Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Three-dimensional Geometry

Question:

Statement-1 : Let A, B, C be the images of point P(a, b, c) in YZ, ZX and XY planes respectively. Then, the equation of the plane passing through points A, B, C cuts intercepts a, b, c on the coordinates axes.

Statement-2: The image $(α,β,γ )$ of a point $(x_1, y_1, z_1)$ in the plane $ax + by + cz + d = 0 $ is given by

$\frac{\alpha - x_1}{a}=\frac{\beta - y_1}{b}=\frac{\gamma -z_1}{c}=-\frac{2(ax_1 +by_1 +cz_1+d)}{a^2+b^2+c^2}$

Options:

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement 1.

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False.

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True.

Correct Answer:

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.

Explanation:

Clearly statement-2 is true .

Using statement-2, the images of point P (a, b, c) in yz, zx and xy-planes are A(-a, b, c), B(a, -b, c( and C(a, b, -c) respectively.

Let the equation of the plane passing through (-a, b, c) be 

$U(x + a) + V(y - b) + W(z-c) = 0 $

It passes through (a, -b, c) and (a, b, -c).

$∴ 2Ua - 2 Vb + 0W= 0 $

$2 Ua + 0V - 2 Wc = 0 $

$⇒ \frac{U}{4bc}=\frac{V}{4ac}=\frac{W}{4ab}$

Substituting the values of U, V, W in (i), we obtain

$bc ( x + a) + ca (y- b) + ab (z-c) = 0 ⇒ \frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}= 1 $

Clearly, this plane cuts intercepts a, b and c on the coordinate axes.