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d=
(b b ) .( a
1 2 2 − a1 )
b1 b2
b ( a2 − a1 )
d=
b
( ) (
r = 2iˆ − ˆj − kˆ + 2iˆ + ˆj + 2 kˆ )
x+1 y+1 z+1 x −3 y −5 z−7
2) Find the shortest distance between the lines = = and = =
7 −6 1 1 −2 1
(
3) Find the shortest distance between the lines whose vector equations are r = iˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ + iˆ − 3 ˆj + 2 kˆ ) ( )
( ) (
and r = 4iˆ + 5 ˆj + 6 kˆ + 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ )
4) Find the shortest distance between the lines whose vector equations are r = ( 1 − t ) iˆ + ( t − 2 ) ˆj + ( 3 − 2t ) kˆ
and r = ( s + 1) iˆ + ( 2s − 1) ˆj − ( 2s + 1) kˆ
5) Find the shortest distance between the lines l1 and l2 whose vector equations are
( ) ( ) ( ) (
r = iˆ + ˆj + kˆ + 2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ and r = 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ + 3iˆ − 5 ˆj + 2 kˆ )
6) Find the distance between the lines l1 and l2 given by r = iˆ + 2 ˆj − 4 kˆ + 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + 6 kˆ and ( ) ( )
( ) (
r = 3iˆ + 3 ˆj − 5kˆ + 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + 6 kˆ )
7) Find the shortest distance between the ( ) ( )
lines r = 6iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2 kˆ + iˆ − 2 ˆj + 2 kˆ and
( ) (
r = −4iˆ − kˆ + 3iˆ − 2 ˆj − 2 kˆ )
8) Find the shortest distance between the lines given by r = ( 8 + 3 ) iˆ − ( 9 + 16 ) ˆj + ( 10 + 7 ) kˆ and
( ) (
r = 15iˆ + 29 ˆj + 5kˆ + 3iˆ + 8 ˆj − 5kˆ . )
9) Find the shortest distance between the lines r = ( − 1) iˆ + ( + 1) ˆj − ( 1 + ) kˆ and
r = ( 1 − ) iˆ + ( 2 − 1) ˆj + ( + 2 ) kˆ
( ) ( ) ( ) (
r = iˆ − ˆj + 2iˆ + kˆ and r = 2iˆ − ˆj + iˆ + ˆj − kˆ )
Miscellaneous Problems on Line in Space
x+3 y−4 z+8
14) Find the distance of the point (- 2, 4, - 5) from the line = =
3 5 6
15) Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point A (1, 8, 4) to the line joining the
points B (0, - 1, 3) and C (2, - 3, - 1).
x y −1 z−2
16) Find the image of the point (1, 6, 3) in the line = = . Also, write the equation of the line
1 2 3
joining the given point and its image and find the length of the segment joining the given point and its
image.
4−x y 1−z
17) Find the foot of perpendicular from the point (2, 3, - 8) to the line = = . Also, find the
2 6 3
perpendicular distance from the given point to the line.
x+5 y +3 z−6
18) Find the distance of a point (2, 4, - 1) from the line = = .
1 4 −9
Answers
3 2
1)
2
2) 2 29
3
3)
19
8
4)
29
10
5)
59
293
6)
7
7) 9
8) 14
5 2
9)
2
10) (- 1, - 1, - 1)
12) Yes
13) No
37
14)
10
−5 2 19
15) , ,
3 3 3
x−1 y −6 z−3
16) (1, 0, 7); = = ; 2 13
0 −6 4