Vectors: Lines & Planes

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The shortest distance between the lines $x + 1 = 2 y = - 12 z$ and $x = y + 2 = 6 z - 6$ is
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) $\frac { 5 } { 2 }$
(4) $\frac { 3 } { 2 }$
The foot of perpendicular of the point $( 2,0,5 )$ on the line $\frac { x + 1 } { 2 } = \frac { y - 1 } { 5 } = \frac { z + 1 } { - 1 }$ is $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$. Then, which of the following is NOT correct?
(1) $\frac { \alpha \beta } { \gamma } = \frac { 4 } { 15 }$
(2) $\frac { \alpha } { \beta } = - 8$
(3) $\frac { \beta } { \gamma } = - 5$
(4) $\frac { \gamma } { \alpha } = \frac { 5 } { 8 }$
A vector $\vec{v}$ in the first octant is inclined to the $x$-axis at $60^{\circ}$, to the $y$-axis at $45^{\circ}$ and to the $z$-axis at an acute angle. If a plane passing through the points $(\sqrt{2}, -1, 1)$ and $(a, b, c)$, is normal to $\vec{v}$, then
(1) $\sqrt{2}a + b + c = 1$
(2) $a + b + \sqrt{2}c = 1$
(3) $a + \sqrt{2}b + c = 1$
(4) $\sqrt{2}a - b + c = 1$
If the shortest distance between the line joining the points $( 1,2,3 )$ and $( 2,3,4 )$, and the line $\frac { x - 1 } { 2 } = \frac { y + 1 } { - 1 } = \frac { z - 2 } { 0 }$ is $\alpha$, then $28 \alpha ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
If a plane passes through the points $(-1, k, 0)$, $(2, k, -1)$, $(1, 1, 2)$ and is parallel to the line $\frac{x-1}{1} = \frac{2y+1}{2} = \frac{z+1}{-1}$, then the value of $\frac{k^{2}+1}{(k-1)(k-2)}$ is
(1) $\frac{17}{5}$
(2) $\frac{5}{17}$
(3) $\frac{6}{13}$
(4) $\frac{13}{6}$
If the equation of the plane containing the line $x + 2 y + 3 z - 4 = 0 = 2 x + y - z + 5$ and perpendicular to the plane $\vec { r } = ( \hat { i } - \hat { j } ) + \lambda ( \hat { i } + \hat { j } + \hat { k } ) + \mu ( \hat { i } - 2 \hat { j } + 3 \hat { k } )$ is $a x + b y + c z = 4$ then $( a - b + c )$ is equal to
(1) 18
(2) 22
(3) 20
(4) 24
Let the equation of the plane passing through the line $x - 2 y - z - 5 = 0 = x + y + 3 z - 5$ and parallel to the line $x + y + 2 z - 7 = 0 = 2 x + 3 y + z - 2$ be $a x + b y + c z = 65$. Then the distance of the point $( a , b , c )$ from the plane $2 x + 2 y - z + 16 = 0$ is $\_\_\_\_$.
Let a line $L$ pass through the point $P(2, 3, 1)$ and be parallel to the line $x + 3y - 2z - 2 = 0 = x - y + 2z$. If the distance of $L$ from the point $(5, 3, 8)$ is $\alpha$, then $3\alpha^{2}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
Let $\lambda _ { 1 } , \lambda _ { 2 }$ be the values of $\lambda$ for which the points $\left( \frac { 5 } { 2 } , 1 , \lambda \right)$ and $( - 2 , 0 , 1 )$ are at equal distance from the plane $2 x + 3 y - 6 z + 7 = 0$. If $\lambda _ { 1 } > \lambda _ { 2 }$, then the distance of the point $\left( \lambda _ { 1 } - \lambda _ { 2 } , \lambda _ { 2 } , \lambda _ { 1 } \right)$ from the line $\frac { x - 5 } { 1 } = \frac { y - 1 } { 2 } = \frac { z + 7 } { 2 }$ is $\_\_\_\_$
If the shortest distance between the lines $\begin{aligned} & L _ { 1 } : \vec { r } = ( 2 + \lambda ) \hat { i } + ( 1 - 3 \lambda ) \hat { j } + ( 3 + 4 \lambda ) \hat { k } , \quad \lambda \in \mathbb { R } \\ & L _ { 2 } : \vec { r } = 2 ( 1 + \mu ) \hat { i } + 3 ( 1 + \mu ) \hat { j } + ( 5 + \mu ) \hat { k } , \quad \mu \in \mathbb { R } \end{aligned}$ is $\frac { m } { \sqrt { n } }$, where $\operatorname { gcd } ( m , n ) = 1$, then the value of $m + n$ equals
(1) 390
(2) 384
(3) 377
(4) 387
The shortest distance between the lines $\frac { x - 3 } { 2 } = \frac { y + 15 } { - 7 } = \frac { z - 9 } { 5 }$ and $\frac { x + 1 } { 2 } = \frac { y - 1 } { 1 } = \frac { z - 9 } { - 3 }$ is
(1) $8 \sqrt { 3 }$
(2) $4 \sqrt { 3 }$
(3) $5 \sqrt { 3 }$
(4) $6 \sqrt { 3 }$
The distance, of the point $( 7 , - 2,11 )$ from the line $\frac { x - 6 } { 1 } = \frac { y - 4 } { 0 } = \frac { z - 8 } { 3 }$ along the line $\frac { x - 5 } { 2 } = \frac { y - 1 } { - 3 } = \frac { z - 5 } { 6 }$, is:
(1) 12
(2) 14
(3) 18
(4) 21
Let the image of the point $( 1,0,7 )$ in the line $\frac { x } { 1 } = \frac { y - 1 } { 2 } = \frac { z - 2 } { 3 }$ be the point $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$. Then which one of the following points lies on the line passing through $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$ and making angles $\frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$ and $\frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$ with y - axis and z axis respectively and an acute angle with x -axis?
