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3-Dimensional Co-Geometry Worksheet 1

This document contains 5 mathematics exercises involving concepts of 3-dimensional geometry and vectors: 1) Finding the maximum and minimum values of an expression subject to a constraint, and calculating the area of a triangle defined by three points. 2) Determining whether four given points are coplanar. 3) Proving identities involving vector operations and finding the point where a line intersects a plane. 4) Finding equations of lines and planes from given information, determining collinearity of points, and calculating lengths of projections. 5) Solving problems involving lines of intersection of planes, perpendicular planes and lines, and finding equations of planes and lines from various criteria.

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3-Dimensional Co-Geometry Worksheet 1

This document contains 5 mathematics exercises involving concepts of 3-dimensional geometry and vectors: 1) Finding the maximum and minimum values of an expression subject to a constraint, and calculating the area of a triangle defined by three points. 2) Determining whether four given points are coplanar. 3) Proving identities involving vector operations and finding the point where a line intersects a plane. 4) Finding equations of lines and planes from given information, determining collinearity of points, and calculating lengths of projections. 5) Solving problems involving lines of intersection of planes, perpendicular planes and lines, and finding equations of planes and lines from various criteria.

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37 PURE MATHEMATICS (3-Dimensional Co-Geometry)


Exercise A
1.

By considering the scalar product of

x i+ y j+ z k and 2 i+ 4 j - 5 k

, find the maximum and

minimum values of 2x + 4y - 5z subject to the constraint x2 + y2 + z2 = 20.


(Answer : 30 , -30 )
2.

Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(-3 , -4 , -2) , B(-1 , 0 , -5) and C(1 , 2 , -3) .
(Answer :

78

3.

Determine whether the points A(-1 , -3 , 1) , B(1 , -2 , 3) , C(2 , 2, -3) and D(4 , 5 , -2) are coplanar.

4.

(a) If

a + b +

Prove that ( a -

(b)

c = 0 , prove that a x b = b x c = c x a

b ) x ( a b ) = (2 a ) x b .

Exercise B
1.

Find the coordinates of the point P in which the line joining the points A(-1 , 2 , 6) and B(-2 , 4 , 3)
meets the xy plane. In what ratio does P divide AB ?

2.

Show that the points P(3 , 4 , -5) , Q(-5 , 8 , -3) and R(7 , 2 , -6) are collinear.

3.

Given 1 ,1 , 1

and 2 , 2 , 2

denote the direction cosines of the directed lines L1 and L2 .

Prove that if is the angle between the lines L1 and L2 , then


sin2 =

1
2

1
2

2
+

1
2

1
2

2
+

1
2

1
2

Exercise C
1.

Find the foot of perpendicular from P(3 , -1 , 9) to the line

x+8
y - 13
=
= z - 31 .
-8
5

Hence, find the equation of the line from P perpendicular to the line L.
2.

Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and perpendicular to the two parallel planes
containing the skew lines L :

3.

x -1
=
2

y+1
z -3
=
3
5

and L :

x+5
y -1
z+ 4
=
=
.
5
-2
3

Consider the points A(7 , 3, 5) , B(2 , -3 , 6) , C(1 , -6 , 19) and D(-3 , -9 , 7).
(a) Find the equations of the lines AB and CD.
(b) Find the point of intersection of the lines through AB and CD . Find also the angle between these
two lines.
(c) Find the length of the projection of the line segment AB on the line through CD.

Exercise D
1.

Find the equation of the plane which passes through the line of intersection of the planes
1 :

6x + 4y + 3z + 5 = 0 and 2 : 2x + y + z - 2 = 0

and also are 3 units away from the origin.


(Hint : Consider the plane : (6x + 4y + 3z + 5) + k (2x + y + z - 2) = 0 .
Answer : 2x + 2y + z + 9 = 0 or 112x + 31y + 56z -387 = 0
2.

A plane is perpendicular to each of the planes x + y + 3z = 0 and 3x - 2y + 4z = 0 and passes


through the point (1 , 1 , 1). Find
(a) the direction numbers of the normal to the plane ,
(b) the equation of the plane .

(Answer : (a) 2 , 1 , -1
3.

(b) 2x + y - z - 2 = 0 )

Find the equation of the line which passes through the point (2 , -3 , 4) and is parallel to the line of
intersection of the planes x + y - 2z - 1 = 0 and 2x - 3y + z + 3 = 0.
(Answer :

4.

x -2
y+ 3
z -4
=
=
)
1
1
1

(a) Find the equation of the line L passing through the point A(-1 , 2 , 5) and perpendicular to the
plane : x + y - 3z + 3 = 0.
(b) Find the foot of perpendicular from the point A to the plane .
(c) Find the equation of the plane containing the line L and the origin.
(Answer : (a)

5.

x+1
y -2
z -5
=
=
1
1
-3

(b) (0 , 3 , 2)

Find the equation of the plane containing the line L :


the plane : x + y + z - 1 = 0 .
(Answer : x - y - 2 = 0 )

(c) 11x - 2y + 3z = 0 )

x -1
y+ 1
z -2
=
=
and perpendicular to
1
1
-1

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