Coordinate Geometry Med - QUESTIONS
Coordinate Geometry Med - QUESTIONS
(c)
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3
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√3 (d)
±
√ √ √
1
7
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1 1 1
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√3 √3 √ 3
1
,
2
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(b) √14 √14 √ 14
(a)
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) None of these
6. A line passes through the points (6, –7, –1) and (2, –3, 1). The
direction cosines of line, so directed that the angle made by it
13. The lines x=ay+b , z=cy+d and
with the positive direction of x-axis is acute, are x=a ' y +b ' , z=c ' y+d '
2 −2 −1 −2 2 1 2 −2 1 2 2 1
, , , , , , , , are perpendicular to each other, if
3 3 3 (b) 3 3 3 (c) 3 3 3 (d) 3 3 3 ' ' ' '
(a) a a + c c =1 (b) a a + c c =−1
(a) ' ' ' '
(c) ac +a c =1 (d) ac +a c =−1
7. If r is a vector of magnitude 21 and has d.r.’s 2, –3, 6. Then r
is equal to 14. The cartesian equations of a line are 6 x−2=3 y+1=2 z−2 .
6 i−9 j+18 k (b) 6 i+9 j+18 k The vector equation of the line is
(a)
(c)
6i−9 j−18 k (d) 6 i+9 j−18 k r= ( 13 i− 13 j+k )+λ(i+2 j+3 k )
(a)
8. If A, B, C, D are the points (3, 4, 5) (4, 6, 3), (–1, 2, 4) and
r =(3 i−3 j+k )+λ (i+2 j+3 k )
(1, 0, 5), then the projection of CD on AB is (b)
3 −4 3
r=(i+ j+k )+λ(i+2 j+3 k )
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) None of these (c)
(d) None of these
9. If the direction ratio of two lines are given by
3 lm−4 ln+ mn=0 and l +2 m+3 n=0 , then the angle x−1 y +1 z−1 x−3 y−k z
= = = =
between the lines is 15. If the line 2 3 4 and 1 2 1
π π π π intersect, then k =
2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6 (a) 2/9 (b) 9/2 (c) 0 (c) –1
(a)
16. The co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from
the point A(1, 0, 3) to the join of the points B(4, 7, 1) and C(3,
5, 3) are
(a) (5/3, 7/3, 17/3) (b) (5, 7, 17) 13 13
−
(c) (5/3, –7/3, 17/3) (d) (–5/3, 7/3, –17/3) (a) √ 74 (b) √74 (c) 13 (d) None of
these
x y−1 z−2
= =
17. The image of the point (1, 6, 3) in the line 1 2 3 is 26. If P = (0, 1, 0), Q =(0, 0, 1), then projection of PQ on the
(a) (1, 0, 7) (b) (–1, 0, 7) plane x + y + z=3 is
(a) √ 3 (c) √ 2
(c) (1, 0, –7) (d) None of these
(b) 3 (d) 2
20. The equation of plane passing through the points (2, 2, 1) and
28. The d.r.’s of normal to the plane through (1, 0, 0) and (0, 1, 0)
(9, 3, 6) and perpendicular to the plane 2 x+6 y+6 z=1 is
3 x+4 y +5 z=9 3 x+4 y +5 z=0 which makes an angle π / 4 with plane x + y=3 , are
(b)
(a) 1, √2, 1 (b) 1, 1, √2 (c) 1, 1, 2 (d)
(c) 3 x+4 y −5 z=9 (d) None of these (a)
√ 2, 1, 1
21. The equation of the plane containing the line r =a+kb and
perpendicular to the plane r . n=q is 29. The centre of sphere passing through four points (0, 0, 0), (0,
2, 0), (1, 0, 0) and (0, 0, 4) is
(r−b).(n×a)=0 (b) (r−a).(n×(a×b))=0
(a)
(r−a).(n×b)=0 (d) (r−b).(n×(a×b))=0
( 12 , 1 , 2) (b) (− 12 , 1 , 2) (c) ( 12 , 1 , −2) (d) (1 , 12 , 2)
(c) (a)
(a)
√13
21
13
(b) 21
13
(c) √ 21 √13
(d) 21 33. The ratio, in which yz-plane divides the line joining (2, 4, 5)