(1) $( 1 , - 2,1 + \sqrt { 2 } )$
(2) $( 1,2,1 - \sqrt { 2 } )$
(3) $( 3,4,3 - 2 \sqrt { 2 } )$
(4) $( 3 , - 4,3 + 2 \sqrt { 2 } )$
If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac { x - \lambda } { 2 } = \frac { y - 4 } { 3 } = \frac { z - 3 } { 4 }$ and $\frac { x - 2 } { 4 } = \frac { y - 4 } { 6 } = \frac { z - 7 } { 8 }$ is $\frac { 13 } { \sqrt { 29 } }$, then a value of $\lambda$ is : (1) - 1 (2) $- \frac { 13 } { 25 }$ (3) $\frac { 13 } { 25 }$ (4) 1
If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac { x - 4 } { 1 } = \frac { y + 1 } { 2 } = \frac { z } { - 3 }$ and $\frac { x - \lambda } { 2 } = \frac { y + 1 } { 4 } = \frac { z - 2 } { - 5 }$ is $\frac { 6 } { \sqrt { 5 } }$, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is:
(1) 5
(2) 8
(3) 7
(4) 10
Consider a line L passing through the points $\mathrm { P } ( 1,2,1 )$ and $\mathrm { Q } ( 2,1 , - 1 )$. If the mirror image of the point $\mathrm { A } ( 2,2,2 )$ in the line L is $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$, then $\alpha + \beta + 6 \gamma$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac { x - \lambda } { 3 } = \frac { y - 2 } { - 1 } = \frac { z - 1 } { 1 }$ and $\frac { x + 2 } { - 3 } = \frac { y + 5 } { 2 } = \frac { z - 4 } { 4 }$ is $\frac { 44 } { \sqrt { 30 } }$, then the largest possible value of $| \lambda |$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
The lines $\frac { x - 2 } { 2 } = \frac { y } { - 2 } = \frac { z - 7 } { 16 }$ and $\frac { x + 3 } { 4 } = \frac { y + 2 } { 3 } = \frac { z + 2 } { 1 }$ intersect at the point $P$. If the distance of $P$ from the line $\frac { \mathrm { x } + 1 } { 2 } = \frac { \mathrm { y } - 1 } { 3 } = \frac { \mathrm { z } - 1 } { 1 }$ is $l$, then $14 l ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .
Let a line passing through the point $(-1, 2, 3)$ intersect the lines $L_1: \frac{x-1}{3} = \frac{y-2}{2} = \frac{z+1}{-2}$ at $M(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ and $L_2: \frac{x+2}{-3} = \frac{y-2}{-2} = \frac{z-1}{4}$ at $N(a, b, c)$. Then the value of $\frac{(\alpha + \beta + \gamma)^2}{(a + b + c)^2}$ equals $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$.
Let the point $( - 1 , \alpha , \beta )$ lie on the line of the shortest distance between the lines $\frac { x + 2 } { - 3 } = \frac { y - 2 } { 4 } = \frac { z - 5 } { 2 }$ and $\frac { x + 2 } { - 1 } = \frac { y + 6 } { 2 } = \frac { z - 1 } { 0 }$. Then $( \alpha - \beta ) ^ { 2 }$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
Let $\mathrm { P } ( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$ be the image of the point $\mathrm { Q } ( 1,6,4 )$ in the line $\frac { x } { 1 } = \frac { y - 1 } { 2 } = \frac { z - 2 } { 3 }$. Then $2 \alpha + \beta + \gamma$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$
The square of the distance of the image of the point $( 6,1,5 )$ in the line $\frac { x - 1 } { 3 } = \frac { y } { 2 } = \frac { z - 2 } { 4 }$, from the origin is $\_\_\_\_$
Let the line passing through the points $(-1, 2, 1)$ and parallel to the line $\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y+1}{3} = \frac{z}{4}$ intersect the line $\frac{x+2}{3} = \frac{y-3}{2} = \frac{z-4}{1}$ at the point $P$. Then the distance of $P$ from the point $Q(4, -5, 1)$ is
(1) 5
(2) $5\sqrt{5}$
(3) $5\sqrt{6}$
(4) 10
Let $\mathrm { L } _ { 1 } : \frac { x - 1 } { 2 } = \frac { y - 2 } { 3 } = \frac { z - 3 } { 4 }$ and $\mathrm { L } _ { 2 } : \frac { x - 2 } { 3 } = \frac { y - 4 } { 4 } = \frac { z - 5 } { 5 }$ be two lines. Then which of the following points lies on the line of the shortest distance between $L _ { 1 }$ and $L _ { 2 }$?
(1) $\left( \frac { 14 } { 3 } , - 3 , \frac { 22 } { 3 } \right)$
(2) $\left( - \frac { 5 } { 3 } , - 7,1 \right)$
(3) $\left( 2,3 , \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)$
(4) $\left( \frac { 8 } { 3 } , - 1 , \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)$
Let $P$ be the foot of the perpendicular from the point $Q ( 10 , - 3 , - 1 )$ on the line $\frac { x - 3 } { 7 } = \frac { y - 2 } { - 1 } = \frac { z + 1 } { - 2 }$. Then the area of the right angled triangle $P Q R$, where $R$ is the point $( 3 , - 2,1 )$, is
(1) $9 \sqrt { 15 }$
(2) $\sqrt { 30 }$
(3) $8 \sqrt { 15 }$
(4) $3 \sqrt { 30 }$