The point of intersection of the lines $\frac{x+1}{3}=\frac{y+3}{5}=\frac{z+5}{7}$ and $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-4}{3}=\frac{z-6}{5}$ is :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Any point on the first line is
(3r1 – 1, 5r1 – 3, 7r1 – 5)
and any point on the second line is
(r2 + 2, 3r2 + 4, 5r2 + 6)
At the point of intersection, we must have
3r1 – 1 = r2 + 2,
5r1 – 3 = 3r2 + 4
7r1 – 5 = 5r1 + 6
Thus, $r_1=\frac{1}{2}, r_2=-\frac{3}{2}$
Hence required point is $\frac{3}{2}-1, \frac{5}{2}-3, \frac{7}{2}-5$ i.e. $\left(\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2},-\frac{3}{2}\right)$