and (3, 5, 7), is
(a) –2 : 3 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) –3 : 2
25. The perpendicular distance from origin to the plane through
the point (2, 3, –1) and perpendicular to vector 3i−4 j+7k is
34. A line makes angles , , , with the four diagonals of a
cube. Then cos2 + cos2 + cos2 + cos2 is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4/3 (c) ¾ (d) 4/5
(b)
35. The points (0, –1, –1), (–4, 4, 4), (4, 5, 1) and (3, 9, 4) are (a)
(a) Collinear (b) Coplanar
(c) Forming a square (d) None of these (d)
(c)
36. A plane mirror is placed at the origin so that the direction
ratios of its normal are 1, –1, 1. A ray of light, coming along 42. The perpendicular distance of (3, 4, 5) from the Z-axis is
the positive direction of the x-axis, strikes the mirror. The
direction cosines of the reflected ray are 26
(a)
√ (b) 5 (c) 17 √
(d) 10 √
(b) –
(a) 43. If D.C's of two liens satisfy the relations 3 l+m+ 5 n=0
and 6 mn−2 nl+5 lm=0 , the angle between them is
(c)
(d) Cos−1 ( 16 ) (b)
Cos−1 ( 13 ) π
(c) 2 (d)
Cos−1 ( 34 )
(a)
37. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (a): the plane y + z + 1 = 0 is parallel to the x-
44. If A (1, 2, 3), B(6, 7, 8) C(1,2, 5) and D (3, 0, 4) are given
axis. ↔ ↔
Reason (R): normal to the plane is parallel to the x-axis. points, then the projection of AB on CD is
Of these statements: (a) 1/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 25/3 (d) 5/3
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A 45. The equation of the plane passing through the three points are
(-2, -2, 2), (1, 1, 1) and (1, -1, 2) is
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not a correct x−3 y−6 z+8=0 (b) x−3 y +6 z−14=0
explanation of A (a)
(c) A is true but R is false x +3 y+6 z−4=0 (d) x +3 y−6 z+20=0
(c)
(d) A is false but R is true
46. The point which is equidistant from A(3, 4, -1) and B(1, -2, 5)
38. The equation of the plane bisecting the acute angle between
on Y-axis is
the planes 2x – y + 2z + 3 = 0 and 3x – 2y + 6z + 8 = 0 is
(a) 23x – 13y + 32z + 45 = 0
(c) 5x – y – 4z + 45 = 0
(b) 5x – y – 4z = 3
(d) 23x – 13y + 32z + 3 (b)
( 0 , , 0)
1
3 (c)
( 0 ,− , 0 )
1
3 (d)
=0 (a) (0,1, 0)
the line . The equations of the straight line are 49. The direction cosines of two lines are related by + m + n =
0 and a2 + bm2 + cn2 = 0. The lines are parallel if -
(a) a + b + c = 0 (b) a–1 + b–1 + c–1 = 0
(c) a = b = c (d) None of these 1 1 1 1
6 (b) √ 6 (c) √ 3 (d) 3
x–4 y–2 z–k (a)
= =
50. The value of k, such that 1 1 2 lies in the plane
2x – 4y + z = 7 is - 58. The shortest distance between the lines
(a) 7 (b) –7 (c) 4 (d) No real r =(i+ j−k )+λ (3 i− j ) andr=(4 i−k )+μ(2i+3 k ) is
value (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4
(c)
r=(3i+4 j−7k )+λ(−2i−5 j+13 k )
(a)
cos−1 (1935 ) (b)
cos−1 (1731 ) (c) 300 (d) 900
r=(i− j+6 k )+λ (4 i+3 j−k )
(d)
63. A non-zero vector a is parallel to the line of intersection of
55. The direction ratio of the line which is perpendicular to the the plane determined by the vectors i, i + j and the plane
x−7 y +17 z−6 x+5 y +3 z−4 determined by the vectors i – j, i + k. The angle between a
