Equation of planes parallel to the plane $x-2 y+2 z+4=0$ which are at a distance of one unit from the point…

Equation of planes parallel to the plane $x-2 y+2 z+4=0$ which are at a distance of one unit from the point $(1,2,3)$ are
  1. $x+2 y+2 z=6, x+2 y+2 z=0$
  2. $x-2 y+2 z=0, x-2 y+2 z-6=0$
  3. $x-2 y-6=0, x-2 y+z=6$
  4. $x+2 y+2 z=-6, x+2 y+2 z=5$

Solution

The equation of planes parallel to the plane $x-2 y+2 z+4=0$ is $\mathrm{x}-2 \mathrm{y}+2 \mathrm{z}+\lambda=0$ The required planes are at a distance of one unit from $(1,2,3)$ $\begin{aligned} & \left|\frac{\mathrm{ax}_1+\mathrm{by}_1+\mathrm{cz} z_1+\mathrm{d}}{\sqrt{\mathrm{a}^2+\mathrm{b}^2+\mathrm{c}^2}}\right|=1 \\ & \left|\frac{1(1)+(-2)(2)+2(3)+\lambda}{\sqrt{1+4+4}}\right|=1 \Rightarrow\left|\frac{1-4+6+\lambda}{3}\right|=1 \Rightarrow 3+\lambda= \pm 3 \\ & \therefore 3+\lambda=3 \quad \text { or } \quad 3+\lambda=-3 \\ & \lambda=0 \quad \text { or } \quad \lambda=-6 \end{aligned}$ The equation of planes are $x-2 y+2 z=0$ and $x-2 y+2 z-6=0$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (23 Sep Shift 2)

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