THREE DIMENSIONAL
GEOMETRY
(Exemplar)
Chapter - 11
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Short Answer (S.A.)
01. Find the position vector of a point A in space such
that OA is inclined at 60º to OX and at 45° to OY
and |OA| = 10 units.
02. Find the vector equation of the line which is parallel
to the vector –– and which passes through
the point (1,–2, 3).
03. Show that the lines
Also, find their point of intersection.
04. Find the angle between the lines
05. Prove that the line through A (0, –1, –1) and
B (4, 5, 1) intersects the line through C (3, 9, 4) and
D (– 4, 4, 4).
06. Prove that the lines x = py + q, z = ry + s and
x = p′y + q′ , z = r′y + s′ are perpendicular if
pp′ + rr′ + 1 = 0.
07. Find the equation of a plane which bisects
perpendicularly the line joining the points
A (2, 3, 4) and B (4, 5, 8) at right angles.
08. Find the equation of a plane which is at a distance
3 3 units from origin and the normal to which is
equally inclined to coordinate axis.
09. 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.
10. Find the equation of the plane through the points
(2, 1, 0), (3, –2, –2) and (3, 1, 7).
11. Find the equations of the two lines through the
origin which intersect the line
12. Find the angle between the lines whose direction
cosines are given by the equations l + m + n = 0,
l2 + m2 – n2 = 0.
13. If a variable line in two adjacent positions has
direction cosines l, m, n and l + δl, m + δm, n + δn,
show that the small angle δθ between the two
positions is given by
δθ2 = δl2 + δm2 + δn2
14. O is the origin and A is (a, b, c).Find the direction
cosines of the line OA and the equation of plane
through A at right angle to OA.
15. Two systems of rectangular axis have the same
origin. If a plane cuts them at distances a, b, c and
a′, b′, c′, respectively, from the origin, prove that
Long Answer (L.A.)
16. Find the foot of perpendicular from the point
(2, 3,–8) to the line Also, find the
perpendicular distance from the given point to the
line.
17. Find the distance of a point (2, 4, –1) from the line
18. Find the length and the foot of perpendicular from
the point to the plane 2x – 2y + 4z + 5 = 0.
19. Find the equations of the line passing through the
point (3, 0, 1) and parallel to the planes x + 2y = 0
and 3y – z = 0.
20. Find the equation of the plane through the points
(2, 1, –1) and (–1, 3, 4), and perpendicular to the
plane x – 2y + 4z = 10.
21.
22. Find the equation of the plane which is
perpendicular to the plane 5x + 3y + 6z + 8 = 0 and
which contains the line of intersection of the planes
x + 2y + 3z – 4 = 0 and 2x + y – z + 5 = 0.
23. The plane ax + by = 0 is rotated about its line of
intersection with the plane z = 0 through an angle α.
Prove that the equation of the plane in its new
position is
24. Find the equation of the plane through the
intersection of the planes
whose perpendicular distance from origin is unity.
25.
26.
The position vectors of the points A and C are
respectively. Find the
position vector of a point P on the line AB and a
point Q on the line CD such that PQ is
perpendicular to AB and CD both.
27. Show that the straight lines whose direction cosines
are given by 2l + 2m – n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0
are at right angles.
28. If l1, m1, n1; l2, m2, n2; l3, m3, n3 are the direction
cosines of three mutually perpendicular lines, prove
that the line whose direction cosines are
proportional to l1 + l2 + l3, m1 + m2 + m3, n1 + n2 + n3
makes equal angles with them.
Objective Type Questions
Choose the correct answer from the given four
options in each of the Exercises from
29 to 36.
29. Distance of the point (α, β, γ) from y-axis is
30. If the directions cosines of a line are k, k, k, then
31.
32. The sine of the angle between the straight line
plane 2x – 2y + z = 5 is
33. The reflection of the point (α, β, γ) in the xy– plane
is
(A) (α, β, 0) (B) (0, 0, γ)
(C) (–α, –β, γ) (D) (α, β, –γ)
34. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD, where
A(0,4,1), B (2, 3, –1), C(4, 5, 0) and D (2, 6, 2), is
equal to
(A) 9 sq. units (B) 18 sq. units
(C) 27 sq. units (D) 81 sq. units
35. The locus represented by xy + yz = 0 is
(A) A pair of perpendicular lines
(B) A pair of parallel lines
(C) A pair of parallel planes
(D) A pair of perpendicular planes
36. The plane 2x – 3y + 6z – 11 = 0 makes an angle
sin–1(α) with x-axis. The value of α is equal to
Fill in the blanks in each of the Exercises 37 to 41.
37. A plane passes through the points (2,0,0) (0,3,0) and
(0,0,4). The equation of plane is __________.
38. The direction cosines of the vector
39. The vector equation of the line
40. The vector equation of the line through the points
(3, 4, –7) and (1, –1, 6) is __________.
41. The cartesian equation of the plane
State True or False for the statements in each of the
Exercises 42 to 49.
42. The unit vector normal to the plane
x + 2y +3z – 6 = 0 is
43. The intercepts made by the plane 2x – 3y + 5z + 4 = 0
on the co-ordinate axis are
44. The angle between the line
and the plane
45. The angle between the planes
46.
47. The vector equation of the line
48. The equation of a line, which is parallel to
and which passes through the point
(5,–2,4), is
49. If the foot of perpendicular drawn from the origin
to a plane is (5, – 3, – 2), then the equation of plane
is