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Direction of the line of intersection of two planes

This type of question, asked 8 times: May 2022 S1, 9 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2024 S2, 14 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S2. All 8 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    144
    The Cartesian equation of a line passing through (1,2,3)(1,2,3) and parallel to x−y+2z=5x-y+2z=5 and 3x+y+z=63x+y+z=6 is

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2023 S2

    140
    Let L be the line of intersection of the planes 2x+3y+z=12x+3y+z=1 and x+3y+2z=2x+3y+2z=2. If L makes an angle α\alpha with the positive X-axis, then cos⁡α\cos\alpha equals

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  3. Question 3

    9 May 2024 S2

    113
    If a line LL is the line of intersection of the planes 2x+3y+z=12x + 3y + z = 1 and x+3y+2z=2x + 3y + 2z = 2. If line LL makes an angle α\alpha with the positive X-axis, then the value of sec⁡α\sec\alpha is

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  4. Question 4

    12 May 2024 S2

    146
    The equation of the line, passing through (1,2,3)(1,2,3) and parallel to planes x−y+2z=5x-y+2z=5 and 3x+y+z=63x+y+z=6, is

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  5. Question 5

    14 May 2024 S2

    118
    A vector parallel to the line of intersection of the planes r⃗⋅(3i^−j^+k^)=1\vec{r}\cdot(3\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k})=1 and r⃗⋅(i^+4j^−2k^)=2\vec{r}\cdot(\hat{i}+4\hat{j}-2\hat{k})=2 is

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  6. Question 6

    20 Apr 2025 S1

    102
    The direction cosines of the line x−y+2z=5x-y+ 2z= 5 and 3x+y+z=63x+y+z= 6 are

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  7. Question 7

    21 Apr 2025 S1

    144
    The line of intersection of the planes r‾⋅(3i^−j^+k^)=1\overline{r}\cdot (3\widehat{i}-\widehat{j}+\widehat{k}) = 1 and  r‾⋅(i^+4j^−2k^)=2\ \overline{r}\cdot (\widehat{i}+ 4\widehat{j}- 2\widehat{k}) = 2 is parallel to the vector

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  8. Question 8

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    112
    The direction ratios of the line of intersection of the planes x−y+z−5=0x-y+z- 5 = 0 and x−3y−6=0x- 3y- 6 = 0, are

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