If the position vectors of the point $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are $3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ and…

If the position vectors of the point $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are $3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ and $\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-4 \hat{k}$ respectively, then the equation of the plane through $\mathrm{B}$ and perpendicular to $\mathrm{AB}$ is
  1. $2 x+3 y+6 z+9=0$
  2. $2 x+3 y+6 z-11=0$
  3. $2 x+3 y+6 z+28=0$
  4. $2 x-3 y-6 z-32=0$

Solution

The normal to the plane is along $\overrightarrow{\mathrm{AB}}$ $\begin{aligned} & =-(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}-4 \hat{k})-(3 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}) \\ & =-2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k}\end{aligned}$ Hence, d.r.s of normal to the plane are $<2,3,6>$ so equation of the plane $2 x+3 y+6 z+\lambda=0$ but it passes through $(1,-2,-4)$, so $\lambda=28$ $\Rightarrow 2 x+3 y+6 z+28=0$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 1)

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