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Exercise 6.10 · Q25

Q.If the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane 2x+3y+λz=1, λ>02x+3y+\lambda z=1,\ \lambda>0 is 15\dfrac15, then the value of λ\lambda is

(1) 232\sqrt3
(2) 323\sqrt2
(3) 00
(4) 11
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Set the origin-to-plane distance formula equal to the given value, square both sides, and solve for λ2\lambda^2 (keeping only the positive root as required).

Step 1. Distance formula. Plane 2x+3y+λz−1=02x+3y+\lambda z-1=0: δ=∣−1∣4+9+λ2=113+λ2\delta=\dfrac{|{-1}|}{\sqrt{4+9+\lambda^2}}=\dfrac1{\sqrt{13+\lambda^2}}.

Step 2. Set equal to the given distance 15\dfrac15.

113+λ2=15 ⟹ 13+λ2=5.\frac1{\sqrt{13+\lambda^2}}=\frac15\ \Longrightarrow\ \sqrt{13+\lambda^2}=5. …

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