Three Dimensional Geometry

Let the line L pass through the point (-3, 5, 2) and make equal angles with the positive coordinate axes. If the distance of L from the point (-2, r, 1) is 143, then the sum of all possible values of r is :

1. 16
2. 12
3. 6
4. 10

Let the line L1 be parallel to the vector -3 i + 2 j + 4 k and pass through the point (2, 6, 7), and the line L2 be parallel to the vector 2 i + j + 3 k and pass through the point (4, 3, 5). If the line L3 is parallel to the vector -3 i + 5 j + 16 k and intersects the lines L1 and L2 at the points C and D, respectively, then | CD |2 is equal to:

1. 290
2. 171
3. 89
4. 312

Let the values of for which the shortest distance between the lines x-12 = y-23 = z-34 and x- 3 = y-44 = z-55 is 1 6 be 1 and 2. Then the radius of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), ( 1, 2) and ( 2, 1) is

1. 3
2. 5 23
3. 23
4. 4

Let the area of the triangle formed by the lines x + 2 = y - 1 = z, x - 35 = y-1 = z - 11 and x-3 = y - 33 = z - 21 be A. Then A2 is equal to .

Let the line L pass through (1, 1, 1) and intersect the lines x-12 = y+13 = z-14 and x-31 = y-42 = z1. Then, which of the following points lies on the line L?

1. (7, 15, 13)
2. (4, 22, 7)
3. (10, -29, -50)
4. (5, 4, 3)

If the shortest distance between the lines x-12 = y-23 = z-34 and x1 = y = z-51 is 5 6, then the sum of all possible values of is

1. 32
2. 3
3. -3
4. - 32

If the equation of the line passing through the point (0, - 12, 0 ) and perpendicular to the lines r = ( i + a j + b k ) and r = ( i - j - 6 k ) + (-b i + a j + 5 k ) is x-1-2 = y+4d = z-c-4, then a + b + c + d is equal to :

1. 13
2. 14
3. 12
4. 10

Consider the lines L1: x - 1 = y - 2 = z and L2: x - 2 = y = z - 1. Let the feet of the perpendiculars from the point P(5, 1, -3) on the lines L1 and L2 be Q and R respectively. If the area of the triangle PQR is A, then 4A2 is equal to :

1. 151
2. 147
3. 139
4. 143

Let the shortest distance between the lines x-33 = y- -1 = z-31 and x+3-3 = y+72 = z- 4 be 3 30. Then the positive value of 5 + is

1. 42
2. 40
3. 48
4. 46

Let A and B be two distinct points on the line L : x - 63 = y - 72 = z - 7-2. Both A and B are at a distance 2 17 from the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point (1, 2, 3) on the line L. If O is the origin, then OA OB is equal to

1. 49
2. 21
3. 47
4. 62

Let A be the point of intersection of the lines L1: x-71= y-50= z-3-1 and L2: x-13= y+34= z+75. Let B and C be the points on the lines L1 and L2 respectively such that AB=AC= 15. Then the square of the area of the triangle ABC is :

1. 63
2. 57
3. 60
4. 54

Let the values of p, for which the shortest distance between the lines x+13= y4= z5 and r=(p i+2 j+ k)+ (2 i+3 j+4 k) is 1 6, be a, b, (a<b). Then the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2a2+ y2b2=1 is :

1. 32
2. 9
3. 18
4. 23

Let a line passing through the point (4, 1, 0) intersect the line L1 : x-12 = y-23 = z-34 at the point A( , , ) and the line L2 : x - 6 = y = -z + 4 at the point B(a, b, c). Then vmatrix 1 & 0 & 1 \ & & \ a & b & c vmatrix is equal to

1. 16
2. 6
3. 8
4. 12

Line L1 passes through the point (1, 2, 3) and is parallel to z-axis. Line L2 passes through the point ( , 5, 6) and is parallel to y-axis. Let for = 1, 2, 2 < 1, the shortest distance between the two lines be 3. Then the square of the distance of the point ( 1, 2, 7) from the line L1 is

1. 25
2. 32
3. 40
4. 37

Each of the angles and that a given line makes with the positive y- and z-axes, respectively, is half of the angle that this line makes with the positive x-axis. Then the sum of all possible values of the angle is

1. 2
3. 3 4
4. 3 2

The distance of the point (7, 10, 11) from the line x-41 = y-40 = z-23 along the line x-92 = y-133 = z-176 is

1. 16
2. 12
3. 18
4. 14

Let the vertices Q and R of the triangle PQR lie on the line x+35 = y-12 = z+43, QR = 5 and the coordinates of the point P be (0, 2, 3). If the area of the triangle PQR is mn then :

1. 2m - 5 21 n = 0
2. m - 5 21 n = 0
3. 5m - 21 2 n = 0
4. 5m - 2 21 n = 0

If the image of the point P(1, 0, 3) in the line joining the points A(4, 7, 1) and B(3, 5, 3) is Q( , , ), then + + is equal to :

1. 463
2. 18
3. 13
4. 473

The line L1 is parallel to the vector a = -3 i + 2 j + 4 k and passes through the point (7, 6, 2) and the line L2 is parallel to the vector b = 2 i + j + 3 k and passes through the point (5, 3, 4). The shortest distance between the lines L1 and L2 is :

1. 23 38
2. 21 38
3. 23 57
4. 21 57

Let L1 : x-11 = y-2-1 = z-12 and L2 : x+1-1 = y-22 = z1 be two lines. Let L3 be a line passing through the point ( , , ) and be perpendicular to both L1 and L2. If L3 intersects L1, then |5 - 11 - 8 | equals :

1. 25
2. 20
3. 16
4. 18

Let a = i + 2 j + k and b = 2 i + 7 j + 3 k. Let L1 : r = (- i + 2 j + k) + a, R and L2 : r = ( j + k) + b, R be two lines. If the line L3 passes through the point of intersection of L1 and L2 and is parallel to a + b, then L3 passes through the point :

1. (-1, -1, 1)
2. (2, 8, 5)
3. (8, 26, 12)
4. (5, 17, 4)

If the image of the point (4, 4, 3) in the line x - 12 = y - 21 = z - 13 is ( , , ), then + + is equal to

1. 12
2. 9
3. 7
4. 8

The square of the distance of the point ( 157, 327, 7 ) from the line x+13 = y+35 = z+57 in the direction of the vector i + 4 j + 7 k is:

1. 66
2. 54
3. 41
4. 44