= = = = and the vector i – 2j + 2k is
lines 2 −3 1 and 1 2 −2 are
π 3π 2π 3π
(a) < 4, 5, 7 > (b) < 4, –5, 7 > 4 or 4 (b) 4 or 4
(c) < 4, –5, –7 > (d) < –4, 5, 7 > (a)
π 3π
56. A line with direction cosines proportional to 2, 1, 2 meets
(c) 2 or 2 (d) None of these
each of the lines x= y + a=z and x +a=2 y=2 z . The co-
ordinates of each of the points of intersection are given by
(a) (2a, 3a, 3a) (2a, a, a) (b) (3a, 2a, 3a) (a, a, a) 64. The radius of the circle in which the sphere
(c) (3a, 2a, 3a) (a, a, 2a) (d) (3a, 3a, 3a) (a, a, a) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 +2 x −2 y −4 z−19=0 is cut by the plane
x +2 y+ 2 z +7=0 is
x−1 y −2 z−3 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
= =
57. The shortest distance between the lines 2 3 4
x−2 y −4 z−5 65. The shortest distance from the plane 12 x+4 y +3 z=327 to
= =
and 3 4 5 is 2 2 2
the sphere x + y + z +4 x −2 y −6 z=155 is
4 73. A line passing through A(1, 2, 3) and having direction ratios
11
(a) 26 (b) 13 (c) 13 (d) 39 (3, 4, 5) meets a plane x + 2y – 3z = 5 at B, then distance AB
is equal to-
9 11 13
66. The equations of the straight line through the origin and (a) 4 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) None of these
parallel to the line (b + c)x + (c + a)y + (a + b)z = k = (b – c)x
+ (c – a)y + (a – b)z are
74. If the shortest distance between the line
→ →
(b) r = ( ^i + 2 ^j + 3k^ ) + 1(2 ^i + 3 ^j + 4k^ ) and r
(a)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
= (2 i + 4 j + 5k ) + 2(3 i + 4 j + 5k ) is x,
(c) (d) None of these then cos–1 (cos √ 6 x) is equal to :
1
67. The plane 2x + y + 2z = 9 intersects the coordinate axes at A, (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
B, C. The orthocentre of the triangle ABC is -
( 97 , 277 , 79 ) ( , , )
3 1 3
(b) 13 13 13
75. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x – y + z =
x y
= =
z
(a) 5, measured parallel to the line 2 3 – 6 is-
(a) 1/7 (b) 1 `(c) 7 (d) None of
3
(c) 2
(
, 3,
3
2 ) (d) (2, 1, 2)
these
69. If the line x = y = z intersect the line sinA. x + sinB.y + sinC.z 77. A plane meets the coordinate axes in A, B, C such that the
A B centroid of ABC is the point (p, q, r). The equation of the
2 2
= 2d , sin2A.x + sin 2B.y + sin2C.z = d , then sin 2 . sin 2 . plane is -
C x y z z y z
+ + =1 + + =1
sin 2 is equal to (where A, B, C are the angles of a triangle) p q r (b) 2 p 2q 2r
- (a)
1 1 1 1
16 x y z 3x 3 y 3 z
(b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 12 + + =1 + + =1
(a) 3 p 3q 3r (d) p q r
(c)
70. Let A (0, 0, 1), B(0, 1, 0) and C(1, 1, 1) are the points in a
plane, then the equation of the plane perpendicular to plane 78. The shortest distance between a diagonal of a cube of edge-
ABC and passing through A and B is length one unit and the edge not meeting it, is -
(a) – x + y + z + 1 = 0 (b) x – y – z – 1 = 0 1 1
(c) – x + y + z – 1 = 0 (d) None of these
(a) √ 3 (b) √ 2 (c) √ 2 (d) None of these
71. If p1and p2 are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the
points (2, 3, 4) and (1, 1, 4) respectively on the plane 3x – 6y
