DPP-1 Direction Ratios,

Direction Cosines
and Equation of
Straight Line
o Only One Option Correct Type Working Space
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-22) This section contains 22 multiple choice questions. Each question has four
choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is Correct.

1 If direction ratios of two straight lines are (5, -12, 13) and (-3, 4, 5), then the
angle between them is
a. cos (2/65) b. cos(3/65)
C. cos(/65) d. /3

2 Angle between the diagonals of a cube is

a. Tt/3 b. n/2
C. cos(V3) d. cos (/W3)
3 If a line makes angle a, B, y, &with four diagonals of a cube, then
cosa + cosB + cosy + cos S is equal to
a. 3 b. 4
C. 4/3 d. 3/4

4 Astraight line makes an angle of 60° with each of Yand Z-axes, inclined with
X-axis at an angle
a. 45° b. 60
C. 75 d. 30

5 In what ratio YZ-plane divides the line segment joining the points (2, 4, 5) and
(3, 5, 4) is mark?
a. 2:3 b. 3:2
C. -2:3 d. 1:2

6 Line passes through (3, 4, 5) and (4, 6, 3) has a projection on line passing
through (-1,2, 4) and (1, 0, 5) will be
a. 4/3 b. 2/3
C. 1/3 d. 1/2

7 The angle between the pair of lines with direction ratios (1, 1, 2) and
(W3 -1, - 3-1, 4) is
a. /6 b. /4
C. T/3 d. T/2

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135
 If cos ,
equal to
cOs B, COs Y are the direction cosines, then cos 2a + cos 2ß
+ cos 2y is
Working Spaca
a. -1
C. 4 b. 0
d. 3
respectively
eaking , B. y angles from y y z.avas If value of a, B, Yare
0,o 60, 30, then sin 0 is
a. 1 equal to
b. -2
C, 0
d. 1/2
10 The plane YZ divides the of 2:3.
then a is equal to joining of A(-2, 3,3,: 5)and B(a, 2, 5) in the ratio
a. 3
b. -1
C. 2
d. None of these
11 Tne angle between the lines wh0se direction cosines are given by I+m+ n =0
and 1 + m² +n² is
a. t/4
b. n/3
C. T/6
d. a/2
T2 Ta line makes an angle of ul4 with the positive
directions of each of X-axis and
Y-axis, then the angle that the line makes with the positive
direction of the Z-aXiS,
a. Tu/4 [AIEEE 20071
C. T/6 b. r/2
d. n/3
13 The angle between linesX
+1
2 !Y-1_z+3 andX1_Y+2-Z-
5
2-3 4
is 1
a. 45
b. 30
C. 60°
d. 90
14 Ifthe lines-1_y-2_z-3 and X-1_ y-5_Z-6
3 2k
3k 1 5 perpendicular to each
other, then k is equal to
a. 5/7
b. 7/5
C. -7I10
d. -10/7
15 The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = -Z and 6x
a. T/6 =-y=- 4z is
b. /3
C. TT/4
d. /2
16 If the straight lines y-2_z -3 X-2
and

y-3_Z-intersect
k 2 3
k
x-2_y-3_
3 k 2
1
intersect at a point, then the integer k is 2
a. -5
b. 5 [AIEEE 20081
C. 2
d. -2
17 Ifaplane cuts off intercepts OA
=a, OB =b, OC = cfrom the
then the area (in sq units) of a AABC is
1 COordinate axes,
a. Vbc+c'a? +ab2 b
1
,(bc +ca +ab)
C. abc 1
2 d.
Nb- c}
2 +(c -a
+(a -by

136 DPP -
CONIC SECTION,
VECTORS AND 3D
GEOMETRY
48 The cartesian form of the eguation of a line whose vector
form is given by Working Space
r=(2i -j+ 4k) +Xí +j-2k) is
X-2_y+1_z-4 =
x+2_ y-1_ Z +4
1 1 -2
b
1 1 -2
C. X+2<y-1_z+4
1 -1 -2

19 Let the points A(a, b, c) and B(a', b', c') be at distancesrand r'from the origin.
The line AB passes through the origin, when
a' b' c'
a.
a
b. aa' + bb' + cc'=rr'
C. aa' +bb'+ cc'=r+(r? d. None of these

20 The acute angle between thelines X-1 Y+1_and X+1 y-3_Z-1

m
where l> m>n and m, n are the roots of the cubic eduationx° + x 4x = 4,
is

a. b. cos
2

C. COs d. cos

x -X1_y- y1
21 The line
0
a. parallel to X-axis
1 zZ1is
2

b. perpendicular to X-axis
C. perpendicular to YOZ plane
d. parallel to Y-axis
22 The vector equations of the two lines Ly and L are given

Lyir= (2 +9j +13k) +Ai +2j +3k)

