JEE Main 2012 — Three Dimensional Geometry Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (26 May Online)
Question
The distance of the point from the straight line that passes through the point and is parallel to the vector is
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Correct answer
C7
Step-by-step explanation
Point is
Line passes through the point parallel to vector whose direction ratios is .
Equation is
Any point on this line is given by
Now, d. Rs of line passing through and to this line is
So,
Now,
So,
Now, distance between and is
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