3-D Geometry

1. A plane which passes through the point (3, 2, 6. The radius of the circle in which the sphere
x-4 y -7 z -4 x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 x - 2 y - 4 z - 19 = 0 is cut by the
0) and the line = = is[2002]
1 5 4 plane x + 2 y + 2 z + 7 = 0 is [2003]
(a) x – y + z =1 (b) x + y + z = 5 (a) 4 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
(c) x + 2y – z = 1 (d) 2x – y + z = 5 7. Two system of rectangular axes have the same
2. The d.r. of normal to the plane through (1, 0, 0), origin. If a plane cuts them at distances a, b, c
(0, 1, 0) which makes an angle p /4 with plane and a' , b' , c ' from the origin then [2003]
x + y = 3 are [2002]
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 1, 2 ,1 (b) 1, 1, (a) + + - - - =0
2 a 2
b 2
c 2
a' 2
b' 2
c' 2
(c) 1, 1, 2 (d) 2 , 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(b) + + + + + =0
3. The shortest distance from the plane a2 b2 c2 a'2 b' 2 c '2
12 x + 4 y + 3z = 327 to the sphere 1 1 1 1 1 1
(c) + - + + - =0
2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 a b c a' b' c'2
x + y + z + 4 x - 2 y - 6 z= 155 is [2003]
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 39 (b) 26 (d) - - + - - =0.
2 2 2 2 2
a b c a' b' c'2
4 8. Distance between two parallel planes 2x + y + 2z
(c) 11 (d) 13.
13 = 8 and 4x + 2y +4z + 5 = 0 is [2004]
4. The two lines x = ay + b , z = cy + d and x = a'y 9 5
+ b', z = c'y + d' will be perpendicular, if and (a) (b)
2 2
only if [2003]
(a) aa' + cc' + 1 = 0 7 3
(c) (d)
(b) aa' + bb' + cc' + 1 = 0 2 2
(c) aa' + bb' +cc' = 0 9. A line with direction cosines proportional to 2,
(d) (a + a') (b + b') +(c + c') = 0. 1, 2 meets each of the lines x = y + a = z and
x + a = 2 y = 2 z . The co-ordinates of each of
5. The lines x - 2 = y - 3 = z - 4 [2003] the points of intersection are given by [2004]
1 1 -k
(a) (2a,3a, 3a), (2a, a, a )
x -1 y - 4 z - 5
and = = are coplanar if (b) (3a, 2a,3a), (a, a, a)
k 1 1
(a) k = 3 or –2 (b) k = 0 or –1 (c) (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, 2a )
(c) k = 1 or –1 (d) k = 0 or –3.
(d) (3a,3a,3a), (a, a, a)

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10. If the straight lines [2004] 15. If the plane 2ax – 3ay + 4az + 6 = 0 passes
x = 1 + s , y = -3 - l s , z = 1 + l s through the midpoint of the line joining the
centres of the spheres
t
and x = , y = 1 + t , z = 2 - t , with parameters x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 6 x - 8 y - 2 z = 13 and
2
s and t respectively, are co-planar, then l equals. x 2 + y 2 + z 2 - 10 x + 4 y - 2 z = 8 then a equals
(a) 0 (b) –1 [2005]
1 (a) – 1 (b) 1
(c) - (d) –2 (c) – 2 (d) 2
2
11. The intersection of the spheres 16. The distance between the line
ur
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 7 x - 2 y - z = 13 and r = 2iˆ - 2 ˆj + 3kˆ + l(i - j + 4k ) and the plane
ur
r .(iˆ + 5 ˆj + kˆ) = 5 is [2005]
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 - 3x + 3 y + 4 z = 8 is the same as
the intersection of one of the sphere and the 10 10
(a) (b)
plane [2004] 9 3 3
(a) 2 x - y - z = 1 (b) x - 2 y - z = 1
3 10
(c) x - y - 2 z = 1 (d) x - y - z = 1 (c) (d)
10 3
12. A line makes the same angle q, with each of the
17. If non zero numbers a, b, c are in H.P., then the
x and z axis. If the angle b, which it makes with
x y 1
y-axis, is such that sin 2 b = 3 sin 2 q, then straight line + + = 0 always passes
a b c
cos2q equals [2004] through a fixed point. That point is [2005]
2 1 (a) (– 1, 2) (b) (– 1, – 2)
(a) (b)
5 5 æ 1ö
(c) (1, – 2) (d) ç1,- ÷
3 2 è 2ø
(c) (d)
5 3 18. Let a, b and c be distinct non- negative
x +1 y -1 numbers. If the vectors aiˆ + ajˆ + ckˆ , iˆ + kˆ and
13. If the angle q between the line =
1 2
ciˆ + cjˆ + bkˆ lie in a plane, then c is [2005]
z -2
= and the plane 2x – y + l z + 4 = 0 is such (a) the Geometric Mean of a and b
2
(b) the Arithmetic Mean of a and b
1 (c) equal to zero
that sin q = then the value of l is [2005]
3 (d) the Harmonic Mean of a and b
5 -3 19. The plane x + 2y – z = 4 cuts the sphere
(a) (b)
3 5 x 2 + y 2 + z 2 – x + z – 2 = 0 in a circle of radius
3 -4 [2005]
(c) (d)
4 3 (a) 3 (b) 1
14. The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = – z and
6x = – y = – 4z is [2005] (c) 2 (d) 2
(a) 0° (b) 90°
(c) 45° (d) 30°

