Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Mathematics

Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (5, 4, −1) to the line \[\overrightarrow{r} = \hat{i}  + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} + 9 \hat{j} + 5 \hat{k} \right) .\]

Find the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point  \[\hat{i} + 6 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} \]  to the line  \[\overrightarrow{r} = \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} + \lambda\left( \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}  \right) .\]  Also, find the length of the perpendicular

Find the equation of the perpendicular drawn from the point P (−1, 3, 2) to the line  \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}  \right) .\]  Also, find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from P.

Find the foot of the perpendicular from (0, 2, 7) on the line \[\frac{x + 2}{- 1} = \frac{y - 1}{3} = \frac{z - 3}{- 2} .\]

Find the foot of the perpendicular from (1, 2, −3) to the line \[\frac{x + 1}{2} = \frac{y - 3}{- 2} = \frac{z}{- 1} .\]

Find the equation of line passing through the points A (0, 6, −9) and B (−3, −6, 3). If D is the foot of perpendicular drawn from a point C (7, 4, −1) on the line AB, then find the coordinates of the point D and the equation of line CD. 

Find the distance of the point (2, 4, −1) from the line  \[\frac{x + 5}{1} = \frac{y + 3}{4} = \frac{z - 6}{- 9}\] 

Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point A(1, 8, 4) to the line joining the points B(0, −1, 3) and C(2, −3, −1).      

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\vec{r} = 3 \hat{i} + 8 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}  + \lambda\left( 3 \hat{i}  - \hat{j}  + \hat{k}  \right) \text{ and }  \vec{r} = - 3 \hat{i}  - 7 \hat{j}  + 6 \hat{k}  + \mu\left( - 3 \hat{i}  + 2 \hat{j}  + 4 \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( 3 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j} + 7 \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( \hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} + 7 \hat{k} \right) \text{ and } \overrightarrow{r} = - \hat{i} - \hat{j} - \hat{k}  + \mu\left( 7 \hat{i}  - 6 \hat{j}  + \hat{k}  \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} + 3 \hat{j}  + 4 \hat{k}  \right) \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{i} + 4 \hat{j} + 5 \hat{k} \right) + \mu\left( 3 \hat{i}  + 4 \hat{j}  + 5 \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( 1 - t \right) \hat{i} + \left( t - 2 \right) \hat{j} + \left( 3 - t \right) \hat{k}  \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = \left( s + 1 \right) \hat{i}  + \left( 2s - 1 \right) \hat{j}  - \left( 2s + 1 \right) \hat{k} \]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \lambda - 1 \right) \hat{i} + \left( \lambda + 1 \right) \hat{j}  - \left( 1 + \lambda \right) \hat{k}  \text{ and }  \overrightarrow{r} = \left( 1 - \mu \right) \hat{i}  + \left( 2\mu - 1 \right) \hat{j}  + \left( \mu + 2 \right) \hat{k} \]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( 2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} - \hat{k}  \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i}  - 5 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k}  \right) \text{ and }, \overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) + \mu\left( \hat{i} - \hat{j}  + \hat{k}  \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \hat{i} + \hat{j} \right) + \lambda\left( 2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k} \right) \text{ and } , \overrightarrow{r} = 2 \hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} + \mu\left( 3 \hat{i} - 5 \hat{j} + 2 \hat{k} \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose vector equations are: \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( 8 + 3\lambda \right) \hat{i} - \left( 9 + 16\lambda \right) \hat{j} + \left( 10 + 7\lambda \right) \hat{k} \]\[\overrightarrow{r} = 15 \hat{i} + 29 \hat{j} + 5 \hat{k} + \mu\left( 3 \hat{i}  + 8 \hat{j} - 5 \hat{k}  \right)\]

Find the shortest distance between the following pairs of lines whose cartesian equations are: \[\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y - 2}{3} = \frac{z - 3}{4} and \frac{x - 2}{3} = \frac{y - 3}{4} = \frac{z - 5}{5}\] 

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:  \[\frac{x - 3}{1} = \frac{y - 5}{- 2} = \frac{z - 7}{1} \text{ and } \frac{x + 1}{7} = \frac{y + 1}{- 6} = \frac{z + 1}{1}\]