Three Dimensional Geometry — Class 12 Maths Solution

ncert exercise SA NCERT,EX.11.3,Q.13, Page .494
Question

In the following cases, determine whether the given planes are parallel or perpendicular and in case they are neither, find the angles between them.

(a) $7x + 5y + 6z + 30 = 0$ and $3x - y - 10z + 4 = 0$

(b) $2x + y + 3z - 2 = 0$ and $x - 2y + 5 = 0$

(c) $2x - 2y + 4z + 5 = 0$ and $3x - 3y + 6z - 1 = 0$

(d) $2x - y + 3z - 1 = 0$ and $2x - y + 3z + 3 = 0$

(e) $4x + 8y + z - 8 = 0$ and $y + z - 4 = 0$

Step-by-step Solution

.: (a) The given planes are
$7x + 5y + 6z + 30 = 0$

…(1)
and $3x - y - 10z + 4 = 0$

….(2)
These are neither parallel
nor perpendicular
If $\theta$ be the angle between (1) and (2), then

$\cos \theta = \left| {\cfrac{{(7)(3) + (5)( - 1) + (6)( - 10)}}{{\sqrt {49 + 25 + 36} \sqrt {9 + 1 + 100} }}} \right| = \left| {\cfrac{{21 - 5 - 60}}{{\sqrt {110} \sqrt {110} }}} \right| = \left| {\cfrac{{ - 44}}{{110}}} \right| = \left| {\cfrac{{ - 2}}{5}} \right|$

Hence $\theta = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cfrac{2}{5}} \right)$

(b) The given planes are $x2 + y + 3z - 2 = 0$ ...(1)
and$x - 3y + 5 = 0$ ...(2)
Since$(2)(1) + (1)( - 2) + (3)(0) = 0$

$\therefore$ The planes are perpendicular.

(c) The given planes are $2x - 2y + 4z + 5 = 0$ ...(1)
and

$3x - 3y + 6z - 1 = 0$

...(2)
Since $\cfrac{2}{3} = \cfrac{{ - 2}}{{ - 3}} = \cfrac{4}{6},$ $\therefore$ The planes are parallel.

(d) The given planes are$2x - y + 3z - 1 = 0$ ...(1)
and $2x - y + 3z + 3 = 0$

...(2)

Since $\cfrac{2}{2} = \cfrac{{ - 1}}{{ - 1}} = \cfrac{3}{3},$ $\therefore$ The planes are parallel.

(e) The given planes are $4x + 8y + z - 8 = 0$ ...(1)
and $y + z - 4 = 0$

...(2)
Now, $\cfrac{4}{0} \ne \cfrac{8}{1} \ne \cfrac{1}{1},$ $\therefore$ These planes are not parallel.

Also, $(4)(0) + (8)(1) + (1)(1) \ne 0$

$\therefore$ These planes are not perpendicular.

If $\theta$ be the angle between (1) and (2), then

$\cos \theta = \left| {\cfrac{{(4)(0) + (8)(1) + (1)(1)}}{{\sqrt {16 + 64 + 1} \sqrt {0 + 1 + 1} }}} \right| = \left| {\cfrac{{0 + 8 + 1}}{{9\sqrt 2 }}} \right|$

$\Rightarrow$ $\cos \theta = \cfrac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$ $\Rightarrow$ $\theta = 45^\circ$

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