Let the line $\mathrm{L}$ intersect the lines $x-2=-y=z-1,2(x+1)=2(y-1)=z+1$ and be parallel to the line $\frac{x-2}{3}=\frac{y-1}{1}=\frac{z-2}{2}$. Then which of the following points lies on $\mathrm{L}$ ?
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& L_1: \frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y}{-1}=\frac{z-1}{1}=\lambda \\
& L_2: \frac{x+1}{(1 / 2)}=\frac{y-1}{(1 / 2)}=\frac{z+1}{1}=\mu
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>Any point of $L_1$ and $L_2$ will be $(\lambda+2,-\lambda, \lambda+1)$ and
$\left(\frac{\mu}{2}-1, \frac{\mu}{2}+1, \mu-1\right)$</p>
<p>Now Dr of line $<\lambda-\frac{\mu}{2}+3,-\lambda-\frac{\mu}{2}-1, \lambda-\mu+2>$</p>
<p>Now $$\frac{\lambda-\frac{\mu}{3}+3}{3}=\frac{-\lambda-\frac{\mu}{2}-1}{1}=\frac{\lambda-\mu+2}{2}$$</p>
<p>$$\left. {\matrix{
{\lambda - {\mu \over 3} + 3 = - 3\lambda - {{3\mu } \over 2} - 3\,\,\,...(1)} \cr
{2\left( {\lambda - {\mu \over 3} + 3} \right) = 3(\lambda - \mu + 2)\,\,...(2)} \cr
} } \right\}\lambda = {{ - 4} \over 3},\mu = {{ - 2} \over 3}$$</p>
<p>$\therefore \quad$ Points will be $\left(\frac{2}{3}, \frac{4}{3}, \frac{-1}{3}\right)$ and $\left(\frac{-4}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{-5}{3}\right)$</p>
<p>$\therefore \quad L$ will be $\frac{x-\frac{2}{3}}{3}=\frac{y-\frac{4}{3}}{1}=\frac{z+\frac{1}{3}}{2}$</p>
<p>$\therefore \quad\left(\frac{-1}{3}, 1,-1\right)$ will satisfy $L$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry · Topic: Direction Cosines and Ratios
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