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  • Please help! The distance of the point (1, −2, 4) from the plane passing through the point (1, 2, 2) and perpendicular to the planes x − y + 2z = 3 and 2x −2y + z + 12=0, is :

 The distance of the point (1, −2, 4) from the plane passing through the point (1, 2, 2) and perpendicular to the planes x − y + 2z = 3 and  2x −2y + z + 12=0, is :

 

  • Option 1)

    2\sqrt{2}

  • Option 2)

    2

  • Option 3)

    \sqrt{2}

  • Option 4)

    \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

 

Answers (1)

As we learnt in 

Distance of a point from plane (Cartesian form) -

The length of perpendicular from P(x_{1},y_{1},z_{1}) to the plane

ax+by+cz+d= 0 is given by  \frac{\left [ ax_{1}+by_{1} +cz_{1}+d\right ]}{\left | \sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}} \right |}

 

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 Normal vector of plane is \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} &\hat{j} & \hat{k}\\ 1 & -1 & 2\\ 2& -2& 1 \end{vmatrix}=3\hat{i}+3\hat{j}

So equation of plane is

3x+3y=C

passes through (1,2,2)

3+6=C

3x+3y=9    =>    x+y=3

Distance =\left | \frac{1-2-3}{\sqrt{2}} \right |=\frac{4}{\sqrt{2}}=2\sqrt{2}


Option 1)

2\sqrt{2}

This option is correct

Option 2)

2

This option is incorrect

Option 3)

\sqrt{2}

This option is incorrect

Option 4)

\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

This option is incorrect

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Sabhrant Ambastha

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