Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Three-dimensional Geometry

Question:

The equation $12x^2 - 2y^2 - 6z^2 - 2xy - 8yz + 6zx = 0 $ represents

Options:

a pair of straight lines

a pair of planes

a sphere

a pair of planes not passing through the origin.

Correct Answer:

a pair of planes not passing through the origin.

Explanation:

The given equation can be factorized as

$(3x + y + 3z) (4x - 2y - 2z)= 0 $

$⇒ 3x + y + z = 0 $ and $4x - 2y - 2z = 0.$

Clearly, these two equations represents planes passing through the origin.