JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Three Dimensional Geometry Question Bank System of Co-ordinates, Direction cosines and direction ratios, Projection

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    The co-ordinates of a point which is equidistant from the points \[(0,\,0,\ 0),(a,\,0,\,0),(0,\,\,b,\,\,0)\] and \[(0,\,0,\,c)\] are given by                                                                     [MP PET 1993]

    A)            \[\left( \frac{a}{2},\frac{b}{2},\frac{c}{2} \right)\]

    B)            \[\left( -\frac{a}{2},-\frac{b}{2},\frac{c}{2} \right)\]

    C)            \[\left( \frac{a}{2},\,\,-\frac{b}{2},\,-\frac{c}{2} \right)\]

    D)            \[\left( -\frac{a}{2}\,\,,\frac{b}{2},\,-\frac{c}{2} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               Let point be \[(x,\,y,\,z),\] then \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+{{z}^{2}}\]            = \[{{(x-a)}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+{{z}^{2}}={{x}^{2}}+{{(y-b)}^{2}}+{{z}^{2}}={{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+{{(z-c)}^{2}}\]                    Therefore \[x=\frac{a}{2},\,\,y=\frac{b}{2}\] and \[z=\frac{c}{2}\].


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