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PRACTICAL-1
PLANES-I
1. A variable plane meets the co-ordinate axes A,B,C such that the centroid of
the triangle ABC is the point (a,b,c). Show that the equation of the plane is
x y z
   3.
a b c
2. A variable plane is at a constant distance ‘p’ from the origin and meets the
coordinate axes A,B,C. Show that the locus of the centroid of the tetrahedron
OABC is x  y  z  16p .
2 2 2 2

3. A variable plane passes through the fixed point (a,b,c) and meets the
coordinate axes A,B,C. Show that the locus of the point common to the plane
a b c
through A,B,C parallel to the coordinate plane is x  y  z  1.
x y z
4. A point ‘p’ moves on a fixed point a  b  c  1. The plane through ‘p’ is
perpendicular to OP meets the coordinate axes A,B,C. The planes through
A,B,C parallel to coordinate planes intersect in Q. Show that the locus of Q
1 1 1 1 1 1
is x 2
 2  2
y z ax

by

cz

5. Find the equation to the plane through the points (2,2,1), (9,3,6) and
perpendicular to the plane 2x  6y  6z  9  0 .

PRACTICAL-2
PLANES-II
1. Two systems of rectangular axes have the same origin. If a plane cuts them
at distances a,b,c and a' , b' , c' respectively from the origin. Prove that
1 1 1 1 1 1
 2  2  12  12  2 .
a b c
2
a b c1
2. Find the equations of the planes bisecting the angles between the planes,
x  2y  2z  3  0 , 3x  4y  12z  1  0 .and specify the one which bisects the acute
angle.
3. S.T. the origin lies in the acute angle between the planes x  2y  2z  9 and
4x  3y  12z  13  0 . Find the planes bisecting the angles between them and
point out which bisects the acute angle.

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4. Show that the condition for the homogeneous second degree equation
ax  by  cz  2tyz  2gzx  2hxy  0
2 2 2
to represent two planes is
abc  2fgh  af  bg  ch  0 .
2 2 2

5. Prove that equation 2x  6y  12z  18yz  2zx  xy  0

2 2 2

represents a pair of planes. Also find the angle between them.

PRACTICAL-3
LINES-I
1.Find the image of the point (1,3,4) in the plane 2x  y  z  3  0 .
2. P is a point on the plane lx  my  nz  p and a point Q is
taken on the line OP such that OP.OQ  p . Show that the locus 2

of the point Q is p(lx  my  nz)  x  y  z 2 2 2

3.A variable plane makes intercepts on the coordinate axes the sum of
whose squares is constant and equal to k 2 . Find the locus of the
foot of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane.
4.Put in symmetrical form ,the equations of the line
3x-y+z+1=0,5x+y+3z=0.Also find the equation to a plane through
(2,1,4) and perpendicular to the given line.
1. Find the equation of the line through the point (1,2,3) parallel to the line x-
y+2z=5,3x+y+z=6.
PRACTICAL-4
LINES-II
1. Find the equation of the plane through the points(1,0,-1),(3,2,2) and
1 y z  2
parallel to the line x1
2

3
2. Show that the equations of the plane parallel to the join of (3,2,-5)
(0,-4,-11) and passing through the points (-2,1,-3)and (4,3,3)is
4x+3y-5z=10.
3. Find the equation of the plane containing the line 2x-5y+2z=6,
y z
2x+3y-z=5 and parallel to the line x
6

7
4. Find the equation to the plane which passes through the point
xa yb zc
(x1 , y 1 , z 1 ) and the line   .
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x1 y3 z2
5. Find the equation to the plane containing the line 3

2

1
and the point
x y7 z7
(0,7 ,7) and show that the line   also lies in the same plane.
1 3 2
6. Prove that the plane through (, , ) and the line x  py  q  rz  s is given by
x py  q rz  s
 p  q r  s  0
1 1 1

PRACTICAL-5
LINES-III
1. Find the condition that two given straight lines
x  x1 y  y 1 z  z 1 x  x 2 y  y 2 z  z 2
  , l  m  n are coplanar.
l1 m1 n1 2 2 2

x3 y5 z7 x1 y1 z1

2. Show that the lines 2  3   3 , 4  5   1
are coplanar and find the equation of the plane containing them.
x  4 y  3 z  1 x  1 y  1 z  10
3. Show that the lines 1   4  7 ; 2   3  8
intersect. Find also their point of intersection .
x5 y4 z7
4. Show that lines 3

1

2
are coplanar. Find the equation
3x  2y  z  2  0  x  3y  2z  13

of the plane in which they lie.

