3 D GEOMETRY SOLUTIONS

1. (b) Here 15. (b) D.c.'s are 2

,
−3
and
6
a = 4 + 4 + 1 = 9, b = 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 2 2 + (−3)2 + 6 2 49 49

and c = 1 + 16 + 1 = 18 . 2 −3 6
or , , .
Obviously it is a right angled and 7 7 7
isosceles triangle. 16. (d) Find angle between the lines PQ and
RS, we get that neither PQ || RS nor
−4 + 1 2 − 3 −2 − 2 PQ ⊥ RS . Also PQ  RS .
2. (d) = = or  + 2 = 12 or
5+4 5−2 +2
17. (b) a1 a 2 + b1 b 2 + c1 c 2 = 0, so OP⊥ OQ .
 = 10 .
−5 + 9 −5 (2) + 3 (−5) 25 18. (b) Required ratio = − 5  5
= i.e., 5 : 2.
3. (b) x= = −2, y = = −2 2
−2 −2 2
−5 (3) + 3 (6)  2 + 1 4 − 0 −2 − 1 
z=
3
=− . 19. (b)  1 , 1 , 1  = (3, 4, − 3) .
−2 2  

4. (c) Distance from origin = 1 + 4 + 9 = 14 20. (b) For xy-plane,

6 + 1 1
and from y-axis = 1 + 9 = 10 . z =0 =0   =−
 +1 6
5. (a) Since cos 2  + cos 2  + cos 2  = 1 − 5 + 18 13 −1 + 24 23
x = = , y= = .
  sin 2  = 3 − 1 = 2 . 5 5 5 5
6. (a) cos 2  + cos 2  + cos 2  = 1 21. (b) Here, cos 2  + cos 2 (90 − ) + cos 2  =1

 14  1
2 2  cos 2  + sin 2  + cos 2  = 1
 cos  = 1 −   −  
 15  3  cos 2  + 1 = 1   = 90 o .
8  196  (3 − (−2)) −6 − 4 −8 − 7
= −  =
2
. 22. (a) Here, = =
9  225  15 1−3 − 2 − (−6) − 2 − (−8 )

7. (d) It is obvious.  −
5 5
=− =−
5
. Obviously, points
2 2 2
8. (c) d = 1 + 4 + 1 = 6 . are collinear.
 1 1 
9. (a) Direction cosines  1
 3 , 3 , 3 .
23. (a) Let point C divides the line AB in the
  ratio 1:.
10. (b) From x-axis = y 2 + z 2 = 4 + 9 = 13
5 =
9 + 3
 4 = 2   =
1
From y-axis = 1 + 9 = 10
 +1 2
Hence required ratio is 2 : 1.
From z-axis = 1+4 = 5 .
24. (a) Direction cosines
11. (c)
 4 6 12 
=  , ,
 16 + 36 + 144 14 14 
a−2+4 1+b +7
0=  a = −2, 0 =  b = −8
3 3 2 3 6
or  , , .
7 7 7 
and 0 = 3 − 5 + c  c = 2 .
3 25. (b) Let P (x , y, z ). Now under given
12. (c) Check option (c), 4 − (−2)  −3 − 4 condition, we get
−3−4 − 2 − (−3) 2 2 2
 (x 2 + y 2 )  +  (y 2 + z 2 )  +  (z 2 + x 2 )  = 36
Therefore, this set of points is non-      
collinear.  x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 18
13. (c) Here, cos  = cos  = cos  Then distance from origin to the
−1 
 1  point (x, y, z) is
 3 cos  = 1   = cos  3  .
2

 
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 18 = 3 2 .
3 1 −1
14. (d) cos  = 1 − − = , which is not 26. (a) According to question,
4 2 4
a + 2 b −1 c + 8
possible. = =
6 2 3
  a = 4 , b = 3, c = −5 .
27. (b) Direction ratios are,
l = 4 − (−2) = 6, m = 3 − 1 = 2 and
n = −5 + 8 = 3.
28. (a) Let point be ( x , y , z ), then x 2 + y2 + z2
=
(x − a)2 + y 2 + z 2 = x 2 + (y − b)2 + z 2 = x 2 + y 2 + (z − c)2
a b c
Therefore x= ,y= and z= .
2 2 2
29. (b) Let A = (1, 1, 1) ; B = (−2, 4 , 1) ; C = (−1, 5,5) &
D = (2, 2, 5)

AB = 9 + 9 + 0 = 3 2 , BC = 1 + 1 + 16 = 3 2

and CD = 3 2 and AD = 3 2 . Hence it

is a square.
30. (b) cos 2 + cos 2  + cos 2
= 2 cos 2  − 1 + 2 cos 2  − 1 + 2 cos 2  − 1

= 2 (cos 2  + cos 2  + cos 2  ) − 3 = 2 − 3 = −1.