JEE Advanced 2015 · Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry
In R3, let L be a straight line passing through the origin.
Suppose that all the points on L are at a constant distance from the two planes P1:x+2y−z+1=0 and P2:2x−y+z−1=0.
Let M be the locus of the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from the points on L to the plane P1.
Which of the following points lie(s) on M?
In R³, let L be a straight line passing through the origin. Suppose that all the points on L are at a constant distance from the two planes P₁ : x + 2y - z + 1 = 0 and P₂ : 2x - y + z - 1 = 0. Let M be the locus of the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from the points on L to the plane P₁. Which of the following points lie(s) on M?
P1:x+2y−z+1=0P2:2x−y+z−1=0L passes through O(0,0,0)all points of L at constant distance from P1,P2M=locus of feet of ⊥ from L to P1n1=(1,2,−1),n2=(2,−1,1)1.constant distance⇒d⋅n1=d⋅n2=02.d=n1×n23.M=projection of L on P1;check pointsr=td on Ldist to P1=6∣t(d⋅n1)+1∣⇒d⋅n1=0and d⋅n2=0d=n1×n2=i^12j^2−1k^−11d=(1,−3,−5)L∥P1⇒M=projP1(L)M is a line∥L,dM=(1,−3,−5)Q0=O−∥n1∥21n1=−61(1,2,−1)Q0=(−61,−31,61)M:r=(−61,−31,61)+s(1,−3,−5)(1):s=61⇒y=−31−63=−65,z=61−65=−32⇒on M(TRUE)(2):s=0⇒Q0∈M⇒TRUE(3):s=−32⇒y=−31+2=35=0⇒FALSE(4):s=−61⇒y=−31+21=61=0⇒FALSETrue: (1) and (2)Answer: (1), (2)
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