5. Show that the lines x  2y  5z  9  0  3x  y  2z  5 ;
2x  3y  z  3  0  4x  5y  z  3 are coplanar.

PRACTICAL-6
LINES-IV
1. Find the magnitude and the equations of the line of S.D. between
x  8 y  9 z  10 x  15 y  29 z  5
the two lines 3

 16

7
; 3  8  5 .
2. Find the S.D. between the axis of ‘z’ and the line ax  by  cz  d  0 ,
a' x  b' y  c' z  d'  0 .
y z
3. S.T. the equation of the plane containing the line   1, x  0
b c
x z x y z
and parallel to the line   1; y  0
a c
is   1 0
a b c
and if 2d is the S.D.then show that d 2  a 2  b 2  c 2 .

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4. Find the magnitude and the position of the line of S.D. between
x y1 z2
the two lines 4

3

2
; 5x  2y  3z  6  0 ;
x  3y  2z  3  0 .

5. Show that the S.D. between the lines x  a  2y  12z and

x  y  2a  6z  6a is 2a.
6.Find the length of the perpendicular from a given Point
x y   z
P x 1 , y 1 , z 1  to a given line  
l m n

PRACTICAL-7
SPHERES-I
1. A plane passes through a fixed point (a,b,c). Show that the locus of the foot
of the perpendicular to it from the origin is the sphere
x 2  y 2  z 2  ax  by  cz  0

2. Find the equation to the sphere through the points (0,0,0) ,(0,1,-1) ,
(1,2,0), (1,2,3) .
3. Obtain the equation of the sphere which passes through the three
points (1,0,0),(0,1,0),(0,0,1) and has its radius as small as possible.
4. A variable plane through a fixed point (a,b,c) cuts the coordinate
axes in the point A,B,C. Show that the locus of the centres of the
a b c
sphere OABC is x  y  z  2 .
5. A sphere of constant radius K passes through the origin and cuts
the axes in A,B and C. Find the locus of the centroid of the triangle
ABC.

PRACTICAL-8
SPHERES-II
1.Find the equations of the circle circumscribing the triangle formed
by three points(a,0,0),(0,b,0),(0,0,c).Obtain also the co –ordinates
of the centre of this circle.
2. If ‘r’ be the radius of the circle
x  y  z  2ux  2 vy  2wz  d  0 , lx  my  nz  0 . Prove
2 2 2

that (r  d)(l  m  n )  (mw  nv)  (nu  lw)  (lv  mu)

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3. Find the centre and the radius of the circle x  2y  2z  15 ,

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x 2  y 2  z 2  2y  4z  11

4.Show that the four points(5,0,2),(2,-6,0),(7,-3,8),(4,-9,6) are

concyclic.
5.Show that the circles x  y  Z  y  2z  0 , 2 2 2

xyz2 0 and x  y  z  x  3y  z  5  0 ,
2 2 2

2x  y  4z  1  0 lie on the same sphere and find its equation.

6. Prove that the plane x  2y  z  4 cuts the sphere

x  y  z  x  z  2  0 in a circle of radius unity and find
2 2 2

the equation of sphere which has this circle for one of its great circle.

PRACTICAL-9
SPHERES-III
1. Show that the spheres x  y  z  64 and 2 2 2

x  y  z  12x  4y  6z  48  0 touch internally and

2 2 2

find their point of contact.

2. Find the equation of the tangent planes to the sphere

3 x  y  z   2x  3y  4z  22  0 and the point (1,2,3)
2 2 2

3. Show that the plane 2x  2y  z  12  0 touches the sphere

x  y  z  2x  4y  2z  3  0 and also find its point of
2 2 2

contact.
4. Two spheres of radii r1 and r2 cut orthogonally. Prove that the
r1 r2
radius of the common circle is r12  r22
.
5. Find the equation of the sphere which touches the plane
3x  2y  z  2  0 at the point (1,2,1) and cuts orthogonally

the sphere x  y  z  4x  6y  4  0 .
2 2 2

6. Find the limiting pts of co-axial system obtained by the spheres

x  y  z  3x  3y  6  0 , x  y  z  6 y  6z  6  0 .
2 2 2 2 2 2

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Record - 10 Marks
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