+ 2z + 11 = 0, then p1, p2 are the roots of the equation 79. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x – y + z =
2 2
(a) p – 23p + 7 = 0 (b) 7p – 23p + 16 = 0 x y z
(c) p2 – 17p + 16 = 0 (d) p2 – 16p + 7 = 0 = =
5, measured parallel to the line 2 3 – 6 is -
(a) 1/7 (b) 1 (c) 7 (d) None of
72. The lines ⃗r = i – j + (2i + k) and ⃗
r = (2i – j) + (i + j – k) these
intersect for
(a) = 1, = 1 (b) = 2, = 3
80. Angle between two diagonals of a cube is-
(c) All values of and (d) No value of and
(1)
cos–1 2
(2)
(b) cos–1 6
(a)
4
(c) cos–1 6√ (d) Not defined
(a) 6 (b) √ 24 (c) √ 26 (d) None of these
81. Angle between one diagonal of a cube and a diagonal of one x−1 y−2 z−3 x−2 y−3 z−4
face is- x x
2 3 = 4 = 5 lies in
√
88. If lines = 1 = 2 and
(
(a) cos–1 6
2
) (b) cos–1 6
4 the same plane then for equation x1t2 + (x2 + 2) t + a = 0
(a) 2x1 – x2 = 1 (b) Sum of roots of above equation
= –2
(
(c) cos–1 2
1
) (d) Not defined
(c) 2x1 + x2 = –4 (d) Sum of root is 0
90. The number of planes that are equidistant from four non-
83. The distance of point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x – y + z – 5= coplanar points is
x y z–1 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 9
0 measured parallel to 2 = 3 = – 6 is -
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) –3 91. A Plane x + 2y – 3z = 12 has point P which is at minimum
distance from the line joining
84. Angle between the rays with d.r.'s 4, – 3, 5 & 3, 4, 5 is- A(1, 0, –3) and B(2, 3, –1) then AP2 is equal to -
√
(a) 0 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 56
cos–1
4
6
2
(b) cos–1 6
()
92. If the foot of perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane
(a) is (4, – 2, – 5). Then equation of plane is
^
⃗r .(4 ^i−2 ^j−5 k)=45 ^ ^ ^
(b) ⃗r .(4 i−2 j−5 k)= √ 45
1
(c) cos–1 2
() (d) Not defined
(a)
^
^ ^
(c) ⃗r .(4 i−2 j−5 k)+45=0 (d) None of these
85. A line OP through origin O is inclined at 30º and 45º to OX
and OY respectively. The angle at which it is inclined to OZ 93. A variable plane is at a constant distance 'r' from the origin
is - and meets the axes in A, B, C then, the locus of the centroid
√ ()
2 of the tetrahedron OABC is–
4
1 1 1 16
cos–1 6 (b) cos–1 6 2 2 2 2
(a) (a) x + y + z = r (b) x2 + y2 + z2 = 4r
(c) x2 + y2 + z2 = 16r2 (d) x2 + y2 + z2 = 9r2
1
(c) cos–1 2
() (d) Not defined 94. The tangent of the angle between a diagonal of a cube and the
diagonal of a face (which meets the former) is-
√
86. The direction cosines of a line satisfy the relation ( + m) 1 1 1 2
= n, mn + n + m = 0. √3 (b) √ 2 (c) 3 (d) 3
The value of , for which the two lines are perpendicular to
(a)
each other is-
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) None of
these 95. A ray of light passing through the point A(1,2,3), strikes the
plane x + y + z = 12 at B and on reflection passes through
point C(3, 5, 9). Coordinates of point B is-
x−4 y+ 3 (a) (7, 0, 9) (b) (–7, 0, 19) (c) (7, 1, 19) (d) None
87. The distance of point of intersection of lines 1 = −4
z+1 x−1 y+1 z+10 96. A plane meets the coordinate axes at A,B,C such that the
= 7 and 2 = −3 = 8 from (1, –4, 7) centroid of the triangle ABC is at G (a, b, c). The equation of
