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Plane through a point perpendicular to two given planes

This type of question, asked 7 times: 3 May 2023 S2, 4 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2023 S2, 14 May 2024 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S2. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    3 May 2023 S2

    126
    The equation of the plane passing through the point (1,1,1)(1,1,1) and perpendicular to the planes 2x−y−2z=52x-y-2z=5 and 3x−6y+2z=73x-6y+2z=7 is

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  2. Question 2

    4 May 2023 S1

    137
    A plane which is perpendicular to two planes 2x−2y+z=02x-2y+z=0 and x−y+2z=4x-y+2z=4, passes through (1,−2,1)(1,-2,1). The distance of the plane from the point (1,2,2)(1,2,2) is

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  3. Question 3

    9 May 2023 S1

    111
    The equation of the plane, passing through the point (1,1,1)(1,1,1) and perpendicular to the planes 2x+y−2z=52x+y-2z=5 and 3x−6y−2z=73x-6y-2z=7, is

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  4. Question 4

    9 May 2023 S2

    117
    A plane which is perpendicular to two planes 2x−2y+z=02x-2y+z=0 and x−y+2z=4x-y+2z=4, passes through (1,−2,1)(1,-2,1). The distance of the plane from the point (1,2,2)(1,2,2) is

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  5. Question 5

    14 May 2024 S1

    121
    Equation of the plane passing through (1,−1,2)(1,-1,2) and perpendicular to the planes x+2y−2z=4x+2y-2z=4 and 3x+2y+z=63x+2y+z=6 is:

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  6. Question 6

    19 Apr 2025 S1

    105
    A plane passes through (1,−2,1)(1, - 2,1) and is perpendicular to the planes 2x−2y+z=02x- 2y+z= 0 and x−y+2z=4x-y+ 2z = 4. The distance of the point (1,2,2)(1,2,2) from this plane is ____\_\_\_\_ units.

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  7. Question 7

    15 Apr 2026 S2

    95
    The equation of the plane passing through the point (1,2,1)(1, 2, 1) and perpendicular to the planes x+2y+2z−7=0x + 2y + 2z - 7 = 0 and 3x+3y+2z−5=03x + 3y + 2z - 5 = 0 is

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