Find the condition that the line intersect the conic z = 0, ax2 + by2 = 1. Hence show that the coordinates of any point on a line which intersects the conic and passes through the point satisfy the equation =
My Self Assessment
Prove that the lines and are perpendicular if
Find a, b, c, d so that the line pass through and and hence show that the given points and are collinear.
Prove that the line is parallel to the plane
Prove that the planes pass through one line
Find the equation of the plane through the points and and parallel to the line
Find the equation of the plane through the point and the lines and find the equation to the lines through the given point which intersects the two given lines.
The plane is rotated about the line of intersection with the plane through an angle α. Find the equation of the plane in its new position.
The plane cuts the axes in A, B, C. Find the equation of BC and the equation to the plane through O and perpendicular to BC. Prove that the three planes through O and perpendicular to BC, CA and AB respectively pass through a line.
Find the perpendicular distance of from the line
Find the image of the point in the plane
From a point a line PM is drawn perpendicular to the line and is produced to such that . Show that (l, m, n) are direction cosines
Find the equation to the two planes inclined at an angle α to the XY–plane and containing the line
Let P be a point on the plane . A point Q is taken on OP such that OP . OQ =p2. Find the locus of Q.
Let L be the line . Find the direction cosines of the projection of L on the plane and the equation of the plane through L and parallel to the line
Prove that the lines and are coplanar if
Find the equation to the line which can be drawn from to cut the lines
If no two of the three planes are parallel then find the conditions under which these planes i) intersect at a point ii) they form a triangular prism iii)intersect along a straight line
Prove that the planes have a common line if lλ + mμ + nγ = 0. Find the distance of the line from the origin.
A variable plane makes with the coordinate plane a tetrahedron of constant volume 64k3. Find i) the locus of the centroid of the tetrahedron ii) the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane.
If a > 0, b > 0 the maximum area of the triangle formed by the point O (0, 0), A (acosθ, bsinθ) and B (acosθ,bsinθ) is (in square units)
a) when θ =
b) when θ =
c) when θ =
d) a2b2
Let O be a fixed point and P any point on a given straight line; OP is joined and on it is taken a point Q such that OP . OQ = k2. Prove that the locus of Q i.e. the inverse of the given straight line with respect to O is a circle which passes through O.
Let O be any point in the plane of a circle, and OP1P2 any chord of the circle which passes through O and meets the circle in P1 and P2. On this chord is taken a point Q such that OQ is equal to the arithmetic mean between OP1 and OP2. Find the locus of Q.