the plane ABC is-
x y z
+ +
a b c =1
x y z 1
+ + =
(b) a b c 3 (2 , −252 , 32 ) (b)
(−2 , , )
25 −3
2 2
(a) (a)
x y z
(c) a
+ + =3
b c (d) None of these
(c)
( 2,
2 2)
25 3
,
(d) None of these
(a)
x=0 (b) y=0 (c) x=0 , y=0 (d) y=0 , z=0
99. If is the length of any edge of a regular tetrahedron, then the
distance of any vertex from the opposite face is-
2
(a) 3 2 √ 2
(b) 3
√2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
108.Distance between the points (1, 3, 2) and (2, 1, 3) is
(a) 12 (b) √ 12 (c) √ 6 (d) 6
100.If the points (0, 1, 2), (2, –1, 3) and (1, –3, 1) are the vertices 109.The direction cosines of the line x= y =z are
of a triangle, then the triangle is 1 1 1
, , 1 1 1
(a) Right angled (b) Isosceles right angled , ,
√3 √ 3 √ 3 (b) 3 3 3
(c) Equilateral (d) None of these
(a)
(c) 1, 1, 1 (d) None of these
101.If the points (–1, 3, 2), (–4, 2, –2) and (5, 5, λ) are collinear,
then λ =
110.Distance of the point (1, 2, 3) from the co-ordinate axes are
(a) – 10 (b) 5 (c) – 5 (d) 10
(a) 13, 10, 5 (b) √ 13, √10, √ 5
102.The direction cosines of the normal to the plane
1 1 1
2 x+3 y−6 z=5 are , ,
2 3 6
√ 5, √13, √ 10 (d) √13 √ 10 √ 5
, ,− (c)
2, 3, −6 (b) 7 7 7
(a)
2 3 6 111.If the centroid of triangle whose vertices are (a,1, 3), (– 2, b, –5)
, ,− and (4, 7, c) be the origin, then the values of a, b, c are
(c) 5 5 5 (d) None of these
(a) – 2, –8, –2 (b) 2, 8, –2 (c) –2, –8, 2 (d) 7, –1,
0
103.The point dividing the line joining the points (1, 2, 3) and
(3, −5, 6 ) in the ratio 3 : −5 is 112.Which of the following set of points are non- collinear
(a) (1, –1, 1), (–1, 1, 1), (0, 0, 1)
(b) (1, 2, 3), (3, 2, 1), (2, 2, 2)
(c) (–2,4, –3), (4, –3, –2), (–3, –2, 4) 121.xy-plane divides the line joining the points (2, 4, 5) and
(– 4, 3, – 2) in the ratio.
(d) (2, 0, –1), (3, 2, –2), (5, 6, –4)
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4
(0 , 135 , 2) (b)
( 0 , − , −2)
13
5
l 1 +l 2 +l 3 m 1 + m2 + m 3 n1 + n2 +n 3
√3
,
√3
,
√3
(a) (b)
(0 ,−135 , 25 ) (d)
( 0, , )
13 2
5 5
l 1 +l 2 +l 3 m 1 + m2 + m 3 n1 + n2 +n 3
3
,
3
,
3
(c) (c)
(d) None of these
131.The co-ordinates of a point which is equidistant from the
points (0, 0, 0),(a, 0, 0),(0, b, 0) and (0, 0, c) are given by 137.A point ( x , y , z) moves parallel to x-axis. Which of the three
variable x , y , z remain fixed
( a2 , b2 , c2 ) (− ,− , )
a b c
(b) 2 2 2
(a) x (b) y and z (c) x and y (d) z and
x
(a)
( a2 , − b2 , − c2 ) (− , ,− )
a b c
(d) 2 2 2
138.The plane XOZ divides the join of (1, −1, 5) and (2, 3, 4) in
the ratio λ : 1 , then λ is
(c) 1 1
−
–3 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 3
(a)
132.The projection of the line segment joining the points (–1, 0, 3)
and (2, 5, 1) on the line whose direction ratios are 6, 2, 3 is
10 22 18 139.The co-ordinates of a point P are (3, 12, 4) with respect to
(a) 7 (b) 7 (c) 7 (d) None of these origin O, then the direction cosines of OP are
1 1 1
, ,
3, 12, 4 (b) 4 3 2
133.Points (1, 1, 1), (–2, 4, 1), (–1, 5, 5) and (2, 2, 5) are the (a)
vertices of a
3 1 2 3 12 4
(a) Rectangle (b) Square , , , ,
(c) √13 √ 13 √ 13 (d) 13 13 13
(c) Parallelogram (d) Trapezium
3 x +1 3 y+ 2 z
