State, which of the followving statements are true (T) or false ():
(a) Through any four points one and only one plane can pass.
(b) The equation of xy -plane is x + y =0.
(C) The plane ax + by + c =0 is perpendicular to z -axis.
(a) The cquation of the plane parallel to xZ-plane and passing through (2, -4, 0) is y +4 =0
(e) The planes 2x -y +z-l=0
and 6x -3y + 3z = | are coincident.
() The planes 2x+ 4y -z +|=0
and x -2y-6z + 3 =0 are perpendicular to each other.
(g) The distance of a point from a plane is same as the distance of the point from any Iine lying in tha
plane.
|EXERCISE 15 (b)|
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer from the given ones :
(a) The equation ofa plane passing through (1, 1,2) and parallel to x +y+z-l=0 is
[x +y+z=0, X+y+2z -| = 0
X+y+z=2, x+y+z=4]
(b) The equation of plane perpendicular to z-axis and passing through (1, -2, 4) is -
[x=1,y +2=0, z-4=0, X+y+z-3 = 0]
(c) The distance between the parallel planes
2x-3y t 6z + | =0 and
4x 6yt 12z5=0 is
1 I 4 6
(d) The plane y -z+ |=0 is
[paralles tox-axis, perpendicular tox -axis, parallel to xy -plane, perpendicular to yz -plane.]
(e) A plane whose normal has direction ratios <3,-2, k> is parallel to the line joining (-1, 1,4) and (5.t
-2). Then the value of k = [6, -4, -1, 0]
Find the equation of planes passing through the points:
(a6,-1, ), (5, 1, 2) and (1, -5,-4);
(6) (2, I, 3), (3. 2. 1) and (!, 0, -l );:
(c) (-1,0. 1), (-1,4, 2) and (2, 4, 1):
(d) (-1,5, 4). (2, 3, 4) and (2, 3, -);
(ey (1,2. 3), (1, 4, 3) and (-1, 3, 2);
Find the equation of plane in each of the following cases :
(a)-Passing through the point (2, 3, ) and parallel to the plane 3x -4y + 7z = 0.
(b)_Passing through the points (2. -3, ) and (-l, 1,-7) and perpendicular to the plane x-2y +
Sz
+|=(
(a Passing through the foot of the perpendiculars drawn from P (a, b, c) on the coordinate planes.
(d) Passing through the point (-1,3,2) perpendicular tothe planes x + 2y+2z = Sand 3x +3v+ 22 -S.
(e) Bisecting the line segment joining (-l,4, 3) and (5, -2,-1) at right angles.
Pafallel to the plane 2x -y + 3z+1=O and at a distance 3 units away from it
a Write the equation of the plane 3x -4y+ -6z12 =0 in intercept form and hence obtain the
co-ordinatc