JEE Main 20262 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 2 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Three Dimensional Geometry
JEE Main 2026 · 2 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Three Dimensional Geometry
Let a line L passing through the point (1, 1, 1) be perpendicular...
Let a line passing through the point be perpendicular to both the vectors and . If is the foot of perpendicular from the origin on the line , then the value of is :
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
The direction vector of the line is given by the cross product of the two vectors to which it is perpendicular:
The equation of the line passing through is:
Any point on the line has coordinates .
Since is the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the line , the vector is perpendicular to the direction vector of the line. Thus, their dot product is zero:
Substituting into the coordinates of , we get:
The sum of the coordinates is:
Therefore, the value of is:
Answer:
The equation of the line passing through is:
Any point on the line has coordinates .
Since is the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the line , the vector is perpendicular to the direction vector of the line. Thus, their dot product is zero:
Substituting into the coordinates of , we get:
The sum of the coordinates is:
Therefore, the value of is:
Answer: