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1. Let P be a plane passing through the points P(1, 2, –1) to the straight line L : = = be
1 0 -1
(1, 0, 1), (1, –2, 1) and (0, 1, –2). Let a vector
r r N. Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the
a = aˆi + bˆj + gkˆ be such that a is parallel to the
plane x + y + 2z = 0 which meets L at point Q.
(
plane P, perpendicular to ˆi + 2ˆj + 3kˆ and ) If a is the acute angle between the lines PN and
r
( )
a × ˆi + ˆj + 2kˆ = 2 , then (a – b + g) equals _______.
2
PQ, then cosa is equal to _________.
2. If the shortest distance between the lines 1 3 1 1
ur (1) (2) (3) (4)
r1 = a ˆi + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ + l ( ˆi - 2 ˆj + 2kˆ ) , l Î R, a > 0 5 2 3 2 3
ur x -k y -2 z-3
and r = -4iˆ - kˆ + m ( 3iˆ - 2 ˆj - 2kˆ ) , m Î R is 9,
2 8. If the lines = = and
1 2 3
then a is equal to ________.
3. The lines x = ay – 1 = z – 2 and x = 3y – 2 = bz – 2, x +1 y + 2 z + 3
= = are co-planar, then the value
3 2 1
(ab ¹ 0) are coplanar, if :
(1) b = 1, a Î R - {0} of k is _______.
(2) a = 1, b Î R - {0} 9. Let the plane passing through the point (–1, 0, –2)
(3) a = 2, b = 2 and perpendicular to each of the planes 2x + y – z = 2
(4) a = 2, b = 3 and x – y – z = 3 be ax + by + cz + 8 = 0. Then the
4. Consider the line L given by the equation
value of a + b + c is equal to :
x - 3 y -1 z - 2
= = . Let Q be the mirror image (1) 3 (2) 8 (3) 5 (4) 4
2 1 1
of the point (2, 3, –1) with respect to L. Let a 10. For real numbers a and b, consider the
plane P be such that it passes through Q, and the following system of linear equations :
line L is perpendicular to P. Then which of the
x + y – z = 2, x + 2y + az = 1, 2x – y + z = b.
following points is on the plane P ?
(1) (–1, 1, 2) (2) (1, 1, 1) If the system has infinite solutions, then a + b is
(3) (1, 1, 2) (4) (1, 2, 2) equal to ________
5. Let L be the line of intersection of planes
11. Let a plane P pass through the point (3, 7, –7)
r ˆ ˆ r
r. ( i - j + 2kˆ ) = 2 and r. ( 2iˆ + ˆj - kˆ ) = 2 . If
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and contain the line, = = . If
P(a , b, g) is the foot of perpendicular on L from -3 2 1

the point (1,2,0), then the value of 35(a + b + g) distance of the plane P from the origin is d, then

is equal to : d2 is equal to _________.

(1) 101 (2) 119 (3) 143 (4) 134 12. For real numbers a and b ¹ 0, if the point of
6. If the shortest distance between the straight intersection of the straight lines
lines 3(x – 1) = 6(y – 2) = 2(z – 1) and x - a y -1 z -1 x -4 y-6 z-7
= = and = = ,
1 1 2 3 b 3 3
4(x – 2) = 2(y – l) = (z – 3), l Î R is ,
38 lies on the plane x + 2y – z = 8, then a - b is equal
then the integral value of l is equal to : to :
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 5 (4) –1 (1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 3 (4) 7

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13. The distance of the point P(3, 4, 4) from the point 2
19. Equation of a plane at a distance from the
of intersection of the line joining the points. 21
Q(3, –4, –5) and R(2, –3, 1) and the plane origin, which contains the line of intersection of the

2x + y + z = 7, is equal to______. planes x – y – z – 1 = 0 and 2x + y – 3z + 4 = 0, is :

