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Duration: 30 minutes
Total marks: 17 marks
Q1) [Total marks: 13 marks]
The equation of 3 planes are given as:
1 : + 2 = 2
2 : + 2 = 4
3 : 4 + + 5 = 9
(i)
(ii)
: = ( + 1) + (3) ,
[2]
2
where and are constants to be determined.
[Hint: We have to find a point lying on the 2 planes. Based on the position vector
of a point on line , we can find by letting = 0 for plane 1 and 2 . The
direction vector of this line is perpendicular to the normal of the 2 planes. We
shall consider the cross product of the normal of plane 1 and 2]
7
Given that all 3 planes have no points in common and plane 3 is
.
45
units from line , find the value of and the possible values of .
[4]
[Hint: If all 3 planes have no points in common, what can be said about line and
plane 3 ? What can we conclude between the direction vector of line and the
normal of plane 3 ? The second part on finding the value of given the distance
between this line and the plane requires us to express this distance in terms of .
Remember to find the fixed vector when finding distance.]
[The hardest part is arguably part (i). we shall execute the same steps to finding the foot of
perpendicular from a point (in this case, it is the origin) to a line as though numbers are
given:
1) State the vector equation of line in terms of the vector and .
That is: = + , for all real values of
2) Next write down position vector of the foot of perpendicular lying on the line. If the
foot of perpendicular is point , then:
||
||
. This is related to
Q2)
2 perpendicular planes and intersect at the line with equation
1
2
+2
2
= .
1
Given that the plane is also parallel to the vector (2), find the Cartesian
0
equations of planes and .
[Hint: We shall first find the equation of plane and then the equation of plane . Note that
plane and are BOTH parallel to line since this line lies ON both planes.]
Q3)
Suppose a plane with equation 3 + 5 = 15 is tangential to a sphere at
point . Given that the centre of the sphere is (1, 5,3), find the position
vector of point and hence, find the radius of the sphere.
A plane tangential to a sphere
means that:
There is exactly one point of contact
with plane and sphere. This point of
contact is point .
Plane
Sphere