A line drawn from a point $\mathrm{A}(-2,-2,3)$ and parallel to the line…

A line drawn from a point $\mathrm{A}(-2,-2,3)$ and parallel to the line $\frac{\mathrm{x}}{-2}=\frac{\mathrm{y}}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{z}}{-1}$ meets the $\mathrm{YOZ}-$ plane in point $\mathrm{P}$, then the co-ordinates of the point $\mathrm{P}$ are
  1. $(0,4,-4)$
  2. $(0,2,2)$
  3. $(0,-2,2)$
  4. $(0,-4,4)$

Solution

Equation of required lines is $\frac{\mathrm{x}+2}{-2}=\frac{\mathrm{y}+2}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{z}-3}{-1}$ and this line meets $\mathrm{YZ}$ plane in $\mathrm{P}$. Coordinates of any point on this line are $(-2 \lambda-21,2 \lambda-2,-\lambda+3)$, where $\lambda$ is a scalar. Since $\mathrm{P}$ is on $\mathrm{YZ}$ plane, we write $\begin{aligned} & -2 \lambda-2=0 \Rightarrow \lambda=-1 \\ & \therefore \mathrm{P} \equiv(0,-4,4) \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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