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AP EAMCET · Maths · Three Dimensional Geometry

Assertion (A) : For the lines \(\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\mathrm{t} \overline{\mathrm{b}}\) and \(\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{p}}+\mathrm{s} \overline{\mathrm{q}}\), if \((\bar{a}-\bar{p}) \cdot(\bar{b} \times \bar{q}) \neq 0\), then the two lines are coplanar
Reason (R) : \(\quad|(\bar{a}-\bar{p}) \cdot(\bar{b} \times \bar{q})|\) is \(|\bar{b} \times \bar{q}|\) times the shortest distance between the lines \(\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\mathrm{tb}\) and \(\overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{p}}+\mathrm{s} \overline{\mathrm{q}}\).

  1. A (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is correct explanation to (A)
  2. B (A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation to (A)
  3. C (A) is true, (R) is false
  4. D (A) is false, (R) is true
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(D) (A) is false, (R) is true

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The condition for two lines \( \overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{a}}+\mathrm{t} \overline{\mathrm{b}} \) and \( \overline{\mathrm{r}}=\overline{\mathrm{p}}+\mathrm{s} \overline{\mathrm{q}} \) to be coplanar is \( (\bar{a}-\bar{p}) \cdot(\bar{b} \times \bar{q}) = 0 \).…