A plane P contains the line of intersection of the plane $\vec{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=6$ and $\vec{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=-5$. If $\mathrm{P}$ passes through the point $(0,2,-2)$, then the square of distance of the point $(12,12,18)$ from the plane $\mathrm{P}$ is :
Solution
Given plane $\vec{r} \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=6$ and
<br/><br/>$\vec{r} \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=-5$
<br/><br/>Equation of plane passing through both plane
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{P}_1 \rightarrow(x \hat{i}+y \hat{j}+2 \hat{k})(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=6 \\\\
& \mathrm{P}_1=x+y+z=6 \\\\
& \mathrm{P}_2 \rightarrow(x \hat{i}+y \hat{j}+z \hat{k}) \cdot(2 \hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k})=-5 \\\\
& \mathrm{P}_2 \rightarrow=2 x+3 y+4 z=-5
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{P}_1+\lambda \mathrm{P}_2=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow(x+y+z-6)+\lambda(2 x+3 y+4 z+5)=0
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>passes through $(0,2,-2)$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow(0+2-2-6)+\lambda(2 \times 0+3 \times 2+4 \times(-2)+5)=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow \lambda=2
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Equation of plane
<br/><br/>$5 x+7 y+9 z+4=0$
<br/><br/>$\therefore$ Distance of the point $(12,12,18)$ from the plane
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
d & =\frac{5 \times 12+7 \times 12+9 \times 18+4}{\sqrt{5^2+7^2+9^2}} \\\\
& =\frac{60+84+162+4}{\sqrt{155}}=\frac{310}{\sqrt{155}} \\\\
\therefore d^2 & =\frac{310 \times 310}{155}=620
\end{aligned}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry · Topic: Direction Cosines and Ratios
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