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Last updated at July 21, 2026 by Teachoo
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Question 19 Show that the lines (š„ ā š + š)/(š¼ ā šæ) = (š¦ ā š)/š¼ = (š§ ā š ā š)/(š¼ + šæ) nd (š„ ā š + š)/(š½ ā š¾) = (š¦ ā š)/š½ = (š§ ā š ā š)/(š½ + š¾) are coplanar.Two lines (š„ ā š„_1)/š_1 = (š¦ ā š¦_1)/š_1 = (š§ ā š§_1)/š_1 and (š„ ā š„_2)/š_2 = (š¦ ā š¦_2)/š_2 = (š§ ā š§_2)/š_2 are coplanar if |ā 8(š_šā š_š&š_šāš_š&š_šāš_š@š_š&š_š&š_š@š_š&š_š&š_š )| = 0 (š ā š + š )/(š¶ ā š¹) = (š ā š)/š¶ = (š ā š ā š )/(š¶ + š¹) (š„ ā (š ā š))/(š¼ ā šæ) = (š¦ ā š)/š¼ = (š§ ā (š + š))/(š¼ + šæ) Comparing (š„ ā š„_1)/š_1 = (š¦ ā š¦_1)/š_1 = (š§ ā š§_1)/š_1 š„_1 = š ā d , š¦_1= š , š§_1= š + d & š_1=š¼āšæ, š_1= š¼, š_1= š¼+šæ (š ā š + š)/(š· ā šø) = (š ā š)/š· = (š ā š ā š)/(š· + šø) (š„ ā (š ā š))/(š½ ā š¾) = (š¦ ā š)/š½ = (š§ ā (š + š))/(š½ + š¾) Comparing (š„ ā š„_2)/š_2 = (š¦ ā š¦_2)/š_2 = (š§ ā š§_1)/š_2 š„_2 = š ā c , š¦_2= š , š§_2= š + c & š_2 = š½āš¾, š_2 = š½, š_2 = š½ + š¾ Now, |ā 8(š„_2āš„_1&š¦_2āš¦_1&š§_2āš§_1@š_1&š_1&š_1@š_2&š_2&š_2 )| = |ā 8(šāšāš + š&šāš&š+šāšāš@š¼āšæ&š¼&š¼+šæ@š½āš¾&š½&š½+š¾)| Adding Column 3 to Column 1, = |ā 8(šāšāš + š+(š+šāšāš)&šāš&š+šāšāš@š¼āšæ+(š¼+šæ)&š¼&š¼+šæ@š½āš¾+(š½+š¾)&š½&š½+š¾)| = |ā 8(2(šāš)&šāš&š+šāšāš@2š¼&š¼&š¼+šæ@2š½&š½&š½+š¾)| Taking 2 common from Column 1 = 2 |ā 8(š ā š&š ā š&š + š ā š ā š@š¼&š¼&š¼ + šæ@š½&š½&š½ +š¾)| = 2 Ć 0 = 0 Therefore, the given two lines are coplanar. Since Columns 1 and 2 are same, The value of determinant is zero.