CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2005

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    If a plane meets the co-ordinate axes at A, B and C such that the centroid of the triangle is (1, 2, 4), then the equation of the plane is:

    A) \[x+2y+4z=12\]

    B)         \[4x+2y+z=12\]

    C)  \[x+2y+4z=3\]

    D)         \[4x+2y+z=3\]

    E)  \[x+y+z=12\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let equation of plane is\[\frac{x}{\alpha }+\frac{y}{\beta }+\frac{z}{\gamma }=1,\]then A \[(\alpha ,0,0),B(0,\beta ,0)\]and\[C(0,0,\gamma )\]are the points on co-ordinate axes. Now,          \[\frac{\alpha }{3}=1\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\alpha =3,\frac{\beta }{3}=2\Rightarrow \beta =6\]and \[\frac{\gamma }{3}=4\Rightarrow \gamma =12\] \[\therefore \]Equation of plane is                 \[\frac{x}{3}+\frac{y}{6}+\frac{z}{12}=1\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[4x+2y+z=12\]


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