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x  2 y  9 z  13 x a y7 z2
Q.1 The value of 'a' for which the lines =  and   intersect, is
1 2 3 1 2 3
(A) – 5 (B) – 2 (C) 5 (D) – 3

Q.2 Given A (1, –1, 0) ; B(3, 1, 2) ; C(2, –2, 4) and D(–1, 1, –1) which of the following points neither lie on AB nor
on CD?
(A) (2, 2, 4) (B) (2, –2, 4) (C) (2, 0,1) (D) (0, –2, –1)

x 1 y  2 z  3
Q.3 For the line   , which one of the following is incorrect?
1 2 3
x y z
(A) it lies in the plane x – 2y + z = 0 (B) it is same as line  
1 2 3
(C) it passes through (2, 3, 5) (D) it is parallel to the plane x – 2y + z – 6 = 0

x  x1 y  y1 z  z1
Q.4 The line   is
0 1 2
(A) parallel to x-axis (B) perpendicular to x-axis
(C) perpendicular to YOZ plane (D) parallel to y-axis

x 2 y3 z4 x 1 y  4 z  5
Q.5 The lines   and   are coplanar if
1 1 k k 2 1
(A) k = 0 or – 1 (B) k = 1 or – 1 (C) k = 0 or – 3 (D) k = 3 or – 3

Q6 Let P and Q be points on the lines


  
 
L1 : r  6î  7ˆj  4k̂   3î  ˆj  k̂ and L2 : r   9ˆj  2k̂    3î  2 ˆj  4k̂ respectively which
are nearest to each other.The distance between P and Q equals
(A) 5 10 (B) 3 30 (C) 4 8 (D) 6 7

Q.7 Find the equations to the line which can be drawn from the point (2, –1, 3) and perpendicular to the lines
x 1 y  2 z  3 x4 y z3
  and   .
2 3 4 4 5 3

Q.8 A line L passing through the point P(1, 4, 3), is perpendicular to both the lines
x 1 y3 z2 x2 y4 z 1
= = and = = .
2 1 4 3 2 2
If the position vector of point Q on L is (a1, a2, a3) such that (PQ)2 = 357, then find the sum of all possible
values of (a1 + a2 + a3).
Q.9 Consider the following 3 lines in space

L1 : r  3î  ˆj  2k̂   ( 2î  4 ĵ  k̂ )
L2 : r  î  ĵ  3k̂  (4î  2 ĵ  4k̂ )

L3 : r  3î  2 ĵ  2k̂  t (2î  ĵ  2k̂ )
Then which one of the following pair(s) are in the same plane.
(A) only L1L2 (B) only L2L3 (C) only L3L1 (D) L1L2 and L2L3

x 1 y z 1 x 1 y z 1
Q.10 If the distance between the lines = = and = = when they are nearest to
1 2 1 1 1 1

m
each other is where m and n are relatively prime positive integers then find the value of (n – 5m).
n

Q.11 The vector equations of the two lines L1 and L2 are given by
 
L : r  2î  9 ĵ  13k̂   ( î  2ˆj  3k̂ ) ; L : r   3î  7ˆj  pk̂   (  î  2ˆj  3k̂ )
1 2
then the lines L1 and L2 are
(A) skew lines for all p  R
(B) intersecting for all p  R and the point of intersection is (–1, 3, 4)
(C) intersecting lines for p = – 2
(D) intersecting for all real p  R

Q.12 The vector equations of two lines L1 and L2 are respectivly

 
r  17 î  9ˆj  9k̂   (3î  ˆj  5k̂ ) and r  15î  8ˆj  k̂   ( 4î  3ˆj )
I L1 and L2 are skew lines
II (11, –11, –1) is the point of intersection of L1 and L2
III (–11, 11, 1) is the point of intersection of L1 and L2
IV  
cos–1 3 35 is the acute angle between L1 and L2
then , which of the following is true?
(A) II and IV (B) I and IV (C) IV only (D) III and IV

x 1 y  p z2 x y7 z7

Q.13 Find the value of p so that the lines   and   are in the same plane.
3 2 1 1 3 2
For this value of p, find the coordinates of their point of intersection and the equation of the plane containing
them.
Q.14     
The pv's of the four angular points of a tetrahedron are: A j  2 k ; B 3 i  k ; C 4 i  3 j  6 k & 
 
D 2 i  3 j  2 k . Find :
(i) the perpendicular distance from A to the line BC.
(ii) the volume of the tetrahedron ABCD.
(iii) the perpendicular distance from D to the plane ABC.
(iv) the shortest distance between the lines AB & CD.

Q.15 Find the angle between the two straight lines whose direction cosines l, m, n are given by
2l + 2m – n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0.
x 3 y3 z
Q.16 Find the equations of the two lines through the origin which intersect the line   at an angle of
2 1 1

.
3
Q.17 Given a tetrahedron D-ABC with AB = 12 , CD = 6. If the shortest distance between the skew lines AB and

CD is 8 and the angle between them is , then find the volume of tetrahedron.
6

Q.18 Consider the following four pairs of lines in column-I and match them with one or more entries in column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(A) L1 : x = 1 + t, y = t, z = 2 – 5t (P) non coplanar lines

L2 : r  ( 2,1,3) + (2, 2, – 10)
x 1 y  3 z  2
(B) L1 : = = (Q) lines lie in a unique plane
2 2 1
x2 y6 z2
L2 : = =
1 1 3
(C) L1 : x = – 6t, y = 1 + 9t, z = – 3t (R) infinite planes containing both the lines
L2 : x = 1 + 2s, y = 4 – 3s, z = s
x y 1 z2
(D) L1 : = = (S) lines do not intersect
1 2 3
x 3 y2 z 1
L2 : = =
4 3 2

Q.19 P(0, 3, – 2); Q(3, 7, – 1) and R(1, – 3, – 1) are 3 given points. Let L1 be the line passing through P and Q and

L2 be the line through R and parallel to the vector V  î  k̂ .
Column-I Column-II
(A) perpendicular distance of P from L2 (P) 7 3
(B) shortest distance between L1 and L2 (Q) 2
(C) area of the triangle PQR (R) 6
19
(D) distance from (0, 0, 0) to the plane PQR (S)
147

x  2 y 1 z3
Q.1)D Q2)A Q3)C Q4)B Q5)C Q6)B Q7)  
11  10 2
Q.8)16 Q9)D Q10)9 Q11)C Q12)A Q13)p = 3, (2, 1, –3) ; x + y + z = 0

6 3
Q14)(i) 14 (ii) 6 (iii) 10 (iv) 6 Q15) = 90
0
7 5
x y z x y z
Q.16   or  
1 2 1 1 1  2

Q.17)48
Q.18) (A) R ; (B) Q, (C) Q, S, (D) P, S

Q.19) (A) R; (B) Q; (C) P ; (D) S