Class 12 NCERT Solutions – Mathematics Part ii – Chapter 11 – Three Dimensional Geometry – Miscellaneous Exercise
1. Find the angle between the lines whose direction ratios are a, b, c and b – c, c – a, a – b.
Solution:
The angle θ between the lines with direction cosines a, b, c and b – c, c – a, a – b is given by:
[Tex]cosθ=|\frac{a(b-c)+b(c-a)+c(a-b)}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}.\sqrt{(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2+(a-b)^2}}|\\ θ=cos^{-1}|\frac{ab-ac+bc-ab+ac-bc}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}.\sqrt{(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2+(a-b)^2}}|\\ =cos^{-1}0\\ [/Tex]
= 90°
Thus, the required angle is 90°.
2. Find the equation of a line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin.
Solution:
The line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin is x- axis itself.
Let A be any point on the given line.
Thus, coordinates of A are (a,0,0) where a is any real value.
So the direction ratios of OA will be a, 0, 0.
Equation of OA will be:
[Tex]\frac{x-a}0=\frac{y-0}0=\frac{z-0}0\\ ⇒\frac{x}1=\frac{y}0=\frac{z}0=a[/Tex]
Hence, the required equation is [Tex]\frac{x}1=\frac{y}0=\frac{z}0[/Tex].
3. If the lines [Tex]\frac{x-1}{-3}=\frac{y-2}{2k}=\frac{z-3}2\space and\space \frac{x-1}{3k}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-6}{-5}[/Tex] are perpendicular, find the value of k.
Solution:
Given: a1 = 3, b1 = 2k, c1 = 2 and a2 = 3k, b2 = 1, c2 = -5
If the lines are perpendicular, a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0.
⇒ -3(3k) + 2k(1) + 2(-5) = 0
⇒ -9k + 2k -10 = 0
⇒ 7k = -10
⇒ k = -10/7
4. Find the shortest distance between lines [Tex]\vec{r}=6\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+2\hat{k}+λ(\hat{i}-2\hat{j}+2\hat{k})\space and\space\vec{r}=-4\hat{i}-\hat{k}+μ(3\hat{i}-2\hat{j}-2\hat{k}) [/Tex].
Solution:
Shortest distance between two lines [Tex]\vec{r}=\vec{a_1}+λ\vec{b_1}\space and \space \vec{r}=\vec{a_2}+λ\vec{b_2}[/Tex] is given by:
[Tex]d=|\frac{(\vec{b_1}\times\vec{b_2}).(\vec{a_2}-\vec{a_1})}{|\vec{b_1}\times\vec{b_2}|}|[/Tex]
Now,
[Tex]\vec{a_2}-\vec{a_1}=(-4\hat{i}-\hat{k})-(6\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+2\hat{k})\\ =-10\hat{i}-2\hat{j}-3\hat{k}[/Tex]
Also,
[Tex]\vec{b_1}\times\vec{b_2}=(4+4)\hat{i}-(-2-6)\hat{j}+(-2+6)\hat{k}\\ =8\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+4\hat{k}[/Tex]
Substituting these values in the formula, we have:
[Tex]d=|\frac{(8\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+4\hat{k}).(-10\hat{i}-2\hat{j}-3\hat{k})}{|8\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+4\hat{k}|}|\\ =|\frac{-80-16-12}{\sqrt{(8)^2+(8)^2+(4)^2}}|\\ =|\frac{-108}{12}|[/Tex]
= 9
Thus, the shortest distance is 9 units.
5. Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2, – 4) and perpendicular to the two lines: [Tex]\frac{x-8}3=\frac{y+19}{-16}=\frac{z-10}7\space and \space \frac{x-15}3=\frac{y-29}{8}=\frac{z-5}{-5}[/Tex].
Solution:
Here, [Tex]\vec{b}=b_1\hat{i}+b_2\hat{j}+b_3\hat{k} \space and \space \vec{a}=\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-4\hat{k}[/Tex]
The equation of a line passing through the point (1, 2, – 4) and parallel to [Tex]\vec{b}[/Tex] is given by:
[Tex]\vec{r}=\vec{a}+λ{\vec{b}}\\ ⇒\vec{r}=(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-4\hat{k})+λ(b_1\hat{i}+b_2\hat{j}+b_3\hat{k})[/Tex]
Since the given two lines are perpendicular, we have:
3b1 – 16b2 + 7b3 = 0
Also, 3b1 + 8b2 – 5b3 = 0
Thus, [Tex]\frac{b_1}{(-16)\times(-5)-8\times7}=\frac{b_2}{7\times3-3\times(-5)}=\frac{b_3}{3\times8-3\times(-16)}\\ ⇒\frac{b_1}{24}=\frac{b_2}{36}=\frac{b_3}{72}\\ ⇒\frac{b_1}{2}=\frac{b_2}{3}=\frac{b_3}{6}[/Tex]
So, the direction ratios of \vec{b} are 2, 3 and 6.
Thus, equation of the vector is [Tex]\vec{r}=(\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-4\hat{k})+\lambda(2\hat{i}+3\hat{j}+6\hat{k})[/Tex].