Three Dimensional Geometry · Question 38

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