DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

ASSIGNMENT

Class: XII THREE- DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

LEVEL 1

1. The direction cosines of the line joining (1,-1,1)and (-1,1,1) are

(a)2,-2,0 (b)1,-1,0 (c) 1√2,– 1√2, 0 (d) None of these
2. If a line has direction ratios 2,-1,-1, then what are its direction cosines?
3. Find the distance of point (2, 3, 4) from X axis.
4. Find the direction cosines of a line equally inclined to the coordinate axes.
5. Find the sum of the intercepts cut off by the plane 2x + y-z =5, on the coordinate axes.
6. Find the distance of a plane 3x-4y+12z = 3 from the origin.
7. If P=(1,5,4) and Q=(4,1,-2) then find the direction ratios of PQ
8. The Cartesian equation of a line is 6x-2=3y+1=2z-2. Find the direction cosine of the line. Write down
the Cartesian and vector equation of a line passing through (2,-1,-1) which are parallel to the given
line.
9. Write the unit normal vector to the plane x + 2y + 3z = 6.
LEVEL 2
10. Show that the lines r=3î+2ĵ-4k+λ (î-2ĵ+2k) and r=5î-2+μ (3î+2ĵ+6k) are intersecting. Hence find their
point of intersection.

𝑥+5 2−𝑦 1−𝑧 𝑥 2𝑦+1 1−𝑧

11. Find μ if the lines = = and 1 = = are perpendicular to each other
5𝜇+2 5 −1 4𝜇 −3

12. Find the vector and Cartesian equations of line passing through point (1,2,-4) and perpendicular to two
𝑥−8 𝑦+19 𝑧−10 𝑥−15 𝑦−29 𝑧−5
lines = = and = =
3 −16 7 3 8 −5

13. Find the angle between pair of lines given by r=(2î-5ĵ+k)+λ(3î+2ĵ+k) and r= (7î-6ĵ-6k)+μ (î+2ĵ+2k)
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−1 𝑥−2 𝑦+1 𝑧+1
14. Find the shortest distance between the lines = = and = =
1 −1 1 2 1 2
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−3
15. Find the equation of the perpendicular distance of point (1,0,0) from the lines = =
2 3 4

Also find the coordinates of foot of perpendicular and the length of perpendicular.
16. Find the length and foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2,-1,5) to the line
𝑥−11 𝑦+2 𝑧+8
= =
10 −4 −11

17. Prove that the line through A(0,-1,-1) and B(4,5,1) intersects the line through the points C(3,9,4) and
D(-4,4,4)
𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧−1 𝑥−2 𝑦−1 𝑧+1
18. Show that the lines = = and = =
3 2 5 4 3 −2
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19. Find the equation of line passing through points A(0,6,-9) and B(-3,-6,3) If D is the foot of
perpendicular drawn from the point C(7,4,-1) on the line AB, then the coordinates of point D and the
equation of line CD.
𝑥+1 𝑦+3 𝑧+5 𝑥−3 𝑦−4 𝑧−6
20. Show that the lines = = and = = intersect each other. Find the point of intersection
3 5 7 1 3 5

also.
21. Find the shortest distance between the following lines:
𝑟⃗ = (𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂) + 𝜌 (2𝑖̂− 𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂) and
𝑟⃗ = (2𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂−𝑘̂) + 𝜇(3𝑖̂− 5𝑗̂+ 2𝑘̂)
𝑥 𝑦−1 𝑧−2
22. Find the image of the point (1, 6, 3) on the line 1 = = .Also write the equation of the line joining
2 3

the given points and its image and find the length of segment joining given point and its image.