To find the distance of the point ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) (1, 1, 1) ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) from the given plane, we first need to determine the equation of the plane.
Step 1: Find the direction vector normal to the plane
The line equations are given as:
L 1 : x + 1 3 = y + 2 1 = z + 1 2 L_1 : \frac{x+1}{3} = \frac{y+2}{1} = \frac{z+1}{2} L 1 : 3 x + 1 = 1 y + 2 = 2 z + 1
L 2 : x − 2 1 = y + 2 2 = z − 3 3 L_2 : \frac{x-2}{1} = \frac{y+2}{2} = \frac{z-3}{3} L 2 : 1 x − 2 = 2 y + 2 = 3 z − 3
The direction vectors of lines L 1 L_1 L 1 and L 2 L_2 L 2 are:
b ⃗ 1 = 3 i ^ + j ^ + 2 k ^ \vec{b}_1 = 3\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 2\hat{k} b 1 = 3 i ^ + j ^ + 2 k ^
b ⃗ 2 = i ^ + 2 j ^ + 3 k ^ \vec{b}_2 = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k} b 2 = i ^ + 2 j ^ + 3 k ^
Since the normal to the plane, n ⃗ \vec{n} n , is perpendicular to both L 1 L_1 L 1 and L 2 L_2 L 2 , it is given by the cross product of b ⃗ 1 \vec{b}_1 b 1 and b ⃗ 2 \vec{b}_2 b 2 :
n ⃗ = b ⃗ 1 × b ⃗ 2 = ∣ i ^ j ^ k ^ 3 1 2 1 2 3 ∣ \vec{n} = \vec{b}_1 \times \vec{b}_2 = \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 3 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{vmatrix} n = b 1 × b 2 = i ^ 3 1 j ^ 1 2 k ^ 2 3
n ⃗ = i ^ ( 3 − 4 ) − j ^ ( 9 − 2 ) + k ^ ( 6 − 1 ) \vec{n} = \hat{i}(3 - 4) - \hat{j}(9 - 2) + \hat{k}(6 - 1) n = i ^ ( 3 − 4 ) − j ^ ( 9 − 2 ) + k ^ ( 6 − 1 )
n ⃗ = − i ^ − 7 j ^ + 5 k ^ \vec{n} = -\hat{i} - 7\hat{j} + 5\hat{k} n = − i ^ − 7 j ^ + 5 k ^
Step 2: Find the equation of the plane
The plane passes through the point ( − 1 , − 2 , − 1 ) (-1, -2, -1) ( − 1 , − 2 , − 1 ) and has a normal vector n ⃗ = − i ^ − 7 j ^ + 5 k ^ \vec{n} = -\hat{i} - 7\hat{j} + 5\hat{k} n = − i ^ − 7 j ^ + 5 k ^ .
The equation of a plane passing through ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) (x_0, y_0, z_0) ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) with normal vector a i ^ + b j ^ + c k ^ a\hat{i} + b\hat{j} + c\hat{k} a i ^ + b j ^ + c k ^ is:
a ( x − x 0 ) + b ( y − y 0 ) + c ( z − z 0 ) = 0 a(x - x_0) + b(y - y_0) + c(z - z_0) = 0 a ( x − x 0 ) + b ( y − y 0 ) + c ( z − z 0 ) = 0
Substituting the values:
− 1 ( x − ( − 1 ) ) − 7 ( y − ( − 2 ) ) + 5 ( z − ( − 1 ) ) = 0 -1(x - (-1)) - 7(y - (-2)) + 5(z - (-1)) = 0 − 1 ( x − ( − 1 )) − 7 ( y − ( − 2 )) + 5 ( z − ( − 1 )) = 0
− 1 ( x + 1 ) − 7 ( y + 2 ) + 5 ( z + 1 ) = 0 -1(x + 1) - 7(y + 2) + 5(z + 1) = 0 − 1 ( x + 1 ) − 7 ( y + 2 ) + 5 ( z + 1 ) = 0
− x − 1 − 7 y − 14 + 5 z + 5 = 0 -x - 1 - 7y - 14 + 5z + 5 = 0 − x − 1 − 7 y − 14 + 5 z + 5 = 0
− x − 7 y + 5 z − 10 = 0 -x - 7y + 5z - 10 = 0 − x − 7 y + 5 z − 10 = 0
Multiplying by − 1 -1 − 1 , we get the standard equation of the plane:
x + 7 y − 5 z + 10 = 0 x + 7y - 5z + 10 = 0 x + 7 y − 5 z + 10 = 0
Step 3: Calculate the distance of the point ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) (1, 1, 1) ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) from the plane
The perpendicular distance d d d of a point ( x 1 , y 1 , z 1 ) (x_1, y_1, z_1) ( x 1 , y 1 , z 1 ) from a plane A x + B y + C z + D = 0 Ax + By + Cz + D = 0 A x + B y + C z + D = 0 is given by:
d = ∣ A x 1 + B y 1 + C z 1 + D ∣ A 2 + B 2 + C 2 d = \frac{|Ax_1 + By_1 + Cz_1 + D|}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2 + C^2}} d = A 2 + B 2 + C 2 ∣ A x 1 + B y 1 + C z 1 + D ∣
Substituting ( x 1 , y 1 , z 1 ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) (x_1, y_1, z_1) = (1, 1, 1) ( x 1 , y 1 , z 1 ) = ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) and the plane parameters A = 1 , B = 7 , C = − 5 , D = 10 A = 1, B = 7, C = -5, D = 10 A = 1 , B = 7 , C = − 5 , D = 10 :
d = ∣ 1 ( 1 ) + 7 ( 1 ) − 5 ( 1 ) + 10 ∣ 1 2 + 7 2 + ( − 5 ) 2 d = \frac{|1(1) + 7(1) - 5(1) + 10|}{\sqrt{1^2 + 7^2 + (-5)^2}} d = 1 2 + 7 2 + ( − 5 ) 2 ∣1 ( 1 ) + 7 ( 1 ) − 5 ( 1 ) + 10∣
d = ∣ 1 + 7 − 5 + 10 ∣ 1 + 49 + 25 d = \frac{|1 + 7 - 5 + 10|}{\sqrt{1 + 49 + 25}} d = 1 + 49 + 25 ∣1 + 7 − 5 + 10∣
d = 13 75 d = \frac{13}{\sqrt{75}} d = 75 13
Thus, the correct option is C .