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JEE Advanced 2022 · Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry

Let P1P_1 and P2P_2 be two planes given by P1:10x+15y+12z−60=0P_1: 10x+15y+12z-60=0, P2:−2x+5y+4z−20=0P_2: -2x+5y+4z-20=0. Which of the following straight lines can be an edge of some tetrahedron whose two faces lie on P1P_1 and P2P_2?

Answers: A. x−10=y−10=z−15\frac{x-1}{0}=\frac{y-1}{0}=\frac{z-1}{5} · B. x−6−5=y2=z3\frac{x-6}{-5}=\frac{y}{2}=\frac{z}{3}

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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=0P_1:\ 10x+15y+12z-60=0 P2: −2x+5y+4z−20=0P_2:\ -2x+5y+4z-20=0 Which line can be an edge of a tetrahedron\text{Which line can be an edge of a tetrahedron} two of whose faces lie on P1 and P2?\text{two of whose faces lie on } P_1 \text{ and } P_2? n⃗1×n⃗2=∣i^j^k^101512−254∣\vec n_1 \times \vec n_2 = \begin{vmatrix} \hat i & \hat j & \hat k \\ 10 & 15 & 12 \\ -2 & 5 & 4 \end{vmatrix} n⃗1×n⃗2=(0,−64,80)∥(0,4,−5)\vec n_1 \times \vec n_2 = (0,-64,80) \parallel (0,4,-5) L0: x=0,5y+4z=20L_0:\ x=0,\quad 5y+4z=20 AB⊂L0,C∈P1,D∈P2AB \subset L_0,\qquad C \in P_1,\qquad D \in P_2 ℓ⊂P1 or P2, meeting L0\ell \subset P_1 \text{ or } P_2 \text{, meeting } L_0 or ℓ cuts P1,P2 at two distinct points\text{or } \ell \text{ cuts } P_1, P_2 \text{ at two distinct points} (1) d⃗=(0,0,1):x=1, y=1(1)\ \vec d=(0,0,1):\quad x=1,\ y=1 P1:z=3512,P2:z=174 ⇒distinctP_1: z=\dfrac{35}{12},\quad P_2: z=\dfrac{17}{4}\ \Rightarrow \text{distinct} (2) d⃗=(−5,2,3):(6,0,0)∈P1(2)\ \vec d=(-5,2,3):\quad (6,0,0) \in P_1 P2:(1,2,3) ⇒distinctP_2:(1,2,3)\ \Rightarrow \text{distinct} (3) d⃗=(−2,5,4)=n⃗2⇒ℓ⊥P2(3)\ \vec d=(-2,5,4)=\vec n_2 \Rightarrow \ell \perp P_2 ℓ∩P1=ℓ∩P2=(0,4,0) ⇒reject\ell \cap P_1 = \ell \cap P_2 = (0,4,0)\ \Rightarrow \text{reject} (4) x=t, y=4−2t, z=3t(4)\ x=t,\ y=4-2t,\ z=3t −2x+5y+4z−20=0 ∀t⇒ℓ⊂P2-2x+5y+4z-20=0\ \forall t \Rightarrow \ell \subset P_2 Answer: (1), (2), (4)\boxed{\text{Answer: (1), (2), (4)}}

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