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

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    If projection of any line on co-ordinate axis 3, 4, and 5, then its length is [Pb. CET 2000]

    A)            12

    B)            50

    C)            \[5\sqrt{2}\]

    D)            \[3\sqrt{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Let d be the length of line, then projection on x-axis = \[dl=3\], projection on y-axis = \[dm=4\]and projection on z-axis = \[dn=5\]. Now, \[{{d}^{2}}({{l}^{2}}+{{m}^{2}}+{{n}^{2}})=50\Rightarrow {{d}^{2}}(1)=50\Rightarrow d=5\sqrt{2}\].


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