If the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point P(a,4,2),a>0 on the line x+1 2= y-3 3= z-1 -1 is 2√6 units and Q(α _1,α _2,α _3) is the image…
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If the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point P(a,4,2),a>0 on the line 2x+1=3y−3=−1z−1 is 26 units and Q(α1,α2,α3) is the image of the point P in this line, then a+i=1∑3αi is equal to
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7
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8
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12
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Solution
Let a point on the line 2x+1=3y−3=−1z−1=λ be
M(2λ−1,3λ+3,−λ+1)
and the DR's of the line are <2,3,−1>
The DR's of line joining the points (2λ−1,3λ+3,−λ+1) and (a,4,2) will be
<2λ−1−a,3λ−1,−λ−1>
Now its perpendicular to the given line, so(2λ−1−a)2+(3λ−1)3+(−λ−1)(−1)=0
⇒4λ−2−2a+9λ−3+λ+1=0
⇒14λ−4−2a=0
⇒7λ−2−a=0⇒7λ−2=a
and,
(2λ−1−a)2+(3λ−1)2+(λ+1)2=(26)2
⇒(5λ−1)2+(3λ−1)2+(λ+1)2=24
⇒35λ2−14λ−21=0
⇒(λ−1)(35λ+21)=0
For, λ=1;a=5
i.e. M≡(1,6,0)
As Q(α1,α2,α3) is the image of point P
2α1+5=1;2α2+4=6;2α3+2=0
⇒α1=−3;α2=8;α3=−2
Hence, a+α1+α2+α3=8
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