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RD Sharma Class 12 Solutions Chapter26 VSA Directions Cosines and Directions Ratios - Other Exercise

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Excercise: VSA

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question question 1

Answer:

We need to define it.
Hint:
Cosines are trigonometric functions.
Given:
Direction cosines of a directed line.
Solution:
The directed cosine of a directed line are the cosines of the angles which the lines makes with the positive direction of the co-ordinate axis.
$\begin{aligned} &l=\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &m=\frac{b}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &n=\frac{c}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \end{aligned}$

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 2

Answer:
(1,0,0)
Hint:
Cosines of X-axis.
Given:
Cosines of x-axis.
Solution:
The x-axis makes the angle $0^{\circ}, 90^{\circ} \: and\; 90^{\circ}$ with x, y and z-axis
∴ direction cosine of x-axis
$= \cos 0^{\circ}, \cos 90^{\circ} \; and\; \cos 90^{\circ}$
=1, 0,0

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 3.

Answer:
(0, 1,0)
Hint:
Cosines are trigonometric function.
Given:
Cosines of y-axis.
Solution:
The y-axis makes the angle $90^{\circ}, 0^{\circ} and \; 90^{\circ}$ with x, y and z-axis
∴ direction cosine of y-axis
$= \cos 90^{\circ}, \cos 0^{\circ} and \; \cos 90^{\circ}$
=0, 1,0

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 4.

Answer:
(0,0,1)
Hint:
Cosines of z-axis.
Given:
Cosines of z-axis.
Solution:
The z-axis makes the angle $90^{\circ}, 90^{\circ} and \; 0^{\circ}$ with x, y and z-axis
∴direction cosine of z-axis
$= \cos 90^{\circ}, \cos 90^{\circ} and \; \cos 0^{\circ}$
=0, 0,1

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 5.

Answer:
7, -2, 3
Hint:
Distance $=\left|\frac{a x_{1}+b y_{1}+c z_{1}+d}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}}\right|$
Given:
P(7, -2, 3) from xy plane
Solution:
Distance of P(7, -2, 3) from xy-plane
i.e, $z=0, a=0, b=0, c=1, d=0$
Distance $=\left|\frac{0 \times 7+0 \times-2+1 \times 3+0}{\sqrt{0^{2}+0^{2}+1^{2}}}\right|=3$
Distance of P(7, -2, 3) from yz-plane
i.e, x=0, a=1, b=0, c=0, d=0
Distance $=\left|\frac{1 \times 7+0 \times-2+0 \times 3}{\sqrt{1^{2}+0^{2}+0^{2}}}\right|=7$
Distance of P(7, -2, 3) from y, xz plane is -2

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 6.

Answer:
13 units
Hint:
$d=\sqrt{\left(x_{1}-x_{2}\right)^{2}+\left(y_{1}-y_{2}\right)^{2}+\left(z_{1}-z_{2}\right)^{2}}$
Given:
$P(3, -5, 12 )$
Solution:
The direction cosines of x-axis is $b_1 (1, 0, 0)$
Let $A(\lambda, 0,0)$ be the point on x-axis.
From $P(3, -5, 12 )$ drawn a line on x-axis perpendicularly in x-axis at $A(\lambda, 0,0)$ .
Distance of cosines of $AP=b_2\left ( 3-\lambda ,-5, 12 \right )$
we know that
$\begin{aligned} &\overrightarrow{b_{1}} \cdot \overrightarrow{b_{2}}=0 \\ &\Rightarrow 1 \times(3-\lambda)=0 \\ &\Rightarrow 3-\lambda=0 \\ &\Rightarrow \lambda=3 \\ &\therefore A=(3,0,0) \\ &A P=\sqrt{(3-3)^{2}+(0+5)^{2}+(12-0)^{2}} \\ &=\sqrt{25+144} \\ &=\sqrt{169} \\ &=13 \end{aligned}$

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 7

Answer:

2:3
Hint:
$x=\frac{m x_{2}+n x_{1}}{m+n}$
Given:
line segment P(-2, 5, 9) and Q(3, -2, 9)
Solution:
Let R(0, y, z) be the point on y-z plane which divide PQ.
Let the ratio be m:n.
$\begin{aligned} &x=\frac{m x_{2}+n x_{1}}{m+n} \\ &y=\frac{m y_{2}-n y_{1}}{m+n} \\ &z=\frac{m z_{2}-n z_{1}}{m+n} \\ &0=\frac{3 m-2 n}{m+n} \\ &0=3 m-2 n \\ &3 m=2 n \\ &\Rightarrow \frac{m}{n}=\frac{2}{3} \\ &\Rightarrow m: n=2: 3 \end{aligned}$

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 8.