Lg ir=(-3i + 7j +pk) + (-î+2j- 3k),
then the lines L and L, are
a. skew lines for all pe R
b. intersectingfor all pe R and the point of intersection is (-1,3 4)
C. intersecting lines for p=-2
d. intersecting for all real peR

o Comprehension Type
Direction (Q. Nos. 23-28) This section contains 2 paragraphs, each describing theory, experiments,
data, etc. Six questions related tothe paragraphs have been given. Each question has only one correct
answer among the four given options (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Passage I
Consider the lines
X+1_ y +2_z+1
L4 =

3 1 2
L : 2 Y+2_z-3
and
1 2 3 ruT JEE 2008]

5 3D GEOMETRY 137
 is
Working Spacg
linesL, and L,
23 The unit vector perpendicular to both the
-i-7í+ 5k
-i+7j+7k
/99
b. 5/3
7i-7-k
C -i+7j+ 5k d V99
5/3
24 The shortest distance between Ly and L, IS
17
b
a. 0
J13
41
17
d.
C
5/3 5V3
through the point
25 The distance of the point (1,,1, 1)from the plane passing lines L and L,i
to boththe
(-1-2, -1) and whose normal is perpendicular
2 7
b
a
V75 J75
13 23
d
V75 /75
Passage ll angular points are
ABCD the position vector of whose
Consider atriangle pyramid intersection of
-5 4) Let Gbethe point of
)and D(0
A(3 4 1);B(-1, 4 1); C(5 23)a
the medians of the ABCD.

26 The length of vector AG is

V51 /59
a. V17 b.
J51 C.
d.
4
3 9

27 Area of AABC (in sq units) is

a. 24 b. &/6
C. 4/6 d. None of these

is
28 The length of perpendicular form the vertex D on the opposite face
14 2
a
b.

3 d. None of these
C.
J6

o One Integer Value Correct Type

Direction (Q. Nos. 29-35) This section contains 7questions. When worked out will result in an integer
from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).

29 A line from the origin meets the lines

8
x-2_Y-1_2+and 2 1

X-
3 yt3_Z-at P and Qrespectively. If length PQ =d, then the
2 -1
=
value of
d² is
X-2_ y+2_z+k is one of the
30 If the line 1
=
angle bisectors of the lines
-1

-2 3 2 ==
and X
then the value of kis

Dpp - cONIC SECTION, VECTORS

138 AND 3D GEOMETRY
 Working Space
31 Foot of perpendicular drawn from (1.2, 3) to the line X-2y---is
2 3 4
(x, , z) then t 3y + 4z is
4

32 If the lines -2_y-3 z-4

1 1 k
and
x-1y-
k -2
Z -5
-1
intersect each other

then the value of k(where, k> 0) is

33 The number of real values of kfor which the
lines==
k
,and
x-k_ y -k Z -2
are coplanar, is
2 3k -1

34 If the shortest distance between the lines X-1-y-1_-and

1 1 1
x-2_ Y-3_7-4is Jk, then the value of kis
1

35 The straight lines whose direction cosines are given by al + bm + cn =

0and
fmn + gin + hlm Oareperpendicular, if94" is
b

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3D Geometry
DPP-1 Direction Ratios, Direction Cosines and Equation of Straight Line
1. c 2. C 3. C 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. a
4. a 5. C
11. b 12. b 13. d 14. d 15. d 16. a 17. a 18. a 19. a 20. C
21. b 22. c 23. b 24. d 25. C 26. b 27. C 28. a 29. 6 30. 8
31. 5 32. 3 33. 1 34. 2 35. 0

DPP-2 Equation of Plane and Sphere

1. a 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. b 9. a 10. a
11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. b 16. d 17. a 18. d 19. a 20. a
21. b 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. b 26. c 27. d 28. b 29. d 30. d
31. d 32. C 33. b 34. b 35. d 36. b 37. b 38. c 39. d 40. 6
41. 1 42. 1 43. 2 44. 6 45. 5

Revisal Problems (JEE Main)

1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. C 10. c
11. a 12. b 13. b 14. b 15. a 16. b 17. a 18. b 19. a 20. b
21. c 22. b 23. d 24. b 25. a 26. a 27. d 28. d 29. C 30. b
31. a 32. C 33. d 34. b 35. d

Revisal Problems (JEE Advanced)

1. a 2. d 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. d
14. a 15. b,c 16. a,C 17. a,b,c 18. a,b,c 19. a 20. b
11. c 12. b 13. a
21. c 22. d 23. b 24. a 25. b 26. d 27. C 28. C 29. d 30. d
32. a 3 3 . 6 34. 9 35. 0 36. 4 37. 4 38. 6 39. 2 40. 2
31. b

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3. a 4. a 5. C 6. C 7. a 8. C 9. d 10. a
1. d 2. C
13. c 14. a 15. b 16. C 17. d 18. b 19. a 20. d
11. d 12. b
23. d 24. b 25. d 26. C 27. C 28. c 29. C 30. b
21. a 22. d
33. C 34. C 35. C 36. d 37. a 38. b 39. b
31. a 32. d

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1. b,d 2. a,b 3. a 4. C 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. C 9. b 10. d

11. d 12. a 13. 0

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