Given,
P1and{P}_{2}betwoplanesgivenby</p><p>{P}_{1}: 10x + 15y + 12z - 60 = 0,</p><p>{P}_{2}: - 2x + 5y + 4z - 20 = 0.</p><p>Nowfindinglineofintersectionofboththeplanes,</p><p>Letz = \lambdathenwehaveequations,</p><p>10x + 15y = 60 - 12\lambda . . . \left(1\right)</p><p>- 2x + 5y = 20 - 4\lambda . . . . . \left(2\right)</p><p>Nowonsolvingequation(1) and (2) we get,
0x=−4y−4=5z \left\{\text{Replacing}\lambda\text{with}z\right\}</p><p>Nowanyskewlinewiththelineofintersectionofgivenplanecanbeedgeoftetrahedron,</p><p>Oranylinewhichisintersectingwiththelineofintersectionpassingthroughplane{P}_{1}orplane{P}_{2}canbeedgeoftetrahedron,</p><p>Nowusingaboveconceptwewillsolvealloptions,</p><p>Nowformoption\left(A\right)wehave,</p><p>\dfrac{x - 1}{0} = \dfrac{y - 1}{0} = \dfrac{z - 1}{5},anypointlyingonthislinewillbe(1,1,5λ+1) now satisfying this point in given planes we have,
10×1+15×1+12×(5λ+1)−60=0
⇒60λ=23⇒λ=6023 now we can see line is intersecting the plane at some point,
Now checking for plane (2) we have,
−2×1+5×1+4×(5λ+1)−20=0
⇒20λ=13⇒λ=2013
So, we can say line is also intersecting plane P2 for some value of λ, So this line can be edge of tetrahedron.
Now solving for option \left(B\right)\dfrac{x - 6}{- 5} = \dfrac{y}{2} = \dfrac{z}{3}anypointonthelinewillbe(−5λ+6,2λ,3λ)
Similarly putting in plane P1 and P2 we get value of λ as λP1=0 and λP2=1
So, it can be the edge of tetrahedron.
Now solving for option \left(C\right)\dfrac{x}{- 2} = \dfrac{y - 4}{5} = \dfrac{z}{4}anypointonthislinewillbe(−2λ,5λ+4,4λ)
Similarly checking in plane we get,
λP1=0 and λP2=0, so it is passing through one point and not lying on plane
So, it cannot be the edge of tetrahedron.
Now checking for option (D)1x=−2y−4=3z now any point on this line will be \left(\lambda, - 2\lambda + 4, 3\lambda\right)andfor\lambda = 0pointwillbe(0,−4,0) which is lying on line of intersection and DR of plane P2 is \left(- 2, 5, 4\right)andDRoflineis(1,−2,3),
Now line is lying completely on plane P2 as −2×1+5×(−2)+3×4=0
Hence, it can be the edge of tetrahedron.