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### JEE Main 2016 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot

The shortest distance between the lines ${x \over 2} = {y \over 2} = {z \over 1}$ and
${{x + 2} \over { - 1}} = {{y - 4} \over 8} = {{z - 5} \over 4}$ lies in the interval :
A
[0, 1)
B
[1, 2)
C
(2,  3]
D
(3, 4]

## Explanation

Shortest distance between the lines

${{x - {x_1}} \over {{a_1}}} = {{y - {y_1}} \over {{b_1}}} = {{z - {z_1}} \over {{c_1}}}$

and  ${{x - {x_2}} \over {{a_2}}} = {{y - {y_2}} \over {{b_2}}} = {{z - {z_2}} \over {{c_2}}}$   is

$\left| {{{\left| {\matrix{ {{x_2} - {x_1}} & {{y_2} - {y_1}} & {{z_2} - {z_1}} \cr {{a_1}} & {{b_1}} & {{c_1}} \cr {{a_2}} & {{b_2}} & {{c_2}} \cr } } \right|} \over {\sqrt {{{\left( {{b_1}{c_2} - {b_2}{c_1}} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {{c_1}{a_2} - {c_2}{a_1}} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {{a_1}{b_2} - {a_2}{b_1}} \right)}^2}} }}} \right|$

$\therefore$   Shortest distance between two given lines are,

$\left| {{{\left| {\matrix{ { - 2} & 4 & 5 \cr 2 & 2 & 1 \cr { - 1} & 8 & 4 \cr } } \right|} \over {\sqrt {{{\left( {8 - 8} \right)}^2} + {{\left( { - 1 - 8} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {16 + 2} \right)}^2}} }}} \right|$

=   $\left| {{{ - 36 + 90} \over {\sqrt {405} }}} \right|$

=   ${{54} \over {20.1}}$

=   2.68
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### JEE Main 2016 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot

In a triangle ABC, right angled at the vertex A, if the position vectors of A, B and C are respectively 3$\widehat i$ + $\widehat j$ $-$ $\widehat k$,   $-$$\widehat i$ + 3$\widehat j$ + p$\widehat k$ and 5$\widehat i$ + q$\widehat j$ $-$ 4$\widehat k$, then the point (p, q) lies on a line :
A
parallel to x-axis.
B
parallel to y-axis.
C
making an acute angle with the positive direction of x-axis.
D
making an obtuse angle with the positive direction of x-axis.

## Explanation

Given,

$\overrightarrow A = 3\widehat i + \widehat j - \widehat k$

$\overrightarrow B = - \widehat i + 3\widehat j - p\widehat k$

$\overrightarrow C = 5\widehat i + 9\widehat j - 4\widehat k$

$\therefore$   $\overrightarrow {AB} = - 4\widehat i + 2\widehat j + \left( {p + 1} \right)\widehat k$

$\overrightarrow {AC} = 2\widehat i + \left( {q - 1} \right)\widehat j - 3\widehat k$

$\Delta$ABC is a right angle triangle.

Here $\overrightarrow {AB}$ perpendicular to $\overrightarrow {AC}$

$\therefore$   $\overrightarrow {AB}$  .  $\overrightarrow {AC}$  =  0

$\Rightarrow$   $-$ 8 + 2(q $-$ 1) $-$ 3(p + 1) = 0

$\Rightarrow$   3p $-$ 2q + 13 = 0

$\therefore$   (p, q) lies on the line

3x $-$ 2y + 13 = 0

And slope of the line = ${3 \over 2}$

$\therefore$   line makes an angle less than 90o or acute angle with the positive direction of x-axis.
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### JEE Main 2016 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot

The distance of the point (1, − 2, 4) from the plane passing through the point (1, 2, 2) and perpendicular to the planes x − y + 2z = 3 and 2x − 2y + z + 12 = 0, is :
A
$2\sqrt 2$
B
2
C
$\sqrt 2$
D
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$

## Explanation

Equation of plane passing through point (1, 2, 2) is,

a(x $-$ 1) + b(y $-$ 2) + c(z $-$ 2) = 0        . . .(1)

This plane is perpendicular to the plane

x $-$ y + 2z = 3   and  2x $-$ 2y + z + 12 = 0

When two planes,

a1x + b1y + c1z + d1 = 0

and a2x + b2y + c2z + d2 = 0

are perpendicular to each other then

a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0

So, we can say,

a $\times$ 1 + b $\times$ ($-$ 1) + c $\times$ 2 = 0

$\Rightarrow$   a $-$ b + 2c = 0           . . . (2)

and, a $\times$ 2 + b($-$2) + c(1) = 0

$\Rightarrow$   2a $-$ 2b + c = 0           . . .(3)

Solving (2) and (3)

${a \over { - 1 + 4}}$ = ${b \over {4 - 1}}$ = ${c \over { - 2 + 2}}$ = $\lambda$

$\Rightarrow$    a = 3$\lambda$, b = 3$\lambda$, c = 0

Putting the values of a, b, c in equation (1) we get,

3$\lambda$ (x $-$ 1) + 3$\lambda$ (y $-$ 2) = 0

$\Rightarrow$   3(x $-$ 1) + 3(y $-$ 2) = 0

$\Rightarrow$   3x + 3y $-$ 9 = 0

$\Rightarrow$   x + y $-$ 3 = 0

$\therefore$   Distance of point (1, $-$2, 4) from plane x + y $-$ 3 = 0 is,

= $\left| {{{1 - 2 - 3} \over {\sqrt {1 + 1} }}} \right|$ = ${4 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$ = 2$\sqrt 2$
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### JEE Main 2016 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot

ABC is a triangle in a plane with vertices
A(2, 3, 5), B(−1, 3, 2) and C($\lambda$, 5, $\mu$).

If the median through A is equally inclined to the coordinate axes, then the value of ($\lambda$3 + $\mu$3 + 5) is :
A
1130
B
1348
C
676
D
1077

## Explanation

${{\lambda - 1} \over 2} - 2,{{5 + 3} \over 2} - 3,{{\mu + 2} \over 2} - 5$

i.e.  ${{\lambda - 5} \over 2},\,\,1,\,\,{{\mu - 8} \over 2}$

As medium is making equal angles with coordinate axes,

$\therefore$   ${{\lambda - 5} \over 2} = 1 = {{\mu - 8} \over 2}$

$\Rightarrow$   $\lambda$ = 7,   $\mu$ = 10

$\therefore$   $\lambda$3 + $\mu$3 + 5 = 73 + 103 + 5 = 1348