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31 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Let the lines x−1λ=y−21=z−32\frac{x-1}{\lambda}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-3}{2} and x+26−2=y+183=z+28λ\frac{x+26}{-2}=\frac{y+18}{3}=\frac{z+28}{\lambda} be coplanar and PP be the plane containing these two lines. Then which of the following points does NOT lie on PP ?
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Correct option: D
(0,4,5)(0,4,5)
Option D ((0,4,5)(0,4,5)) is correct because when the value of λ\lambda is found and the equation of the plane is determined, this point does not satisfy the plane's equation.
32 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Consider the following planes

P:x+y−2z+7=0Q:x+y+2z+2=0R:3x+3y−6z−11=0\begin{aligned} & P: x+y-2 z+7=0 \\ & Q: x+y+2 z+2=0 \\ & R: 3 x+3 y-6 z-11=0 \end{aligned}
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Correct option: D
PP and RR are parallel
Option D (PP and RR are parallel) is correct because the coefficients of x, y, and z in the equations of planes P and R are proportional.
33 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Let a,  b∈R.a,\,\,b \in R. If the mirror image of the point P (a,  6,  9)P\,(a,\,\,6,\,\,9) with respect to the line x−37=y−25=z−1−9\frac{{x - 3}}{7} = \frac{{y - 2}}{5} = \frac{{z - 1}}{{ - 9}} is (20,  b, −a−9),(20,\,\,b,\, - a - 9), then ∣a+b∣\left| {a + b} \right| is equal to
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Correct option: A
88
Option A (88) is correct because solving the equations derived from the midpoint and direction ratios gives |a + b| = 88.
34 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A line with direction cosines proportional to 2,1,22,1,2 meets each of the lines x=y+a=zx=y+a=z and x+a=2y=2zx+a=2 y=2 z. The co-ordinates of each of the points of intersection are given by
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Correct option: B
(3a,2a,3a),(a,a,a)(3 a, 2 a, 3 a),(a, a, a)
Option B ((3a,2a,3a),(a,a,a)(3 a, 2 a, 3 a),(a, a, a)) is correct because these coordinates are obtained by solving the equations of the given lines and the direction ratios.
35 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The distance of the point (1, -5, 9) form the plane x−y+z=5x - y + z = 5 measured along the line x=y=zx = y = z is
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Correct option: B
10310\sqrt 3
Option B (10310\sqrt 3) is correct because it is the distance calculated by finding the intersection of the line and plane and then calculating the distance between the points.
36 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The plane x=cy+bz,y=az+cx,z=bx+ayx=c y+b z, y=a z+c x, z=b x+a y pass through one line, if
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Correct option: D
a2+b2+c2+2abc=1a^2+b^2+c^2+2 a b c=1
Option D (a2+b2+c2+2abc=1a^2+b^2+c^2+2 a b c=1) is correct because this condition ensures that the determinant of the coefficients of the planes is zero, indicating that the planes pass through one line.
37 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Let (p,q,r)(p, q, r) be a point on the plane 2x+2y+z=62 x+2 y+z=6, then the least value of p2+q2+r2p^2+q^2+r^2 is equal to
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Correct option: A
4
Option A (4) is correct because the least value of p2+q2+r2p^2 + q^2 + r^2 is found using Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, given the plane equation.
38 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Assertion: The region containing all the solutions of an inequality is called the solution region.

Reason: The values of xx, which make an inequality a true statement, are called solutions of the inequality.
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Correct option: B
Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a
correct explanation for assertion
Option B (Both are true) is correct because both statements are fundamental properties of combinations.
39 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Let the line x−23=y−1−5=z+22\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-1}{-5}=\frac{z+2}{2} lies in the plane x+3y−αz+β=0x+3 y-\alpha z+\beta=0. Then, (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) equals
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Correct option: B
(−6,7)(-6,7)
Option B ((-6,7)) is correct because these are the values of α\alpha and β\beta for which the given line lies in the given plane, found by ensuring the direction ratios are perpendicular to the normal and the point lies on the plane.
40 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Statement I The point A(3,1,6)A(3,1,6) is the mirror image of the point B(1,3,4)B(1,3,4) in the plane x−y+z=5x-y+z=5.

Statement II The plane x−y+z=5x-y+z=5 bisects the line segment joining A(3,1,6)A(3,1,6) and B(1,3,4)B(1,3,4).
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Correct option: A
Statement I\mathrm{I} is true, Statement II\mathrm{II} is true;
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Option A (Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I) is correct because the point A is indeed the mirror image of B in the given plane, and the plane bisects the line segment joining A and B.
