A straight line drawn from the point $P(1,3,2)$, parallel to the line…

A straight line drawn from the point $P(1,3,2)$, parallel to the line $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-4}{2}=\frac{z-6}{1}$, intersects the plane $L_1: x-y+3 z=6$ at the point $Q$. Another straight line which passes through $Q$ and is perpendicular to the plane $L_1$ intersects the plane $L_2: 2 x-y+z=-4$ at the point $R$. Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
  1. The length of the line segment $P Q$ is $\sqrt{6}$
  2. The coordinates of $R$ are $(1,6,3)$
  3. The centroid of the triangle $P Q R$ is $\left(\frac{4}{3}, \frac{14}{3}, \frac{5}{3}\right)$
  4. The perimeter of the triangle $P Q R$ is $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{11}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \text { line }: \frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-3}{2}=\frac{z-2}{1} \\ & (x, y, z)=(\lambda+1,2 \lambda+3, \lambda+2)\end{aligned}$ Put in $L_1: x-y+3 z=6$ $\begin{aligned} & (\lambda+1)-(2 \lambda+3)+3(\lambda+2)=6 \\ & 2 \lambda=2 \Rightarrow \lambda=1 \\ & Q=(2,5,3)\end{aligned}$ line : $\frac{x-2}{1}=\frac{y-5}{-1}=\frac{z-3}{3}$ $(x, y, z)=(t+2,5-t, 3 t+3)$ Put in $L_2: 2 x-y+z=-4$ $\begin{aligned} & 2(t+4)-(5-t)+(3 t+3)=-4 \\ & 6 t=-6 \Rightarrow t=-1 \\ & R=(1,6,0)\end{aligned}$ $\begin{aligned} & \text { Perimeter }=\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{13}+\sqrt{11} \\ & \text { Centroid }=\left(\frac{4}{3}, \frac{14}{3}, \frac{5}{3}\right)\end{aligned}$

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2024 (Paper 2)

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