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JEE Advanced 2022 · Three Dimensional Geometry

Let SS be the reflection of a point QQ with respect to the plane given by r⃗=−(t+p)i^+tj^+(1+p)k^\vec{r}=-(t+p)\hat{i}+t\hat{j}+(1+p)\hat{k} where t,pt,p are real parameters and i^,j^,k^\hat{i},\hat{j},\hat{k} are the unit vectors along the three positive coordinate axes. If the position vectors of QQ and SS are 10i^+15j^+20k^10\hat{i}+15\hat{j}+20\hat{k} and αi^+βj^+γk^\alpha\hat{i}+\beta\hat{j}+\gamma\hat{k} respectively, then which of the following is/are TRUE ?

Answers: A. 3(α+β)=−1013(\alpha+\beta)=-101 · B. 3(β+γ)=−713(\beta+\gamma)=-71 · C. 3(γ+α)=−863(\gamma+\alpha)=-86

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Given: Q=10i^+15j^+20k^\text{Given: } Q = 10\hat{i} + 15\hat{j} + 20\hat{k}

Plane: r⃗=−(t+p)i^+tj^+(1+p)k^\text{Plane: } \vec{r} = -(t+p)\hat{i} + t\hat{j} + (1+p)\hat{k}

S=reflection of Q in the planeS = \text{reflection of } Q \text{ in the plane}

To find: which options are TRUE for S=αi^+βj^+γk^\text{To find: which options are TRUE for } S = \alpha\hat{i}+\beta\hat{j}+\gamma\hat{k}

x=−(t+p),y=t,z=1+px = -(t+p),\quad y = t,\quad z = 1+p

t=y, p=z−1⇒x=−y−(z−1)t = y,\ p = z-1 \Rightarrow x = -y - (z-1)

⇒ x+y+z=1\Rightarrow\ x + y + z = 1

n⃗=(1,1,1),∣n⃗∣2=3\vec{n} = (1, 1, 1),\qquad |\vec{n}|^2 = 3

Plan: reflect Q across x+y+z=1\text{Plan: reflect } Q \text{ across } x+y+z=1

λ=Q⋅n⃗−d∣n⃗∣2,S=Q−2λn⃗\lambda = \dfrac{Q\cdot\vec{n}-d}{|\vec{n}|^2},\qquad S = Q - 2\lambda\vec{n}

Q⋅n⃗=10+15+20=45,d=1Q\cdot\vec{n} = 10+15+20 = 45,\quad d = 1

λ=45−13=443\lambda = \dfrac{45-1}{3} = \dfrac{44}{3}

F=Q−λn⃗=(10,15,20)−443(1,1,1)F = Q - \lambda\vec{n} = (10,15,20) - \dfrac{44}{3}(1,1,1)

F=(−143, 13, 163)F = \left(-\dfrac{14}{3},\ \dfrac{1}{3},\ \dfrac{16}{3}\right)

S=Q−2λn⃗=(10,15,20)−883(1,1,1)S = Q - 2\lambda\vec{n} = (10,15,20) - \dfrac{88}{3}(1,1,1)

S=(−583, −433, −283)S = \left(-\dfrac{58}{3},\ -\dfrac{43}{3},\ -\dfrac{28}{3}\right)

α=−583,β=−433,γ=−283\alpha = -\dfrac{58}{3},\quad \beta = -\dfrac{43}{3},\quad \gamma = -\dfrac{28}{3}

3(α+β)=−101,3(β+γ)=−713(\alpha+\beta) = -101,\quad 3(\beta+\gamma) = -71

3(γ+α)=−86,3(α+β+γ)=−1293(\gamma+\alpha) = -86,\quad 3(\alpha+\beta+\gamma) = -129

Answer: (1), (2), (3)\boxed{\text{Answer: (1), (2), (3)}}

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