14. A plane P contains the line (1) 3x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 (2) 3x – 4z + 3 = 0

(3) –x + 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 (4) 4x – y – 5z + 2 = 0
x + 2y + 3z + 1 = 0 = x – y – z – 6, and is
20. The angle between the straight lines, whose
perpendicular to the plane –2x + y + z + 8 = 0.
direction cosines are given by the equations
Then which of the following points lies on P ?
2l + 2m – n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0, is :
(1) (–1, 1, 2) (2) (0, 1, 1)
p æ4ö
(3) (1, 0, 1) (4) (2, –1, 1) (1) (2) p - cos-1 ç ÷
2 è9ø
15. Let the line L be the projection of the line
æ8ö p
(3) cos-1 ç ÷ (4)
x -1 y - 3 z - 4 è9ø 3
= = in the plane x – 2y – z = 3.
2 1 2 21. Let S be the mirror image of the point Q(1, 3, 4) with
If d is the distance of the point (0, 0, 6) from L,
respect to the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0 and let R (3, 5, g)
then d2 is equal to _______. be a point of this plane. Then the square of the length
16. Let P be the plane passing through the point of the line segment SR is __________.
(1,2,3) and the line of intersection of the planes 22. Let the equation of the plane, that passes through
r ˆ ˆ r
r × ( i + j + 4kˆ ) = 16 and r × ( - ˆi + ˆj + kˆ ) = 6 . the point (1, 4, –3) and contains the line of
intersection of the planes 3x – 2y + 4z – 7 = 0
Then which of the following points does NOT
and x + 5y – 2z + 9 = 0, be ax + by + gz + 3 = 0,
lie on P ?
then a + b + g is equal to :
(1) (3, 3, 2) (2) (6, –6, 2)
(1) –23 (2) – 15 (3) 23 (4) 15
(3) (4, 2, 2) (4) (–8, 8, 6)
23. The square of the distance of the point of
17. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from the
x -1 y - 2 z +1
point P(7,–2,13) on the plane containing the lines intersection of the line = = and node06\B0BA-BB\Kota\JEE MAIN\Jee Main-2021_Subject Topic PDF With Solution\Mathematics\Eng\3D
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x +1 y -1 z - 3 x -1 y - 2 z - 3
= = and = = . the plane 2x – y + z = 6 from the point (–1, –1, 2)
6 7 8 3 5 7
is _________.
Then (PQ)2, is equal to _______.
24. The distance of the point (–1, 2, –2) from the line
18. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the
of intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + 2z = 0 and
plane x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to a line,
x – 2y + z = 0 is :
whose direction ratios are 2, 3, –6 is :
1 5 42 34
(1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 2 (4) 1 (1) (2) (3) (4)
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x-2 y-2 z+2 31. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point
25. Suppose the line = = lies on
a -5 2
x-3 y-4 z -5
the plane x + 3y – 2z + b = 0. Then (a + b) is of intersection of the line = =
1 2 2
equal to ____. and the plane x + y + z = 17 is :
26. Let the acute angle bisector of the two planes
(1) 2 19 (2) 19 2
x – 2y – 2z + 1 = 0 and 2x – 3y – 6z + 1 = 0 be the
plane P. Then which of the following points lies (3) 38 (4) 38
on P ? 32. The equation of the line through the point
æ 1ö æ 1ö (0,1,2) and perpendicular to the line
(1) ç 3,1, - ÷ (2) ç -2, 0, - ÷
è 2ø è 2ø
x -1 y +1 z -1
(3) (0, 2, –4) (4) (4, 0, – 2) = = is :
2 3 -2
27. The distance of line 3y – 2z – 1 = 0 = 3x – z + 4 x y -1 z - 2 x y -1 z - 2
(1) = = (2) = =
from the point (2, – 1, 6) is : 3 4 3 3 -4 3

(1) 26 (2) 2 5 (3) 2 6 (4) 4 2 x y -1 z - 2 x y -1 z - 2

(3) = = (4) = =
3 4 -3 -3 4 3
28. Let a, b Î R. If the mirror image of the point
33. Let a be the angle between the lines whose
P(a, 6, 9) with respect to the line
direction cosines satisfy the equations
x - 3 y - 2 z -1
= = is (20, b, –a –9), then |a + b|
7 5 -9 l + m – n = 0 and l2 + m2 – n2 = 0. Then the
is equal to : value of sin4a + cos4a is :
(1) 88 (2) 86 (3) 84 (4) 90 3 3 5 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
29. Let l be an interger. If the shortest distance 4 8 8 2
between the lines x – l = 2y – 1 = –2z and 34. A plane passes through the points A(1, 2, 3),
7 B(2, 3, 1) and C(2, 4, 2). If O is the origin and P
x = y + 2l = z – l is , then the value of uuur
2 2 is (2, –1, 1), then the projection of OP on this
|l| is _______. plane is of length :
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30. The equation of the plane passing through the

