Three Dimensional Geometry Question 169

Question: Line $ \vec{r}=\vec{a}+\lambda \vec{b} $ will not meet the plane $ \vec{r}\cdot \vec{n}=q $ , if

Options:

A) $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}=0,\vec{a}\cdot \vec{n}=q $

B) $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}\ne 0,\vec{a}\cdot \vec{n}\ne q $

C) $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}=0,\vec{a}\cdot \vec{n}\ne q $

D) $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}\ne 0,\vec{a}\cdot \vec{n}=q $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] We must have $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}=0 $ (because the line and the plane must be parallel) and $ \vec{b}\cdot \vec{n}\ne q $ (as point $ \vec{a} $ on the line should not lie on the plane).