Equation of the line through a point perpendicular to two given lines or vectors
This type of question, asked 6 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 2 May 2023 S2, 11 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2 May 2023 S1
136
The equation of the line passing through the point (−1,3,−2) and perpendicular to each of the lines 1x=2y=3z and −3x+2=2y−1=5z+1, is
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Question 2
2 May 2023 S2
140
The equation of the line through A(1,2,3) and perpendicular to the vectors 2i^+j^−k^ and i^+3j^+2k^ is
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Question 3
11 May 2023 S1
130
The equation of the line passing through the point (3,1,2) and perpendicular to the lines 1x−1=2y−2=3z−3 and −3x=2y=5z is
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Question 4
11 May 2024 S2
131
The equation of line passing through the point (1,2,3) and perpendicular to the lines 3x−2=2y−1=−2z+1 and 2x=−3y=1z is:
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Question 5
12 May 2026 S2
93
The vector equation of the line passing through the point (1,2,−4) and perpendicular to the two the lines 3x−8=−16y+19=7z−10 and 3x−5=8y−33=55−z is...
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Question 6
13 May 2026 S2
89
The cartesian equation of the line passing through the point i^+2j^+3k^ and perpendicular to the vectors i^+j^+k^ and 2i^−j^+k^ is