Geometry PYQ

The value of $\cot\left(\cos^{-1}\frac{7}{25}\right)$ is

The angle between the pair of lines given by $\vec{r} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - 3\hat{k} + \lambda (\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$ and $\vec{r} = 5\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k} + \mu (3\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 6\hat{k})$ is

The minimum value of the function $f(x) = 3\sin x - 4\cos x, x \in [-4\pi, 4\pi]$ is equal to

Consider the line $\vec{r} = -2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + \hat{k} + \lambda(5\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} - \hat{k})$. Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) A point on the given line | (I) $\left(\frac{5}{\sqrt{35}}, \frac{-3}{\sqrt{35}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{35}}\right)$ | | (B) Direction ratios of the given line | (II) (2, 3, 1) | | (C) Direction cosines of the given line | (III) (5, -3, -1) | | (D) Direction ratios of a line perpendicular to given line | (IV) (-2, 3, 1) | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The coordinates of the image of the point P (5, 4, 2) in the line $\vec{r} = (-\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + \hat{k}) + \mu(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} - \hat{k})$, where $\lambda$ is a parameter, is

Let $L_1$ and $L_2$ be two lines, represented as, $L_1: \vec{r} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \lambda(2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k})$ and $L_2: \vec{r} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} + \mu(4\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$, where $\lambda$ and $\mu$ are scalars. Then which of the following are true? (A) $L_1$ is perpendicular to $L_2$. (B) $L_1$ is parallel to $L_2$. (C) $L_1$ passes through the point (1, 1, 0) (D) $L_2$ passes through the point (2, 1, -1) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The shortest distance between the lines $\vec{r} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \lambda(2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k})$ and $\vec{r} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k} + \mu(4\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$ is

The shortest distance between the following lines: $\vec{r} = (\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}) + s(2\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k})$ $\vec{r} = (\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 2\hat{k}) + t(4\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k})$, where s and t are scalars, is:

The acute angle between the lines $\vec{r} = (4\hat{i} - \hat{j}) + \lambda(2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - 3\hat{k})$ and $\frac{x-1}{1} = \frac{y+1}{-3} = \frac{z-2}{2}$ is

Consider a line $\vec{r} = (\hat{i} + 4\hat{j}) + \lambda(2\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k})$, then which of the following statements are correct? (A) it passes through point (9, -4, 12) (B) it passes through point (1, 4, -1) (C) its direction cosine's are $\frac{2}{\sqrt{17}}, \frac{-2}{\sqrt{17}}, \frac{3}{\sqrt{17}}$ (D) its Cartesian equation is $\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y - 4}{-2} = \frac{z}{3}$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

The angle between the lines $l_1: \frac{x + 1}{1} = \frac{2 - y}{2} = \frac{z - 1}{1}$ and $l_2: \frac{x - 1}{4} = \frac{2y - 4}{6} = \frac{z - 1}{2}$ is

If the points (-1, -1, 2), (2, m, 5) and (3, 11, 6) are collinear, then m equals

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) $\cos^{-1} x + \cos^{-1}(-x)$ | (I) $\frac{\pi}{3}$ | | (B) $\text{cosec}^{-1}(-x) + \sec^{-1}(-x)$ | (II) $-\frac{\pi}{3}$ | | (C) $\tan^{-1}\sqrt{3} - \sec^{-1}(-2)$ | (III) $\pi$ | | (D) $\tan^{-1}\left(\tan\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)$ | (IV) $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

For $x \in [-1,1]$, if $4\sin^{-1}x + \cos^{-1}x = \pi$ then $x$ is equal to

The direction cosines of a line equally inclined with the co-ordinate axes are

The co-ordinates of the point at which the line $\frac{x-3}{3} = \frac{y+1}{2} = \frac{z-4}{-2}$ crosses x-y plane, are

Acute angle between the lines $\frac{x}{3} = \frac{y}{4} = \frac{z}{5}$ and $\frac{x-1}{4} = \frac{y+1}{-3} = \frac{z+10}{5}$ is:

The shortest distance between the lines $\vec{r} = (\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}) + \lambda(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 4\hat{k})$ and $\vec{r} = (2\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 5\hat{k}) + \mu(4\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} + 8\hat{k})$ is equal to

For the principal value branch, the value of $\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1}\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)\right)$ is

If a line makes angles $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ with the positive directions of the coordinate axes, then the value of $\cos 2\alpha + \cos 2\beta + \cos 2\gamma$ is

The value of $\tan^2(\sec^{-1} 2) + \cot^2(\cosec^{-1} 3)$ is equal to

The angle at which the line, $\frac{x-1}{0} = \frac{2-y}{-1} = \frac{2z-3}{-2}$ is inclined with the positive direction of z-axis is

The shortest distance between lines $\frac{-x-3}{4} = \frac{y-6}{3} = \frac{z}{2}$ and $\frac{-x-2}{4} = \frac{y}{1} = \frac{z-7}{1}$ is:

A line passes through the point with position vector $2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 4\hat{k}$ and is in the direction of the vector $\hat{i} + \hat{j} - 2\hat{k}$. The equation of the line in Cartesian form is: