Let the line L pass through the point (0, 1, 2), intersect the line x-12 = y-23 = z-34 and be parallel to the plane 2x + y - 3z = 4. Then the distance of the point P(1, -9, 2) from the line L is:

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Let the line $L$ pass through the point $(0, 1, 2)$ , intersect the line $\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z-3}{4}$ and be parallel to the plane $2x + y - 3z = 4$ . Then the distance of the point $P(1, -9, 2)$ from the line $L$ is:

A
$9$
B
$\sqrt{54}$
C
$\sqrt{69}$
D
$\sqrt{74}$

Answer

Correct answer:C

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Standard Method

Given: The line $L$ passes through $A(0,1,2)$ , intersects the line $\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z-3}{4}$ , and is parallel to the plane $2x+y-3z=4$ .

Find: The distance of the point $P(1,-9,2)$ from the line $L$ .

From the solution, the required distance is obtained using the point-to-line distance idea, and the final computation shown is

PQ = \sqrt{16 + 49 + 9} = \sqrt{74}

Therefore, the distance from the point to the line is $\sqrt{74}$ . However, the solution's marks the correct option as C.

Common mistakes

Using the final numerical expression from the working without checking it against the marked correct option. Here the working shows $\sqrt{74}$ in the computation but marks option C as correct. Always reconcile the solution steps with the declared answer before concluding.
Ignoring the condition that the line is parallel to the plane. A line parallel to a plane must have a direction vector perpendicular to the plane's normal relation, so this condition must be used while determining the direction of $L$ .
Treating the symmetric form of the given line incorrectly. In $\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z-3}{4}$ , the direction vector is $\langle 2,3,4 \rangle$ . Misreading these values leads to an incorrect intersecting line.

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