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BITSAT Mathematics Three Dimensional Geometry 2024 BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)

BITSAT Mathematics Question (2024) — Solution

Question

Let the foot of perpendicular from a point P (1,2,-1) to the straight line L : x 1 = y 0 = z -1 be N. Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the plane x+y+2 z=0 which meets L at point Q. If is the acute angle between the lines PN and PQ , then is equal to

Options

  1. A. 1 5
  2. B. 3 2
  3. C. 1 3
  4. D. 1 2 3

Answer

C. 1 3

Step-by-step solution

Let x 1 = y 0 = z -1 = N ( , 0,- ) b = i - k PN b =0 1(1- )-( -1)=0 =1 N (1,0,-1) Let Q ( , 0,- ) n = i + j +2 k Now, PQ n =0 =-1 Q (-1,0,1) PN =2 j and PQ =2 i +2 j -2 k = 1 3

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