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EXERCISE – V JEE PROBLEMS

1. (i) Find the equation of the plane passing through

the points (2, 1, 0), (5, 0, 1) and (4, 1, 1). 1 0 1 0

(C)  (1  y 2 ) dy + (y 2  1) dy (R)  1  x dx +  1  x dx
 0 1
(ii) If P is the point (2, 1, 6) then find the point Q 0 1
such that PQ is perpendicular to the plane in (i) and
(D) In a ABC, if
the mid point of PQ lies on it. [JEE 2003, 4]
sin A sin B sin C + cos A cos B = 1, (S) 1
then the value of sin C equal
x 1 y 1 z 1 x 3 y k z
2. If the lines = = and = =
2 3 4 1 2 1 (c) Match the following [JEE 2006, 6]
intersect, then k equals [JEE 2004(Scr.)] Column–I Column–II
(A) 2/9 (B) 9/2 (C) 0 (D) –1 
 1 
3. Let P be the plane passing through (1, 1, 1) and
(A)  tan1  2i2   t, then tan t equal (P) 0
i 1
parallel to the lines L1 and L2 having direction ratios (B) Sides a, b, c of a triangle ABC
(1, 0, –1) and (–1, 1, 0) respectively. If A, B and C a
are the points at which P intersects the coordinate are in A.P. and cos 1 = , (Q) 1
bc
axes, find the volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices
b c 5
are A, B, C and the origin. [JEE 2004, 2] cos 2 = , cos 3 = (R)
ac ab 3
 
4. (a) A variable plane at a distance of 1 unit from then tan2 1 + tan2 3 equal
the origin cuts the co-ordiante axes at A, B and C. If 2 2
(C) A line is perpendicular to (S) 2/3
the centroid D (x, y, z) of triangle ABC satisfies
x + 2y + 2z = 0 and passes
1 1 1 through (0, 1, 0). The perpendicular
the relation    k , then the values of k is
2 2
x y z2 distance of this line from the origin is
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 1/3 (D) 9
[JEE 2005 (Scr.), 3] 6.(a)Consider the planes 3x – 6y – 2z = 15 and
2x + y – 2z = 5. [JEE 2007, 3+6]
(b) Find the equation of the plane containing the line Statement-I : The parametric equations of the
2x – y + z – 3 = 0, 3x + y + z = 5 and at a distance of 1/ 6 line of intersection of the given planes are
from the point (2, 1, –1). [JEE 2005 (Mains), 4] x = 3 + 14t, y = 1 + 2t, z = 15t.
because

5.(a) A plane passes through (1, –2, 1) and is Statement-II : The vector 14 î + 2 ĵ + 15 k̂ is parallel
perpendicular to two planes 2x – 2y + z = 0 and to the line of intersection of given planes.
x – y + 2z = 4. The distance of the plane from the (A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true;
point (1, 2, 2) is [JEE 2006, 3] Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2 2 is NOT correct explanation for Statement-I
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is False
(b) Match the following [JEE 2006, 6]
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
Column–I Column–II
(A) Two rays in the first quadrant (P) 2
MATCH THE COLUMN
x + y = | a | and ax – y = 1
intersects each other in the interval (b) Consider the following linear equations
a  (a0, ), the value of a0 is ax + by + cz = 0
(B) Point (, , ) lies on the plane (Q) 4/3 bx + cy + az = 0
x + y + z = 2. Let cx + ay + bz = 0
  Match the conditions/expressions in Column–I with
a   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ . kˆ  (kˆ  a)  0, then  equal
statements in Column–II.

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Column–I Column–II (iii) The distance of the point (1, 1, 1) from the plane
(A) a + b + c  0 and (P) the equation passing through the point (–1, –2, –1) and whose
a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca represent planes normal is perpendicular to both the lines L1 and L2 is
meeting only at a 2 7 13 23
single point. (A) (B) (C) (D)
75 75 75 75
(B) a + b + c = 0 and (Q) the equation
a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca represent the line
8. (a) Let P(3, 2, 6) be a point in space and Q be a
x=y=z

(C) a + b + c  0 and (R) the equation point on the line r  ( î  ĵ  2k̂ )  ( 3 î  ĵ  5k̂ ) . Then the
a2 + b2 + c2  ab + bc + ca represent identical
planes value of  for which the vector PQ is parallel to the
(D) a + b + c = 0 and (S) the equation plane x – 4y + 3z = 1 is [JEE 2009, 3+3+4]
a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca represent the
1 1 1 1
whole of the three (A) (B) – (C) (D) –
4 4 8 8
dimensional space.

7.(a)Consider three planes [JEE 2008, 3+4+4+4] (b) A line with positive direction cosines passes through
P1 : x – y + z = 1 the point P(2, –1, 2) and makes equal angles with the
P2 : x + y – z = –1 coordiantes axes. The line meets the plane 2x + y + z = 9
P3 : x – 3y + 3z = 2 at point Q. The length of the line segment PQ equals
Let L1, L2, L3 be the lines of intersection of the planes 3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 2
P2 and P3, P3 and P1 & P1 and P2 respectively.
Statement-I : At least two of the lines L1, L2 and L3
(c) Let (x, y, z) be points with integer coordinates
are non-parallel.
satisfying the system of homogeneous equations
because
3x – y – z = 0 & – 3x + z = 0, –3x + 2y + z = 0 Then
Statement-II : The three planes do not have a
the number of such points for which x2+ y2 + z2  100
common point.
is
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true;
Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I
9. Equation of the plane containing the straight line
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II
is NOT correct explanation for Statement-I x y z
  and perpendicular to the plane containing
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is False 2 3 4
(D) Statement-I is False, Statement-II is True
x y z x y z
the straight lines   and   is [JEE 2010]
Paragraph for Question Nos. (i) to (iii) 3 4 2 4 2 3
x 1 y2 z 1 (A) x + 2y - 2z = 0 (B) 3x + 2y - 2z = 0
(b) Consider the lines L1 : = = ;
3 1 2 (C) x - 2y + z = 0 (D) 5x + 2y - 4z = 0

x2 y2 z3

L2 : = = 10. If the distance between the plane Ax – 2y + z = d
1 2 3
x 1 y  2 z  3
(i) The unit vector perpendicular to both L1 and L2 is and the plane containing the lines  
2 3 4
ˆi  7ˆj  7kˆ  î  7 ĵ  5k̂
(A) (B) x2 y3 z4
99 5 3 and
3

4

5
is 6 , then |d| is [JEE 2010]
 î  7 ĵ  5k̂ 7 ˆi  7 ˆj  kˆ
(C) (D)
5 3 99 11. If the distance of the point P(1, –2, 1) from the
plane x + 2y – 2z = , where  > 0 is 5, then the foot
(ii) The shortest distance between L1 and L2 is
of the perpendicular from P to the plane is [JEE 2010]
17 41 17
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
3 5 3 5 3

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(A) 5x – 11y + z = 17 (B) 2x+y=3 2 –1

8 4 7 4 4 1
(A)  , ,   (B)  ,  , 
3 3 3 3 3 3 (C) x + y + z = 3 (D) x – 2y=1– 2

 1 2 10  2 1 5
(C)  , ,  (D)  ,  ,  x 1 y 1 z
3 3 3   3 3 2 15. If the straight lines = = and
2 k 2

12. Match the statements in Column I with the values x 1 y 1 z

= = are coplanar, then the plane(s)
5 2 k
in Column II [JEE 2010]
Column–I Column–II containing these two lines is (are) [JEE 2012]
(A) y + 2z = –1 (B) y + z = –1
(A) A line from the origin meets the lines (P) – 4
(C) y – z = –1 (D) y – 2z = –1
8
x  2 y 1 z 1 x
  & 3  y  3  z 1
1 2 1 2 1 1

at P and Q respectively. If length

2
PQ = d, then d is
(B) The values of x satisfying (Q) 0

1 3 
tan (x+3)–tan (x–3)= sin   are
–1 –1
5
  
(C) Non-zero vectors a , b and c (R) 4
     
satisfy a . b = 0, ( b - a ).( b + c ) = 0
      
and 2| b + c | = | b - a |, If a = µ b +4 c ,
then the possible values of µ are
(D) Let f be the function on [–,] given by (S) 5

 9x  x
f(0) = 9 and f(x) = sin   / sin 
 2  2

2 
for x  0. Then the value of  f ( x ) dx is (T) 6
 

13. The point P is the intersection of the straight line

joining the points Q(2, 3, 5) and R(1, –1, 4) with the
plane 5x – 4y – z = 1. If S is the foot of the
perpendicular drawn from the point T(2, 1, 4) to QR,
then the length of the line segment PS is [JEE 2012]
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2 2
2

14. The equation of a plane passing through the line

of intersection of the planes x + 2y + 3z = 2 and
2
x – y + z = 3 and at a distance from the point
3
(3, 1, –1) is [JEE 2012]

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