9. Find the equation of the line which passes through the point (1, 2, 3) and is parallel to the vector
9. Find the equation of the line which passes through the point (1, 2, 3) and is parallel to the vector
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Given,
The line passes through the point .
Position vector of A,
Let
The line which passes through point and parallel to is given by,
, where is constant
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Let
Let
Put l1 and l2 in (1)
α = 3
Given , ,
Dot product with on both sides
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Dot product with on both sides
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(a – 1) × 2 + (b – 2) × 5 + (g – 3) × 1 = 0
2a + 5b + g – 15 = 0
Also, P lie on line
a + 1 = 2λ
b – 2 = 5λ
g – 4 = λ
2 (2λ – 1) + 5 (5λ + 2) + λ + 4 – 15 = 0
4λ + 25λ + λ – 2 + 10 + 4 – 15 = 0
30λ – 3 = 0
a + b + g = (2λ – 1) + (5λ + 2) + (λ + 4)

Take
x = 2λ + 1, y = 3λ + 2, z = 4λ + 3
= (α − 2)
Now,
(α − 2) ⋅ 2 + (β − 3) ⋅3 + (γ − 4) ⋅ 4 = 0
2α − 4 + 3β − 9 + 4γ −16 = 0
⇒ 2α + 3β + 4γ = 29
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