Delhi Public School, Greater Noida

Class XII Mathematics

Ch 11 3-Dimensional Geometry
CW

Very Short Answer Type

1. The x coordinate of a point on the line joining the points P(2,2,1) and Q(5,1,-2) is 4. Find its z
coordinate.
2. If (3,6,11) is the image of the point(1,2,3) in the plane x + 2 y + 4 z + k = 0 , then find the value of k.
3. If a line makes angles ( ,  ,  ) with the positive direction of coordinate axes, then find the value of
sin 2  + sin 2  + sin 2  .
x + 2 y − 5 z +1
4. Find the coordinates of the point, where the line = = cuts the yz –plane.
1 3 5
5. Find the reflection of the point ( ,  ,  ) in the xz plane.
x + 2 y +1 z − 3
6. Find point(s) on the line = = which are at a distance of 3 2 from the point (1, 2, 3).
3 2 2
x − 2 2y −5
7. If the equation of a line is = , z = −1 , then find the direction ratios of the line and a point on
2 −3
the line.
Short Answer Type
8. Point of intersection of a line and a plane

x −1 y − 2 z − 3
Find the point of intersection of line = = and the plane x + y + z = 3.
1 1 1

9. Equation of a line perpendicular to a plane and passing through a point

Find the equation of line perpendicular to the plane x + y + z = 3 and passing through (1, 2, 3).

10. Foot of perpendicular drawn from a point to a plane

Find the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point (1, 2, 3) to the plane x + y + z = 3.

11. Foot of perpendicular drawn from a point to a line

x y −1 z − 2
Find the foot of the perpendicular & the image from the point (1, 6, 3) to the line = = .
1 2 3

12. Point of intersection of two lines

x +1 y + 3 z + 5 x−2 y−4 z −6
Show that the lines = = and = = are coplanar. Find their point of
3 5 7 1 3 5
intersection. Also find the equation of plane containing them.

13. Equation of line of shortest distance between two skew lines

Find the equation of line of shortest distance between the given two lines

x + 4 y −2 z −3 x−5 y −3 z
= = and = = .
4 −2 0 5 3 0
14. Equation of line/Plane passing through the intersection of two planes

Find the equation of line passing through the intersection of the given two planes

x + y + z = 3 and x - 2y + 3z = 0

15. Equation of a plane passing through the intersection of two planes

Find the equation of a plane passing through the line of intersection of two planes
x + 2 y + 3z + 4 = 0 and 2 x + y − z + 5 = 0 and satisfies the following condition

1) passing through (1, 1, 1)

2) perpendicular to plane 5x + 3 y + 6 z + 8 = 0

x−2 y +5 z −5
3) parallel to the line = =
5 3 −6

16. Find the equation of plane passing through the intersection of the given two planes

x y z
x + y + z = 3 and x - 2y + 3z = 0 and parallel to line = =
1 2 −1

17. Distance of a point from a plane / line measured parallel to a line / plane

Find the distance of the point (2, 3, 4) from the plane 3x + 2 y + 2 z + 5 = 0 measured parallel to the
x+3 y−2 z
line = = .
3 6 2

x + 2 2 y + 3 3z + 4
18. Find the distance of the point (-2, 3,-4) from the line = = measured parallel to the
3 4 5
plane 4 x + 12 y − 3 z + 1 = 0 .
19. Find the distance of the point (3,3,3) from the plane in which the lines
x − 3 y +1 z + 2 x−7 y z +7
= = and = = lie.
2 −3 1 −3 1 2
20. Show that the plane contains a specific line

x −1 y −1 z −1
Show that the plane x + 2y + z = 4 contains the line = =
1 −1 1

21. Equation of a line/plane passing through a fixed point and perpendicular to two lines/planes

Find the equation of a line passing through point (2, 3, 4) and perpendicular to the lines
x +1 y − 5 z x +1 y + 3 z − 2
= = and = = .
−1 1 1 3 2 1

