JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 10 April 2015)

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    If the shortest distance between the lines \[\frac{x-1}{\alpha }=\frac{y+1}{-1}=\frac{z}{1},(\alpha \ne -1)\]and\[x+y+z+1=0=2x-y+z+3\]is\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}},\] a value of \[\alpha \] is : JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 10 April 2015)

    A) \[-\frac{16}{19}\]                                            

    B) \[-\frac{19}{16}\]

    C)  \[\frac{19}{32}\]                                             

    D) \[\frac{32}{19}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     \[\frac{x-1}{\alpha }=\frac{y+1}{-1}=\frac{z-0}{1}={{L}_{1}}\] \[x+y+z+1=0\] \[2x-y+7+3=0={{L}_{2}}\] so point P(0,1,-2) [on line \[{{L}_{2}}\]] point on other line [on line \[{{L}_{1}}\]] Q (1 , -1 , 0) [on line \[{{L}_{2}}\]] \[Q(1,-1,0)\] \[\overrightarrow{PQ}=\hat{i}-2\hat{j}+2\hat{k}\]vector II to line \[{{L}_{2}}\] \[\left| \begin{matrix}    {\hat{i}} & {\hat{j}} & {\hat{k}}  \\    1 & 1 & 1  \\    2 & -1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}-3\hat{k}\]vector \[{{\bot }_{r}}\] to \[48{{L}_{2}}\] \[\left| \begin{matrix}    {\hat{i}} & {\hat{j}} & {\hat{k}}  \\    \alpha  & -1 & 1  \\    2 & -1 & -3  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\]\[\vec{n}=2\hat{i}+\hat{j}(3\alpha +2)+\hat{k}(\alpha +2)\] distance \[=\overrightarrow{PQ}.\hat{m}\] \[=\frac{2-2\left| 3\alpha +2 \right|+2\left( \alpha +2 \right)}{\sqrt{4+{{\left( 3\alpha +2 \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( \alpha +2 \right)}^{2}}}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[3{{\left( 2-4\alpha  \right)}^{2}}=10{{\alpha }^{2}}+16\alpha +12\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[6\left[ 1+4{{\alpha }^{2}}-4\alpha  \right]=5{{\alpha }^{2}}+5\alpha +6\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[19{{\alpha }^{2}}-32\alpha =0\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[\alpha =\frac{32}{19}\]


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