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20. The two lines x = ay + b , z = cy + d ; and which one of the following gives possible
values of a and b? [2008]
x = a ' y + b ' , z = c ' y + d ' are perpendicular (a) a = 2, b = 2 (b) a = 1, b = 2
to each other if [2006] (c) a = 2, b = 1 (d) a = 1, b = 1
(a) aa '+ cc ' = -1 (b) aa '+ cc ' = 1 26. The line passing through the points (5, 1, a)
and (3, b, 1) crosses the yz-plane at the point
(c) a c (d) a + c = 1
+ = -1 æ 17 –13ö
a' c' a' c'
çè 0, , ÷ . Then [2008]
21. The image of the point (–1, 3, 4) in the plane 2 2 ø
x - 2 y = 0 is [2006] (a) a = 2, b = 8 (b) a = 4, b = 6
(c) a = 6, b = 4 (d) a = 8, b = 2
æ 17 19 ö
(a) ç - , - , 4 ÷ (b) (15,11, 4) x –1 y – 2 z – 3
è 3 3 ø 27. If the straight lines = = and
k 2 3
æ 17 19 ö x – 2 y – 3 z –1
(c) ç - , - ,1÷ (d) None of these = = intersect at a point, then
è 3 3 ø 3 k 2
the integer k is equal to [2008]
22. If a line makes an angle of p / 4 with the positive
(a) –5 (b) 5
directions of each of x- axis and y- axis, then
(c) 2 (d) –2
the angle that the line makes with the positive
direction of the z-axis is [2007] x – 2 y –1 z + 2
28. Let the line = = lie in the
p p 3 –5 2
(a) (b) plane x + 3y – az + b = 0. Then (a, b) equals
4 2
[2009]
p p (a) (–6, 7) (b) (5, –15)
(c) (d)
6 3 (c) (–5, 5) (d) (6, –17)
23. If (2, 3, 5) is one end of a diameter of the sphere 29. Statement -1 : The point A(3, 1, 6) is the mirror
x2 + y2 + z2 – 6x – 12y – 2z + 20 = 0, then the image of the point B(1, 3, 4) in the plane x – y +
cooordinates of the other end of the diameter z = 5.
are [2007] Statement -2: The plane x – y + z = 5 bisects
(a) (4, 3, 5) (b) (4, 3, – 3) the line segment joining A(3, 1, 6) and B(1, 3, 4).
(c) (4, 9, – 3) (d) (4, –3, 3). [2010]
24. Let L be the line of intersection of the planes 2x + (a) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is true ;
3y + z = 1 and x + 3y + 2z = 2. If L makes an angle Statement -2 is not a correct explanation for
a with the positive x-axis, then cos a equals Statement -1.
[2007] (b) Statement -1 is true, Statement -2 is false.
(c) Statement -1 is false, Statement -2 is true .
1
(a) 1 (b) (d) Statement - 1 is true, Statement 2 is true ;
2 Statement -2 is a correct explanation for
1 1 Statement -1.
(c) (d) .
3 2 30. A line AB in three-dimensional space makes angles
r 45° and 120° with the positive x-axis and the positive
25. The vector a = a iˆ + 2 ˆj + bkˆ lies in the plane y-axis respectively. If AB makes an acute angle q
r r with the positive z-axis, then q equals [2010]
of the vectors b = iˆ + ˆj and c = ˆj + kˆ and
(a) 45° (b) 60°
r
bisects the angle between b and cr . Then (c) 75° (d) 30°

