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Angle between a line and a plane

This type of question, asked 5 times: 17 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S2, 19 May 2026 S1. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    93
    The angle between the line x−1=2−y=2z−64x - 1 = 2 - y = \dfrac{2z - 6}{4} and the plane r⃗⋅(2i^+j^+k^)=10\vec{r}\cdot(2\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}) = 10 is

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  2. Question 2

    18 Apr 2026 S2

    95
    The angle between the line rˉ=(i^+2j^+k^)+λ(i^+j^+k^)\bar{r} = (\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k}) + \lambda(\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}) and the plane rˉ⋅(2i^−j^+k^)=8\bar{r}\cdot(2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}) = 8 is …\ldots

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  3. Question 3

    14 May 2026 S1

    94
    The acute angle between the line rˉ=2i^+2j^+k^+λ(2i^−3j^+2k^)\bar{r} = 2\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k} + \lambda(2\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} + 2\hat{k}) and the plane rˉ⋅(3i^−2j^+5k^)=4\bar{r}\cdot(3\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 5\hat{k}) = 4 is

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  4. Question 4

    14 May 2026 S2

    95
    If θ\theta is the angle between the line rˉ=(i^+j^−k^)+λ(i^−j^+k^)\bar{r} = (\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}) + \lambda(\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}) and the plane rˉ⋅(i^−2j^+3k^)=5\bar{r} \cdot (\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}) = 5 then the value of cos⁡2θ\cos^2\theta is

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  5. Question 5

    19 May 2026 S1

    94
    The angle between the line x+11=y−22=z−33\dfrac{x + 1}{1} = \dfrac{y - 2}{2} = \dfrac{z - 3}{3} and the plane 3x+4y+z+5=03x + 4y + z + 5 = 0 is:

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