The position vectors of three non-collinear points A, Band C are

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361.

The foot of perpendicular from the point (3, 4, 5) to the plane x + y + z = 9 is

  • (2, 3, 4)

  • (3, 5, - 2)

  • (3, 5, 2)

  • (3, 2, 4)


362.

The area of the parallelogram having the diagonals 3i + j - 2k and i - 3j + 4k is

  • 5 sq units

  • 103 sq units

  • 53 sq units

  • 10 sq units


363.

The ratio in which yz-plane divide the line joining the points A(3, 1, - 5) and B(1, 4, - 6) is

  • - 3 : 1

  • 3 : 1

  • - 1 : 3

  • 1 : 3


364.

If P5n = 20P3n , then the value of n is

  • 7

  • 5

  • 8

  • 9


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365.

The equation of a straight line parallel to the x-axis is given by

  • x - a1 = y - b1 = z - c1

  • x - a0 = y - b0 = z - c1

  • x - a0 = y - b1 = z - c1

  • x - a1 = y - b0 = z - c0


366.

The shortest distance between the lines

x - 31 = y - 5- 2 = z - 71 and x + 11 = y + 1- 6 = z + 11 is

  • 1229 units

  • 229 units

  • 29 units

  • 1429 units


367.

The angle between the lines x - 23 = y + 1- 2; z= 2 and x - 11 = 2y + 33; z +52 is

  • π3

  • π6

  • π2

  • π4


368.

The angle between planes 2x - y + z = 6 and x + y + 2z = 8 is

  • 30°

  • 60°

  • cos-132

  • sin-132


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369.

Equation of a plane passing through (- 1, 1, 1) and (1, - 1, 1) and perpendicular to x + 2y + 2z = 5 is

  • 2x + 3y - 3z + 3 = 0

  • x + y + 3z - 5 = 0

  • 2x+ 2y - 3z + 3 = 0

  • x + y + z - 3 = 0


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370.

The position vectors of three non-collinear points A, Band C are a, b and c, respectively. The perpendicular distance of point C from the straight line AB is

  • b × cb - c

  • a × bb - a

  • c × ac - a

  • b × c + c × a + a × bb - a


D.

b × c + c × a + a × bb - a

Given, position vectors of three non-collinear points A, B, C are a, b and c.

Let CM be the perpendicular from C on AB.

Then,

 

Area of ABC = 12AB . CM = 12AB. CMBut area of ABC = 12a × b + b × c + c × a     12AB . CM = 12a × b + b × c + c × aCM = a × b + b × c + c × ab - a           = b × c + c × a + a × bb - a


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