3D Coordinate Geometry

Concept Quizzes

3D Coordinate Geometry - Distance
3D Coordinate Geometry - Equation of a Line
3D Coordinate Geometry - Skew Lines
3D Coordinate Geometry - Equation of a Plane
3D Coordinate Geometry - Parallel Planes
3D Coordinate Geometry - Perpendicular Planes
3D Coordinate Geometry - Intersection of Planes
Equation of a sphere
3D Section Formula
3D Coordinate Geometry - Problem Solving

Challenge Quizzes

3D Coordinate Geometry: Level 2 Challenges
3D Coordinate Geometry: Level 3 Challenges

3D Coordinate Geometry - Skew Lines

Calculate the distance between the following two lines: $r = \frac{x-1}{3}=\frac{y-4}{-1}=\frac{z+1}{4}$ and $\begin{cases} x = 4 +\lambda \\ y = 1 \\ z= 8 + 2\lambda \end{cases} .$

\frac{1}{3}

3 9

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In the above regular octahedron $ABCDEF,$ $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of $\overline{BC}$ and $\overline{CD},$ respectively. If $\theta$ is the angle between $\overrightarrow{NF} \text{ and } \overrightarrow{MA},$ what is the value of $\cos \theta?$

-\frac{1}{6}

-\frac{1}{3}

-\frac{1}{2}

-\frac{2}{3}

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Count the number of pairs of edges in the above cuboid that are skew.

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If the following two lines are not skew, what is the value of the non-zero variable $u:$ $\begin{cases} l_1: \frac{x}{2}=\frac{y}{3}=\frac{z-2}{2} \\\\ l_2 :\frac{x}{2}=\frac{y}{4}=\frac{z-u}{u}? \end{cases}$

1 2 3 4

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Find the distance between the following two lines:

$\begin{cases} l_1: x=-y=8-z \\\\ l_2: x=y \text{ and } z=-10. \end{cases}$

7\sqrt{6}

8\sqrt{6}

12\sqrt{6}

6\sqrt{6}

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