41 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If a point P(α,β,γ)P(\alpha, \beta, \gamma) satisfying

(αβγ)(2108938848)=(000)(\alpha \beta \gamma)\left(\begin{array}{lcc} 2 & 10 & 8 \\ 9 & 3 & 8 \\ 8 & 4 & 8 \end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{lll} 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right)
lies on the plane 2x+4y+3z=52 x+4 y+3 z=5, then 6α+9β+7γ6 \alpha+9 \beta+7 \gamma is equal to
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Correct option: B
11
Option B (11) is correct because it involves solving a system of linear equations derived from the matrix equation and then substituting the values into the given expression.
42 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the line passing through (1,1,1)(1,1,1) and perpendicular to the line of intersection of the planes x+2y−4z=0x+2 y-4 z=0 and 2x−y+2z=02 x-y+2 z=0 is
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Correct option: A
x−15=1−y1=z−12\frac{x-1}{5}=\frac{1-y}{1}=\frac{z-1}{2}
Option A is the correct answer because it represents the equation of a line passing through the given point and perpendicular to the line of intersection of the given planes.
43 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the mirror image of the point (2,4,7)(2,4,7) in the plane 3x−y+4z=23 x-y+4 z=2 is (a,b,c)(a, b, c), then 2a+b+2c2 a+b+2 c is equal to :
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Correct option: C
-6
Option C (-6) is correct because it is found by using the formula for the mirror image of a point in a plane and then substituting the values into the expression 2a+b+2c.
44 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The lines x−21=y−31=z−4−k\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-3}{1}=\frac{z-4}{-k} and x−1k=y−42=z−51\frac{\mathrm{x}-1}{\mathrm{k}}=\frac{\mathrm{y}-4}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{z}-5}{1} are coplanar if
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Correct option: D
k=0\mathrm{k}=0 or -3 .
Option D (k=0\mathrm{k}=0 or -3) is correct because these are the values of k that make the determinant of the matrix formed by the direction ratios and difference of points equal to zero, indicating coplanarity.
45 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If the straight lines
x−1k=y−22=z−33   and    x−23=y−3k=z−12\frac{{x - 1}}{k} = \frac{{y - 2}}{2} = \frac{{z - 3}}{3}{\text{ }}\,\,{\text{and}}\,\,\,{\text{ }}\frac{{x - 2}}{3} = \frac{{y - 3}}{k} = \frac{{z - 1}}{2}
intersect at a point, then the integer kk is equal to
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Correct option: D
−5-5
Option D (-5) is correct because it is the integer value of k that makes the two given lines intersect.
46 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the distance between the planes
8x+12y−14z=2   and   4x+6y−7z=28x + 12y - 14z = 2{\text{ }}\,\,{\text{and }}\,\,4x + 6y - 7z = 2
can be expressed in the form 1N\frac{1}{\sqrt{N}}, where NN is natural, then the value of N(N+1)2\frac{N(N+1)}{2} is
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Correct option: D
5151
Option D (5151) is correct because it's the result of calculating N(N+1)2\frac{N(N+1)}{2} where N is derived from the distance between the two planes.
47 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Through the point P(h,k,l)P(h, k, l) a plane is drawn at right angles to OPO P to meet co-ordinate axes at A,BA, B and CC. If OP=pO P=p then the area of the △ABC\triangle A B C is
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Correct option: A
p52hkl\frac{p^5}{2 h k l}
Option A (p52hkl\frac{{p^5}}{{2 h k l}}) is correct because it represents the area of the triangle ABC, derived from the equation of the plane and the intercepts on the coordinate axes.
48 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
What is the condition for the plane ax +by+cz+d=0+b y+c z+d=0 to be perpendicular to xy-plane?
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Correct option: C
c=0\mathrm{c}=0
Option C (c=0) is correct because for the plane to be perpendicular to the xy-plane, its normal vector must be orthogonal to the normal vector of the xy-plane, which is k^\hat{k}.
49 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the points (1,1,λ)(1,1, \lambda) and (−3,0,1)(-3,0,1) are equidistant from the plane, 3x+4y−12z+13=03 x+4 y-12 z+13=0, then λ\lambda satisfies the equation :
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Correct option: C
3x2−10x+7=03 x^2-10 x+7=0
Option C (3x2−10x+7=03 x^2-10 x+7=0) is correct because it is the equation satisfied by λ\lambda when the points are equidistant from the plane.
50 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The vector equation of the plane through the point 2i^−j^−4k^2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}-4 \hat{\mathbf{k}} and parallel to the plane
r. (4i^−12j^−3k^)−7=0(4 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-12 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}})-7=0, is
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Correct option: B
r. (4i^−12j^−3k^)=32(4 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-12 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}})=32
Option B (r. (4i^−12j^−3k^)=32(4 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-12 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-3 \hat{\mathbf{k}})=32) is correct because it represents a plane parallel to the given plane and passing through the specified point.