Answer:
$45^{\circ}$
Hint:
$l^{2}+m^{2}+n^{2}=1$
Given:
Line makes $60^{\circ}$ with x-axis and y-axis.
Solution:
$\begin{array}{ll} l=\cos \alpha, & \alpha \rightarrow x-\text { axis } \\ \mathrm{m}=\cos \beta, & \beta \rightarrow y-\text { axis } \\ \mathrm{n}=\cos \gamma, & \gamma \rightarrow z-\text { axis } \end{array}$
We know that
$\begin{aligned} &l^{2}+m^{2}+n^{2}=1 \\ &\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\Rightarrow \cos ^{2} 60^{\circ}+\cos ^{2} 60^{\circ}+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1\left(\alpha=\beta=60^{\circ}\right) \\ &\Rightarrow \cos ^{2} \gamma=1-2 \cos ^{2} 60^{\circ} \\ &=1-2\left(\frac{1}{4}\right) \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} &=1-\frac{1}{2} \\ &=\frac{1}{2} \\ &\Rightarrow \cos \gamma=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ &\gamma=45^{\circ} \end{aligned}$

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 9.

Answer:
-1
Hint:
$\cos ^2\alpha +\cos ^2\beta +\cos^ 2\gamma=1$
Given:
The line makes angle $\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma$ with co-ordinate axis.
Solution:
$\begin{aligned} &=\cos 2 \alpha+\cos 2 \beta+\cos 2 \gamma \\ &=2 \cos ^{2} \alpha-1+2 \cos ^{2} \beta-1+2 \cos ^{2} \gamma-1 \\ &=2\left(\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma\right) \\ &=2(1)-3 \\ &=-1 \end{aligned}$

Directions Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 10.

Answer:
$c:b$
Hint:
$z=\frac{mz_2+nz_1}{m+n}$
Given:
Two points (a, b, c) and (-a,- c, -b)
Solution:
Let the plane xy divided P(a, b, c) and Q (-a,- c, -b) in (x, y, 0)
Let m:n be the ratio.
$\begin{aligned} &x=\frac{m x_{2}+n x_{1}}{m+n} \\ &y=\frac{m y_{2}+n y_{1}}{m+n} \\ &z=\frac{m z_{2}+n z_{1}}{m+n} \\ &0=\frac{m(-b)+n(c)}{m+n} \\ &0=-b m+c n \\ &b m=c n \\ &\Rightarrow \frac{m}{n}=\frac{c}{b} \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 11

Answer:
$\frac{3\pi}{4}$
Hint:
Cosine is trigonometric ratio
Given:
Distance ratio (0, -1, -1)
Solution:
here, a=0, b=1, c= -1
let direction cosine are l, m, n
$\begin{aligned} &l=\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &m=\frac{b}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \\ &n=\frac{c}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}} \end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} &\cos \theta=n=\frac{(-1)}{\sqrt{(0)^{2}+(1)^{2}+(-1)^{2}}} \\ &\cos \theta=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ &\theta=\frac{3 \pi}{4} \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 12

Answer:
$90^{\circ}$
Hint:
$\cos \theta=\frac{a_{1} a_{2}+b_{1} b_{2}+c_{1} c_{2}}{\sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}+c_{1}^{2}} \cdot \sqrt{a_{2}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}+c_{2}^{2}}}$
Given:
Distance ratio are proportional to (1, -2, 1) and(4, 3, 2).
Solution:
Here, $a_1, b_1, c_1= 1, -2, 1$
$a_2, b_2, c_2= 4, 3, 2$
We know that,
$\begin{aligned} &\cos \theta=\frac{a_{1} a_{2}+b_{1} b_{2}+c_{1} c_{2}}{\sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}+c_{1}^{2}} \cdot \sqrt{a_{2}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}+c_{2}^{2}}} \\ &\therefore a_{1} a_{2}+b_{1} b_{2}+c_{1} c_{2} \\ &=(1)(4)+(-2)(3)+(1)(2) \\ &=4-6+2 \\ &=0 \\ &\cos \theta=0 \\ &\theta=90^{\circ} \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 13

Answer:
z units
Hint:
z=0
Given:
P(x, y, z)
Solution:
In xy plane z co-ordinate is zero.
By distance formula.
$\begin{aligned} &d=\sqrt{\left(x_{1}-x_{2}\right)^{2}+\left(y_{1}-y_{2}\right)^{2}+\left(z_{1}-z_{2}\right)^{2}} \\ &=\sqrt{(x-x)^{2}+(y-y)^{2}+(z-0)^{2}} \\ &=\sqrt{(z)^{2}} \\ &=z \text { units } \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 14

