1. Find the distance between the points P (3, 4, 5) and 15. A vector r is inclined to x-axis and to y-axis at 60°.
Q (– 1, 2, – 3). If |r| = 8, find the vector r.
2. Find the shortest distance of the point P (a, b, c) from 16. Find the projection of the line joining (1, 2, 3)
x-axis. and (– 1, 4, 2) on the line having direction ratios
3. If the line passing through the points (5, 1, a) and (2, 3, – 6).
( 17 13
)
(3, b, 1) crosses the yz-plane at 0, ___, – ___ , find 17. What is the angle between the lines whose direction
__ __
( ) ( )
2 2 3 1 ÷3 3 1 ___ ÷
3
the value of a + b + 2.
cosines are – __ , __
, – ___
and – __ , __
, ?
4. Show that the points P (0, 7, 10), Q (– 1, 6, 6) and 4 4 2 4 4 2
C (– 4, 9, 6) are the vertices of an isosceles right- 18. Find the angle between any two diagonals of a
angled triangle. cube.
5. Find the locus of a point, the sum of distances from 19. Find the angle between one diagonal of a cube and
(1, 0, 0) and (– 1, 0, 0) is 10. a diagonal of one face.
6. Find the ratio in which the plane x – 2y + 3z = 17 20. A line makes angles a, b, g with the four diagonal
divides the line joining the points (– 2, 4, 7) and of a cube, find the value of
(3, – 4, 8). (i) S cos2 a
7. Find the co-ordinates of points which trisects the line (ii) S sin2 a
joining the points P (– 3, 2, 4) and Q (0, 4, 7).
(iii) S cos(2a)
8. If the centre of a tetrahedron OABC are (1, 2, –1),
21. Find the angle between the lines whose direction
where A = (a, 2, 3), B = (1, b, 2), C = (2, 1, c)
cosines are satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and
respectively, find the distance of P (a, b, c) from the
l 2 + m2 – n2 = 0.
origin.
22. Find the direction cosines of the two lines which
9. Find the ratio in which the line joining the points
are connected by the relation l – 5m + 3n = 0 and
P (– 2, 3, 7) and Q (3, – 5, 8) is divided by the
7l 2 + 5m2 – 3n2 = 0.
yz-plane.
23. Find the angle between the lines which are connected
10. The vertices of a triangle are A (5, 4, 6), B (1, – 1, 3) by the relation l + m + n = 0 and 2l m + 2l n +
and C (4, 3, 2). The internal bisector of –BAC meets m n = 0.
BC in D. Find AD.
24. Show that the straight lines whose direction cosines
11. If a line is equally inclined with the axes, find its are given by the equations al + b m + cn = 0 and
direction cosines. ul2 + v m2 + w n2 = 0 are
12. Find the angle at which the vector (4 i + 4 j + k) is perpendicular if a2 (u + v) + b2 (u + w) + c2 (u + v)
inclined to the axes. =0
a2 b2 __ c2
13. If a line makes an angle a, b, g with the co-ordinate and parallel if __
u + __
v + w = 0.
axes, find the value of
(i) S sin2 a (ii) S cos (2a).
14. A line OP makes with the x-axis and y-axis at an
angle of 120°, 60°, respectively. Find the angle made
by the line with the z-axis.
