CBSE Class 12 Math 2009 Solved Paper

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Question : 27
Total: 29
Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (-1, 3, 2) and perpendicular to each of the planes x + 2y + 3z = 5 and 3x + 3y + z = 0.
Solution:  
Let the equation of the plane be,
A (xx1) + B (yy1) + C (zz1) = 0
Plane passes through the point (-1, 3, 2)
∴ A (x + 1) + B (y - 3) + C (z - 2) = 0 ... (i)
Now applying the condition of perpendicularity to the plane (i) with planes
x + 2y + 3z = 5 and 3x + 3y + z = 0, we have
A + 2B + 3C = 0
3A + 3B + C = 0
Solving we get
A + 2B + 3C = 0
9A + 9B + 3C = 0
By cross multiplication, we have,
A
2×39×3
=
B
9×31×3
=
C
1×92×9

A
627
=
B
273
=
C
918

A
21
=
B
24
=
C
9

A
7
=
B
8
=
C
3

⇒ A = 7λ ; B = - 8λ ; C = 3λ
By substituting A and C in equation (i), we get,
Substituting the values of A, B and C in equation (i), we have,
7λ (x + 1) - 8λ (y - 3) + 3λ (z - 2) = 0
⇒ 7x + 7 - 8y + 24 + 3z - 6 = 0
⇒ 7x - 8y + 3z + 25 = 0
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