Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Three-dimensional Geometry

Question:

A plane II passes through the point (1, 1, 1). If b, c, a are the direction ratios of a normal to the plane where a, b, c(a < b < c) are the prime factors of 2001, then the equation of the plane II is

Options:

$29 x + 31 y + 3z = 63$

$23 x + 29 y - 29z = 23$

$23 x + 29 y + 3z = 55$

$31 x + 37 y + 3z = 71$

Correct Answer:

$23 x + 29 y + 3z = 55$

Explanation:

The equation of the plane is 

$b(x-1) + c(y-1) + a(z-1)= 0 $

Now, $2001= 3 × 23 × 29 $

$∴ a < b < c ⇒ a = 3, b = 23 $ and $c = 29$

Substituting the values of a, b, c in (i), we obtain

$23 x + 29 y + 3z = 55$ as the equation of the required plane.