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371.

The angle between the lines 2x = 3y = − z and 6x = − y = − 4z is

  • 0o

  • 90o

  • 45o

  • 45o

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372.

If the plane 2ax − 3ay + 4az + 6 = 0 passes through the midpoint of the line joining the centres of the spheres

x2 + y2 + z2 + 6x − 8y − 2z = 13 and x2 + y2 + z2 − 10x + 4y − 2z = 8, then a equals

  • -1

  • 1

  • -2

  • -2

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373.

The distance between the line straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 2 straight i with hat on top space minus 2 straight j with hat on top space plus 3 straight k with hat on top space plus space straight lambda space left parenthesis straight i with hat on top minus straight j with hat on top space plus 4 straight k with hat on top right parenthesis and the plane straight r with rightwards arrow on top. left parenthesis straight i with hat on top space plus 5 straight j with hat on top space plus straight k with hat on top right parenthesis space equals space 5 space is

  • 10/9

  • fraction numerator 10 over denominator 3 square root of 3 end fraction
  • 3/10

  • 3/10


B.

fraction numerator 10 over denominator 3 square root of 3 end fraction

Distance between the line 

straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 2 straight i with hat on top space minus 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus 3 straight k with hat on top space plus straight lambda space left parenthesis straight i with hat on top space minus straight j with hat on top space plus 4 straight k with hat on top right parenthesis space and space the space plane space straight r with rightwards arrow on top. space left parenthesis straight i with hat on top space plus 5 straight j with hat on top space plus straight k with hat on top right parenthesis space equals space 5
equation of plane is x + 5y + z = 5 ∴ Distance of line from this plane = perpendicular distance of point (2, -2, 3) from the plane
straight i. straight e space open vertical bar fraction numerator 2 minus 10 plus 3 minus 5 over denominator square root of 1 plus 5 squared plus 1 end root end fraction close vertical bar space equals space fraction numerator 10 over denominator 3 square root of 3 end fraction

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374.

If a vertex of a triangle is (1, 1) and the mid-points of two sides through this vertex are (-1, 2) and (3, 2), then the centroid of the triangle is

  • (-1, 7/3)

  • (-1/3, 7/3)

  • (1, 7/3)

  • (1, 7/3)

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375.

A and B are two like parallel forces. A couple of moment H lies in the plane of A and B and is contained with them. The resultant of A and B after combining is displaced through a distance

  • 2H/A-B

  • H/A+B

  • H/2(A+B)

  • H/2(A+B)

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376.

The plane x + 2y – z = 4 cuts the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 – x + z – 2 = 0 in a circle of radius

  • 3

  • 1

  • 2

  • 2

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377.

Let A (2, –3) and B(–2, 1) be vertices of a triangle ABC. If the centroid of this triangle moves on the line 2x + 3y = 1, then the locus of the vertex C is the line

  • 2x + 3y = 9

  • 2x – 3y = 7

  • 3x + 2y = 5

  • 3x + 2y = 5

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378.

A line makes the same angle θ, with each of the x and z-axis. If the angle β, which it makes with y-axis, is such that sin2β = 3sin2θ , then cos2θ equals 

  • 2/3

  • 1/5

  • 3/5

  • 3/5

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379.

Distance between two parallel planes 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is

  • 3/2

  • 5/2

  • 7/2

  • 7/2

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380.

A line with direction cosines proportional to 2, 1, 2 meets each of the lines x = y + a = z and x + a = 2y = 2z. The co-ordinates of each of the point of intersection are given by

  • (3a, 3a, 3a), (a, a, a)

  • (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, a)

  • (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, 2a)

  • (3a, 2a, 3a), (a, a, 2a)

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