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JEE Advanced 2015 · Three Dimensional Geometry

In R3R^{3}, consider the planes P1:y=0P_1 : y = 0 and P2:x+z=1P_2 : x + z = 1. Let P3P_3 be the plane, different from P1P_1 and P2P_2, which passes through the intersection of P1P_1 and P2P_2. If the distance of the point (0,1,0)(0, 1, 0) from P3P_3 is 1 and the distance of a point (α,β,γ)(\alpha, \beta, \gamma) from P3P_3 is 2, then which of the following relations is (are) true?

Answers: B. 2α−β+2γ+4=02\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma + 4 = 0 · D. 2α−β+2γ−8=02\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma - 8 = 0

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In R³, consider the planes P₁ : y = 0 and P₂ : x + z = 1. Let P₃ be the plane, different from P₁ and P₂, which passes through the intersection of P₁ and P₂. If the distance of the point (0, 1, 0) from P₃ is 1 and the distance of a point (α, β, γ) from P₃ is 2, then which of the following relations is (are) true?

P1:y=0P_1 : y = 0

P2:x+z=1P_2 : x + z = 1

P3⊃P1∩P2,P3≠P1, P3≠P2P_3 \supset P_1 \cap P_2, \qquad P_3 \neq P_1,\ P_3 \neq P_2

To find: which relation(s) hold for (α,β,γ),\text{To find: which relation(s) hold for } (\alpha, \beta, \gamma),

given d((0,1,0),P3)=1 and d((α,β,γ),P3)=2.\text{given } d\big((0,1,0), P_3\big) = 1 \text{ and } d\big((\alpha,\beta,\gamma), P_3\big) = 2.

Planes P1,P2 intersect in a line L\text{Planes } P_1, P_2 \text{ intersect in a line } L

L=P1∩P2:y=0,x+z=1L = P_1 \cap P_2 : \quad y = 0, \quad x + z = 1

L: (x,y,z)=(1,0,0)+t(1,0,−1)L:\ (x,y,z) = (1,0,0) + t(1,0,-1)

Q=(0,1,0),given d(Q,P3)=1Q = (0,1,0), \quad \text{given } d(Q, P_3) = 1

1. write the family of planes through L1.\ \text{write the family of planes through } L

2. use d((0,1,0),P3)=1 to fix P32.\ \text{use } d((0,1,0), P_3) = 1 \text{ to fix } P_3

3. use d((α,β,γ),P3)=2 to test options3.\ \text{use } d((\alpha,\beta,\gamma), P_3) = 2 \text{ to test options}

P3: (x+z−1)+k y=0P_3:\ (x + z - 1) + k\,y = 0

k=0⇒P2⇒k≠0k = 0 \Rightarrow P_2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad k \neq 0

P3≠P1 is automatic hereP_3 \neq P_1 \text{ is automatic here}

P3: x+k y+z−1=0P_3:\ x + k\,y + z - 1 = 0

n⃗=(1, k, 1),∣n⃗∣=k2+2\vec{n} = (1,\ k,\ 1), \qquad |\vec{n}| = \sqrt{k^2 + 2}

d(Q,P3)=∣0+k⋅1+0−1∣k2+2=∣k−1∣k2+2=1d(Q, P_3) = \dfrac{|0 + k\cdot 1 + 0 - 1|}{\sqrt{k^2+2}} = \dfrac{|k-1|}{\sqrt{k^2+2}} = 1

(k−1)2=k2+2 ⇒ k2−2k+1=k2+2(k-1)^2 = k^2 + 2 \ \Rightarrow \ k^2 - 2k + 1 = k^2 + 2

−2k=1 ⇒ k=−12-2k = 1 \ \Rightarrow \ k = -\dfrac{1}{2}

P3: x+z−1−12 y=0P_3:\ x + z - 1 - \dfrac{1}{2}\,y = 0

⇒ 2x−y+2z−2=0,∣n⃗∣=3\Rightarrow\ 2x - y + 2z - 2 = 0, \qquad |\vec{n}| = 3

d((α,β,γ),P3)=∣2α−β+2γ−2∣3=2d\big((\alpha,\beta,\gamma), P_3\big) = \dfrac{|2\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma - 2|}{3} = 2

∣2α−β+2γ−2∣=6|2\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma - 2| = 6

+ : 2α−β+2γ−8=0(option 4)+\ :\ 2\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma - 8 = 0 \quad \text{(option 4)}

− : 2α−β+2γ+4=0(option 2)-\ :\ 2\alpha - \beta + 2\gamma + 4 = 0 \quad \text{(option 2)}

Options (2) and (4) are true\text{Options (2) and (4) are true}

Answer: (2), (4)\boxed{\text{Answer: (2), (4)}}

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