51 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A plane containing the point (3,2,0)(3,2,0) and the line x−11=y−25=z−34\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{5}=\frac{z-3}{4} also contains the point :
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Correct option: C
(0,−3,1)(0,-3,1)
Option C ((0,-3,1)) is correct because it satisfies the equation of the plane containing the given point and line.
52 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The intersection of the spheres x2+y2+z2+7x−2y−z=13x^2+y^2+z^2+7 x-2 y-z=13 and x2+y2+z2−3x+3y+4z=8x^2+y^2+z^2-3 x+3 y+4 z=8 is the same as the intersection of one of the sphere and the plane
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Correct option: A
2x−y−z=12 x-y-z=1
Option A (2x−y−z=12 x-y-z=1) is correct because it represents the plane formed by the intersection of the two given spheres.
53 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the distance of the point P(1,−2,1)P(1,-2,1) from the plane x+2y−2z=αx+2 y-2 z=\alpha, where α>0\alpha > 0, is 5 then the foot of the perpendicular from PP to the plane is
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Correct option: A
(83,43,−73)\left(\frac{8}{3}, \frac{4}{3},-\frac{7}{3}\right)
Option A ((83,43,−73)\left(\frac{8}{3}, \frac{4}{3},-\frac{7}{3}\right)) is correct because it is the foot of the perpendicular from P to the plane, calculated using the distance formula and the equation of the line perpendicular to the plane.
54 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The shortest distance of a point (1,2,−3)(1,2,-3) from a plane making intercepts 1,2 and 3 units on position X,YX, Y and ZZ-axes respectively, is
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Correct option: B
0
Option B (0) is correct because the point (1,2,-3) lies on the plane, making the shortest distance 0.
55 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Equation of a plane at a distance 2/21 \sqrt {2/21} \, from the origin, which contains the line of intersection of the planes x−y−z−1=0x - y - z - 1 = 0 and 2x+y−3z+4=0,2x + y - 3z + 4 = 0, is
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Correct option: D
4x−y−5z+2=0  4x - y - 5z + 2 = 0\,\,
Option D (4x−y−5z+2=0  4x - y - 5z + 2 = 0\,\,) is the correct equation of the plane because it satisfies both the intersection condition and the distance from the origin.
56 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If for some α∈R,\alpha \in R, the lines
L1:x+12=y−2−1=z−11{L_1}:\frac{{x + 1}}{2} = \frac{{y - 2}}{{ - 1}} = \frac{{z - 1}}{1} and L2:x+2α=y+15−α=z+11{L_2}:\frac{{x + 2}}{\alpha } = \frac{{y + 1}}{{5 - \alpha }} = \frac{{z + 1}}{1} are coplanar, then the line L2{L_2} passes through the point
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Correct option: B
(2, -10, -2)
Option B (2, -10, -2) is correct because by finding the value of α\alpha for which the lines are coplanar and substituting it into the equation of line L2L_2, the point (2, -10, -2) satisfies the equation.
57 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The distance of the point (1, -2, 3) from the plane x−y+z=5x - y + z = 5 measured parallel to a line, whose direction ratios are 2, 3, -6 is
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Correct option: D
1
Option D (1) is correct because the distance is calculated by finding the intersection point of the line and plane, then finding the distance between the given point and the intersection point.
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The shortest distance between the Z\mathrm{Z}-axis and the line x+y+2z−3=0,2x+3y+4z−4=0x+y+2 z-3=0,2 x+3 y+4 z-4=0 is
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Correct option: B
2
The correct answer is B. The shortest distance between the Z-axis and the given line is found by finding a plane containing the line that is parallel to the Z-axis, and then calculating the distance from a point on the Z-axis to that plane, which results in 2.
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The shortest distance between any two opposite edges of the tetrahedron formed by planes x+y=0,y+z=0x+y=0, y+z=0. z+x=0,x+y+z=az+x=0, x+y+z=a is constant, equal to
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Correct option: B
2a6\frac{2 a}{\sqrt{6}}
Option B (2a6\frac{2 a}{\sqrt{6}}) is correct because it represents the shortest distance between the specified opposite edges of the tetrahedron.
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the plane which is parallel to y-axis and cuts off intereepts of length 2 and 3 from xx-axis and zz-axis is:
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Correct option: B
3x+2z=63 x+2 z=6
Option B (3x+2z=63x+2z=6) is correct because it represents a plane parallel to the y-axis with the given intercepts on the x and z axes.
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