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Foot of Perpendicular from Origin to Line Intersecting Vectors

Let a line LL passing through the point (1,1,1)(1, 1, 1) be perpendicular to both the vectors 2i^+2j^+k^2\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k} and i^+2j^+2k^\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k}. If P(a,b,c)P(a, b, c) is the foot of perpendicular from the origin on the line LL, then the value of 34(a+b+c)34(a + b + c) is :

Options

A

50

B

80

C

100

Correct
D

120

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Step-by-Step Solution

To find the equation of the line LL, we first need to determine its direction vector d\vec{d}. Since the line LL is perpendicular to both v1=2i^+2j^+k^\vec{v}_1 = 2\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k} and v2=i^+2j^+2k^\vec{v}_2 = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k}, its direction vector is given by the cross product of v1\vec{v}_1 and v2\vec{v}_2:

d=v1×v2=i^j^k^221122\vec{d} = \vec{v}_1 \times \vec{v}_2 = \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 2 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 2 \end{vmatrix}

Expanding the determinant, we get: d=i^(42)j^(41)+k^(42)=2i^3j^+2k^\vec{d} = \hat{i}(4 - 2) - \hat{j}(4 - 1) + \hat{k}(4 - 2) = 2\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} + 2\hat{k}

The line LL passes through the point (1,1,1)(1, 1, 1) with direction ratios (2,3,2)(2, -3, 2). Thus, any general point P(a,b,c)P(a, b, c) on the line LL can be expressed in terms of a parameter tt as: P(a,b,c)=(1+2t,13t,1+2t)P(a, b, c) = (1 + 2t, 1 - 3t, 1 + 2t)

Since P(a,b,c)P(a, b, c) is the foot of the perpendicular from the origin O(0,0,0)O(0, 0, 0) to line LL, the position vector OP\vec{OP} must be perpendicular to the direction vector d\vec{d} of the line LL. Therefore: OPd=0\vec{OP} \cdot \vec{d} = 0

Substituting the components: (1+2t)(2)+(13t)(3)+(1+2t)(2)=0(1 + 2t)(2) + (1 - 3t)(-3) + (1 + 2t)(2) = 0 2+4t3+9t+2+4t=02 + 4t - 3 + 9t + 2 + 4t = 0 17t+1=0    t=11717t + 1 = 0 \implies t = -\frac{1}{17}

Now, we calculate the sum a+b+ca + b + c: a+b+c=(1+2t)+(13t)+(1+2t)=3+ta + b + c = (1 + 2t) + (1 - 3t) + (1 + 2t) = 3 + t

Substituting t=117t = -\frac{1}{17}: a+b+c=3117=5017a + b + c = 3 - \frac{1}{17} = \frac{50}{17}

We are required to find the value of 34(a+b+c)34(a + b + c): 34(a+b+c)=34×5017=2×50=10034(a + b + c) = 34 \times \frac{50}{17} = 2 \times 50 = 100

Hence, the correct option is C.

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