 2jˆ - 3kˆ ) = 0
Let a + b = a
on solving we get
b+c=b
3 -2m l m n c+a=g
l= n= or = =
2 3 6 -9 4
a b g
r
( ) (
so line r = 2iˆ + 2jˆ - kˆ + m 6iˆ - 9ˆj + 4kˆ ) (
= 24 b g a = -12 ( a + b + g ) ( a - b ) + (b - g ) + ( g - a )
2 2 2
)
g a b
5. Ans. 4
r r r
Let a, b, c are edges of parallelopiped (
= -12 ( a + b + c ) ( a - c ) + ( b - a ) + ( b - c )
2 2 2
)
r r r (P) Meeting only at single point
then a + b + c = 4ˆj - 8kˆ
r r Þ D¹ 0
a + b = 6iˆ + 6kˆ Þ a+b+c¹0
r r
b + c = -3iˆ + 2jˆ - 12kˆ & a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca ¹ 0
Solving these equation we get (Q) Represent Identical planes
r r Þ a = 0 and a = b = c ¹ 0
a = 3iˆ + 2jˆ + 4k,
ˆ b = 3iˆ - 2jˆ + 2kˆ
Þ a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca
and cr = -6iˆ + 4ˆj - 14kˆ and a + b + c ¹ 0
(R) Represent line 2x = 3y = 4z
3 2 4
Þ (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) = 0
v= 3 -2 2 = 120 Þ a + b + c = 0 but
-6 4 -14 a2 + b2 + c2 ¹ ab + bc + ca
(S) represent whole xy plane for
3
120 ; 4.9 = [4.9] = 4
a=b=c=0

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