134.If l 1 , m1 , n1 and l 2 , m 2 , n2 are the direction cosines of two 140.The direction cosines of the line −3
= =
6 −1 are
perpendicular lines, then the direction cosine of the line which
is perpendicular to both the lines, will be
(m1 n2 −m2 n1 ), (n1 l2−n2 l1 ), (l1 m2 −l 2 m1 )
1 2
3
, ,0
3 ( )
(b)
2
−1 , , 1
3 ( )
(a) (a)
(l 1 l 2−m1 m2 ), (m1 m2−n1 n2 ), (n1 n 2−l 1 l 2 )
(b)
1 1 1
(− 12 , 1 , − 12 ) ( 1 2
− , ,−
(d) √ √
6 6 √6 )
1
, , (c)
√ 2 2 2
l 1 + m 1 +n1 √ 2 2 2
l 2 + m2 +n2 √3
(c) 141.The co-ordinates of the point which divides the join of the
points (2, –1, 3) and (4, 3, 1) in the ratio 3 : 4 internally are
1 1 1
, , given by
√3 √ 3 √ 3 2 20 10 15 20 3 10 15 2 20 5 15
, , , , , , , ,
(d) 7 7 7 (b) 7 7 7 (c) 7 7 7 (d) 7 7 7
(a)
143.A line makes angles of 45 ° and60 ° with the positive axes of 152.The co-ordinates of points A ,B ,C ,D are (a, 2, 1), (1, –1, 1),
X and Y respectively. The angle made by the same line with
(2, – 3, 4) and (a+1, a+2, a+3) respectively. If AB=5 and
the positive axis of Z, is
CD=6 , then a=
(a) 30 ° or 60 ° (b) 60 ° or 90 °
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) – 2 (d) – 3
90 ° or 120 ° (d) 60 ° or 120 °
(c)
153.If the co-ordinates of the points A ,B ,C be (−1, 3, 2), (2, 3, 5)
144.The direction cosines of the normal to the plane and (3, 5,–2) respectively, then ∠ A=
3 x+4 y+12 z=52 will be (a) 0 ° (b) 45 ° (c) 60 ° (d) 90 °
(a) 3, 4, 12 (b) – 3, – 4, – 12
3 4 12 3 4 12 154.The number of straight lines that are equally inclined to the
, , , ,
(c) 13 13 13 (d) √13 √ 13 √ 13 three dimensional co-ordinate axes, is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
−1, 2,−2 ,
√( x2−x1 )2+( y2− y1 )2+( z2−z1)2
146.If O is the origin and OP=3 with direction ratios (b)
then co-ordinates of P are
(1, 2, 2) (b) (−1, 2, −2)
√( x 2−x1 )l+( y 2− y 1 )m+(z2−z1 )n
(a) (c)
(d) None of these
(–3, 6, –9) (d) (−1/3 , 2/3, −2/3)
(c)
156.If the co-ordinates of the points A, B, C, D be (1, 2, 3),
147.If x co-ordinates of a point P of line joining the points (4, 5, 7), (–4, 3, –6) and (2, 9, 2) respectively, then the
Q(2, 2, 1) and R (5, 2,−2) is 4, then the z-coordinates of P is angle between the lines AB and CD is
(a) – 2 (b) –1 (c) 1 (d) 2 π π π
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) None of these
148.The points A(5, −1, 1) ; B (7,−4 , 7); C (1, −6, 10) and
D(−1,−3, 4) are vertices of a x y z x y z
= = = =
157.The angle between the lines 1 0 −1 and 3 4 5 is
(a) Square (b) Rhombus
1 1 1 1
(c) Rectangle (d) None of these cos−1 cos−1 cos−1 cos−1
5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
(a)
149.The triangle formed by the points (0, 7, 10), (–1, 6, 6),
(– 4, 9, 6) is
x−1 y −2 z +1
(a) Equilateral (b) Isosceles = =
158.If l m n is the equation of the line through (1, 2,
(c) Right angled (d) Right angled Isosceles –1) and (–1, 0, 1), then (l, m, n) is
(a) (–1, 0, 1) (b) (1, 1, –1) (c) (1, 2, –1) (d) (0, 1, x−1 y −4 z−0 x+1 y +4 z−0
= = = =
0) 5 7 1 (b) 5 7 1
(a)
159.If the angle between the lines whose direction ratios are 2,– x+1 y−4 z−0 x−1 y −4 z−0
= = = =
1 , 2 and a, 3, 5 be 45 ° , then a = −5 7 1 (d) −5 7 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c)
