The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane is $(4,-2,-5)$. Hence, the equation of the…

The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the plane is $(4,-2,-5)$. Hence, the equation of the plane is
  1. $4 x-2 y+5 z=-5$
  2. $4 x-2 y-5 z=45$
  3. $4 x+2 y-5 z=37$
  4. $4 x+2 y+5 z+13=0$

Solution

D.r's of normal to the plane $\langle 4-0,-2-0,-5-0\rangle \equiv\langle 4,-2,-5\rangle$ Hence equation of the plane $4 x-2 y-5 z=\lambda$ But it passes through $(4,-2,-5)$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow 4 \times 4-2 \times(-2)-5 \times(-5)=\lambda \\ & \Rightarrow \lambda=45 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (08 Aug Shift 2)

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