Let and be two lines, represented as,
and , where and are scalars. Then which of the following are true?
(A) is perpendicular to .
(B) is parallel to .
(C) passes through the point (1, 1, 0)
(D) passes through the point (2, 1, -1)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Let and be two lines, represented as,
and , where and are scalars. Then which of the following are true?
(A) is perpendicular to .
(B) is parallel to .
(C) passes through the point (1, 1, 0)
(D) passes through the point (2, 1, -1)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Two lines in 3D space are given in vector form. A line equation has position vector (a point on the line) and direction vector .
For Line :
Point on (when ):
Direction vector of :
For Line :
Point on (when ):
Direction vector of :
Checking Statement (C): Does pass through ?
When , the point is .
Statement (C) is TRUE.
Checking Statement (D): Does pass through ?
When , the point is .
Statement (D) is TRUE.
Checking Statement (B): Are and parallel?
Two lines are parallel if their direction vectors are scalar multiples of each other.
Comparing and :
The lines have the same direction.
Statement (B) is TRUE.
Checking Statement (A): Are and perpendicular?
Two lines are perpendicular if the dot product of their direction vectors equals zero.
Since , the lines are not perpendicular.
Statement (A) is FALSE.
Statements (B), (C), and (D) are TRUE.
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