x−4 y−1 z 167.The angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy
= =
160.The point of intersection of lines 5 2 1 and 2 2 2
the equations l +m +n=0 , l + m −n =0 is given by
x−1 y −2 z−3 2π π 5π π
= =
2 3 4 is 3 6 6
(b) (c) (d) 3
(a) (–1, –1, –1) (b) (–1, –1, 1) (a)
(c) (1, –1, –1) (d) (–1, 1, –1)
168.The equation of straight line passing through the points
1 1 1 (a, b, c) and (a – b, b– c, c – a), is
, ,
161.Direction ratios of two lines are a, b, c and bc ca ab . The x−a y−b z−c x−a y−b z−c
= = = =
lines are a−b b−c c−a (b) b c a
(a) Mutually perpendicular (b) Parallel (a)
(c) Coincident (d) None of these x−a y−b z−c x−a y−b z−c
= = = =
a b c (d) 2 a−b 2 b−c 2 c−a
162.The angle between the lines whose direction cosines are (c)
proportional to (1, 2, 1) and (2, –3, 6) is
cos−1
( 7 2√ 6 ) (b)
cos−1
( 7 1√ 6 ) 169.The equation of straight line passing through the point (a, b, c)
and parallel to z- axis, is
x−a y−b z−c x−a y−b z−c
(a) = = = =
1 1 0 (b) 0 1 1
cos−1 ( 7 3√ 6 ) (d)
cos−1 ( 7 5√ 6 ) (a)
x−a y−b z−c
= =
x−a y−b z−c
= =
(c) 1 0 0 (d) 0 0 1
(c)
√ √
(c) (c, 1, a) (d) (b, ac, d) 110 2109 2109
(a) 2109 (b) 110 (c) 110 (d) 54
164.The equation of a line passing through the point (–3, 2, – 4)
and equally inclined to the axes, are
x−3= y +2=z−4 171.The length of the perpendicular from point (1, 2, 3) to the line
(a) (b) x +3= y−2=z+4 x−6 y−7 z−7
= =
x+3 y −2 z +4 3 2 −2 is
= =
(c) 1 2 3 (d) None of these (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
165.The co-ordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the 172.The angle between the lines whose direction cosines are
origin to the line joining the points (–9, 4, 5) and (10, 0, –1) connected by the relations l +m +n=0 and 2 lm+2 nl−mn=0
will be , is
(a) (– 3, 2, 1) (b) (1, 2, 2) (c) (4, 5, 3) (d) None of π 2π
these (a) 3 (b) 3 (c) π (d) None of these
166.The symmetric equation of lines 3 x+2 y +z−5=0 and 173.The perpendicular distance of the point (2, 4, –1) from the
x+5 y +3 z−6
x + y−2 z−3=0 , is = =
line 1 4 −9 is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
x+1 y+ 3 z −4 x+1 y−2 z +3
= = = =
174.The angle between two lines 2 2 −1 and 180.The angle between the straight lines 2 5 4 and
x−4 y + 4 z +1 x−1 y +2 z−3
= = = =
1 2 2 is 1 2 −3 is
() () () ()
1 2 3 4 45 ° (b) 30 ° (c) 60 ° (d) 90 °
cos−1 cos−1 cos−1 cos−1 (a)
9 (b) 9 (c) 9 (d) 9
(a) 5, −12, 13 and −3, 4 , 5
181.If direction ratios of two lines are
then the angle between them is
x−1 y −2 z−3
= = cos−1 (1/65 ) −1
(b) cos (2/65 )
175.The straight lines 1 2 3 and (a)
x−1 y −2 z−3 cos−1 (3 /65 )
2
=
2
=
−2 are (c) (d) π / 2
(a) Parallel lines (b) Intersecting at 60 °
(c) Skew lines (d) Intersecting at right angle x−3 y−8 z−3
= =
182.The shortest distance between the lines 3 −1 1
x+3 y +7 z−6
176.The equation of the line passing through the points ( 3, 2, 4) = =
and (4, 5, 2) is and −3 2 4 is
x+3 y +2 z+ 4
= =
x−3 y−2 z−4
= = (a)
√ 30 (b) 2 √ 30 (c) 5 √ 30 (d) 3 √ 30
1 3 −2 (b) 1 3 −2
(a)
183.If the direction ratios of two lines are given by
x+3 y +2 z+ 4 x−3 y−2 z−4
