If the distance of the point P(43, α, β), β<0, from the line overrightarrow =4 i- k+μ(2 i+3 k), μ ∈ R along a line with direction ratios 3,-1,0 is 13…
JEE Main 2026 — Mathematics Vectors & 3D Geometry
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If the distance of the point P(43,α,β),β<0, from the line r=4i^−k^+μ(2i^+3k^),μ∈R along a line with direction ratios 3,−1,0 is 1310, then α2+β2 is equal to ____
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Solution
Point P(43, α, β) has distance 1310 from line r=4i−k+μ(2i+3k).
The line passes through A(4, 0, -1) with direction d=(2,0,3).
Using distance formula: d=∣d∣∣AP×d∣.
With AP=(39,α,β+1), the cross product gives AP×d=(3α,2β−115,−2α).