Answer:
x, 0, z
Hint:
y=0
Given:
Px, y, z on XOZ plane
Solution:
Projection of P on XZ plane
x component = x
y component = 0
z component = z
∴ co-ordinate=x, 0, z

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 15

Answer:
(0, -3, 0)
Hint:
x=0, z=0
Given:
P(2,-3, 5) on y-axis
Solution:
Projection of P on y-axis
x component = 0
z component = 3
y component = 0
∴ co-ordinate=0, -3, 0

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 16

Answer:
5 units
Hint:
$d=\sqrt{y^2+z^2 }$
Given:
P(2, 3, 4) from x-axis.
Solution:
A general point (x, y, z) is at a distance of $\sqrt{y^2+z^2 }$ from x-axis.
Distance of the point (2, 3, 4) from x-axis.
$=\sqrt{3^2+4^2}$
$=25$
=5 units

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 17

Answer:
$\frac{2}{3},\frac{-1}{3},\frac{-2}{3}$
Hint:
$l=\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}}, \quad m=\frac{b}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}}, \quad n=\frac{c}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}}$

Given:
D'R proportional to 2, -1, 2.
Solution:
Let l, m, n be direction cosine.
$\begin{aligned} &l=\frac{2}{\sqrt{4+1+4}} \\ &m=\frac{-1}{\sqrt{4+1+4}} \\ &n=\frac{-2}{\sqrt{4+1+4}} \\ &l=\frac{2}{3} \\ &m=\frac{-1}{3} \\ &n=\frac{-2}{3} \\ &\langle l, m, n\rangle=\langle \frac{2}{3},\frac{-1}{3},\frac{-2}{3}\rangle \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 18

Answer:

0, 0, 1
Hint:
Direction cosines of z-axis is 0,0,1.
Given:
Line parallel z-axis
Solution:
Any line parallel z-axis is
$\frac{x-a}{0}=\frac{y-b}{0}=\frac{z-0}{1}$
$\therefore$ Direction cosines 0,0,1

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 19

Answer:
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
Hint:
$\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1$
Given:
a makes angle $\frac{\pi}{3}$ with i, $\frac{\pi}{4}$ with j and $\theta$ with k
Solution:
Angle of a with $i=\frac{\pi}{3}$
$\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow(x \hat{\imath}+y \hat{\jmath}+z \hat{k}) \cdot(1 \hat{\imath}+0 \hat{\jmath}+0 \hat{k})=1 \times 1 \times \frac{1}{2}, \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \quad \text { since }|a|=1 \\ &\Rightarrow x \times 1=\frac{1}{2} \\ &\Rightarrow x=\frac{1}{2} \end{aligned}$
Similarly,
$\gamma =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
let $\gamma$ be the angle.
$\begin{aligned} &\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^{2}+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\cos ^{2} \gamma=\frac{1}{4} \\ &\Rightarrow \cos \gamma=\pm \frac{1}{2} \\ &\gamma=\frac{\pi}{3} \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 20

Answer:
$\sqrt{b^2+c^2}$
Hint:
Distance $=\sqrt{y^2+z^2}$
Given:
P(a,b,c) from x-axis.
Solution:
A general point (x, y, z) is at a distance of $\sqrt{y^2+z^2}$ from x-axis.
Distance of the point (a,b,c) from x-axis $\sqrt{b^2+c^2}$ .

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 21

Answer:
$30^{\circ}$
Hint:
$\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1$
Given:
Lines makes $90^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$ with x-axis and y-axis.
Solution:
Here
$\alpha =90^{\circ}$
$\beta =60^{\circ}$
We know that
$\begin{aligned} &\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\Rightarrow \cos ^{2} 90^{\circ}+\cos ^{2} 60^{\circ}+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\Rightarrow 0+\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\cos ^{2} \gamma=1 \\ &\Rightarrow \cos ^{2} \gamma=1-\frac{1}{4} \\ &=\frac{3}{4} \\ &\cos \gamma=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \mid \\ &\gamma=30^{\circ} \end{aligned}$

Direction Cosines and Direction Ratios Exercise Very Short Answer Question, question 22

Answer:
$\left(0,-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$
Hint:
Cosines are trigonometric ratio.
Given:
Lines makes $90^{\circ},135^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$ with x, y and z-axis.
Solution:
Direction cosines $=\cos 90^{\circ},\cos 135^{\circ},\cos 45^{\circ}$
$=\left(0,-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$

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