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Point where the line through two points crosses a coordinate plane

This type of question, asked 6 times: 4 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2024 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S2

    115
    The co-ordinates of the point where the line through A(3,4,1)A(3,4,1) and B(5,1,6)B(5,1,6) crosses the xy-plane are

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  2. Question 2

    10 May 2024 S1

    108
    Line through A(3,4,1) and B(5,1,6) crosses XZ-plane at

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  3. Question 3

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    111
    The line passing through the point (5,1,a)(5,1,a) and (3, b,1)(3,\text{ }b,1) crosses the yzyz-plane at (0,172,−132)\left( 0,\frac{17}{2},\frac{- 13}{2} \right), then the value of 2a+3b2a+ 3b is

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  4. Question 4

    26 Apr 2025 S2

    137
    The line x−12=y+2−1=Z1\frac{x- 1}{2}=\frac{y+ 2}{- 1}=\frac{Z}{1} intersects the XY plane and the YZ plane at points A and B respectively. The equation of line through the points AA and BB is

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  5. Question 5

    15 Apr 2026 S2

    92
    The co-ordinates of the point where the line joining the points (3,5,−7)(3, 5, -7) and (−2,1,8)(-2, 1, 8) is intersected by the YOZ plane are

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  6. Question 6

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    95
    A line passing through the points (1,−1,2)(1, -1, 2) and (2,0,1)(2, 0, 1) meets the XY plane and the YZ plane at points A and B respectively. The distance AB is equal to...

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