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Vectors & 3D Geometry PYQ — Page 7

JEE Main Mathematics — Vectors & 3D Geometry previous year questions with solutions.

All Vectors & 3D Geometry Questions (485)

If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-4}{1}=\frac{y+1}{2}=\frac{z}{-3}$ and $\frac{x-\lambda }{2}=\frac{y+1}{4}=\frac{z-2}{-5}$ is $\frac{6}{\sqrt{5}}$, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is :

2024
easy
mcq

Let $\vec{a}=3\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+\hat{k},\vec{b}=2\hat{i}-\hat{j}+3\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}$ be a vector such that $(\vec{a}+\vec{b})\times \vec{c}=2(\vec{a}\times \vec{b})+24\hat{j}-6\hat{k}$ and $(\vec{a}-\vec{b}+\hat{i}).\vec{c}=-3$. Then ${|\vec{c}|}^{2}$ is equal to _______.

2024
hard
integer

The least positive integral value of $\alpha$, for which the angle between the vectors $\alpha \hat{i}-2\hat{j}+2\hat{k}$ and $\alpha \hat{i}+2\alpha \hat{j}-2\hat{k}$ is acute, is _____.

2024
easy
integer

Consider the line $L$ passing through the points $(1,2,3)$ and $(2,3,5)$. The distance of the point $\left(\frac{11}{3}, \frac{11}{3}, \frac{19}{3}\right)$ from the line $\mathrm{L}$ along the line $\frac{3 x-11}{2}=\frac{3 y-11}{1}=\frac{3 z-19}{2}$ is equal to

2024
hard
mcq

If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-\lambda }{-2}=\frac{y-2}{1}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ and $\frac{x-\sqrt{3}}{1}=\frac{y-1}{-2}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ is $1$, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is

2024
easy
mcq

If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x-\lambda}{3}=\frac{y-2}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{1}$ and $\frac{x+2}{-3}=\frac{y+5}{2}=\frac{z-4}{4}$ is $\frac{44}{\sqrt{30}}$, then the largest possible value of $|\lambda|$ is equal to _________

2024
medium
integer

For $\lambda>0$, let $\theta$ be the angle between the vectors $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\lambda \hat{j}-3 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$. If the vectors $\vec{a}+\vec{b}$ and $\vec{a}-\vec{b}$ are mutually perpendicular, then the value of (14 cos $\theta)^2$ is equal to

2024
medium
mcq

Let $\mathrm{ABC}$ be a triangle of area $15 \sqrt{2}$ and the vectors $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-7 \hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{BC}}=\mathrm{a} \hat{i}+\mathrm{b} \hat{j}+\mathrm{ck}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AC}}=6 \hat{i}+\mathrm{d} \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}, \mathrm{~d}>0$. Then the square of the length of the largest side of the triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ is _______

2024
hard
integer

The shortest distance between lines ${L}_{1}$ and ${L}_{2}$, where ${L}_{1}:\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$ and ${L}_{2}$ is the line passing through the points $A(-4,4,3),B(-1,6,3)$ and perpendicular to the line $\frac{x-3}{-2}=\frac{y}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$, is

2024
medium
mcq

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=6 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}$. If $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}$ is a is vector such that $|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}| \geq 6, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}=6|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}|,|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}-\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}|=2 \sqrt{2}$ and the angle between $\vec{a} \times \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ is $60^{\circ}$, then $|(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \times \vec{c}|$ is equal to:

2024
hard
mcq

A line with direction ratio $2,1,2$ meets the lines $x=y+2=z$ and $x+2=2y=2z$ respectively at the point $P$ and $Q$. if the length of the perpendicular from the point $(1,2,12)$ to the line $\mathrm{PQ}$ is $l$, then ${l}^{2}$ is

2024
medium
integer

If the mirror image of the point $P(3,4,9)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y+1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ is $(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ),$ then $14(\alpha +\beta +\gamma )$ is:

2024
easy
mcq

Let $\mathrm{P}$ be the point of intersection of the lines $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-4}{5}=\frac{z-2}{1}$ and $\frac{x-3}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-3}{2}$. Then, the shortest distance of P from the line $4 x=2 y=z$ is

2024
medium
mcq

Let the image of the point $(1,0,7)$ in the line $\frac{x}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z-2}{3}$ be the point $(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma )$. Then which one of the following points lies on the line passing through $(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma )$ and making angles $\frac{2\pi }{3}$ and $\frac{3\pi }{4}$ with $y-$axis and $z-$axis respectively and an acute angle with $x-$axis?

2024
medium
mcq

Let $\vec{a}=-5\hat{i}+\hat{j}-3\hat{k},\vec{b}=\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-4\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=(((\vec{a}\times \vec{b})\times \hat{i})\times \hat{i})\times \hat{i}$. Then $\vec{c}\cdot (-\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})$ is equal to

2024
easy
mcq

If the shortest distance between the lines $\frac{x+2}{2}=\frac{y+3}{3}=\frac{z-5}{4}$ and $\frac{x-3}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$ is $\frac{38}{3 \sqrt{5}} \mathrm{k}$, and $\int_0^{\mathrm{k}}\left[x^2\right] \mathrm{d} x=\alpha-\sqrt{\alpha}$, where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer function, then $6 \alpha^3$ is equal to________

2024
hard
integer

Let $P(3,2,3),Q(4,6,2)$ and $R(7,3,2)$ be the vertices of $\Delta \mathrm{PQR}$. Then, the angle $\angle \mathrm{QPR}$ is

2024
easy
mcq

Let $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}=2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}, \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}=((\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times(\hat{i}+\hat{j})) \times \hat{i}) \times \hat{i}$. Then the square of the projection of $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}$ on $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}$ is :

2024
medium
mcq

Let a unit vector which makes an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with $2 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and angle $45^{\circ}$ with $\hat{i}-\hat{k}$ be $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{C}}$. Then $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{C}}+\left(-\frac{1}{2} \hat{i}+\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}} \hat{j}-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \hat{k}\right)$ is :

2024
medium
mcq

Let $P$ be the point $(10,-2,-1)$ and $Q$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $R(1,7,6)$ on the line passing through the points $(2,-5,11)$ and $(-6,7,-5)$. Then the length of the line segment $P Q$ is equal to ________

2024
medium
integer

Let the line $\mathrm{L}$ intersect the lines $x-2=-y=z-1,2(x+1)=2(y-1)=z+1$ and be parallel to the line $\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-2}{2}$. Then which of the following points lies on L?

2024
medium
mcq

Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the image of the point $(8,5,7)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{3}=\frac{z-2}{5}$. Then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to :

2024
easy
mcq

Let $P\text{and}Q$ be the points on the line $\frac{x+3}{8}=\frac{y-4}{2}=\frac{z+1}{2}$ which are at a distance of $6$ units from the point $R(1,2,3)$. If the centroid of the triangle $PQR$ is $(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ),$ then ${\alpha }^{2}+{\beta }^{2}+{\gamma }^{2}$ is:

2024
medium
mcq

Consider a line $\mathrm{L}$ passing through the points $\mathrm{P}(1,2,1)$ and $\mathrm{Q}(2,1,-1)$. If the mirror image of the point $\mathrm{A}(2,2,2)$ in the line $\mathrm{L}$ is $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$, then $\alpha+\beta+6 \gamma$ is equal to _______

2024
easy
integer