CPP - SANKALP_3D-Geometry-02-PH-VII

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3D-GEOMETRY – SHEET - 2
STRAIGHT LINES 1: EQUATION OF LINE IN DIFFERENT FORMS, ANGLE BETWEEN LINES,
POINT OF INTERSECTION.
LEVEL-1
x2 2y  5
1. Find the direction cosines of the line;  ; z   1 . Also find the vector equation of the line.
2 3
x 1 y  2 z  3 x  4 y 1
2. Show that the two lines   and   z , intersect. Also find the point of
2 3 4 5 2
intersection of these lines.

x 1 y  2 z  3
3. Find the co-ordinates of those points on the line   which is at a distance of 3 units from
2 3 6

point (1, –2, 3).

       
4. Let r  a  l and r  b   m be two lines in space where a  5î  ĵ  2k̂ , b   î  7 ĵ  8k̂ ,
 
l  4î  ˆj  k̂ and m  2î  5ˆj  7 k̂ then the p.v. of the point which lies on both of these lines.
x 1 y 1 z x 1 y3 z 1
5. Find the angle between the lines = = and = = where  > m > n, and
 m n m n 
, m, n are the roots of the cubic equation x3 + x2 – 4x = 4.

x2 y3 zk 

6. A line = = cuts the y-z plane and the x-y plane at A and B respectively. If AOB = , then
1 2 3 2
find k, where O is the origin.
x y 1 z 1
7. The point A (3, –2, 4) is shifted parallel to the line   by a distance 1. Find the coordinates of A
3 2 3
in the new position.

8. The vector equations of the two lines L1 and L2 are given by

 
L1 : r  2î  9 ĵ  13k̂   ( î  2 ĵ  3k̂ ) ; L2 : r   3î  7 ĵ  pk̂   (  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ )
Find the vlaue of p if L1 and L2 intersect.
x 2 y3 z4 x 1 y  4 z  5
9. If the lines   and   are coplanar then find the value(s) of k
1 1 k k 2 1
x2 y 1
10. Find the distance of the point (–1, –5, – 10) from the point of intersection of the line = =
2 4
z2
and the plane x – y + z = 5.
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LEVEL-2
1. Find the position vector of the point of intersection of the lines

 ˆ ˆ ˆ and r  4iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ  (iˆ  4ˆj  7k)

(a) r  i  j  10kˆ  (2iˆ  3jˆ  8k) ˆ

 ˆ and r  2iˆ  7kˆ  (4iˆ  ˆj  k)

(b) r  3iˆ  6ˆj   (4iˆ  3jˆ  2k) ˆ

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 ˆ and r  2iˆ  s(6iˆ  2ˆj  2k)
(c) r  t(3iˆ  ˆj  k) ˆ

 ˆ and r  3iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ  (6iˆ  4ˆj  2k)

(d) r  2kˆ   (3iˆ  2ˆj  k) ˆ
2. A line L1 with direction ratios (–3, 2, 4) passes through the point A(7, 6, 2) and a line L2 with direction ratios (2,
1, 3) passes through the point B(5, 3, 4). A line L3 with direction ratios (2, –2, –1) intersects L1 and L2 at C and
D. Find CD.
x 3 y 3 z
3. Find the equations of the two lines through the origin which intersect the line   at an angle
2 1 1

of .
3
4. Find the equations to the line which can be drawn from the point (2, –1, 3) and perpendicular to the lines
x 1 y  2 z  3 x4 y z3
  and   .
2 3 4 4 5 3
x 7 y 7 z 3 x 1 y  1 z  1
5. Consider two lines L1 :   and L2 :   . If a line L whose direction
3 2 1 2 4 3
ratios are < 2, 2, 1 > intersect the lines L1 and L2 at A and B, then find the distance AB.

6. L1 and L2 are two lines whose vector equations are

 
    
L1 : r   cos   3 î  2 sin  ĵ  cos   3 k̂  & 
L2 : r   a î  bĵ  ck̂ ,
where  and  are scalars and  is the acute angle between L1 and L2.
If the angle '' is independent of  then find the value of '' .
x  6 y  10 z  14
7. The line   is the hypotenuse of an isosceles right angled triangle whose opposite
5 3 8
vertex is (7, 2, 4). Find the equation of the remaining sides.

8. Find the equation of a line in xz plane equally inclined with x and z axis which is at a unit distance from the
x 1 y 1 z
line   .
1 1 1
ANSWER KEY (3D-GEOMETRY – SHEET - 2)
Level-1
4 3  
 5   3   13 9 39  1 29 3 
1.  5 ,  5 , 0  , r   2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ     2iˆ  2 ˆj  0kˆ  2. (–1, –1, –1) 3.  ,  ,
7 7 7  or  7 ,  7 , 7 
         

1  4 9  12  3 3 19   12  3 5 13 
4. î  2ˆj  k̂ 5. cos   9  6. k  7.  4 , 2 , 4  and  4 , 2 , 4 
  2    
8. intersecting lines for p = – 2 9. k = 0 or – 3 10. 13

Level-2
1. (a)  = 2; (5, –7, 6) (b) skew (c) parallel (d) lines coincide 2. 9
x y z x y z x  2 y 1 z 3 
3.   or   4.   5. 18 6.
1 2 1 1 1  2 11  10 2 6
x 7 y2 z4 x 7 y2 z4
7.     
3 6 2 2 3 6
x  6 1 y 0 z x  1 2 y  0 z  0
   and  
1 0 1 1 0 1
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