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JEE Advanced 2025 · Three Dimensional Geometry

Let L1L_1 be the line of intersection of the planes given by the equations 2x+3y+z=42x + 3y + z = 4 and x+2y+z=5x + 2y + z = 5. Let L2L_2 be the line passing through the point P(2,−1,3)P(2,-1,3) and parallel to L1L_1. Let MM denote the plane given by the equation 2x+y−2z=62x + y - 2z = 6. Suppose that the line L2L_2 meets the plane MM at the point QQ. Let RR be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from PP to the plane MM. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

Answers: A. The length of the line segment PQPQ is 939\sqrt{3} · C. The area of ΔPQR\Delta PQR is 32234\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{234}

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Let L₁ be the line of intersection of the planes given by the equations 2x + 3y + z = 4 and x + 2y + z = 5. Let L₂ be the line passing through the point P(2,-1,3) and parallel to L₁. Let M denote the plane given by the equation 2x + y - 2z = 6. Suppose that the line L₂ meets the plane M at the point Q. Let R be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P to the plane M. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE? L1=π1∩π2L_1 = \pi_1 \cap \pi_2 π1:2x+3y+z=4,  π2:x+2y+z=5\pi_1: 2x+3y+z=4,\ \ \pi_2: x+2y+z=5 L2∥L1 through P(2,−1,3),  M:2x+y−2z=6L_2 \parallel L_1 \text{ through } P(2,-1,3),\ \ M: 2x+y-2z=6 Q=L2∩M,R=foot of ⊥ from P to MQ = L_2 \cap M,\quad R = \text{foot of } \perp \text{ from } P \text{ to } M Check: PQ, QR, [△PQR], ∠QPR\text{Check: } PQ,\ QR,\ [\triangle PQR],\ \angle QPR Plan: 1. d⃗=n1⃗×n2⃗⇒L2\text{Plan: } 1.\ \vec{d} = \vec{n_1}\times\vec{n_2} \Rightarrow L_2 2. Q=L2∩M2.\ Q = L_2 \cap M 3. R=foot of ⊥ from P; then PQ, QR, [△PQR], ∠QPR3.\ R = \text{foot of } \perp \text{ from } P;\ \text{then } PQ,\ QR,\ [\triangle PQR],\ \angle QPR n1⃗=(2,3,1),n2⃗=(1,2,1)\vec{n_1}=(2,3,1),\quad \vec{n_2}=(1,2,1) d⃗=n1⃗×n2⃗=∣i^j^k^231121∣=(1,−1,1)\vec{d}=\vec{n_1}\times\vec{n_2}=\begin{vmatrix}\hat{i}&\hat{j}&\hat{k}\\2&3&1\\1&2&1\end{vmatrix}=(1,-1,1) L2: x−21=y+1−1=z−31L_2:\ \dfrac{x-2}{1}=\dfrac{y+1}{-1}=\dfrac{z-3}{1} L2:(x,y,z)=(2,−1,3)+t(1,−1,1)L_2: (x,y,z)=(2,-1,3)+t(1,-1,1) x=2+t,  y=−1−t,  z=3+tx=2+t,\ \ y=-1-t,\ \ z=3+t 2(2+t)+(−1−t)−2(3+t)=62(2+t)+(-1-t)-2(3+t)=6 −3−t=6⇒t=−9-3-t=6 \Rightarrow t=-9 Q=(−7,8,−6)Q=(-7,8,-6) PQ⃗=Q−P=(−9,9,−9)\vec{PQ}=Q-P=(-9,9,-9) ∣PQ∣=81+81+81=93|PQ|=\sqrt{81+81+81}=9\sqrt{3} Statement (1): TRUE\text{Statement (1): TRUE} PR=∣2(2)+(−1)−2(3)−6∣22+12+22=93=3PR=\dfrac{|2(2)+(-1)-2(3)-6|}{\sqrt{2^2+1^2+2^2}}=\dfrac{9}{3}=3 PR⃗=R−P=(2,1,−2)\vec{PR}=R-P=(2,1,-2) R=(4,0,1)R=(4,0,1) QR⃗=R−Q=(11,−8,7)\vec{QR}=R-Q=(11,-8,7) ∣QR∣=121+64+49=234≈15.3|QR|=\sqrt{121+64+49}=\sqrt{234}\approx 15.3 Statement (2): FALSE\text{Statement (2): FALSE} cos⁡θ=PQ⃗⋅PR⃗∣PQ∣ ∣PR∣=9273=133\cos\theta=\dfrac{\vec{PQ}\cdot\vec{PR}}{|PQ|\,|PR|}=\dfrac{9}{27\sqrt{3}}=\dfrac{1}{3\sqrt{3}} Statement (4): FALSE\text{Statement (4): FALSE} PQ⃗×PR⃗=(−9,9,−9)×(2,1,−2)=(−9,−36,−27)\vec{PQ}\times\vec{PR}=(-9,9,-9)\times(2,1,-2)=(-9,-36,-27) ∣PQ⃗×PR⃗∣=3234⇒[△PQR]=32234|\vec{PQ}\times\vec{PR}|=3\sqrt{234} \Rightarrow [\triangle PQR]=\dfrac{3}{2}\sqrt{234} Statement (3): TRUE\text{Statement (3): TRUE} PQ=93  and  [△PQR]=32234PQ=9\sqrt{3}\ \text{ and }\ [\triangle PQR]=\dfrac{3}{2}\sqrt{234} (1) and (3)\boxed{(1)\ \text{and}\ (3)}

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