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Foot of the perpendicular from a point to a line

This type of question, asked 7 times: 4 May 2023 S1, 16 May 2023 S2, 13 May 2024 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1, 13 May 2026 S2, 15 May 2026 S1. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S1

    130
    Let a,b∈Ra,b\in\mathbb{R}. If the mirror image of the point P(a,6,9)P(a,6,9) w.r.t. line x−37=y−25=z−1−9\frac{x-3}{7}=\frac{y-2}{5}=\frac{z-1}{-9} is (20,b,−a−9)(20,b,-a-9), then ∣a+b∣|a+b| is equal to

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  2. Question 2

    16 May 2023 S2

    105
    The co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the point (0,2,3)(0,2,3) on the line x+35=y+12=z+43\frac{x+3}{5} = \frac{y+1}{2} = \frac{z+4}{3} is

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  3. Question 3

    13 May 2024 S2

    130
    The foot of the perpendicular from the point (1,2,3)(1,2,3) on the line r⃗=(6i^+7j^+7k^)+λ(3i^+2j^−2k^)\vec{r}=(6\hat{i}+7\hat{j}+7\hat{k})+\lambda(3\hat{i}+2\hat{j}-2\hat{k}) has the co-ordinates.

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  4. Question 4

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    92
    The equation of the perpendicular line from the point (2,−3,1)(2, -3, 1) to the line x+12=y−33=z+2−1\dfrac{x + 1}{2} = \dfrac{y - 3}{3} = \dfrac{z + 2}{-1} is

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  5. Question 5

    13 May 2026 S1

    90
    The plane passing through the point (5,1,2)(5, 1, 2) and perpendicular to the line 2x−4=y−4=z−52x - 4 = y - 4 = z - 5 will meet the line at the point

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  6. Question 6

    13 May 2026 S2

    95
    If MM is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from A(4,3,2)A(4, 3, 2) on the line joining the points B(2,4,1)B(2, 4, 1) and C(4,5,3)C(4, 5, 3), the co-ordinates of MM are ____

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  7. Question 7

    15 May 2026 S1

    95
    The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point P(−1,3,2)P(-1, 3, 2) to the line formed by the intersection of the planes x+y+z=1x + y + z = 1 and 2x−y+z=22x - y + z = 2 are:

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