2 2 2 2
point (1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes (1) (2) (3) (4)
7 3 11 5
3x + y – 2z = 5 and 2x – 5y – z = 7, is
(1) 3x – 10y – 2z + 11 = 0
(2) 6x – 5y – 2z – 2 = 0
(3) 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0
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35. A line 'l' passing through origin is perpendicular 40. If (1,5,35), (7,5,5), (1,l,7) and (2l,1,2) are
to the lines coplanar, then the sum of all possible values of
r l is
l1 : r = (3 + t)iˆ + (-1 + 2t)ˆj + (4 + 2t)kˆ
r 39 39 44 44
l2 : r = (3 + 2s)iˆ + (3 + 2s) ˆj + (2 + s)kˆ (1) (2) - (3) (4) -
5 5 5 5
If the co-ordinates of the point in the first 41. If (x, y, z) be an arbitrary point lying on a plane P
which passes through the point (42, 0, 0),
octant on 'l2 ' at a distance of 17 from the
(0, 42, 0) and (0, 0, 42), then the value of expression
point of intersection of 'l' and 'l1 ' are (a, b, c),
x - 11 y - 19
3+ +
then 18(a + b + c) is equal to ______. 2
(y - 19) (z - 12) 2
(x - 11)2 (z - 12)2
36. Let L be a line obtained from the intersection of
z - 12 x+y+z
two planes x + 2y + z = 6 and y + 2z = 4. If + -
2
(x - 11) (y - 19) 2 14(x - 11)(y - 19)(z - 12)
point P(a, b, g) is the foot of perpendicular from
(1) 0 (2) 3 (3) 39 (4) –45
(3, 2, 1) on L, then the value of
42. If the foot of the perpendicular from point
21(a + b + g) equals :
x -a y -2 z - b
(1) 142 (2) 68 (3) 136 (4) 102 (4, 3, 8) on the line L1 : = = ,
l 3 4
37. If the mirror image of the point (1, 3, 5) with
l ¹ 0 is (3, 5, 7), then the shortest distance
respect to the plane 4x – 5y + 2z = 8 is (a,b, g),
between the line L1 and line
then 5(a + b + g) equals :
x-2 y -4 z -5
(1) 47 (2) 43 (3) 39 (4) 41 L2 : = = is equal to :
3 4 5
38. Consider the three planes
1 1 2 1
P1 : 3x + 15y + 21z = 9, (1) (2) (3) (4)
2 6 3 3
P2 : x – 3y – z = 5, and
43. If the distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the
P3 : 2x + 10y + 14z = 5
plane x + 2y – 3z + 10 = 0 measured parallel to
Then, which one of the following is true ?
x -1 2 - y z + 3 7
(1) P1 and P2 are parallel the line, = = is , then the
3 m 1 2
(2) P1 and P3 are parallel
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44. If for a > 0, the feet of perpendiculars from the
(4) P1,P2 and P3 all are parallel points A(a, –2a, 3) and B(0, 4, 5) on the plane
39. Let (l, 2, 1) be a point on the plane which lx +my + nz = 0 are points C(0, –a, –1) and D
passes through the point (4, –2, 2). If the plane respectively, then the length of line segment CD
is perpendicular to the line joining the points is equal to :
(–2, –21, 29) and (–1, –16, 23), then
(1) 31 (2) 41 (3) 55 (4) 66
2
æ l ö 4l
ç 11 ÷ - 11 - 4 is equal to
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45. Let the position vectors of two points P and Q 48. Let P be an arbitrary point having sum of
be 3iˆ - ˆj + 2kˆ and ˆi + 2ˆj - 4kˆ , respectively. Let the squares of the distance from the planes

R and S be two points such that the direction x + y + z = 0, lx – nz = 0 and x – 2y + z = 0,

ratios of lines PR and QS are (4, –1, 2) and equal to 9. If the locus of the point P is
(–2, 1, –2), respectively. Let lines PR and x2 + y2 + z2 = 9, then the value of l – n is equal
uuur
QS intersect at T. If the vector TA is to _______.
uuur uuur
perpendicular to both PR and QS and the 49. The equation of the plane which contains the y-axis
uuur and passes through the point (1, 2, 3) is :
length of vector TA is 5 units, then the
(1) x + 3z = 10 (2) x + 3z = 0
modulus of a position vector of A is :
(3) 3x + z = 6 (4) 3x – z = 0
(1) 482 (2) 171 (3) 5 (4) 227
50. If the equation of the plane passing through the
46. Let P be a plane lx + my + nz = 0 containing the
line of intersection of the planes
1- x y + 4 z + 2
line, = = . If plane P divides 2x – 7y + 4z – 3 = 0, 3x – 5y + 4z + 11 = 0 and
1 2 3
the line segment AB joining points the point (–2, 1, 3) is ax + by + cz – 7 = 0, then
A(–3, –6, 1) and B(2, 4, –3) in ratio k : 1 then the value of 2a + b + c – 7 is _____ .
the value of k is equal to : 51. Let the plane ax + by + cz + d = 0 bisect the line
(1) 1.5 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4 joining the points (4,–3,1) and (2, 3, –5) at the
47. If the equation of plane passing through the right angles. If a, b, c, d are integers, then the
mirror image of a point (2, 3, 1) with respect to minimum value of (a2 + b2 + c2 + d2) is
x +1 y - 3 z + 2 52. The equation of the planes parallel to the plane
line = = and containing the
2 1 -1 x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 which are at unit distance
x - 2 1- y z +1 from the point (1, 2, 3) is ax + by + cz + d =0. If
line = = is ax + by + gz = 24,
3 2 1
(b – d) = K(c – a), then the positive value of K is
then a + b + g is equal to :
53. Let P be a plane containing the line
(1) 20 (2) 19 (3) 18 (4) 21
x -1 y + 6 z + 5
= = and parallel to the line
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x -3 y-2 z+5
= = . If the point (1, –1, a) lies on
4 -3 7
the plane P, then the value of |5a| is equal to ______