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AP EAMCET · Maths · Three Dimensional Geometry

The distance between a point \(P\) whose position vector is \(5 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+3 \hat{k}\) and the line \(\mathbf{r}=(3 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+\hat{k})+t(\hat{j}+\hat{k})\) is

  1. A \(3\)
  2. B \(4\)
  3. C \(5\)
  4. D \(6\)
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(D) \(6\)

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\(\mathbf{P}=5 \hat{i}+\hat{j}+3 \hat{k} \Rightarrow P \equiv(5,1,3)\) \(\because \quad \mathbf{r}=(3 \hat{i}+7 \hat{j}+\hat{k})+(\hat{j}+\hat{k})\) \(\Rightarrow\) Line passes through the point \(Q(3,7,1)\). \(\Rightarrow \mathbf{P Q}=-2 \hat{i}+6 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}\) Direction…