Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose cartesian equations are : \[\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 1}{3} = z \text{ and } \frac{x + 1}{3} = \frac{y - 2}{1}; z = 2\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose cartesian equations are : \[\frac{x - 1}{- 1} = \frac{y + 2}{1} = \frac{z - 3}{- 2} \text{ and } \frac{x - 1}{1} = \frac{y + 1}{2} = \frac{z + 1}{- 2}\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose cartesian equations are:  \[\frac{x - 3}{1} = \frac{y - 5}{- 2} = \frac{z - 7}{1} \text{ and } \frac{x + 1}{7} = \frac{y + 1}{- 6} = \frac{z + 1}{1}\]

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following pairs of lines intersect or not  : \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} - \hat{j} \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} + \hat{k}  \right) \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{i} - \hat{j}  \right) + \mu\left( \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} \right)\]

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following pairs of lines intersect or not: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( 3 \hat{i} - \hat{j} \right) \text{ and } \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 4 \hat{i} - \hat{k}  \right) + \mu\left( 2 \hat{i}  + 3 \hat{k} \right)\] 

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following pairs of lines intersect or not: \[\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 1}{3} = z \text{ and } \frac{x + 1}{5} = \frac{y - 2}{1}; z = 2\]

By computing the shortest distance determine whether the following pairs of lines intersect or not: \[\frac{x - 5}{4} = \frac{y - 7}{- 5} = \frac{z + 3}{- 5} \text{ and } \frac{x - 8}{7} = \frac{y - 7}{1} = \frac{z - 5}{3}\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of parallel lines whose equations are:  \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i}  + 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( \hat{i}  - \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{i}  - \hat{j} - \hat{k} \right) + \mu\left( - \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of parallel lines whose equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + \hat{j} \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) \text{ and } \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} \right) + \mu\left( 4 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the equations of the lines joining the following pairs of vertices and then find the shortest distance between the lines
(i) (0, 0, 0) and (1, 0, 2) 

Find the equations of the lines joining the following pairs of vertices and then find the shortest distance between the lines

 (1, 3, 0) and (0, 3, 0)

Write the vector equations of the following lines and hence determine the distance between them  \[\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y - 2}{3} = \frac{z + 4}{6} \text{ and } \frac{x - 3}{4} = \frac{y - 3}{6} = \frac{z + 5}{12}\]

Find the shortest distance between the lines \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( \hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) \text{ and } , \overrightarrow{r} = 2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} - \hat{k} + \mu\left( 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the lines \[\frac{x + 1}{7} = \frac{y + 1}{- 6} = \frac{z + 1}{1} \text{ and }  \frac{x - 3}{1} = \frac{y - 5}{- 2} = \frac{z - 7}{1}\]

Find the shortest distance between the lines \[\overrightarrow{r} = \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} + \lambda\left( \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} \right) \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = 4 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j}  + 6 \hat{k} + \mu\left( 2 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the lines \[\overrightarrow{r} = 6 \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} + \lambda\left( \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} \right) \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = - 4 \hat{i}  - \hat{k}  + \mu\left( 3 \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} - 2 \hat{k}  \right)\]

Find the distance between the lines l₁ and l₂ given by  \[\overrightarrow{r} = \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} - 4 \hat{k} + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i}  + 3 \hat{j}  + 6 \hat{k}  \right) \text{ and } , \overrightarrow{r} = 3 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j}  - 5 \hat{k}  + \mu\left( 2 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j}  + 6 \hat{k}  \right)\]