The equation of the line, through $A(1,2,3)$ and perpendicular to the vector $2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and…

The equation of the line, through $A(1,2,3)$ and perpendicular to the vector $2 \hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k}$ and $\hat{i}+3 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$, is
  1. $\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})$
  2. $\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}-\hat{j}-\hat{k})$
  3. $\quad \bar{r}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}+\hat{j}-\hat{k})$
  4. $\bar{r}=(\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k})+\lambda(\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})$

Solution

Let $\overline{\mathrm{a}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$, $\begin{aligned} & \overline{\mathrm{b}}=2 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+\hat{\mathrm{j}}-\hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ & \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{k}} \end{aligned}$ $\overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}$ is perpendicular to both $\overline{\mathrm{b}}$ and $\overline{\mathrm{c}}$. $\therefore \quad \overline{\mathrm{b}} \times \overline{\mathrm{c}}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ 2 & 1 & -1 \\ 1 & 3 & 2 \end{array}\right|=5 \hat{i}-5 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$
The direction ratios of the required line are $5,-5,5$ i.e. $1,-1,1$ $\therefore \quad$ The required equation of line is $\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\hat{\mathrm{i}}+2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}+\lambda(\hat{\mathrm{i}}-\hat{\mathrm{j}}+\hat{\mathrm{k}})$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (02 May Shift 2)

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