JEE Main 20268 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 8 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Three Dimensional Geometry
JEE Main 2026 · 8 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Three Dimensional Geometry
Let a line L_1 pass through the origin and be perpendicular to the...
Let a line pass through the origin and be perpendicular to the lines
and
, .
If , , is the point on at a distance of from the point of intersection of and , then is equal to ________.
and
, .
If , , is the point on at a distance of from the point of intersection of and , then is equal to ________.
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
The direction vectors of the given lines and are and respectively.
Since line is perpendicular to both and , its direction vector is given by the cross product of and :
Since passes through the origin, its equation is:
Let the point of intersection of and be . The coordinates of can be written as from and from . Equating the respective coordinates:
From the first and third equations, we get:
Substituting into the first equation gives . This also satisfies the second equation. Thus, the point of intersection is .
Let the point on be . The distance between and is given as .
This gives or .
Since must be an integer (), we must choose .
Substituting into the coordinates of :
Therefore, .
We need to find the value of :
Answer:
Since line is perpendicular to both and , its direction vector is given by the cross product of and :
Since passes through the origin, its equation is:
Let the point of intersection of and be . The coordinates of can be written as from and from . Equating the respective coordinates:
From the first and third equations, we get:
Substituting into the first equation gives . This also satisfies the second equation. Thus, the point of intersection is .
Let the point on be . The distance between and is given as .
This gives or .
Since must be an integer (), we must choose .
Substituting into the coordinates of :
Therefore, .
We need to find the value of :
Answer: