JEE Advanced 2022 · Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry
Let P1 and P2 be two planes given by
P1:10x+15y+12z−60=0,
P2:−2x+5y+4z−20=0.
Which of the following straight lines can be an edge of some tetrahedron whose two faces lie on P1 and P2?
Let P₁ and P₂ be two planes given by P₁: 10x+15y+12z-60=0, P₂: -2x+5y+4z-20=0. Which of the following straight lines can be an edge of some tetrahedron whose two faces lie on P₁ and P₂?
P1:10x+15y+12z−60=0P2:−2x+5y+4z−20=0Which line can be an edge of a tetrahedrontwo of whose faces lie on P1 and P2?n1×n2=i^10−2j^155k^124n1×n2=(0,−64,80)∥(0,4,−5)L0:x=0,5y+4z=20AB⊂L0,C∈P1,D∈P2ℓ⊂P1 or P2, meeting L0or ℓ cuts P1,P2 at two distinct points(1)d=(0,0,1):x=1,y=1P1:z=1235,P2:z=417⇒distinct(2)d=(−5,2,3):(6,0,0)∈P1P2:(1,2,3)⇒distinct(3)d=(−2,5,4)=n2⇒ℓ⊥P2ℓ∩P1=ℓ∩P2=(0,4,0)⇒reject(4)x=t,y=4−2t,z=3t−2x+5y+4z−20=0∀t⇒ℓ⊂P2Answer: (1), (2), (4)
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