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31. The line L given by + = 1 passes through
5 b (c) 3 10 (d) 3 5
the point (13, 32). The line K is parallel to L and 35. The length of the perpendicular drawn from

has the equation

x y
+ = 1 . Then the distance the point (3, -1, 11) to the line
c 3
between L and K is [2010] x y - 2 z -3
= = is : [2011RS]
2 3 4
17
(a) 17 (b) (a) 29 (b) 33
15
(c) 53 (d) 66
23 23
(c) (d) 36. A equation of a plane parallel to the plane
17 15
x – 2y + 2z –5 = 0 and at a unit distance from the
y -1 z - 3 origin is : [2012]
32. If the angle between the line x = = (a) x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 (b) x – 2y + 2z + 1 = 0
2 l
(c) x – 2y + 2z – 1 = 0 (d) x – 2y + 2z + 5 = 0
æ 5 ö x -1 y +1 z-1
and the plane x + 2y + 3z = 4 is cos–1 ç ÷, 37. If the line = = and
è 14 ø 2 3 4
then l equals [2011] x-3 y-k z
= = intersect, then k is equal to:
1 2 1
3 2 [2012]
(a) (b)
2 5
2
(a) –1 (b)
5 2 9
(c) (d)
3 3 9
33. Statement-1: The point A(1, 0, 7)) is the mirror (c) (d) 0
2
image of the point B(1, 6, 3) in the line : 38. Distance between two parallel planes 2x + y +
x y -1 z - 2 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is [2013]
= =
1 2 3 3 5
(a) (b)
x y -1 z - 2 2 2
Statement-2: The line = =
1 2 3 7 9
bisects the line segment joining A(1, 0, 7) and (c) (d)
2 2
B(1, 6, 3) . [2011]
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; x - 2 y -3 z - 4
39. If the lines = = and
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for 1 1 -k
Statement-1.
x -1 y -4 z -5
(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false. = = are coplanar, then k
k 2 1
(c) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
(d) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; can have [2013]
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for (a) any value
Statement-1. (b) exactly one value
34. The distance of the point (1, – 5, 9) from the (c) exactly two values
plane x – y + z = 5 measured along a straight x (d) exactly three values
= y = z is [2011RS]

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 44. The distance of the point (1, –5, 9) from the
x -1 y - 3 z - 4
40. The image of the line = = in plane x – y + z = 5 measured along the line x = y
3 1 -5 = z is : [2016]
the plane 2 x - y + z + 3 = 0 is the line: [2014] 10 20
(a) (b)
x-3 y +5 z - 2 3 3
(a) = =
3 1 -5 (c) 3 10 (d) 10 3
x-3 y +5 z - 2 x -3 y+2 z+4
(b) = =
-3 -1 5 45. If the line, = = lies in the
2 -1 3
x+3 y -5 z - 2 plane, lx + my – z = 9, then l2 + m2 is equal to :
(c) = = [2016]
3 1 -5
(a) 5 (b) 2
x+3 y -5 z + 2 (c) 26 (d) 18
(d) = =
-3 -1 5 46. If the image of the point P(1, –2, 3) in the plane,
41. The angle between the lines whose direction 2x + 3y – 4z + 22 = 0 measured parallel to
cosines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and x y z
line, = = is Q, then PQ is equal to :
1 4 5
l 2 + m 2 + n 2 is [2014]
(a) 6 5 (b) 3 5
p p
(a) (b) (c) 2 42 (d) 42
6 2 47. The distance of the point (1, 3, –7) from the
p p plane passing through the point (1, –1, –1),
(c) (d) having normal perpendicular to both the
3 4
42. The equation of the plane containing the line x -1 y + 2 z - 4
2x – 5y + z = 3; x + y + 4z = 5, and parallel to the lines = = and
1 -2 3
plane, x + 3y + 6z = 1, is : [2015]
(a) x + 3y + 6z = 7 (b) 2x + 6y + 12z = – x - 2 y +1 z + 7
= = , is : [2017]
13 2 -1 -1
(c) 2x + 6y + 12z = 13 (d) x + 3y + 6z = –7
10 20
43. The distance of the point (1, 0, 2) from the point (a) (b)
74 74
x - 2 y +1 z - 2
of intersection of the line = = 10 5
3 4 12
(c) (d)
and the plane x – y + z = 16, is [2015] 83 83
(a) 3 21 (b) 13
(c) 2 14 (d) 8

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
(a) (b) (d ) (a) (d) (d) (a) (c) (b) (d) (a) (c) (a) (b) (c)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(b) (c) (a) (b) (a) (d) (b) (c) (c) (d) (c) (a) (a) (a) (b)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
(c) (d) (a) (a) (c) (a) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (a) (b) (d) (b)
46 47
(c) (c)

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