= = = = 3 lm−4 ln+mn=0 and l +2 m+3 n=0 , then the angle
7 7 6 (d) 7 7 6
(c) between the lines is
(a) π / 2 (b) π / 3 (c) π / 4 (d) π / 6
x+ 4 y−3 z +2
= =
177.The angle between the lines 1 2 3 and 184.If A ,B ,C ,D are the points (2, 3, –1),(3, 5, –3), (1, 2, 3),
x y−1 z (3, 5, 7) respectively, then the angle between AB and CD is
= =
3 −2 1 is π π π π
sin−1 ()
1
7 (b)
cos−1
2
7 () (a)
2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
(a)
x−5 y−7 z+ 2
(c)
cos−1
1
7 () (d) None of these
185.The point of intersection of the lines 3
x+ 3 y−3 z−6
=
−1
=
1
,
= =
−36 2 4 is
178.The angle between the pair of lines with direction ratios 5 10
21 , ,
(b) ( 2, 10, 4) (c) (−3, 3, 6) (d)
(1, 1, 2) and ( √ 3−1,− √3−1,4) is
(a) 3 3
30 °
(5, 7, −2)
(a) (b) 45 ° (c) 60 ° (d) 90 °
186.The direction cosines of three lines passing through the origin
179.The acute angle between the line joining the points (2,1,–3), are l 1 , m 1 , n1 ; l 2 , m 2 , n2 and l 3 , m 3 , n3 . The lines will be
x−1 y z +3 coplanar, if
= =
(–3,1,7) and a line parallel to 3 4 5 through the l1 n1 m1 l1 m2 n 3
point (–1, 0, 4) is | l 2 n2 m2 |=0 | l2 m3 n1 |=0
cos−1
( 5 √710 ) (b)
cos−1
( √110 ) l 3 n3 m3
(b) l 3 m1 n2
(a) (a)
l 1 l 2 l 3 +m 1 m 2 m 3 + n1 n2 n3 =0
cos−1
( )3
5 √ 10 (d)
cos−1
( )1
5 √ 10
(c) (d) None of these
x−2 y −1 z +3
= =
−7 x+8 y−3 z+5=0 (d) 7 x−8 y−3 z+5=0
2 5 −3 (c)
188.The angle between the straight lines and
x+1 y−4 z−5
= =
−1 8 4 is 196.The distance between the planes x +2 y+3 z+7=0 and
cos−1
(139√ 38 ) (b)
cos−1
(269√ 38 ) 2 x+4 y +6 z+7=0 is
√7 7 √7 7
(a) 2 √2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2 √ 2
( )
2 √2 (a)
cos−1
( )
4
√ 38 (d)
cos−1
√ 19
(c) 197.If a plane cuts off intercepts OA=a, OB=b, OC =c from the
co-ordinate axes, then the area of the triangle ABC =
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
√b c +c a +a b (bc +ca +ab )
189.The angle between the planes 3 x−4 y+5 z=0 and 2 (b) 2
2 x− y−2 z=5 is (a)
π π π 1 1
abc √ (b−c )2 +(c−a)2 +(a−b )2
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) None of these (c) 2 (d) 2
190.The equation of the plane which is parallel to y-axis and cuts 198.If the product of distances of the point (1, 1, 1) from the
off intercepts of length 2 and 3 from x-axis and z-axis is origin and the plane x− y +z +k =0 be 5, then k =
3 x+ 2 z=1 (b) 3 x+ 2 z=6 (a) – 2 (b) –3 (c) 4 (d) 7
(a)
2 x+3 z=6 (d) 3 x+ 2 z=0
(c) 199.The equation of the plane which is parallel to the plane
x−2 y+2 z=5 and whose distance from the point (1, 2, 3) is 1,
191.If a plane cuts off intercepts –6, 3, 4 from the co-ordinate is
axes, then the length of the perpendicular from the origin to
the plane is (a)
x−2 y+2 z=3 (b) x−2 y +2 z+3=0
1 13 12 5
(c) x−2 y+2 z=6 (d) x−2 y +2 z+6=0
√61 (b) √ 61 (c) √ 29 (d) √ 41
(a)
(a)
x=3 (b) y=3 (c) z=3 (d) x + y +z=3
193.The equation of the plane which bisects the angle between the
planes 3 x−6 y+2 z+5=0 and 4 x−12 y+3 z−3=0 which
contains the origin is
(a)
33 x−13 y+32 z+45=0 (b) x−3 y +z−5=0
194.The value of k for which the planes 3 x−6 y−2 z=7 and
2 x+ y−kz=5 are perpendicular to each other, is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3