LAG, a.a.

2021-2022
Mixed quizzes on subjects covered in April

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1. Let A, B and C be the points (0, 0, 1), (0, 1, 0) and (1, 0, 0) in S3.
Find the correct statement.
−→ −→
(a) The vectors AB and AC are parallel.
(b) The points A, B and C are collinear.
(c) There does not exist a plane containing the points A, B and C.
(d) The triangle with vertices A, B and C is an equilateral triangle.
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2. Let A = (1, 2, 3), B = (2, 3, 3), C = (1, 3, 4) and D = (2, 4, 4) be points in S3.
Find the correct statement.

(a) The quadrilateral ABDC is a parallelogram.

(b) The points A, B, C and D are not coplanar.
(c) The quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle.
(d) The points A, B, C and D are collinear.
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3. Consider the line ` : {x = y = z} and the plane π : {x + y + z = 3}.

Find the correct statement.

(a) ` k π.
(b) ` ⊥ π.
(c) ` ∩ π = ∅.
(d) ` ⊂ π.
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4. Consider the lines r : {x = y + 1 = z + 2} and s : {2x = 2y + 2 = 3z + 2}.

Find the correct statement.

(a) The lines are skew.

(b) The lines are coplanar.
(c) The line s is orthogonal to the plane x − y = 0.
(d) The line r is orthogonal to the plane y + 1 − x = 0.
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5. Consider the line r : {x − y = z + 2y + 3 = 0} and the family of planes

πh : {x + y + hz = 0}, with h ∈ R a real parameter.
Find the correct statement.

(a) The line r and the plane πh are incident for all values of h.
(b) The line r and the plane πh are incident if h 6= 1.
(c) The line r is contained in the plane πh if h = 1.
(d) The line r and the plane πh are parallel for all values of h.
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6. Consider the line 

 x=2+t
r : y =2−t
z=t


Find the correct statement.

(a) There exist infinitely many planes containing r and the point (2, 2, 2).
(b) There exist infinitely many planes containing the point (2, 2, 2) and perpendi-
cular to r.
(c) There exist infinitely many planes containing r and the points (2, 2, 2) and
(2, 2, 0).
(d) There exist infinitely many planes containing r and the point (2, 2, 0).
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7. Consider the lines


 x=2+t 
x−y =0
r: y=t and sh : with h ∈ R real parameter.
3x + y − z = h
z = 4t − 3


Find the correct statement.

(a) The lines r and sh are parallel for infinitely many values of h ∈ R.
(b) When h = −1 the two lines meet at the point P = (3, 1, 1).
(c) The lines r and sh are skew for infinitely many values of h ∈ R.
(d) The lines r and sh are perpendicular for infinitely many values of h ∈ R.
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8. Consider the lines r : {z − 1 = x + y − 2 = 0} and s : {x − 2 = y + z − 4 = 0} and

let d = d(r, s) be the distance between them.
Find the correct statement.
√
(a) 0 < d ≤ 3.
√ √
(b) 3 < d ≤ 2 3.
√ √
(c) 2 3 < d ≤ 3 3.
√ √
(d) 3 3 < d ≤ 4 3.
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9. Consider the circles

C1 : {x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 1 = x + y = 0}, C2 : {x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 1 = y = 0}.

Find the correct statement.

(a) C1 ∩ C2 = ∅.
(b) C1 ∩ C2 contains exactly a point
(c) C1 ∩ C2 contains more than a point.
(d) C1 = C2.
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10. Consider the circles

C1 : {x2 +y 2 +z 2 −100 = x+2z−1 = 0}, C2 : {x2 +y 2 +z 2 −100 = x+2z−2 = 0}.

Find the correct statement.

(a) C1 and C2 have the same center and the same radius.
(b) C1 and C2 have the same center and different radiuses.
(c) C1 and C2 have different centers and the same radius.
(d) C1 and C2 have different centers and different radiuses.
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11. Consider the sphere S : {x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 1 = 0}, with radius R, and the circle
C : {x2 + y 2 + z 2 + y − 1 = 0 = y}, with radius r.
Find the correct statement.

(a) r > R.
(b) r = R.
(c) r < R.
(d) S doesn’t contain C.
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12. In which of the following cases the circle C = π ∩ S has radius ρ = 3 and center
C = (1, −1, 2)?

(a) S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2x + 2y − 4z = −3, π : x − y + 2z = 6.
(b) S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2x + 2y − 4z = 3, π : x − y + 2z = 6.
(c) S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2x + 2y − 4z = −3, π : x + y + 2z = 6.
(d) S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2x + 2y − 4z = −3, π : x − y + 2z = 6.
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Solutions

1. (d) 7. (a)

2. (a) 8. (a)

3. (b) 9. (c)

4. (b) 10. (d)

5. (b) 11. (b)

6. (d) 12. (a)