If the straight lines
$$x=1+s,y=-3$$$$ - \lambda s,$$ $$z = 1 + \lambda s$$ and $$x = {t \over 2},y = 1 + t,z = 2 - t,$$ with parameters $$s$$ and $$t$$ respectively, are co-planar, then $$\lambda $$ equals :

A line with direction cosines proportional to $$2,1,2$$ meets each of the lines $$x=y+a=z$$ and $$x+a=2y=2z$$ . The co-ordinates of each of the points of intersection are given by :

Distance between two parallel planes

$$\,2x + y + 2z = 8$$ and $$4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0$$ is :

The intersection of the spheres
$${x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2} + 7x - 2y - z = 13$$ and
$${x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2} - 3x + 3y + 4z = 8$$
is the same as the intersection of one of the sphere and the plane