22. Find the equation of a line passing through point (2, 3, 4) and parallel to the planes 3x + 2 y + z + 12 = 0
and − x + y + z + 1 = 0
23. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane passing through the points A(0,0,0) and B(3,-1,2) and
perpendicular to the plane x - 4y + 7z = 0.
 x −1 y +1 z x y − 2 z +1
24. Find the equation of the plane containing two parallel lines = = and = =
2 −1 3 4 −2 6
x − 2 y −1 z − 2
Also, find if the plane thus obtained contains the line = = or not.
3 1 5
x −1 y − 2 z − a x − 4 y −1
25. Find the value of a so that the following lines are skew: = = , = = z.
2 3 4 5 2
26. Show that the points A(1,-1,3) and B(3,4,3) are equidistant from the plane 5 x + 2 y − 7 z + 9 = 0 .
Determine whether the points A and B are on the same side or opposite side of the plane.
27. Show that the straight lines whose direction cosines are given by the equation 2l+2m-n=0 and
mn+nl+lm=0 are at right angles.

Long Answer Type

x−3 y −3 z
28. Find the equations of two lines through the origin which intersect the line = = at angle of
2 1 1

each.
3

HW
Very Short Answer Type
29. If the distance between the planes 2 x − 2 y + z = 3 and 2 x − 2 y + z = k is 2 units, find the value(s) of k.
30. If a line makes angles ( ,  ,  ) with the positive direction of coordinate axes, then find the value of
cos 2 + cos 2  + cos 2 .
31. Write the equation of x axis in space.
32. Find the reflection of the point ( ,  ,  ) in the xy plane.
33. Find the acute angle between the plane 5 x − 4 y + 7 z − 13 = 0 and the y axis.
34. Find the angle between the planes 2 x − y + z = 7 and x + y + 2 z − 11 = 0 .
( ) ( ) (
35. Find the angle between the line r = 2i − j + 3k +  3i − j + 2k and the plane r . i + j + k = 3 . )
36. If the distance from the point (k,3,-5) to the plane x + 2 y − 2 z = 9 is 3 units, then find the value(s) of k.

Short Answer Type

x + 2 y − 3 z +1 x −1 y − 2 z − 3
37. Find the equation of the line which intersects the lines = = and = =
1 2 4 2 3 4
and passes through the point (1,1,1).
38. Find the angles between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equation l + m + n = 0 and
l 2 + m2 − n2 = 0 .
39. If the line drawn from the point (-2,-1,-3) meets a plane at right angle at the point (1,-3,3), find the
equation of the plane.

Long Answer Type

x −5 y − 4 z −8
40. Find the distance between the lines = = and the plane determined by the points
3 3 1
A(2,-2,1), B(4,1,3), C(-2,-2,5).
 Chapter 11: 3-Dimensional Geometry (Answers)

1. z = -1 2. -38 3. 2
4. (0,11,9) 5. ( , −  ,  )
 56 43 111   5 
6.  , ,  7. DR : ( 4, −3, 0 ) Point  2, , −1
 17 17 17   2 
8. (0, 1, 2) x −1 y − 2 z − 3
9. = =
1 1 1
10. (0, 1, 2) 11. (1, 3, 5)
12. x − 2 y + z + 2 = 0 x y z −3
13. = =
0 0 1
( )
14. r. 5i − 2 j − 3k = 8

15. (i) −13x + 4 y + 31z − 22 = 0 (ii) 33x + 45 y + 50 z − 111 = 0 (iii) 33x + 45 y + 50 z − 111 = 0
16. 4 x + y + 6 z = 9 17. 7
17
18.
2
19. 3 3 20. Prove
x −2 y −3 z −4
21. = =
−1 4 −5
x −2 y −3 z −4
22. = =
1 −4 5
23. x − 19 y − 11z = 0 24. 8 x + y − 5 z − 7 = 0 , yes
25. a  R − 3 26. Prove, opposite sides
27. Prove x y z x y z
28. = = & = =
1 2 −1 −1 1 −2
29. −3,9 30. −1 31. y = 0, z = 0
32. ( ,  , − )  −4  34. 600 
33. sin −1  
 90 
 4  36. 2 x −1 y −1 z −1
35. sin −1   37. = =
 42  3 10 17
 39. −3 x + 2 y − 6 z + 27 = 0 6
38.  = 40.
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