Question

A plane passing through $$\left( {1,\,1,\,1} \right)$$   cuts positive direction of coordinate axes at $$A,\,B$$  and $$C$$, then the volume of tetrahedron $$OABC$$   satisfies :

A. $$V \leqslant \frac{9}{2}$$
B. $$V \geqslant \frac{9}{2}$$  
C. $$V = \frac{9}{2}$$
D. None of these
Answer :   $$V \geqslant \frac{9}{2}$$
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let the equation of the plane be}} \cr & \frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} + \frac{z}{c} = 1 \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c} = 1 \cr & \Rightarrow {\text{Volume of tetrahedron}}\,OABC = V = \frac{1}{6}\left( {abc} \right) \cr & {\text{Now, }}{\left( {abc} \right)^{\frac{1}{3}}} \geqslant \frac{3}{{\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c}}} \geqslant 3\left( {{\text{G}}{\text{.M}}{\text{.}} \geqslant {\text{H}}{\text{.M}}{\text{.}}} \right) \cr & {\text{or, }}abc \geqslant 27 \Rightarrow V \geqslant \frac{9}{2} \cr} $$

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Releted Question 1

The value of $$k$$ such that $$\frac{{x - 4}}{1} = \frac{{y - 2}}{1} = \frac{{z - k}}{2}$$     lies in the plane $$2x - 4y + z = 7,$$    is :

A. $$7$$
B. $$ - 7$$
C. no real value
D. $$4$$
Releted Question 2

If the lines $$\frac{{x - 1}}{2} = \frac{{y + 1}}{3} = \frac{{z - 1}}{4}$$      and $$\frac{{x - 3}}{1} = \frac{{y - k}}{2} = \frac{z}{1}$$     intersect, then the value of $$k$$ is :

A. $$\frac{3}{2}$$
B. $$\frac{9}{2}$$
C. $$ - \frac{2}{9}$$
D. $$ - \frac{3}{2}$$
Releted Question 3

A plane which is perpendicular to two planes $$2x - 2y + z = 0$$    and $$x - y + 2z = 4,$$    passes through $$\left( {1,\, - 2,\,1} \right).$$   The distance of the plane from the point $$\left( {1,\,2,\,2} \right)$$  is :

A. $$0$$
B. $$1$$
C. $$\sqrt 2 $$
D. $$2\sqrt 2 $$
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Let $$P\left( {3,\,2,\,6} \right)$$   be a point in space and $$Q$$ be a point on the line $$\vec r = \left( {\hat i - \hat j + 2\hat k} \right) + \mu \left( { - 3\hat i + \hat j + 5\hat k} \right)$$
Then the value of $$\mu $$ for which the vector $$\overrightarrow {PQ} $$  is parallel to the plane $$x-4y+3z=1$$    is :

A. $$\frac{1}{4}$$
B. $$ - \frac{1}{4}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{8}$$
D. $$ - \frac{1}{8}$$

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