Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Three-dimensional Geometry

Question:

For all d, 0 < d < 1, which one of the following points is the reflection of the point (d, 2d, 3d) in the plane passing through the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) ?

Options:

$\left(\frac{2}{3}-3d, \frac{2}{3}-2d, \frac{2}{3}-d\right)$

$\left(-\frac{1}{3}+3d, 2d,\frac{1}{3}+d\right)$

$3d, 2d, d)$

$\left(\frac{1}{3}+d, \frac{2}{3}-2d, -\frac{1}{3}+d\right)$

Correct Answer:

$\left(\frac{2}{3}-3d, \frac{2}{3}-2d, \frac{2}{3}-d\right)$

Explanation:

The equation of the plane passing through (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) is x + y + z = 1. Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma )$ be the reflection of the point (d, 2d, 3d) in the plane x + y + z = 1. Then, 

$\frac{\alpha - d}{1}=\frac{\beta - 2d}{1}=\frac{\gamma - 3d}{1}= -\frac{2(d+2d+3d-1)}{1^2+1^2+1^2}$

$⇒ \alpha - d = \beta - 2d = \gamma - 3d = -\frac{2}{3} (6d-1)$

$⇒\alpha - d = \beta - 2d = \gamma - 3d = -4d + \frac{2}{3}$

$⇒\alpha = \frac{2}{3} - 3d, \beta = \frac{2}{3} - 2d, \gamma = \frac{2}{3} - d$