If $A$ and $B$ are the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $\mathrm{Q}(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b},…

If $A$ and $B$ are the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $\mathrm{Q}(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c})$ to the planes $\mathrm{YZ}$ and $\mathrm{ZX}$ respectively, then the equation of the plane through the points $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$, and $\mathrm{O}$ is (where $\mathrm{O}$ is the origin)
  1. $\frac{x}{a}-\frac{y}{b}-\frac{z}{c}=0$
  2. $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}-\frac{z}{c}=0$
  3. $\frac{x}{a}-\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}=0$
  4. $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}=0$

Solution

From given data, we write $\mathrm{A} \equiv(0, \mathrm{~b}, \mathrm{c})$ and $\mathrm{B} \equiv(\mathrm{a}, 0, \mathrm{c})$ Equation of plane passing through $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{O}$ is $\begin{aligned} & \left|\begin{array}{lll} x-0 & y-0 & z-0 \\ 0-0 & b-0 & c-0 \\ a-0 & 0-0 & c-0 \end{array}\right|=0 \Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{lll} x & y & z \\ 0 & b & c \\ a & 0 & c \end{array}\right|=0 \\ & \therefore x(b c)-y(-a c)+z(-a b)=0 \Rightarrow b c x+a c y-a b z=0 \end{aligned}$ Dividing both sides by abc, we get $\frac{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}}+\frac{\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{b}}-\frac{\mathrm{z}}{\mathrm{c}}=0$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (23 Sep Shift 1)

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