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Question 35 - 38: In the following cases, find the coordinates of the foot of theperpendicular drawn from the origin.
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Question : 37 of 78
Marks: +1, -0
x + y + z = 1
Solution:  
Let the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular P from the origin to the plane be (x1,y1,z1)(x_1, y_1, z_1) .
Then the direction ratios of the line OP are x1,y1,z1x_1, y_1, z_1 .
Writing the equation of the plane in the normal form, we have 13x+13y+13z=13\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}x+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}y+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}z=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}
where 13,13,13\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}},\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}},\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} are the direction cosines of OP.
Since direction cosines and direction ratios of a line are proportional, then x113=z113=y113\frac{x_1}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}=\frac{z_1}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}=\frac{y_1}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}} i.e., x1=k3,y1=k3,z1=k3x_1=\frac{k}{\sqrt{3}},y_1=\frac{k}{\sqrt{3}},z_1=\frac{k}{\sqrt{3}}
Substituting these values in the equation of the plane, we get k=13.k=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} .
Hence, the foot of perpendicular is (13,13,13.)\left(\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{3} .\right)
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