Let the foot of perpendicular from a point P(1,2,-1) to the straight line L: x/1 = y/0 = (z-1)/-1 be N. Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the plane x+y+2z = 0 which meets L at point Q. If α is the acute angle between the lines PN and PQ, then cosα is equal to……
Let the foot of perpendicular from a point P(1,2,-1) to the straight line L: x/1 = y/0 = (z-1)/-1 be N. Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the plane x+y+2z = 0 which meets L at point Q. If α is the acute angle between the lines PN and PQ, then cosα is equal to……
L: x/1=y/0=z/-1. Let a point on L be (r,0, -r).
Direction ratio of PN is (r-1, -2, -r+1).
PN is perpendicular to L, so (r-1) (1)+ (-2) (0)+ (-r+1) (-1)=0 ⇒ 2r-2=0 ⇒ r=1. N (1,0, -1).
Let Q be (s,0, -s). Direction ratio of PQ is (s-1, -2, -s+1).
PQ is parallel to plane x+y+2z=0, so normal to plane is per
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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
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x = 2λ + 1, y = 3λ + 2, z = 4λ + 3
= (α − 2)
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(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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