BITSAT 2023Paper 1
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2023
- Paper
- Paper 1
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Three Dimensional Geometry
BITSAT 2023 · Paper 1 · Mathematics · Three Dimensional Geometry
The lines (x-2)/(1)=(y-3)/(1)=(z-4)/(-k) and...
The lines and are coplanar if
Options
- A or -2
- B or -1
- C or -1
- D or -3
Correct answer
D. or -3
Step-by-step solution
Two planes are coplanar if
\left|\right|=0
\left|\right|=0\mathrm{C}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_2+\mathrm{C}_1, \mathrm{C}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_3+\mathrm{C}_1\Rightarrow\left|\right|=0\Rightarrow \quad 1[2+2 k-(k+2)(1-k)]=0\Rightarrow \quad 2+2 k-\left(-k^2-k+2\right)=0k^2+3 k=0 \Rightarrow k(k+3)=0
\left|\right|=0
\left|\right|=0\mathrm{C}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_2+\mathrm{C}_1, \mathrm{C}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_3+\mathrm{C}_1\Rightarrow\left|\right|=0\Rightarrow \quad 1[2+2 k-(k+2)(1-k)]=0\Rightarrow \quad 2+2 k-\left(-k^2-k+2\right)=0k^2+3 k=0 \Rightarrow k(k+3)=0