JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 31. 3D Geometry
Let \(\mathbb{R}^3\) denote the three-dimensional space. Take two points \(P=(1,2,3)\) and \(Q=(4,2,7)\). Let \(\operatorname{dist}(X, Y)\) denote the distance between two points \(X\) and \(Y\) in \(\mathbb{R}^3\). Let
\(\begin{gathered}S=\left\{X \in \mathbb{R}^3:(\operatorname{dist}(X, P))^2-(\operatorname{dist}(X, Q))^2=50\right\} \text { and } \\T=\left\{Y \in \mathbb{R}^3:(\operatorname{dist}(Y, Q))^2-(\operatorname{dist}(Y, P))^2=50\right\} .\end{gathered}\)
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
- A There is a triangle whose area is 1 and all of whose vertices are from \(S\).
- B There are two distinct points \(L\) and \(M\) in \(T\) such that each point on the line segment \(L M\) is also in \(T\).
- C There are infinitely many rectangles of perimeter 48 , two of whose vertices are from \(S\) and the other two vertices are from \(T\).
- D There is a square of perimeter 48 , two of whose vertices are from \(S\) and the other two vertices are from \(T\).
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(A) There is a triangle whose area is 1 and all of whose vertices are from \(S\).
Step-by-step Solution
Detailed explanation
\(\begin{aligned}& \mathrm{S}=\left\{\mathrm{X}:(\mathrm{XP})^2-(\mathrm{XQ})^2=50\right\} \\& \mathrm{T}=\left\{\mathrm{Y}:(\mathrm{YQ})^2-(\mathrm{YP})^2=50\right\}\end{aligned}\)
for finding \(S \equiv X(x, y, z)\) and for \(T \equiv Y(x, y, z)\)
\(\begin{aligned}&\left((x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(\mathrm{z}-1)^2\right)-\left((\mathrm{x}-4)^2+(\mathrm{y}-2)^2+(\mathrm{z}-7)^2\right)=50 \\& \Rightarrow \quad \mathrm{S}=\{(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z}): 6 \mathrm{x}+8 \mathrm{z}=105\} \\& \mathrm{T}=\{(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z}): 6 \mathrm{x}+8 \mathrm{z}=5\}\end{aligned}\)
Since \(\mathrm{S}\) and \(\mathrm{T}\) both are plane ;
(1) There exist a triangle in plane \(\mathrm{S}\) whose area \(=1\) (always)
(2) \(\mathrm{L} ~\&~ \mathrm{M}\) lies on plane \(\mathrm{T}\), hence line segment joining \(\mathrm{L} \& \mathrm{M}\) will lie on plane \(\mathrm{T}\).
(3) Distance between \(\mathrm{S} \& \mathrm{~T}\)
\(\mathrm{d}=\left|\frac{105-5}{10}\right|=10\)
Hence for rectangle of perimeter 48 can exist.
(4) For Square

There will be infinite such rectangle possible.
Hence Answers 1,2,3,4 are correct.
for finding \(S \equiv X(x, y, z)\) and for \(T \equiv Y(x, y, z)\)
\(\begin{aligned}&\left((x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(\mathrm{z}-1)^2\right)-\left((\mathrm{x}-4)^2+(\mathrm{y}-2)^2+(\mathrm{z}-7)^2\right)=50 \\& \Rightarrow \quad \mathrm{S}=\{(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z}): 6 \mathrm{x}+8 \mathrm{z}=105\} \\& \mathrm{T}=\{(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z}): 6 \mathrm{x}+8 \mathrm{z}=5\}\end{aligned}\)
Since \(\mathrm{S}\) and \(\mathrm{T}\) both are plane ;
(1) There exist a triangle in plane \(\mathrm{S}\) whose area \(=1\) (always)
(2) \(\mathrm{L} ~\&~ \mathrm{M}\) lies on plane \(\mathrm{T}\), hence line segment joining \(\mathrm{L} \& \mathrm{M}\) will lie on plane \(\mathrm{T}\).
(3) Distance between \(\mathrm{S} \& \mathrm{~T}\)
\(\mathrm{d}=\left|\frac{105-5}{10}\right|=10\)
Hence for rectangle of perimeter 48 can exist.
(4) For Square

There will be infinite such rectangle possible.
Hence Answers 1,2,3,4 are correct.
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